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== Notable people == {{Category see also|People from Vernon Township, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Vernon Township include: * [[Rebekah Bruesehoff]] (born 2007), LGBTQ rights activist, social media influencer, and author<ref>Maag, Christopher. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/christopher-maag/2019/02/01/preteen-can-now-change-gender-listed-her-nj-birth-certificate/2724614002/ "The day arrives when New Jersey preteen can change gender on her birth certificate"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 1, 2019. Accessed January 6, 2024. "Rebekah Bruesehoff became an internationally famous transgender activist by accident. It was 2017, and Rebekah and her mother traveled from their home in Vernon, Sussex County, to Jersey City to protest the Trump administration’s decision to rescind rules protecting transgender youth in schools."</ref> * [[Bobby Ellsworth]] (born 1959), lead singer of thrash metal band [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]]<ref>[https://blabbermouth.net/news/overkills-bobby-blitz-ellsworth-ive-had-black-bear-hibernate-on-my-property-now-for-15-years "Overkill's Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth: 'I've Had Black Bear Hibernate On My Property Now For 15 Years'"], BlabberMouth.net, March 12, 2023. Accessed March 12, 2023."Overkill singer Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth spoke to the ''Appetite For Distortion'' podcast about his current residence in Vernon, New Jersey, saying (as transcribed by BlabberMouth.net): "I'm approximately {{convert|60|mi|disp=sqbr}} west of the George Washington Bridge. So I live up in northwest Jersey. I'm closer to Pennsylvania than I am to New York City; I'm only about {{convert|20|mi|disp=sqbr}} from PA. But this is what they call the Skylands."</ref> * [[Helena Rutherfurd Ely]] (1858–1920), author, garden writer and creator of Vernon's Meadowburn Farm<ref>Druse, Ken, via ''The New York Times News Service''. [http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040711/news_1hs11elygar.html "Pioneering gardener's planting style lives on"], ''[[U-T San Diego]]'', July 11, 2004. Accessed March 11, 2013.</ref> * [[Nicolas de Gunzburg]] (1904–1981), [[editor in chief]] of ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]'' and fashion editor at ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' and ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''<ref>Dupont, Ronald J.; and Dupont Jr., Ronald J. [https://books.google.com/books?id=B6jJrUvEBWAC&pg=PA96 ''Vernon Township''], p. 96. via [[Google Books]], [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2002, {{ISBN|0-7385-1110-2}}. Accessed October 18, 2015.</ref> * [[Daniel Haines]] (1801–1877), attorney, jurist, and politician who served as the 14th [[Governor of New Jersey]] in nonconsecutive terms in office from 1843 to 1845 and 1848 to 1851.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110812152200/http://slic.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Governors_of_New_Jersey/GHAIN.pdf "Daniel Haines"], [[New Jersey State Library]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of August 12, 2011. Accessed February 23, 2023. "A Federalist who became an ardent supporter of Andrew Jackson, Haines began his political life by securing Jackson all the votes cast in the small township of Vernon, in which he reside."</ref> * [[Brett Hearn]] (born 1958), [[Modified stock car racing|modified stock car]] driver<ref>[http://bretthearn.com/about/brett-hearn-biography/ Brett Hearn Biography], BrettHearn.com. Accessed August 7, 2015. "Residence: Vernon, New Jersey"</ref> * [[Katie Henry]], [[blues rock]] singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/katie-henry-mn0001321158|title=Katie Henry Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> * [[Ryan Izzo]] (born 1995), football [[tight end]] for the [[Houston Roughnecks (2024)|Houston Roughnecks]]<ref>Stein, Peter. [http://www.njherald.com/story/29996357/sussex-seminole-vernon-resident-pope-john-grad-ryan-izzo-starts-at-te-for-florida-state# "Sussex Seminole: Vernon resident, Pope John grad Ryan Izzo starts at TE for Florida State"], ''[[New Jersey Herald]]'', September 9, 2015. Accessed January 4, 2018. "Vernon resident and 2014 Pope John graduate Ryan Izzo did start at tight end for Florida State and did catch a 13-yard touchdown pass from Golson in the Seminoles’ 59-16 victory over Texas State Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla."</ref> * [[Danny Kass]] (born 1982), professional [[snowboarding|snowboarder]] who won a silver medal in men's halfpipe in [[Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/vernon-grown-danny-kass-is-living-the-good-life-IDWM20070314303149789 "Vernon-grown Danny Kass is living the good life"], ''West Milford Messenger'', September 29, 2011. Accessed February 15, 2024. "Danny Kass had his epiphany at the age of 17, although it’s doubtful he used that word to describe the moment when he beheld his future and saw that it was totally cool.... He grew up in the Scenic Lakes section of Vernon. Because he had a Hamburg mailing address, that borough claimed him on signs at the town border, but, he says, he’s only lived in Vernon."</ref> * [[Brad Leone]] (born 1985), chef for ''[[Bon Appétit]]'' star of show ''It's Alive''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBlEtLWtNzw Brad and Matty Matheson Make Fish Tacos- It's Alive - Bon Appétit], [[YouTube]], July 12, 2018. Accessed April 6, 2020. Starting at ~ 14:00 - [Brad] "I've never been south of San Francisco. [Matty] Where are you from? [Brad] New Jersey. [Matty] Short Hills. [Brad] No, Vernon."</ref> * [[Patty Paine]] (born 1965), poet, author and scholar<ref>Schubert, Karen. [https://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2014/12/meet-the-press-kare.html "Meet the Press: Karen Schubert in Conversation with Patty Paine, Editor of Diode Editions"], [[The Best American Poetry]], December 13, 2014. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Even after three years, ''diode'' continues to create connections we couldn’t imagine in 2007. Like this one: When I was sixteen, a sophomore at Vernon Township High School in Vernon, New Jersey, a teacher read a poem about finding a dead mouse in a cupboard."</ref> * [[John Winans]] (1831–1907), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000627 John Winans biography], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 2, 2007.</ref> * [[Ross Winans]] (1796–1877), inventor, mechanic and builder of locomotives and railroad machinery<ref>Hager, Guy W. [http://www.friendsoforiandahouse.com/images/RossWinans.pdf Ross Winans], Friends of Orianda House. Accessed January 4, 2018. "Place of Birth: Vernon, Sussex County, NJ"</ref>
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