Editing Kinnelon, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Kinnelon, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Kinnelon include:
* [[Juan Agudelo]] (born 1992), [[Association football|soccer]] player for the [[New England Revolution]] in [[Major League Soccer]]<ref>Lewis, Brian. [https://nypost.com/2010/03/04/chatting-with-red-bull-prospect-and-u-s-under-20-striker-juan-agudelo/ "Chatting with Red Bull prospect and U.S. Under-20 striker Juan Agudelo"], ''[[New York Post]]'', March 4, 2010. Accessed June 3, 2015. "The young striker _ who was raised in Barnegat, NJ but has been living with his godmother in somewhat-closer Kinnelon _ has been receptive to whatever advice Angel has been willing to give, hungry for a mentor that can help take him take his game to the next level."</ref>
* [[Scott Allen (figure skater)|Scott Allen]] (born 1949), retired [[figure skating|figure skater]] who was the [[Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964 Olympic bronze medalist]], the 1965 [[World Figure Skating Championships|world silver medalist]], and the 1964 and 1966 [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. national champion]]<ref>Razen, Nancy. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-figure-skater-scott-alle/163517559/ "Scott good skate on rink and in school"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 19, 1964. Accessed January 20, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Some babies are born with silver spoon. Scott Ethan Allen had a silver skate to go with it. At 14, the Smoke Rise boy has more than lived up to the promise of his birth."</ref>
* [[Kurt Allerman]] (born 1955), former NFL football player<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0OgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1487,4524230&dq=kurt-allerman+kinnelon&hl=en "Pick Three Penn State Players"], ''[[Gettysburg Times]]'', May 3, 1977. Accessed September 7, 2012. "Allerman, a 6-feet-3, 221-pounder, from Kinnelon, N.J., played both inside and outside linebacker at Penn State."</ref>
* [[Rand Araskog]] (1931–2021), manufacturing executive, investor, and writer who served as the CEO of [[ITT Inc.|ITT Corporation]]<ref>Lowry, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-rand-araskog-of-smoke-rise/124358381/ "At Garden, he's the boss"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', June 18, 1995. Accessed May 10, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "He and his wife, Jessie, divide their time between their Park Ave. duplex, a spread in Smoke Rise, N J., and a house in the Hamptons."</ref>
* [[Laura Benanti]] (born 1979), [[musical theatre]] actress who has appeared in numerous [[Broadway theatre]] productions<ref>Nash, Margo. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/nyregion/theater-to-recreate-ridgefield-its-all-in-the-local-detail.html "Theater; To Recreate Ridgefield, It's All in the Local Detail"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 16, 2006. Accessed February 16, 2020. "Laura Benanti, who grew up in Kinnelon, recalls thinking that 'New Jersey was the epicenter of the 80's, at least the Willowbrook Mall was for me.'"</ref>
* [[Missy Elliott]] (born 1971), rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist<ref>David, Mark. [https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/missy-elliot-dumps-florida-condo-1201237998/ "Missy Elliot Dumps Florida Condo"], ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', May 6, 2014. Accessed February 25, 2020. "As far as we can tell for a search of public property records, Miss Elliot still owns a fairly well secluded, approximately 6,300 square foot residence in Kinnelon, NJ. (That’s about 30 or 35 miles north and west of Midtown Manhattan.) on almost 8 acres that she picked up in October 2000 for $1,190,000."</ref>
* [[DJ Envy]] (born 1977), [[disc jockey|DJ]] who works on the syndicated radio show ''[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]]'' on [[Power 105.1]]<ref>Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2016/03/dj_envy_house_for_sale_kinnelon_gia_casey_pregnant.html "DJ Envy's Kinnelon mansion on market for $2M, bedazzled bathroom and all"], NJ Advance Medis for [[NJ.com]], March 16, 2016, updated January 26, 2019. Accessed February 19, 2020. "Nationally syndicated hip-hop DJ RaaShaun Casey, who goes by DJ Envy on Power 105.1 FM's morning show The Breakfast Club and also hosts a Sirius XM show, is looking to leave his lavish Colonial on seven gated acres in Kinnelon."</ref>
* [[Herbert O. Fisher]] (1909–1990), test pilot and aviation executive<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/03/obituaries/herbert-o-fisher-81-test-pilot-and-official.html "Herbert O. Fisher, 81, Test Pilot and Official"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 3, 1990. Accessed February 19, 1990. Accessed February 19, 2020. "Herbert O. Fisher, a test pilot and a retired aviation executive of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, died on Sunday at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Kinnelon, N.J. He was 81 years old and lived in Kinnelon."</ref>
* [[Ray Forrest]] (1916–1999), pioneering TV announcer, host and news broadcaster from the earliest era of television<ref>[[Robert McG. Thomas Jr.|Thomas, Robert McG. Jr.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/21/nyregion/ray-forrest-is-dead-at-83-nation-s-first-tv-personality.html "Ray Forrest Is Dead at 83; Nation's First TV Personality"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 21, 1999. Accessed February 19, 2020. "Ray Forrest, who worked for many years at his family's jewelry store in Paterson, N.J., died on March 11 at a hospital near his home in Kinnelon, N.J."</ref>
