Editing Hillsdale, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Danny Aiello III]] (1957–2010), actor, stuntman and son of actor [[Danny Aiello]]<ref>Levin, Jay. [http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/92647484_Danny_Aiello_III_dies__actor_s_son__stuntman.html "Danny Aiello III dies; actor's son, stuntman"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505154835/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/92647484_Danny_Aiello_III_dies__actor_s_son__stuntman.html |date=May 5, 2010 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 3, 2010. Accessed October 16, 2011. "Danny Aiello III, a veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator and a son of the actor Danny Aiello, died Saturday at his home in Hillsdale. He was 53."</ref>
* [[Mary Jane Clark]] (born 1954), suspense novelist<ref>Rockland, Kate. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/nyregion/by-the-way-in-the-divorce-she-got-the-byline.html "By the Way; In the Divorce, She Got the Byline"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 17, 2005. Accessed October 2, 2019. "Then there's Mary Jane Clark of Hillsdale, who is more of a writing Clark by proxy."</ref>
* [[Tyler Cowen]] (born 1962), economist and author, who is an economics professor at [[George Mason University]]<ref>Rosenwald, Michael S. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/12/AR2010051202637_2.html?sid=ST2010051302200 "Tyler Cowen's appetite for ethnic food -- and answers about his life"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', May 13, 2010. Accessed November 2, 2017. "Cowen is 48. He grew up in Hillsdale, N.J., an hour's drive from New York."</ref>
* [[Olivia Dunne]] (born 2002), artistic gymnast who was a member of the [[United States women's national gymnastics team|USA national gymnastics team]] in 2017<ref>Cooper, Darren. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/2017/04/04/archive-standout-hillsdale-gymnast-aiming-top/100037804/ "Archive: Standout Hillsdale gymnast aiming for the top"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 4, 2017. Accessed April 21, 2021. "Olivia Dunne’s gymnastics journey began as a quest for a 'pink, sparkly leotard.' It might end with an Olympic medal. The 12-year-old Hillsdale resident left today for the U.S. Secret Classic in Chicago, where she will be one of the youngest competitors on hand Saturday."</ref>
* [[Reuben L. Haskell]] (1878–1971), [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New York's 10th congressional district]] from 1915 to 1919<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/03/archives/reuben-haskell-exjudge-dead-brooklyn-leader-was-92-served-county-in.html "Reuben Haskell, Ex-Judge, Dead; Brooklyn Leader Was 92 -- Served County in Congress"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 3, 1971. Accessed April 21, 2021. "His home was at 19 Brookside Place, Hillsdale."</ref>
* [[Buddy Hassett]] (1911–1997), professional baseball player who played [[first baseman|first base]] in [[Major League Baseball]] from 1936 to 1942<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/26/sports/buddy-hassett-85-ballplayer.html "Buddy Hassett, 85, Ballplayer"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 26, 1997. Accessed October 27, 2015. "Hassett, who lived in Hillsdale, N.J., is survived by a daughter, Patricia Gradziel of Davis, Calif., and three grandchildren."</ref>
* [[Marion West Higgins]] (1915–1999), first female [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/obituaries/marion-west-higgins-ex-legislator-76.html "Marion West Higgins Ex-Legislator, 76"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 26, 1991. Accessed June 11, 2009.</ref><ref>James, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/28/nyregion/up-front-worth-noting-in-bergen-county-truth-in-geography.html "Up Front: Worth Noting; In Bergen County, Truth in Geography"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 28, 2003. Accessed October 15, 2013. "The toll plaza's official name, however, continued to be Hillsdale. Local legend has it that that was because of the political influence of Marion West Higgins, a former speaker of the State Assembly who happened to live in Hillsdale."</ref>
* [[Frank Ackerman Hill]] (1919–2012), military [[veteran]] and [[World War II]] fighter ace<ref>Beuscher, Kristin. [https://thepressgroup.net/a-heros-homecoming-hillsdale-turns-out-for-local-son-frank-hill/ "A hero’s homecoming: Hillsdale turns out for local son Frank Hill"], ''Northern Valley Press'', November 17, 2023. Accessed March 28, 2025. "Eighty years ago, in November 1943, thousands of Hillsdale residents gathered for a jubilant patriotic celebration—the biggest the town had ever seen. A hero was coming home.... Francis Ackerman Hill was born in 1919, the fourth of nine children–eight boys and a girl—in the Hill household."</ref>
* [[Jeff Hostetler]] (born 1961), quarterback for the [[New York Giants]]' victory in [[Super Bowl XXV]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/05/sports/football-howard-activated-for-giants-practice.html "Football; Howard Activated For Giants Practice"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 5, 1991. Accessed March 27, 2016. "Quarterback Jeff Hostetler still has some pain from the three broken bones in his back. He has been cleared to ride a stationary bicycle, and the Giants sent one to his home in Hillsdale, N.J., but his return this season seems unlikely."</ref>
