Editing Bernards Township, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[William Alexander, Lord Stirling]] (1726–1783), [[Continental Army]] [[major general]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]<ref>[http://www.bernards.org/community/About_Bernards_Twp/abt_hist_sites.aspx Historic Sites], Bernards Township. Accessed September 5, 2015.</ref>
* [[John Jacob Astor VI]] (1912–1992), socialite, shipping businessman and member of the [[Astor family]].
* [[J. C. Chandor]] (born 1974), [[Academy Award]]-nominated writer/director of the 2011 film ''[[Margin Call (film)|Margin Call]]''<ref>Elstein, Aaron. [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20111106/MEDIA_ENTERTAINMENT/111109924 "Capturing Wall Street on the silver screen; One reason Margin Call expertly captures how investment bankers and traders look, sound and see the world is that its writer and director, J.C. Chandor, is a son of Wall Street. He was also inspired by other movies about business."], ''[[Crain's New York Business]]'', November 6, 2011. Accessed June 19, 2013. "As a youth growing up in Basking Ridge, N.J., Mr. Chandor hung out on the Merrill Lynch's trading floor in lower Manhattan while his father, an investment banker, worked the phones making deals."</ref>
* [[Chris Daggett]] (born 1950), President and CEO of the [[Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation]] who ran as an independent candidate in the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election]]<ref>Nutt, Amy Ellis. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/chris_daggett_ever_the_policy.html "Chris Daggett, ever the policy wonk, concentrates on the details"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 11, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2013. "As an independent, Daggett straddles more than just political parties. He's a child of the free-thinking, authority-mocking 1960s — and a buttoned-down, plow-ahead grinder. The life-long Basking Ridge resident graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he says his college thesis was 'something out of the '60s, like the study of personhood.'"</ref>
* [[Marc Del Gaizo]] (born 1999), professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenseman]] for the [[Nashville Predators]] of the [[National Hockey League]]<ref>[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/marc-del-gaizo/12305 Marc Del Gaizo], [[UMass Minutemen ice hockey]]. Accessed November 16, 2023. "Born Marc Douglas Del Gaizo on October 11, 1999 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Scott Fischer]] (1955–1996), climber and guide who was the first American to climb [[Lhotse]], the fourth-highest mountain in the world, who died during an attempt to climb [[Mount Everest]] in the [[1996 Everest Disaster]]<ref>Powers, Phil. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030426154752/http://www.nols.edu/alumni/leader/92winter/scottfischer.shtml "Scott Style: Adventure Student Makes Good"], ''The Leader'' of the [[National Outdoor Leadership School]], Winter 1992, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 6, 2003. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Fischer's mountaineering background began at the young age of 14 when he took a NOLS Adventure Course. His father was an outdoor enthusiast who called Scott in to watch a television program one night at their home in Basking Ridge, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Patricia Lee Gauch]] (born 1934), author of over 30 works of [[children's literature]]; inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame in 1993<ref>Horner, Shirley. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/03/nyregion/about-books.html "About Books"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 3, 1993. Accessed July 4, 2012. "The other inductees are Patricia Lee Gauch of Basking Ridge, who has written more than 30 children's books"</ref>
* [[Jarryd Goldberg]] (born 1985), former professional soccer player who played for [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Miami FC]]<ref>Gates, Kellie Patrick. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/living/celebrations/20140319_Love___Melissa_Gordon___Jarryd_Goldberg_December_14__2013__in_Philadelphia.html "Love: Melissa Gordon & Jarryd Goldberg"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', March 19, 2014. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Jarryd had lived in Israel when he played professional soccer for Bnei Sakhnin. But the native of Basking Ridge, N.J., in Somerset County, then played for the Miami Football Club in Florida."</ref>
* [[Jeff Grace]], comedian, [[screenwriter]], [[film producer]], [[film director]] and actor; directed ''[[Folk Hero & Funny Guy]]''<ref>Grace, Jeff. [http://www.moviemaker.com/archives/festivals/tribeca-film-festival-2016-jeff-grace-diary/ "Tribeca Film Festival 2016 Diary: Director Jeff Grace of Folk Hero & Funny Guy"], ''[[MovieMaker]]'', April 22, 2016. Accessed May 19, 2016. "I grew up outside the city in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, so NYC was the stomping grounds of my teen years."</ref>
* [[Jon Gutwillig]] (born 1974), guitarist of the [[Disco Biscuits]]<ref>Spelling, Ian. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/80043452.html "The Disco Biscuits will play the Nokia Theatre in Manhattan"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 23, 2009. Accessed September 5, 2015. "Gutwillig – who grew up in Morristown/Basking Ridge — and the boys are actually several bands."</ref>
