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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Little Falls, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Little Falls include: * [[David Blaine]] (born 1973), [[magic (illusion)|illusionist]]<ref>Staff. [http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2013/10/06/david-blaine-returns-to-performing-tv-magic-for-the-first-time-since-1999/ "David Blaine Returns to Performing TV Magic for the First Time Since 1999"], [[Jewish Business News]], October 6, 2013. Accessed January 26, 2015. "David Blaine was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Little Falls, New Jersey, leaving home in 1990, when he was just seventeen; to live in Manhattan, New York to pursue his career as a musician."</ref> * Tommy Breen (born 1981), [[sideshow]] performer and impresario.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hill |first=David |date=2022-04-12 |title=Down the Hatch: On the road with the last American carnival sideshow |language=en |volume=May 2022 |magazine=Harper's Magazine |url=https://harpers.org/archive/2022/05/down-the-hatch-on-the-road-with-the-last-american-carnival-sideshow/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |issn=0017-789X}}</ref> * [[Frank DeCaro]] (born 1962), [[author]] and [[television personality]]<ref>Sharkey, Joe. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/02/nyregion/jersey-their-son-the-writer-finally-tells-all.html "Jersey; Their Son, the Writer, Finally Tells All"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 2, 1996. Accessed August 27, 2012. "As it turned out, you could take the boy out of Little Falls, but you couldn't take Little Falls out of the boy. Now, at 33, Frank DeCaro forgets nothing about growing up gay in Little Falls, and tells all in his first book, ''A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir'' (Viking)."</ref> * [[Bobby Marks]] (born 1973), former [[National Basketball Association]] assistant general manager of the [[Brooklyn Nets]]<ref>Iannazzone, Al. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/high-marks-for-nets-vp-1.275237?page=all "Little Falls' Bobby Marks a key to Nets' future"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 18, 2010. Accessed October 7, 2016. "Armed with a computer, calculator, spreadsheet and the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Marks has been the behind-the-scenes backbone of the Nets' basketball department. But the Little Falls native is starting to step to the forefront."</ref> * [[Lloyd B. Marsh]] (1893–1971), politician who served as [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]] and Chairman of the [[New Jersey Republican State Committee]]<ref>Fitzgerald, Thomas F. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9doGAQAAIAAJ&q=lloyd+marsh+little+falls ''Fizgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, Volume 194, Part 2; Volume 195, Parts 1-2''], p. 317. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1971. "Mr. Marsh was born in Little Falls, New Jersey, July 31, 1893, the son of James and Emma Coon Marsh."</ref> * [[Kit McClure]] (born 1951), [[saxophonist]], [[trombonist]] and [[bandleader]]<ref>Jackson, Vincent. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEAD71C6168A82&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Year-End Hoopla / Atlantic City Casinos Offer Wide Variety Of Shows For New Year's Eve"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', December 21, 1997. Accessed August 31, 2011. "Kit McClure, a native of Little Falls, Passaic County, is making her Atlantic City debut with her 12-piece, all-female band inside the Theater."</ref> * [[Leonard Schoonmaker]] (1882–1950), [[fencing|fencer]] who competed in the individual [[foil (fencing)|foil]] and [[épée]] events at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054943/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/leon-schoonmaker-1.html Leonard Schoonmaker Olympic Results], Sports-reference.com. Accessed December 24, 2016.</ref> * [[Franklin E. Sigler]] (1924–1995), [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] who was the recipient of the congressional [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1945/10/02/archives/to-get-highest-award.html "To Get Highest Award"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 2, 1945. Accessed March 18, 2011. "Marine Pfc. Franklin E. Sigler, Little Falls, N.J., will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman in Washington on Friday."</ref> * [[Robert Crooks Stanley]] (1876–1951), former chairman and president of [[International Nickel Company]], known for discovering the alloy [[Monel]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Robert C. Stanley, Industrialist, 74; Head of International Nickel, a Noted Metallurgist, Dies-- Discovered Monel Metal | work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/02/13/89779464.html?pageNumber=31 |access-date=2022-06-27 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Grif Teller]] (1899–1993), artist known for his paintings for the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]<ref>Simmons, Rose. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150710180720/http://articles.philly.com/1993-04-10/news/25979104_1_calendars-oil-painting-grif-teller "Grif Teller, 93; Made His Railway Paintings Into 'A Work Of Art'"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', April 10, 1993. Accessed July 9, 2015. "Born in Newark, N.J., Mr. Teller lived most of his life in his home town and in Little Falls, N.J."</ref> * [[Lois Utz]] (1932–1986), children's author<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52762841/lois-utz-author-of-childrens-books/ "Lois Utz writes children's books; Three by Little Falls woman just published, due in fall"], ''[[The Herald-News]]'', May 13, 1972. Accessed June 4, 2020. "Since Lois Utz has always taken an interest in children's literature, she decided to write some of her own.... Mrs. Utz lives with her husband, Donals, and daughter, Heidi, in Little Falls."</ref> * [[Vikki Ziegler]] (born {{circa|1972}}), lawyer and author who was the focus of the reality television show ''[[Untying the Knot]]''<ref>Winters, Debra. [http://www.vikkiziegler.com/former-wayne-current-little-falls-resident-helps-couples-untie-the-knot-on-bravo/ "Former Wayne, current Little Falls resident helps couples ‘Untie the Knot’ on Bravo"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 9, 2014, archived at VikkiZiegler.com. Accessed September 30, 2017. "And now Ziegler, who now splits her time living in Little Falls and New York City, says she always finds herself always trying to make sure everyone gets a reasonable deal, she added."</ref>
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