Editing Bergenfield, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Bergenfield, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bergenfield include:
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* [[Jack Antonoff]] (born 1984), singer, songwriter, and record producer, as well as guitarist of [[Fun (band)|Fun]]<ref>La Gorce, Tammy. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/fun-fun-fun/ "fun. Fun. FUN; The multiple Grammy-winning band fun. (the period is part of the name) might be based in New York, but Jersey blood flows in its veins, thanks to lead guitarist Jack Antonoff."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', July 18, 2013. Accessed September 6, 2017. "'It's cooler to be a Jersey band than a Brooklyn band,' declares Antonoff, 29, who was born in Bergenfield and grew up in New Milford and Woodcliff Lake."</ref>
* [[Harry Basil]], stand-up comic, actor in ''[[Peggy Sue Got Married]]'' and film director<ref>Katz, Bobbie. [http://www.vegasinsiderdaily.com/index.php/celebrity-insider/173-harry-basil-gee-that-s-funny "Harry Basil: Gee, That's Funny!"], ''Vegas Insider Daily'', February 23, 2015. Accessed March 18, 2016. "Originally from Bergenfield, New Jersey, as a youngster, he turned his backyard into a film studio and shot dozens of super 8 action and horror films."</ref>
* [[Chris Brantley]] (born 1970), former NFL wide receiver<ref>Giuffra, Brian A. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306202712/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/brantley-runs-smooth-route-to-new-job-1.184634 "Where are they now: Teaneck's Chris Brantley"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 8, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Brantley now lives in Bergenfield and has a 16-year-old daughter named Kayla."</ref>
* [[Walter Christie (mayor)|Walter Christie]] (1863–1941), founder of Bergenfield who was the borough's second mayor in 1897<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1941/06/03/archives/walter-christie-a-jersey-banker-founder-of-bergenfield-was-chairman.html "Walter Christie, A Jersey Banker. Founder of Bergenfield Was Chairman of National Bank There. Dies in Haworth. Served As Mayor In 1897. One-Time Head of School Board and First Councilman. Established Library"], ''The New York Times'', June 3, 1941. Accessed November 29, 2014.</ref>
* [[Pierce H. Deamer Jr.]] (1907–1986), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>Silver, Marc L.; and Melkonian, Martin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3RlF-qEn9_cC&pg=PA97 ''Contested Terrain: Power, Politics, and Participation in Suburbia''], p. 97. [[Greenwood Publishing Group]], 1995. {{ISBN|9780313296000}}. Accessed June 15, 2015. "The son of a New York lawyer, Deamer had moved to Bergenfield with his family at age eleven, attended public schools in Bergenfield and Tenafly and graduated from the New Jersey School of Law in Newark."</ref>
* [[Al Di Meola]] (born 1954), [[jazz fusion]] and [[Latin jazz]] guitarist, composer and record producer<ref>Olivier, Bobby. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2015/06/guitar_virtuoso_al_di_meola_talks_les_pauls_friend.html "Guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola talks Les Paul's friendship, solace of 'Elysium'"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 26, 2015. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The Bergenfield native harks back to the day Paul first found him, at Di Meola's maiden show with his own band, at the Beacon Theatre in the early '70s"</ref>
* [[Frank Eufemia]] (born 1959), [[Major League Baseball]], pitcher<ref>Hertzel, Bob. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022348/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22469592.html "Eufemia Playing for Purest Motives"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 2, 1995, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Frank Eufemia once was a major league pitcher. Today the right-hander from Bergenfield becomes a replacement pitcher."</ref>
* [[Ella Fajardo]] (born 2003), [[point guard]] who plays for the [[Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball]] team and has represented the [[Philippines women's national basketball team|Philippine national team]] in international competitions<ref>[https://fduknights.com/news/2020/11/15/womens-basketball-inks-four-players-to-nlis.aspx Women's Basketball Signs Four to 2021-2022 Class], [[Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball]], November 15, 2020. Accessed October 13, 2020. "Expected to join the Knights for the 2021-22 campaign are Ella Fajardo, Allie McGinn, Miranda Elebring, and Maddisyn Mahoney. Fajardo is a guard from Bergenfield, N.J., McGinn is a forward from Staten Island, N.Y., Elebring is a forward from Sweden, and Mahoney is a center from Latham, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Thom Fitzgerald]] (born 1968), filmmaker, ''[[The Hanging Garden (film)|The Hanging Garden]]'', ''[[3 Needles]]''<ref>Loos, Ted. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/10/arts/where-death-shall-or-shall-not-have-dominion.html "Where Death Shall (or Shall Not) Have Dominion"], ''The New York Times'', May 10, 1998. Accessed May 16, 2012. "Mr. Fitzgerald grew up mostly in Bergenfield, N.J. He attended Cooper Union in Manhattan, but at the age of 19, he transferred to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax."</ref>
