Editing Saddle River, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Francis W. H. Adams]] (1904–1990), lawyer who served as [[New York City Police Commissioner]] from 1954 to 1955<ref>Narvaez, Alfonso A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/21/obituaries/francis-w-h-adams-85-dies-led-new-york-city-s-police-force.html "Francis W. H. Adams, 85, Dies; Led New York City's Police Force"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 21, 1990. Accessed October 7, 2019. "Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on June 26, 1904, Francis William Holbrook Adams grew up in Saddle River, N.J., and rode a horse to school in Ho-Ho-Kus about a mile and a half away."</ref>
* [[Danny Aiello]] (1933–2019), actor<ref>Nash, Margo. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/nyregion/jersey-footlights.html "Jersey Footlights"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 5, 2004. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Mr. Aiello's singing has the bounce of his idols Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra and Louis Prima, and the throaty lyricism of another idol, Tony Bennett. But on the phone from his home in Saddle River, Mr. Aiello spoke in a soft voice about his new career."</ref>
* [[Gary Bettman]] (born 1952), Commissioner of the [[National Hockey League]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/17/style/weddings-celebrations-lauren-bettman-brian-gershengorn.html "Weddings/Celebrations; Lauren Bettman, Brian Gershengorn"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 17, 2003. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Lauren Gayle Bettman, a daughter of Shelli and Gary Bettman of Saddle River, N.J., was married last evening to Brian Jeffrey Gershengorn, the son of Renee Gershengorn of New City, N.Y. Rabbi Ronald S. Mass officiated at the Pierre in New York."</ref>
* [[Mary J. Blige]] (born 1971), recording artist and Grammy winner<ref>Coleman, Chrisena. [http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/03/27/2008-03-27_mary_j_blige_pays_12m_for_nj_mansion-1.html "Mary J. Blige pays $12M for N.J. mansion"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', March 27, 2008. Accessed July 30, 2008. "Grammy winner Mary J. Blige plunked down $12.3 million in cash for a Saddle River, N.J., mansion, the Daily News has learned."</ref>
* [[Larry Blyden]] (1925–1975), actor<ref name=Achenbach/>
* [[Jim Burt (American football)|Jim Burt]] (born 1959), former NFL player<ref>Popper, Steve. [http://www.bigtrain.org/published/archives/burttimes.html "Burt Jr. Tackles First Base in Class A"], copy of article from ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 5, 2004. Accessed May 13, 2007. "Burt Jr. has time. While driving from his parents' home in Saddle River, N.J., to Brooklyn on Thursday for his second game with the Cyclones, he listened to the broadcast of the Mets' game and heard the description of Valent bobbling a ground ball and making an errant throw to Al Leiter covering first."</ref>
* [[Tim Cahill]] (born 1979), former soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/saddle-river/2019/07/13/saddle-river-mansion-owned-tim-cahill-listed-6-75-million/1722992001/|title=Retired Red Bulls star Tim Cahill's Saddle River mansion listed for $6.75 million|website=North Jersey|language=en|access-date=2019-08-13}}</ref>
* [[Nick Cannon]] (born 1980), actor, producer, rapper and entrepreneur<ref>Chen, Joyce. [https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside-nick-cannons-wide-ranging-real-estate-portfolio "Inside Nick Cannon’s Wide-Ranging Real Estate Portfolio"], ''[[Architectural Digest]]'', June 29, 2023. Accessed December 17, 2024. "Following the couple’s separation, Cannon sought a new place to raise their kids 'out of the spotlight' and landed on Saddle River, New Jersey, about an hour outside of New York City."</ref>
* [[Vince Carter]] (born 1977), formerly of the [[New Jersey Nets]]<ref>Youngmisuk, Ohm. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724105622/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2005-11-01/news/18320559_1_kidd-nets-jason-collins "A Lot Of Stars, But Not Much Power"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', November 1, 2005. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Is there a better backcourt in the league than the one that resides on the same street in Saddle River, N.J.? The two neighbors bowl and play Ping-Pong together when they aren't connecting on alley-oops."</ref>
