Absecon

Notable People

Phil Ivey (born 1976), professional poker player.[20]

Francis J. Blee (born 1958), member of the General Assembly who represents the 2nd legislative district. Blee served on the Absecon City Council from 1991-1995, serving as Absecon's youngest ever Council President from 1992-1993.[18]

Robert Irvine (born 1965), celebrity chef and television personality.[19]

Brian Joo (born 1981), U.S-born South Korean pop singer/entertainer of Fly to the Sky.[citation needed]

Michelle Malkin (born 1970), columnist and political commentator.[21]

Carol Plum-Ucci (born 1957), young adult novelist and essayist.[22]

Milo Turk (born 1969), singer-songwriter and 2008 American Idol contestant

Flemington

On February 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby boy.

Franklin

Franklin, known as the "Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World,"[7] is located over a rich ore body containing more than 150 minerals, many of them fluorescent and 25 of which are found no where else on earth.

Notable People

Alexandra Tillson Filer (1916–2015), metallurgist, mineral collector and bookseller[87]

Charles Joseph Fletcher (1922–2011), inventor and the owner / CEO of Technology General Corporation who developed an early version of the hovercraft[88]

Samuel Fowler (1779–1844), doctor, state legislator, and member of the United States House of Representatives who was one of the developers of the mines in the area[89]

Alfred B. Littell (1893–1970), politician who was mayor of Franklin in the 1950s, who also served as a member of both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and as President of the New Jersey Senate in 1951[90]

Robert Littell (1936–2014), politician, who served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate from 1992 to 2008[91]

Charles Francis Lynch (1884–1942), United States Attorney and a United States district court judge in New Jersey[92]

Alison Littell McHose (born 1965), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2003 to 2015 until she was appointed as borough administrator[93]

Steve Nagy (1919–2016), pitcher who played for two MLB seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators, as part of a career that included 14 minor league seasons[94]

Steve Oroho (born 1958), politician, who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2008, where he represents the 24th Legislative District[95]

Frenchtown

Notable People

James Agee (1909-1955), author, editor, poet; lived in Frenchtown with second wife Alma from 1938-1939; wrote Let Us Now Praise Famous Men while in Frenchtown.[21][22]

Lois Hunt (1925–2009), soprano opera singer who toured for decades with baritone Earl Wrightson.[23]

Anne Kursinski (born 1959), top show jumping competitor.[24]

Harvey Spencer Lewis (1883-1939), Rosicrucian author, occultist and mystic.[25]

J. Linus McAtee (1897-1963), thoroughbred horse racing jockey.

Billy Pauch (born 1957), race car driver.[26]

Seth A. Grossman, Ph.D. (born 1955),Professor and researcher public administration, business improvement districts and public-private partnerships.

Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969), author of Eat, Pray, Love

Trivia

The Robert Cormier novel Heroes is set in Frenctown, New Jersey.

Glen Ridge

Of the many legacies left to the town by its founders, the one that has become its trademark is the gas lamps. With only 3,000 gaslights remaining in operation in the entire United States, Glen Ridge has 665 such lamps lighting its streets

In 1989, athletes from the high school were involved in the sexual assault of a mentally handicapped student. Three teenagers were found guilty of first-degree aggravated sexual assault; a fourth was convicted of third-degree conspiracy [1]. Author Bernard Lefkowitz wrote about the incident in Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb. Lefkowitz's book was adapted into the 1999 TV movie Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge

Hackettstown

Hackettstown houses the headquarters of Mars Chocolate USA, the American division of Mars, Incorporated, makers of Milky Way, Mars, M&M's, Twix and Snickers candy bars, as well as pet foods (such as the well-known Whiskas and Pedigree brands), human foods (including Uncle Ben's) and non-confectionery snack foods (including Combos).

It is believed that Hackettstown was named after Samuel Hackett, a prominent landowner who is said to have "contributed liberally to the liquid refreshments on the christening of a new hotel, in order to secure the name which, before this, had been Helms' Mills or Musconetcong"[7].

