Editing Long Hill Township, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Jessie Baylin]] (born 1984), singer-songwriter<ref>Bruce, Scott. [http://www.movmnt.com/jessie-baylin_001839.html "Jessie Baylin Leaves Her Mark"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630163111/http://www.movmnt.com/jessie-baylin_001839.html|date=June 30, 2015}}, ''[[movmnt]]'', December 11, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2014. "But success wasn't exactly buzzing around the corner of her hometown, Gillette, New Jersey. Like many an artist, Baylin had to pull herself from the comforts of home and set out on a journey that sent her California bound."</ref>
* [[David Bird (journalist)|David Bird]] ({{circa|1959}}–2014), journalist and longtime reporter at ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', whose work "was instrumental in the expansion of [[energy market]]s reporting in the 1990s<ref>Zaremba, Justin. [http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2015/03/14_months_after_disappearance_mourners_gather_for.html "Funeral of David Bird brings closure 14 months after he disappeared, friends say"], New Jersey Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], March 26, 2015. Accessed December 2, 2015. "Friends and family laid to rest Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird today, more than 14 months after he left his Millington home for a walk and failed to return.... David Bird, 55, of Long Hill went for a walk Saturday, January 11, 2014, but did not return."</ref>
* [[George B. Cooper (politician)|George B. Cooper]] (1808–1866), politician who was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1858, but left office after a year when Congress awarded the seat to his opponent in 1860<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000749 Cooper, George Byran, (1808–1866)], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 7, 2015. "Cooper, George Byran, a Representative from Michigan; born at Long Hill, Morris County, N.J., June 6, 1808"</ref>
* [[George Estock]] (1924–2010), MLB pitcher who played for the [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]] in 1951<ref>Staff. [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delawareonline/obituary.aspx?n=George-John-Estock&pid=146541189 "George John Estock Jr."], ''[[The News Journal]]'', November 10, 2010. Accessed August 7, 2015. "George John Estock Sr., 86, formerly of Claymont, Delaware, passed away at home on Sunday, November 7, 2010. He was born in Stirling, New Jersey to the late John and Anna Estock and was a 1942 graduate of Harding High School."</ref>
* [[Eugenio Fernandi]] (1922–1991), operatic tenor<ref>[http://newjerseyhills.newspapers.com/newspage/95575667/ "Eugenio Fernandi, 66, famed opera tenor"], Echoes-Sentinel, August 15, 1991. Accessed November 6, 2016. "Born in Pisa, Italy, Mr. Fernandi lived in West Orange before moving to Millington four years ago."</ref>
* [[Jack H. Jacobs]] (born 1945), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient in 1969 for his heroic actions during the [[Vietnam War]]<ref>James, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/nyregion/communities-those-whom-we-honor.html "Communities; Those Whom We Honor"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 28, 2000. Accessed May 19, 2016. "'Especially now,' said Jack H. Jacobs, who received his medal for his service in Vietnam, as he recently sat sipping coffee in the kitchen of his big Victorian house in Millington."</ref>
* [[Robert Tappan Morris]] (born 1965), computer scientist and entrepreneur best known for creating the [[Morris Worm]] in 1988, considered the first [[computer worm]] on the Internet<ref>Sullivan, Frank. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/97115172/ "Former resident convicted of creating computer 'worm'], ''Echoes-Sentinel'', February 1, 1990. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Former township resident Robert Tappan Morris Jr. was convicted last week of federal computer tampering charges for creating a 'worm' that penetrated and crippled 6,000 computers nationwide. Morris, 24, who grew up on Old Mill Road in Millington and now lives with his parents in Maryland, was suspended for a year from Cornell University graduate school after he was charged with the crime."</ref>
* [[Bill Murray (offensive lineman)|Bill Murray]] (born 1997), [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] for the [[New England Patriots]]<ref>[https://tribeathletics.com/sports/football/roster/bill-murray/9524/ Bill Murray], [[William & Mary Tribe football]]. Accessed May 19, 2021. "Hometown: Millington, N.J.; High School: Delbarton School"</ref>
* [[Keith Sims]] (born 1967), former professional [[American football|football]] [[Lineman (gridiron football)|offensive lineman]] who played in the NFL for the [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Washington Redskins]]<ref>[https://cyclones.com/sports/2015/3/2/GEN_20140101202 Keith Sims - Hall of Fame Class of 2006], [[Iowa State Cyclones]]. Accessed February 12, 2024. "native of Millington, N.J., Sims was a highly recruited lineman at Watchung Hills High School in 1984."</ref>