Editing Florham Park, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Florham Park, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Florham Park include:

[[File:Spencer Weisz1.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Spencer Weisz]]]]
* [[Kary Antholis]] (born 1962), [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning documentary filmmaker<ref>Wilson, David McKay. [http://www.bowdoin.edu/bowdoinmagazine/archives/features/000060.shtml "Making Masterpieces"], ''[[Bowdoin College|Bowdoin]] Magazine'', Spring 2004. Accessed August 27, 2008.</ref>
* [[William Antholis]] (born 1965), political scientist, who is director and CEO of the [[Miller Center of Public Affairs]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record-delbarton-1982-graduates-by/139996519/ "Local Delbarton School grads"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', July 5, 1983. Accessed January 31, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Delbarton School recently awarded diplomas to the following students from the northwest New Jersey area:... Florham Park: William John Antholis"</ref>
* [[Tiki Barber]] (born 1975), former professional [[American football|football]] who played for the [[New York Giants]]<ref name=Best2015>McCarthy, Breanne. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/best-places-to-live-2015-florham-park/ "Florham Park is No. 1 On Our List of Top Towns; A low tax rate, laudable schools boost Morris County municipality."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 1, 2015. Accessed September 12, 2015. "Jets players can be spotted around town, and several celebrities have made Florham Park home, including Nicole Elizabeth LaValle (better known as Snooki), retired Giants running back Tiki Barber and retired NHL goaltender Johan Hedberg."</ref>
* [[Salvatore A. Bontempo]] (1909–1989), politician who served as chairman of the [[New Jersey Democratic State Committee]]<ref>Narvaez, Alfonso A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/22/obituaries/salvatore-bontempo-79-a-leader-in-new-jersey-democratic-politics.html "Salvatore Bontempo, 79, a Leader In New Jersey Democratic Politics"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 22, 1989. Accessed September 12, 2015. "Salvatore A. Bontempo, a former state chairman of the Democratic Party in New Jersey and a government official at the local, state and Federal levels, died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Florham Park, N.J."</ref>
* [[William Consovoy]] (1974–2023), attorney for conservative causes<ref>Risen, Clay. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/william-consovoy-dead.html "William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to Supreme Court"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 2023. Accessed January 18, 2023. "William Spencer Consovoy was born on Aug. 31, 1974, in Plainfield, N.J. He grew up in nearby Florham Park, where, like any self-respecting Garden State native, he developed a lifelong love for the Philadelphia Eagles and Bruce Springsteen."</ref>
* [[John T. Cunningham]] (1915–2012), New Jersey's popular historian<ref>James, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/10/nyregion/in-person-the-new-jersey-chronicles.html "In Person; The New Jersey Chronicles"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 10, 1998. Accessed December 18, 2012. "One recent morning, Mr. Cunningham, who had traveled from his home in Florham Park, Morris County, stood on the campus at Stevens Institute of Technology here, being videotaped for a New Jersey Network historical series called ''New Jersey Legacy'', to be broadcast around Christmas."</ref><ref>Pearce, Jeremy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/05/nyregion/in-person-don-t-call-him-a-historian.html "In Person; Don't Call Him a Historian"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 5, 2003. Accessed December 18, 2012. "'A century passes and it's not so long ago,' reflected John T. Cunningham, whose words were formed slowly and seemed to float for a moment before him. ... For half a century, the words of the Florham Park social historian have reached children studying his textbooks and touched readers exploring his broader histories of the Garden State."</ref>
* [[Eric Duncan (baseball)|Eric Duncan]] (born 1984), former professional baseball player<ref>Kuty, Brendan. [http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/01/yankees_eric_duncan_gary_denbo_staten_island_seton.html "N.J. high school legend Eric Duncan will be 'big asset' to Yankees, official says"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 23, 2015. Accessed August 31, 2015. "It's not quite the path Florham Park native Eric Duncan envisioned when the Yankees selected him out of Seton Hall Prep in the first round of the 2003 draft."</ref>
* [[Mark Guiliana]] (born 1980), drummer, composer, and leader of the band Beat Music<ref>Matzner, Frank A. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/mark-guiliana-new-beats-mark-guiliana-by-franz-a-matzner.php "Mark Guiliana: New Beats"], [[All About Jazz]], April 8, 2008. Accessed May 27, 2014. "All About Jazz: You were born and raised in New Jersey, correct?... MG: I went to school at William Paterson. I'm from Morris County, a town called Florham Park."</ref><ref>Farberman, Brad. [http://jazztimes.com/articles/147783-mark-guiliana-starts-a-rousing-new-chapter "Mark Guiliana Starts a Rousing New Chapter; A man and his groove"], ''[[JazzTimes]]'', December 11, 2014. Accessed September 12, 2015. "Born and raised in Florham Park, N.J., Guiliana discovered music at age 15, mostly on his own."</ref>
