Editing East Orange, New Jersey (section)

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

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*[[Dionne Warwick]] (born1940),singer, actress and TV host,six time Grammy award winning 
* [[David Ackroyd]] (born 1940), actor, who first came to prominence in [[soap opera]]s such as ''[[The Secret Storm]]'' and ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''<ref>Denis, Paul.[https://books.google.com/books?id=EO8HAQAAMAAJ&q=orange+%22David+Ackroyd%22 ''Daytime TV's Star Directory''], p. 30. [[Popular Library]], 1976. Accessed July 21, 2019. "David Ackroyd Personal Life: Born in East Orange, N.J., David's family (of Irish-English background) moved to Wayne, N.J., when he was 12."</ref>
* [[John Amos]] (1939–2024), actor<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RNIwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nwUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=john-amos%20east-orange&pg=4823%2C3370482 "'Roots' Lead Man Waiting For Windfall"], ''[[Star-Banner|Ocala Star-Banner]]'', February 14, 1977. Accessed November 23, 2024. "Amos, born in Newark, raised in East Orange, N.J., once tried to be a pro football player."</ref>
* [[Jamal Anderson]] (born 1972), former NFL running back<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090815010617/http://www.mtv.com/shows/celebrityrapsuperstar/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=8908 Celebrity Rap Superstar › Cast › Jamal Anderson (Contestant)], [[MTV]]. Accessed October 9, 2013. "Born in East Orange, N.J., Jamal Anderson was a running back with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons from 1994–2001."</ref>
* [[Billy Ard]] (born 1959), NFL guard who played for the [[New York Giants]] and [[Green Bay Packers]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/billyard/2499449/profile Billy Ard], [[NFL.com]]. Accessed August 29, 2015.</ref>
* [[Balanda Atis]] (born 1972/73), cosmetic chemist at [[L'Oréal]], where her work focuses on expanding the company's range of [[cosmetics]] marketed to [[women of color]]<ref>[https://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-orange-slash-orange/sections/business-and-finance/articles/local-chemist-changing-the-face-of-makeup-around "Local Chemist Changing the Face of Makeup Around the World"], TAP into East Orange / Orange, October 6, 2015. Accessed August 6, 2022. "East Orange native and L’Oréal chemist Balanda Atis is helping the cosmetics giant break color barriers all across the globe. Atis, who grew up in a Haitian community in East Orange, saw her friends and family struggling to find makeup that looked good on their skin."</ref>
* [[Robert H. B. Baldwin]] (1920–2016), chairman of [[Morgan Stanley]] when the bank was taken public in the 1970s<ref>[[Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/business/dealbook/robert-hb-baldwin-transformer-of-morgan-stanley-dies-at-95.html "Robert H.B. Baldwin, Transformer of Morgan Stanley, Dies at 95"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 6, 2016. Accessed October 31, 2021. "Robert Hayes Burns Baldwin was born on July 9, 1920, in East Orange, N.J., to John Frank and Anna Burns Baldwin."</ref>
* [[S. H. Barnett]] (1908–1988), [[screenwriter]] who won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in the category [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for the 1964 film ''[[Father Goose (film)|Father Goose]]''<ref>Folkart, Burt A. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-16-mn-1299-story.html "Obituaries : Sanford Barnett, 79; Writer Won Oscar"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 16, 1988. Accessed December 4, 2024. "In an obituary he prepared himself, Barnett noted that he had been born in East Orange, N.J., and was--over the years--an errand boy at radio stations, a newspaper reporter who contributed sketches to the Rudy Vallee radio show and a writer for the old ''Believe It or Not'' radio series."</ref>
* [[Norman Batten]] (1893–1928), race car driver<ref>[http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/norman-batten Norman Batten], ''[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]''. Accessed July 7, 2017.</ref>
* [[James Blish]] (1921–1975), science fiction writer<ref>Bloom, Harold. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1JsfAQAAIAAJ&q=%22james+blish%22+%22east+orange%22 "James Blish: 1921-1975"], in ''Science fiction writers of the golden age'', p. 63. [[Chelsea House]], 1995. {{ISBN|0-7910-2199-8}}. "James Blish 1921–1975: James Benjamin Blish was born on May 23, 1921, in East Orange, New Jersey, the only child of Asa Rhodes Blish and Dorothea Schneewind Blish."</ref>
* [[Alvin Bowen]] (born 1983), [[gridiron football]] [[linebacker]] who played in the NFL for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]<ref>[http://cyclones.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1074 Alvin Bowen], [[Iowa State Cyclones football]]. Accessed March 14, 2018. "Hometown: East Orange, N.J.; Highschool: Montclair"</ref>
* [[Clyde Bradshaw]] (born 1959), basketball player who played for the [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul Blue Demons]]<ref>Kinney, Mike. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysbasketball/index.ssf/2010/12/essex_basketball_former_east_orange_players_to_honor_bobb_lester_monday_night.html "Essex Basketball: Former East Orange players to honor Bobb Lester Monday night"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 3, 2010. Accessed May 4, 2015. "Among the former East Orange stars expected are 1972 grad Mike Dabney, who later became an All-American at Rutgers, Clyde Bradshaw, Mike Booker and Cleveland Eugene."</ref>
* [[Betty Bronson]] (1906–1971), television and film actress who began her career during the [[silent film]] era<ref>Hanson, Bruce K. [https://books.google.com/books?id=k3HHu_CxoWkC&pg=PA127 ''Peter Pan on Stage and Screen, 1904–2010, 2d ed.''], p. 127. [[McFarland & Company]], 2011. {{ISBN|9780786486199}}. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Born Elizabeth Ada Bronson in Trenton, New Jersey, on November 17, 1907, she left East Orange High School and convinced her parents to let her move to California to aid her career in films."</ref>
* [[Herbert Brucker]] (1898–1977), journalist, teacher, and national advocate for the freedom of the press, who served as editor-in-chief of the ''[[Hartford Courant]]''<ref>Staff. [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19320106-01.2.15&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------ "Aide Named for Ackerman"], ''[[Columbia Spectator]]'', Volume LV, Number 62, January 6, 1932. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Mr. Brucker, who has traveled extensively in Europe and served on the staffs of several papers and magazines in this country, is a native of Passaic, N. J., where he was born Oct. 4, 1898. He prepared for college at the Morristown School and the East Orange High School."</ref>
* [[Stephanie R. Bush]] (born 1953), attorney and politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] representing the [[New Jersey's 27th legislative district|27th district]] from 1988 to 1992<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=e1NiPlQKgDsC&q=%22ms.+bush%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 203, Part 1''], p. 269. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1988. Accessed April 1, 2019. "Ms. Bush was born in East Orange March 16, 1953. She attended East Orange High School and Cornell University, where she received her degree in 1975."</ref>
* [[Robert L. Carter]] (1917–2012), civil rights leader and United States District Judge<ref>Schwaneberg, Robert. [http://www.warrencoea.org/_Articles/06-07/A11/CarterEdBuilding.htm "Education building honors a champion: Rights lawyer Carter argued Brown case"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201184526/http://www.warrencoea.org/_Articles/06-07/A11/CarterEdBuilding.htm |date=December 1, 2008 }}, copy of article from ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 21, 2006, at the Warren County Education Association. Accessed March 5, 2012. "Almost 54 years ago, Robert L. Carter stood before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued that segregated schools can never be equal.... Yesterday, the Trenton building that houses the state Department of Education was dedicated in honor of Carter, who grew up in Newark and East Orange and is now a federal judge in New York.... Born in Florida, Carter was 6 weeks old when his family moved to Newark. He attended Barringer High School in Newark and East Orange High School, graduating at age 16 after skipping two grades."</ref>
