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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Alpine, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Alpine include: {{div col}} * [[Aras Agalarov]] (born 1955), Russian billionaire<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Oligarch With Ties to Trump Meeting Is Selling New Jersey Mansion |url=https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/aras-agalarov-selling-new-jersey-mansion/ |website=realtor.com News |access-date=6 June 2018|date=July 12, 2017 }}</ref> * [[Gioia Marconi Braga]], daughter of [[Guglielmo Marconi]] and chairwoman of the [[Marconi Foundation]]<ref>Kamin, Arthur Z. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/23/nyregion/state-becomes-a-part-of-celebrating-marconi-s-achievements.html "State Becomes a Part of Celebrating Marconi's Achievements"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 23, 1994. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Mrs. Braga, who has lived in Alpine 40 years, said the Marconi International Fellowship Council had an endowment of about $3 million and her goal was to raise it to $4 million."</ref> * [[J. Cleaveland Cady]] (1837β1919), architect<ref name=PIPCHistory/> * [[Sean Combs]] (born 1969), rap artist<ref name=Rappers/> * [[Kellyanne Conway]] (born 1967), [[strategist]], and [[Opinion poll|pollster]] who was campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] in 2016<ref>Johnson, Brent. [http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/11/whats_next_for_conway_trumps_nj-bred_campaign_mana.html#incart_river_mobile_home "How N.J. native Conway got Trump over the finish line"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 9, 2016. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Conway, who grew up in the Atco section of Waterford Township in Camden County, was hired in August, at a time when Trump was suffering from gaffes and drooping poll numbers.... Conway, her husband, and her four children now live in the northern part of the state, in Alpine in Bergen County."</ref> * [[Johnny Damon]] (born 1973), outfielder who played for the [[New York Yankees]] from 2006 to 2009<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101120072755/http://201.net/features/Sports%20Johnny%20Damon.story "Sunshine Superman: Johnny Damon, 'Sunshine' to his Yankees teammates, calls Alpine home"], ''(201)'' magazine, 2008, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of November 20, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2017. "The Yankees left fielder has been hitting over .300 in what's been a renaissance season in the Bronx. Damon has, meanwhile, also discovered peace β in Alpine, where his wife, Michelle, is about to give birth to the couple's second child."</ref> * [[Damon Dash]] (born 1971), hip-hop entrepreneur<ref name=Royalty>[[Douglas Century|Century, Douglas]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/arts/music/11cent.html "Alpine, N.J., Home of Hip-Hop Royalty"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 11, 2007. Accessed September 27, 2011.</ref> * [[Eddie Einhorn]] (1936β2016), part owner of the [[Chicago White Sox]]<ref>Cahillane, Kevin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/nyregion/worth-noting-white-sox-fans-say-it-aint-so.html "Worth Noting; White Sox Fans? Say It Ain't So"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 25, 2005. Accessed December 9, 2007. "Mr. Einhorn -- who was born and raised in Paterson and lives in Alpine -- is the flamboyant yin to the steely yang of the principal owner, Jerry Reinsdorf."</ref> * [[Patrick Ewing]] (born 1962), former center for the [[New York Knicks]]<ref name=Royalty/> * [[Fabolous]] (born 1977), rap artist<ref name=Royalty/> * [[Henry Clay Frick II]] (1919β2007), [[physician]] and head of the [[Frick Collection]]<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E6DD173EF936A25751C0A9619C8B63 "Henry Clay Frick II, 87, Physician And President of Frick Collection"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 15, 2007. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Henry Clay Frick II, a physician, professor of medicine and former president of the board of the Frick Collection, the art museum in his family's stately former home on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, died on Friday at his home in Alpine, N.J. He was 87."</ref> * [[Andre Harrell]] (born 1960), founder of [[Uptown Records]]<ref name=Royalty/> * [[Matt Herr]] (born 1976), [[ice hockey]] [[Forward (ice hockey)|forward]] who played for part of four NHL seasons<ref>Wallace, William N. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/25/sports/colleges-hockey-notebook-division-iii-middlebury-makes-it-four-straight-titles.html "Colleges Hockey: Notebook -- Division III; Middlebury Makes It Four Straight Titles"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 25, 1998. Accessed December 22, 2011. "Herr, the captain from the Hotchkiss School and Alpine, N.J., was held back by injuries earlier, but is fit now."</ref> * [[O'Kelly Isley Jr.]] (1937β1986), founding member of [[The Isley Brothers]]<ref>[[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/03/obituaries/o-kelly-isley.html "O'Kelly Isley"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 3, 1986. Accessed December 24, 2011. "He was 48 years old and lived in Alpine. Born Dec. 25, 1937, Mr. Isley grew up in Cincinnati and began his musical career singing gospel with his brothers, who performed with their mother accompanying on piano."