* [[Johan Hedberg]] (born 1973), former NHL goaltender<ref name=Best2015 />
* [[Ralph A. Loveys]] (1929–2017), politician who was elected to three terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 26th legislative district|26th Legislative District]]<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/nyregion/legislature-to-confront-insurance-bills.html "Legislature To Confront Insurance Bills"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 6, 1987. Accessed September 12, 2015. "The most controversial measure – sponsored by Assemblyman Ralph A. Loveys, Republican of Florham Park and chairman of the Insurance Committee – would forge a major shift in public policy."</ref>
* [[Archie Moore (baseball)|Archie Moore]] (born 1940), MLB player who appeared in 40 games for the [[New York Yankees]] in 1964 and 1965<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/05/yanks-win-by-98-on-5-runs-in-9th.html?_r=0 "Yanks Win By 9‐8 On 5 Runs In 9th"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 5, 1964. Accessed October 29, 2017. "Richardson grounded to Minoso, who made his erratic peg to set up the game‐winning situation for Moore, the bonus player from Florham Park, N. J., via Springfield (Mass.) College."</ref>
* [[Bill Raftery]] (born 1943), [[basketball]] analyst and former college basketball coach<ref>[http://sportsline.com/cbssports/story/9551352 "Bill Raftery to receive Curt Gowdy Media Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120719192458/http://sportsline.com/cbssports/story/9551352 |date=2012-07-19 }}, [[CBS SportsLine.com]]. Accessed July 3, 2007. "Raftery lives in Florham Park, N.J., with his wife, Joan, and has four children and one grandchild."</ref>
* [[Lange Schermerhorn]] (born 1939), career foreign service officer who served as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Djibouti|United States Ambassador to Djibouti]] from December 1997 until November 2000<ref>Kennedy, Charles Stuart. [https://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Schermerhorn,%20Lange.toc.pdf Interview with Ambassador Lange Schermerhorn], [[Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training]], Foreign Affairs Oral History Project, May 3, 2002. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Schermerhorn: I was born in September 1939, a war baby, as it were, in northern New Jersey. My parents at that point were living in a town called Florham Park, which is near Morristown, the county seat of Morris County, New Jersey – about thirty-five miles from New York City on a railroad line."</ref>
* [[Tony Siragusa]] (1967–2022), former [[American football|football]] player with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and [[Baltimore Ravens]]<ref>Lowitt, Bruce. [http://www.sptimes.com/News/011801/SuperBowl2001/Super_Bowl_notebook.shtml "Super Bowl notebook"], ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'', January 18, 2001. Accessed August 31, 2015. "New Jersey native Tony Siragusa, a Ravens defensive tackle and resident of Florham Park, N.J., and Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, who lives in nearby Montclair, N.J., have been good friends since meeting two years ago at several charity functions."</ref>
* [[Snooki]] (born 1987), reality TV personality from the shows ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]'' and ''[[Snooki & Jwoww]]''<ref>Griffith, Janelle. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/snooki_buys_home_florham_park.html "Snooki buys new $2.6M Florham Park home"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 20, 2015. Accessed January 26, 2015. "Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi is expanding her real estate portfolio. The ''Jersey Shore'' alum purchased a $2.6 million home in Florham Park with her husband Jionni LaValle, property records show."</ref><ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/11/snooki_pregnant_third_child_thanksgiving.html "Snooki pregnant with third child: 'What I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving'"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 23, 2018. Accessed November 26, 2018. "''Jersey Shore'' star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi had some happy news to report for Thanksgiving: she has a bun in the oven. Polizzi, who turns 31 on Friday, lives in Florham Park."</ref>
* [[Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly]] (1854–1952), heiress and a member of the [[Vanderbilt family]]<ref name=Best2015 />
* [[Hamilton McKown Twombly]] (1849–1910), businessman<ref name=Best2015 />
* [[Spencer Weisz]] (born 1995), American-Israeli professional [[basketball]] player for [[Hapoel Haifa B.C.|Hapoel Haifa]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>[https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/spencer-weisz/11307 Spencer Weisz], [[Princeton Tigers men's basketball]]. Accessed May 28, 2020. "Hometown: Florham Park, N.J.; High School: Seton Hall Prep"</ref>