Editing Upper Saddle River, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Kristie Ahn]] (born 1992), professional tennis player<ref>Kitchin, Jessica. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-Jersey/the-phenom.html "The Phenom; At 16, Kristie Ahn is poised to be a tennis power."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', March 18, 2009. Accessed December 19, 2013. "As the top-ranked junior tennis player in the country, Kristie Ahn has won countless matches, including those that secured her USTA National Spring Championship and Junior Fed Cup last year. But it was actually in one of her rare defeats that this 16-year-old from Upper Saddle River found the most joy."</ref>
* [[Jim Bankoff]] (born 1969), Chairman and CEO of [[Vox Media]] and a senior advisor for [[Providence Equity Partners]]<ref>Davis, Noah. [http://www.mediabistro.com/So-What-Do-You-Do-Jim-Bankoff-CEO-of-Vox-Media-a11876.html "So What Do You Do, Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media?The former AOL exec discusses his plans to bring quality back to the Web"], [[Media Bistro]], July 24, 2013. Accessed October 17, 2015. "Hometown: Upper Saddle River, NJ and New York, NY"</ref>
* [[Beth Beglin]] (born 1957), [[field hockey]] player who represented the United States three times at the Summer Olympics<ref>Miles, Gary. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120906043951/http://articles.philly.com/1988-07-05/sports/26237323_1_bracalente-and-van-kuren-diane-schleicher-usa-field-hockey-classic "What They're Seeking Is Field Hockey Gold"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 5, 1998. Accessed August 21, 2011. "Team captain Beth Beglin of Upper Saddle River, N.J., recently named the head coach at the University of Iowa, and Californians Marcy Place von Schottenstein and Sheryl Johnson are back from the 1984 team. Johnson also serves as the team's vice captain."</ref>
* [[Joe Cinderella]] (1927–2012), [[jazz guitarist]]<ref>Rymer, John. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/473292645/ "America's home grown music; Jazz: back to center stage"], ''The Ridgewood News'', January 26, 1978. Accessed June 17, 2020, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "'The whole jazz feeling is even in pop music now,' said Joe Cinderella, a jazz guitarist from Upper Saddle River who once played at Birdland, 'and it's doing jazz a lot of good.'"</ref>
* [[Harold Dow]] (1947–2010), television news correspondent, journalist and investigative reporter with CBS News<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01EFDB1E30F930A1575BC0A9669D8B63 "Harold Dow, ''48 Hours'' Correspondent, Dies at 62"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 21, 2010. Accessed February 8, 2012. "Mr. Dow died suddenly Saturday morning in New Jersey, a network spokeswoman, Louise Bashi, said. He lived in Upper Saddle River, N.J., but it wasn't immediately clear if he had been at home. The cause of death was not announced."</ref>
* [[Wes Ellis]] (1932–1984), professional golfer<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EB297BE49362FAF&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=Q5AD5FHWMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Wes Ellis Jr., 52, Golf ProfessionaL"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 6, 1984. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Wes Ellis Jr., 52, a professional golfer who dropped out of competition to be with his family, died Monday at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J. He lived in Upper Saddle River, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jay Feely]] (born 1976), professional NFL kicker who played for the [[New York Jets]]<ref>McManus, Jane. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/sports/27homes.html "For Athletes in Motion, Real Estate Can Be a Burden"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 26, 2009. Accessed February 8, 2012. "Jets kicker Jay Feely bought his Upper Saddle River, N.J., home as a Giant in 2005 then returned last season as a Jet."</ref>
* [[Michael Ray Garvin]] (born 1986), wide receiver for the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.wctv.tv/sports/headlines/40535262.html "Florida State Men Earn Seventh Consecutive ACC Indoor Title: Florida State men's track and field team took first place at the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championship for the seventh-consecutive year and eighth title overall."], [[WCTV]], March 2, 2009. Accessed February 22, 2011. "The men's 60m dash also included several Seminoles earning awards as Michael Ray Garvin (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) took the silver medal home with his second place finish and NCAA automatic mark of 6.59."</ref>
* [[George Gately]] (1928–2001), cartoonist who was creator of the popular ''[[Heathcliff (comics)|Heathcliff]]'' [[comic strip]]<ref>Thurber, Jon. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-04-me-53366-story.html "George Gallagher, 72; Cartoonist Created Feisty Cat Heathcliff"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', October 4, 2001. Accessed November 17, 2017. "Gallagher died Sunday of cardiopulmonary disease at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. A resident of Upper Saddle River, N.J., Gallagher had been hospitalized in declining health for several months."</ref>
* [[Edward H. Hynes]] (born 1946), politician who served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Mooney, Jack. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53615018/edward-hynes-vs-pat-schuber/ "Double Vision; Perspectives clash in county executive race"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 5, 1994. Accessed June 17, 2020, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Edward H. Hynes: Born May 9, 1946, in Teaneck. Now resides in Upper Saddle River with his wife, Susan."</ref>