* [[Tobin Heath]] (born 1988), soccer player and member of the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States women's national team]] who won a gold medal as youngest member of the US team in the 2008 Olympics<ref>Giase, Frank. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/01/basking_ridge_native_tobin_hea.html "Basking Ridge native Tobin Heath selected No. 1 overall in WPS Draft"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 15, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2015. "Basking Ridge native Tobin Heath was selected with the first pick in the Women's Professional Soccer Draft today at the Philadelphia Convention Center."</ref>
* [[Jared Isaacman]] (born 1983), entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist and commercial astronaut<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/bernardsville_news/news/billionaire-journeys-from-ridge-high-school-to-space/article_7f0147ca-8267-5efc-be8d-6a51591f9c32.html "Billionaire journeys from Ridge High School to space"], ''Bernardsville News'', February 10, 2021. Accessed September 18, 2024. "When Jared Isaacman dropped out of Ridge High School more than 20 years ago to pursue a successful career in business, it seemed like the sky was the limit.... In the same interview, he also mentioned his former hometown of Bernards Township."</ref>
* [[Vincent R. Kramer]] (1918–2001), [[United States Marine Corps]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] who was a [[guerrilla warfare]] expert and was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] during the [[Korean War]]<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/col-vincent-kramer-decorated-marine-veteran/article_c581325c-b0a1-5f4f-b92d-4f4467460326.html "Col. Vincent Kramer, decorated Marine veteran"], ''New Jersey Hills'', October 11, 2001. Accessed June 29, 2020. "Vincent R. Kramer, 83, of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, died on Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Morris Hills Multicare Center in Morristown."</ref>
* [[Peter Kuhn]] (1955–2009), race car driver who won both the USAC and SCCA [[Formula Super Vee]] championships in 1980<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2009/06/peter_h_kuhn_accomplished_race.html "Peter H. Kuhn, accomplished race car driver"], ''[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]'', June 29, 2009. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Born in Summit, April 14, 1955, he was a son of Jean Henry and Elizabeth 'Lib' Dowd Kuhn. Mr. Kuhn had resided in Franklin Township since 1995, having formerly lived in Basking Ridge and Chatham Township."</ref>
* [[George Ludlow Lee Sr.]] (1901–1966), [[chairman of the board]] of [[Red Devil, Inc.]]
* [[Philip Lindsley]] (1786–1855), Presbyterian minister, educator, and classicist; acting president of the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]), 1822–1824<ref>Harwell, Sara. [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=795 Philip Lindsley"], ''[[Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture]]''. Accessed October 11, 2015. "Philip Lindsley, an educator, Presbyterian minister, and classical scholar, was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Kelly-Anne Lyons]] (born 1985), actress, television presenter, writer and model, who starred in the [[BBC]] comedy ''[[Dick and Dom's Funny Business]]''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090615063606/http://amazingwomenrock.com/role-models/kelly-anne-lyons-actress.html Kelly-Anne Lyons (Actress)], Amazing Women Rock, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of June 15, 2009. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Kelly-Anne Lyons (who plays the role of Chelsey Pucks in the online video series called Chelsey OMG, two excellent segments of which AWR features here), grew up along the East Coast of the USA. She spent the younger part of her childhood in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her adolescence and teenage years in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and attended University in New York City."</ref>
* [[Max Mahoney]] (born 1998, class of 2016), professional [[basketball]] player for [[VfL Kirchheim Knights]] of the [[ProA]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/basking-ridge/sections/sports/articles/ridge-h-s-graduate-max-mahoney-signs-contract-with-german-pro-basketball-team "Ridge H.S. Graduate Max Mahoney Signs Contract with German Pro Basketball Team"], TAP into Basking Ridge, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 25, 2020. "Max Mahoney, a 2016 Ridge High School graduate who recently completed four years at Boston University, has signed a pro basketball contract to play for a German team. Mahoney, a 6-foot-8 forward, recently signed with the VFL Kirchheim Knights, a team that plays in the ProA, the second highest stage league in Germany."</ref>
* [[Page McConnell]] (born 1963), keyboardist best known for his work with the rock band [[Phish]]<ref>[http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Page-McConnell.aspx Page McConnell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125232256/http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Page-McConnell.aspx |date=2008-11-25 }}, [[Legacy Recordings]]. Accessed November 11, 2008.</ref><ref>Makin, Robert. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/378021134 "Music"], ''[[Courier News]]'', December 6, 2002. Accessed November 13, 2013. "Phish, whose guitarist, Trey Anastasio, was raised in Princeton, and whose keyboardist, Page McConnell, was raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards, took a two-year hiatus to pursue solo projects and downtime."</ref>
* [[Robert Mulcahy]] (1932–2022), athletic director at [[Rutgers University]]<ref>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/nyregion/in-person-renaissance-man.html "In Person; Renaissance Man"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 4, 2005. Accessed January 24, 2008. "The taciturn Mulcahy, who graduated from Millburn High School and lives in Basking Ridge, did much of the groundwork that let Schiano, after a few tough seasons, become a success in his home state -- their home state."</ref>
