Editing Pequannock Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Pequannock Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pequannock Township include:
* [[Don Argott]] (born 1972), documentary filmmaker and musician<ref>Biese, Alex. [http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/04/12/nj-talent-display-tribeca-film-festival/25514287/ "NJ talent on display at Tribeca Film Festival"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', April 12, 2015. Accessed September 17, 2015. Picture caption available via scrolling through images: "Don Argott of Pequannock, co-director of ''Slow Learners.''"</ref>
* [[Jason Biggs]] (born 1978), actor who has appeared in the ''[[American Pie (series)|American Pie]]'' films<ref>Kirkland, Bruce. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120716012614/http://slam.canoe.ca/AllPopMovies/010806_pie-can.html "Jason Biggs proud of American Pie films"]}}, ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', August 6, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2007. "Biggs, who was born May 12, 1978, in Pompton Plains, N.J., is the son of Gary Biggs, the manager of a shipping firm, and Angela Biggs, a nurse."</ref>
* [[Michael T. Cahill]], Dean of [[Brooklyn Law School]]<ref>[https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/20947-2/ "Michael Cahill Named Co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Camden"], ''New Jersey Business'', March 21, 2016. Accessed August 18, 2019. "Cahill notes that this new position represents a homecoming of sorts: he grew up in Pompton Plains, where his parents, Patricia and Lee Cahill, still reside."</ref>
* [[Peter Cameron (novelist)|Peter Cameron]] (born 1959), [[novelist]] and [[short-story writer]].<ref>Kiely, Eugene. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112412245/peter-cameron-of-pompton-plains/ "Peter Cameron: telling strange tales of suburbia"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 8, 1986. Accessed November 2, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "A quiet, reserved young man with an infectious smile, Cameron was born and raised in Pompton Plains."</ref>
* [[Frank Ackerman Hill]] (1919–2012), military [[veteran]] and [[World War II]] fighter ace<ref>Beuscher, Kristin. [https://thepressgroup.net/a-heros-homecoming-hillsdale-turns-out-for-local-son-frank-hill/ "A hero’s homecoming: Hillsdale turns out for local son Frank Hill"], ''Northern Valley Press'', November 17, 2023. Accessed March 28, 2025. "Francis Ackerman Hill was born in 1919, the fourth of nine children–eight boys and a girl—in the Hill household.... He retired as a colonel in 1969, settled in Pompton Plains, and ran a real estate brokerage."</ref>
* [[Derek Jeter]] (born 1974), former shortstop for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2002-09-17-jeter-file_x.htm The Derek Jeter File], ''[[USA Today]]'', September 17, 2002.</ref>
* [[Danny Kass]] (born 1982), Olympic snowboarder<ref>[http://www.usskiteam.com/public/team.php?sN=2&dId=7&aId=115 Danny Kass profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084302/http://www.usskiteam.com/public/team.php?sN=2&dId=7&aId=115 |date=September 29, 2007 }}, [[United States Ski Team]]. Accessed June 3, 2007.</ref>
* [[Sibyl Kempson]] (born 1973), [[playwright]] and performer<ref>Rubsam, Robb. [https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2017/10/12/beckoning-bigfoot-mount-tremper-arts-premieres-sasquatch-rituals/ "Beckoning Bigfoot: Mount Tremper Arts premieres Sasquatch Rituals"], Hudson Valley One, October 12, 2017. Accessed August 18, 2019. "When Sibyl Kempson begins her Performance Writing classes at Sarah Lawrence University, she asks her students to dig back into their lives and find the experiences from their childhood that brought them to that class with her on that day. But she only finally discovered her own. When the playwright was growing up in suburban Pequannock, New Jersey, she had a neighbor named Mr. Lonsky."</ref>
* [[Shawn Keough]] (born 1959), member of the [[Idaho Senate]]<ref>[http://advocacy.sfchamber.com/voter-resources/official/194122/Shawn/Keough State Senator Shawn Keough (Republican Party)]{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Accessed September 17, 2015. "Birthplace: Pompton Plains, NJ"</ref>
* [[Davana Medina]] (born 1974), figure competitor<ref>Pasquale, Don. [https://archive.today/20120709204100/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0801/is_12_66/ai_n15861402 "Pro advice: Davana Medina reveals her secret formula for sexy Bi's and Tri's"], ''[[Muscle & Fitness]]'', December 2005. Accessed June 3, 2007. "Current Residence Pompton Plains, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Susan Misner]] (born 1971), actress who has appeared on films and television, including roles in ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[The Bronx Is Burning]]'', ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]'' and ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTY3NDA4 "Pompton Plains native is having fun as risqué ex-nun"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 17, 2007. Accessed July 19, 2007. "'I loved growing up in Pompton Plains. It really was a lovely small town. It's not small anymore,' says Misner, who studied dance, from age 11 to 18, with Nancy King at the King Centre for the Performing Arts in Wanaque."</ref>
* [[French Montana]] (born 1984), rapper<ref>Krishnamurthy, Sowmya. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6221629/french-montana-relationship-khloe-kardashian-billboard "French Montana Talks New Album, Kanye and Media Attention on His Relationship With Khloe Kardashian"], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', August 15, 2014. Accessed October 20, 2014. "On a sweltering afternoon, a camera flashes on French Montana at his new house in suburban Pompton Plains, N.J."</ref>
* [[Criss Oliva]] (1963–1993), musician who was the [[lead guitar]]ist and co-founder of [[Savatage]]<ref>[https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Criss_Oliva/21787 Criss Oliva], [[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]. Accessed August 18, 2019. "Place of origin: United States (Pompton Plains, New Jersey)"</ref>
* [[Dan Prestup]] (born 1984), drummer<ref>[http://www.sabian.com/en/artist/dan-prestup Dan Prestup], [[Sabian Cymbals|Sabian]]. Accessed September 17, 2015.</ref>
* [[Danielle Rose Russell]] (born 1999), actress who has appeared in films and on television, including roles in ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'', ''[[Legacies (TV series)|Legacies]]'' and ''[[Wonder (film)|Wonder]]''<ref>[https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2018/05/14/originals-danielle-rose-russell-west-milford-nj-rising-star/598468002/ "Actress Danielle Rose Russell: What to know about the West Milford-raised Hollywood star"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 14, 2018. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Danielle Rose Russell was born in Pequannock, raised in West Milford, and is fast taking Hollywood by storm, in TV shows such as ''The Last Tycoon'' and ''The Originals'', and the feature film ''Wonder''."</ref>
* [[Pete Yorn]] (born 1974), singer-songwriter and musician<ref>Kausch, Katie. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/longvalley/12-celebs-morris-county-ties "12 Celebs With Morris County Ties From game show hosts to Tony winners, these 12 celebrities all have ties to Morris County-- including some you might not have known."], Long Valley, NJ Patch, October 16, 2017. Accessed November 21, 2020. "Another Montville native, Pete York was born in Pompton Plains and attended Montville High School."</ref>
* [[Karen Young (actress)|Karen Young]] (born 1958), actress<ref>Dicker, Ron. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/27/PKG3LKLK0R1.DTL&type=movies "Young's Star Rises in Midlife"], ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', August 27, 2006. Accessed July 21, 2007. "A Pequannock, N.J., native and graduate of Douglass College, the women's school at Rutgers University, Young got her start on a film called 'Deep in the Heart' (1983)."</ref>