Hackettstown was named #72 of the top 100 towns in the United States to Live and Work In by Money Magazine in 2005, it has not been included since

Notable People

Bette Cooper, Miss America 1937.[24][25]

Jim Courter, former Member of Congress.[26]

Jimmi Simpson, actor

Haddonfield

Popular culture In the movie When Harry Met Sally... (directed by Rob Reiner), Billy Crystal's character, Harry, is from Haddonfield.[24]

Although the movies in the Halloween franchise are set in fictional Haddonfield, Illinois, Haddonfield, N.J. is in fact the inspiration for the town. Debra Hill, the co-writer of the movie, grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey.[25]

A scene in the movie AI takes place in Haddonfield, NJ and captures a shot of a house on Kings Highway.

This is the location of the Flesh Fair, a rally of anti-robot activists.[26]

Photographer Frank Stefanko took two famous album covers for Bruce Springsteen in Haddonfield, Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and The River (1980).

Notable People

Jeff Hornacek (born 1963), NBA Player, lived in Haddonfield while playing for the Philadelphia 76ers.[citation needed]

Danny Briere (born 1977), plays on the Philadelphia Flyers.[28]

William T. Cahill (1912-1996), Governor of New Jersey from 1970-1974.[29]

Joanna Cassidy (born 1945), actress, was raised in Haddonfield.[30]

Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897), paleontologist and comparative anatomist, lived in Haddonfield to be closer to fossils in nearby marl pits.

Erin Donohue (born 1983), an American athlete who qualified for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500 meters.

Margot Thien (born 1971), 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in Synchronized Swimming, also 1994 World Champion, 1993 and 1995 World Cup Champion, and 1995 Pan American Games Champion. Her short film career includes Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Alfred E. Driscoll (1947-1954) Governor of New Jersey, lived for most of his life in the historic Birdwood home built by John Estaugh Hopkins on Hopkins Lane.[31]

Elmer Engstrom (1901-1984) President of Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Led development of television in Camden during the 1930s and until RCA Labs moved to Princeton in 1943. Engstrom lived in Haddonfield and had a TV antenna on his roof prior to World War II. [32]

Dan Gutman (born 1954), author.[33]

Debra Hill (1950-2005), co-writer & producer for the film Halloween which is set in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois.[25][34]

Derian Hatcher Former member of the Philadelphia Flyers. Now a member of the Flyers coaching staff.

David Laganella (born 1974), avant-guard classical composer hailed as Philadelphia's best young composer by the American Composers Orchestra.[35]

Victoria Lombardi (born 1952), better known as Miss Vicki, the former wife of Tiny Tim.[36]

Matt Maloney (born 1971), NBA Player, attended Christ the King (Catholic, K-8). and Haddonfield Memorial High School, (9th-12th) before heading to the University of Pennsylvania and playing for the Houston Rockets.[37]

Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies lives in a part of a neighboring Barrington, that is served by the Haddonfield Post Office.

Timothy Matlack (1736-1829), American Revolutionary War soldier and engrosser of the United States Declaration of Independence.[38]

Bob McElwee (born 1935), is a former on-field football official for 41 years with 27 of those years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 to 2003.[39]

Scott Patterson (born 1958), actor who played Luke on the Gilmore Girls[40]

Chris Pronger (born 1974), defenseman playing for the Philadelphia Flyers.[41]

Brian Nanos (born 1979), journalist, born and raised in Haddonfield. Mike Richards (born 1985), All-Star Center and Captain of the Philadelphia Flyers. Tom Sims, pioneer and world champion of snowboarding. In 1963, he created the "ski board," an early version of the snowboard, in the Middle School's shop room after failing to complete his intended project, a custom skateboard.[42]

Jason Smith (born 1973), NHL player, lived in Haddonfield while playing for the Philadelphia Flyers.[41]

Steven Spielberg (born 1946), director, as a child he lived in Crystal Terrace, a part of Haddon Township served by the Haddonfield post office.

