Editing Woodbridge Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Woodbridge Township include:
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* [[Antonio Alfano]] (born 2000), [[American football]] defensive tackle for the [[Edmonton Elks]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>Hunt, Todderick. [https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2018/02/njs_top_defender_antonio_alfano_to_transfer_from_r.html "Breaking: N.J.'s top defender Antonio Alfano transferring from Rahway to Colonia for senior year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205163956/https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2018/02/njs_top_defender_antonio_alfano_to_transfer_from_r.html |date=December 5, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2018. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Top defensive end Antonio Alfano will transfer once again after moving to Rahway from Bergen Catholic last fall. This time, he'll go to Colonia (N.J.) following a change of residence from Rahway to Avenel -- a move that gains him no athletic advantage."</ref>
* [[Nels N. Alling]] (1861–1955), sculptor who specialized in terra cotta architectural work<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news/30534206/ "Nels Ailing, Sculptor, Dies at 94 in Fords"], ''[[Courier News]]'', March 10, 1955. Accessed January 18, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Nels Alling, 94, of RFD Fords, Woodbridge Township, a sculptor, died yesterday (Mar. 9, 1955) in his home after a brief illness."</ref>
* [[Chad Baker-Mazara]] (born 2000), [[college basketball]] player for the [[Auburn Tigers men's basketball|Auburn Tigers]]<ref>Mitch, Tommy. [https://cornerpapernj.com/news/sports/colonia-high-schools-chad-baker-mazara-earns-sixth-man-year-san-diego "Colonia High School’S Chad Baker Mazara… Earns Sixth Man Of The Year In San Diego"], The Corner. Accessed March 8, 2025. "Chad Baker Mazara, born in Santo Domingo, has had his love for the game of basketball take him all over the world. Chad moved to Colonia, New Jersey in 2017 for a better opportunity to showcase his talents, and boy did he turn heads in a hurry."</ref>
* [[Nicholas L. Bissell]] (1947–1996), county prosecutor of [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] who committed suicide after being charged with embezzlement, tax fraud and abuse of power<ref>Glaberson, William. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/nyregion/in-prosecutor-s-rise-and-fall-a-story-of-ambition-deceit-and-shame.html "In Prosecutor's Rise and Fall, a Story of Ambition, Deceit and Shame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625043359/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/nyregion/in-prosecutor-s-rise-and-fall-a-story-of-ambition-deceit-and-shame.html |date=June 25, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 1, 1996. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Among the people who knew the young Nick Bissell in suburban Woodbridge, his whole public career raised questions about what was real and what was not."</ref>
* [[Joseph Bloomfield]] (1753–1823), 4th [[Governor of New Jersey]] was born in Woodbridge Township<ref>Staff. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000566 Joseph Bloomfield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127005922/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000566 |date=November 27, 2009 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 27, 2010.</ref>
* [[Percy Edgar Brown]] (1885–1937), [[soil scientist]] at [[Iowa State University]], best known for the book, ''Soils of Iowa''<ref>Firkins, B. J. [https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4287&context=pias "In Memoriam: Charles L. Robbins; Percy Edgar Brown; Richard Philip Baker; Erwin Oliver Finkenbinder; Charlotte M. King"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809165424/https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4287&context=pias |date=August 9, 2020 }} in ''Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science'', 1938. Accessed April 27, 2020. "Dr. Brown was born on a farm at Woodbridge, New Jersey, October 9, 1885, and died suddenly of coronary thrombosis at his home on the morning of July 8, 1937, as he was preparing to leave for his office. He graduated from Woodbridge High School in 1902 and received his B.S. degree from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1906."</ref>
* [[John Carlson (ice hockey)|John Carlson]] (born 1990), professional ice hockey defenseman who has played in the NHL for the [[Washington Capitals]]<ref>Chere, Rich. [http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2008/06/colonias_carlson_likely_a_high.html "Colonia's Carlson likely a high draft pick"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112234001/http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2008/06/colonias_carlson_likely_a_high.html |date=January 12, 2016 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 19, 2008. Accessed November 2, 2015. "His birth certificate says Natick, Mass., but don't be confused: John Carlson is a Jersey boy. He moved to Colonia when he was 5, and grew up playing hockey for the New Jersey Rockets while watching his favorite player, Scott Stevens, and his favorite team, the Devils, at the Continental Airlines Arena."</ref>
