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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Lincoln Park, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lincoln Park include: * [[Angelo Badalamenti]] (1937–2022), film composer/arranger, best known for his theme music for the TV series ''[[Twin Peaks]]''<ref>Gates, Anita. [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/arts/music/angelo-badalamenti-dead.html "Angelo Badalamenti, Composer for ''Twin Peaks,'' Is Dead at 85"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. "Angelo Badalamenti, an internationally sought-after composer who wrote the hypnotic theme to ''Twin Peaks,'' David Lynch’s 1990s television drama series, and the music for five Lynch films, including ''Blue Velvet'' (1986), died on Sunday at his home in Lincoln Park, N.J. He was 85."</ref> * [[Lauren English]] (born 1989), competitive swimmer who represented the United States at the [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]] (2006) and the [[World University Games]] (2007)<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/english_lauren00.html Lauren English], [[Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving]]. Accessed October 27, 2014. "Hometown: Lincoln Park, N.J."</ref> * [[A. J. Khubani]] (born 1959), founder, president, and CEO of [[Telebrands|Telebrands Corp.]]<ref>[http://nymag.com/news/features/31806/index1.html "Your Name in Stickup Light Bulbs!"], ''[[New York Magazine]]''. Accessed February 19, 2018. "Khubani inherited his peculiar acumen from his father, an Indian immigrant and serial entrepreneur who made enough money importing Japanese-made pocket radios—an inexpensive, sixties precursor to the Walkman—to move his family from a third-floor walk-up in Union City to a modest house in Lincoln Park, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Jim Kiick]] (1946–2020), NFL halfback best known for his play with the [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929134547/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KIICKJIM01 Jim Kiick]}}, database Football. Accessed August 19, 2007.</ref> * [[Eric Klenofsky]] (born 1994), [[association football|soccer]] player who currently plays for [[Richmond Kickers]] of the [[United Soccer League]] on loan from [[D.C. United]] of [[Major League Soccer]]<ref>Iseman, Chris. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mls/2017/01/13/depaul-alum-klenofsky-selected-mls-superdraft/96561946/ "DePaul alum Klenofsky selected in MLS SuperDraft"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 13, 2017. Accessed April 9, 2017. "Eric Klenofsky, a DePaul graduate, was selected by D.C. United in the second round of the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Friday.... The Lincoln Park native had a trial with Everton of the English Premier League in December before working out at the MLS Combine this week."</ref> * [[Edgar Maass]] (1896–1964), [[German-American]] novelist of [[historical fiction]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/08/archives/edgar-maass-dead-historical-novelist.html "Edgar Maass Dead; Historical Novelist"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 8, 1964. Accessed September 9, 2018. "Edgar Maass of Winon Avenue, a historical novelist, died yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson."</ref> * [[William A. Mitchell]] (1911–2004), inventor of [[Pop Rocks]] and [[Tang (drink)|Tang]]<ref>Carroll, Kathleen. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105221530/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97069625.html "William Mitchell, inventor of Pop Rocks"]}}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 30, 2004. Accessed May 3, 2011. "William A. Mitchell, a longtime Lincoln Park resident whose inventions included Pop Rocks candy, died Monday in a Stockton, Calif., retirement home. He was 92."</ref> * [[James N. Post III]], former [[United States Air Force]] officer who served as Director of the [[United States Air Forces Central Command]]'s [[Air and Space Operations Center]]<ref>[https://s3.amazonaws.com/usafayearbooks/1983.pdf#page=408 ''Polaris''], XXV. Colorado Springs, Colorado: [[United States Air Force Academy]], 1983. p. 396. Accessed June 3, 2020. "James Nelson Post III... Lincoln Park, New Jersey"</ref> * [[Craig Slaff]] (born 1960), artist known for his depiction of themes in aviation{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} * [[Amzi Emmons Zeliff]] (1831–1915), businessman and folk painter<ref>[https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1987.html "Amzi Emmons Zeliff"], [[National Gallery of Art]]. Accessed March 4, 2019. "Family members say that at one time he owned the White Horse tavern in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. Zeliff's house in that town is reported to have had flower-patterned ceiling murals that may have been executed by the artist."</ref>
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