</ref> * [[Sachin H. Jain]] (born 1980), physician and Obama Administration official<ref>Harper, Gordon; Jain, Sachin H.; and Pories, Susan. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ho8uy9Vtu98C&pg=PA238 ''The Soul of a Doctor: Harvard Medical Students Face Life and Death''], p. 238. [[Algonquin Books]], 2012. {{ISBN|9781616202279}}. Accessed August 23, 2014. "Sachin was born in New York in 1980 to naturalized parents from India who live in Alpine, NJ. Sachin plans to pursue a career as a clinician, scholar, and activist dedicated to improving access to quality health care."</ref> * [[Jay-Z]] (born 1969), rap artist<ref name=Forbes>[https://www.forbes.com/2007/02/19/star-neighborhoods-celebrity-forbeslife-cx_mw_0220starstudded_slide_2.html "In Pictures: Star-Studded Neighborhoods"], ''[[Forbes]]'', February 19, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2017.. "Celebrity Residents: P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Russell Simmons."</ref> * [[Ilya Kovalchuk]] (born 1983), former right wing for the NHL [[New Jersey Devils]]<ref>Quinn, Liam. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/alpine/2022/03/11/nj-devils-ilya-kovalchuks-alpine-mansion-sale-nj-real-estate/7002877001/ "Former Devil Kovalchuk's $14.9M Alpine mansion is close to sale, real estate agent says"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 11, 2022. Accessed May 21, 2023. "The Alpine mansion belonging to former New Jersey Devils player Ilya Kovalchuk is close to being sold after three years on and off the market, the property's listing agent said."</ref> * [[Lil' Kim]] (born 1975), rap artist, who rapped about her new hometown in her song ''Aunt Dot'' ("Come on Shanice, I'm takin' you to my house in Alpine...")<ref name=Rappers>Holahan, Catherine. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160911081814/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-114073855.html "Just a hip, hop and jump -- Rappers making the move to Bergen County"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 10, 2005, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017.</ref><ref>[[Lola Ogunnaike|Ogunnaike, Lola]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/31/arts/music/31kim.html "Big House Didn't Break Lil' Kim, Rap Diva"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 31, 2006. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Alpine, N.J., Aug. 29 β With several million albums sold, a Grammy and high-profile friends in music, fashion and sports, the glam-girl rapper Lil' Kim was not the typical inmate. So it came as little surprise when her fellow inmates treated her less like a prisoner and more like a princess on her first night in jail last September. 'They threw me this big party,' she said earlier this week at her rambling home in this affluent Bergen County town."</ref> * [[Harold Lamb]] (1892β1962), historian, screenwriter, short story writer and novelist<ref>Miller, John J. [https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204409904574350983611946784 "Shepherding a Lamb's Lost Legacy"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', August 26, 2009. Accessed December 3, 2013. "Lamb was born in 1892, in Alpine, N.J. His grandfather had founded Lamb Studios, which specialized in stained glass and survives to this day."</ref> * [[Eric Maskin]] (born 1950), co-winner of the 2007 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]]<ref>Silverstein, Marilyn. [http://njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/110807/njNobelWinner.html "Nobel winner who's at home with Einstein"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013155410/http://njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/110807/njNobelWinner.html |date=2017-10-13 }}, ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', November 8, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2017. "A native of New York, Maskin grew up in New Jersey, in a nonreligious Jewish home in the town of Alpine."</ref> * [[Pierre McGuire]] (born 1961), ice hockey analyst who was head coach of the [[Hartford Whalers]]<ref>Gulitti, Tom. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307111940/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-25697545.html "McGuire Open to Rangers"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 5, 2000, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Count Alpine native Pierre McGuire among those who will be keeping a close eye on the reconstruction of the Rangers' management."</ref> * [[Peter Moraites]] (1922β2014), Speaker of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who resigned from office in 1971 after facing charges that he accepted fees from a loan applicant<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002330/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/peter-moraites-assembly-speaker-derailed-by-prison-1.647208?page=all "Peter Moraites, Assembly speaker derailed by prison"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 15, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Peter Moraites, a Bergen County Republican who rose to Assembly speaker but whose promising political career ended in 1971 when he went to prison, died Jan. 7. He was 91 and formerly of Alpine."