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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Watchung, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Watchung include: * [[Billy Ard]] (born 1959), former [[New York Giants]] football player<ref>Considine, Bob. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/08/at_memorial_services_bobby_tho.html "At memorial service, Bobby Thomson remembered for much more than just his 'Shot heard 'round the world'"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 31, 2010. Accessed April 30, 2012. "Former New York Giants guard Billy Ard grew up in Watchung and said he was thrilled that the star hitter was so approachable."</ref> * [[Carl Banks]] (born 1962), former [[New York Giants]] football player<ref>Sturken, Barbara. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/31/nyregion/off-the-field-giants-call-new-jersey-home.html "Off the Field, Giants Call New Jersey Home"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 31, 1991. Accessed September 9, 2015. "And Carl Banks, linebacker, who lives in Watchung, has taken graduate courses in real estate and finance."</ref> * [[Anne Casale]] (1930β2002, class of 1948), cookbook author and cooking teacher<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/anne-lovi-casale-72-noted-gourmet-cook-and-author-former-watchung-resident/article_b772c63a-1c60-5563-925c-49b85da8df77.html "Anne Lovi Casale, 72, noted gourmet cook and author; former Watchung resident"], New Jersey Hills Media Group, December 19, 2002. Accessed January 18, 2020. "Anne Lovi Casale, 72, of Glendale, Ariz., and formerly of Watchung, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 at her home. Born in Perth Amboy, Mrs. Casale resided there before moving to North Plainfield in 1945. She lived in Watchung for more than 45 years and then moved to Glendale, Ariz."</ref> * [[James Maxime DuPont]] (1912β1991), collector of meteorites<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/04/obituaries/james-m-dupont-manufacturer-79.html "James M. DuPont, Manufacturer, 79"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 4, 1991. Accessed September 9, 2015. "James Maxime DuPont, founder and chairman of Thermoplastics Inc., a producer of plastic materials for automotive, textile and other products, died on Monday at his home in Watchung, N.J. He was 79 years old."</ref> * [[Charles Aubrey Eaton]] (1868β1953), clergyman and politician who served in the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing the {{ushr|New Jersey|4}} from 1925 to 1933, and the {{ushr|New Jersey|5|5th district}} from 1933 to 1953<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000023 Charles Aubrey Eaton], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 9, 2007.</ref> * [[Chaka Khan]] (born 1953), [[Grammy Award]]-winning singer-songwriter<ref name=Eaton/> * [[Stephen Kovacs]] (1972β2022), [[saber]] [[fencing|fencer]] and fencing coach, charged with [[sexual assault]], died in prison<ref>Tarrazi, Alexis. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/bridgewater/nj-fencing-coach-accused-sex-assault-2-girls-dies-jail "NJ Fencing Coach Accused Of Sex Assault On 2 Girls Dies In Jail Stephen Kovacs, 49, of Watchung owned Kaprica United Fencing Academy in Bridgewater and formerly served as a coach in Ridge High School."], Bridgewater, NJ Patch, January 19, 2022. Accessed January 23, 2022. "A New Jersey fencing coach who was charged in connection with sexual assaults of two girls in Bridgewater has died in jail, his attorney confirmed. Stephen Kovacs, 49, of Ridge Road in Watchung, died over the weekend at Somerset County Jail, said James Wronko, who has a firm in Somerville."</ref> * [[Harold Norman Moldenke]] (1909β1996), botanist and taxonomist<ref>[http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/libr/finding_guide/molde2.asp.html Archives and Manuscript Collections: Harold N. Moldenke Papers (1927β1990)], [[New York Botanical Garden]]. Accessed November 11, 2013. "Harold Norman Moldenke (1909β1996) was born in Watchung, New Jersey."</ref> * [[David Palmer (vocalist)|David Palmer]], vocalist and songwriter, best known as a former member of [[Steely Dan]] and as the lyricist of the [[Carole King]] number two hit, "[[Jazzman (song)|Jazzman]]"<ref>DiCorcia, Bob. [http://steelydanreader.com/1997/01/01/david-palmer-q-and-a/ "David Palmer: Q & A"], The Steely Dan Reader, January 1, 1997. Accessed October 14, 2015. "Bob DiCorcia: Where were you born and raised? David Palmer: Born and raised in Warren township, Watchung, New Jersey which, despite being 45 minutes-an hour outside of Manhattan, was rural territory back then."