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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Keansburg, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Keansburg include: * [[Eugene J. Bedell]] (1928β2016), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1972 to 1982<ref>Bramley, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114179839/profile-of-eugene-j-bedell/ "Bedell takes pride in progress in Keansburg during past year"],''The Daily Register'', September 12, 1975. Accessed December 5, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The borough manager, Eugene J. Bedell, moved here from Elizabeth during his boyhood in 1941.... A borough resident since moving here in 1941, Mr. Bedell is a 1946 graduate of Leonardo High School."</ref> * [[James Coonan]] (born 1946), leader of the Irish gang known as the [[Westies]]<ref>Leith, Rod. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EB51148022CF2F3&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=G5CS57HOMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg ""Gang's Ex-Leader Testifying Before U.S. Grand Jury"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 20, 1986. Accessed August 13, 2007. "The Westies reportedly are headed by James 'Jimmy' Coonan, a Keansburg man who, investigators said, has been associated both with Paul Castellano and John Gotti, who assumed control of the Gambino family after Castellano's murder last Dec. 16."</ref><ref>[[T. J. English|English. T. J.]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=1_HaOfn0nw4C&pg=111 ''The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob''], p. 111. [[Macmillan Publishers]], 1991. {{ISBN|0312924291}}. "The last few years had been good to Jimmy Coonan. Since his marriage a year ago, in 1974, he'd moved out of the neighborhood to a modest, two-story house just across the river in Keansburg, New Jersey, a quiet, lily-white middle-class suburb."</ref> * [[Ken Croken]] (born 1950), member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web |title=State Representative |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=33997 |website=Iowa Legislature |access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref> * [[Frank H. Field]] (1922β2013), chemist and mass spectrometrist known for his work in the development of [[chemical ionization]]<ref>[https://www.asms.org/asms-news/2013/04/19/frank-h.-field-pioneer-in-mass-spectrometry-and-the-study-of-gaseous-ion-chemistry-dies-at-91 "Frank H. Field, Pioneer in Mass Spectrometry and the Study of Gaseous Ion Chemistry, Dies at 91"], [[American Society for Mass Spectrometry]], April 19, 2013. Accessed June 21, 2018. "Field was born in Keansburg, New Jersey, on February 27, 1922."</ref> * [[James P. Maher]] (1865β1946), New York City Congressman from 1911 to 1921 who was elected Mayor of Keansburg in 1926<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000063 James P. Maher], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 9, 2012.</ref> * [[Jason Mewes]] (born 1974), actor primarily known for his role as Jay, of the duo [[Jay and Silent Bob]], in films directed by longtime friend, [[Kevin Smith]]<ref>Sudol, Karen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130727113253/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1826401311.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+14%2C+2003&author=KAREN+SUDOL&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=Attention+leads+actor+to+switch+drug+rehab+facilities&pqatl=google "Attention leads actor to switch drug rehab facilities"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 14, 2003. Accessed July 26, 2012. "Jason Mewes, the actor best known for portraying Red Bank actor/ director Kevin Smith's pot-smoking sidekick in movies, said his fame and notoriety have been getting in the way of his drug treatment. As a result, the 28-year-old former Keansburg and Highlands resident transferred Tuesday to the Endeavor House on the Bay, a drug addiction treatment center in Keyport."</ref><ref>[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/mewes1.html Jason Mewes arrest report], ''[[The Smoking Gun]]'', accessed April 10, 2007.</ref> * [[John Montefusco]] (born 1950), ex-major league baseball player who played for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>Capezzuto, Tom. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/24/nyregion/from-the-mound-to-harness-racing.html "From the Mound to Harness Racing"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 24, 1991. Accessed May 15, 2022. "John Montefusco, a Keansburg native and a former major league pitcher, knew in 1986 that his 13-year career in baseball was coming to a close because of a severe hip ailment."</ref> * [[Donald Nash]] (1935β2016), criminal, who in 1982 committed two [[Contract killing|murders for hire]] and also killed three bystanders, and later killed a fellow prison inmate<ref>Shipp, E. R. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/17/nyregion/jersey-man-indicted-in-killing-of-woman-and-cbs-workers.html "Jersey Man Indicted In Killing Of Woman And Cbs Workers"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 17, 1982. Accessed November 28, 2022. "According to the District Attorney, Mr. Nash, who lives in Keansburg, N.J., legally changed his name from Donald J. Bowers to Donald Nash four years ago."</ref> * [[Lou Taylor Pucci]] (born 1985), actor<ref>[http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/summer2004/features/25_faces21-25.php 25 New Faces of Indie Film 2004], ''Filmmaker'', Summer 2004. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Pucci, who grew up in Keansburg, N.J., appeared in increasingly larger parts at the Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company before landing a part in The Sound of Music on Broadway."</ref> * [[Horace M. Thorne]] (1918β1944), awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for valor during [[World War II]]<ref>[http://www.history.army.mil/moh/wwII-t-z.html#THORNE Medal of Honor recipients: World War II (T-Z)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813092759/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/wwII-t-z.html#THORNE |date=August 13, 2017 }}, [[United States Army]]. Accessed May 3, 2017.</ref> * [[Roger "Hurricane" Wilson]] (born 1963), electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter<ref>Hicks, Robert. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/roger-hurricane-wilson-mn0000247111 "Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson"], [[AllMusic]]. Accessed February 9, 2016. "Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson is just overwhelmed by the transformative power of the blues.... He began playing guitar at age nine in Keansburg, NJ, where he attended public school and performed in the school band."</ref>
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