* [[Andrew Dice Clay]] (born 1957), actor and comedian<ref>Moritz, Owen; and Coleman, Chrisena. [http://articles.nydailynews.com/1997-09-25/news/18050119_1_maintenance-worker-mystery-writer-millionaires "Family's Employes Stunned"]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[New York Daily News]]'', September 25, 1997. Accessed September 7, 2012.</ref>
* [[Vince Colletta]] (1923–1991), comic book artist<ref>Sacks, Jason. [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/2073/the-thin-black-line-perspectives-on-vince-colletta-comics-most-controversial-inker/ "The Thin Black Line: Perspectives on Vince Colletta, Comics' Most Controversial Inker"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130172453/http://comicsbulletin.com/reviews/2073/the-thin-black-line-perspectives-on-vince-colletta-comics-most-controversial-inker/ |date=November 30, 2012 }}, ''Comics Bulletin''. Accessed October 11, 2012. "One key fact that Bryant discusses is Colletta's palatial house in upscale Saddle River, New Jersey. Colletta loved the house, which he bought in 1962 and which today is worth about 3.6 million dollars. Even 50 years ago, the house was terribly expensive to buy and maintain, which meant that Vince needed to work very hard in order to pay his mortgage."</ref>
* [[Rocco B. Commisso]] (born 1949), billionaire, founder of [[Mediacom]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/5-nj-billionaires-forbes-list-richest-americans|title = 5 NJ Billionaires on Forbes List of Richest Americans|date = October 4, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Vincent Curatola]] (born 1953), actor known for his role playing [[Johnny Sack]] on the television series ''[[The Sopranos]]''<ref>McMenamin, Jessica. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-Jersey/all_due_respect.html "All Due Respect; 'This thing of ours.' The phrase is a hushed acknowledgment, a hedge against uninvited ears. In 1999, an invitation was extended, and people around the world began a tutorial on the inner workings of an alleged waste-management firm in northern New Jersey. Eight years later, millions of people salt their vocabularies with phrases from their weekly sit-down with The Sopranos. And it's all because a Jersey guy's mom was driving him nuts."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 21, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2015. "'I don't think there's one of us who thinks that all of this is real,' says Vince Curatola. The Englewood native, who recently moved to Saddle River, plays John 'Johnny Sack' Sacramoni, the head of the New York City Mob."</ref>
* [[James P. Dugan]] (1929–2021), former member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] who served as chairman of the [[New Jersey Democratic State Committee]]<ref>[http://governors.rutgers.edu/interview_forum/documents/Dugan-interview.pdf Interview with James P. Dugan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219013509/http://governors.rutgers.edu/interview_forum/documents/Dugan-interview.pdf |date=December 19, 2013 }}, [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]] Center on the American Governor at [[Rutgers University]], February 27, 2008. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Q: Where did you live in those days? Were you in Bayonne? James P. Dugan: Yes. Q: Is it your hometown? Where do you live today? James P. Dugan: Saddle River."</ref>
* [[Alonzo Foringer]] (1878–1948), painter best known for his World War I [[Red Cross]] promotional poster, "The Greatest Mother in the World"<ref>{{NRHP url|id=86001604|title=Alonzo Foringer House & Studio}}, [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed September 30, 2015.</ref>
* [[Carol Haney]] (1924–1964), actress<ref name=Achenbach/><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/12/carol-haney-pajama-game-dancer-dies-at-39.html "Carol Haney, ''Pajama Game'' Dancer, Dies at 39"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 12, 1964. Accessed September 30, 2015. "Miss Haney, who had been a choreographer in recent years, became ill at her home in Saddle River, N. J., on Tuesday night."</ref>
<!-- She is alphabetized in her article as "Higgins Clark, Mary" -->* [[Mary Higgins Clark]] (1927–2020), author of suspense novels<ref>Geiger, Mia. [http://www.denverpost.com/books/ci_5604012 "Suspense queen sailing two ships"], ''[[The Denver Post]]'', April 6, 2007. Accessed May 14, 2007. "It seemed only natural for Clark to set the story on Cape Cod, a place that feels magical to the Saddle River, N.J., resident."</ref>