Frank Stefanko (born 1946), Rock photographer of subjects including Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith.[27]

I. F. Stone (1907-1989), Author and anti-war activist, had Haddonfield roots.[43]

Eric Weinrich (born 1966), NHL Player, lived in Haddonfield while playing for the Philadelphia Flyers.[41]

Joel McHale (born 1971), actor on NBC sitcom "Community", lived in Haddonfield for 2 years during elementary school

Haledon

At the height of the Red Scare, Haledon, which was largely rural at the time, elected a socialist mayor, William Bruekmann,[20] who afforded the opportunity to members of the labor movement to hold meetings at the home of Pietro and Maria Botto at a time when factory workers were striking in Paterson

Notable People

The Feelies, a rock band.

Bruce Baumgartner (born 1960), 1984 US Olympic Gold Medalist, Wrestling.[27]

Bennie Borgmann (1900–1978), early pro basketball player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.[28]

Hammonton

In 1949, Hammonton was the winner of the Little League World Series.

The Early November was a band out of Hammonton

Hammonton is known as the "Blueberry Capital of the World."[21]

Hammonton made a cameo appearance in the first and second episodes of the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire". A scene towards the end of both episodes showed the town sign "Welcome to Hammonton, The Blueberry Capital of the World"

Hammonton is the home of the 2009 South Jersey Group III Football Champions, The Hammonton Blue Devils.

Notable People

Victor Moore, actor [22]

George Washington Nicholson (1832-1912), landscape painter; retired to Hammonton around 1902 until his death in 1912.[23]

N. Leonard Smith, politician.[24]

Gary Wolfe, professional wrestler

Tom Ricca, Professional Wrestler / Wrestling Promoter

The Early November, American rock band.[25]

Jill Tracy Jacobs - an educator and the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, was born in Hammonton.[26]

Ray Blanchard sexologist

Nelson Johnson, Author: Boardwalk Empire

Holmdel

The Holmdel Horn Antenna

Notable People

Henry E. Ackerson Jr. (1880–1970), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1952[144]

David F. Bauman, New Jersey Superior Court judge[145]

John Burke (born 1971), former professional football player, New England Patriots, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers[146][147]

John Cannon (born 1960), former defensive end who played nine seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[148]

Dominick Casola (born 1987), race car driver who made starts in NASCAR and the ARCA Menards Series from 2006 to 2013[149]

Herbert Cohen (born 1940), Olympic fencer[citation needed]

Sean Davis (born 1993), professional soccer player for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer[150]

Christopher Dell (born 1956), diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Zimbabwe and Angola[151]

Serena DiMaso (born 1963), politician who served as mayor of Holmdel Township and has represented the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018[152]

John J. Ely (1778–1852), member of the New Jersey General Assembly[153]

S. Thomas Gagliano (1931–2019), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1989[154]

Renzo Gracie (born 1967), professional mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil[155]

William Barclay Harding (1906–1967), financier who served as chairman of the board of Smith, Barney Co. until his death[156]

Pete Hegseth (born 1980), Fox News contributor, Bronze Star Medal recipient[157]

John Henry Heyer (1831–1905), politician[158]

Jennifer Farley (born 1986), MTV television personality and entrepreneur[159]

Jodi Kantor (born 1975), reporter for The New York Times and author of The Obamas[160]

Alisa Kresge (born 1985), former basketball player who is the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team[161]

Dan Metzger (born 1993), professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship[162]

SallyAnn Mosey, meteorologist[163]

Quenton Nelson (born 1996), offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts[164]

Matt O'Ree (born 1972), blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter[165]

Michael V. Pomarico (born 1955; class of 1974), six-time Emmy Award winner for his work on the ABC-TV daytime drama All My Children[166]

Tab Ramos (born 1966), retired football midfielder who played on the U.S. Olympic team and was the first player to sign with Major League Soccer, where he played seven years with the MetroStars[167]

Bob Roggy (1956–1986), athlete who set the American javelin throw record in the early1980s[168]

Lorene Scafaria (born 1978), screenwriter, playwright, actress, singer, and director who wrote, co-produced, and directed the 2009 film Hustlers[169]

John Conover Smock (1842–1926), geologist[170]

Julie Sokolow (born 1987), lo-fi singer-songwriter, writer, and independent filmmaker[171]