* [[George Gately]] (1928–2001), creator of the ''[[Heathcliff (comic strip)|Heathcliff]]'' comic strip<ref name=ElMundoObit>Hernandez, Cava. [http://www.elmundo.es/2001/10/06/opinion/1056360.html "George Gately : Creador del gato Heathcliff"], ''[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]'', October 6, 2001. Accessed November 20, 2007. "George Gately Gallagher nació en Queens Village, Nueva York, en 1928, meses antes de que estallase la Gran Depresión. Pero, a todos los efectos, hay que considerarle un habitante de New Jersey, en cuya localidad de Bergenfield es donde transcurrieron su infancia y su adolescencia."</ref>
* [[Bob Gaudio]] (born 1942), from [[the Four Seasons (group)|the Four Seasons]]<ref>Park, Eunnie. [http://bergenfieldalumni.com/news-archive/Gaudio.shtml "An original 'Jersey Boy' returns to Bergenfield"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 31, 2007, copy at Bergenfield HS Alumni. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Before ''Jersey Boys'' and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bob Gaudio was a 15-year-old musical whiz from Bergenfield who had to decide between staying in school and touring with Chuck Berry."</ref><ref>[[Mark Rotella|Rotella, Mark]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/02njBOYS.html "Straight Out of Newark"], ''The New York Times'', October 2, 2005. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Originally from the Bronx, Mr. Gaudio had, at age 15, written the hit "Who Wears Short Shorts," which he made up while driving with friends along the main drag in Bergenfield."</ref>
* [[Bob Guccione]] (1930-2010), founder and former owner of ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010124060000/http://www.penthouse.com/exclusives/caligula/cast_and_crew.html "Caligula: Special 20th Anniversary - Cast and Crew of Caligula"], ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'', backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of January 24, 2001. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Coming from a conventional background--he was born in Brooklyn, raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and educated at Blair Academy--Guccione became interested in less than conventional activities after he left school."</ref><ref>Bercovici, Jeff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160407000132/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/aug03/aug11/1_mon/news2monday.html "Mr. G, where might you be? Nary a peep on Penthouse publisher's eviction"], ''[[Media Life]]'' August 11, 2003, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Guccione, who is originally from Bergenfield, N.J., bought his 45-room, {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} mansion back in Penthouse's 1970s heyday. Located on East 67th Street between Central Park and Madison Avenue, its décor includes a swimming pool modeled on a Roman bath and a collection of paintings by the likes of Picasso and Matisse."</ref>
* [[Eugene Korn]] (born 1947), Orthodox rabbi who has focused on [[Jewish-Christian relations]]<ref>Rosen, Jane Calem. [http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/Local-rabbi-new-head-of-interfaith-center/?/content/item/2713/ "Local rabbi new head of interfaith center"], ''[[New Jersey Jewish Standard]]'', August 9, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2017. "As commutes go, his daily trip to and from his home in Bergenfield to his job in Fairfield, Conn. isn't too bad, said Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn, the new executive director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University."</ref>
* [[David Lat]] (born 1975), blogger<ref>Miller, Jonathan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/technology/he-fought-the-law-they-both-won.html "He Fought the Law. They Both Won."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 22, 2006. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The child of Filipino doctors, Mr. Lat grew up in blue-collar Bergenfield and well-to-do Saddle River, where his neighbors included former President Richard M. Nixon."</ref>
* [[Jimmy Lydon]] (1923-2022), who played [[The Aldrich Family|Henry Aldrich]] in the movies, honored in the Bergenfield Hall of Fame<ref>Feldberg, Robert. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160911093242/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22475379.html "How We Had Fun -- As Wwii Wound Down, Frankie Crooned And Rosie The Riveter Swooned"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 7, 1995, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "And Bergenfield-bred Jimmy Lydon, who played the eternal teenager Henry Aldrich on radio and in B movies, had married his high-school sweetheart."</ref>
* [[Kevin Marfo]] (born 1997), professional [[basketball]] player for [[Fortitudo Agrigento]] in Italy's [[Serie A2 (basketball)|Serie A2]] league<ref>[https://gobobcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kevin-marfo/11604 Kevin Marfo], [[Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball]]. Accessed November 25, 2024. "Hometown Bergenfield, N.J."</ref>