* [[Akshay Nanavati]] (born 1984), United States Marine Corps veteran, speaker, entrepreneur, ultra runner and author of ''Fearvana''<ref>Cerasaro, Ashley J. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/ice-road-trekker/ "Ice Road Trekker For this Basking Ridge resident, a 342-mile trek on skis across Greenland's enormous ice cap is just a walk in the park."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', January 16, 2012. Accessed September 13, 2018. "'I want to experience a bit of everything because each experience presents its own challenges and forces you to face different fears,' says Nanavati, a native of India who moved to Basking Ridge with his wife, Shruthi, just over a year ago to be near her family."</ref>
* [[Jasbir Puar]] (born 1967), queer theorist, Professor of Women and Gender Studies at [[Rutgers University]] and author of ''The Right to Maim''<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/97143713/ "Urban Skills Project Helps Ease Trauma Of The Past"], ''Bernardsville News'', August 29, 1985. Accessed April 21, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Editor's Note: The three articles on this page were written by Jasbir K. Puar of Basking Ridge, a summer intern at ''The Bemardsville News.''.... She graduated from Ridge High School in June and will attend Rutgers University."</ref>
* [[Perry Scott]] (1917–1988), [[American football]] player and coach, who played in the NFL for the [[Detroit Lions]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/bernardsville-news-lt-perry-scott-of-ba/125889200/ "Lt. L. P. Scott is Honored Again; Basking Ridge Young Man Receives Third Oak Leaf Cluster To His Air Medal."], ''Bernardsville News'', August 31, 1944. Accessed June 5, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "First Lt. Perry Scott, son of Leonard P. Scott, Basking Ridge, pilot of a B-24 Liberator, has been awarded a third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal.... He is a graduate of Bernards High School, Bernardsville, and of Muhlenherg College, Allentown, Pa."</ref>
* [[Helen J. Shen]] (born 1999/2000), actress and singer, known for her roles on and off-[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]<ref>[https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/calendar/event/20241111/0156a554-1adb-47e0-83dc-95680e3096f1/hometown-hero-helen-j-shen-of-basking-ridge-leading-broadway-debut-of-maybe-happy-ending "Hometown Hero Helen J Shen of Basking Ridge leading Broadway Debut of Maybe Happy Ending"], New York City, NY [[Patch Media|Patch]], November 11, 2024. Accessed March 16, 2025. "Helen J Shen, a native of New Jersey, 2018 Ridge High School graduate, will lead the show opposite the Emmy and Golden Globe winner Darren Chriss.... Born and raised in Basking Ridge, Helen developed strong interest in music, art and theatric performance early on."</ref>
* [[J. Robert Sims]] (born {{circa|1941}}), chemical / mechanical engineer and inventor, who served as president of the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]]<ref>[https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2013/alumnus-to-lead-asme-in-2014/ Alumnus to lead ASME in 2014], [[Vanderbilt University School of Engineering]]. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Mechanical engineering alumnus J. Robert Sims Jr. (BE’63) will serve as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for 2014-2015. Bob Sims Sims, of Basking Ridge, N.J., is a senior engineering fellow with Becht Engineering Company Inc."</ref>
* [[Samuel Lewis Southard]] (1787–1842), [[U.S. Senator]], [[Secretary of the Navy]], and the [[List of Governors of New Jersey|10th]] [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000689 Samuel Lewis Southard], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 29, 2007.</ref>
* [[Mike Tannenbaum]] (born 1969), former general manager of the [[New York Jets]]<ref>Sadlouskos, Linda. [http://baskingridge.patch.com/articles/jets-gm-mike-tannenbaum-invited-to-friday-football-homecoming "Jets GM Invited to Ridge Football Homecoming: Tannenbaum, a new Bernards resident, could participate in opening coin toss ceremony."], BaskingRidgePatch, October 6, 2010. Accessed July 4, 2012. "The mayor said Tannenbaum, who recently relocated with his family to Bernards Township, could participate in the pre-game coin toss."</ref>
* [[LaDainian Tomlinson]] (born 1979), former NFL running back who played for the [[New York Jets]]<ref>Bishop, Greg. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/sports/football/09tomlinson.html "Tomlinson Relishes New Home, and New Opportunity"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 8, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2015.</ref><ref>Mehta, Manish. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/new-york-jets-running-back-ladainian-tomlinson-reborn-birth-son-daylen-oliver-article-1.203232 "New York Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson reborn with birth of son Daylen Oliver"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', August 8, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2015.</ref>
* [[Kelly Williford]] (born 1994), professional tennis player<ref>[https://hokiesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7282 Kelly Williford], [[Virginia Tech Hokies women's tennis]]. Accessed September 3, 2019. "High School: Ridge; Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J."</ref>
* [[Zip the Pinhead]] ({{circa|1842}}–1926), turn-of-the-century sideshow performer who was born in Liberty Corner as William Henry Johnson<ref>Sceurman, Mark. [http://www.weirdnj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=28 "Zip, the What Is It?"], ''[[Weird NJ]]''. Accessed June 5, 2011.</ref>
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