* [[Lance Carter (musician)|Lance Carter]] (1955–2006), [[jazz drumming|jazz drummer]] and percussionist<ref>Sterling, Guy. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-obituary-for-lance-carte/160218343/ "Lance Carter, 51, versatile drummer"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 11, 2006. Accessed December 3, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "He was 51 and lived in Woodbridge. Mr. Carter was born in New Brunswick on May 11, 1955."</ref>
* [[Craig Coughlin]] (born 1958), politician, who has served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2010, where he represents the [[New Jersey's 19th legislative district|19th Legislative District]]<ref>Silber, Zach. [http://politickernj.com/2011/02/craig-j-coughlin-d-fords/ "Craig J. Coughlin (D-Fords)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110132307/http://politickernj.com/2011/02/craig-j-coughlin-d-fords/ |date=January 10, 2016 }}, [[Politicker NJ]], February 27, 2011. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Democrat Craig Coughlin, of Fords, was first elected to the New Jersey General Assembly on November 3, 2009."</ref>
* [[Lou Creekmur]] (1927–2009), left offensive tackle / guard who played in the NFL for the [[Detroit Lions]] and was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>via [[United Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gIRDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=460MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3109,6881&dq=lou-creekmur+woodbridge&hl=en "Indians Scalp Cowboys, 20-0"], ''[[Altus Times|The Altus Times-Democrat]]'', January 2, 1949. Accessed December 27, 2010.</ref>
* [[Clarence Madison Dally]] (1865–1904), glassblower and assistant to [[Thomas Edison]]<ref>Staff. [http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/03/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision/ "Clarence Dally — The Man Who Gave Thomas Edison X-Ray Vision"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120710230239/http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/03/clarence-dally-the-man-who-gave-thomas-edison-x-ray-vision/ |date=July 10, 2012 }}, ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'', March 14, 2012. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Born in 1865, Dally grew up in Woodbridge, New Jersey, in a family of glassblowers employed by the Edison Lamp Works in nearby Harrison."</ref>
* [[Jordan Derkack]], college basketball player for the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball]] team<ref>Carino, Jerry. [https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2024/04/16/rutgers-basketball-adds-jordan-derkack-a-merrimack-transfer/73340536007/ "Rutgers basketball adds Jordan Derkack, guard transfer and Woodbridge native"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', April 16, 2024. Accessed October 14, 2024. "Rutgers basketball’s latest transfer commitment, Merrimack guard and Woodbridge native Jordan Derkack, has the endorsement of someone who knows the program and its head coach better than just about anyone."</ref>
* [[Tom DeSanto]] (born 1968), film producer and screenwriter best known for his work with long-time friend [[Bryan Singer]], especially with his contributions to the first two ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' movies<ref>Friedman, Josh. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-01-fi-sunprofile1-story.html "Comic-book lover finds dream job; Producer Tom DeSanto has channeled his passion for superheroes and robots into movies such as ''Transformers.''"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', July 1, 2007. Accessed July 4, 2018. "One Saturday when he was a seventh-grader in Iselin, N.J., Tom DeSanto blew off a Pop Warner football game and spent the day at a comic book convention in nearby Somerset."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham]] (1640–1724), Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly|New Jersey Provincial Congress]]<ref>[http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=C67Nqk7aGE4%3D&tab Historic Walking Tour of Woodbridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814045806/http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=C67Nqk7aGE4%3D&tab |date=2014-08-14 }}, Township of Woodbridge. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref>
* [[Robbie E]] (born 1983), professional wrestler with Impact Wrestling on POP TV<ref>Staff. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064547/http://livinginmedia.com/article/pro-wrestler-robbie-e.html "Pro Wrestler Robbie E."]}}, Living In Media, September 21, 2016. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Some people laughed because I was thin and only 160 pounds when I was at John F. Kennedy High School in Iselin."</ref>
* [[John J. Fay Jr.]] (1927–2003), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/nyregion/john-j-fay-jr-76-ombudsman-for-the-elderly-of-new-jersey.html "John J. Fay Jr., 76, Ombudsman For the Elderly of New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626114525/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/nyregion/john-j-fay-jr-76-ombudsman-for-the-elderly-of-new-jersey.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 29, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2010.</ref>
* [[Arline Friscia]] (1934–2019), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who also served on the Woodbridge Township Council<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004255/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/friscia.htm Assemblywoman Arline M. Friscia]}}, [[New Jersey Legislature]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 22, 1998. Accessed June 3, 2010.</ref>