* [[Wil Horneff]] (born 1979), actor<ref>Coutros, Evonne. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110516210035/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22543236.html "YOUNG ACTOR AIMS HIGH"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 12, 1994. Accessed October 28, 2007. "Horneff of Saddle River is starring opposite Peter Strauss and Jean Smart at 9 p.m. Sunday in ''The Yearling,''..."</ref>
* [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]], (born 1965), former NBA player and former head coach for the [[Golden State Warriors]]<ref>Howard-Cooper, Scott. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-02-sp-148-story.html "Leadership Is His Specialty : Filling Clipper Point Guard Role Excites Mark Jackson"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', October 2, 1992. Accessed September 21, 2013. "Jackson, who is building a home in Saddle River, N.J., won't play at Madison Square Garden until Jan. 2."</ref>
* [[Wyclef Jean]] (born 1969), three-time [[Grammy Award]]-winning rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and politician<ref>Considine, Bob. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/saddle_brook_resident_jean_eye.html "Saddle River resident Wyclef Jean eyes run for president of Haiti"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 30, 2010. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Wyclef Jean, the Grammy-award winning musician and Saddle River resident, is considering a run for president of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, according to several published reports."</ref>
* [[A. J. Khubani]] (born 1959), telemarketer and founder of [[Telebrands]]<ref>Finn, Robin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/nyregion/11routine.html "Lamborghini? But Wait, There’s More"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 9, 2010. Accessed October 7, 2019. "Mr. Khubani, 50, is the president of TeleBrands, a New Jersey-based telemarketing Goliath that he conjured in 1983 after seeing a magazine advertisement for a cheap but functional digital watch. He lives in Saddle River, N.J., with his wife, Poonam, and two of their three children."</ref>
* [[Jason Kidd]] (born 1973), former player and current head coach of the [[Dallas Mavericks]]<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242770,00.html "New Jersey Nets Star Jason Kidd Files Divorce Papers Claiming He's An Abused Spouse"], [[Fox News]], January 10, 2007. "The couple has a mansion in upper-crust Saddle River, where they live with their three young kids – son T.J., 8, and twin 5-year-old daughters Miah and Jazelle."</ref>
* [[Joumana Kidd]] (born 1972), actress and journalist who is the former wife of Jason Kidd<ref>Zwain, Heather. [http://www.bergen.com/Free_Spirit_The_Flair_of_Joumana_Kidd.html "Free Spirit: The Flair of Saddle River's Joumana Kidd"], ''(201) magazine'', November 1, 2010. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Joumana Kidd may spend her days with her team of stylists, perfecting her flawless appearance for her next big hosting gig, but the truth is, this vibrant beauty prefers lounging in sweatpants, hair in a messy bun, at home with Trey, 12, and 9-year-old twins Miah and Jazelle. Kidd's Saddle River home is 100-percent kid proof."</ref>
* [[Murder of Andrew Kissel|Andrew Kissel]] (1959–2006), murdered real estate developer<ref>Hsu, Eric and Kim, Yung. [http://record-bergen.vlex.com/vid/mourns-broker-fatally-stabbed-conn-62764285 "Family mourns real estate broker fatally stabbed in Conn."], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 8, 2006. Accessed August 29, 2013. "William Kissel, a chemist, was a manager for Sun Chemical Corp., before starting his own copier toner company in 1972. He moved the family to a small house in Woodcliff Lake from Manhattan before settling in Saddle River. Robert Kissel grew up to become a wealthy investment banker at Merrill Lynch and was sent to Hong Kong with his wife and three children."</ref>
* [[Mariusz Kolodziej]] (born 1966), boxing promoter and entrepreneur<ref>Ung, Elisa. [http://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/dining-news/north-jersey-bakery-mass-produces-artisanal-breads-1.1068618 "Ung: North Jersey bakery mass-produces artisanal breads"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 17, 2014. Accessed September 10, 2015. "Saddle River resident Mariusz Kolodziej began an artisanal bread empire in 1994 from scratch after arriving in the United States from his native Poland, then later built a gym in his bakery from which he manages fighters."</ref>
