Editing Clark, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Clark, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clark include:
* [[Todd Burger]] (born 1970), former [[offensive guard]] who played for the [[New York Jets]]<ref>Eskenazi, Gerald. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/26/sports/pro-football-jets-add-burger-and-byars-to-free-agent-acquisitions.html "Pro Football; Jets Add Burger and Byars To Free-Agent Acquisitions"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 26, 1998. Accessed May 5, 2013. "Burger, a 300-pounder who grew up in Clark, N.J., idolizing [[Bill Parcells]] and the Giants, is the second instant starter on the troubled offensive line that the Jets have picked up in the last week."</ref>
* [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] (born 1994), singer<ref>Lustig, Jay. [http://archive.northjersey.com/news/concert-review-halsey-at-madison-square-garden-1.1645420 "Concert review: Halsey at Madison Square Garden"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220170216/http://archive.northjersey.com/news/concert-review-halsey-at-madison-square-garden-1.1645420 |date=2016-12-20 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 14, 2016. Accessed December 9, 2016. "Halsey – who grew up as Ashley Frangipane in Clark, and is now 21 -- wiped a tear from her eye as she told the story, standing on the Garden's stage herself, Saturday night."</ref>
* [[Kenneth Ham]] (born 1964), [[NASA]] astronaut<ref>Caroom, Eliot. [http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2010/05/clark_native_set_to_lead_one_o.html "Clark native set to lead one of last NASA shuttle missions"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 2, 2010. Accessed September 18, 2011. "A love of flight and a helpful guidance counselor led Kenneth Ham from his high school in Clark to a trip to the International Space Station next week. Ham is one of several Garden State natives who will be among the last astronauts on a space shuttle as NASA winds down the long-running program this year. For Ham, his path to the stars began in the early 1980s at Arthur L. Johnson High School."</ref>
* [[Jeffrey Lichtman]] (born 1965), defense attorney who represented Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and John Gotti Jr.<ref>Finn, Robin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/nyregion/30lives.html "For a Lawyer Who's Angry, a Gotti Is Therapy"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 30, 2005. Accessed April 14, 2008. "Mr. Lichtman, unsurprisingly, was no fan of the mob turncoats the prosecution engaged as witnesses: 'Arrogant.' They reminded him, he says, of the bullies he grew up with in Clark, N.J., where his father was a meatpacker and fistfights trumped schoolyard conversations."</ref>
* [[William J. Maguire]] (1916–1997), politician who served as mayor of Clark and in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1976 to 1982<ref>Toal, Brian T. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9wLyAPt_QsC&pg=PA35 ''Clark''], p. 35. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2003. {{ISBN|9780738513058}}. Accessed July 24, 2020. "William J. Maguire (June 12, 1916–November 5, 1997) was the 35th mayor of Clark. A Republican, he served two terms, from January 1, 1961, to December 31, 1968."</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114075629/obituary-for-william-j-maguire/ "William J. Maguire, Former Clark Mayor"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', October 4, 1997. Accessed December 3, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "He was born in Massachusetts and lived in Roselle before moving to Clark 48 years ago.... Mr. Maguire served three Assembly terms, from 1977 to 1982. He was a freeholder from 1970 to 1976, and was mayor from 1960 to 1968."</ref>
* [[Ed Pinkham (American football)|Ed Pinkham]] (born 1953), former [[college football]] coach<ref>Luicci, Tom. [https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2011/02/elon_hires_former_rutgers_defe.html "Elon hires former Rutgers defensive coordinator Ed Pinkham"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 15, 2011. Accessed April 5, 2020. "Pinkham spent the past three seasons as Rutgers' co-defensive coordinator (with Bob Fraser) and as the secondary coach. The Clark native was expected to be one of two coaches to be let go after Greg Schiano hired former Pittsburgh assistants Jeff Hafley and Brian Angelichio without formally releasing two current staffers."</ref>
