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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Northvale, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Northvale include: * [[John Calabro]] (1914–1994), artist and sculptor who has created coins, medals, plaques, busts, statutes and heroic-size works of famous events and notable figures from the world of politics, sports and entertainment<ref>Haney, Thomas V. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/sculptor-creates-friends.html "Sculptor Creates ‘Friends’"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Northvale — 'It's a pleasure to work among friends such as these,' John Calabro said, with a gentle sweep of his hand, as the artist‐sculptor introduced his visitor to the companions he has gathered in the studio of his home here.... Mr. Calabro does much of his work, except for heroic size projects, in the studio of his home on Campora Drive here. He had the house built to his specifications and took possession in 1964, moving from Demarest."</ref> * [[L. D. Clawson]] (1885–1937), movie pioneer who founded the [[American Society of Cinematographers]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1937/07/20/archives/lawrence-clawson-movie-photographer-pioneer-in-field-dies-near-here.html "Lawrence Clawson, Movie Photographer; Pioneer in Field Dies Near Here Within Hour After Death of His Mother in Utah"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 20, 1937. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Mr. Clawson in recent years had lived in Northvale, N. J., with his motherless son, Lawrence Dallin Clawson Jr., 16 years old."</ref> * [[John O'Reilly (baseball)|John O'Reilly]] (born 1995), [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]]<ref>[https://scarletknights.com/sports/baseball/roster/john-o-reilly/4538 John O'Reilly], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball]]. Accessed December 19, 2023. "Hometown: Northvale, N.J.; High School: Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan"</ref> * [[Bob Porter (record producer)|Bob Porter]] (1940–2021), record producer, discographer, writer, and radio presenter<ref>Chinen, Nate. [https://www.wbgo.org/music/2021-04-10/bob-porter-eminent-producer-broadcaster-and-writer-and-pillar-of-wbgo-has-died-at-80 "Bob Porter, Eminent Producer, Broadcaster and Writer, and Pillar of WBGO, Has Died at 80"], [[WBGO]], April 10, 2021. Accessed April 10, 2021. "Bob Porter, a prolific record producer and heralded jazz and blues authority whose voice has been heard continuously on the air at WBGO since its earliest signal in 1979, died on Saturday at his home in Northvale, N.J. He was 80."</ref> * [[John E. Rooney (politician)|John E. Rooney]] (born 1939), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 39th legislative district|39th Legislative District]], and as Mayor of Northvale<ref>[[Wally Edge|Edge, Wally]]. [http://observer.com/2006/11/rooneys-re-election-loss-in-northvale-increases-liklihood-of-assembly-primary-in-the-39th/ "Rooney’s re-election loss in Northvale increases likelihood of Assembly primary in the 39th"], ''[[New York Observer]]'', November 8, 2006. Accessed November 22, 2017. "The chances of a contested Republican primary for State Assembly in the 39th district increased dramatically last night when Assemblyman John Rooney lost his bid for re-election as the Mayor of Northvale."</ref> * [[Terese Terranova]] (born 1947), retired [[para table tennis]] player who won two gold medals at the [[1988 Summer Paralympics]]<ref>Boggan, Tim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150405012440/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/History/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Terese-Terranova 2013 USATT Hall of Fame - Player Inductee: Terese Terranova], [[USA Table Tennis]]. Accessed January 26, 2020. "She participated in sports through all her years of elementary and high school. Northern Valley Regional High School is where she became very competitive in basketball, judo, swimming, track and field, and semi-pro basketball.... In 1971, while moving from Northvale, NJ, to Fort Lauderdale, FL, fate appeared in the form of a terrible auto accident."</ref> * [[Richard G. Zweifel]] (1926–2019), [[Herpetology|herpetologist]], who has specialized in studying frogs<ref>Stock, Robert W. [https://www.nytimes.com/1969/06/29/archives/at-100-the-museum-of-natural-history-is-no-fossil-behind-the-scenes.html "At 100, the Museum Of Natural History Is No Fossil; Behind the scenes, a great institution is striving to make its second century even better"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 29, 1969. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Dr. Zweifel's specialty is frogs, and he pursues them in the swamps of New Jersey (he lives in Northvale, N. J.) and the jungles of New Guinea."</ref>
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