* [[Kerri Chandler]] (born 1969), Deep House DJ and producer<ref>Matos, Michaelangelo. [http://www.citypages.com/music/kerri-chandler-spins-a-little-bitok-a-lotof-jazz-in-this-weeks-recommended-mix/460866673 "Kerri Chandler spins a little bit—OK, a lot—of jazz in this week’s recommended mix"], ''[[City Pages]]'', November 30, 2017. Accessed August 24, 2018. "Kerri Chandler knows a thing or two about slipping between and tying together musical worlds. Before his career as a deep-house producer took off, the East Orange, New Jersey-bred Chandler made hip-hop beats, working with future major-label rapper Chino XL."</ref>
* [[Bill Chinnock]] (1947–2007), singer-songwriter and guitarist who was part of the Asbury Park music scene with Bruce Springsteen in late 1960s<ref>Lustig, Jay. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/03/bill_chinnock_tribute_band_hit.html "Bill Chinnock tribute hits the Stone Pony on Saturday"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 26, 2010. Accessed September 24, 2013. "Chinnock was born in Newark, and spent most of his childhood in Millburn and East Orange."</ref>
* [[Chino XL]] (1974–2024), hip-hop lyricist<ref>[[Jon Pareles|Pareles, Jon]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/09/arts/shooting-for-excess.html "Shooting for Excess"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 9, 1996. Accessed January 23, 2011. "Sharing the bill was Chino XL, a fast-talking rapper from East Orange, NJ, who respects no one."</ref>
* [[Margaret Clapp]] (1910–1974, class of 1926), scholar and educator, who served as eighth president of [[Wellesley College]]<ref>Lindheim, Burton. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/04/archives/margaret-clapp-64-dies-wellesley-expresident.html "Margaret Clapp, 64, Dies; Wellesley Ex‐President"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 4, 1974. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Miss Clapp was born April 11, 1910, in East Orange, N. J., and graduated hi 1930‐from Wellesley, where as a senior she held the highest elective student office, that of president of College Government."</ref>
* [[Troy CLE]], pseudonym of Troy Tompkins, author of ''[[The Marvelous Effect]]'' (set in East Orange)<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200709/20070907_cle.html Troy CLE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030223318/http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200709/20070907_cle.html |date=October 30, 2010 }}, ''[[The Tavis Smiley Show]]'', September 7, 2007. Accessed November 29, 2007. "A native of East Orange, NJ, CLE has worked as a student teacher in the NYC public school system and as a hip-hop producer."</ref>
* [[Bob Clifford (American football)|Bob Clifford]] ({{circa|1913}}–2006), football player and coach, who served as the head football coach at [[Colby College]] and at the [[University of Vermont]]<ref>[https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1193&context=alumnus "Sports"], ''Colby Alumnus'', Vol. 45, No. 3: Spring 1956, p. 18. Accessed January 2, 2018. "Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Clifford lived in New Haven from 1929-1939, graduating from Wilbur Cross High School."</ref>
* [[Freeman Craw]] (1917–2017), [[Type design|typeface designer]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-obituary-for-tom-godfrey/171919322/ "Freeman Godfrey; Graphic artist and designer innovator in visual Identity field, typefaces that bear his name, of Tinton Falls, 100"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 28, 2017. Accessed May 7, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Freeman Godfrey Craw, 100, of Tinton Falls, N.J., passed away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2017.... Born and raised in East Orange, N.J., Jerry graduated from Cooper Union For The Advancement of Science and Art in 1939."</ref>
* [[Vincent Czyz]] (born 1963), writer and critic of [[speculative fiction]]<ref>Politano, Teresa. [https://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/2016/08/jersey_city_author_weaves_byzantine_tale.html "Jersey City author weaves byzantine tale"], ''[[Inside Jersey]]'', August 11, 2016. Accessed April 23, 2022. "Czyz, who lives in Jersey City, is an ambitious writer, eager to seek the profound and eager to share his discoveries.... But he also grew up in East Orange, boxing and wrestling, and bought his first assault weapon at age 15."</ref>
* [[Randall Davey]] (1887–1964), painter and art educator<ref>[https://columbusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/bycreator?keyword=Davey%2C+Randall Davey, Randall], [[Columbus Museum]]. Accessed July 11, 2019. "Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Randall Davey became an influential figure in early 20th century art including the art community of Santa Fe. He became a painter of portraits, still lifes, nude figures, and horse-racing genre."</ref>
* [[Frances Day]] (1907–1984), actress and cabaret singer in the United Kingdom during the 1930s, and television celebrity in the United States during the 1950s<ref>Musel, Robert. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/500939916/ "Frances Day Gets Shaw Play Lead; Actress Jumps From Tex Guinan To World Premiere For G.B.S."], ''[[Windsor Star]]'', July 25, 1949. Accessed September 6, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Back in the days when speakeasy and night club were synonyms a cute little blonde crossed the Hudson River from East Orange, N.J., and got herself a job with the late Tex Guinan."</ref>
* [[Branson DeCou]] (1892–1941), photographer and traveler<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116693807/branson-decou-of-east-orange-new-jersey/ "He Will Present 'Drean Pictures'"], ''[[Star Tribune]]'', January 19, 1933. Accessed January 17, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Branson deCou of East Orange, N J.. world traveler and lecturer, will present another of his series of 'dream pictures,' colored travelogues of Egypt and Russia at two lectures Monday in the Woman's club assembly under the auspices of the women's society of the Westminster Presbyterian church."</ref>
* [[Jahan Dotson]] (born 2000), professional [[American football|football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>Vogt, Erin. [https://nj1015.com/new-jersey-connections-eagles-chiefs-2025-super-bowl/ "All New Jersey connections for Eagles, Chiefs in Super Bowl 2025"], [[WKXW]], February 6, 2025. Accessed March 11, 2025. "Jahan Dotson was born in Newark and spent his childhood in East Orange."</ref>
* [[Rasul Douglas]] (born 1995), [[cornerback]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Braziler, Zach. [https://nypost.com/2017/09/23/nj-player-goes-from-unknown-quantity-to-eagles-starter/ "NJ player goes from unknown quantity to Eagles starter"], ''[[New York Post]]'', September 23, 2017. Accessed November 6, 2017. "A year ago at this time, Rasul Douglas was an unknown college football player.... A baseball and basketball player growing up in poverty-stricken East Orange, N.J., he played just two years of varsity football at East Orange Campus High School, and because of academic problems, went to Nassau Community College on Long Island."</ref>
* [[Eunice Dwumfour]] (1993–2023), member of the borough council of [[Sayreville, New Jersey]], from 2021 until her assassination<ref>Johnson, Brent; Sargeant, Keith; and Sherman, Ted. [https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2023/04/a-cell-phone-overlooked-silence-from-prosecutors-in-unsolved-murder-of-sayreville-councilwoman.html "A cell phone overlooked, silence from prosecutors, in unsolved murder of Sayreville councilwoman"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 1, 2023. Accessed November 10, 2023. "Born in East Orange to Ghanaian immigrants, Dwumfour had been active in Christian ministry since she was a teen."</ref>
* [[Dorothy Eaton]] (1893-1968), visual artist best known for rural subjects in a style that merged nineteenth-century regional folk art with mid-century [[American Realism|American realism]]<ref>[https://www.askart.com/artist/Dorothy_Eaton/19291/Dorothy_Eaton.aspx Dorothy Eaton], AskArt.com. Accessed September 28, 2022. "Born: 1893 - East Orange, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Philip Egner]] (1870–1956), longtime director of the [[West Point Band]] and composer of the [[West Point]] fight song "On, Brave Old Army Team"<ref>Staff. [http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031433/1945-06-21/ed-1/seq-2.pdf "Mattituck"], ''The Long Island Traveler Mattituck Watchman'', June 21, 1945. Accessed May 14, 2016. "Captain and Mrs. Philip Egner of East Orange, N. J., have been guests at the home of their cousin, Mrs. Alvah S. Mulford on the Main Road. Capt. Egner, before retiring, was at West Point twenty-five years."</ref>