* [[Najee Glass]] (born 1994), [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]<ref>Bernstein, Jason. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/06/university_of_florida_track_star_st_peters_prep_al.html "University of Florida track star, St. Peter's Prep alumnus Najee Glass wants national title for his birthday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709190417/https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/06/university_of_florida_track_star_st_peters_prep_al.html |date=July 9, 2018 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', June 9, 2015. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Najee Glass wants gold for his birthday.... A Woodbridge native, Glass established himself as one of the nation's premier young sprinters at St. Peter's Prep."</ref>
* [[John Gorka]] (born 1958), folk musician<ref>[[John Peder Zane|Zane, J. Peder]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/09/nyregion/in-person-telling-stories-going-farther.html "In Person; Telling Stories, Going Farther"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808034622/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/09/nyregion/in-person-telling-stories-going-farther.html |date=August 8, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 9, 1995. Accessed August 7, 2019. "Speaking before that recent performance, Mr. Gorka, a trim man with untrimmed hair who grew up in Colonia, explained that 'I'm From New Jersey' is not simply a joke."</ref>
* [[Kelsey Grammer]] (born 1955), actor who appeared in ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]''<ref>Martel, Jay. [http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us%20weekly_new/925B-000-015.html "Tears Of A Clown; After years of grappling with his demons Kelsey Grammer says he's finally putting his past behind him. Can Frasier's gifted alter ego TV's most popular funnyman live happily ever after?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110094603/http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/us%20weekly_new/925B-000-015.html |date=2018-11-10 }}, ''[[US Weekly]]'', May 1997. Accessed January 12, 2014. "When Grammer was 18 months old, his parents separated and his mother, Sally, was flat broke and had nowhere to go but back home. Grammer and his younger sister, Karen, were brought up by Sally and her parents in a middle-class household in Colonia, N.J."</ref>
* [[Bob Grant (radio host)|Bob Grant]] (1929–2013), radio host who broadcast many of his shows from the Reo Diner<ref>Bichao, Sergio. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140102/NJNEWS/301020036/Bob-Grant-conservative-talk-radio-legend-dies-Hillsborough-84?nclick_check=1 "Bob Grant, conservative talk radio legend, dies in Hillsborough at 84"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113163410/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140102/NJNEWS/301020036/Bob-Grant-conservative-talk-radio-legend-dies-Hillsborough-84?nclick_check=1 |date=January 13, 2014 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', January 3, 2014. Accessed January 12, 2014 "Grant was a fixture at the Reo Diner in Woodbridge, a hot spot among local politicos, and broadcast his show from the eatery numerous times.... Grant lived in Toms River and previously had called Woodbridge and Manalapan home."</ref>
* [[John A. Hall (American football)|John A. Hall]] (1877–1919), collegiate football player who was head coach of the [[Carlisle Indians football]] team in 1898<ref>[http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1919-20.pdf ''Obituary Record of Yale Graduates 1919-1920''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192737/http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1919-20.pdf |date=March 3, 2016 }}, p. 239. [[Yale University]], 1920. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Haven At the time of his death Mr. Hall was returning from his summer home at Atlantic Highlands, N. J., to his winter home at Sewaren, N. J."</ref>
* [[Tom Higgins (Canadian football)|Tom Higgins]] (born 1954), NFL and [[Canadian Football League|Canadian]] football player and coach<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080213072954/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HIGGITOM02 Tom Higgins]}}, database Football. Accessed November 14, 2007.</ref>
* [[Edward M. Hundert]], medical educator and academic administrator<ref>[http://case.edu/menu/president/Hundert%20CV.pdf Curriculum Vitae for Edward M. Hundert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206202757/https://case.edu/menu/president/Hundert%20CV.pdf |date=February 6, 2020 }}, [[Case Western Reserve University]]. Accessed January 17, 2018. "Place of Birth: Woodbridge, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Jack H. Jacobs]] (born 1945), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient, awarded 1969<ref>[http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/Interviews/jacobs_jack.html Interview With Jack H. Jacobs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605174240/http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/Interviews/jacobs_jack.html |date=2008-06-05 }}, [[Rutgers University]], November 20, 2000. Accessed July 11, 2008. "JJ: ... Anyway, we moved to New Jersey in the mid-'50s, and my parents still live in the same house in Woodbridge. I went to Woodbridge High School, and then, from there, I went to Rutgers."</ref>
