Queen Latifah, that is. Born in Newark, the daughter of a teacher and a policeman, the actress, singer, and rapper was born Diane Elaine Owens. At age 8, a cousin called her Latifah, which means "kind'' in Arabic, and it became her stage name. A few other celeb Jerseyites: Bruce Willis, Tara Reid, Brittany Murphy, and Kirsten Dunst.