On Nov. 13, a ceremony was held at Convention Hall in Asbury Park to honor the 2014 inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Inducted this year were Brian Williams, James Gandolfini, Alice Waters, Gov. James Florio, the Shirelles, Patrick Ewing, Howard Katz, and historical inductees Dizzy Gillespie, Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Peter J. McGuire.

There are 98 members of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, which has honored the state's best and brightest since 2008. A complete list of inductees may be found at njhalloffame.org/hall-of-famers/.

And, we applaud the contributions made by each and every member. But we would like to cast the net a little wider and place some other homegrown celebrities in the spotlight. Here, we share snapshots of several celebrated New Jerseyans, mostly athletes and actors. (In an upcoming gallery, we will focus on famous writers, scientists, musicians and business leaders with ties to the Garden State).

Some of the celebrities included here — such as Sinatra and Streep — are quickly connected to the state; others that have ties to New Jersey might come as a surprise.

Be sure to click on the captions button to read even more about some of these iconic individuals. Want more? Here's a link to last year's gallery of famous folks from New Jersey

Coming soon: Mail delivery. Even in an email age, we still depend on the people who deliver letters and packages to our front doors. If you have any photos of postal employees or post offices taken in New Jersey before 1985, we'd love to see them and possibly use them in a gallery or Glimpse of History. Email your jpgs to ghatala@starledger.com

We also invite you to post your comments about and your own photos of famous New Jersey residents below. To insert a photo, simply click on the image icon under the writing field for instructions. Your snapshots may be used in an upcoming Throwback Thursday photo gallery on NJ.com.