Editing East Windsor, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from East Windsor, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Windsor Township include:
* [[Clara Barton]] (1821–1912), founder of the [[American Red Cross]], taught at the Cedarville Road School in East Windsor 1851–1852<ref>Brennan, P.S and Brennan, F. J. Jr. ''Images of America: Hightstown and East Windsor'', [[Arcadia Publishing]], Dover NH, 1996. {{ISBN|0-7524-0516-0}}.</ref>
* [[Rich Gunnell]] (born 1987), college football coach<ref>Staff. [https://www.trentonian.com/sports/former-notre-dame-high-star-rich-gunnell-to-be-boston/article_63682836-15fc-11ea-906a-734c97b7325d.html "Former Notre Dame High star Rich Gunnell to be Boston College football's interim head coach"]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Trentonian]]'', December 3, 2019. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Gunnell, an East Windsor native, played for legendary ND coach Chappy Moore from 2002-05, catching 150 passes for 2,450 yards and eight touchdowns"</ref>
* [[Guy Hutchinson (comedian)|Guy Hutchinson]] (born 1974), author, broadcaster, theme park historian and comedian<ref>English, Chris. [https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/article/20150702/NEWS/307029891 "New book on Sesame Place coming out Monday"], ''[[Bucks County Courier Times]]'', July 2, 2015. Accessed January 17, 2020. "It's written by Guy Hutchinson and Chris Mercaldo, who both used to visit the park as children. Hutchinson, who grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, and now lives in East Windsor, New Jersey, has also been back several times as a parent, he said."</ref>
* [[Lisa P. Jackson]] (born 1962), [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081028190250/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/commissioner/bio.html About Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 28, 2008. Accessed December 3, 2012. "Commissioner Jackson is married to Kenny Jackson and is the proud mother of two wonderful sons, Marcus and Brian. The family lives in East Windsor, New Jersey."</ref><ref>[[David Kocieniewski|Kocieniewski, David]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/us/politics/11web-jackson.html "The New Team: Lisa P. Jackson"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 2008. Accessed December 3, 2012. "She lives with her husband, Kenny Jackson, and their two sons in East Windsor, N.J."</ref>
* [[Marlon LeBlanc]] (born 1976), head coach for the [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer]] team<ref>[http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=msoccer&show=94 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff: Marlon LeBlanc - Head Coach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618063142/http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=msoccer&show=94 |date=June 18, 2008 }}, [[West Virginia Mountaineers]]. Accessed July 9, 2008. "The East Windsor, N.J., native holds the national, advanced national and premier coaching diplomas with a 'Distinguished Pass' from the NSCAA."</ref>
* [[Loretta Long]] (born 1938), actress, voice artist, singer, media personality and educator who played the character of Susan Robinson on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', from its debut in 1969 until 2015<ref>Chiappardi, Matt. [https://archive.centraljersey.com/2010/02/11/east-windsor-sesame-street-actress-hit-by-car-on-route-130/amp/ "East Windsor: ''Sesame Street'' actress hit by car on Route 130"], CentralJersey.com, February 11, 2010. Accessed August 18, 2020. "East Windsor - A township resident and cast member of the iconic children's television show ''Sesame Street'' was hospitalized Tuesday night with head and leg injuries after she was hit by car while crossing Route 130, according to township police. Loretta Long, 71, of Einstein Way, was taken to Capital Health Systems Fuld Campus in Trenton around 6:45 p.m. after a car making a left turn from Dutch Neck Road onto Route 130 struck her, police said."</ref>
* [[Zubin Mehenti]], sportscaster and radio host who joined [[ESPN]] in 2011 and has served as the anchor for several variations of the channel's flagship program, ''[[SportsCenter]]''<ref>Kratch, James. [https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2020/08/meet-the-little-known-rutgers-guy-who-could-be-the-next-espn-radio-star.html "Meet the little-known Rutgers guy who could be the next ESPN radio star"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], August 31, 2020. Accessed January 26, 2022. "East Windsor native and Rutgers graduate Zubin Mehenti is the new co-host of ESPN Radio's national morning show."</ref>