* [[Kyle Johnson (American football)|Kyle Johnson]] (born 1978), fullback with the [[Denver Broncos]] from class of 1996<ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=33122 Kyle Johnson player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000756/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=33122 |date=September 27, 2007 }}, [[National Football League Players Association]]. Accessed July 29, 2007. "Hometown: Woodbridge, N.J....Johnson earned second-team all-state recognition and was named all-county and all-area as a senior at Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, N.J., after rushing for 1,235 yards.</ref>
* [[Michael Jones (actor)|Michael Jones]] (born 1987), actor, voice actor, and [[YouTube]] personality who works for [[Rooster Teeth]]<ref>[http://roosterteeth.com/episode/rt-sponsor-cut-season-2-rooster-teeth-newly-wed-game Rooster Teeth Newlywed Game] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091314/https://roosterteeth.com/watch/rt-sponsor-cut-season-2-rooster-teeth-newly-wed-game? |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[Rooster Teeth]], timestamp 3:37.</ref>
* [[Pat Lamberti]] (1937–2007), [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played for the [[New York Jets|New York Titans]] and [[Denver Broncos]] in 1961<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LambPa20.htm Pat Lamberti Stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126083839/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LambPa20.htm |date=November 26, 2020 }}, [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed April 27, 2020. "Born: September 1, 1937 in Woodbridge, NJ... High School: Woodbridge (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Eric LeGrand]] (born 1990), football player, writer, actor, speaker<ref>Attrino, Anthony G. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/eric_legrand_to_appear_for_qa.html "Eric LeGrand to appear for Q&A at King memorial breakfast in Edison"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213065920/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/eric_legrand_to_appear_for_qa.html |date=December 13, 2012 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 11, 2012. Accessed December 26, 2012."LeGrand, who is from Avenel, is the former Rutgers football player whose inspiring battle to walk again after being paralyzed during an October 2010 game has captured the nation."</ref>
* [[Praise Martin-Oguike]] (born 1993), [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who played in the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] for the [[Seattle Dragons]]<ref>[https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/praise-martin-oguike/8486 Praise Martin-Oguike] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501124401/https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/praise-martin-oguike/8486 |date=May 1, 2020 }}, [[Temple Owls football]]. Accessed April 27, 2020. "Hometown: Woodbridge, N.J.; High School: Woodbridge"</ref>
* [[Glen Mason]] (born 1950), former football player and coach who served as the head football coach at [[Kent State University]] from 1986 to 1987, the [[University of Kansas]] from 1988 to 1996, and the [[University of Minnesota]] from 1997 to 2006, compiling a career [[college football]] record of 123–121–1<ref>Dunleavy, Ryan. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2014/10/03/qa-big-ten-network-analyst-glen-mason/16642767/ "Q&A with Big Ten Network analyst Glen Mason"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091314/https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2014/10/03/qa-big-ten-network-analyst-glen-mason/16642767/ |date=September 30, 2023 }}, ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', October 4, 2014. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Just as he was three weeks ago when Rutgers hosted Penn State, Mason, a Colonia native, will be in the television booth as a Big Ten Network analyst Saturday when Rutgers faces Michigan at 7 p.m. at High Point Solutions Stadium."</ref>
* [[Laura McCullough]] (born 1960), poet<ref>Cannella, Wendy. [http://pbqmag.org/wendy-cannella-this-fierce-life-an-interview-with-laura-mccullough/ "Wendy Cannella: ''This Fierce Life'': An Interview with Laura McCullough"], ''[[Painted Bride Quarterly]]'', Issue 94. Accessed November 4, 2016. "LM: I was born in Jersey City, in the Margaret Hague, the women's hospital that the infamous Irish Mayor Hague built, grew up in suburbia, a little town called Colonia, not too far from Perth Amboy, and my family would drive to the wooded parts north many weekends when I was a child."</ref>
* [[John McCormac]], former New Jersey Treasurer and Mayor of Woodbridge Township<ref>[http://www.njhightech.org/nj_hightechmccormac.htm New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame: 2004 State Government Official Category] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195530/http://www.njhightech.org/nj_hightechmccormac.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}. Accessed July 24, 2007. "McCormac, who lives in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Municipal Finance Officer, a Certified Management Accountant, a Registered Municipal Accountant, a Certified Financial Planner, a Licensed Public School Accountant and a [[Certified Government Financial Manager]]."</ref>
