Editing Dunellen, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Dunellen, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dunellen include:
* [[Tom Brislin]] (born 1973), keyboardist/songwriter/vocalist for the band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] since 2018<ref>Hicks, Robert. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114431377/tom-brislin-of-dunellen/ "Spiraling gets its music to the masses with technology"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 16, 2005. Accessed December 10, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Brislin hails from Dunellen but now lives in Piscataway."</ref>
* [[Horace Butterworth]] (1868–1939),sports coach, college athletics administrator and educator<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-obituary-for-horace-but/168776302/ "Horace Butterworth Dies in Washington"], ''[[Courier News]]'', December 11, 1939. Accessed March 23, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Dunellen - Word has been received here of the death of Horace Butterworth, brother of Mrs. Walter A. Houghtaling, 265 S. Washington Ave., in Washington, D. C., on Friday, (Dec. 8, 1939).... He made his home here with Mr. and Mrs. Houghtaling since his retirement."</ref>
* [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] (1863–1917), boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/19/104910578.pdf "'Bob' Fitzsimmons Robbed."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 19, 1913. Accessed May 30, 2012. "The home of 'Bob' Fitzsimmons, the ex-champion prizefighter, at Dunellen, was robbed of $1500 worth of silverware some time within the last few days, while the family was away."</ref>
* [[Bob Maier]] (1915–1993), third baseman who played for the [[Detroit Tigers]] team that won the [[1945 World Series]] in his only season in the Major Leagues<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maierbo01.shtml Bob Maier], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref>
* [[Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone]] (born 1999), hurdler and sprinter who won the Gold Medal in the [[400-meter hurdles]] at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics<ref>[https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone] Team USA. Accessed August 6, 2021.</ref>
* [[Judith Persichilli]] (born 1949), nurse and health care executive who has served as the commissioner of the [[New Jersey Department of Health]]<ref>Burling, Stacey. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/20091216_Catholic_Health_East_names_a_new_leader.html "Catholic Health East names a new leader"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', December 16, 2009. Accessed July 18, 2019. "Persichilli, who grew up in Dunellen, N.J., began her career in health care as a staff nurse after graduating from the St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton, in 1968."</ref>
* [[William Marsh Rice]] (1816–1900), businessman who bequeathed his fortune to found [[Rice University]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1900/09/27/archives/wm-rices-sudden-death-detectives-at-work-on-lines-which-they-do-not.html "W.M. Rice's Sudden Death; Detectives at Work on Lines Which They Do Not Disclose. A.T. Patrick's Statement Charles F. Jones Says He Was Instructed to Withhold the News that His Employer Was Dead."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 27, 1900. Accessed May 30, 2012. "During his visits to the North he lived part of the time at Dunellen, N.&nbsp;J., and later at the Grenoble, Seventh Avenue and Fifty-sixth Street."</ref>
* [[Tom Scharpling]] (born 1969), author, screenwriter, broadcaster, and media executive; creator and host of ''[[The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show]]''<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/nyregion/in-person-gotcha-stay-tuned.html "In Person; Gotcha! Stay Tuned"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 1, 2006. Accessed July 18, 2019. "'It's great when people you admire like what you're doing,' Mr. Scharpling, who grew up in Dunellen, writes for ''Monk'' in Summit and lives with his wife in Woodbridge, said before a recent ''Best Show.''"</ref>
* [[Walter Stone (screenwriter)|Walter Stone]] (1920–1999), writer for ''[[The Honeymooners]]'' and  ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]''<ref>Triolo, John; and Marren-Licht, Liz. [https://books.google.com/books?id=KUcvgjpU2pgC&pg=PA124 ''Dunellen''], p. 124. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2012. {{ISBN|9780738591612}}. Accessed April 10, 2016. "Walter Stone, chief writer for the ''Honeymooners'' television series, was born in Dunellen in 1920."</ref>
* [[Frank Umont]] (1917–1991), Major League Baseball umpire<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/26/archives/jj-awaits-draft-new-jersey-sports-canada-interested.html "J.J. Awaits Draft; New Jersey Sports Canada Interested"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 26, 1974. Accessed May 30, 2012. "Frank Umont of Dunellen, the former major league umpire who also played for the New York Football Giants in the 1940s also will be on the dais..."</ref>