Michael Sorrentino (born 1982), MTV television personality and entrepreneur[172]

Anthony Spalliero (1942–2010), real estate developer with organized crime ties[173]

Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), singer-songwriter[41]

Felicia Stoler, host of Honey, We're Killing the Kids on The Learning Channel[174]

John H. Tilelli Jr. (born 1941), retired United States Army four-star general[175]

John Valentin (born 1967), infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets[176]

Robert Woodrow Wilson (born 1936), awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1978[177]

Joe Yeninas (1934–2020), cartoonist and illustrator for the Newark Evening News, the Associated Press and The Journal of Commerce[178]

Harold A. Zahl (1905–1973), director of research at Camp Evans (later Fort Monmouth), responsible for critical U.S. developments in radar technology during World War II[179]

Lakehurst

Hindenburg

The Hindenburg disaster, occurred on May 6, 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg arriving from Frankfurt am Main caught fire at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. The Hindenburg exploded over portions of Manchester Township, near Lakehurst.

None of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station lies within the Borough of Lakehurst

Lawnside

Notable People

Sherron Rolax, who made his home on Oak Avenue in Lawnside before going to prison. Rolax achieved public fame when his civil rights were allegedly violated by then New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman in 1996. The Governor was riding along in a police patrol car when the police officers stopped Rolax for suspicious activity in Camden, New Jersey; they frisked him, but found nothing. Whitman then also frisked the suspect while a state trooper photographed her, and the image of the smiling governor frisking the suspect was published in newspapers statewide. The photo drew fire from civil rights leaders who saw this as a violation of Rolax's civil rights and an endorsement of racial profiling by the Governor

Madison

Film and television

Episodes of the television series, The Sopranos, were filmed in Madison.[33] A scene was filmed on the Drew University campus. Another scene was filmed at Rod's Steak House, just outside the borough limits.

Portions of A Beautiful Mind were filmed at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

The Madison train station played the role of Cranford, New Jersey in the 2005 film, Guess Who starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. The train station, the Hartley-Dodge Memorial building, and the center of Madison, serve as backdrops to this movie. An entire panorama of the town is shown during the final credits.

Hartley Dodge Memorial (Borough Hall) appears in a scene of The World According to Garp starring Glenn Close and Robin Williams.[33]

Scenes from Rich and Famous (1981), George Cukor's final film, were shot on Lincoln Place, and show the Madison Theatre and the train station as backdrops.

Scenes from The Family Stone (2005) were shot downtown at the intersection of Main Street and Waverly Place and Drew University. Despite the fact that the fictional town is supposed to be in New England, one can clearly see a NJ Transit train crossing through Waverly Place in one of the scenes.[33]

Robert Ludlum's novel The Bourne Identity mentions "a private airfield in Madison, New Jersey". The 2002 film version does not include this reference.

An episode of Friday Night Lights was filmed in parts of Madison

Notable People

Andy Breckman (born 1955), creator and producer of television series Monk, former Saturday Night Live writer, radio personality.[34]

Tucker Carlson (born 1969), pundit who currently hosts Tucker, a national television news show on MSNBC.[citation needed]

Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973), philanthropist and noted lover of dogs.[35]

Janeane Garofalo (born 1964), actor, comedian, author and activist moved to Madison at age nine, where she remained until she graduated from high school.[36]

Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria (born 1933), daughter of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Ioanna of Bulgaria and the sister of HM Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, the deposed monarch.[citation needed]

Don Newcombe (born 1926), former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1949–51 and 1954–58), Cincinnati Reds (1958–60) and Cleveland Indians (1960).[37]

Neil O'Donnell (born 1966), former NFL quarterback.[38]

Charles H. Totty (1873–1939), horticulturalist.[39]

Eddie Trunk (born 1964), heavy metal radio host.[40]

JoJo Starbuck JoJo was a two time Olympic figure skater, in five world championships, is a US Figure Skating Hall of Famer, she starred in Ice Capades, and performed at Metropolitan Opera House and on Broadway in John Curry's Ice Dancing. She moved to Madison in 1997 with her husband and twin sons.

