Editing Phillipsburg, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Walter E. Bachman]] (1880–1958), college football player and coach<ref>[http://www.goleopards.com/hallfame/lafa-hof-bachman_walter.html Walter E. "Scrappy" Bachman], Lafayette Maroon Club Hall of Fame. Accessed March 14, 2011.</ref>
* [[Charlie Berry (second baseman)|Charlie Berry]] (1860–1940), former professional baseball player, [[Union Association]], and father of [[Charlie Berry]]<ref>Noto, Anthony. [https://www.mcall.com/1994/04/24/phillipsburg-in-the-big-league-white-sox-visit-memorable/ "Phillipsburg In The Big League? White Sox Visit Memorable"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', April 24, 1994. Accessed June 14, 2012.</ref>
* [[Charlie Berry]] (1902–1972), former professional baseball player and [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]], [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>Noto, Anthony. [https://www.mcall.com/1994/04/24/phillipsburg-in-the-big-league-white-sox-visit-memorable/ "Phillipsburg In The Big League? White Sox Visit Memorable"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', April 24, 1994. Accessed March 14, 2011. "Undoubtedly, the person most instrumental in persuading the White Sox to make the trek to Phillipsburg was native son Charlie Berry, who earlier that season had been traded to the White Sox by the Boston Red Sox."</ref><ref>[http://www.mcall.com/sports/highschool/eastonpburg/all-jacks-facts,0,6183907.htmlstory "Jack's Facts: A Closer Look at the Easton/Phillipsburg Rivalry"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', November 21, 2006, accessed April 13, 2007. "The Garnet's Charlie Berry would score all Phillipsburg's points in a 14–7 win. Berry after graduating from PHS went on to have an outstanding career at Lafayette College and later became an American League baseball umpire and officiated in the NFL."</ref>
* [[William F. Birch]] (1870–1946), former Member of Congress<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000476 William Fred Birch], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 25, 2007.</ref>
* [[Ned Bolcar]] (born 1967), former linebacker who played for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.mcall.com/2010/02/08/flashback-in-90-parkland-swept-easton-phillipsburg-for-first-time/ "FLASHBACK: In '90, Parkland swept Easton, Phillipsburg for first time"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', February 8, 2010. Accessed March 14, 2011. "1985 – Phillipsburg's Ned Bolcar, Parade Magazine's football co-player of the year, reveals he will attend Notre Dame."</ref>
* [[Tom Brennan (basketball, born 1949)|Tom Brennan]] (born 1949), [[radio]] and [[television]] [[sportscaster]] and former men's [[basketball]] [[Coach (sport)|head coach]], most notably at the [[University of Vermont]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080907153550/http://www.uvm.edu/~sportspr/mens_basketball/coaches/brennan.html Head Coach Tom Brennan]}}, [[University of Vermont]], backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 7, 2008. Accessed March 14, 2011. "The 54-year old Brennan is a native of Phillipsburg, NJ who graduated as the all-time leading scorer at Phillipsburg Catholic High School."</ref>
* [[Tim Brewster]] (born 1960), former coach of the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football]] team<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=835133 Tim Brewster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105013215/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=835133 |date=January 5, 2011 }}, [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]]. Accessed March 14, 2011.</ref>
* [[Harold Curry]] (1932–2022), lawyer and politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>[http://www.fineganfh.com/harold-j.-curry Harold J. Curry], Finegan Funeral Homes. Accessed March 26, 2022. "Harold was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to Harold Joseph (Joe) and Lucy Kingfield Curry on June 7, 1931."</ref>
* [[Ted Dailey]] (1908–1992), [[NFL]] player who played for a single season with the [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] football team<ref>Reedy, Bill. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19570130&id=hpIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6594,5005645 "Syracuse Starts to Groom Lou Mautino, a Tackle, for Center Job"], ''[[Reading Eagle]]'', January 30, 1957. Accessed July 22, 2014. "Ted Dailey, a citizen of Phillipsburg, N.J. and former All-America end at Pittsburgh University, arrived in Reading the same day Ben Schwartzwalder signed a new contract to stay at Syracuse where he produced one of the nation's best teams in 1956."</ref>