* [[Charles Kaufman (educator)|Charles Kaufman]] (1928–2016), music educator who taught at the [[Mannes School of Music]] from 1975 to 2002<ref>[[Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)|Roberts, Sam]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/nyregion/charles-kaufman-former-mannes-college-of-music-leader-dies-at-87.html "Charles Kaufman, Transformative Leader of Mannes College of Music, Dies at 87"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 22, 2016. Accessed March 27, 2016. "Charles Kaufman, who led a faculty coup that spared the century-old Mannes College of Music in Manhattan from a troublesome merger in 1979 and then restored it to fiscal soundness, died on March 17 at his home in Hillsdale, N.J. He was 87."</ref>
* [[Johnny Kucks]] (1933–2013), pitcher who played for the [[New York Yankees]] and won the final game of the [[1956 World Series]]<ref>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/sports/baseball/johnny-kucks-who-pitched-yanks-to-title-dies-at-81.html "Johnny Kucks, Who Pitched Yanks to Title, Dies at 81"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 1, 2013. Accessed December 9, 2013. "John Charles Kucks Jr. was born in Hoboken, N.J., on July 27, 1932.... He had lived for many years in Hillsdale, N.J."</ref>
* [[Eddie Lopat]] (1918–1992), pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>Harvin, Al. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/16/sports/eddie-lopat-73-yankee-pitcher-on-5-series-championship-teams.html "Eddie Lopat, 73, Yankee Pitcher On 5 Series Championship Teams"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 16, 1992. Accessed May 16, 2012. "Mr. Lopat, who lived in Hillsdale, N.J., had been battling a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, his son said."</ref>
* [[Tanner McEvoy]] (born 1993), wide receiver for the [[Seattle Seahawks]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/college-sports/college-football/hillsdale-s-mcevoy-dazzles-for-wisconsin-1.1414047 "Big Ten football roundup: Hillsdale's Tanner McEvoy dazzles"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818172108/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/college-sports/college-football/hillsdale-s-mcevoy-dazzles-for-wisconsin-1.1414047 |date=August 18, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 20, 2015. Accessed June 13, 2016. "Hillsdale native McEvoy, who plays receiver and safety, took a direct snap on offense and ran right 32 yards for a score and a 21-3 lead with 7:16 left in the third."</ref>
* [[Kathleen Noone]] (born 1945), [[soap opera]]/[[television]] actress<ref>[http://www.tv.com/kathleen-noone/person/7769/summary.html Kathleen Noone], [[TV.com]]. Accessed January 2, 2008.</ref>
* [[David P. Patterson]] ({{circa}} 1840–1879), president of the [[Hackensack and New York Railroad]] and early developer of Hillsdale<ref>Van Valen. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9KwPofkJTHYC&pg=PA301 ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey''], p. 301.</ref>
* [[Jeff Phillips (trainer)|Jeff Phillips]] (born 1968), fitness trainer and former actor best known for his work in ''[[Guiding Light]]'', ''[[As the World Turns]]'' and the 1996 film ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]''<ref>Duggan, Amelia; and Spelling, Ian. [http://www.bergen.com/featured/big-name-small-start-famous-people-who-entered-the-world-in-bergen-1.819281?photo=49 "Big Name, 'Small' Start: Famous people who entered the world in Bergen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090853/http://www.bergen.com/featured/big-name-small-start-famous-people-who-entered-the-world-in-bergen-1.819281?photo=49 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Bergen.com, May 9, 2012. Accessed October 27, 2015. "Veteran soap actor Jeff Phillips was raised in Hillsdale and went to Pascack Valley High School and Ramapo College."</ref>
* [[Vic Raschi]] (1919–1988), pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>Gittleman, Sol. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2_4CbICExv4C&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44 ''Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953''], p. 44. McFarland, 2007. {{ISBN|0-7864-3055-9}}. Accessed February 5, 2011.</ref>
* [[David Remnick]] (born 1958), editor for ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref>Wood, Gaby. [https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2006/sep/10/observermagazine "The quiet American"], ''[[The Observer]]'', September 10, 2006. Accessed April 10, 2011. "David Remnick was born in 1958 and grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey, where his father was a dentist and his mother an art teacher."</ref>
* [[Darren Rizzi]] (born 1970), interim head coach of the [[New Orleans Saints]]<ref>Biggane, Brian. [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/dolphins/darren-rizzi-dolphins-new-special-teams-coach-teamed-955435.html "Darren Rizzi, Dolphins' new special teams coach, teamed with Tony Sparano in New Haven"], ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'', October 5, 2010. Accessed February 5, 2011. "A native of Hillsdale, N.J., and a graduate of prep power Bergen Catholic, Rizzi starred as a tight end at Rhode Island after arriving as a walk-on in 1988."</ref>
