Editing Raritan, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[John Basilone]] (1916–1945), awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions at the [[Battle of Guadalcanal]]<ref>Hochron, Adam. [http://www.nj.com/news/reporter/index.ssf?/news/reporter/stories/veterans/parade.html "Brother returns first time to Raritan's Basilone Parade"], ''The Reporter'', September 9, 2004. Accessed September 8, 2007. "Basilone, born in 1916, grew up in Raritan until joining the Army in 1934. After serving for three years in the Philippines, he returned home for a few years before enlisting in the Marine Corps."</ref>
* [[Tony Bongiovi]] (born 1947), record producer and recording engineer<ref>[http://www.tonybongiovi.com/flash/main.swf Biography], Tony Bongiovi. Accessed November 3, 2013. "At the age of seventeen, while conducting experiments with equipment in his Raritan, New Jersey home, Tony Bongiovi discovered the secret to duplicating the well-guarded audio formula for the Motown sound."</ref>
* [[Isaac Brokaw]] (1746–1826), clockmaker<ref>Van Hoesen, Walter Hamilton. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bOa_FXBXVI4C&pg=PA70 ''Crafts and Craftsmen of New Jersey''], p. 70. [[Fairleigh Dickinson University Press]], 1973. {{ISBN|9780838610800}}. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Brokaw was born in Raritan, Somerset County, in 1746, and died in 1826.... Isaac began his trade in Elizabeth around 1770 and remained there until 1790, when he removed to Bridge Town, on the south side of the Rahway River, which is now known as Rahway."</ref>
* [[Ben Carnevale]] (1915–2008), basketball coach inducted into the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1970<ref>Frezza Jr., Harry. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FA2BC26006C27FA&p_docnum=8&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=K45J4ASBMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Raritan man attends Final Four for 57th time"], ''[[Courier News (New Jersey)|Courier News]]'', April 1, 2001. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Ben Carnevale, who turns 86 on Oct. 30, has had the kind of life some people might call legendary. In fact, when you look at his life, which began in a house just off the last trolley stop on Gaston Avenue in Raritan Borough, you might agree. The 1934 Somerville High School graduate is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is also the winningest coach in United States Naval Academy history, a survivor of a ship that was torpedoed during World War II, and somebody who had a lot to do with building the NCAA basketball tournament."</ref>
* [[Jack Ciattarelli]] (born 1961), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who represented the [[New Jersey's 16th legislative district|16th Legislative District]] from 2011 to 2018<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=343 Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed November 3, 2013.</ref>
* [[Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr.]] (1869–1948), U.S. Senator representing New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000370 Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed January 10, 2012.</ref>
* [[Mike Grosso]] (born 1947), former professional basketball player who played in the [[American Basketball Association]]<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bIwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-ssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5562,3373801 "Mike Grosso May Decide This Week"], ''[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]'' via [[Associated Press]]. January 23, 1967. Accessed November 3, 2013. "The 6-foot-9 230-pound pivotman from Raritan, completed mid-term examinations at the University of South Carolina Saturday and left for his home."</ref>
* [[Terry Matalas]] (born 1975), screenwriter, grew up near Raritan<ref>[https://twitter.com/TerryMatalas/status/1499467600719331338 "A nod to Raritan, New Jersey near my home town. I put it in everything I do. @NJGov"], [[Terry Matalas]] via [[Twitter]]. Accessed March 7, 2023.</ref>
* [[Frank Perantoni]] (1923–1991), [[American football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] who played professional football for the [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74891830/princetons-top-football-award-shared/ "Princeton's Top Football Award Shared by Perantoni and West"], ''[[Courier News]]'', December 2, 1947. Accessed April 1, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "A resident of Raritan, where he now makes his home with his wife, the former Madeline Harcarik, Frank prepared for Princeton at Blair Academy after having been graduated from Somerville High School."</ref>
* [[Elvira Woodruff]] (born 1951), children's writer known for books that include elements of fantasy and history<ref>Mathias, Madeleine. [https://www.mcall.com/2004/04/11/writers-workshop-will-benefit-easton-library/ "Writers' workshop will benefit Easton library"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', April 11, 2004. Accessed October 5, 2014. "When children's book author Elvira Woodruff was growing up in Raritan, N.J., the library was like a second home. Her mother and father would take her there every week to gather the books she wanted to read."</ref>