* [[D. C. Drake]] (born 1957 as Don Drake), former professional wrestler who was [[National Wrestling Federation]] World Champion and Heavyweight Champion for Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, later known as [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW)<ref>Staff. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082415/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/105492942.html?dids=105492942:105492942&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23,+1984&author=The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=WRESTLERS+TANGLE+TO+DEFEND+TITLES&pqatl=google "Wrestlers Tangle To Defend Titles"]}}, ''[[The Morning Call]]'', August 23, 1984. Accessed March 14, 2011. "Drake the 250-pounder from Phillipsburg and 245-pound Bronx native Ray Apollo wound up in a bloody brawl that resulted in a double disqualification."</ref>
* [[Wayne Dumont]] (1914–1992), former [[New Jersey Senate]] Majority Leader and Senate President<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/circular/eof57.htm State of New Jersey Executive Order #57 issued by Governor James J. Florio], accessed April 6, 2007. "WHEREAS, he played minor league baseball for the former St. Louis Browns and later moved to Phillipsburg in 1940 where he began practicing law;"</ref>
* [[Fiona (singer)|Fiona]] (born 1961), rock music singer-songwriter and actress<ref>Gehman, Geoff. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130104103818/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/102988215.html?dids=102988215:102988215&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+05,+1985&author=GEOFF+GEHMAN,+The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=F+I+O+N+A+P'BURG+NATIVE'S+BIG+VOICE+FINDS+A+HOT+SPOT+ON+ROCK+CHARTS&pqatl=google "Fiona: P'Burg Native's Big Voice Finds A Hot Spot On Rock Charts"]}}, ''[[The Morning Call]]'', April 5, 1985. Accessed March 14, 2011. "All this is heady stuff for a bouncy spry 23-year-old from Phillipsburg N.J."</ref>
* [[James Cullen Ganey]] (1899–1972), federal judge who served on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=814&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na James Cullen Ganey], ''[[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges]]''. Accessed March 14, 2011.</ref>
* [[Dan Gray (American football)|Dan Gray]] (born 1956), former NFL [[defensive tackle]] who played for the [[Detroit Lions]] in 1978<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrayDa20.htm Dan Gray], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed December 19, 2018. "Born: January 29, 1956 (Age: 62-324d) in Phillipsburg, NJ... High School: Belvidere (NJ)"</ref>
* [[John R. Guthrie]] (1921–2009), [[United States Army]] four-star general<ref>[http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/Previous%20Commanders/Guthrie.pdf John R. Guthrie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719133327/http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/Previous%20Commanders/Guthrie.pdf |date=July 19, 2011 }}, [[United States Army Materiel Command]]. Accessed March 14, 2011.</ref>
* [[David Hajdu]] (born 1955), music critic and author<ref>Bell, Bill. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20070811131644/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1999/04/30/1999-04-30_long_live_the_duke.html "Long Live The Duke"]}}, ''[[New York Daily News]]'', April 30, 1999. Accessed March 14, 2011. "He was born in Phillipsburg, N.J., where his father was a mill worker and his mother a waitress. He majored in journalism at New York University, and except for a brief flirtation with the Episcopal priesthood as a seminarian at the New York General Theological Seminary, he has worked as a writer and editor for about 25 years."</ref>
* [[Terry Kitchen]], folk singer<ref>Staff. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082442/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1831846971.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+14,+2003&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Life+in+the+fast+lane&pqatl=google "Life in the fast lane"]}}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', March 14, 2003. Accessed March 14, 2011. Terry Kitchen's easy tuneful and contemplative folk sounds are sure to make for a warm evening of music wherever he plays. The Phillipsburg native is based in Boston these days and he's set to perform at the Mine Street Coffeehouse in New Brunswick tomorrow night..."</ref><ref>[http://www.terrykitchen.com/ Terry Kitchen's Home Page], accessed April 13, 2007. "Born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Kitchen grew up first in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania..."</ref>
* [[Frederick Kroesen]] (1923–2020), United States Army officer<ref>[https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/114175 The Hall Of Valor Project: Frederick James Kroesen], ''[[Military Times]]'', Accessed December 6, 2020.</ref>
* [[J. Robert Lennon]] (born 1970), novelist<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CC&s_site=contracostatimes&p_multi=CC&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1063FFBC281E64F2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Real Life Fueled Lennon's Vision"], ''[[Contra Costa Times]]'', June 25, 1998. Accessed March 14, 2011. "Lennon, who grew up in Phillipsburg, NJ, moved to Wyoming after graduating from college in Philadelphia."</ref>
