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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Maywood, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Maywood include: * [[Beverly Armstrong]] (born 1934), pitcher who played for the [[Rockford Peaches]] of the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]]<ref>Heaphy, Leslie A.; and May, Mel Anthony. [https://books.google.com/books?id=YDSCAAAAMAAJ&q=1934+maywood+pitcher+peaches ''Encyclopedia of women and baseball''], p. 276. [[McFarland & Company]], 2006. {{ISBN|0-7864-2100-2}}. Accessed February 10, 2011.</ref> * [[Regina Carter]] (born 1966), [[jazz]] violinist<ref>Steinberg, David. [http://www.abqjournal.com/118124/ladies.html "Jazz and all that"], ''[[Albuquerque Journal]]'', July 13, 2012. Accessed May 17, 2016. "'Once I became a jazz musician, I wanted to do a world-music record, but the label felt there was no outlet, if you will, for those types of records. But I still wanted to do it,' Carter said in a phone interview from her home in Maywood, N.J."</ref> * [[Tim Eustace]] (born 1956), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2011 to 2018, who served as mayor of Maywood from 2008 to 2012<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=349 Assemblyman Timothy J. Eustace (D)], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref> * [[Barbie Ferreira]] (born 1996), model and actress who has appeared in [[HBO]]'s ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]''<ref>Romano, Evan. [https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a28243794/barbie-ferreira-euphoria-kat/ "5 Things to Know About Barbie Ferreira, Euphoria's Kat; Teen drama is just the latest endeavor for this rising star."], ''[[Men's Health]]'', July 1, 2019. Accessed August 6, 2019. "If it seems like Ferreira has a bit of New York toughness to her, you're probably onto something—she was born in Queens, before relocating to Maywood, a town in Northern New Jersey, and attending Hackensack High School."</ref> * [[Alvester Garnett]] (born 1970), [[Jazz drumming|jazz drummer]]<ref>Varty, Alexander. [https://www.straight.com/music/628296/regina-carter-digs-deep-roots-her-family-tree "Regina Carter digs at the deep roots of her family tree"], ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', April 16, 2014. Accessed May 17, 2016. "'I'm 73 percent West African, 13 percent Finnish, and the rest is from other European areas,' she explains, on the line from the Maywood, New Jersey, home she shares with her drummer husband, Alvester Garnett."</ref> * [[Edward H. Hynes]] (born 1946), politician who served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Lynch, James. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/07/archives/new-jersey-weekly-the-cost-of-energy-whats-the-answer-the-energy.html "The Cost of Energy: What's The Answer"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 7, 1979. Accessed July 17, 2019. "Born in Teaneck and raised to Maywood, Mr. Hynes attend St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City — 'half the politicians in New Jersey went there, it seems' — riding three buses for the 15-mile trip from his home."</ref> * [[Henry Jager]] (born 1879 – ?), politician who was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]] as a [[Socialist Party of America|Socialist]], until he was removed from office based on his being a resident of Maywood<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1921/02/19/archives/jager-prison-term-is-assembly-issue-witnesses-swear-that-socialist.html "Jager Prison Term Is Assembly Issue; Witnesses Swear That Socialist Elected From Brooklyn Lived in Maywood, N.J. Called Wilson 'Murderer' Got Six Months in 1917 for Attack on President--Board to Rule on Fitness."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 19, 1921. Accessed August 13, 2018.</ref> * [[James J. Maher]], President of [[Niagara University]]<ref>Freedman, Michael. [http://news.niagara.edu/father-maher-nu-alumni-attend-mets-game-meet-terry-collins/ "Father Maher, NU Alumni Attend Mets Game, Meet Terry Collins"], ''NU News'', July 30, 2014. Accessed August 7, 2014. "Visitors to Father Maher's office on Monteagle Ridge will discover numerous Mets mementos, commemorating a fandom that has endured since his days growing up in Maywood, N.J."</ref> * [[Rick Schmidlin]] (born 1954), film producer.