* [[David Lat]] (born 1975), blogger<ref>Miller, Jonathan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/technology/22njCOVER.html "He Fought the Law. They Both Won."], [[The New York Times]], January 22, 2006. Accessed December 17, 2013. "The child of Filipino doctors, Mr. Lat grew up in blue-collar Bergenfield and well-to-do Saddle River, where his neighbors included former President Richard M. Nixon. When he was young, he would go to the Nixon house to get candy, a Halloween card and a handshake from the former president."</ref>
* [[Judy Nicastro]], politician who served from 2000 to 2004 as a member of the [[Seattle City Council]]<ref>Feit, Josh. [https://www.thestranger.com/news/2001/01/25/6284/seattles-pragmatic-populist "Seattle's Pragmatic Populist"], ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'', January 25, 2001. Accessed August 27, 2024. "You can thank Ronald Reagan for the class-conscious politics of Council Member Nicastro. In 1981, when Nicastro was a 14-year-old living in Saddle River, New Jersey (Exit 156 off the Garden State Parkway), President Reagan was moving full speed ahead to enact his sweeping agenda."</ref>
* [[Richard Nixon]] (1913–1994), United States President, and First Lady [[Pat Nixon]] (1912–1993), who lived there from 1981 to 1991<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071225080302/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,967245-2,00.html The Dark Comedian], ''[[Time (magazine)]]'' by Roger Rosenblatt, April 25, 1988. "About to publish his sixth book in ten years, 1999: Victory Without War, he has made Saddle River a Delphi for the nation's politicians."</ref>
* [[Jeffrey Nordling]] (born 1962), actor who appeared in the series ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]''<ref>Geannette, Gloria. [http://www.bergen.com/people/celebrityscene/G-Man_For_actor_Jeffrey_Nordling_itis_all_in_a_dayis_work.html "G-Man: For actor Jeffrey Nordling, it's all in a day's work"], Bergen.com, April 1, 2009. Accessed September 7, 2012. "Jeffrey Nordling plays straight-laced FBI agent Larry Moss on the current season of the Fox hit series ''24.'' The actor, who was raised in Washington Township and Saddle River, has been working nonstop since 1985 when he finished the master's program in theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas."</ref><ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610170904/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-133020814.html "Bergen County native's 'Dirt' character reaps what he sows"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 1, 2007. Accessed August 29, 2013. "Nordling was born 3,000 miles from the craziness, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and grew up mostly in Washington Township (in the only house on the town's Times Square). When he was 15, the family moved to Saddle River, and Nordling transferred to Ramsey High School, where he became a soccer star."</ref>
* [[Rosie O'Donnell]] (born 1962), comedian and television personality, homeowner since 2013<ref>Lynn, Kathleen. [http://www.northjersey.com/real-estate/rosie-o-donnell-buys-saddle-river-home-1.687010 "Rosie O'Donnell buys Saddle River home"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 7, 2014. Accessed September 10, 2014.</ref>
* [[Charles Osgood]] (1933–2024), radio and television commentator, writer and musician<ref>[[James Barron (journalist)|Barron, James]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/business/media/charles-osgood-dead.html "Charles Osgood, Lyrical Newscaster on Radio and TV, Dies at 91"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 23, 2024. Accessed January 23, 2024. "Charles Osgood, a newscaster who told unconventional stories on the radio in unconventional ways — sometimes with rhyme, sometimes with humor, often with both — died on Tuesday at his home in Saddle River, N.J. He was 91."</ref>
* [[Kenneth Pasternak]] (born 1954), businessman, entrepreneur<ref>Saitz, Greg S. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/former_knight_capital_group_ex.html "Former exec at Knight Capital Group cleared of fraud charges"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 12, 2008. Accessed September 20, 2011. "The Securities and Exchange Commission had sued Kenneth Pasternak, a Saddle River resident who now runs a hedge fund, and another former Knight executive in 2005, accusing Pasternak of allowing improper trading at the Jersey City firm during the tech boom in 1999 and 2000."</ref>
