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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Englishtown, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Englishtown include: * [[Robby Andrews]] (born 1991), middle-distance runner<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/sports/12sportsbriefs-ncaa.html "Oregon Runner Retains 800 Title"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 2010. Accessed August 14, 2012. "He finished in 1 minute 45.69 seconds, well in front of the Virginia freshman Robby Andrews of Englishtown, N.J., who was runner-up in 1:46.83."</ref> * [[Deborah Berger]] (1956–2005), artist noted for her oeuvre of brightly colored textile works created in knitting and crochet<ref>Rose, Zoe. [https://historyofyesterday.com/the-autistic-woman-who-made-masterpieces-the-life-and-art-of-deborah-berger-9a7174424d56 "The Autistic Woman Who Made Masterpieces: The life and art of Deborah Berger"], History of Yesterday, April 28, 2022. Accessed July 25, 2022. "Deborah was born in Englishtown, New Jersey sometime in 1956."</ref> * [[Lou Brutus]] (born 1962), radio host, musician and photographer<ref>{{cite web|last=Brutus|first=Lou|title=Lou Brutus Biography|url=http://loubrutus.com/bio.html|publisher=LouBrutus.com}}</ref> * [[Dov Davidoff]] (born 1973), stand-up comedian<ref>Condran, Ed. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/article/20150205/LIFESTYLE/302059619 "Dov Davidoff connects through humor and honesty"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', February 5, 2015. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Dov Davidoff has never had to go far for material.... Davidoff grew up in Englishtown, New Jersey, on a junkyard his dad owned."</ref> * [[Anthony Firkser]] (born 1995), professional [[American football|football]] [[tight end]] for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Zewe, Adam. [https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2017/10/alumni-profile-anthony-firkser-ab-17 "Alumni profile: Anthony Firkser, A.B. '17"], [[Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]], October 25, 2017. Accessed December 9, 2024. "A football player since high school, the Englishtown, N.J. native enjoyed the collaborative, community-minded focus of the sport."</ref> * [[Ed Krawiec]] (born 1976), [[NHRA]] Pro Stock Motorcycle racer<ref>[http://www.nhra.com/stats/pointsdtl.asp?an=358250&cc=12&se=2007&tt=1&dn=Ed%20Krawiec&ct=Englishtown&st=NJ&rn=88&pt=2156 Points Detail for Ed Krawiec]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[NHRA]]. Accessed October 24, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Racing/drag_racing_newsarticle.jsp?locale=en_US&articleLink=News%2F1421_press_release.hdnews&newsYear=2012&history=news "Krawiec Earns a Home-Town Win at Englishtown"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801101816/http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Racing/drag_racing_newsarticle.jsp?locale=en_US |date=August 1, 2008 }}, [[Harley-Davidson]] Drag Racing press release, June 4, 2012. Accessed August 14, 2012. "Harley-Davidson® Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycle to an emotional Pro Stock Motorcycle class win at the 43rd annual Toyota NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. A native of the area and the former manager of the racetrack, Krawiec had never scored a Pro Stock win at the venerable New Jersey drag strip."</ref> * [[Abhimanyu Mishra]] (born 2009), chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] and prodigy<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/new-jersey-kid-abhimanyu-mishra-is-worlds-youngest-chess-wiz "New Jersey kid is world’s youngest chess wiz"], ''News Transcript'', June 30, 2021. Accessed August 3, 2021. "Twelve-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra of Englishtown, NJ, became the world’s youngest grandmaster on Wednesday at a tournament in Budapest, Hungary, clinching the critical third and final norm with a win over Indian grandmaster Leon Mendonca, 15."</ref> * [[Alan Veingrad]] (born 1963), former [[American football]] [[offensive lineman]] who played in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref>Kaplan, Ron. [https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/from-football-to-frum/ "From football to frum"], ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', December 30, 2009. Accessed December 9, 2024. "Born in Brooklyn in 1963, Veingrad and his family moved to Englishtown when he was three and then to Miami in 1971."</ref>
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