<ref>[https://insitebrazosvalley.com/arts-culture/restoring-royal-queen-reopens-repertory-theater/ "Restoring a Royal: The Queen Reopens as a Repertory Theater"], ''Insite: Brazos Valley Magazine'', May 11, 2018. Accessed July 18, 2024. "One of the key players in returning The Queen to its former glory is Rick Schmidlin, who will serve as the house manager and programmer for The Queen. Schmidlin grew up in Maywood, New Jersey, where he often visited the local theater in nearby Hackensack."</ref> * [[Walter G. Schroeder]] (1927–2021), politician who was a member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] from 1985 to 1993<ref>[http://oregondigital.org/downloads/oregondigital:df70hs282 "Extension Oral History Project - Walt Schroeder – Part 1"], Oregon Digital, October 28, 2007. Accessed May 17, 2016. "And at a young age we moved to another little town close to Hackensack called Maywood, or in the Dutch term, Maien Valdt which was a little Dutch settlement pretty much and quite a few Germans and others there. I went to school in Maywood; we did not have a high school in that town of Maywood, so all our tenth grade kids after we graduated from ninth grade went over to Bogota High School and they had about the same size population as we had and so we made a full high school - 120 in my graduating class."</ref> * [[William Lee Stoddart]] (1868–1940), architect<ref>Staff. [http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%209/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201909%20a%20%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201909%20a%20%20Grayscale%20-%202292.pdf "Two Letters From His Wife"], ''[[The Sun (New York)|The Sun]]'', 1909. Accessed September 5, 2015. "Stoddart, who is a member of the National Arts Club, is 41 years old, and his wife is 33. They were married in Georgia in 1893 and Mrs. Stoddart left her husband last July, soon after they had moved to the city from Maywood, N. J., where they had lived for several years."</ref> * [[Danny Tamberelli]] (born 1982), [[child actor]] known for his appearances on TV in ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'' and ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'', as well as appearing in the films ''[[Igby Goes Down]]'' and ''[[The Mighty Ducks (movies)|The Mighty Ducks]]''<ref>Staff. [https://www.metro.us/sports/the-new-adventures-of-pete-pete/tmWlbw---47KCyO2rWD4lM "The new Adventures of Pete & Pete To the thrill of aging hipsters everywhere, the entire cast and crew of the '90s Nickelodeon hit ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' will reunite. Metro spoke with the show’s red headed stars."], ''[[Metro New York]]'', February 23, 2012. Accessed August 6, 2019. "Little Pete (Danny Tamberelli): I'm from Maywood, N.J."</ref> * [[Justin Trattou]] (born 1988), [[defensive end]] who has played in the NFL for the [[New York Giants]] and [[Minnesota Vikings]]<ref>Salomone, Dan. [http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-vs-Vikings-Making-the-Connection/bc683c69-1b68-4ddf-9153-fd85719e5b22 "Giants vs. Vikings: Making the Connection"], [[New York Giants]], October 16, 2013. Accessed December 10, 2013. "DE Justin Trattou - Born in Maywood, N.J., and attended Don Bosco Prep High School."</ref> * [[Alex Vincent (actor)|Alex Vincent]] (born 1981), known for his roles as a child actor in the ''[[Child's Play (film series)|Child's Play]]'' movies<ref>Byrd, Veronica. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20136183,00.html "Chucking It Away; He Battled Chucky, the Killer Doll in Child's Play, but Alex Vincent Saw No Horror in Leaving Hollywood"], ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', January 14, 2002. Accessed September 15, 2012. "So instead of pursuing an acting career after starring in ''Child's Play 2'' in 1990, Vincent left L.A. and returned to his Maywood, N.J., home with his family."</ref> * [[Ellen Zavian]] (born 1963), [[sports agent]] and [[Lawyer|attorney]] who was the [[National Football League]]'s first female attorney-agent<ref>Johnson, Christina. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/22/nyregion/new-jersey-q-a-ellen-m-zavian-a-female-agent-for-professional-athletes.html "New Jersey Q & A: Ellen M. Zavian; A Female Agent for Professional Athletes"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 22, 1991. Accessed July 3, 2022. "Ms. Zavian grew up in Maywood, attended Hackensack High School, graduated from the University of Maryland and received her law degree from the American University Law School in Washington."</ref>
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