Editing Hillside, New Jersey (section)

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

{{div col}}
* [[William Bendix]] (1908–1964), actor (''[[Lifeboat (1944 film)|Lifeboat]]'', ''[[The Life of Riley|Life of Riley]]''), lived here in the 1930s<ref>[[Clifford J. Levy|Levy, Clifford J.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/30/nyregion/rizzuto-s-the-talk-of-the-town.html "Rizzuto's the Talk of the Town"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 30, 1994. Accessed December 13, 2018. "'This is a small town, who else we got?' asked Charlie Decker, 61, a drinking mate of Mr. Ciesla's who disagreed with his views on Mr. Rizzuto. 'Him, and we had William Bendix, the actor, and that woman who picks the numbers from the bucket in the New Jersey lottery.'"</ref>
* [[Neil Best (journalist)|Neil Best]], sports media journalist for ''[[Newsday]]''<ref>[https://sportsmediajournal.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/smj-interview-neil-best-newsday/ "SMJ Interview -Neil Best, ''Newsday''"], Sports Media Journal. Accessed April 16, 2024. "I lived in Hillside, N.J., until I was 11, but spent my junior high school and high school years in East Northport, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Clint Bolick]] (born 1957), associate justice of the [[Arizona Supreme Court]]<ref>Bolick, Clint. [https://www.edreform.com/2006/07/remedial-education-clint-bolick/ "Remedial Education (Clint Bolick)"], Center for Education Reform. Accessed July 5, 2017. "I grew up in Hillside, a suburb of Newark, in a single-parent, working-class family. In 1975, Hillside High School graduated me with enough skills to secure a scholarship at an excellent college and go on to a successful career in law and public policy."</ref>
* Marquis Cunningham (born 1989), finalist on ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]''<ref>[http://www.rtvgames.com/showthread.php?t=6275 Marquis Cunningham ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824070314/http://www.rtvgames.com/showthread.php?t=6275 |date=August 24, 2014 }}, Reality TV Games, June 9, 2008. Accessed May 14, 2013.</ref>
* [[Michael V. Gazzo]] (1923–1995), [[playwright]] (''[[A Hatful of Rain]]'') and [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated film actor (''[[The Godfather Part II]]'')<ref>Roberts, Jerry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ciwdL9jp0OoC&pg=PA179 ''The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, TV, Video and DVD''], p. 179. [[Hal Leonard Corporation]], 2003. {{ISBN|1557835128}}. Accessed November 12, 2015. "Michael Vincente Gazzo Born: 1923, Hillside, NJ. Died: 1995."</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>
* [[Marc Leepson]] (born 1945), journalist and historian<ref>Leepson, Mark. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24269265.html?dids=24269265:24269265&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+11%2C+1993&author=Marc+Leepson.+Marc+Leepson+writes+a+column+on+the+arts+for+The+Veteran%2C+the+newspaper+published+by+Vietnam+Veterans+of+America+in+Washington%2C+D.C.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=NAMES+THAT+ECHO+THROUGH+OUR+WARS&pqatl=google "Names That Echo Through Our Wars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105005112/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24269265.html?dids=24269265:24269265&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+11,+1993&author=Marc+Leepson.+Marc+Leepson+writes+a+column+on+the+arts+for+The+Veteran,+the+newspaper+published+by+Vietnam+Veterans+of+America+in+Washington,+D.C.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=NAMES+THAT+ECHO+THROUGH+OUR+WARS&pqatl=google |date=November 5, 2012 }}, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', November 11, 1993. Accessed January 4, 2011. "I'd remember Joe Tangarie from my hometown of Hillside, New Jersey. Joe and I were pals throughout basic training."</ref>
* [[Kyle Lofton]] (born 1999), [[college basketball]] player for the [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure Bonnies]]<ref>[https://gobonnies.sbu.edu/sports/m-baskbl/2018-19/bios/lofton_0_ejfa Kyle Lofton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206080114/https://gobonnies.sbu.edu/sports/m-baskbl/2018-19/bios/lofton_0_ejfa |date=February 6, 2021 }}, [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball]]. "Hometown: Hillside, N.J.; High School: Union Catholic"</ref>
* [[Rollie Massimino]] (1934–2017), college [[basketball]] coach, led [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]] to 1985 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]]<ref>Via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zos0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=l6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1721,8640271&dq=rollie+massimino+hillside&hl=en "Nets to sign Massimino"], ''[[The Item|The Sumter Daily Item]]'', June 19, 1985. Accessed January 4, 2010.</ref>