* [[Tony Paige (boxing)|Tony Paige]] (born 1953), radio talk show host on [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]]<ref>[http://newyork.cbslocal.com/personality/tony-paige/ Tony Paige] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723062339/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/personality/tony-paige/ |date=2011-07-23 }}, [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]]. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Paige is married to the former Terilyn Smith of Bermuda and they reside in East Windsor, New Jersey with their son Jalen."</ref>
* [[Randal Pinkett]] (born 1971), business consultant who was the winner of ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' [[The Apprentice (U.S. season 4)|season 4]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njnextstop.org/njnextstop/people/approved/20009_82.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007180050/http://njnextstop.org/njnextstop/people/approved/20009_82.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 7, 2010 |title=New Jersey Next Stop - Real People - Randal Pinkett |publisher=New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development |year=2007 |access-date=December 23, 2014 |quote=The lesser-known story is that Randal, who grew up in East Windsor and now lives in Somerset, was a success long before his "Apprentice" victory.}}</ref>
* [[List of The Howard Stern Show staff#Al Rosenberg|Al Rosenberg]], comedy writer for ''[[Imus in the Morning]]'' and ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', who has served as a councilman since 2002<ref>Mulvaney, Nicole. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/09/republicans_challenge_incumbent_democrats_in_east_windsor_council_election.html#incart_river "Republicans challenge incumbent Democrats for council seats in East Windsor"], ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', September 14, 2013. Accessed March 16, 2015. "Prior to serving on council, Rosenberg was a planning board member for two years. He is a retired writer for several radio and television shows, including the Howard Stern Show and the Don Imus in the Morning Show, and serves on the board of Rise, a nonprofit in Hightstown."</ref>
* [[Carl Emil Schorske]] (1915–2015), cultural historian who won the [[Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction]] in 1981<ref>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/arts/carl-e-schorske-cultural-historian-dies-at-100.html?_r=0 "Carl E. Schorske, 100, Dies; Pulitzer-Winning Historian Saw Vienna as Pivotal"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 17, 2015. Accessed September 18, 2015. "Carl E. Schorske, a professor and scholar whose collection of essays fixing turn-of-the-century Vienna as the radiating source of modernist thinking won a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 and remains an exemplar of cultural history, died on Sunday in East Windsor, N.J.... His death, at Meadow Lakes, a retirement community not far from Princeton, where Professor Schorske taught for many years, was confirmed by his daughter, Anne Edwards."</ref>
* [[Anton Strout]] (born 1970), urban fantasy novelist<ref>[http://www.antonstrout.com/Ant-ology.html Anton Strout's biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707150026/http://www.antonstrout.com/Ant-ology.html |date=July 7, 2011 }}, antonstrout.com. Accessed September 13, 2008.</ref>
* [[Jimmy Takter]] (born 1960), [[harness racing]] [[horse trainer]] who was inducted into the [[Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame|Harness Racing Hall of Fame]] in 2012<ref>Drape, Joe. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/sports/horse-trainer-brings-swedish-pace-to-winning.html "Trotter Trainer's Winning Ways, Transplanted"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 4, 2011. Accessed December 27, 2015. "Jimmy Takter trains pacers and trotters on his farm in East Windsor, N.J."</ref>
* [[Nick Williams (wide receiver)|Nick Williams]] (born 1990), [[wide receiver]] who has played in the NFL for the [[Washington Redskins|Washington Commanders]] and [[Atlanta Falcons]]<ref>Boyer, Zac. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/redskins-watch/2013/nov/13/nick-williams-elated-promotion-practice-squad/ "Nick Williams elated by promotion from practice squad"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118085835/http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/redskins-watch/2013/nov/13/nick-williams-elated-promotion-practice-squad/ |date=November 18, 2013 }}, ''[[The Washington Times]]'', November 13, 2013. Accessed November 17, 2013. "Nick Williams was standing outside in a T-shirt and shorts on Monday night when his agent called to tell him the Washington Redskins were looking to sign him off their practice squad to their 53-man active roster.... He grew up in East Windsor, N.J., which is 45 minutes northeast of Philadelphia."</ref>