Aubrey E. Robinson, (Born 1923, Died 2000) Chief Federal Judge of the District Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. He was the second African American to be appointed to this position. Robinson was a graduate of Cornell Law school. The Robinson family sent 5 men to Cornell, all of whom grew up in Madison and graduated with advanced degrees.

Margate

Margate is the home of Lucy the Margate Elephant, the “largest elephant in the world" and is also the oldest remaining example of zoomorphic architecture left in the United States. Over 124 years old, she has been painstakingly restored and is toured by thousands of fans each year.

Meford Lakes

Notable People

Dan Earl (born c. 1975), assistant men's basketball coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions.[20]

Gregg Rakoczy (born 1965), NFL football player for the Cleveland Browns.[21]

Liz Tchou (born 1966), former field hockey defender who played on the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia

Merchantville

Notable People

Al Besselink (born 1922), professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.[21]

William Joseph Fallon (born 1944), United States Navy Admiral Commander of United States Central Command.[22]

Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker (1929- ), leader in the Civil Rights Movement and longtime pastor of Canaan Baptist Church, Harlem, New York. Executive Director of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1960-1964); and chair of Central Harlem Local Development Corporation.

Don Evans (1938 - 2003) Noted African-American playwright, director, actor and educator.

James Kelleher or Jimmy Luxury (1973- ) Innovative rapper and performance artist who gained notoriety in the late 1990s. Kelleher's music can be heard in Go (1999 film) and Ocean's Eleven (2001 film).

Middlesex

Uranium Processing - The Middlesex Sampling Plant on Mountain Avenue in Middlesex, New Jersey, is a 9.6 acre (38,800 m2) site which was initially used to stockpile weapons-grade uranium ore. From 1943 to 1955, under the direction of the Manhattan Project and its successor agency, the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), it was used to crush, dry, screen, weigh, assay, store, package, and ship uranium ore, along with thorium and beryllium ores, for the development of the atomic bomb. Contamination It was later discovered that radioactive waste had been disposed of a half mile away at the Middlesex Municipal Landfill. The site was used from 1955 to 1967 for the sampling and storage of thorium residues, and was decontaminated, certified, and released for unrestricted use in 1967. During the decontamination process, radioactive materials were carried away by wind and rain to the yards of nearby residents. The facility was used by the United States Marine Corps as a reserve training center from 1969 until 1979 when the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took over and cleaned up the residential properties. Excavated soil was stored at the site in a specially constructed pile, known as the Vicinity Properties (VP) pile. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) disposed of 33,000 cubic yards (25,000 m3) of contaminated soil from the Middlesex Municipal Landfill pile in 1998 and 35,000 cubic yards (27,000 m3) from the VP pile in 1999. As of 2007, the USACE is doing ground water testing and has proposed a remedial action plan with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Closure of the site is pending, and long-term surveillance and maintenance requirements will be determined once final site conditions are known

Notable People

Margaret Bourke-White, one of the most famous photo-journalists of the 20th century. Her childhood home, at 243 Hazelwood Avenue in the Beechwood Heights section of the town, is listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.

Rocco Rock, professional wrestler, half of The Public Enemy with Johnny Grunge

Charlie Weis, ex-head coach of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and MHS graduate.[14]

Morristown

Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the war for independence from Great Britain. Today this history is visible in a variety of locations throughout the town that collectively make up Morristown National Historic Park.

Samuel F. B. Morse and Alfred Vail built the first telegraph at the Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown on January 6, 1838. The first telegraph message was A patient waiter is no loser. The first public demonstration of the invention occurred eleven days later as an early step toward the information age.

Morristown has a cricketing club, the first in North America

Interesting facts

The largest statue of Thomas Paine is located in Morristown.

Morristown was the home of Thomas Nast for more than twenty years.

The Seeing Eye, a guide dog school, has been based in Morristown since 1929. It was the first such school in the nation.

The United States Equestrian Team, USET, the international equestrian team for the United States, was founded in 1950 at the Coates estate on van Beuren Road in Morristown.