* [[Jerron McMillian]] (born 1989), NFL [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]]<ref>[http://www.thejointlibrary.org/archives/UnionCountySource/2012/2012-07-05/pg_0038.pdf "Competition at higher level now for Hillside’s McMillian"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015855/http://www.thejointlibrary.org/archives/UnionCountySource/2012/2012-07-05/pg_0038.pdf |date=November 7, 2017 }}, ''Union County LocalSource'', July 5, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2017. "Jerron McMillian is wearing No. 22 for the Green Bay Packers after donning No. 1 for Hillside High School and then the University of Maine."</ref>
* [[Mr. Len]] (Leonard "Lenny" Smythe), hip-hop artist, former member of underground group [[Company Flow]], current member [[Roosevelt Franklin]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/specialprojects/index.ssf?/specialprojects/greatday/whoswho.html "A great day in Newark: Who's who"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708235958/http://www.nj.com/specialprojects/index.ssf?/specialprojects/greatday/whoswho.html |date=July 8, 2009 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 22, 2000. Accessed May 14, 2013. "DJ Mr. Len (Leonard Smythe): Smythe, of Hillside is a member of the avant-garde New York group Company Flow, whose best-known release is 1997's ''Funcrusher Plus.''".</ref>
* [[Adrienne A. Mandel]] (born 1936), politician who represented the 19th District in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] for more than ten years<ref>[https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/alphabetical-index/interviewees/1871-mandel-adrienne. Mandel, Adrienne], Rutgers Oral History Archives Rutgers Banner at [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed February 3, 2022. "Adrienne Abramson Mandel was born in Irvington, New Jersey, on September 30, 1936. She grew up in Hillside, New Jersey, and attended Hillside High School."</ref>
* [[Jamar McGloster]] (born 1995), professional [[gridiron football]] [[offensive tackle]] for the [[Montreal Alouettes]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>[https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/jamar-mcgloster/13621 Jamar McGloster], [[Syracuse Orange football]]. Accessed November 15, 2023. "Hometown: Hillside, N.J. High School: Saint Anthony"</ref>
* [[Xavier Munford]] (born 1992), basketball player for [[Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>Murphy, Austin. [http://popgates.com/on-the-periphery-xavier-munford/ "On the Periphery: Xavier Munford"], Popgates, December 17, 2015. Accessed February 8, 2016. "Point guard by way of Hillside, New Jersey, Munford played for St. Benedict's Prep before making his way through the junior college system at Miami-Dade College and Iowa Western College, eventually landing at Rhode Island as a junior."</ref>
* [[Kendall Ogle]] (born 1976), 1999 draft pick of NFL's [[Cleveland Browns]]<ref>McMullen, Paul. [https://archive.today/20130615202723/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/111785526.html?dids=111785526:111785526&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+20,+1994&author=Paul+McMullen&pub=The+Sun&desc=Terps+win+top+back,+receiver&pqatl=google "Terps win top back, receiver"], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', January 20, 1994. Accessed May 14, 2013. "Kendall Ogle, a running back from Hillside, N.J."</ref>
* [[Robert Parham]] (born 1966), [[kickboxing]] former World Kickboxing Champion and actor<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BX&s_site=sunherald&p_multi=BX&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB62323C8C98089&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Kick Up Your Heels Titles On The Line Tonight On Coast"], ''[[Sun Herald]]'', November 4, 1994. Accessed January 4, 2011. "His father Robert Sr trained him at an early age when they lived in Hillside NJ."</ref>
* [[Alan Paul]] (born 1949), member of [[The Manhattan Transfer]]<ref>Lustig, Jay. [http://www.njarts.net/350-jersey-songs/boy-new-york-city-manhattan-transfer/ "'The Boy from New York City', The Manhattan Transfer"], ''[[Institute for Nonprofit News]]'', October 19, 2014. Accessed July 5, 2017. "He was also the only person to be in every incarnation of the group and — like group member Alan Paul, who grew up in Newark and Hillside — a New Jerseyan."</ref>