</ref> * [[Tracy Morgan]] (born 1968), comedian and actor<ref>Triggs, Charlotte. [http://people.com/archive/lunch-with-tracy-morgan-vol-77-no-15/ "Lunch with ... Tracy Morgan; The 30 Rock Actor Talks About Losing His Bad-Boy Image, Getting a New Kidney and Dazzling Women with Just a Flick of His Wrist"], ''[[People (magazine)]]'', April 9, 2012, Vol. 77, No. 15. Accessed September 6, 2017. "So these days, the reformed bad boy (he was twice arrested for DUI before getting sober in 2007) is living a far tamer lifestyle. 'We all evolve. I'm a middle-aged man,' says Morgan, who now spends his free time at home in Alpine, N.J., with fiancee Megan Wollover, a business student, kickboxing together and watching movies like ''[[The Godfather Part III]]''."</ref> * [[Eddie Murphy]] (born 1961), comedian, actor who has appeared in the ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' series and as the voice of Donkey in the ''[[Shrek]]'' series<ref>Friendly, David T. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/154166199 "The Eddie Murphy Script Derby: Winner Takes All"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 19, 1985. Accessed September 5, 2017. "On a recent Sunday morning, Eddie Murphy glanced out the living room window of his Alpine, N.J., home and noticed a neighbor standing in the front yard. Under his arm the man carried a script, a sight that made Murphy take a deep breath as he opened the front door."</ref> * [[Charles Nordhoff (journalist)|Charles Nordhoff]] (1830β1901), journalist<ref name=Thinking1997/><ref name=PIPCHistory>[http://www.njpalisades.org/history.html History], [[Palisades Interstate Park Commission]]. Accessed August 26, 2015. "Charles Nordhoff, an author and newspaper editor, built an estate nearby (it's said that it was Mrs. Nordhoff who first proposed the name 'Alpine' for the area), as did J. Cleveland Cady, the architect who designed Nordhoff's home (and who also designed the beautiful stone Community Church at the top of Closter Dock Road, still in use)."</ref> * [[Joe Piscopo]] (born 1951), actor, best known as a cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/so-jersey-he-deserves-his-own-rest-area.html "So Jersey, He Deserves His Own Rest Area"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 7, 2005. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Mr. Piscopo's father, also named Joe, was a lawyer and the family mostly lived in Essex County, the younger Joe graduating from West Essex High School in North Caldwell. With his ''Saturday Night Live'' fame, he moved to one of the richest corners of New Jersey, Alpine, persuading Mr. Murphy to join him there in that wealthy enclave by the Palisades."</ref> * [[John Ringling]] (1866β1936), best-known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own [[Ringling Brothers Circus]] to create the [[Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus]], he built the Gray Crag estate in Alpine in the 1920s<ref>Ritacco, Joseph. ''Circus Atmosphere; John Ringling's castle on the cliffs'', (201) magazine, January 2015. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref><ref>Staff. [http://www.njpalisades.org/graycrag.html "Gray Crag"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111194718/http://www.njpalisades.org/graycrag.html |date=January 11, 2015 }}, ''Cliff Notes'', MayβJune 2010, [[Palisades Interstate Park Commission]]. Accessed January 11, 2015. "It was in 1918 that John Ringling (that Ringing) and his wife Mable (nΓ©e Burton) bought two big properties here and merged them into the hundred-acre estate they named Gray Crag."</ref> * [[Manuel Rionda]] (1854β1943), Spanish-born, US-based sugar baron in Cuba<ref>Staff. [https://www.forbes.com/2005/02/14/cx_sc_0214how.html "The Most Expensive Home In New Jersey"], ''[[Forbes]]'', February 14, 2015. Accessed April 24, 2016. "The tower, formally known as Rio Vista, was built in 1910 by millionaire sugar importer Manuel Rionda."</ref> * [[Chris Rock]] (born 1965), comedian and actor,<ref name=Royalty/> has described Alpine as "Beverly Hills with freaking snow"<ref>[[Frank Rich|Rich, Frank]]. [http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conversation.html "In Conversation - Chris Rock: What's killing comedy. What's saving America."], ''[[New York (magazine)]]'', November 30, 2014. Accessed August 26, 2015. "[Q] You live in New Jersey. [A] I'm in Alpine. That's not Jersey. That's like Beverly Hills with freaking snow."</ref> Rock has mentioned Alpine in his comedy act, pointing out the efforts and fame required of the black residents, while his next door neighbor, who is white, is "just a dentist".<ref>{{cite AV media |people= Chris Rock|date= September 27, 2008|title=Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger }}</ref> * [[Larry Robbins (hedge fund manager)|Larry Robbins]] (born 1971), founder of [[Glenview Capital Management]]<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-robbins/ The World's Billionaires - Larry Robbins], ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine. Accessed August 21, 2014.</ref> * [[Paul Rosenberg (music manager)|Paul Rosenberg]] (born 1971), CEO of Goliath Records and former CEO of [[Def Jam Recordings]], best known for his association with hip hop artist [[Eminem]]<ref>Zwain, Heather. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/08/03/alpines-paul-rosenberg-named-ceo-def-jam-recordings/536782001/ "Alpine's Paul Rosenberg is named CEO of Def Jam Recordings"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 3, 2017. Accessed March 23, 2021. "Paul Rosenberg, record label executive who is renowned for the careers of artists including Eminem, 50 Cent and D12, among others, has been named Chief Executive Officer of Def Jam Recordings, Jan. 1. Rosenberg, who lives in Alpine, is the founder and CEO of Goliath Artists Inc., a New York-based management firm that handles the careers of global superstar Eminem, Danny Brown and others."