Editing Brigantine, New Jersey (section)

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

*[[Ray Birdwhistell]] (1918–1994), [[anthropologist]] who founded [[kinesics]] as a field of [[inquiry]] and research<ref>[[Eric Pace|Pace, Eric]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/25/obituaries/prof-ray-l-birdwhistell-76-helped-decipher-body-language.html "Prof. Ray L. Birdwhistell, 76; Helped Decipher Body Language"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524084509/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/25/obituaries/prof-ray-l-birdwhistell-76-helped-decipher-body-language.html |date=May 24, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 25, 1994. Accessed May 23, 2018. "Ray L. Birdwhistell, an anthropologist and expert on how people communicate with body motions, died on Wednesday at his home in Brigantine, N.J. He was 76."</ref>
*[[Dan Borislow]] (1961–2014), entrepreneur, sports team owner, inventor and thoroughbred horse breeder<ref>Weinert, Joe. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6CE4C719CD0D9A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "High Roller Follows Exec To Borgata"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205031446/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6CE4C719CD0D9A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=February 5, 2015 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', October 19, 2002. Accessed November 15, 2013. "Borislow made his fortune as founder of the Tel-Save Holdings long-distance company. He owns race horses and splits his time between homes in Brigantine and Palm Beach, Fla."</ref>
*[[Mark A. Brown]] (born 1961), gaming industry executive who has been CEO of [[Trump Entertainment Resorts|Trump Hotels and Casinos Inc.]] and President of [[The Venetian Macao]], [[Sands Macao]] and The Four Seasons Macau<ref>Barlas, Thomas. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEADC3465385A2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Atlantic City Native, Age 37, Takes Trump Marina Helm / Brown First Casino Chief Born In The Resort Town"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205085334/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEADC3465385A2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=February 5, 2015 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', May 11, 1998. Accessed November 15, 2013. "'They say, 'no one was born in Atlantic City.' He grew up across Absecon Inlet in Brigantine."</ref>
*[[Angelo Coia]] (1938–2013), football [[End (American football)|end]] who played in the NFL for the [[Chicago Bears]], the [[Washington Redskins]] and the [[Atlanta Falcons]]<ref>Fitzpatrick, Frank. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131205093314/http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-04/news/36151012_1_angelo-coia-nfl-draft-redskins "Angelo Coia dies; ex-NFL player and Philadelphia high school star"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', January 4, 2013, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 5, 2013. Accessed May 23, 2018. "After Mr. Coia retired as a player, he trained and owned racehorses and also coached youth football in the Northeast. Later, he reunited with Davis and worked several years as a Raiders scout. He spent his final years in Brigantine, N.J."</ref>
*[[Vincent S. Haneman]] (1902–1978), Associate Justice of [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] 1960 to 1971, served eight years as Brigantine's mayor<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/12/archives/vincent-s-haneman-75-of-jersey-supreme-court.html "Vincent S. Haneman, 75, of Jersey Supreme Court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019111401/http://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/12/archives/vincent-s-haneman-75-of-jersey-supreme-court.html |date=October 19, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 1978. Accessed July 4, 2016. "Mr. Haneman worked his way up through the ranks of the Republican Party, beginning in 1934 as mayor of his hometown, Brigantine. He was mayor for eight years."</ref>
*[[Amy Kennedy]] (born 1978), educator, mental health advocate and politician who is the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] nominee in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey|2020 elections]] seeking to represent [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]]<ref>Kassel, Matthew. [https://jewishinsider.com/2020/04/a-kennedy-takes-on-a-trump-convert-in-south-jersey-congressional-race/ "A Kennedy takes on a Trump convert in South Jersey congressional race; Former public school teacher Amy Kennedy hopes to unseat Rep. Jeff Van Drew in a swing district"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713095955/https://jewishinsider.com/2020/04/a-kennedy-takes-on-a-trump-convert-in-south-jersey-congressional-race/ |date=July 13, 2020 }}, ''[[Jewish Insider]]'', April 27, 2020. Accessed July 10, 2020. "Amy Kennedy grew up a stone's throw away from Atlantic City, in the South Jersey shore towns of Pleasantville and Absecon.... 'He didn't seem to add value back into the community the way we had all been promised,' Kennedy told ''Jewish Insider'' in a phone interview from her home in Brigantine, assessing President Trump's fraught history in Atlantic City."</ref>
*[[Brett Kennedy]] (born 1994), pitcher for the [[San Diego Padres]] of [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>McGarry, Michael. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/phillies/atlantic-city-grad-brett-kennedy-to-make-mlb-debut-wednesday/article_03c6493e-647a-5ac3-82a9-23dc074d7b9e.html "A.C. grad Brett Kennedy to make MLB debut Wednesday night"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809025057/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/phillies/atlantic-city-grad-brett-kennedy-to-make-mlb-debut-wednesday/article_03c6493e-647a-5ac3-82a9-23dc074d7b9e.html |date=August 9, 2018 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 8, 2018. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Kennedy, a 2012 Atlantic City High School graduate from Brigantine, will make his major league debut that day."</ref>
