Editing River Vale, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Brooke Ammerman]] (born 1990), [[ice hockey]] forward who was the first player to score a goal in [[Metropolitan Riveters]] history<ref>Huth, Vince. [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/sports/women-s-hockey-it-s-a-sister-thing/article_a05fac2e-633e-11e1-810a-001871e3ce6c.html "Women's Hockey: It's a sister thing After stumbling onto hockey at a young age, sisters Brooke and Brittany Ammerman brought their talents to Madison and turned Wisconsin hockey into a family affair"], ''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'', February 29, 2012. Accessed May 5, 2020. "Having grown up in River Vale, N.J., she was certainly familiar with schools like Boston College and Boston University. In fact, Boston College—which was just a three-hour drive away from the Ammermans’ home in New Jersey—was one of Brooke’s final three choices."</ref>
* [[Mike Bajakian]] (born 1974), [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] quarterbacks coach, former offensive coordinator for the [[Tennessee Volunteers football]] team<ref>Brown, Patrick. [http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2013/aug/25/2013-college-blitz-can-they-score/116506/ "2013 College Blitz - Can they score?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617061321/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2013/aug/25/2013-college-blitz-can-they-score/116506/ |date=2015-06-17 }}, ''[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]]'', August 25, 2013. Accessed June 16, 2015. "Though he majored in history, Bajakian taught a variety of math classes, from algebra and geometry to trigonometry and pre-calculus, at the Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J., less than an hour east of New York City and 40 miles northwest of his hometown of River Vale, N.J."</ref>
* [[John Campbell (harness racing)|John Campbell]] (born 1955), [[harness racing]] driver and youngest ever person inducted into the [[Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame|Harness Racing Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fanguide.ustrotting.com/dt_stars_profiles.cfm?id=78299 |title=John Campbell Fan page at United States Trotting Association |access-date=2016-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330203846/http://fanguide.ustrotting.com/dt_stars_profiles.cfm?id=78299 |archive-date=2017-03-30 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Richard Cottingham]] (born 1946), serial-killer also known as "the torso-killer", who is believed to have murdered 11 people and claimed to have killed 85–100<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2021/04/27/nj-serial-killer-richard-cottingham-admits-drowning-north-bergen-girls/7391371002/ |title=NJ serial killer known for dismembering victims admits to drowning two North Bergen girls}}</ref>
* [[Jack Curry]], analyst on the [[New York Yankees]] pre and postgame shows on the [[YES Network]]<ref>[[Bob Klapisch|Klapisch, Bob]]. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2017/06/01/river-vales-jack-curry-always-prepared-ny-yankees-commentary/330243001/ "River Vale's Jack Curry is always prepared for NY Yankees commentary"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 1, 2017. "It's no surprise the River Vale resident has been nominated several times for an Emmy award.... Curry finds an island of peace every morning, however, going on a 4- to 5-mile run through River Vale."</ref>
* [[Chris Eliopoulos]] (born 1967), cartoonist<ref>"People to Watch in 2008", ''(201)'', January 2008.</ref><ref>O'Donnell, Chuck. [http://www.northjersey.com/community/146223625_Comic_book_artist_publishes_first_graphic_novel.html "Comic book artist Chris Eliopoulos publishes first graphic novel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411123534/http://www.northjersey.com/community/146223625_Comic_book_artist_publishes_first_graphic_novel.html |date=2012-04-11 }}, ''Pascack Valley Community Life'', April 5, 2012. Accessed August 19, 2013. "If you want to make comics kids will love, it helps if you can sometimes think like them. That's not a problem for River Vale's Chris Eliopoulos."</ref>
* [[Peter Enns]] (born 1961), author, former professor of [[Old Testament]] and [[hermeneutics]] at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]]<ref>[http://peterennsonline.com/about/ About Peter Enns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516100850/http://peterennsonline.com/about/ |date=2008-05-16 }}, ''a time to tear down | A Time to Build Up''. Accessed June 11, 2008.</ref>
* [[Arthur Feuerstein]] (1935–2022), national chess champion<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=10142 |title=The chess games of Arthur Feuerstein |access-date=2008-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221094116/http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=10142 |archive-date=2008-12-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Dan Fogelman]] (born 1976), Hollywood screenwriter<ref>Youngmisuk, Ohm. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/derrick-ward-movie-gofer-giant-attraction-article-1.247941 "Derrick Ward goes from movie gofer to Giant attraction"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', September 30, 2007. Accessed August 19, 2013. "Dan Fogelman has a movie debuting this Christmas called ''Fred Claus'' starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and Kevin Spacey.... Now the kid who used to run to get coffee and sandwiches is the starting running back for the New York Giants. 'It blows my mind,' says Fogelman, a lifelong Giants fan who grew up in River Vale, N.J."</ref>
* [[Stewart Krentzman]] (born 1951), former President and Chief Executive Officer of [[Oki Electric Industry|Oki Data Americas, Inc.]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516170130/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108447024.html "Oki Data Americas Promotes Stewart Krentzman to President and Chief Executive Officer."], [[Business Wire]], October 2, 2003. Accessed June 24, 2007. "Oki Data Americas, Inc., a leading manufacturer of printers, fax machines and multifunction products, today announced the promotion of Stewart Krentzman, 52, of River Vale, N.J., to the post of president and chief executive officer."</ref>
* [[Florence Lawrence]] (1886–1938), the first ever "movie star", she lived in River Vale from 1913 through 1916<ref name=WFPP>[https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-florence-lawrence/ Florence Lawrence], Women Film Pioneers Project. Accessed September 23, 2015. "Florence Lawrence intended her last Victor photoplay to be her second two-reel film, The Lady Leone (1912), and after its completion, she and Solter retired to their home in River Vale, New Jersey."</ref><ref name=PHS>[http://www.pascackhistoricalsociety.org/educators-corner/qa PHS Answer Girl & Curator] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204164050/http://www.pascackhistoricalsociety.org/educators-corner/qa |date=2015-02-04 }}, Pascack Historical Society. Accessed September 23, 2015. "Florence Lawrence was America's first movie star according to movie historians. She lived at 565 Rivervale Road in River Vale from 1913 through 1916."</ref>
