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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from East Rutherford, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Rutherford include: * [[Carol Arthur]] (1935β2020), actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by [[Mel Brooks]]<ref>O'Donnell, Monica M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=rZ4UuQ5N_SEC&q=Carol+Arata+mildred+peter+%22East+Rutherford%22 ''Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television''], p. 20. ''[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]'', 1984. {{ISBN|9780810320642}}. Accessed November 3, 2020. "Arthur, Carol, actress - Personal: Born August 4, 1935, in East Rutherford, NJ; daughter of Peter (a police officer) and Mildred (Foehl) Arata"</ref> * [[E. J. Barthel]] (born 1985), [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] who played for the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] of the [[United Football League (2009β12)|United Football League]]<ref>Sargeant, Keith. [http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2017/03/mystery_solved_penn_state_hires_ej_barthel_as_recr.html "Mystery solved: Penn State hires E.J. Barthel as recruiting coordinator"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], March 29, 2017. Accessed September 13, 2017. "An East Rutherford native who starred at Becton Regional High, Barthel transferred to UMass for his final two years of eligibility after playing at Rutgers from 2003-05."</ref> * [[Ernest Cuneo]] (1905β1988), lawyer, newspaperman, author and intelligence liaison, who played two seasons in the NFL for the [[Orange Tornadoes]] and the [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]<ref>[http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/collections/franklin/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=134 Ernest Cuneo Papers, 1926-1988], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum]]. Accessed March 14, 2018. "Cuneo was born in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1906. His first newspaper experience was as editor of the school newspaper at East Rutherford High School and a stringer for the Passaic Daily News."</ref> * [[Fireman Ed]] (born 1959, nickname of Edwin M. Anzalone), superfan of the [[New York Jets]]<ref>Orr, Conor. [http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2010/09/jets_fan_fireman_ed_anzalone_c.html "Jets fan 'Fireman Ed' Anzalone could face assault charge in wake of incident involving Giants fan"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 23, 2010. Accessed December 4, 2013. "Anzalone, a 51-year-old retired New York City firefighter now residing in East Rutherford, serves as an unofficial figurehead in the Jets fan section."</ref> * [[Alfred Byrd Graf]] (1901β2001), botanist known for his richly illustrated books on the subject of plants<ref>Saxon, Wolfgang. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/21/us/alfred-graf-100-botanist-and-author-of-plant-books.html "Alfred Graf, 100, Botanist And Author of Plant Books"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 21, 2002. Accessed May 20, 2011. "He returned to his native country three years ago after living in the United States, most recently in East Rutherford, N.J."</ref> * [[Henry Helstoski]] (1925β1999), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|9}}, served as councilman of East Rutherford in 1956 and as mayor from 1957 to 1965<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000465 Henry Helstoski], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 4, 2008.</ref> * [[Harold C. Hollenbeck]] (born 1938), politician who represented New Jersey in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1977 to 1983<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000722 Harold C. Hollenbeck], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed June 2, 2007.</ref> * [[Henry Hook (crossword compiler)|Henry Hook]] (1955β2015), [[crossword]] creator<ref>Rothman, Joshua. [https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/letter-from-the-archive-burkhard-bilgers-adventures "Letter From the Archive: Burkhard Bilger's Adventures"], ''[[The New Yorker]]'', November 8, 2013. Accessed September 13, 2017. "When Henry Hook was fourteen years old, living in East Rutherford, New Jersey, his grandmother gave him a crossword jigsaw puzzle for Christmas."</ref> * [[Bobby Jones (left-handed pitcher)|Bobby Jones]] (born 1972), former pitcher who played for the [[New York Mets]]<ref>[[Jack Curry|Curry, Jack]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/15/sports/baseball-yoshii-sent-to-rockies-is-edmonds-next-met.html "Baseball; Yoshii Sent to Rockies; Is Edmonds Next Met?"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 15, 2000. Accessed August 29, 2011. "Jones grew up in Rutherford, N.J., as a Mets fan, lives in East Rutherford and admitted that he lost focus last season because he missed his family. He called the trade 'a dream come true.'"</ref> * [[Martin Kilson]] (1931β2019), political scientist who was the first black academic to be appointed a full professor at [[Harvard University]]<ref>Sollors, Werner, et al., ed. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uCIVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA491 ''Blacks at Harvard: A Documentary History of African-American Experience at Harvard and Radcliffe''], p. 491. [[New York University Press]], 1993. {{ISBN|9780814779736}}. Accessed June 4, 2018. "Martin Luther Kilson Jr. was born on 14 February 1931 in East Rutherford, New Jersey and educated in a small town in Pennsylvania."</ref> * [[Jim Powers]] (born 1958), retired [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] best known for his appearances with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] from 1987 to 1994<ref>Herzog, Kenny. [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/dont-call-me-a-jobber-former-stallion-jim-powers-remains-forever-young-20150204 "Don't Call Me a Jobber: Former Stallion Jim Powers Remains Forever Young; Meet another of pro wrestling's preeminent "enhancement talents," a man who rode with Paul Roma (and was almost managed by Mr. T)"], ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'', February 4, 2015. Accessed December 15, 2017. "James Manley, a.k.a. former WWE/WCW mainstay Jim Powers, is the first to admit that when he makes plans, they usually don't happen.... After on-and-off indie appearances, Manley retired his alter ego in 2010, and now resides in East Rutherford, New Jersey with his wife, spending most of his time 'trying to keep myself healthy.'"</ref> * [[Diane Ruggiero]] (born 1970), screenwriter for ''[[Veronica Mars]]''<ref>[[Bernard Weinraub|Weinraub, Bernard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/20/arts/jersey-girl-makes-it-big-at-least-on-tv.html "Jersey Girl Makes It Big, at Least on TV"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 20, 2000. Accessed November 25, 2012. "After years of struggling as a writer and working as a waitress and bartender in and around the working- and middle-class North Jersey towns North Arlington and East Rutherford, Ms. Ruggiero (ROUGE-ear-oh) has been plucked from obscurity to write and help produce a new autobiographical television comedy series, ''That's Life,'' on CBS."</ref> * [[Patty Shwartz]] (born 1961), is a United States Circuit Judge of [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]<ref>Leichman, Abigail Klein. [http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/patty-shwartz-from-hebrew-school-to-federal-bench/ "Patty Shwartz: From Hebrew school to federal bench; Obama's nod for 3rd circuit called 'awesomely hardworking'"], ''[[The Jewish Standard]]'', December 23, 2011. Accessed September 13, 2017. "In October, when President Barack Obama nominated New Jersey Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, he commented that the East Rutherford resident 'has a long and impressive record of service and a history of handing down fair and judicious decisions.'"</ref> * [[Dick Vitale]] (born 1939), sports broadcaster who attended high school and coached at his alma mater, East Rutherford High School; inducted into the East Rutherford Hall of Fame in 1985<ref>[http://www.espn.com/dickvitale/vfile/index.html Dick Vitale bio], [[ESPN.com]], dated November 2004. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Born June 9, 1939, in East Rutherford, N.J., Vitale and his wife, Lorraine, have two daughters, Terri and Sherri, who both attended Notre Dame on tennis scholarships and who both graduated with MBAs."</ref>
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