Editing Wallington, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Elizabeth Calabrese]], member of the [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]] from 2004 to 2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927102437/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/freeholders/Calabrese.html Freeholder Elizabeth Calabrese], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 27, 2011. Accessed December 21, 2013. "Elizabeth served her community of Wallington as a borough councilwoman from 2000 to 2010."</ref>
* [[George Fischbeck]] (1922–2015), television weatherman<ref>Wilcox, Gregory J. [http://www.dailynews.com/obituaries/20150325/dr-george-fischbeck-kabc-tv-weatherman-and-woodland-hills-resident-dies-at-92 "Dr. George Fischbeck, KABC-TV weatherman and Woodland Hills resident, dies at 92"], ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'', March 25, 2015. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Fischbeck was born July 1, 1922, in Wallington, N.J., the eldest of four children. He grew up on a farm in Farmingdale, N.J., and served in the Air Force in World War II and the Korean War."</ref>
* [[Steve Hamas]] (1907–1974), professional football player in the [[National Football League]] who turned to professional boxing, defeating former heavyweight champions [[Tommy Loughran]] and [[Max Schmelling]]<ref>Curley, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90640089/hamas/ "The Steve Hamas Story; Inferiority Complex Helped Wellington Athlete's Career; Dad His Guiding Light"], ''[[Herald News]]'', April 10, 1954. Accessed December 23, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "When he was a freshman at Passaic High School in 1922, Steve felt far from being a standout athlete.... 'When my dad moved to Wallington I transferred to East Rutherford High School.'"</ref>
* [[Henry Helstoski]] (1925–1999), U.S. Congressman from 1965 to 1977, representing {{ushr|NJ|8}}<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000465 Henry Helstoski], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed February 15, 2011.</ref>
* [[Doris Mahalick]] (1924–2008), politician who served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Mayor of Wallington and as the nation's first woman to serve as a county police commissioner<ref>Gartland, Michael. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-157366772.html "Wallington ex-mayor Doris Mahalick, at 83 – Served as nation's first female police commissioner"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329140501/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-157366772.html |date=2015-03-29 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 18, 2008. Accessed January 10, 2015. "Doris Mahalick, a former Bergen County freeholder and Wallington mayor, died Friday from Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease.... She was the first female county police commissioner in the United States and helped establish adult day-care and guardianship services throughout the state."</ref>
* [[Frankie Perez]] (born 1989), [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] who has competed in [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]<ref>Manahan, Kevin. [http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/08/nj_ufc_fighter_wins_his_first_fight_and_immediatel.html "N.J. UFC fighter Frankie Perez scores amazing knockout ... and immediately retires"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], August 24, 2015. Accessed November 21, 2017. "Perez, who is from Wallington and Howell, N.J., evened his UFC record at 1-1, and said that's how his career record likely will stand, because he's had enough of the fight game."</ref>
* [[Ed Sanicki]] (1923–1998), outfielder for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=saniced01 Ed Sanicki Stats], ''[[Baseball Almanac]]''. Accessed February 15, 2011.</ref>
* [[Walling Van Winkle]] (1650–1725), namesake of Wallington who built a home here<ref name=History/>