* [[Hilda Madsen]] (1910–1981), British-American artist and dog breeder<ref>McDonnell, Betty. [http://www.ncanewfs.org/hof/people/hildamadsen.html Hilda Madsen December 13.1910 – May 1.1981], Newfoundland Club of America. Accessed July 18, 2011.</ref>
* [[Jayne Mansfield]] (1933–1967), 1950s-era actress<ref>Staff. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RPYLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4382,5839230&dq=jayne-mansfield+phillipsburg "Jayne Mansfield Is Killed In Early Morning Smash up On Narrow Louisiana Road"], ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'', June 30, 1967. Accessed March 14, 2011. "Born Vera Jayne Palmer in Bryn Mawr, Pa., April 19, 1933, Miss Mansfield grew up in Phillipsburg, N.J."</ref>
* [[Brandon Scott Mason]] (born 1986), journalist and former American football player<ref>[https://stonybrookathletics.com/sports/football/roster/brandon-mason/1085 Brandon Mason], [[Stony Brook Seawolves football]]. Accessed May 7, 2025. "Hometown: Phillipsburg, N.J. High School: Phillipsburg."</ref>
* [[Martin O. May]] (1922–1945), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient in [[World War II]] for his actions on [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]<ref>Wojcik, Sarah M. [http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2009/05/tributes_paid_to_phillipsburgs.html "Phillipsburg honors posthumous Medal of Honor recipient, hometown hero Martin O. May"], ''[[The Express-Times]]'', May 2, 2009. Accessed March 14, 2011. "A decorated World War II hero from Phillipsburg will not be forgotten in his hometown after a ceremony officially dedicated a memorial in his name this afternoon. Martin O. May, Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipient, died in April 1945 after a three-day standoff on an island near Japan's Okinawa. His courage inspired the Chapter 700 Military Order of the Purple Heart to install a memorial in his honor at Phillipsburg High School, where he attended as a member of the class of 1941."</ref><ref>[http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html Medal of Honor Recipients: World War II (M-S)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430113840/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html |date=April 30, 2008 }}, [[United States Army]]. Accessed January 8, 2008.</ref>
* [[Olivia Miles]] (born 2003), [[college basketball]] player for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball]] team<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220517230208/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/womens/m/miles-olivia.aspx Olivia Miles]}}, [[USA Basketball]]. Accessed August 16, 2022. "Born in Summit, New Jersey, and now resides in Philipsburg, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Helen Stevenson Meyner]] (1929–1997), politician who served in Congress from 1975 to 1979<ref>Halbfinger, David M. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/03/nyregion/ex-rep-helen-s-meyner-69-born-into-democratic-politics.html "Ex-Rep. Helen S. Meyner, 69; Born Into Democratic Politics"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 3, 1997. Accessed June 14, 2012. "In 1972, Democratic Party leaders asked her to run for Congress from the Meyner family home in Phillipsburg, in the heavily Republican 13th Congressional District in Sussex and Morris Counties."</ref>
* [[Robert B. Meyner]] (1908–1990), governor of New Jersey 1954–1962<ref>[http://meynercenter.lafayette.edu/about-the-center/robert-b-meyner/ Robert B. Meyner], The Robert B. & Helen S. Meyner Center for the Study of State & Local Government, [[Lafayette College]]. Accessed March 14, 2011. "During his early childhood, Robert Meyner's family moved to Pennsylvania, and then to Phillipsburg and Paterson, New Jersey, and finally settled back in Phillipsburg in 1922, where the family lived in the house on Lincoln Avenue built by Robert Meyner's grandfather, Robert B. Meyner.... Robert Meyner was graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1926, where he was class valedictorian and a member of the debating team."</ref>
* [[Charles E. Myers]] (1925–2016), Director for Air Warfare in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (1973–1978), Aviation Pioneer and an early member of the "[[Fighter Mafia]]" inside the Pentagon<ref>Grazier, Dan. [http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/military-people-and-ideas/2016/pogo-remembers-chuck-myers.html "POGO Remembers Chuck Myers, 'Fighter Mafia' Veteran"], [[Project On Government Oversight]], May 17, 2016. Accessed August 8, 2016. "Chuck Myers was born on March 21, 1925, near Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia, foreshadowing a life devoted to aviation. He grew up in Philipsburg, New Jersey where he excelled at sports and dreamed of flying planes."</ref>