* [[Caroline Pennell]] (born 1995), singer-songwriter who was a contestant on the [[The Voice (U.S. season 5)|fifth season]] of ''[[The Voice (U.S. series)|The Voice]]''<ref>Dazio, Stefanie. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/music/saddle-river-singer-caroline-pennell-talks-about-voice-and-future-in-music-1.666948?page=all "Saddle River singer Caroline Pennell talks about 'Voice' and future in music"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 29, 2013. Accessed September 30, 2015. "Hours after she returned from California on a red-eye flight following the show's finale, Pennell was sitting and at times lying down on the couch in exhaustion in her Saddle River home, reliving her experiences this year and talking about what she hopes to accomplish in the next one."</ref>
* [[Mario Perillo]] (1927–2003), tour operator<ref name=Achenbach/><ref>Feuer, Alan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/nyregion/mario-perillo-76-mr-italy-to-vacation-planners-is-dead.html "Mario Perillo, 76, 'Mr. Italy' To Vacation Planners, Is Dead"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 2, 2003. Accessed September 20, 2015. "Mario Perillo, the silver-haired tour operator whose raspy television pitch, 'Go Perillo to Italy,' persuaded more than a million Americans to visit that country, died Friday at his home in Saddle River, N.J."</ref>
* [[Eleanore Pettersen]] (1916–2003), one of the first female architects in New Jersey<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/nyregion/eleanore-pettersen-86-pioneering-architect.html "Eleanore Pettersen, 86, Pioneering Architect"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 18, 2003. Accessed October 14, 2015. "Eleanore Pettersen, a New Jersey architect who helped lead the way for women in her profession, died on Wednesday at her home in Saddle River, N.J.... Ms. Pettersen was born in Passaic, N.J."</ref>
* [[Sam Raia]], politician who served as Mayor of Saddle River and former [[Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee]]<ref>Friedman, Matt. [http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/recently_resigned_nj_republican_chairman_to_return.html "Recently resigned NJ Republican chairman to return"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 27, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2015. "Sam Raia, the mayor of Saddle River who recently resigned as New Jersey Republican state chairman, is coming back to the job, The Star-Ledger has learned."</ref>
* [[Ja Rule]] (born 1976), rapper<ref name=Rappers>Holahan, Catherine. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140702053707/http://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. Accessed August 29, 2013.</ref>
* [[Lisa Scafuro]] (born 1958), documentary film maker and children's book author born in Saddle River who still resides part of the year<ref>Nolan, Sarah. [http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/saddle-river-native-scafuro-premieres-documentary-on-soleri-1.598026 "Saddle River native Scafuro premieres documentary on Soleri"], ''Town Journal'', October 17, 2013. Accessed December 28, 2015. "When Saddle River native Lisa Scafuro moved back to the land of her alma mater in Arizona 17 years ago, it was to draw inspiration from the raw beauty of the desert and focus on her passion: writing."</ref>
* [[Danielle Schulmann]] (born 1989), soccer player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Sky Blue FC]] in the [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]]<ref>[http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/schulmann_danielle00.html Danielle Schulmann] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501155129/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/schulmann_danielle00.html |date=May 1, 2016 }}, [[UConn Huskies women's soccer]]. Accessed May 1, 2016. "Hometown: Saddle River, N.J. High School: Northern Highlands High"</ref>
* [[Daniel Silna]] (born 1944), co-owner of the former ABA team the [[Spirits of St. Louis]] who has profited from TV revenue earned as part of the deal in which four ABA teams were merged into the NBA<ref>[[Richard Sandomir|Sandomir, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/sports/basketball/former-aba-owners-ozzie-and-daniel-silna-earn-millions-from-nba.html "No Team, No Ticket Sales, but Plenty of Cash; Former A.B.A. Owners Ozzie and Daniel Silna Earn Millions From N.B.A."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 6, 2012. Accessed September 7, 2012. "If Federal District Judge Loretta A. Preska agrees, the Silna brothers — Ozzie, 79, and living in Malibu, Calif., and Daniel, 68, and living in Saddle River, N.J. — stand to receive millions more, all without having assembled a team or used an arena for more than three decades."</ref>