* [[William Joseph Fallon]] (born 1944), [[United States Navy]] [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] who is the current Commander of [[United States Central Command]]<ref>Shanker, Thom. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/world/middleeast/08fallon.html "Adm. William J. Fallon: An Experienced Naval Officer, and a Diplomat"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 8, 2007. Accessed December 10, 2007. "William Joseph Fallon was born Dec. 30, 1944, in East Orange, N.J., and raised in Merchantville."</ref>
* [[Gale Fitzgerald]] (born 1951), athlete who competed in two Olympic pentathlons, winning silver medal in 1975 at the Pan American Games<ref>Hersh, Bob. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/27/archives/for-thompson-atoms-pilot-critical-decision-lies-ahead.html?_r=0 "For Thompson, Atoms' Pilot, Critical Decision Lies Ahead"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 27, 1976. Accessed September 8, 2017. "Gale Fitzgerald of East Orange, N.J., will compete in the pentathlon in Montreal, as she did in Munich in 1972."</ref>
* [[Chris Fletcher]] (born 1948), [[safety (gridiron football position)|safety]], who played for the [[San Diego Chargers]] during his seven-year NFL career<ref>[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=fletcchr001 Chris Fletcher Statistics], JustSportsStats.com. Accessed November 6, 2017.</ref>
* [[Franklin W. Fort]] (1880–1937), represented [[New Jersey's 9th congressional district]] from 1925 to 1931<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000287 Franklin William Fort], [[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]. Accessed August 22, 2007.</ref>
* Major [[Harold Geiger]] (1884–1927), pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1927/05/18/archives/flight-leader-dies-in-flaming-crash-major-geiger-commander-of.html "Flight Leader Dies In Flaming Crash; Major Geiger, Commander of Aberdeen (Md.) Field, Is Burned to Death. Fails In Desperate Jump Accident Occurs at Olmstead Field, Pa. – Was a Native of East Orange, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 18, 1927. Accessed August 11, 2017.</ref>
* [[Althea Gibson]] (1927–2003), tennis player<ref>Magee, Jerry. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20030929-9999_1s29gibson.html "Tennis pioneer Althea Gibson dies at 76: U.S., Wimbledon champ paved the way for blacks"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415181332/http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20030929-9999_1s29gibson.html |date=April 15, 2005 }}, ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'', September 29, 2003. Accessed January 23, 2011. "No player of either gender in any sport arguably overcame more in becoming a champion than Gibson, who died yesterday in East Orange, N.J., where she was a semi-recluse."</ref>
* [[David Garrard]] (born 1978), quarterback who played for the NFL's [[New York Jets]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208004829/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9854507 AFC honors go to three first-time winners], [[NFL.com]], December 6, 2006. "The East Orange, N.J., native directed the club on two drives of more than 90 yards, both resulting in touchdowns."</ref>
* [[Tate George]] (born 1968), former basketball player, who played with the [[New Jersey Nets]] for three of his four NBA seasons<ref>Mickle, Paul. [http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20130910/opening-arguments-begin-in-tate-george-fraud-trial "Opening arguments begin in Tate George fraud trial"], ''[[New Haven Register]]'', September 10, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2015. "After opening arguments Tuesday morning before U.S. District Court Judge Mary L. Cooper, Knight took the stand and told federal prosecutor Joseph Shumofsky he and George grew up in the same East Orange neighborhood."</ref>
* [[Eugenia Gilbert]] (1902–1978), actress of the [[silent film]] era, who starred in many westerns<ref>Katchmer, George A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA132 ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''], p. 132. [[McFarland & Company]], 2009. {{ISBN|9781476609058}}. Accessed October 4, 2018. "Eugenia Gilbert falls into that almost anonymous category containing so many of her co-stars in the silent era. It is assumed that she was born in 1905 in East Orange, New Jersey, as she first appeared in a musical comedy in 1920 at age 15."</ref>
* [[Edward E. Gnichtel]] (1869−1933), businessman and politician who represented [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1933/12/22/archives/edward-e-gnichtel-newark-banker-dead-onetime-collector-of-internal.html "Edward E. Gnichtel, Newark Banker, Dead"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 22, 1933. Accessed February 16, 2024. "He was in his sixty-sixth year and resided at 75 Prospect Avenue, East Orange."</ref>
* [[Red Grammer]] (born 1952), children's music writer<ref>[https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2018/03/andy_grammer_to_open_2018_balloon_festival_concert.html "Andy Grammer to open 2018 balloon festival concert series"], ''[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]'', March 1, 2018. Accessed October 4, 2018. "His father is Red Grammer, an East Orange native and Grammy-nominated children's recording artist."</ref>
*[[Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger]] (1876–1942), one of the earliest American-born saxophone soloists<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Smialek|first=Thomas|date=2013–2014|title=America's 'Young Lady Saxophonist' of the Gilded Age: The Performances, Critical Reception, and Repertoire of Bessie Mecklem|url=https://www.jeanne-inc.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=2fb82eabf800f29c61fe3293fcc6d2f0&Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JI&Product_Code=NASA-v36-37&Category_Code=NASA-J|journal=The Saxophone Symposium|volume=36-37|pages=90–123|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122005742/https://www.jeanne-inc.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=2fb82eabf800f29c61fe3293fcc6d2f0&Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JI&Product_Code=NASA-v36-37&Category_Code=NASA-J|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Robert David Hall]] (born 1947), actor, best known for his role as [[coroner]] [[Al Robbins|Dr. Albert Robbins M.D.]] on the [[Television program|television show]] ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''<ref>Kennedy, Greg. [https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-disabled-acting-community-works-to-end-of-decades-of-invisibility-1.582736 "The disabled acting community works to end of decades of 'invisibility'"], ''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]'', November 19, 2012. Accessed December 5, 2018. "Robert David Hall... This native of East Orange, New Jersey, has also appeared in the movies ''Starship Troopers'' and ''The Negotiator'' and the TV series ''The West Wing'' and ''LA Law.''"</ref>
* [[Mary Jeanne Hallstrom]] (1924–2006), nurse and member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], was born in East Orange<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1981–1982,' Biographical Sketch of Mary Jeanne "Molly" Hallstrom, p. 70.</ref><ref>Jensen, Trevor. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/08/06/mary-jeanne-dolly-hallstrom-1924-2006/ "Mary Jeanne 'Dolly' Hallstrom: 1924–2006; Won office after suffering stroke; Republican legislator served in Illinois House and with the state Human Rights Commission"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', August 6, 2006. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Mrs. Hallstrom was born in East Orange, N.J., and attended Catholic boarding school, her son said."</ref>
* [[Eric P. Hamp]] (1920–2019), [[Indo-European studies|Indo-European linguist]] and professor at the [[University of Chicago]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eric Hamp from Ward 2 East Orange in 1940 Census District 7-97|url=http://www.archives.com/1940-census/eric-hamp-nj-125971482|access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=www.archives.com}}</ref>