* [[Michelle Lewis]] (born 1971/72), singer-songwriter.<ref>Gavin, John A. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115891624/michelle-lewis-of-river-vale/ "Workshops on words give clue to future"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 3, 2000. Accessed January 6, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Lewis, the recording artist, had similar advice as she told students how she sat in the same classrooms in the mid-1980s. Now 28, Lewis lives in Manhattan, has written songs for prime-time television, and just cut her first CD. Yet she said she didn't want to miss the opportunity to come back to River Vale and talk to students who might have the same dream she had."</ref>
* [[Bill Maher]] (born 1956), comedian and actor<ref>Manahan, Kevin. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2012/05/bill_maher_new_jersey_njpac.html "Attn: Bill Maher's high school girlfriend (he's not over it)'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121033439/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/05/bill_maher_new_jersey_njpac.html |date=2015-01-21 }}, [[NJ.com]], May 17, 2012. Accessed August 27, 2024. "You know who you are: You broke Bill Maher's heart. Remember that? It was sophomore year at Pascack Hills High School, and the awkward kid from River Vale was on top of the world."</ref><ref>Condran, Ed. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/bill-maher-jersey-rules/ "Bill Maher: Jersey Rules"],''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 14, 2015. Accessed August 27, 2024. "You can take Bill Maher out of New Jersey, but you can’t take the Joizy out of the host of HBO's ''Real Time with Bill Maher''. The provocative comic says growing up in River Vale (Pascack Hills High School, class of '74) has had a profound impact on him as a Californian."</ref>
* [[Daniel S. Nevins]] (born 1966), rabbi who is Dean at the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]]<ref>Leichman, Abigail. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160220191122/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-134714579.html "North Jerseyan named JTS dean"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 8, 2007. Accessed August 19, 2013. "River Vale native Rabbi Daniel Nevins recently was named the next dean of the Rabbinical School of The Jewish Theological Seminary in Manhattan, the academic and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism worldwide."</ref>
* [[Ian O'Connor]] (born 1964), sports columnist and ESPN radio host who wrote the books ''Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus & Golf's Greatest Rivalry'' and ''The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter''<ref>Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/community/events/121685513_ridgewood_O_Connor_to_sign_copies_of_new_book.html "River Vale's O'Connor to sign copies of new book"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105145000/http://www.northjersey.com/community/events/121685513_ridgewood_O_Connor_to_sign_copies_of_new_book.html |date=2013-11-05 }}, ''Pascack Valley Community Life'', May 12, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2013. "River Vale resident Ian O'Connor, a nationally acclaimed columnist and author of "The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter," will sign copies of "The Captain" and speak about Jeter's career at Bookends in Ridgewood, 211 E. Ridgewood Ave., on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m."</ref>
* [[Annette Sanders]] (born 1937/38), jazz vocalist and studio singer<ref>Wynne, Peter (June 29, 1973). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/492980094/?clipping_id=115866601 "Opera Debut for Financier"]. ''The Hackensack Record''. p.&nbsp;31. Accessed January 5, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/504961166/?clipping_id=115881031 "Due to Croon Tony Bennett, Bill Evans Recordings Aug. 13"]. ''Pascack Valley Community Life''. p.&nbsp;A33. Accessed January 5, 2022.</ref>
* [[Holly Schepisi]] (born 1971), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who has represented the [[New Jersey's 39th legislative district|39th Legislative District]] since 2012<ref>Harris, Chris; and Gartl, Michael. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/Bergen_Freeholder_Hermansen_withdraws_from_Assembly_race.html "Bergen Freeholder Hermansen withdraws from Assembly race"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105150832/http://www.northjersey.com/news/Bergen_Freeholder_Hermansen_withdraws_from_Assembly_race.html |date=2013-11-05 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 31, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2013. "Others Republicans vying for Vandervalk's open slot include Scott Mooney of Emerson and Holly Schepisi of River Vale."</ref>
* [[Celita Schutz]] (born 1968), [[judo]]ka who competed on the women's team in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[[Ira Berkow|Berkow, Ira]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/sports/olympics-a-judo-champion-bounces-back-from-heartbreak.html "Olympics; A Judo Champion Bounces Back From Heartbreak"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 23, 2004. Accessed November 24, 2017. "And so at the beginning of this year, after the emotional and even physical upheaval of the last few years, the 5-foot-5 Schutz (pronounced Shoots), 36, sat back on her couch in a tan T-shirt, blue jeans and silver earrings and recalled how she had decided to try a comeback to the sport that she has loved since she first took it up at age 6, in River Vale, N.J., after watching her older brother Del take judo lessons."</ref>
* [[William J. Snow]], (1868–1947), [[Major general (United States)|major general]] in the [[United States Army]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/3354/ |title=Memorial, William J. Snow 1890 |date=1947 |website=westpointaog.org/ |publisher=West Point Association of Graduates |location=West Point, NY |ref={{sfnRef|"Memorial, William J. Snow 1890"}} |access-date=2017-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324175322/https://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/3354/ |archive-date=2017-03-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Harry Solter]] (1873–1920), silent film actor, screenwriter and director<ref name=WFPP/><ref name=PHS/>