</ref> * [[CC Sabathia]] (born 1980), pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>McCarron, Anthony. [https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-early-cliff-lee-source-face-competition-angels-rangers-article-1.450950 "Yankees will be 'in early' on Cliff Lee, source says, will face competition from Angels and Rangers"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', November 6, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Beyond his contract, Sabathia is likely to figure into the Yankees' pursuit of Lee. The two are close friends from their days together in the Indians' organization and Lee has been a guest at Sabathia's Alpine, N.J., home. Sabathia's wife, Amber, scouted out a rental house for the Lee family when it appeared the Yankees would trade for the ex-Phillie last July."</ref> * [[Norman Sas]] (1925β2012), inventor of [[electric football]] and former member of the Alpine borough council<ref>Yardley, William. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/business/norman-sas-inventor-of-electric-football-dies-at-87.html "Norman Sas, Inventor of Electric Football, Dies at 87"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 12, 2012. Accessed July 24, 2012. "For more than 30 years he lived in Alpine, N.J., where he served on the borough council."</ref> * [[Gary Sheffield]] (born 1968), former baseball player<ref name=Royalty/><ref>Rodrick, Stephen. [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/12398/ "Gary Sheffield is the Yankees' MVP. Just ask him."], ''[[New York (magazine)]]'', August 7, 2005. Accessed December 24, 2011. "'Why shouldn't I tell the truth?' asks Gary Sheffield from the living room of his Alpine, New Jersey, home. The Yankees' right-fielder turns toward the cook, the nanny, the publicist, the wife, and the car detailer who occupy his vast kitchen."</ref> * [[Russell Simmons]] (born 1957), hip-hop entrepreneur<ref name=Forbes/> * [[Wesley Snipes]] (born 1962), actor<ref name=Royalty/> * [[Britney Spears]] (born 1981), singer<ref>Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2009/03/britney_spears_sets_up_house_i.html "Britney Spears sets up house in Alpine"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 25, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2011.</ref> * [[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz]] (born 1982), data scientist, economist and author<ref>Palmer, Joanne. [https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/big-data-is-watching-you/ "Big data is watching you; JCC U talk to focus on the role of googled analysis in social research"], ''[[The Jewish Standard]]'', February 15, 2018. Accessed June 14, 2020. "Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, who grew up in Alpine, went to high school in Tenafly, where he played on the baseball team, earned an undergraduate degree at Stanford and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, worked at Google β and heβs just 35! β and now studies and writes, in outlets including the New York Times, about big data, will be at the Kaplen JCC in Tenafly to explore how big data changes our understanding of the world (and also how it does not)."</ref> * [[Joseph A. Unanue]] (1925β2013), president of [[Goya Foods]] from 1976 to 2004<ref>[[Susanne Craig|Craig, Susanne]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/business/joseph-a-unanue-former-chief-executive-of-goya-foods-dies-at-88.html "Joseph A. Unanue, Former Chief Executive of Goya Foods, Dies at 88"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 15, 2013. Accessed September 5, 201. "Joseph A. Unanue, who as chief executive helped Goya Foods become the largest family-owned Hispanic food company in the United States, died on Wednesday at his home in Alpine, N.J. He was 88."</ref> * [[Stevie Wonder]] (born 1950), musician<ref>Rondinaro, Gene. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-alpine.html "If You're Thinking of Living in Alpine"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 27, 1985. Accessed December 24, 2011. "Stevie Wonder, the songwriter and singer, and Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo, the comedians, are but a few of its more widely known personalities."</ref> * [[Robert Zoellner]] (1932β2014), investor and stamp collector who was the second person to have assembled a complete collection of [[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States|United States postage stamps]]<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141231190010/http://www.northjersey.com/news/robert-e-zoellner-investment-firm-founder-and-philanthropist-from-alpine-dead-at-82-1.1183364 "Robert E. Zoellner, investment firm founder and philanthropist from Alpine, dead at 82"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 30, 2014, backed up the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 31, 2014. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Alpine resident Robert E. Zoellner, an investment firm founder who was a benefactor of the Alpine Public School and of his alma mater, Lehigh University, has died at 82."</ref> {{div col end}}
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