* [[Slide Hampton]] (1932–2021), jazz trombonist<ref>[http://www.nj.com/greatday/stories/more.html The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927062323/http://www.nj.com/greatday/stories/more.html |date=September 27, 2008 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 28, 2004.</ref>
* [[Constance W. Hand]] (1895–1982), politician who served six terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Zimmer, David M. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/money/real-estate/2024/03/07/north-jersey-1912-brick-mansion-hits-the-market-for-7-5-million/72868866007/ "Daybreak, 100-year-old North Jersey mansion featured in ''The Sopranos'' listed for $7.5M"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 10, 2024. Accessed May 7, 2025. "Raised in East Orange, Hand attended East Orange High School and Vassar College before furthering her studies at Drake Secretarial School and becoming a law clerk."</ref>
* [[Vincent S. Haneman]] (1902–1978), Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1960 to 1971<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/12/archives/vincent-s-haneman-75-of-jersey-supreme-court.html "Vincent S. Haneman, 75, of Jersey Supreme Court"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 1978. Accessed July 4, 2016. "Mr. Haneman was born in Brooklyn and grew up in East Orange."</ref>
* [[Ann Harding]] (1902–1981), theatre, motion picture, radio, and television actress<ref>Percy, Eileen. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19321026&id=-nVSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XA0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6659,2444147 "Durante Will Be Made an M. G. M. Star; 'Schnozzle; Has Ste Record for Saving Pictures."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512182311/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19321026&id=-nVSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XA0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6659,2444147 |date=May 12, 2016 }}, ''[[The Milwaukee Sentinel]]'', October 26, 1932. "Ann Harding began hers 15 years ago in a dramatic class at East Orange High school."</ref><ref>O'Brien, J. Scott. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-PISAAACAAJ ''Ann Harding: Cinema's Gallant Lady''], BearManor Media, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-59393-535-1}}.</ref>
* [[Balozi Harvey]] (1940–2016, class of 1957), diplomat and community organizer<ref>Remo, Jessica. [http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2016/12/nj_community_activist_champion_of_african-american.html "N.J. activist, champion of African-American heritage dies at 76"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 30, 2016. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Harvey was born in East Orange and graduated from East Orange High School in 1957, according to his website."</ref>
* [[J.C. Hayward]] (born {{circa|1945}}), news anchor formerly at [[WUSA (TV)|WUSA]], who was the first female news anchor in Washington, D.C., and the first African American female news presenter<ref>Brown, Emma. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/jc-hayward-a-long-time-local-benefactor-awaits-a-legal-resolution/2013/12/17/00cf5d2a-664e-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html "J.C. Hayward: A long-time local benefactor awaits a legal resolution"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', December 17, 2013. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Born Jacqueline Hayward, she grew up an only child in East Orange, N.J., just outside of Newark, where she learned to play the classical piano and babysat the boy across the street."</ref>
* [[Carolyn Gold Heilbrun]] (1926–2003), author who wrote mystery novels under the pen name of Amanda Cross<ref>[[Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/11/arts/carolyn-heilbrun-pioneering-feminist-scholar-dies-at-77.html "Carolyn Heilbrun, Pioneering Feminist Scholar, Dies at 77"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 11, 2003. Accessed March 1, 2012. "Carolyn Gold Heilbrun was born on Jan. 13, 1926, in East Orange, N.J., the only child of Archibald Gold, an accountant, and Estelle Roemer Gold, who, her daughter would recall, 'sat at home and was bored out of her mind.' The family moved to Manhattan when Ms. Heilbrun was 6, and she became a voracious reader, devouring Nancy Drew and Judy Bolton mysteries and, as a teenager, the novels of Virginia Woolf and Willa Cather."</ref>
* [[Frances Cox Henderson]] (1820–1897), wife of Governor [[James Pinckney Henderson]] of [[Texas]], who established the Good Shepherd home for aged women after moving to East Orange following her husband's death<ref>Farrell, Mary D. [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhe59 "France Cox Henderson"], ''[[Handbook of Texas Online]]''. Accessed November 4, 2014. "In the last years of her life she was busy as a community leader in East Orange, New Jersey. She established the House of the Good Shepherd for aged and invalid women and a laundry for older women who were able to work."</ref>
* [[Caroline Herzenberg]] (born 1932), physicist<ref name="enc">{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=uPRB-OED1bcC&q=caroline+herzenberg&pg=PA327 |title= Encyclopedia of World Scientists |pages= 327–328 |publisher= Infobase Publishing |year= 2007 |isbn= 978-1438118826 |author= Elizabeth H. Oakes |access-date= April 19, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Brian Hill (basketball)|Brian Hill]] (born 1947), former coach of the [[Orlando Magic]]<ref>[http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Back_to_the_Magic_Hill_Return-142422-800.html "Back to the Magic: Hill Returns to Orlando"], [[Orlando Magic]]. Accessed March 6, 2008.</ref>
* [[Lauryn Hill]] (born 1975), singer-songwriter, rapper, producer and actress<ref>Buffum, Joanna. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/events/that-thing.html "That Thing; Aug 9: Ms. Lauryn Hill, the iconic East Orange native, rapper, actress and original member of ground-breaking hip-hop group the Fugees, takes the stage at the Count Basie Theatre."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223094457/http://njmonthly.com/articles/events/that-thing.html |date=December 23, 2014 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', July 31, 2014. Accessed November 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/printmember/hil1bio-1 Biography: Lauryn Hill] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104201057/http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/printmember/hil1bio-1|date=November 4, 2014}}, [[Academy of Achievement]], last updated October 8, 2013. Accessed November 4, 2014. "Lauryn Noelle Hill was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby South Orange."</ref>
* [[Fred Hills]], (1934–2020), [[literary editor]], known for his association with writers including [[Vladimir Nabokov]], [[Raymond Carver]] and [[Heinrich Böll]]<ref>Seelye, Katharine Q. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/books/fred-hills-dead.html "Fred Hills, Editor of Nabokov and Many Others, Dies at 85; A longtime editor at Simon & Schuster, he brought to market both commercial hits and literary prizewinners and edited more than 50 New York Times best sellers."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 20, 2020. Accessed November 22, 2020. "Frederic Wheeler Hills Jr., who was born on Nov. 26, 1934, in East Orange, N.J., may have been destined for the literary life at birth — he was delivered by William Carlos Williams, the pediatrician-cum-poet."</ref>
* [[Robert Hillyer]] (1895–1961), [[poet]] and professor of English literature who won a [[Pulitzer Prize for Poetry|Pulitzer Prize]] for poetry in 1934<ref>[https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/h/hillyer_r.htm Robert Hillyer Papers], [[Syracuse University]]. Accessed May 16, 2022. "Robert Silliman Hillyer (1895-1961) was an American poet. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, on June third 1895, he was educated at Kent School, Harvard College, and the University of Copenhagen."</ref>
* [[Whitney Houston]] (1963–2012), singer and actress<ref>Stetler, Carrie. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2001883655_whitneyhouston22.html "What happened to Whitney?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082430/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2001883655_whitneyhouston22.html |date=June 29, 2011 }}, ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', March 22, 2004. Accessed January 23, 2011. "Houston was born in Newark, N.J., and reared in East Orange, the daughter of acclaimed gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston, who sang backup for everyone from Aretha Franklin to Elvis Presley."</ref>
