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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ho-Ho-Kus include: * [[Aaron Burr]] (1756β1836), third [[Vice President of the United States]], was married at [[The Hermitage (Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey)|The Hermitage]] and briefly lived there<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/01/archives/westchester-opinion-the-house-where-aaron-burr-courted-theodosia.html "The House Where Aaron Burr Courted Theodosia"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 1, 1977. Accessed November 12, 2017.</ref> * [[Richard Chilton]] (born 1958), businessman, investor and philanthropist<ref>Hennessy, Christina. [https://www.ctpost.com/living/article/Pull-the-cork-Darien-oenophile-shares-decades-of-12720639.php "Pull the cork: Darien oenophile shares decades of knowledge in new book"],''[[Connecticut Post]]'', March 6, 2018. Accessed March 4, 2023. "It was 1976 and he and his brother, Chip, had convinced their father to convert an old bomb shelter at the familyβs Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., home into a wine cellar."</ref> * [[Doug Cook (basketball)|Doug Cook]] (born 1948), former professional [[basketball]] player<ref>Vazquez, Andy. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/857341358/CF2657A8323D4D54PQ/?sourcetype=Newspapers "Fun Of Game Was Cook's Hook"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 15, 2011. Accessed October 7, 2024, via [[ProQuest]]. "Cook loved basketball growing up in Ho-Ho-Kus in the 1950s."</ref> * [[David Duffield]] (born 1940), businessman and founder of Information Associates, Integral Software Systems, Business Software, [[PeopleSoft]] and Workday<ref>McManis, Sam. [https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/1998-11-22/news/17736886_1_duffield-family-foundation-no-kill-san-francisco-spca/3 "A Man & His Money / David Duffield, CEO of Bay Area software giant PeopleSoft, has put his fortune behind his dream of a 'no-kill nation' for dogs and cats"], ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', November 22, 1998. Accessed January 6, 2011. "Chance-taking has been characteristic of Duffield since he was a child growing up in Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. As a kindergartner, the budding entrepreneur had a brainstorm to grow gladiolas in the back yard and sell them for a dime each."</ref><ref>Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ho-ho-kus/2022/12/19/ho-ho-kus-nj-gym-donation-tech-entrepreneur-dave-duffield/69741234007/ "Ho-Ho-Kus receives $10M from tech entrepreneur David Duffield for new school gym"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 20, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. "The Board of Education has received a $10 million gift β the largest in its history β from tech entrepreneur and former student David Duffield for construction of a new gymnasium and wellness center, President Mary Ellen Nye announced Monday.... 'I loved my childhood in Ho-Ho-Kus,' Duffield said in a written statement."</ref> * [[Mark Fabish]] (born 1975), [[American football]] coach and former player who is the interim head coach for the [[Columbia Lions football|Columbia Lions]]<ref>Schwartz, Paul. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2023/08/07/bergen-catholic-mark-fabish-named-columbia-football-coach/70539554007/ "Bergen Catholic alum takes over as Columbia University football coach"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 8, 2023. Accessed August 26, 2023. "Fabish, a 1993 Bergen Catholic graduate and native of Ho-Ho-Kus, was part of Bagnoli's first class of recruits at Penn and has spent the past 14 years as one of Bagnoli's assistants, both in his final six years at Penn and all eight years at Columbia."</ref> * [[Jim Fassel]] (1949β2021), head coach of the [[New York Giants]]<ref>[[Dave Anderson (sportswriter)|Anderson, Dave]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/02/sports/sports-of-the-times-fassel-s-finished-basement.html "Sports of The Times; Fassel's Finished Basement"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 2, 2001. Accessed August 27, 2012. "Maybe that explains how the Fassels celebrated when he returned to their Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., home on Tuesday with a four-year, $10.75 million contract -- a guarantee that they will be living at the same address for at least eight years, their longest consecutive residence."</ref> * [[Andrew McMahon]] (born 1982), musician / singer-songwriter who has been lead singer of [[Jack's Mannequin]] and [[Something Corporate]]<ref>Osterhout, Jacob E. [https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/andrew-mcmahon-lead-singer-jack-mannequin-overcomes-leukemia-rockin-article-1.961399 "Andrew McMahon, lead singer of Jack's Mannequin, overcomes leukemia and keeps on rockin'"],''[[New York Daily News]]'', October 9, 2011. Accessed September 4, 2022. "Born in Massachusetts and raised for a time in Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., McMahon first achieved success with the band Something Corporate while he was still in high school in Southern California."