* [[Bryan Gallego]] (born 1993), professional soccer player<ref>Havsy, Jane. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/2014/08/01/kinnelons-bryan-gallego-latest-morris-soccer-player-move/13488059/ "Kinnelon's Bryan Gallego latest Morris soccer player on the move"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', August 1, 2014. Accessed August 6, 2015. "Gallego, a defender from Kinnelon, has only been training for a week after surgery on a broken foot. But there it was, a message from U.S. Soccer asking if he was available to join the under-23 national team in training camp in Nassau, Bahamas."</ref>
* [[Oz Griebel]] (1949–2020), banker, lawyer, and political candidate who ran for [[Governor of Connecticut]] as a third-party candidate and earned 3.9% of the vote<ref>Curley, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-oz-griebel-of-kinnelon-high-sch/147348240/ "Curly-Cues"], ''The News'', May 19, 1971. Accessed May 14, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "This seems to be the case of Dick (Oz) Griebel, who was far from being a ball of fire as a pitcher at Kinnelon High School in 1966 and 1967. Griebel had a 5-6 career record with the Colts.... The next year Dartmouth took the NCAA District title with the 5-11, 175 pounder from Smoke Rise again serving in relief."</ref>
* [[Erik Hanson (baseball)|Erik Hanson]] (born 1965), former Major League baseball pitcher<ref>Maloney, Tom. [https://archive.today/20130201005412/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/509382871.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+30,+1996&author=Tom+Maloney&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Hanson+gets+the+nod+for+opener:+Jays'+newcomer+wants+to+make+numbers+do+the+talking+for+him&pqatl=google "Hanson gets the nod for opener: Jays' newcomer wants to make numbers do the talking for him"], ''[[The Hamilton Spectator]]'', March 30, 1996. Accessed August 21, 2012. "A 6-foot-6 righthander from Kinnelon, N.J., an unsigned draft pick of the Expos in 1983, an All-American at intellectually demanding Wake Forest in '85, a relentless worker, [Erik Hanson]'s best work as a pro has always seemed right around the corner."</ref><ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hansoer01.shtml Erik Hanson], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed August 21, 2012.</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. "Hometown: Kinnelon, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Ian Joyce]] (born 1985), professional soccer player who played for the [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Colorado Rapids]]<ref>Schutta, Gregory. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/where-are-they-now-former-don-bosco-soccer-goalie-ian-joyce-1.592256 "Where are they now? Former Don Bosco soccer goalie Ian Joyce"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 22, 2013. Accessed August 6, 2015. "Besides coaching at Bosco, the Kinnelon native and Somerset County resident coaches goalkeepers for the Players Development Academy."</ref>
* [[Rene Joyeuse]] (1920-2012), World War II operative, spy and saboteur with the [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]], who was a physician, professor and researcher, co-founder of the American Trauma Society and the first person born in [[Switzerland]] to be honored with a burial in [[Arlington National Cemetery]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/swiss-born-man-to-rest-in-arlington-cemetery-for-spy-work-in-wwii/2013/03/28/ece45292-9638-11e2-9e23-09dce87f75a1_story.html ""Rene Joyeuse 92, was a Swiss, French and American soldier, physician and researcher, who distinguished himself as an agent of Allied intelligence in German-occupied France during World War II and a founding member of the American Trauma Society"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', March 28, 2013. "Swiss-born man to rest in Arlington cemetery for spy work in WWII."</ref> 
* [[Stearns Matthews]] (born 1984), cabaret singer, recording artist, director, teacher, and pianist<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Anne-Steele-Wins-First-Prize-At-MetroStar-Talent-Challenge-20080820 "Anne Steele Wins First Prize At MetroStar Talent Challenge"], [[BroadwayWorld]], August 20, 2008. Accessed January 27, 2020. "Steele, who beat out her co-finalists Stearns Matthews and Nesha Ward, proved to be the most consistent of the finalists, earning high marks week after week.... Matthews, who is 24, made his professional stage debut in ''MetroStar.'' The Kinnelon, New Jersey, native recently graduated from the Westminster Choir College in Princeton."</ref>
* [[Roman Oben]] (born 1972), former NFL football player<ref>Ragonese, Lawrence. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/former_nfl_star_accepts_democr.html "Former NFL star accepts Democratic chairmanship in Kinnelon"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 9, 2009. Accessed September 9, 2009.</ref>
* [[William A. Pailes]] (born 1952), astronaut who flew as a payload specialist aboard [[STS-51-J]] on the [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']]<ref>[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/pailes-wa.html William A. Pailes], [[NASA]]. Accessed August 28, 2012. "Born June 26, 1952, in Hackensack, New Jersey, but considers Kinnelon, New Jersey, to be his hometown.... Graduated from Kinnelon High School, Kinnelon, New Jersey, 1970."</ref>
* [[Elise Testone]] (born 1983), singer and ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant<ref>Kolton, Tara. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/139671223_Testone_makes_cut_on_American_Idol_.html "Kinnelon grad singing her way to the top"], ''Suburban Trends'', February 20, 2012. Accessed April 3, 2012. "Kinnelon native Elise Testone has made it to the top 40 finalists of American Idol's season 11.Testone, a 2001 graduate of Kinnelon High School (KHS), endured several tough rounds of cuts in Hollywood to make it to Idol's top 40 during the Las Vegas round, which aired on Thursday night on FOX."</ref>
* [[Harry L. Towe]] (1898–1977), Congressman who represented [[New Jersey's 9th congressional district]] from 1943 to 1951<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000320 Harry Lancaster Towe], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 8, 2007.</ref>