* [[Produce Pete]] (born 1945), grocer, chef and celebrity spokesperson<ref>Yorio, Kara. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160424005244/http://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/my-hometown-north-jersey-s-produce-pete-napolitano-1.694832?page=all "My Hometown: North Jersey's 'Produce Pete' Napolitano"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 1, 2013, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 24, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Napolitano carried that lesson and many others through his life as a father, television personality and businessman. He wanted to make things better for his children. He and his wife lived in Bergenfield from 1969 to 1999 so his two children would have a consistency he lacked."</ref><ref>Bloom, Susan. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/best-of-Jersey/growth-stock/ "Growth Stock: Produce Pete explains why Jersey produce beats all."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', March 14, 2011. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The Jersey born and raised fruit-and-vegetable guru affectionately known as Produce Pete is as authentic as his Bergen County roots and the Garden State produce he proudly promotes. Following years of hard work running Napolitano's Produce, a family business in Bergenfield, this affable Jersey guy has become a local celebrity, known for his enthusiastic Saturday-morning segments on NBC's Weekend Today in New York, his role as a print and broadcast spokesman for the A&P family of supermarkets, and his appearances on such shows as ''The View''."</ref>
* [[Tom Reilly (actor)|Tom Reilly]] (born 1959), actor who played Bobby Nelson on ''[[CHiPs]]''<ref>via ''[[Associated Press]]'', [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BgwUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_4oDAAAAIBAJ&dq=tom-reilly%20bergenfield%20chips&pg=4756%2C3409195 "New stars for 'Chips'"], ''[[The Free Lance–Star]]'', July 27, 1982. Accessed October 25, 2009.</ref>
* [[Beatrice Schroeder Rose]] (1922–2014), author, composer, harpist and teacher, who was the principal harpist of the [[Houston Symphony]] for 31 years<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118076100/beatrice-schroeder-of-bergenfield-via/ "Harpist Plays To Notables While in Italy"], ''Ridgewood Herald-News'', June 19, 1952. Accessed February 6, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Beatrice Schroeder, concert harpist of Bergenfield, formerly of Ridgewood, left last month by plane for Rome, Italy, to present a recital in Genoa before starting on a vacation tour of France, Switzerland and Italy."</ref>
* Rabbi [[Zvi Sobolofsky]], Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University<ref>Leichman, Abigail Klein. [http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/new-jersey-ncsy-teens-encounter-Israel/?/content/item/new_jersey_ncsy_teens_encounter_Israel/ "New Jersey NCSY teens encounter Israel; From yeshivas and public schools, they meet Israelis — and each other"], ''[[The Jewish Standard]]'', July 30, 2010. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, a Bergenfield resident and camp rabbi, taught part of his morning class while the boys stood outside."</ref>
* [[Floyd James Thompson]] (1933–2002), America's longest held [[prisoner of war]]<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/18/us/f-j-thompson-69-longtime-pow-dies.html "F. J. Thompson, 69, Longtime P.O.W., Dies"], ''The New York Times'', July 18, 2002. Accessed May 16, 2012. "Floyd James Thompson was born in Bergenfield, N.J., on July 8, 1933, the son of a bus driver. He worked in a grocery store and graduated from Bergenfield High School in 1951."</ref>
* [[Donna Thorland]], screenwriter and author of historical fiction.<ref>[https://discover.bccls.org/authorized/donnathorland Donna Thorland], [[Bergen County Cooperative Library System]]. Accessed September 12, 2024. "A native of Bergenfield, New Jersey, Donna attended Saddle River Day School and graduated from Yale with a degree in Classics and Art History and then moved to Boston."</ref>
* [[McCoy Tyner]] (1938–2020), [[jazz]] pianist known for his work with the [[John Coltrane]] Quartet and a long solo career<ref>Schudel, Matt. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mccoy-tyner-titan-of-jazz-piano-who-helped-propel-coltrane-quartet-dies-at-81/2020/03/06/5f935eca-5fe8-11ea-b29b-9db42f7803a7_story.html "McCoy Tyner, titan of jazz piano who helped propel Coltrane quartet, dies at 81"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', March 6, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021. "McCoy Tyner, whose performances with John Coltrane's groundbreaking quartet of the 1960s and on dozens of his recordings made him one of the most influential jazz pianists of his generation, died March 6 at his home in Bergenfield, N.J."</ref>
* [[Ron Villone]] (born 1970), [[Major League Baseball]] [[relief pitcher]] who played for 12 MLB teams, including for the [[New York Yankees]] in the 2006 season<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160307100901/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22635233.html "Mariners Take Ex-Bergenfield Star -- Villone Picked 14th Overall"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 2, 1992, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 6, 2017. "The call came a little later than anticipated, but Ron Villone of Bergenfield got what he expected Monday afternoon."</ref>
* [[Jacklyn Zeman]] (1953-2023), actress who has played Barbara "Bobbie" Spencer on ''[[General Hospital]]'' since 1977<ref>Capitani, Cindy. [http://englewood.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-former-englewood-playboy-bunny-jacklyn-zeman/640162/ "Happy Birthday To Former Englewood Playboy Bunny Jacklyn Zeman"], Englewood Daily Voice, March 6, 2017. Accessed September 6, 2017. "Zeman was born in Englewood on March 6, 1953 and raised in Bergenfield, graduating from Bergenfield High School when she was 15."</ref>
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