* [[Rachid (singer)|Rachid]] (born 1979), singer-songwriter and music producer<ref>Lustig, Jay. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-profile-of-singer-songwr/171897432/ "Son 'cherishes' his father"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 6, 1998. Accessed May 7, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Rachid, who grew up in Hillside and now lives in New York, is a musical omnivore."</ref>
* [[Tab Ramos]] (born 1966), [[football (soccer)|footballer]] and member of the United States' [[1990 World Cup|1990]] and [[1994 World Cup]] teams; Hillside was childhood home<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/1992/03/11/cres.php A Yank's Goal: Gain in Spain], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', March 11, 1992. "Ramos, 25, a midfielder from Hillside, New Jersey, has played for Figueras of the Spanish second division since 1990."</ref>
* [[Nicholas Reale]] (1922–1984), [[watercolor painting|watercolorist]] with a lengthy career in art and teaching<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222679845/ "Nicholas Reade, 62"], ''[[Courier News]]'', November 20, 1984. Accessed January 8, 2018. "Nicholas Reale, a distinguished water colorist who was named New Jersey Artist of the Year in 1969, died Sunday (Nov. 18, 1984) at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.... Mr. Reale was born in Newark and had lived in Hillside for the past 35 years."</ref>
* [[Phil Rizzuto]] (1917–2007), [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[baseball]] player and broadcaster; longtime Hillside resident<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019205318/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/wires/02/02/2010.ap.bba.rizzuto.memorabilia.0781/ Holy Cow! Rizzuto selling much of his memorabilia], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', February 3, 2006. "Rizzuto is downsizing in preparation for a move from the family's longtime house in Hillside, N.J., to a smaller home."</ref>
* [[Arthur Seale]] (born 1946), serving life sentence for 1980s kidnapping, murder of Exxon oil executive Sidney Reso<ref>Nieves, Evelyn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/28/nyregion/portrait-of-2-accused-of-kidnapping-ardent-hapless-pursuit-of-affluence.html "Portrait of 2 Accused of Kidnapping: Ardent, Hapless Pursuit of Affluence"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 28, 1992. Accessed December 13, 2018. "Growing up in Hillside, N.J., Arthur Seale and Jackie Szarko were more than comfortable."</ref>
* [[Ralph H. Spanjer]] (1920–1999), [[U.S. Marine Corps]] major general<ref>Skertic, Mark. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140822194535/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4479109.html "Ralph H. Spanjer, 78, Marine pilot, educator"], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', February 12, 1999. Accessed March 2, 2012.</ref>
* [[Marquis Spruill]] (born 1991), football [[linebacker]]<ref>Mink, Nate. [https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2013/08/syracuse_linebacker_marquis_sp_1.html "Linebacker Marquis Spruill becomes the leader Syracuse's defense needs"], ''[[The Post-Standard]]'', August 22, 2013. Accessed December 13, 2018. "John Shuman, the post-graduate football coach at Fork Union, was part of a convoy that traveled to Hillside to work Spruill individually."</ref>
* [[Dan Studney]] (born 1941), former [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[javelin throw]], winning a gold medal for the United States at the [[Athletics at the 1963 Pan American Games|1963 Pan American Games]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.digifind-it.com/hillside/DATA/times/1959/1959-07-02.pdf "Studeny Most Outstanding Comet Athlete In Years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235351/http://www.digifind-it.com/hillside/DATA/times/1959/1959-07-02.pdf |date=January 9, 2018 }}, ''The Hillside Times'', July 2, 1959. Accessed January 8, 2018. "Hillside High School's most outstanding athlete in many years, who graduated last month, was Dan Studney, and he can prove it.... Participating in three sports -- track, football and wrestling -- Studeny climaxed a brilliant track career in his senior year."</ref>