*[[Patrick J. Kennedy]] (born 1967), former member of [[United States House of Representatives]]<ref>Landau, Joel. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/atlantic-city_pleasantville_brigantine/kennedys-introduce-newborn-son-to-media-outside-hospital-in-galloway/article_ffd8aede-88a1-11e1-a1ec-0019bb2963f4.html "Kennedys introduce newborn son to media outside hospital in Galloway Township"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071148/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/atlantic-city_pleasantville_brigantine/kennedys-introduce-newborn-son-to-media-outside-hospital-in-galloway/article_ffd8aede-88a1-11e1-a1ec-0019bb2963f4.html |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', April 18, 2012. Accessed April 18, 2012. "Kennedy, 44, the son of the late U.S. Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, was dressed in a sport coat and jeans and cracked a few jokes before the couple departed to their Brigantine home."</ref>
*[[Brittany Lee Lewis]] (born 1990), [[professor]], television personality, domestic violence advocate, [[Miss Delaware]] 2014 and [[Miss Black America]] 2017<ref>DeRosier, John. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/brigantines-brittany-lewis-crowned-miss-black-america/article_b756c8d7-d081-598f-a682-c1a1639065cc.html "Brigantine's Brittany Lewis crowned Miss Black America"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713120912/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/brigantines-brittany-lewis-crowned-miss-black-america/article_b756c8d7-d081-598f-a682-c1a1639065cc.html |date=July 13, 2020 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 30, 2017. Accessed July 10, 2020. "Former Miss America contestant and Brigantine resident Brittany Lewis was crowned Miss Black America on Saturday at the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center."</ref>
*[[Guy Marks]] (1923–1987), actor, comedian, singer and impressionist, familiar face on TV sitcoms and variety shows of 1960s and 1970s<ref>Nicholson, Jim. [http://articles.philly.com/1987-12-01/news/26204131_1_guy-marks-ascap-aftra "1960s TV Comedian Guy Marks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817034102/http://articles.philly.com/1987-12-01/news/26204131_1_guy-marks-ascap-aftra |date=August 17, 2016 }}, ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'', December 1, 1987. Accessed July 4, 2016. "Guy Marks, a South Philadelphia native who became a busy comedian and television performer, died Saturday. He was 64 and lived in Brigantine, N.J."</ref>
*[[Harry Olivieri]] (1916–2006), co-creator of the [[Philly cheesesteak]] and owner of [[Pat's King of Steaks]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/us/22olivieri.html "Harry Olivieri, 90, Co-Inventor of Cheese Steak in Philadelphia, Dies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019061702/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/us/22olivieri.html |date=October 19, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 22, 2006. Accessed August 19, 2015. "Harry Olivieri, co-founder of the Pat's King of Steaks cheese steak emporium and generally credited with being the co-inventor of the Philly cheese steak, died on Thursday in Pomona, N.J. He was 90 and lived in Brigantine, N.J."</ref>
*[[Carol Plum-Ucci]] (born 1957), [[young adult fiction|young adult]] [[novelist]] and [[essayist]]<ref>Good, Daniel. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/113/story/204508.html "A mature subject for local author's new teen novel"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802232047/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/113/story/204508.html |date=August 2, 2008 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 13, 2008. Accessed September 2, 2008. "The work station in her Absecon home resembles a child's bedroom....Plum-Ucci, a Brigantine native, situates her stories in the towns and beaches from her childhood."</ref>
*[[John Rosenbaum]] (1934–2003), California artist and educator<ref>via [[United Press]]. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/04/84442396.pdf "Cornell Elects Rosenbaum"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727063503/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/04/84442396.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false |date=July 27, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 4, 1954. Accessed April 18, 2012. "John J. Rosenbaum Jr. of Brigantine, N.&nbsp;J., today was elected captain of Cornell's 1955 varsity cross-country team."</ref>
*[[Katherine Shindle]] (born 1977), actress, singer, dancer and AIDS activist who was [[Miss America 1998]] and [[Miss Illinois]] 1997<ref>Witchel, Alex. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/29/arts/design/former-miss-america-kate-shindle-revisits-favorite-haunts.html?_r=0 "Taking the Crown, Then Taking OrdersFormer Miss America Kate Shindle Revisits Favorite Haunts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019004952/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/29/arts/design/former-miss-america-kate-shindle-revisits-favorite-haunts.html?_r=0 |date=October 19, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 28, 2014. Accessed November 27, 2014. "Ms. Shindle, 37, was raised in Brigantine, N.J., near Atlantic City; her mother served on the Miss America hostess committee."</ref>
*[[Slappy White]] (1921–1995), comedian and actor<ref>[[Lawrence Van Gelder|Van Gelder, Lawrence]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/09/nyregion/slappy-white-74-who-brought-black-humor-into-white-clubs.html "Slappy White, 74, Who Brought Black Humor Into White Clubs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220521/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/09/nyregion/slappy-white-74-who-brought-black-humor-into-white-clubs.html |date=December 23, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 9, 1995. Accessed May 23, 2018. "Slappy White, one of the black stand-up comedians who blazed a trail out of the so-called chitlin' circuit to perform before predominantly white audiences in the 1950s, died on Tuesday at his home in Brigantine, N.J."</ref>