One of the few statues depicting an unblindfolded Lady Justice adorns the facade of the Courthouse.[43]

On January 5, 2009, five red lights were spotted in the Morristown area night skies. The event was a staged hoax using helium balloons and flares, but became nationally known as the Morristown UFO[44]

Notable People

Peter Dinklage (born 1969), actor.[50]

Bonnie Lee Bakley (1956–2001), murdered wife of Robert Blake, was born in Morristown.[45]

Martin Brodeur (born 1972), professional hockey goaltender for the New Jersey Devils.[citation needed] Brendan Buckley, drummer.[46]

Lincoln Child (born 1957) author of techno-thriller and horror novels, often paired with writing partner Douglas Preston.[47]

George T. Cobb (1813–1870), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1863, and Mayor of Morristown from 1865 to 1869.[48]

Augustus W. Cutler (1827–1897), U.S. Representative from New Jersey.[49]

Kara Drew (born 1975), professional wrestler and valet worked for World Wrestling Entertainment on their Smackdown! brand as "Cherry".[citation needed]

Caroline Fillmore (1813–1881), wife of President Millard Fillmore, was born in Morristown.[51]

Adam Gardner, singer/songwriter/guitarist of the band Guster grew up in Morristown.[citation needed]

Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr (born 1910), former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.[citation needed]

Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), professional tennis player.[52]

Linda Hunt (born 1945), the Academy Award winning actress, was born in Morristown.[citation needed]

I. Stanford Jolley (1900–1978), actor born in Morristown[53]

Otto Hermann Kahn (1867–1934), among the 76 millionaires listed in the 1896 Morristown Social Directory.[54]

Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), poet and author, taught at Morristown High School 1908-1909.[citation needed]

Luther Kountze (1841–1918), banker who built estate in Morristown in the late 1880s.[citation needed]

Fran Lebowitz (born 1950), author.[55]

Dave Moore (born 1969), former NFL tight end.[56]

Troy Murphy (born 1980), professional basketball player.[57]

Thomas Nast (1840–1902), caricaturist and editorial cartoonist, lived in Morristown for many years.[58]

Craig Newmark (born 1952), founder of craigslist.org was born in Morristown and attended Morristown High School.[59]

Joseph Nye (born 1937), attended Morristown Preparatory School for Boys (now the Morristown-Beard School).[citation needed]

Neil O'Donnell (born 1966), former NFL quarterback, most notably for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[60]

Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), completed her education at the age of 13 at Miss Dana's School, a finishing school in Morristown.[61]

Robert Randolph of Robert Randolph & the Family Band.[62]

Garrett Reisman (born 1968) NASA astronaut, first American to be on board of the International Space Station.[63]

Ben Sesar (born 1970), rock and country music drummer, most notably in Brad Paisley's band, the Drama Kings

Gene Shalitt (born 1932), film critic on NBC's The Today Show.[64]

Jyles Tucker (born 1983), linebacker for the San Diego Chargers.[65]

Alfred Vail (1807–1859), inventor of the Morse code.[66]

Tom Varner (born 1957), jazz horn player.[citation needed]

Tom Verlaine (born 1949), founder of the art punk band Television was born in Morristown.[citation needed]

George Theodore Werts (1846–1910), 28th Governor of New Jersey from 1893–1896, who served as Mayor of Morristown from 1886-1892.[67]

Nancy Zeltsman (born 1958), jazz vibraphonist.[68]

Rick Porcello (born 1988), MLB starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers

Ocean City

The Travel Channel rated Ocean City as the Best Family Beach of 2005.[11] It was ranked the third best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.[12] In the 2009 Top 10 Beaches Contest, Ocean City ranked first

Notable People

David Akers, kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles, owns a house on the beach at the south end of the island.[28]

A. R. Ammons, author and poet, winner of the National Book Award.[29]

Maurice Catarcio, former professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation and record holder in The Guinness Book of World Records.[30]

Bobby Clarke, played 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers and led them to two Stanley Cups and was awarded the Hart Trophy as league MVP three times.[31]

Pat Croce, former owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, owns a summer home in the Gardens section of the city.[32]