* [[Karen Hunter]] (born 1966), journalist, publisher, talk show host and the co-author of several books<ref>Staff. [https://hipnewjersey.com/karen-hunter-siriusxm/ "Interview With Karen Hunter Of SiriusXM"], Hip NJ, March 29, 2016. Accessed December 10, 2018. "Karen was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey. She attended Catholic school before studying at Drew University in Madison, NJ."</ref>
* [[Janis Ian]] (born 1951), singer-songwriter<ref>Houlihan, Mary. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20040423/ai_n12546662 "Ian has learned the truth from controversies"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809101630/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20040423/ai_n12546662 |date=August 9, 2014 }}, ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', April 23, 2004. Accessed December 18, 2007. "Ian grew up in East Orange, N.J., in a musical family."</ref>
* [[Monte Irvin]] (1919–2016), Major League Baseball player inducted as a member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame And Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] who was ranked #12 on the ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' list of ''The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures''<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/new_jersey/greatest/ The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313205911/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/new_jersey/greatest/ |date=March 13, 2007 }}, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', December 27, 1999.</ref>
* [[Malcolm Jenkins]] (born 1987), football player for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>Presinzano, Jessica. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/11/celebrities-politicians-and-athletes-who-call-north-jersey-home/753145001/ "Celebrities, politicians and athletes who call North Jersey home"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 11, 2017. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Malcolm Jenkins, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles, was born and raised in East Orange."</ref>
* [[Jarrod Johnson]] (born 1969), former professional football player who played for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[San Diego Chargers]] and the [[Sacramento Surge]] of the [[World League of American Football]]<ref>Reinhard, Paul. [https://www.mcall.com/1991/07/30/anything-is-possible-for-jarrod/ "Anything Is Possible For Jarrod"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', July 30, 1991. Accessed October 24, 2011. "Well, by the time he graduated from Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., Johnson had blossomed into a 243-pound center. 'It's good I didn't gain another 100 pounds between my freshman and senior years in college,' he quipped yesterday during a telephone conversation. Johnson, an East Orange, N.J., native who as a young boy rooted for the Pittsburgh Steelers after watching them win [[Super Bowl IX]], became an outstanding center at Lehigh University."</ref>
* [[David Jones (tight end)|David Jones]] (born 1968), former NFL [[tight end]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Raiders]] in 1992<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneDa24.htm David Jones], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed December 12, 2018. "Born: November 9, 1968 (Age: 50-033d) in East Orange, NJ... High School: Hillside (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Ernest Lester Jones]] (1876–1929), head of the [[United States Geological Survey|United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]] from 1914 until his death<ref>[http://www.history.noaa.gov/cgsbios/bioj7.html Colonel E. Lester Jones], [[NOAA]]. Accessed December 20, 2007. "Ernest Lester Jones, the son of Charles Hopkins and Ida (Lester) Jones was born in East Orange, New Jersey on April 14, 1876."</ref>
* [[LeRoy J. Jones Jr.]] (born 1957), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/jones.htm |title=Assemblyman LeRoy J. Jones Jr. |access-date=May 12, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004425/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/jones.htm |archive-date=February 25, 1998 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]] backed up as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 7, 2010.</ref>
* [[KayGee]] (born 1969 as Kier Lamont Gist), DJ and record producer best known as a member of hip hop trio [[Naughty by Nature]]<ref>Trammell, Matthew. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/02/a-quarter-century-of-naughty-by-nature "Uptown Anthems; Naughty by Nature salute a quarter century of call-and-response."], ''[[The New Yorker]]'', May 2, 2016. Accessed February 2, 2020. "In 1991, Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, and Keir Gist, two rappers and a d.j. from East Orange, New Jersey, better known as Treach, Vin Rock, and DJ Kay Gee, immortalized a three-letter acronym for cheaters worldwide."</ref>
* [[Brandin Knight]] (born 1981), former professional basketball player, brother of Brevin Knight<ref>[http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/knight_brandin00.html Brandin Knight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715085338/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/knight_brandin00.html |date=July 15, 2011 }}, [[Pitt Panthers men's basketball]]. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref>
* [[Brevin Knight]] (born 1975), former NBA [[point guard]] who played for nine teams during his 13-year career, brother of Brandin Knight<ref>[http://www.njsportsheroes.com/brevinknightbk.html Brevin Knight], New Jersey Sports Heroes. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Brevin Adon Knight was born November 8, 1975 in Livingston. He grew up in East Orange, and was the first of two accomplished basketball players in the family. Brandin, six years younger, also played pro ball."</ref>
* [[Marietta Patricia Leis]] (born 1938), multimedia artist and poet<ref>Roberts, Kathaleen. [https://www.abqjournal.com/394017/cyanotpes-of-specimens.html "Artist’s cyanotypes are blueprints of the natural world"], ''[[Albuquerque Journal]]'', May 4, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2021. "'I grew up in Newark and East Orange, New Jersey,' Leis said."</ref>
* [[Anne Lindeman]] (1932–2001), Arizona state legislator<ref>[https://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Legislators/Person/848 Anne E. Lindeman], [[Arizona State Library]]. Accessed July 15, 2023. "Place of Birth East Orange, Essex Co., NJ, USA"</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Losey]] (1912–2005), conservationist who is recognized as being the first female refuge biologist<ref>[https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/michigan/projects/Documents/Landscape Stewardship Stories/32.FirstFemaleFieldBiologist.pdf "The First Female Field Biologist; Elizabeth 'Betty' Losey"]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Conservation Gateway. Accessed March 14, 2018. "Born in East Orange, New Jersey in 1912, Mrs. Losey graduated high school in Lynn, Massachusetts before earning her bachelor's degree in 1934 and her master's degree in 1946 from the University of Michigan."</ref>
* [[William Lowell Sr.]] (1863–1954), dentist and an inventor of a wooden [[Tee#Golf tee|golf tee]] patented in 1921<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1954/06/25/archives/golf-tee-desig__ner-dead-dr-william-lowell-of-jerseyi-patented.html "Gold Tee Designer Dead. Dr. William Lowell of Jersey Patented Reddy Device in '21"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 25, 1954. Accessed August 6, 2019. "East Orange, N.J., June 24- Dr. William Lowell, designer of the Reddy Golf Tee, which came into universal use in the sport, died yesterday at Orange Memorial Hospital after a short illness.... Born in Hoboken, he lived in South Orange, Maplewood and Summit before moving here four years ago."</ref>
<!-- Alphabetized as "London, Lady" -->* [[Lady London]] (born 1995), rapper and songwriter<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2022/02/17/hip-hop-lady-london-nj-east-orange-live-debut/6832134001/ "Hip-hop rising star Lady London, an East Orange native, set to make live debut at SOB's"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 17, 2022. Accessed November 13, 2023. "You've heard her freestyles and seen her videos. Now experience Lady London live. The rising hip-hop talent, aka Zaire Stewart of East Orange, is set to make her live debut Saturday, Feb. 19, at SOB's in New York City."</ref>