* [[Joseph Simmons]] (born 1964), a.k.a. Reverend Run, the "Run" in [[Run-D.M.C.]] and star of his family's reality show ''[[Run's House]]''<ref name=Rappers/><ref>Staff. [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/mission-sell-article-1.223061 "Mission to sellRev. Run and mogul brother unloading N.J. spreads"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', June 20, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Rev. Run's $5.5 million colonial on Wildwood Road, Saddle River, N.J. Six bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, home theater, sound studio and lounge with hot tub."</ref>
* [[Russell Simmons]] (born 1957), godfather of hip-hop, whose house has been up for sale following his divorce from [[Kimora Lee Simmons]]<ref>Reingold, Jennifer. [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/76/rushhour.html Rush Hour: Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur.], ''[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'', November 2003. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Easygoing, profane, and hilarious, Simmons regularly speaks all over the country to everyone from small-town entrepreneurs to Harvard MBAs, is photographed at every social event, takes an intensive yoga class every single day, and somehow makes it home every night to his palatial 35,000-square-foot spread in Saddle River, New Jersey, to see his two daughters, Ming Lee, 3, and Aoki Lee, 11 months."</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061125045412/http://www.forbes.com/realestate/2006/08/24/russell-simmons-estate_cx_lr_0825how.html Home of the Week:Simmons' Saddle River Splendor], ''[[Forbes]]'', August 25, 2006.</ref>
* [[Ben Vereen]] (born 1946), [[Tony Award]]-winning actor, dancer and singer<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19820715&id=ZlIfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HtIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1917,5880261 "Vereen moving to Saddle River"], ''[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal|Daytona Beach Morning Journal]]'', July 15, 1982. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Actor and Singer Ben Vereen is putting down new roots in Saddle River because, he joked Wednesday, the residents 'asked me to move out there to improve the neighborhood.'"</ref><ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/19/nyregion/truck-driver-gets-probation.html "Truck Driver Gets Probation"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 19, 1988. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Naja Vereen, 16, of Saddle River, N.J., was killed and her mother, Nancy, who was driving, was injured in the accident."</ref>
* [[William B. Widnall]] (1906–1983), politician who served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for 24 years representing [[New Jersey's 7th congressional district]]<ref>[[Joan Riddell Cook|Cook, Joan]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/30/obituaries/ex-rep-william-b-windall-served-in-house-for-25-years.html "Ex-Rep. William B. Windall; Served In House For 25 Years"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 30, 1983. Accessed November 17, 2017. "William Beck Widnall, a New Jersey Republican who represented northern Bergen County in the House of Representatives for 25 years, died Wednesday in a Ridgewood nursing home after a long illness. He was 77 years old and lived in Saddle River, N.J., until he became ill."</ref>
* [[Susie Wiles]] (born 1957), political consultant who was selected by Donald Trump to serve as the 32nd [[White House Chief of Staff|White House chief of staff]] in his [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|second administration]]<ref>Zimmer, David M. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2024/11/13/susie-wiles-first-woman-white-house-chief-staff-nj/76228225007/ "Susie Wiles, the first woman White House chief of staff, is from New Jersey"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 13, 2024. Accessed December 17, 2024. "Wiles, who grew up in Saddle River, is the first woman to take on the role widely seen as one of the most powerful non-elected positions in the U.S. government."</ref>

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