Editing Brielle, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Brielle, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Brielle include:

* [[Robert E. Brennan]] (born 1944), businessman who built the [[penny stock]] brokerage firm, First Jersey Securities<ref>Conway, Chris. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150223065653/http://articles.philly.com/1995-08-31/news/25707737_1_robert-e-brennan-transfers-securities-fraud "Troubled Financier Contends Move Of Millions Overseas Was 'Honest' Robert E. Brennan Says He Was Making A Gift To His Wife And A Contribution To A Trust, Not Hiding Money."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 31, 1995. Accessed February 22, 2015. "Brennan, of Brielle, asserted in those papers that a $13.75 million transfer from a Brennan-owned firm to a company owned by his now ex-wife, Patricia, was a gift."</ref>
* [[Charles H. Brower]] (1901–1984), [[advertising]] executive, [[copywriter]] and author<ref>Waggoner, Walter H. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/26/obituaries/charles-h-brower-dies-at-82-ex-chief-of-bbdo-agency.html "Charles H. Brower Dies At 82; Ex-Chief Of B.B.D.O. Agency"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 26, 1984. Accessed January 23, 2018. "Charles H. Brower, former president and chairman of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, the advertising agency, died Monday at his home in Brielle, N.J. He was 82 years old."</ref>
* [[Jeffrey A. Citron]] (born {{birth based on age as of date |27|1998|05|10|noage=1}}), chairman of [[Vonage]], a [[voice-over-IP]] phone company, inventor of [[Island ECN]] and founder of Datek<ref>Barboza, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/10/business/golden-boy-he-s-dazzled-wall-street-but-ghosts-his-company-may-haunt-his-future.html "Golden Boy?; He's Dazzled Wall Street, but the Ghosts Of His Company May Haunt His Future"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 10, 1998. Accessed February 22, 2015. "Mr. Citron's mansion in Brielle, N.J., is built on the site of Mr. Brennan's home, which Mr. Citron bought in 1996 for $3.3 million and tore down."</ref>
* [[Mary Catherine Cuff]] (born 1947), former acting justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] (Judge of the Appellate Division, Temporarily Assigned to the Supreme Court) who served between 2012 and 2016<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148211390/ "Monmouth County judge elevated"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', July 20, 1994. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Mary Catherine Cuff, the presiding judge of the family division of Superior Court in Monmouth County, is being promoted, Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert N. Wilentz announced yesterday.... Cuff, 46, of Brielle, is one of four judges being elevated to fill two new slots and two vacancies created by retirements in the Appellate Division of Superior Court."</ref>
* [[Edward A. Flynn]] (born 1948), law enforcement official who has been Chief of the [[Milwaukee Police Department]]<ref>Borowski, Greg. [http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29513754.html "Ideals bind history major to urban policing; City's next chief cherishes duel with civic problems"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215321/http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29513754.html |date=2014-04-26 }}, ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', January 6, 2008. Accessed August 10, 2012. "Flynn grew up in Brielle, N.J., a shore town about 60 south of New York City.... Education was at St. Catherine's School in nearby Spring Lake, then Christian Brothers Academy for high school, graduating in 1966."</ref>
* [[Ben Kenney]] (born 1977), former bass guitarist for the band [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]]<ref>Angermiller, Michele Amabile. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/bamboozle-asbury-park-mike-posner-skrillex-326868 "Skrillex Scares Dolphins, Draws Revelers to Seaside Bamboozle Fest; The electronic artist's set concerned oceanographers, who feared the musical bombast would affect dolphins."], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', May 19, 2012. Accessed July 29, 2012. "The night was a homecoming for many of the artists. Incubus bassist Ben Kenney hails from Brielle, N.J."</ref>
* [[Gerry Matthews]] (born 1941), head men's basketball coach at [[Stockton University]]<ref>Stanmyre, Matthew. [http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/12/i_am_new_jersey_gerry_matthews_hidden_coaching_gem_at_stockton_college_racks_up_wins_and_miles.html "Gerry Matthews, hidden coaching gem at Stockton College, racks up wins and miles"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 29, 2013. Accessed February 18, 2016. "Gerry Matthews, winner of more men's college basketball games than any coach in New Jersey history, backs out of his driveway in Brielle on an icy morning early this month to begin the same 58-mile drive to Stockton College he has made countless days since 1985."</ref>
* [[Riley McCusker]] (born 2001), artistic gymnast and [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2018 World Champion]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americancup.com/2017/03/fast-rising-mccusker-set-make-mark/|title=Fast-Rising McCusker Set To Make Her Mark|work=[[American Cup (gymnastics)|American Cup]]|first=Lynn|last=Rutherford| date=March 2, 2017 }}</ref>
* [[Frank Mundus]] (1925–2008), shark hunter said to have inspired the character Quint in the movie ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''<ref>Geiser, John. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104221837/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1841700041.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+15,+2001&author=JOHN+GEISER&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=JAWS&pqatl=google "Jaws"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 15, 2001. Accessed January 1, 2001. "Capt Frank Mundus the legendary shark hunter who once lived in Brielle and fished in Shore area waters for sharks..."</ref>
* [[Charles Piercey]] (1890–1966), Australian [[racing cyclist]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143700515/ "Shore Has Its Share of Bike Riders Who Recall Old Days"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 24, 1965. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Charles Piercey, Brielle, looks at one of the many hunting and fishing trophies he has collected since giving up bike racing."</ref>
* [[Nelson Rae]] (1915–1945), radio and stage actor killed during World War II<ref>Staff. [http://209.212.22.88/data/rbr/1940-1949/1945/1945.03.29.pdf "Monmouth County Army Casualties; Official List of Killed, Wounded], ''[[Red Bank Register]]'', March 29, 1945. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Rae, T/Sgt. Nelson S., William F. Rae, father, Laurel Avenue, Brielle."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1945/01/27/archives/exactor-killed-in-action-sgt-nelson-rae-an-army-casualty-in-belgium.html "Ex-Actor Killed In Action; Sgt. Nelson Rae an Army Casualty in Belgium, Parents Learn"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 27, 1945. Accessed July 29, 2012. "Brielle, NJ, Jan. 26-Sgt. Nelson Rae, former radio and musical comedy player who was last featured as a vocalist in the Broadway production of ''Pal Joey,'' has been killed in action on the Belgian front, according to a War Department message received here by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rae, today."</ref>
* [[Mark Tornillo]] (born 1954), singer and vocalist of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Accept (band)|Accept]]<ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/manasquan/brielle-native-and-former-brick-based-metaler-leads-bbebb93ab44 "Brielle Native And Former Brick-Based 'Metaler' Leads Band's Revival; Mark Tornillo, a Manasquan High School alumnus, was working as a union electrician when a friend asked him in 2009 to join a jam session with the heavy metal band Accept"], Manasquan Patch, April 13, 2012. Accessed November 8, 2016. "Even more unlikely is the critical role that Brielle native and singer Mark Tornillo has played in the Teutonic thrashers' resurrection."</ref>
* [[Jason Westrol]] (born 1988), professional [[basketball]] player who has played for the [[Limburg United]] of the [[Basketball League Belgium Division I|Belgian Basketball League]]<ref>[http://bentleyfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/bios/westrol_jason_iqhm?view=bio Jason Westrol], [[Bentley Falcons]]. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Hometown: Brielle, N.J.; High School: Manasquan"</ref>