* [[Luxx Noir London]] (born 1999), [[Drag (entertainment)|drag]] performer, singer and songwriter most known for competing on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)|fifteenth season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]].''<ref>Cutler, Jacqueline. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2023/02/njs-luxx-noir-london-talks-rupauls-drag-race-journey-to-the-runway.html "N.J.’s Luxx Noir London talks ''RuPaul’s Drag Race,'' journey to the runway"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 9, 2023. Accessed April 18, 2023. "East Orange's Luxx Noir London in a number where she played a woman whose husband had thrown her in the river."</ref>
* [[Clara Maass]] (1876–1901), nurse who died as a result of volunteering for medical experiments to study [[yellow fever]]<ref>[https://www.rwjbh.org/clara-maass-medical-center/about/history/ History of Clara Louise Maass], Clara Maass Medical Center. Accessed August 6, 2019. "Clara Louise Maass was born on June 28, 1876 in East Orange, NJ, the first of 10 children."</ref>
* [[Gordon MacRae]] (1921–1986), actor, singer, he was born in East Orange<ref>Parker, Ev. [http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/columnists/ev-parker/article_910d44a0-16f2-11e0-81af-001cc4c03286.html "Parker's Pen: 'I Surrender Dear'"], ''[[Napa Valley Register]]'', January 3, 2011. Accessed January 23, 2011. "MacRae, once a kid from East Orange, N.J., sang 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' from the musical ''Oklahoma''."</ref>
* [[John F. Madden]] (1870–1946), U.S. Army brigadier general<ref>{{cite news |date=May 21, 1946 |title=Brig. Gen. Madden, Soldier 55 Years; Aide to Chief Quartermaster of AEF in 1918 Dies at 76-- Served in Cuba, Philippines |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/05/21/archives/brig-gen-madden-soldier-55-years-aide-to-chief-quartermaster-of-aef.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, NY |page=23 |via=[[TimesMachine]]}}</ref>
* [[Elliott Maddox]] (born 1947), Major League Baseball outfielder who played for both the [[New York Mets]] and [[New York Yankees]]<ref>[[Joe Durso|Durso, Joseph]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/07/archives/3-starters-typify-mets-new-deal-three-new-pets-which-hot-dog-is.html "3 Starters Typify Mets' New Deal; Three New Pets Which Hot Dog Is First?"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 7, 1978. Accessed January 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[Naomi Long Madgett]] (1923–2020), poet<ref>[https://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780916418977/ ''Pilgrim Journey''], [[Wayne State University Press]]. Accessed April 10, 2024. "The daughter of a Baptist pastor, Madgett was born in Virginia and moved with her family to East Orange, New Jersey as a toddler."</ref>
* [[Marion Clyde McCarroll]] (1891–1977), writer and journalist who was the first woman issued a press pass by the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and also penned the "Advice for the Lovelorn, a nationally syndicated column, after she inherited it from [[Dorothy Dix]]<ref>Derby, George; and White, James Terry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ojcOAQAAMAAJ&q=marion+mccarroll+%22east+orange%22 ''The National Cyclopædia of American Biography''], p. 55. Accessed November 16, 2017. "McCarroll, Marion Clyde, columnist, was born in East Orange, N. J., May 8, 1891, daughter of James Renwick Thompson and Helen Fredericks Stoughton (Loomis) McCarroll."</ref>
* [[Stephen A. Mikulak]] (1948–2014, class of 1966), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1992 to 1996, where he represented the [[New Jersey's 19th legislative district|19th Legislative District]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rHIkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22he+was+graduated+from+vailsburg+high+school%22 ''Fitzgerlad's Legislative Manual 1984''], p. 254. Accessed February 10, 2020. "Stephen A. Mikulak, Rep, Woodbridge - Assemblyman Mikulak was born in East Orange Oct. 15, 1948."</ref>
* [[Newton Edward Miller]] (1919–2012), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 34th legislative district|34th Legislative District]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=peqHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Newton+E.+Miller%22+wayne+1919 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 203, Part 1''], p. 276. E.J. Mullin, 1988. Accessed December 15, 2022. "Mr. Miller was born in East Orange on March 1, 1919. He attended elementary school in Paterson, and Clifton High School."</ref>
* [[Daniel F. Minahan]] (1877–1947), represented [[New Jersey's 6th congressional district]] from 1919 to 1921 and again from 1923 to 1925<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000789 Daniel F. Minahan], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 16, 2007.</ref>
* [[Dorian Missick]] (born {{circa|1975}}), actor, known for his role as Damian in the television series ''[[Six Degrees (TV series)|Six Degrees]]'' and for voicing [[List of characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories#Victor Vance|Victor Vance]] in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/504838628/ "Dorian Missick finds 'Degrees' of success"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 19, 2006. Accessed January 23, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "On his first real acting job -playing a young Southern fisherman in a 1990 episode of ''In the Heat of the Night'' - Dorian Missick was a fish out of water.... 'That show was shot in Georgia, and I was this kid from New Jersey. I didn't have the accent down,' says Missick, who was born in East Orange and grew up in North Plainfield."</ref>
* [[Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell]] (1879 – 1964), [[entomology|entomologist]] and [[physician]]<ref>[https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/portrait-scientist A Portrait of a Scientist], [[Smithsonian Institution Archives]]. Accessed January 23, 2023. "Evelyn Groesback Mitchell was born in East Orange, N.J. She is a graduate of the East Orange High School, where she distinguished herself for her originality in science and art."</ref>
* [[Worrall Frederick Mountain]] (1909–1992), Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1971 to 1979<ref>[http://inns.innsofcourt.org/for-members/inns/the-worrall-f-mountain-american-inn-of-court/about-justice-worrall-f-mountain.aspx About Justice Worrall F. Mountain], [[American Inns of Court]]. Accessed June 15, 2016. "Born on June 28, 1909 in East Orange, Worrall Mountain became a pillar of the New Jersey bar."</ref>
* [[Teana Muldrow]] (born 1995), professional [[basketball]] player who has played in the [[WNBA]] for the [[Seattle Storm]] and [[Dallas Wings]]<ref>[https://wvusports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/teana-muldrow/3066 Teana Muldrow], [[West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball]]. Accessed June 23, 2023. "Hometown East Orange, N.J.; High School East Orange HS"</ref>

* [[Naughty by Nature]] members [[Treach]], [[Vin Rock]] and [[DJ Kay Gee]]<ref>Norris, Chris. [https://books.google.com/books?id=6eQCAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Naughty+by+Nature%22+%22east+orange%22&pg=PA80 "Pop Goes the Ghetto"], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', June 19, 1995. Accessed September 11, 2011. "Treach – Naughty's machete-wielding, padlock-and-chain-wearing lead rapper – was drawing lines in his lyrics between Them and Us, set in a musical backdrop that erased them. And with that – and two more giant-selling singles – three kids from the slums of East Orange, New Jersey, became a pop band."</ref>
* [[Naturi Naughton]] (born 1984), singer and actress who was a member of the early 2000s group, [[3LW]]<ref>Newman, Melinda. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/people/naturis-a-natural.html "Naturi's a Natural"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 8, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2012. "East Orange native Naturi Naughton plays rapper Lil' Kim in a film about the life of hip-hop artist Notorious B.I.G., which opens Jan. 16."</ref>
* [[Annie Oakley]] (1860–1926) and her husband [[Frank E. Butler]] (1852–1926) lived at 22 Eppirt Street between 1905 and 1908<ref>Kasper, Shirl. [https://books.google.com/books?id=g1CqL48DUo0C&pg=PA189 ''Annie Oakley''], p. 189. (Norman: [[University of Oklahoma Press]], 1992). {{ISBN|978-0-8061-3244-0}}. Accessed October 9, 2013.</ref>