* [[Jim McGreevey]] (born 1957), former Woodbridge mayor and [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref>Herszenhorn, David M. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/in-woodbridge-borrowing-doubled-under-mcgreevey.html "In Woodbridge, Borrowing Doubled Under McGreevey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626131115/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/in-woodbridge-borrowing-doubled-under-mcgreevey.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 18, 2001. Accessed July 23, 2013. "To persuade voters, Mr. McGreevey and his aides rely on a neatly tailored summary of his record as mayor here in Woodbridge for the last nine years."</ref>
* [[Melanie McGuire]] (born 1972), best known for being the perpetrator in the media-dubbed "suitcase murder" who was convicted of murdering her husband in April 2007 and sentenced to life in prison<ref>Amaral, Brian. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/suitcase_killer_melanie_mcguire_seeks_new_review_of_evidence.html "Suitcase killer Melanie McGuire seeks new review of evidence"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110142041/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/suitcase_killer_melanie_mcguire_seeks_new_review_of_evidence.html |date=November 10, 2015 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 25, 2014. Accessed November 2, 2015. "McGuire lived in Woodbridge when she killed her husband, computer programmer William McGuire. She put his remains in three suitcases and tossed them into the Chesapeake Bay."</ref>
* [[Stephen A. Mikulak]], politician who served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], from 1992 to 1996, where he represented the [[New Jersey's 19th legislative district|19th Legislative District]]<ref>King, Wayne. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/12/nyregion/legislators-vote-to-ban-photo-radar-for-speeders.html "Legislators Vote to Ban Photo Radar For Speeders"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116095907/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/12/nyregion/legislators-vote-to-ban-photo-radar-for-speeders.html |date=January 16, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 1992. Accessed November 2, 2015. "'This is a good opportunity to quiet the fears and outrage of the people of this state,' said the bill's primary sponsor, Stephen A. Mikulak, Republican of Woodbridge."</ref>
* [[Joseph Moore (peace rider)|Joseph Moore]] (1732–1793), [[Quakers|Quaker]] peace negotiator sent to the 1793 talks between Native leaders of the [[Western Confederacy]] and American government representatives at [[Sandusky, Ohio]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HRLiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA666 ''Michigan Historical Collections, Volume 17''], p. 666. Michigan Historical Commission, 1910. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Our beloved friend, Joseph Moore, was born at Woodbridge in New Jersey, in the year 1732, of parents not professing with us"</ref>
* [[Jazlyn Moya]] (born 1997), [[women's association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[United Women's Soccer]] club [[New Jersey Copa FC]] and the [[Dominican Republic women's national football team|Dominican Republic women's national team]]<ref>[https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jazlyn-moya/8724 Jazlyn Moya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184916/https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jazlyn-moya/8724 |date=July 9, 2021 }}, [[Monmouth Hawks]]. Accessed July 8, 2021. "High School: Colonia; Hometown: Avenel, NJ"</ref>
* [[Tim Mulqueen]] (born 1966), soccer goalkeeping coach and former goalkeeper who coached the [[United States men's national soccer team|US National Team]] at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]<ref>Giase, Frank. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/07/spring_field_native_claudio_re.html "Springfield native Claudio Reyna will retire today"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803133734/https://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/07/spring_field_native_claudio_re.html |date=August 3, 2018 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 15, 2008. Accessed December 17, 2017. " Tim Mulqueen, who has served a number of roles with the U.S. Soccer Federation, has been named goalkeeper coach for the Olympic men's team. Mulqueen, a Fords native, will join assistant coach Lubos Kubik on coach Peter Nowak's staff."</ref>
* [[Sydney P. Noe]] (1885–1969), [[numismatist]], specializing in Greek coins, who was librarian, then curator, of the [[American Numismatic Society]]<ref>[http://numismatics.org/authority/noe Noe, Sydney P. (Sydney Philip), 1885-1969] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219000642/http://numismatics.org/authority/noe |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[American Numismatic Association]]. Accessed May 19, 2020. "Sydney P. Noe was born on April 4, 1885 in Woodbridge, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Ernest L. Oros]] ({{circa|1924}}–2012), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1992 to 1996<ref>Hagerty, John R. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090511/GETPUBLISHED/905110344/-1/newsfront "Woodbridge Council Names Former Assemblyman Ernie Oros as 2009 Leader"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731000511/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090511/GETPUBLISHED/905110344/-1/newsfront |date=July 31, 2013 }}, ''[[Courier News (New Jersey)|Courier News]]'', May 11, 2009. Accessed July 8, 2010.</ref>
