Editing Wood-Ridge, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
[[Image:Wood-Ridge library.jpg|thumb|The Wood-Ridge Public Library is in the Brinkerhoff House, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
{{Category see also|People from Wood-Ridge, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wood-Ridge include:

* [[Emanuel Ayvas]] (born 1983), musician best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of [[symphonic rock]] band [[Emanuel and the Fear]]<ref>Garcia, Alfa. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100308055852/http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/86702562_Wood-Ridge_native_goes_big_with_unique_sound.html "Wood-Ridge native Emanuel Ayvas goes big with unique sound"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 6, 2010, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 8, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2017. "It was lucky, then, that frontman Emanuel Ayvas had the foresight to try a different approach; one that borrowed from the classical world.... So the Wood-Ridge native moved back home, wrote songs and diligently scored them for strings, brass, woodwind and percussion, his sound drawing from far-reaching influences like pianists Chopin and Rachmaninoff, guitar-heavy rockers Springsteen and Hendrix, and the more abstract Sufjan Stevens and Tom Waits."</ref>
* [[Alex Boniello]] (born 1990), actor best known for his portrayal of the Voice of Moritz in the 2015 Broadway revival of ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]''<ref>Feldberg, Robert. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/theater/two-actors-same-role-in-spring-awakening-1.1414033?page=all "Bergen County native shares role with deaf partner in Broadway's 'Spring Awakening'"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 20, 2015. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Theater is a collaborative art, but rarely do actors form a partnership as unusual as the one created by Alex Boniello, who was raised in Wood-Ridge, and Daniel N. Durant.... Boniello, who got the acting bug at Wood-Ridge High School before going on to study drama at Wagner College, joined the cast after the production had gotten under way in its Los Angeles debut, so, he said, he had to quickly play catch-up."</ref>
* [[David Brock]] (born 1962), [[Neoliberalism|Neo-Liberal]] political operative, author and commentator who founded the media watchdog group [[Media Matters for America]]<ref>Lei, Richard. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/08/01/the-reliable-source/9405ce5a-f666-4946-84a3-00e839e35e9a/ "The Reliable Source"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 1, 2004. Accessed November 25, 2017. "David Brock... Born: July 23, 1962, in Hackensack, N.J.; grew up on Windsor Street and Sussex Road in Wood-Ridge, N.J."</ref><ref>Brock, David. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TAzLeq1rsf8C&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11 "Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative"], p. 11. [[Random House]], 2003. {{ISBN|1-4000-4728-5}}. Accessed November 25, 2017. "For instance, I remember walking to my Catholic elementary school, Our Lady of the Assumption, in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, a suburb just outside New York City, each morning with a neighbor, Lynn, who lived up the street a few houses away."</ref>
* [[Matt Brown (ice hockey)|Matt Brown]], collegiate [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] at [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]]<ref>Shwalb, Bob. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/tenafly/2017/12/22/tenafly-matt-brown-hockey-nahl/975621001/ "Tenafly's Brown finding hockey swagger in NAHL"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 22, 2017. Accessed May 2, 2023. "Matt Brown already knew what a jackalope was. Good thing, because last month, the Wood-Ridge native and Tenafly graduate became a member of the Odessa (Texas) Jackalopes of the North American Hockey League."</ref>
* [[Guy W. Calissi]] (1909–1980), [[New Jersey Superior Court]] judge who served as mayor of Wood-Ridge from 1947 to 1954<ref>Kihss, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/09/archives/guy-w-calissi-71-retired-judge-and-a-jersey-prosecutor-is-dead.html "Guy W. Calissi, 71, Retired Judge And a Jersey Prosecutor, Is Dead; College Scholarship Yielded Byrne Made 1970 Appointment"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 9, 1980. Accessed October 19, 2009.</ref>
* [[Dennis Diken]] (born 1957), co-founder and drummer for the rock band [[The Smithereens]]<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/never-too-late/ "Never Too Late; The Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken starts anew with a semi-solo album."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', October 13, 2009. Accessed October 11, 2019. "Diken remains very much a member of the Smithereens, but for Late Music the 52-year-old Wood-Ridge resident partnered with another Jersey guy, Hackensack-based Pete DiBella."</ref>
* [[John Delaney (Maryland politician)|John Delaney]] (born 1963), U.S. Representative from [[Maryland's 6th congressional district]] from 2013 to 2019<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000620 "Delaney, John, (1963 - )"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Delaney, John, a Representative from Maryland; born in Wood-Ridge, Bergen County, N.J., April 16, 1963"</ref>
* [[Bob DeMarco]] (born 1938), football center who played 15 seasons in the National Football League for four teams<ref>Mills, Ed. [http://archive.northjersey.com/sports/where-are-they-now-former-nfl-star-bob-demarco-of-wood-ridge-1.679237 "Where are they now? Former NFL star Bob DeMarco of Wood-Ridge"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 28, 2014. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Growing up in Wood-Ridge, DeMarco was a two-way lineman at St. Mary and played as a sophomore on the Gaels' unbeaten nine-win team in 1953."</ref>
* [[Frankie Muniz]] (born 1985), actor and professional racer, spent most of his childhood to early teen years growing up on North Avenue and being a student within the Wood-Ridge School District<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022155851/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-25349224.html "''Malcolm'' Star Stays Grounded"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 6, 2000. Accessed May 7, 2008. "On the phone from Los Angeles, at 7:30 a.m. his time, the 14-year-old actor from Wood-Ridge seems just as friendly and chipper as he did before his Fox comedy "Malcolm in the Middle" debuted -- and became an instant hit."</ref>
* [[Paul Sarlo]] (born 1968), State Senator and Mayor of Wood-Ridge<ref name=Mayor/>
* [[Bob Sullivan (journalist)|Bob Sullivan]] (born 1968), financial journalist and author<ref>MacDonald [http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/Financial_Literacy/identity_theft/risks_of_ID_theft_a1.asp "Spotlight: Bob Sullivan"], [[Bankrate]], April 21, 2008. Accessed December 23, 2013. "Name: Bob Sullivan; Hometown: Wood-Ridge, N.J."</ref><ref>Sullivan, Bob. [https://bobsullivan.net/restless/universal-minimum-wage-hike-support-is-no-surprise-americans-know-theyre-underpaid/ "Universal minimum wage hike support is no surprise; Americans know they’re underpaid"], BobSullivan.net, November 7, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2017. "In my hometown of Wood-Ridge, N.J., just outside New York City, a single mom with two kids needs to make $27.76 /hour — or $50,000 a year — just to survive."</ref>