As perhaps the greatest American jazz pianist, Count Basie has thrilled millions of music lovers with recordings such as "One O'Clock Jump" and others.  Birthplace: Red Bank.
James Fenimore Cooper was a popular author who wrote "The Leather-Stocking Tales", a collection of stories based on the early frontier life in the New York area.  His most famous work is probably "The Last of the Mohicans."  Birthplace: Burlington.
Einstein's scientific theories revolutionized our concepts of space and time, and he laid the groundwork for much of our understanding of modern physics.  His relativity theory proposed that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.  Einstein taught at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.  Birthplace: Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Molly Pitcher was a Revolutionary War hero.  Her real name was Mary McCauley, but she received her nickname from bringing pitchers of water to the soldiers on the battlefield.  Birthplace: Trenton.
Paul Robeson was a classic singer and actor, performing gospel tunes and Shakespearean plays.  His career in the States was shortened due to his interest in Communism, and he chose to live abroad during the late Fifties and early Sixties.  Birthplace: Princeton.
A popular singer of the Forties and Fifties, Frank Sinatra also starred in films.  His versions of songs such as "My Way" and "New York, New York" are considered classics.  Birthplace: Hoboken.
A popular rock and roll singer, Bruce Springsteen's songs are identified with working class values and problems.  His two most famous recordings are "Born To Run" and "Born In The U.S.A."  Birthplace: Freehold.
One of this country's greatest poets, Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" is still a classic work enjoyed today.  Its finest achievement is the merging of art and man into a reflective and brilliant whole.  Whitman's last years were spent in the city of Camden.  Birthplace: Long Island, New York.