* [[Kristine Johnson]] (born 1972), [[news presenter|co-anchor]] at [[WCBS-TV]] in New York City<ref>DeVencentis, Philip. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wayne/2018/05/16/cbs-anchor-kristine-johnson-deliver-address-william-paterson-graduates/614467002/ "CBS anchor Kristine Johnson, of Bergen County, to give William Paterson graduation address"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 16, 2018. Accessed May 17, 2018. "Relaying the message will be commencement speaker Kristine Johnson, co-anchor of evening news for WCBS-TV in New York City. Clearly no stranger to broadcasting, the Emmy Award-winning anchor, who lives with her family in Upper Saddle River, is no stranger to success, either."</ref>
* [[Margaret Juntwait]] ({{circa|1957}}–2015), the voice of the [[Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts]]<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=1058BAA389B13E4C&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=Q5AD5FHWMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "New Voice - Opera announcer with a New Jersey accent"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 5, 2004. Accessed August 2, 2007. "In the world of opera, Margaret Juntwait, born and raised in Ridgewood and Upper Saddle River, has certainly achieved an enviable position. The Metropolitan Opera announced that the WNYC-FM classical music host with the seductively smooth voice will announce Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera."</ref><ref>Wakin, Daniel J. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=10569FE7DB605B41&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=Q5AD5FHWMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Met Picks New Voice For Opera Broadcasts"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 29, 2004. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Ms. Juntwait, 47, was brought up in Ridgewood and Upper Saddle River, N.J., and went to work at WNYC in 1991. She lives in the Inwood section of Manhattan."</ref>
* [[Jason Kidd]] (born 1973), head coach of the [[Dallas Mavericks]]<ref>Adamek, Steve. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026073356/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-69580143.html "Kidd's secret recipe "], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 15, 2002. Accessed December 14, 2008. "Yet, Tuesday night at Jason and Joumana Kidd's Upper Saddle River home wasn't about eating, although Jefferson acknowledged that if not for the meal, he might have dined on 'potato chips' or fast food, or simply slept through dinner."</ref>
* [[Vincent Lamberti]] ({{circa|1928}}–2014), lab researcher whose work resulted in 118 patents, most notably the development of [[Dove (toiletries)|Dove]] soap<ref>Levin, Jay. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/farewell-to-the-father-of-dove-soap-researcher-vincent-lamberti-86-of-upper-saddle-river-dies-1.841570 "Farewell to the father of Dove soap: Researcher Vincent Lamberti, 86, of Upper Saddle River, dies"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 4, 2014. Accessed October 17, 2015. "Vincent Lamberti, whose toil in the lab resulted in the development of Dove — the bar soap that really isn't soap at all — has died. He was 86 and lived in Upper Saddle River."</ref>
* [[Ken Levine (game developer)|Ken Levine]] (born 1966), video game developer who is the creative director and co-founder of [[Ghost Story Games]]<ref>Bastug, Gregory. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-news-from-ken-levine-at-vassa/166238062/ "Around Town"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 30, 1987. Accessed February 20, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Kenneth Levine of Upper Saddle River performed in the Vassar College Drama Department production of ''Morn to Midnight.''"</ref>
* [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]] (1939–2001), playwright and actor, who won the 1973 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] and [[Tony Award for Best Play]] for his play ''[[That Championship Season]]''<ref>Funke, Phyllis. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/02/10/archives/jason-miller-found-success-in-failure-new-film-in-works-film-is.html "Jason Miller Found Success in Failure"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 10, 1974. Accessed January 6, 2024. "Yet, in his next breath, this long‐time resident of Queens (Flushing and Neponsit) who moved to Upper Saddle River, N.J. last June, concedes, 'I would. In fact, I must. As much as I love to wander, I could never leave the New York area forever."</ref>
* [[Tomas J. Padilla]], politician who served on the Bergen County [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]] and has served as Borough Administrator in [[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/woodcliff-lake-officials-appoint-ex-hackensack-chief-of-police-as-new-borough-administrator-1.1394955 "Woodcliff Lake officials appoint ex Hackensack chief of police as new borough administrator"], ''Pascack Valley Community Life'', August 20, 2015. "Woodcliff Lake officials unanimously appointed Tomas Padilla as the borough administrator at their Aug. 10 meeting. Padilla, an Upper Saddle River resident, started his position with the borough on Monday, Aug. 17."</ref>