* [[James Parker (publisher)|James Parker]] (1714–1770), [[Colonial history of the United States|Colonial American]] printer and publisher who established the state's first permanent printing press in 1751 in Woodbridge<ref>Troeger, Virginia B.; and McEwen, Robert James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=35yLloJP-7EC&pg=PA34 "Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township"], p. 34. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2002. {{ISBN|9780738523941}}. "One of the town's most influential personages, the publishing entrepreneur James Parker, established his printing business in Woodbridge in 1751, the first permanent printing press in New Jersey.... Parker was born in town in 1714."</ref>
* [[Frank Pelzman]] ({{circa|1935}}–2006), former Woodbridge mayor<ref>Staff. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1766387141.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+30%2C+2006&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=MAYOR+FRANK+PELZMAN%2C+71%2C+WOODBRIDGE&pqatl=google "Mayor Frank Pelzman, 71, Woodbridge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215403/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1766387141.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+30,+2006&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=MAYOR+FRANK+PELZMAN,+71,+WOODBRIDGE&pqatl=google |date=November 7, 2012 }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', June 30, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref>
* [[John Pike (settler)|John Pike]] (1613–1688/89), one of the founders and earliest settlers of Woodbridge Township<ref>[http://www.njfounders.org/node/177 John Pike], Descendants of Founders of New Jersey. Accessed May 19, 2020. "Mr. John Pike was the first name on the list of those who took the 'Oath of Alegeance and Fidelitie' in Woodbridge beginning 27 February 1667-68. In 1668 the Governor granted him 380 acres of land in New Jersey. At Woodbridge, he was its first 'President' in 1671, 'the prominent man of the town' and for some years a magistrate."</ref>
* [[Eleanor Platt]] (1910–1974), sculptor<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/07/archives/eleanor-platt-dies-sculptor-was-64.html "Eleanor Platt Dies; Sculptor Was 64"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124060416/http://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/07/archives/eleanor-platt-dies-sculptor-was-64.html |date=January 24, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 7, 1974. Accessed May 19, 2020. "Miss Platt, who was born in Woodbridge, N. J., had studied here at the Art Students League from 1929 to 1933."</ref>
* [[Dith Pran]] (1942–2008), photojournalist with ''[[The New York Times]]'', human rights activist and survivor of [[the killing fields]] of [[Cambodia]], whose life was portrayed in ''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]''<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31dith.html "Dith Pran, Photojournalist and Survivor of the Killing Fields, Dies at 65"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501191141/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31dith.html? |date=May 1, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 31, 2008. Accessed September 4, 2011. "Dith Pran, a photojournalist for The New York Times whose gruesome ordeal in the killing fields of Cambodia was re-created in a 1984 movie that gave him an eminence he tenaciously used to press for his people's rights, died on Sunday at a hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. He was 65 and lived in Woodbridge, N.J."</ref>
* [[Dory Previn]] (1925–2012), singer-songwriter<ref>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/arts/music/dory-previn-songwriter-is-dead-at-86.html "Dory Previn, Songwriter, Is Dead at 86"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626153040/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/arts/music/dory-previn-songwriter-is-dead-at-86.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 14, 2012. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Dorothy Veronica Langan was born in New Jersey — sources differ on the town, Rahway or Woodbridge — on Oct. 22, 1925, and she grew up in Woodbridge."</ref>
* [[Dawn Marie Psaltis]] (born 1970) a.k.a. Dawn Marie, professional wrestling personality<ref>Garber, Greg. [https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=4724912 "Doctors: Wrestler had brain damage"], ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'', December 9, 2009. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Dawn Marie, sitting in her Woodbridge, N.J., home, sounds like she is crying. With the help of a reporter, she is calculating the 'bumps' -- the euphemism wrestlers use to describe each choreographed fall -- to the head she took in five years of active professional wrestling."</ref>
* [[Arthur A. Quinn]] (1866–1957), American labor union leader and politician<ref name="customs">{{Cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/quinn-named-customs-post/docview/100684503/se-2/ |title=A.A. QUINN NAMED TO CUSTOMS POST: Jersey Labor Leader Is Picked by Roosevelt for Controller of the Service Here. |date=1933-05-21|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=22 |access-date=2024-09-09}}</ref>
