Some of the biggest names in Pop Culture over the years have been fictional characters. Numerous people over the years have admired and aspired to be imaginary individuals over people in the real world.

For example, the movie legend Rocky Balboa is so famous there is a statue of him in Philadelphia while Detective Sherlock Holmes is synonymous with his 221B Baker Street address in London.  Even comic-book characters such as Superman's alter ego Clark Kent is famous for growing up on a Kansas farm.

Even though New Jersey's favorite Halloween Costumes in 2024 are different than most of America, the reality is that many of the popular characters Adults in the United States want to dress up as are actually from NJ.

What Is New Jersey Best Known For?

In the real world, New Jersey does have a list of celebrities who grew up in The Garden State. That list includes Rock Star Bruce Springsteen, Legendary Singer Whitney Houston, Famous Inventor Thomas Edison, Award Winning Actor Bruce Willis, and Legendary Icon Frank Sinatra.

New Jersey's unique location puts the state next door to Philadelphia and New York City, two of the biggest cities in the United States.  Add to New Jersey lore the major highways that give drivers direct access to anywhere they need to go in the Tri-State area.

Using the elements that make New Jersey different than the rest of America, numerous TV Shows, comic books, and Movies have created characters that are uniquely New Jersey.

We have chosen the best fictional characters who are from New Jersey and salute the creative minds who brought these characters to life and inspired tens of thousands of people to dress up as there characters for Halloween:

The Best Fictional Characters From New Jersey

While New Jersey is surrounded by two of the most famous cities in the United States, there are some incredible people with connections to The Garden State. Yes, Rocky Balboa is from Philadelphia and Spider-Man is from Queens, New York but New Jersey has some great characters who have a history with NJ.

Check out out list below to see if your favorite characters made our list:

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LOOK: Which movies were filmed in New Jersey?

Stacker compiled a list of movies filmed in New Jersey using data from Movie Locations, with additional information about each film collected from IMDb.

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