* [[Bill Parcells]] (born 1941), NFL head coach for the [[New York Giants]] during the 1990s<ref>[[Dave Anderson (sportswriter)|Anderson, Dave]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/sports/football/20anderson.html "The Grime and the Emptiness of N.F.L. Labor Disputes"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 19, 2011. Accessed March 20, 2014. "When the Giants returned from a Monday night road game, Parcells and his coaches usually went directly to Giants Stadium, slept for a few hours, if at all, then began preparing the game plan for Sunday's opponent. Instead, Parcells drove to his Upper Saddle River, N.J., home and didn't arrive at the stadium until Tuesday afternoon."</ref>
* [[Jason Patric]] (born 1966 as Jason Patric Miller), actor who has appeared in ''[[The Lost Boys]]'' and ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]''<ref>Feldberg, Robert. [http://www.northjersey.com/columnists/116102509_Jason_Patric_stars_in_his_father_s_hit_play___That_Championship_Season_.html "Jason Patric stars in his father's hit play, 'That Championship Season'"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 13, 2011. Accessed February 22, 2011. "The money from ''That Championship Season'' enabled the family, which included Patric's brother and sister, to move to Upper Saddle River and a five-bedroom house on a large piece of land.... Patric (his given name is Jason Patric Miller Jr.) attended Cavallini Middle School, and then Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey."</ref>
* [[Kevin J. Rooney]] (born 1960), politician who represents the [[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|40th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>DeMarco, Jerry. [https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/police-fire/wyckoffs-rooney-time-to-stop-owners-who-harm-pets-to-get-prescriptions/710543/ "Wyckoff's Rooney: Time To Stop Owners Who Harm Pets To Get Prescriptions"], Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Daily Voice, May 12, 2017. Accessed June 17, 2020. "'Any person not identified as an owner may not receive a prescription, and prescriptions may not be refilled unless it is past the authorized date,' said the Paterson-born Rooney, who grew up in Upper Saddle River."</ref>
* [[Gary Saul Stein]] (born 1933), attorney and former [[Associate Justice]] of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]], who served for 17 years where he wrote over 365 published opinions<ref>Slobodzian, Joseph A. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/174433067/ "Kean will nominate key aide Gary Stein to state Supreme Court"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 11, 1984. Accessed November 17, 2017. "In announcing his intention to appoint Stein, 51, of Upper Saddle River, Bergen County, Kean praised Stein's work as his director of policy and planning and said 'Stein possesses a depth of knowledge and experience which will be an asset to the Supreme Court.'"</ref>
* [[Lawrence Taylor]] (born 1959), retired Hall of Fame American football player<ref>[[Dave Anderson (sportswriter)|Anderson, Dave]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/01/sports/sports-times-lawrence-taylor-phantom-l-t-hall-fame-canton.html "Sports of The Times; Lawrence Taylor, the Phantom of L. T., and the Hall of Fame in Canton"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 1, 1998. Accessed February 8, 2012. "Hoping to avert foreclosure on his home in Upper Saddle River, N.J., where he is reportedly $350,000 in arrears in mortgage payments and other fees, Lawrence Taylor, not L. T., declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy Thursday, four days after he entered an unidentified drug rehabilitation clinic in New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Ron Villone]] (born 1970), pitcher who played for the [[New York Yankees]] and 11 other teams during his MLB career<ref>McCarron, Anthony. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/yanks-reel-villone-trade-fish-brings-lefty-home-article-1.563782 "Yanks Reel in Villone. Trade with Fish Brins Lefty Home"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', December 17, 2005. Accessed December 19, 2013. "Ron Villone grew up a Yankee fan and still lives within 20 miles of the Stadium, in Upper Saddle River, N.J. So when he found out yesterday that the Marlins had traded him to the Yankees, the lefty's thoughts drifted back to the late 1970s, when he sat in the stands and marveled at Ron Guidry."</ref>
* [[Roy White]] (born 1943), professional baseball player who played for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>[http://roywhitefoundation.org/letters/d_stern.pdf Letter from David A. Stern; August 5, 2007], Roy White Foundation. Accessed October 17, 2015.</ref>
* [[George Young (American football executive)|George Young]] (1930–2001), [[American football]] player, coach and executive who served as the general manager of the New York Giants from 1979 to 1997<ref>[[Dave Anderson (sportswriter)|Anderson, Dave]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/22/sports/sports-of-the-times-what-parcells-didn-t-say.html "Sports of The Times; What Parcells Didn't Say"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 22, 1993. Accessed October 17, 2015. "Young, when asked three weeks ago if his relationship with Parcells was still good, replied, 'I like to think so.' They live only about a mile apart in Upper Saddle River, N.J., but Young never even phoned his former coach."</ref>
* [[Matthew Ziff]] (born 1991), actor and producer<ref>Staff. [http://www.matthewziff.com/2014-treachery-review-by-stacy-wilson-of-sheknows-com/ "2012 Quidditch comes to life in England"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'' copied at MathhewZiff.com. Accessed September 8, 2017. "Other North Jersey players on the winning team were William Greco of Montvale and Matthew Ziff from Upper Saddle River."</ref>
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