* [[Zack Rosen]] (born 1989), All-American [[basketball]] player at [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] who plays professionally for [[Maccabi Ashdod]] in Israel<ref>[http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700 Zack Rosen athletic biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114090941/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1578569&DB_OEM_ID=1700 |date=2011-11-14 }}, University of Pennsylvania athletics. Accessed April 17, 2015.</ref><ref>Kaplan, Sushi; and Kratz, Elizabeth. [http://jewishlinkbc.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=4466:zack-rosen-pro-ballplayer-for-maccabi-ashdod-from-nj-learning-off-the-court&Itemid=586 "Zack Rosen: Pro Ballplayer for Maccabi Ashdod From NJ Learning Off The Court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417180114/http://jewishlinkbc.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=4466:zack-rosen-pro-ballplayer-for-maccabi-ashdod-from-nj-learning-off-the-court&Itemid=586 |date=April 17, 2015 }}, ''Jewish Link of New Jersey'', August 14, 2014. Accessed April 17, 2015. "Zack Rosen, a basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod B.C. of Israel, didn't grow up religious. From Colonia, in the Woodbridge Township of New Jersey, he's now trying to make up for lost time this summer in New Jersey, as he learns part-time and stays in shape."</ref>
* [[Richie Sambora]] (born 1959), former member of the band [[Bon Jovi]]<ref>Falkenstein, Michelle. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/31njarts.html "Around the Scene, a Whirl of Change"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626074838/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/31njarts.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 31, 2006. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Bruce Springsteen, who grew up in Freehold, served up the critically acclaimed "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" in April, and the singer Jon Bon Jovi, who was raised in Sayreville, and his band's guitarist Richie Sambora, from Woodbridge, will be immortalized as action figures next July by McFarlane Toys, it was announced in October."</ref>
* [[Tom Scharpling]] (born 1969), comedian, host of ''[[The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show]]'' and a writer/executive producer of the television series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/nyregion/in-person-gotcha-stay-tuned.html "In Person; Gotcha! Stay Tuned"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612224717/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/nyregion/in-person-gotcha-stay-tuned.html |date=June 12, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 1, 2006. Accessed October 25, 2018. "'It's great when people you admire like what you're doing,' Mr. Scharpling, who grew up in Dunellen, writes for ''Monk'' in Summit and lives with his wife in Woodbridge, said before a recent ''Best Show.''"</ref>
* [[Bret Schundler]] (born 1959), mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/10/nyregion/jersey-city-mayor-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy.html "Jersey City Mayor Warns of Possible Bankruptcy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115051859/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/10/nyregion/jersey-city-mayor-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy.html |date=January 15, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 10, 1992. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Mr. Schundler, who was born in Colonia, graduated from Harvard University{{sic}} with honors in 1981 and then worked as a Congressional aide and a campaign coordinator for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential run."</ref>
* [[Anthony Seratelli]] (born 1983), professional baseball second baseman who plays for the [[Saitama Seibu Lions]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]<ref>Rapppleyea, Warren. [http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2002-05-16/Sports/030.html "O.B. product makes dream come true at Seton Hall U."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912161028/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2002-05-16/Sports/030.html |date=2015-09-12 }}, ''Sentinel'', May 16, 2002. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Born in Woodbridge, where he learned the game from his dad, Russell, and played in the local recreation leagues, Seratelli moved with his family to Old Bridge in time for the sixth grade."</ref>
* [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] (born 1953), U.S. Representative for [[New Jersey's 4th congressional district]] since 1981<ref>Faherty, Emily. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-jersey/unsung-hero/ "Unsung Hero; By now, everyone is familiar with the David Goldman custody battle. But what everyone might not be aware of is the depth of Congressman Chris Smith's involvement in returning Sean to his father."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113060157/http://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-jersey/unsung-hero/ |date=January 13, 2016 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', March 15, 2010. Accessed November 2, 2015. "'That's what my parents were all about,' says Smith, who was born in Rahway and grew up in Iselin."</ref>