* [[Sheila Oliver]] (1952–2023), politician who served as the second [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey|lieutenant governor of New Jersey]], from 2018 until her death<ref>Johnson, Brent; and Livio, Susan K. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2023/08/nj-lt-gov-sheila-oliver-a-pioneering-public-servant-dies.html "N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, a pioneering public servant, dies"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], August 1, 2023. Accessed August 1, 2023. "She was an East Orange resident.... Oliver moved into politics when she was elected to the East Orange Board of Education, an office she held from 1994 to 2000.... And in between, she lost a bid for East Orange mayor by a mere 51 votes."</ref>
* [[Robert Opel]] (1939–2079) American photographer and art gallery owner most famous for streaking during the [[46th Academy Awards]]
* [[C. Milford Orben]] (1895–1975), politician who served five terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=R8UGAQAAIAAJ&q=%22June+28,+1808+:+son+of+Charies+S.+and%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 164''], p. 278. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1940. Accessed November 6, 2017. "C. Milford Orben (Rep., Millburn) - Mr. Orben was born In Newark, New Jersey, on June 28, 1808; son of Charles S. and Mabel Orben. Educated East Orange Grammar and High Schools, Pennsylvania State College."</ref>
* [[Robert Peace]] ({{circa|1981}}–2011), the subject of ''[[The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace]]''<ref>[[Janet Maslin|Maslin, Janet]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/books/the-short-and-tragic-life-of-robert-peace-by-jeff-hobbs.html?_r=0 "A Yalie's Promising Future Competed With a Darker Side; ''The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace,'' by Jeff Hobbs"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 10, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2016. "When Jackie found out what public school was like in East Orange, N.J., where they lived, she scrimped enough to get him a Catholic school education."</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Peer]] (1936–1984), journalist<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/05/obituaries/elizabeth-peer-senior-writer-for-newsweek-is-dead-at-48.html "Elizabeth Peer, Senior Writer For Newsweek, Is Dead at 48"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 5, 1984. Accessed September 28, 2016. "Miss Peer was born in East Orange, N.J., and graduated from the Connecticut College for Women in 1957."</ref>
* [[Jabrill Peppers]] (born 1995), football player for the [[New York Giants]] of the NFL<ref>Cooper, Darren. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/exclusive-michigan-s-jabrill-peppers-adds-fuel-to-don-bosco-paramus-catholic-recruiting-feud-1.1106352 "Exclusive: Michigan's Jabrill Peppers adds fuel to Don Bosco-Paramus Catholic recruiting feud"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 9, 2014. Accessed September 28, 2016. "When I finally enrolled, I was then living in East Orange where a lot of the other guys he recruited lived. He had a coach pick us up and drop us off every day for school and practice."</ref>
* [[Chickie Geraci Poisson]] (born 1931), former [[field hockey]] player and coach<ref>Shugrue, Edward J. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67441073/the-bridgeport-post/ "Between Ourselves"], ''[[Connecticut Post|Bridgeport Post]]'', October 20, 1963. Accessed January 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Chickie, whose proper name is Angela Marie Poisson, was born in East Orange, N. J., in 1931."</ref>
* [[Stewart G. Pollock]] (born 1932), Justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey]] from 1979 to 1999<ref>[[David Kocieniewski|Kocieniewski, David]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/26/nyregion/judge-leaving-high-court-after-20-years-as-unifier.html "Judge Leaving High Court After 20 Years as Unifier"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 26, 1999. Accessed June 14, 2016. "Judge Pollock was born in East Orange and raised in Brookside, back when it had only 1,300 residents and a four-room schoolhouse."</ref>
* [[Queen Latifah]] (born 1970), rapper, singer, model and actress<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110511212114/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-118942332.html "The Robertson Treatment Vol. 6.7; Queen Latifah holding court in Hollywood!"], ''[[Baltimore Afro-American]]'', March 28, 2003. Accessed December 11, 2007. "'I've always loved musicals,' admits the actress who was born Dana Owens and was raised in the East Orange, NJ area and who presently lives in Rumson, NJ."</ref>
* [[Eddie Rabbitt]] (1941–1998), country music singer-songwriter<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/09/arts/eddie-rabbitt-56-whose-songs-zigzagged-from-pop-to-country.html "Eddie Rabbitt, 56, Whose Songs Zigzagged From Pop to Country"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 9, 1998. Accessed May 24, 2012. "The son of Irish immigrants, he was born in Brooklyn and raised in East Orange, N.J."</ref>
* [[Alfred Stanford]] (1900-1985), naval officer and author<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-alfred-stanford-milford-citizen/132875839/ "Alfred Stanford Milford Citizen’s retired publisher"], ''[[The Day (New London)|The Day]]'', February 15, 1985. Accessed November 12, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Stanford was born in East Orange, N.J., and attended Amherst College, from which he graduated after interrupting his studies in 1918 to join the Navy."</ref>
* [[C. Thomas Schettino]] (1907–1983), Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1959 to 1972<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143552960/ "Schettino Reaches Goal of Every Judge"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 20, 1959. Accessed November, 2017. "The Supreme Court nominee was born in East Orange, son of the late Joseph and Maria Schettino. After his graduation from East Orange High School and Rutgers University, he went to Columbia Law School where he received his law degree in 1933."</ref>
* [[Perry Scott]] (1917–1988), [[American football]] player and coach, who played in the NFL for the [[Detroit Lions]]<ref>[https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/scot06400.html Perry Scott] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605120155/https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/scot06400.html |date=June 5, 2023 }}, Pro Football Archives. Accessed June 5, 2023. "Born: August 27, 1917 East Orange, NJ... High School: Bernards (Bernardsville, NJ)"</ref>
* [[Shareefa]] (born 1984), R&B singer<ref>Staff. [http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/08/shareefa_s_point_of_no_return_hits_store_24 "Shareefa's 'Point of No Return' Hits Stores October 24"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014023823/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/08/shareefa_s_point_of_no_return_hits_store_24 |date=October 14, 2012 }}, Starpulse.com, October 8, 2006. Accessed September 11, 2011. "Raised between Brick City (Newark) and East Orange, young Shareefa was a fan of legendary singers from the time she was a child."</ref>
* [[Ben Sirmans]] (born 1970), [[American football]] coach and former [[running back]] who is the running backs coach for the [[Green Bay Packers]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Dowd, Mike. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/663193601/ "'Big Ben' Sirmans rang Rody's chimes"], ''[[The Bangor Daily News]]'', October 16, 1990. Accessed March 13, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "A 'borderline' student at Montclair Immaculate Conception High, Sirmans grew up in a tough neighborhood in East Orange, N.J."</ref>
* [[Warner V. Slack]] (1933–2018), physician and professor known for his work in the field of [[clinical informatics]]<ref>[https://fa.hms.harvard.edu/files/hmsofa/files/memorialminute_slack_warner_v.pdf Warner Vincent Slack], [[Harvard University]]. Accessed May 16, 2024. "Warner Vincent Slack, MD, was born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1933 and was the son of Evelyn Francis Slack and Charles Morse Slack, a prominent physicist who helped develop the reactor engine for the Nautilus, the first atomic-powered submarine."</ref>