* [[Lou Reda]] (born {{circa|1925}}–2017), documentary filmmaker<ref>Jones, Joyce. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/12/nyregion/creating-postcards-not-just-for-tourists.html "Creating Postcards Not Just for Tourists"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 12, 1992. Accessed December 27, 2022. "In his efforts to satisfy the public's penchant for nostalgia, Mr. Scheller met with a collector of Civil War memorabilia, Lou Reda of Phillipsburg, who introduced him to the Charles Fifer collection of photo plates, hand-colored by Currier & Ives in 1876."</ref>
* [[Jim Ringo]] (1931–2007), professional football player who played in the NFL for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>Schudel, Matt. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/21/AR2007112102536.html "NFL's Jim Ringo; Hall of Famer With Packers and Eagles"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', November 22, 2007. Accessed March 14, 2011. "James S. Ringo Jr. was born Nov. 21, 1931, in Orange, N.J., and grew up in Phillipsburg, N.J."</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930170818/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RINGOJIM01 Jim Ringo]}}, Database Football. Accessed March 14, 2011.</ref>
* [[Sheetal Sheth]] (born 1976), actress<ref>Langsdorf, Amy. [https://www.mcall.com/2010/05/06/will-the-may-18-dvd-release-of-the-world-unseen-mean-the-film-is-unseen-no-longer/ "Will the May 18 DVD release of ''The World Unseen'' mean the film is unseen no longer?"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', May 6, 2010. Accessed June 14, 2012. "The Phillipsburg-born, Bethlehem-reared Sheetal Sheth hopes so."</ref>
* [[Charles Sitgreaves]] (1803–1878), politician who was a Member of Congress and mayor of Phillipsburg<ref name=Sitgreaves>[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000458 Charles Sitgreaves], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed November 19, 2023. "mayor of Phillipsburg, N.J., in 1861 and 1862"</ref>
* [[Matthew Tirrell]] (born 1950), [[chemical engineer]]<ref>[http://ethw.org/Oral-History:Matthew_Tirrell Interview with Matthew Tirrell], [[Engineering and Technology History Wiki]]. Accessed June 22, 2016. "I was born September 5, 1950, in Phillipsburg, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Bill Walsh (American football, born 1927)|Bill Walsh]] (1927–2012), center who played in the NFL for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<ref>Smith, Wilfird. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/478339382.html?dids=478339382:478339382&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+12%2C+1945&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=GRIDIRON+HOPES+OF+1945+IRISH+REST+ON+FROSH&pqatl=google "Gridiron Hopes Of 1945 Irish Rest On Frosh: Loss of Szymanski Is Heavy Blow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106012813/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/478339382.html?dids=478339382:478339382&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+12,+1945&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=GRIDIRON+HOPES+OF+1945+IRISH+REST+ON+FROSH&pqatl=google |date=November 6, 2012 }}, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', September 12, 1945. Accessed March 14, 2011. "Devore is concentrating on the development of Bill Walsh, a freshman from Phillipsburg, Pa., who truly is a great prospect..."</ref>
* [[Christina Wilson]] (born 1979), chef and reality television personality who was the winner of [[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 4)|season 10]] of the [[reality television|reality]] cooking show ''[[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''<ref>Lauer-Williams, Kathy. [https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-xpm-2012-09-25-mc-christina-wilson-phillipsburg-returns-20120925-story.html "Phillipsburg welcomes home ''Hell's Kitchen'' winner"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', September 25, 2012. Accessed December 6, 2020. "Christina Wilson, the winner of ''Hell's Kitchen,'' came home to a hero's welcome in Phillipsburg."</ref>
* [[Yvonne Zima]] (born 1989), [[actress]] who appeared on [[NBC]]'s ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''<ref>Longsdorf, Amy. [https://www.mcall.com/2012/04/11/valley-actors-have-a-hand-in-new-dvds/ "Valley actors have a hand in new DVDs"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', April 11, 2012. Accessed June 14, 2012. "As a three-course meal is served, Chappell meets a struggling actor ("Friday Night Lights" star Jesse Plemons), entertains financial backers and flirts with the hat check girl (Phillipsburg native Yvonne Zima). Zima, 23, has no more than a dozen lines but she works wonders with them, managing to create a sparky, indelible character."</ref>
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