Walter Diemer, the inventor of bubble gum, owned a summer home at 21st Street and Wesley Avenue.[citation needed]

Josiah E. DuBois Jr., well known for his work to end the Holocaust and on the Nuremberg Trials summered in the home his father built, the DuBois estate, on Battersea Road in the Gardens. The future of that home is now uncertain, as the family has said that high estate taxes may force them to demolish the home and subdivide the property.[citation needed]

Stephen Dunn, poet.[33]

Rich Gannon (1965-), former Oakland Raiders quarterback and league MVP in 2002, owns a home on the beach in the mid-section of the island.[citation needed]

Andrew Golota (1968-), boxer.[34]

Grace Kelly (1929–1982), Academy Award-winning actress, and Princess of Monaco, was a summer resident of Ocean City.[35]

Kurt Loder (1945-), Former Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine and anchor for MTV News, graduated from Ocean City High School in 1963

Dave Mustaine (1961-), Lead singer of Megadeth and former guitar player for Metallica owns a summer home here.[citation needed]

Brian Propp (1959-), former NHL hockey player who is now a broadcaster for the Philadelphia Flyers.[citation needed]

Ed Rendell (1944-), Governor of Pennsylvania, owns a summer home.[36]

Todd Rundgren, Musician, grew up in Upper Darby, Pa., and spent summers in Ocean City as a child. He lived in the town as an adolescent, and left for Wildwood to launch his musical career. His mother is now a full time resident of Ocean City.

James Stewart (1908–1997), actor, spent summers at his family's vacation home during his childhood.[36]

Gay Talese (1932-), author grew up in the "Italian" section of the city. He still vacations there with his wife.[37]

Walter Trout (1951-), blues musician.[38]

The Wrigley Family, founders of the Wrigley Gum Company, once owned a summer home in the Gardens.

Jay Wright (1961-), coach of Villanova University Men's Basketball team has a beach residence in Ocean City

Woodbury

A lesser known fact about Woodbury is that it was the first city in the entire United States to mandate recycling This effort was led by then-councilman and later mayor Donald P. Sanderson in the 1970s, and an ordinance was finally passed in December 1980. The idea of towing a "recycling" trailer behind a trash collection vehicle to enable the collection of trash and recyclable material at the same time emerged. Mr. Sanderson was asked to speak in municipalities throughout the country. Other towns and cities soon followed suit, and today many cities in the country require recycling.

Paleontological discovery In 1787, a fossil bone recovered in Woodbury from local Cretaceous strata was discussed by the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.[21] The remains were only retrospectively identified as dinosaurian,[21] as dinosaurs would not be scientifically recognized as a distinct group of reptiles until Sir Richard Owen presented his treatise on British fossil reptiles to the British Association in August of 1841.[22]

Notable People

Patti Smith (1946–), singer-songwriter, was raised in Woodbury.[53]

Ken Albers (1924–2007), a singer, was born in Woodbury.

Don Amendolia (1945–), professional actor.[23]

John Boyd Avis (1875–1944), a United States federal judge whose private practice was set up in Woodbury.

Eli Ayers (1778–1822), a physician and the first colonial agent of the American Colonization Society in what would later become Liberia, practiced medicine in Woodbury.

Herb Baptiste, one of The Star-Ledger's top ten best high school wrestlers in New Jersey during the 1940s.[24]

George Benjamin, Jr. (1919–1944), a United States Army soldier and a posthumous recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Philippines campaign of World War II.[25]

John Hancock Bradway (1821–1904), a member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly in 1857;[26] listed in the American Amateur Photographer magazine in 1889, along with other journals, for contributing important images of Woodbury.[27]

Carroll William "Boardwalk" Brown (1889–1977), a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, was born in Woodbury.