* [[Bob Schmetterer]] (born 1943), advertising executive<ref>[http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/06sf/schmetterer.html "Key to Success Is Taking‘Creative Leaps’"], ''FDU Magazine'', Summer / Fall 2006. Accessed November 2, 2017. "'I majored in psych,' he says with a nostalgic chuckle, after describing his early years as the son of a high-fidelity speaker pioneer in Hillsdale, N.J., 'and I think I was very fortunate, because marketing and advertising are all about psychology.'"</ref>
* [[Celita Schutz]] (born 1968), [[judo]]ka who competed on the women's team in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Rexhepi, Adriatik. [https://nypost.com/2000/09/12/schutz-is-sure-judo-medals-within-reach/ "Schutz Is Sure Judo Medal’S Within Reach"], ''[[New York Post]]'', September 12, 2000. Accessed November 23, 2017. " You hear that Celita Schutz is a member of the U.S. Olympic judo team and your first thought is she must be a tomboy tough girl with a chip on her shoulder.... The 32-year old Schutz, who resides in Hillsdale, N.J., is a bright and articulate woman who will be competing in her second Olympics when she takes the floor in Sydney on Sept. 20. In 1996, as the women’s judo team captain in Atlanta, she lost in the first round. This year, she vows, will be different."</ref>
* [[Bill Skowron]] (1930–2012), first baseman for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>[[Louis Effrat|Effrat, Louis]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1961/02/01/archives/skowron-denies-he-is-a-holdout-first-baseman-says-he-is-happy-but.html "Skowron Denies He Is a Holdout; First Baseman Says He Is Happy but Wants Raise Yankee Infielder to Talk Money With Hamey Today"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 1, 1961. Accessed June 29, 2022. "'But,' the former Big Ten football and basketball player at Purdue said yesterday at his Hillsdale (N. J.) home, 'that doesn't mean that I'm a holdout.'"</ref>
* [[Benjamin Sommer]] (born 1964), Professor of Bible at [[The Jewish Theological Seminary of America]] and a Senior Fellow at the [[Shalom Hartman Institute]]<ref>Palmer, Joanne. [https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/talking-to-god/ "Talking to God? Dr. Ben Sommer explains the Shema and other ancient Near Eastern Texts"], ''[[The Jewish Standard]]'', January 26, 2017. Accessed January 1, 2021. "Dr. Benjamin Sommer of Teaneck, a professor of Bible and ancient Semitic languages, will talk about that and other Jewish issues as scholar in residence at Temple Emanu-el of Closter.... 'Prayer is defined as speaking about or addressing God, so the Shema is not really a prayer,' Dr. Sommer, who grew up in Hillsdale, said."</ref>
* [[Jenn Tran]] (born 1997), realty television personality who starred in [[The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 21|Season 21]] of ''[[The Bachelorette (American TV series)|The Bachelorette]]''<ref>Yam, Kimmy. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/jenn-tran-bachelorette-vietnamese-family-tv-rcna161124 "''The Bachelorette'' Jenn Tran says seeing her Vietnamese family on TV was emotional"], ''[[NBC News]]'', July 11, 2024. Accessed September 18, 2024. "Tran, who hails from Hillsdale, New Jersey, said she watched the premiere in a bar in New York City’s East Village with several of her friends, many of whom booked flights from across the country to experience the night with her."</ref>
* [[Mike Vaccaro]], lead sports columnist for the ''[[New York Post]]'' since November 2002<ref>Kerwick, Mike. [https://archive.today/20130125071147/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-140452015.html "Sportswriter's pen is always in play"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 10, 2007. Accessed July 17, 2012. "But the Hillsdale resident moonlights as an author. Instead of cobbling together 700 frenzied words before deadline turns his column into a pumpkin, Vaccaro had time to weave 85,000 words into a polished narrative. His second book, "1941: The Greatest Year in Sports," hit bookshelves June 5."</ref>
* [[Jesse Van Saun]] (born 1976), retired [[soccer]] player who played professionally in [[Major League Soccer]] and [[United Soccer Leagues|USISL]]<ref>Yannis, Alex. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/16/sports/st-john-s-flips-head-over-heels-for-title.html "St. John's Flips Head Over Heels For Title"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 16, 1996. Accessed May 15, 2016. "Jesse Van Saun, a midfielder from Hillsdale, N.J., opened the scoring with a right-footed volley from six yards away, 26 minutes 54 seconds into the game."</ref>
* [[Teddy Wilson]] (1912–1986), jazz pianist<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/01/archives/jersey-is-home-to-teddy-wilson-one-son-is-a-teacher.html "Jersey Is Home To Teddy Wilson; One Son Is a Teacher"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 1, 1973. Accessed August 28, 2017. "Mr. Wilson settled in Hillsdale 10 years ago, when he and his present wife, were married."</ref>
* [[Jerry Yellin]] (born 1924), former [[United States Army Air Forces]] fighter pilot, who flew the final combat mission of [[World War II]]<ref>Levine, Cecilia. [http://pascackvalley.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/hillsdale-native-93-was-wwiis-last-fighter-pilot/712158/ "Hillsdale Native, 93, Was WWII's 'Last Fighter Pilot'"], Pascack Valley Daily Voice, May 28, 2017. Accessed August 28, 2017. "Capt. Jerry Yellin of Hillsdale and his squadron were the ones to drop the last bomb on Japan in April 1945, five months before the end of World War II."</ref>
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