* [[Tame One]] (born 1970 as Rahem Brown), hip-hop artist and member of supergroup [[The Weathermen (hip hop group)|The Weathermen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NJPAC's Alternate Routes Hip Hop Festival |url=http://www.njpac.org/PDF/ARHH09_Release.pdf |publisher=[[New Jersey Performing Arts Center]] |access-date=November 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726022620/http://www.njpac.org/PDF/ARHH09_Release.pdf |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Jeff Tittel]], environmentalist who spent more than two decades as the director of the New Jersey Sierra Club<ref>Johnson, Brent. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2021/03/leader-of-top-nj-environmental-group-retiring-after-23-years.html "Leader of top N.J. environmental group retiring after 23 years"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], March 25, 2021. Accessed March 30, 2021. "A Hillside native, Tittel said two of his proudest moments with the organization was helping save Sterling Forest and lobbying for the 2004 Highlands Act, a law to help protect environmentally sensitive areas in New Jersey."</ref>
* [[UNIIQU3]] (stage name of Cherise Alexandria Gary), music producer and [[Jersey club]] artist<ref>Mickles, Kiana. [https://ra.co/features/3925 "How UNIIQU3 Became Jersey Club Royalty"], Resident Advisor, October 5, 2021. Accessed March 16, 2024. "Following the same origin story as some of the finest producers, Gary entered Newark's Jersey club scene as a dancer. On our drive to a Black-owned joint called The Yard, she explains that she grew up in a town called Hillside, where she'd take a bus downtown to meet friends and take dance classes at Newark Symphony Hall."</ref>
* [[Harry Wilf]] (1921–1992), co-founder of the real estate development firm [[Garden Homes]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.digifind-it.com/hillside/DATA/leader/1991/1991-12-12.pdf#page=3 "People in the News: School will honor Wilf"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228000132/http://www.digifind-it.com/hillside/DATA/leader/1991/1991-12-12.pdf#page=3 |date=December 28, 2017 }}, ''Hillside Leader'', December 12, 1991. Accessed December 27, 2017. "Hillside resident Harry Wilf will be awarded in honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Yeshiva University's 67th annual Hanukkah Convocation and Dinner Dec. 15 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York."</ref>
* [[Joseph Wilf]] (1925–2016), co-founder of the real estate development firm [[Garden Homes]]<ref>Miller, Chris. [http://www.startribune.com/joseph-wilf-father-of-vikings-owners-dies-at-age-91/389104121/ "Joseph Wilf, father of Vikings owners, dies at age 91"], ''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]'', August 3, 2016. Accessed December 23, 2017. "Joseph Wilf, father of Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf, died Wednesday at his home in Hillside, N.J. He was 91."</ref>
* [[Zygi Wilf]] (born 1950), real estate developer, principal owner of NFL's [[Minnesota Vikings]],<ref name=AJC2015>Craig, Mark via ''[[Star Tribune|Minneapolis Star Tribune]]''. [http://www.myajc.com/sports/vikings-owners-have-legacy-resilience/9jb5t8eLUTESKPyuDYnjQM/ "Vikings owners have a legacy of resilience"], ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', December 31, 2015. Accessed December 27, 2017. "Once upon a time, Wellington Mara’s New York Giants were almost all that mattered to young Zygi and Lenny, who still hasn’t thrown out his eighth grade Riddell football helmet. Zygi played competitive tennis but was a backyard football enthusiast as he and Lenny grew up practically as brothers in adjoining homes in Hillside, N.J."</ref> younger brother [[Mark Wilf]] (born 1962), president of the Vikings and cousin [[Leonard Wilf]] (born 1947), the team's vice chairman<ref name=AJC2015/>
* [[Hela Yungst|Hela Young]] (1950–2002), Miss New Jersey 1971, former [[New Jersey Lottery]] host<ref>[http://www.digifind-it.com/hillside/DATA/times/1971/1971-03-04.pdf#page=2 "Miss Yungst Begins Recital Tour Friday"]{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''The Hillside Times'', March 4, 1971. Accessed January 23, 2020. "Prior to winning the Miss New Jerset crown, Hela Yungst was also Miss Newark State College in 1969. A senior, she is a resident of Hillside."</ref>
* [[Dick Zimmer (New Jersey politician)|Dick Zimmer]] (born 1944), former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], Republican candidate for [[United States Senate]] in 1996 and 2008 <ref>Wald, David. "Campaign images cloak candidates' real identity", ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 21, 1996.</ref><ref>Birritteri, Anthony. [http://law-journals-books.vlex.com/vid/dick-zimmer-vows-keep-dollars-jersey-65444366 "Dick Zimmer Vows to Keep Tax Dollars in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034535/http://law-journals-books.vlex.com/vid/dick-zimmer-vows-keep-dollars-jersey-65444366 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[New Jersey Business magazine]]'', Vol. 54 Nbr. 10, October 2008. Accessed May 14, 2013. "Dick Zimmer was born on August 16, 1944, the second child of Evelyn and William Zimmer. The family lived in Hillside, Union County."</ref>
{{div col end}}