Arthur 'Ted' Browne (1915–2002), a baseball player in the Negro League on the Zulu Cannibal Giants team, sporting his "Zulu" name Lakola.[28]

Roscoe Lee Browne (1925–2007), a character actor and former athlete, was born in Woodbury.[29]

Van Bruner, world record holder of 65-yard indoor dirt track high hurdles; ran in finals of 1952 Olympic Trials and also in first round of the 1965 Trials.[30]

Dave Budd (1938–), former NBA player for the New York Knicks. Was one of the three centers for the Knicks to guard Wilt Chamberlain in the game in which he scored 100 points vs. 13 points for Budd.[31]

Dr. Dirk Ronald Budd (1935–2008), college professor and administrator, author, playwright, director; born in Camden but raised in Woodbury.[citation needed]

Dave Calloway (1968–), head men's basketball coach at Monmouth University, was born in Woodbury.

Kyle Cassidy (1966–), professional photographer, was born in Woodbury.

Joe Colone (1926–2009), one-year player for the New York Knicks, moved to Woodbury and taught in the school system for over 30 years.[32][33]

Franklin Davenport (1755–1832), Benjamin Franklin's nephew and a Federalist Party US Senator.[34]

Donald J. Farish (19??–), president of Rowan University in Glassboro.[35]

Joe Fields (1953–), former professional American football center and guard in the National Football League, was born in Woodbury.

Henry Clay Foote (1820–1912), was born in Wallingford, Connecticut but resettled in Woodbury. While a resident, he was the inventor of a "crimping machine" in 1889.[36]

Oscar Fraley (1914–1994), co-author, with Eliot Ness, of The Untouchables which sold 1.5 million copies, was raised in Woodbury.[37]

George Gill Green (1842–1925), a patent medicine entrepreneur (whose fortunes are now equivalent to modern day millions) and Colonel in the American Civil War.

Robert C. Hendrickson (1898–1964), United States Senator from New Jersey from 1949 to 1955.[38]

Donald Holmes (1910–1980), inventor.[39]

John E. Hunt (1908–1989), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975, died in Woodbury.

Ralph Ipri, National High School Tennis Coach of the Year (coaching Cherry Hill East in 1979) and all-time winningest high school boy's tennis coach, graduated from Woodbury High School.[40][41][42]

John Joseph Kitchen (1911–1973), a United States federal judge whose private practice was set up in Woodbury.

George Knapp (1952–), an investigative journalist, was born in Woodbury.

James Lawrence (1781–1813), who coined the phrase "Don't give up the ship" during the War of 1812.[43]

Mike McBath (1946–), a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills from 1968–1973 and part-owner of the Orlando Predators.

Bryant McKinnie (1979–), professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings at the offensive tackle position.[44]

Dan Meyer (1981–), pitcher for the Florida Marlins, was born in Woodbury.[45]

J. Hampton Moore (1864–1950), former Republican Congressman and Mayor of Philadelphia (1920–24; 1932–36), was born in Woodbury.[46]

Tim O'Shea (1962–), head men's basketball coach of the Ohio Bobcats, was born in Woodbury

Paul Owens (1924–2003), manager of the 1983 National League Pennant-winning Philadelphia Phillies, lived and died in Woodbury.[47]

Francis F. Patterson, Jr. (1867–1935), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1920 to 1927.[48]

Jack Pierce (1962–), Olympic bronze medalist in the high jump at the 1992 Olympic Games.[49]

Milt Plum (1935–) quarterback and two-time Pro Bowler for the Cleveland Browns attended Woodbury High School.[50]

Chris Pressley (1986–), fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[51]

H. Browning Ross (1924–1998), an Olympian in long-distance running (1948) and gold medal winner in the 1,500-meter at the 1951 Pan-Am Games.[52]

Heather Spytek (1977–), Playboy Magazine's Playmate of the Month in June 2001.[54]

Howie Staeger, track & field coach during the 1960s and 70s for the WHS track dynasties; also founder of the Woodbury Relays.[55]

D. K. Ulrich (1944–), NASCAR driver and owner.

David Ogden Watkins (1862–1938), the acting Governor of New Jersey from 1898 to 1899 and former mayor of Woodbury from 1886 to 1890.

Ann Cooper Whitall (1716–1797), a prominent Quaker woman in early America, was born in Woodbury.

John M. Whitall (1800–1877), a prominent U.S. sea captain, businessman and philanthropist, was born in Woodbury.