</ref> * [[Bergen County Executive#Dennis McNerney: 2003β2011|Dennis McNerney]], former [[County Executive]] of Bergen County<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bcresources/DM_BIO_2007.html Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214114512/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bcresources/DM_BIO_2007.html |date=2008-02-14 }}, [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 10, 2008. "He currently resides in Ho-Ho-Kus with his wife Catherine and their two children."</ref> * [[Owen Murphy (songwriter)|Owen Murphy]] (1893β1965) , [[songwriter]], [[film maker]], and writer for radio, film, and theatre<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-owen-murphy-of-hackensack-and/144142085/ "Owen Murphy is Dead at 71; Was Composer; Songwriter Had Lived For Many Years In Bergen County"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 5, 1965. Accessed March 25, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Ho Ho-Kus - Owen Murphy, a noted composer, died Saturday at Stone Harbor where he had resided after living at Jacqueline Avenue here for many years."</ref> * [[Dan Reeves]] (1944β2022), former running back of the [[Dallas Cowboys]], former head coach of the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Meisel, Barry. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/firing-line-death-reeves-no-dying-win-article-1.734073 "On the Firing Line; A Death Wish for Reeves? No Way. He's Dying to Win"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', September 11, 1996. Accessed May 8, 2017. "Pam and Dan Reeves live in a townhouse in Ho-Ho-Kus."</ref> * [[R. Tom Sawyer]] (1901β1986), engineer, writer and inventor of the first successful [[gas turbine locomotive]]<ref>Langston, Lee S. [https://community.asme.org/international_gas_turbine_institute_igti/m/mediagallery/8171/download.aspx "Our Founder β IGTI's R. Tom Sawyer"], p. 79, ''Global Gas Turbine News'', September 2015. Accessed July 2, 2017. His home was close to New York City in the singularly named New Jersey town of Ho-Ho-Kus (a contraction of a Delaware Indian name, 'the red cedar')."</ref> * [[Chloe Troast]] (born 1997), comedian and actress, who joined the cast of the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in 2023 for its [[Saturday Night Live (season 49)|49th season]]<ref>DeVencentis, Philip. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/10/15/saturday-night-live-chloe-troast-makes-debut/71194975007/ "Ho-Ho-Kus native Chloe Troast makes her debut on ''Saturday Night Live''"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 15, 2023. Accessed December 3, 2023. "Troast, 26, who grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus and graduated in 2015 from Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, is the only newcomer to the cast of the award-winning sketch comedy series, now in its 49th year."</ref> * [[Metta Victoria Fuller Victor]] (1831β1885), novelist, credited with authoring of one of the first American detective novels who wrote more than 100 [[dime novel]]s, pioneering the field<ref>[http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Victor__Metta_Fuller.html Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202112536/http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Victor__Metta_Fuller.html |date=February 2, 2017 }}, [[Pennsylvania State University]] Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Accessed May 15, 2016.</ref> * [[Orville James Victor]] (1827β1910), [[theologian]], [[journalist]], [[editor in chief|editor]] and [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] who has been called the creator of the [[dime novel]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060901151850/http://www.niulib.niu.edu/badndp/victor_orville.html "Victor, Orville J."], [[Northern Illinois University]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 1, 2006. Accessed December 9, 2013. "Victor died at his home in Hohokus, New Jersey, March 14, 1910, at the age of eighty-three."</ref> * [[Richard Warch]] (1939β2013), 14th president of [[Lawrence University]]<ref>[http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/presrep00-01/warchbio.shtml Richard Warch biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230751/http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/presrep00-01/warchbio.shtml |date=2007-09-27 }}, [[Lawrence University]]. Accessed June 7, 2007. "A native of Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, Warch earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 1961, his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 1964, and the Ph.D. in American studies from Yale University in 1968."</ref> * [[Luke Wypler]] (born 2001), [[American football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] for the [[Cleveland Browns]]<ref>Mattura, Greg. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2019/10/09/nj-football-luke-wypler-named-all-american-st-joseph-audric-estime-jordan-morant-injuries/3903048002/ "Luke Wypler named All-American for St. Joseph; injury notes for Bergen Catholic game"],''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 9, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2023. "'Being around St. Joseph my whole life, this school has done so much for me,' said Wypler, 18, a resident of Ho-Ho-Kus."</ref>
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