* [[James Swann]] (born 1964), serial killer whose random drive-by shotgun shootings in [[Washington, D.C.]], in 1993 earned him the nickname "The Shotgun Stalker" in the press<ref>Duggan, Paul. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/04/20/neighbors-say-suspect-was-troubled/191a7cf0-2f92-4844-aaa4-0b8f94c1bcca/ "Neighbors Say Suspect Was Troubled"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112175813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/04/20/neighbors-say-suspect-was-troubled/191a7cf0-2f92-4844-aaa4-0b8f94c1bcca/ |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 20, 1993. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Swann's address was listed as an apartment complex in Iselin, N.J., but Ritchie said he used to work as a security guard in this area.... According to New Jersey license information obtained from police sources, the plate is registered to Swann in Iselin, which is in Woodbridge Township."</ref>
* [[Norman Tanzman]] (1918–2004), [[philanthropist]] who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1962 to 1968 and in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1968 to 1974<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/145029981/ "Obituaries: Norman Tanzman"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418200442/https://www.newspapers.com/image/145029981/ |date=April 18, 2021 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 8, 2004. Accessed April 18, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "After the war, the couple settled in Woodbridge, where they resided and raised their family for nearly 40 years before moving to West End."</ref>
* [[Tico Torres]] (born 1953), drummer and percussionist for the rock band [[Bon Jovi]]<ref>Jordan, Chris. [http://archive.app.com/article/20130920/NJENT01/309200077/Bon-Jovi-s-drummer-Torres-back-hospital-surgery "Bon Jovi's drummer Torres back in hospital for surgery"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 22, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Tico Torres, the Woodbridge-raised drummer for Bon Jovi, is back in the hospital."</ref>
* [[Alan Turtletaub]] (1913–2005), founder of [[The Money Store (company)|The Money Store]]<ref>[https://docplayer.net/50752362-176-million-clay-pit-project-called-marketable-in-report.html "The Crow's Nest"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418160302/https://docplayer.net/50752362-176-million-clay-pit-project-called-marketable-in-report.html |date=April 18, 2021 }}, ''The Independent-Leader'', May 14, 1964. Accessed April 18, 2021. "Alan Turtletaub, Woodbridge, has been elected president and chairman of the board of First Equity Capital Corporation, Park Place, Newark."</ref>
* [[Marc Turtletaub]] (born 1946), movie producer<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/184344409/ "Movie: Winter at shore inspires ''Duane Hopwood''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113153/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/184344409/ |date=November 13, 2017 }}, ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 13, 2005. Accessed November 12, 2017. "Turtletaub, a Woodbridge native, said he also was impressed by the story's connection to the region where Mulhern grew up."</ref>
* [[Benjamin A. Vail]] (1844–1924), politician who served as president of the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>Sackett, William Edgar; and Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EZVQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA507 ''Scannell's New Jersey First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with Informing Glimpses Into the State's History and Affairs, Volume 1''], p. 507. J.J. Scannell, 1917. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Born in Woodbridge, on August 15, 1844; son of Benjamin Franklin and Martha C. (Parker) Vail. Benjamin A. Vail, ex-State Senator and ex-Judge is of Quaker origin, his father, Benjamin Vail, an early settler upon a farm between Rahway and Plainfield having been of the Society of Friends."</ref>
* [[Joseph Vitale (politician)|Joseph Vitale]] (born 1954), [[New Jersey Senate|State Senator]] and former mayor<ref>[http://www.senatorjoevitale.org Senator Vitale's Legislative Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715031621/http://www.senatorjoevitale.org/ |date=July 15, 2007 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 24, 2007.</ref>
* [[Rohit Vyas]], broadcast journalist<ref>Sahn, Michelle. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120713054142/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1810318691.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+19,+2004&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Gandhi+rejects+top+post;+local+Indians+take+notice+By:+MICHELLE+SAHN+STAFF+WRITER&pqatl=google "Gandhi rejects top post; local Indians take notice"]}}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', May 19, 2004. Accessed March 20, 2012. "Rohit Vyas, the news director for TV Asia in Edison, hasn't had much sleep lately.... 'We've been covering it extensively,' said the Woodbridge resident."</ref>
* [[Dagmara Wozniak]] (born 1988), [[sabre (fencing)|sabre]] [[fencing|fencer]] named to the U.S. Olympic team at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in women's sabre<ref>Chang, Kathy. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20070623152501/http://ws.gmnews.com/news/2006/0816/Front_page/023.html "Young fencer enjoys living on the edge: Woodbridge resident hoping for a spot on 2008 Olympic team"]}}, ''Woodbridge Sentinel'', August 16, 2006. Accessed July 8, 2008. "Wozniak graduated from Colonia High School in June. She heads to St. John's University in Queens, N.Y., this fall on a full athletic scholarship."</ref>
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