</ref> * [[Laura Prepon]] (born 1980), actress who played the character of [[Donna Pinciotti]] on ''[[That '70s Show]]''<ref>Dransfeldt, Jeffrey. [http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2008/01/31/Pulse/On.The.road.Again-3179128.shtml "On the 'Road' again"], ''[[Oregon Daily Emerald]]'', January 31, 2008. Accessed February 5, 2008. "Prepon grew up in a small town herself in Watchung, N.J. She finds enthusiasm with low-key activities in horseback riding and fly fishing. She also has an understanding of the intimate nature of small-town life."</ref> * [[Bjarne Stroustrup]] (born 1950), inventor of the [[C++]] programming language<ref>Tolliver, Judy, ed. [http://www.stroustrup.com/gillies.htm "A conversation with Bjarne Stroustrup, Gillies lecturer and inventor of C++"], Stroustrup.com. Accessed August 30, 2016. "Stroustrup currently heads AT&T Bell Labs Large-scale Programming Research department and is a Bell Laboratories Fellow. In 1993, he received the ACM Grace Hopper award and is a Fellow of ACM as well. He lives in Watchung, New Jersey, with his wife and two children."</ref> * [[Bobby Thomson]] (1923β2010), former professional baseball player for the New York Giants, who hit the famous [[Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)|Shot Heard 'Round the World]] to win the 1951 NL pennant<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/03/sports/baseball-40-years-later-here-s-the-pitch.html "Baseball; 40 Years Later, Here's the Pitch"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 3, 1991. Accessed February 14, 2013. "Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their historic showdown at the Polo Grounds by spending today together and earning more money than if they had won the World Series. They will have an early wake-up call, Thomson at his home in Watchung, N.J...."</ref> * [[Anthony Volpe]] (born 2001), professional baseball [[shortstop]] for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>Hoch, Bryan. [https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-signs-with-yankees "Yankees sign first-round Draft pick Volpe"], [[Major League Baseball]], June 10, 2019. Accessed August 9, 2019. "A native of Watchung, N.J., Volpe led the USA Baseball 18U National Team to a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships this past December, earning all-tournament honors by hitting .459 (17-for-37) with 17 runs, 14 RBIs and six stolen bases in nine games."</ref> * [[Katt Williams]] (born 1973), comedian, actor and rapper<ref name=Eaton/> * [[H. Boyd Woodruff]] (1917β2017), soil microbiologist who discovered [[actinomycin]] and developed industrial production by [[fermentation]] of many natural products, including [[cyanocobalamin]] (a synthetic form of [[Vitamin B12]]), the [[avermectin]]s and other important antibiotics<ref>[[Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)|Roberts, Sam]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/science/h-boyd-woodruff-dead-antibiotics-researcher.html?_r=0 "H. Boyd Woodruff, Microbiologist Who Paved Way for Antibiotics, Dies at 99"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 3, 2017. Accessed February 4, 2017. "H. Boyd Woodruff, a farmer's son whose groundbreaking research enabled fellow scientists to harvest an arsenal of lifesaving antibiotics from ordinary dirt, died on Jan. 19 at his home in Watchung, N.J."</ref> * [[Adella Wotherspoon]] (1903β2004), youngest and longest-lived survivor of the ''[[General Slocum]]'', a steamship that sank in the East River killing over 1,000 in 1904<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/04/nyregion/adella-wotherspoon-last-survivor-of-general-slocum-disaster-is-dead-at-100.html "Adella Wotherspoon, Last Survivor of General Slocum Disaster, Is Dead at 100"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 4, 2004. Accessed April 30, 2012. "After his death, Mrs. Liebenow and her daughter moved to Watchung, N.J., where Mrs. Wotherspoon made her home for the rest of her life."</ref> Her ashes are buried beside her husband's at Wilson Memorial Union Church Cemetery in Watchung.
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