* [[Matt Poskay]] (born 1984), professional lacrosse player for the [[Boston Cannons]]<ref>[http://www.bostoncannons.com/player/51/boston-cannons-matt-poskay Matt 'Posk' Poskay #7] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112142820/http://www.bostoncannons.com/player/51/boston-cannons-matt-poskay |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[Boston Cannons]]. Accessed August 3, 2015.</ref>
* [[Erik Rosenmeier]] (born 1965), former NFL center who played for the [[Buffalo Bills]] in 1987<ref>Staff. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/cranford/cranford-cougars-defeat-johnson-in-season-opener "Cranford Cougars Defeat Johnson in Season Opener; Cranford's new quarterback excels in his first outing."], Cranford Patch, September 15, 2011. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Interestingly, head coach for Cranford, Erik Rosenmeier, is a Clark native and a 1983 Arthur L. Johnson alum."</ref>
* [[George M. Scott (Minnesota judge)|George M. Scott]] (1922–2006), associate justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]]<ref>[https://mncourts.libguides.com/scott/bio George M. Scott, Associate Justice 1973-1987], [[Minnesota State Law Library]]. Accessed July 13, 2022. "George Matthew Scott was born September 14, 1922 in Clark Township, New Jersey. He was the youngest of eight children and grew up in a home without running water, gas, or electricity."</ref>
* [[Robert Sparks (handballer)|Robert Sparks]] (born 1947), former [[handball]] player who competed in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Fremon, Suzanne S. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/state-has-13-on-olympic-team.html "State Has 13 on Olympic Team"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Other New Jerseyans on the various Olympic teams are Phillip Grippaldo of Belleville and Frank Capsouras of River Edge, weight lifters; Robert Sparks of Clark and Thomas Hardiman of Trenton, team‐handball players, and Reginald Jones of Newark a light‐middleweight boxer."</ref>
* [[Frank Spaziani]] (born 1947), former head football coach for [[Boston College Eagles football]]<ref>Dooley, Ellen. [http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2009/09/clark_native_spaziani_takes_ov.html "Clark native Spaziani takes over as Eagles coach at Boston College"], ''Suburban News'', September 2, 2009. Accessed April 14, 2011.</ref>
* [[Kurt Sutter]] (born 1964), creator of the television show ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' who plays the character Otto Delaney in the show<ref>[http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2011/02/sutter.html "Favorite Son: Kurt Sutter grew up dreaming beyond Jersey"], ''[[Inside Jersey]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed February 4, 2015. "Nothing on Kurt Sutter's résumé can be considered family-friendly. Since 2002, the Clark native has written for, executive produced, directed and co-starred in two of the FX cable network's most beloved and most violent adult dramas — ''The Shield,'' a Golden Globe-winning series that followed a group of corrupt Los Angeles cops for seven seasons, and current hit ''Sons of Anarchy,'' which he created, about an outlaw motorcycle gang in the fictitious Charming, Calif."</ref>
* [[Dave Toma]] (born 1933), whose life in law enforcement was the basis of the television shows ''[[Toma (TV series)|Toma]]'' and ''[[Baretta]]''<ref>Longcope, Kay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106111849/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/684059011.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+23,+1981&author=Kay+Longcope+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=CENTERPIECE%3B+EX-COP+DAVID+TOMA+CRUSADES+IN+SCHOOLS+AGAINST+DRUG+USE&pqatl=google "Centerpiece; Ex-Cop David Toma Crusades In Schools Against Drug Use"], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', February 23, 1981. Accessed April 14, 2011. "The only time he slows down is when he's home (in Clark, NJ)."</ref><ref>Caruba, Alan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/12/archives/new-jersey-weekly-toma-is-returning-to-newark-streets.html "Toma is Returning"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 1977. Accessed January 20, 2020. "Clark is not far from where Mr. Toma was born and reared in the Central Ward of Newark, the youngest of 12 brothers and sisters. However, distance can be measured in many ways, and the Dave Toma of today lives in an entirely different world than the one in which he graduated from West Side High School in Newark, played a little professional baseball and then spent three years in the United States Marines as a drill instructor."</ref>