* [[Newton Phelps Stallknecht]] (1906–1981), [[philosopher]] who was a president of the [[Metaphysical Society of America]]<ref>[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Ar-VAA2739 Newton P. Stallknecht papers, 1922-1980, bulk 1950-1971], [[Indiana University]] Archives Onlie. Accessed December 14, 2019. "Newton P. Stallknecht was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on October 24, 1906."</ref>
* [[Janet Sorg Stoltzfus]], (1931–2004), educator, who established the Ta'iz Cooperative School, the first non-religious school in north Yemen<ref>[https://www.towntopics.com/mar1004/obits.html#obit4 "Obituary: Janet S. Stoltzfus"], ''[[Town Topics (newspaper)|Town Topics]]'', March 10, 2004. Accessed October 23, 2022. "Born in East Orange, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Theodore Sorg and Mildred Sorg Blasius."</ref>
* [[Donald J. Strait]] (1918–2015), [[flying ace]] in the [[356th Fighter Group]] during [[World War II]] and a career officer in the [[United States Air Force]]<ref>[https://www.thepilot.com/obituaries/donald-j-strait/article_a70be77c-da41-11e4-9d28-d38c599d99bf.html "Donald J. Strait"], The Pilot, April 3, 2015. Accessed September 6, 2021. "Born April 28, 1918, in East Orange, N.J., he packed his 96 years with successes and honors whether on the Verona High School baseball team, in the U.S. Air Force, Fairchild Industries, every golf course he teed up on, or in his personal life."</ref>
* [[Richard Thaler]] (born 1945), economist who was the recipient of the 2017 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]]<ref>[[Binyamin Appelbaum|Appelbaum, Binyamin]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/business/nobel-economics-richard-thaler.html "Nobel in Economics Is Awarded to Richard Thaler"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 9, 2017. Accessed October 11, 2017. "Professor Thaler, 72, was born in East Orange, N.J., and graduated from Case Western Reserve University before earning a doctorate in economics at the University of Rochester in 1974."</ref>
* [[Tom Verducci]] (born 1960), sports journalist<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080319044908/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/tom_verducci/archive/index.html Tom Verducci Archive], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 20, 2015. "Born in East Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Verducci led his high school football team to a state championship, calling his catch of the winning touchdown pass in the title game as the defining sports moment of his life."</ref>
* [[Albert L. Vreeland]] (1901–1975), [[United States Representative]] from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000121 Albert Lincoln Vreeland], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 16, 2007.</ref>
* [[James Wallwork]] (1930–2024), politician who served in both houses of the [[New Jersey Legislature]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kGIkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22James+H.+Wallwork%22+%22September+17%2C+1930%22 ''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1970''], p. 388. Accessed April 21, 2020. "James H. Wallwork (Rep., Short Hills) - James H. Wallwork lives at 94 Canoe Brook Road, Short Hills. He was born in East Orange, September 17, 1930."</ref>
* [[Dionne Warwick]] (born 1940), singer<ref>Hu, Winnie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/nyregion/21computer.html "For a Singer's 1940s Alma Mater, a 21st-Century Gift"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 21, 2010. Accessed September 11, 2011. "Once a neighborhood school called Lincoln, it was renamed for Ms. Warwick, a winner of five Grammy awards, in 1996 after becoming a theme school for business. Ms. Warwick attended the school, which now draws students from across the district, in the late 1940s."</ref>
* [[Laurence Hawley Watres]] (1882–1964), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, lived in East Orange during his retirement<ref name="Hero">{{cite news |date=February 7, 1964 |title=Col. L. H. Watres, 82, World War Hero, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115865002/watres/ |work=[[Scranton Tribune]] |location=Scranton, PA |pages=3, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115865078/the-tribune/ 15] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Clarence Watters]] (1902−1986), organist and teacher<ref>[https://worcago.org/archives/boston-organ-club-newsletters-1965-1995/boston-organ-club-newsletter-1986-1990.pdf#page=27 Obituary of Clarence Watters], ''The Boston Organ Club Newsletter'', Fall 1986. Accessed March 12, 2024. "Clarence E. Watters of East Hartford, Conn., died in Farmington, Conn., on July 26, 1986, at the age of 83. He was born in East Orange, N.J., in 1902, and studied with Marcel Dupré in Paris during the 1920's."</ref>
* [[Valerie Wilson Wesley]] (born 1947), mystery writer<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/26/nyregion/mystery-plot-whodunit-in-newark.html "Mystery Plot: Whodunit in Newark?"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 26, 1994. Accessed February 6, 2012. "Ms. Wilson Wesley grew up in Ashford, Conn., and now lives in Montclair, N.J., with her husband and two daughters. But she lived in nearby East Orange in the early 1970s, and Tamara's yellow-and-green Cape Cod is modeled on her old house."</ref>
* [[Barrence Whitfield]] (born 1955), soul and R&B vocalist, best known as the frontman for Barrence Whitfield & the Savages<ref>Clark, Alice. [https://www.loudersound.com/features/barrence-whitfield-walk-on-the-wild-side "Barrence Whitfield: Walk On The Wild Side"], [[Loudersound.com]], September 7, 2015. Accessed January 20, 2020. "'We moved to East Orange, New Jersey when I was three,' says Whitfield, who to avoid confusion with Barry White, the 70s soul singer, adopted his Whitfield moniker in tribute to Motown producer Norman Whitfield."</ref>
* [[George Whitman]] (1913–2011), proprietor of the Paris bookstore [[Shakespeare and Company (bookstore)|Shakespeare and Company]]<ref>[[Marlise Simons|Simons, Marlise]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/books/george-whitman-paris-bookseller-and-cultural-beacon-is-dead-at-98.html "George Whitman, Paris Bookseller and Cultural Beacon, Is Dead at 98"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 14, 2011. Accessed December 18, 2011."George Whitman was born on Dec. 12, 1913, in East Orange, N.J., and grew up in Salem, Mass."</ref>
* [[William H. Wiley]] (1842–1925), served on East Orange township committee from 1886 to 1888, president for one year; represented [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district]] from 1903 to 1907 and 1909 to 1911, co-founder of publishing company [[John Wiley & Sons]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000470 William Halsted Wiley], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 11, 2007.</ref>
* [[Bruce Williams (talk radio host)|Bruce Williams]] (1932–2019), radio host<ref>Eftimiades, Maria. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/02/nyregion/radio-personality-without-limits.html "Radio Personality Without Limits"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 2, 1989. Accessed May 24, 2012. "From his early days, growing up in East Orange, Mr. Williams has always had a passion for radio talk shows."</ref>
* [[Jocelyn Willoughby]] (born 1998), [[basketball]] player for the [[New York Liberty]] of the WNBA<ref>Ragozzino, Joe. [https://essexnewsdaily.com/sports/sports-eastorange/822 "Jocelyn Willoughby signs with University of Virginia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422173659/https://essexnewsdaily.com/sports/sports-eastorange/822 |date=April 22, 2021 }}, Essex News Daily, November 20, 2015. Accessed April 19, 2020. "Newark Academy senior Jocelyn Willoughby had cause to celebrate on National Letter of Intent Signing Day this month. Joined by family, friends and coaches, the East Orange resident signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball for University of Virginia."</ref>
* [[Marion Thompson Wright]] (1902–1962), scholar and activist who, in 1940, became the first [[African Americans|African-American]] woman in the United States to earn her [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in history<ref>Govan, Jennifer. [https://blog.library.tc.columbia.edu/b/23117-Today-in-History-Celebrating-Marion-Thompson-Wright "Today in History: Celebrating Marion Thompson Wright"], [[Gottesman Libraries]], September 12, 2019. Accessed February 6, 2022. "On September 12th, 1902, Marion Manola Thompson Wright was born in East Orange, New Jersey, to Minnie and Moses Thompson -- the youngest of four children."</ref>
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