Editing Mahwah, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Roger Nash Baldwin]] (1884–1981), one of the founders of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100613113001/http://nynjctbotany.org/njhltofc/glengray.html Camp Glen Gray]}}. Accessed December 19, 2011. "Here also was the home of civil libertarians Evelyn Preston and her husband Roger Nash Baldwin (1884–1981). Baldwin was the founder and head of the American Civil Liberties Union."</ref>
* [[Gilbert Wheeler Beebe]] (1912–2003), [[epidemiologist]] and [[statistician]] known for his studies of radiation-related [[Death|mortality]] and [[morbidity]] among populations exposed to [[ionizing radiation]] from the [[atomic bomb]]ings of [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]] and the [[Chernobyl reactor accident]]<ref>Lavietes, Stuart. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/us/gilbert-beebe-90-researcher-of-survivors-of-radiation.html "Gilbert Beebe, 90, Researcher Of Survivors of Radiation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510075413/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/us/gilbert-beebe-90-researcher-of-survivors-of-radiation.html |date=May 10, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 11, 2003. Accessed May 16, 2016. "Gilbert Wheeler Beebe was born on April 3, 1912, in Mahwah, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jill Biden]] (born 1951), educator who was [[First Lady of the United States]]<ref>Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2021/03/15/first-lady-dr-jill-biden-burlington-visit-mahwah-nj-roots/4663066001/ "First lady Jill Biden is a South Jersey native — but she also has roots in Mahwah"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318055923/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2021/03/15/first-lady-dr-jill-biden-burlington-visit-mahwah-nj-roots/4663066001/ |date=March 18, 2021 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 15, 2021. Accessed March 16, 2021. "You won't find it mentioned in her Wikipedia biography, but 8-year-old Jill Jacobs' arrival at Betsy Ross Elementary School is carefully preserved in its 1959 attendance records, in teacher Harriett Cook's perfect handwriting, which show her moving from Hatboro. The Jacobs family moved to Miller Road in Mahwah, which they called home from about 1959 to 1961. While living there, Donald Jacobs served as CEO of the Mahwah Savings and Loan Association."</ref>
* [[Stephen Birch]] (1872–1940), a leader of Kennecott Copper whose {{convert|730|acre|km2|adj=on}} farm was sold to the state and became the site of [[Ramapo College]]<ref>[http://www.leadville.com/MiningMuseum/inductee.asp?i=89&b=inductees.asp&t=n&p=B&s= Stephen Birch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022201137/http://www.leadville.com/miningmuseum/inductee.asp?i=89&b=inductees%2Easp&t=n&p=B&s= |date=October 22, 2006 }}, [[National Mining Hall of Fame]] and Museum. Accessed August 23, 2010.</ref>
* [[Curt Blefary]] (1943–2001), [[American League Rookie of the Year]], 1965<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/30/sports/curt-blefary-57-outfielder-and-al-rookie-of-the-year.html "Curt Blefary, 57, Outfielder And A.L. Rookie of the Year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610111904/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/30/sports/curt-blefary-57-outfielder-and-al-rookie-of-the-year.html |date=June 10, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 30, 2011. Accessed May 16, 2016. "A native of Brooklyn, Blefary was a high school baseball and football star in Mahwah, N.J., and signed with the Yankees in 1962 for a reported $40,000 out of Wagner College on Staten Island."</ref><ref>Henshell, John. [http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=1179&bid=88 Curt Blefary biography page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927005047/http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=1179&bid=88 |date=September 27, 2011 }}, [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed May 16, 2016.</ref>
* [[Lawrence Boadt]] (1942–2010), Roman Catholic priest and publisher<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/books/31boadt.html "Lawrence Boadt, Priest, Publisher and Bible Scholar, Dies at 67"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201002232/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/books/31boadt.html |date=February 1, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 30, 2010. Accessed September 14, 2016. "The Rev. Lawrence Boadt, a Roman Catholic priest, publisher and Bible scholar who used his study of the Old Testament as a vehicle for promoting understanding between Christians and Jews, died on Saturday at his home in Mahwah, N.J. He was 67."</ref>
* [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]] (born 1978), rapper<ref>Maull, Samuel. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090702159.html "Foxy Brown Sentenced to a Year in Jail"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531204723/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090702159.html |date=May 31, 2017 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', February 7, 2007. Accessed April 12, 2008. "The judge found Brown had left the state without permission; had moved her residence from Brooklyn to Mahwah, N.J., without permission; had failed to notify the department of an arrest in Mahwah; had failed to report to probation officers, and had dropped court-ordered anger management sessions with a psychologist."</ref>
* [[Chris Caffery]] (born 1967), musician and songwriter<ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/05/11/trans-siberian-orchestra-guitarist-comes-home-mahwah/101147382/ "Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist comes home to Mahwah"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511212027/http://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/05/11/trans-siberian-orchestra-guitarist-comes-home-mahwah/101147382/ |date=May 11, 2017 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 11, 2017. Accessed May 11, 2017. "Chris Caffery, who grew up in Mahwah, uses a hometown metaphor when discussing his career over the past 30 years."</ref>
* [[Don Cornell]] (1919-2004), pop singer<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-private-road-in-mahwah-for-do/142168211/ "Chairman Suggests Private Road Plan"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 27, 1959. Accessed February 26, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Now, according to the Board's approval of the subdivision, Oakley would have to build a road meeting Township standards intersecting with Deerhaven Road opposite singer Don Cornell's residence."</ref>
* [[Frank Chamberlin]] (1978–2013), NFL linebacker<ref>Shalin, Mike. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/13630691.html?dids=13630691:13630691&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23%2C+1997&author=MIKE+SHALIN&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=College+Football%3B+BC+fullback+settles+in&pqatl=google "Frank Chamberlin"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106081144/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/13630691.html?dids=13630691:13630691&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23,+1997&author=MIKE+SHALIN&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=College+Football%3B+BC+fullback+settles+in&pqatl=google |date=November 6, 2012 }}, ''[[Boston Herald]]'', August 23, 1997. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When Frank Chamberlin left Mahwah, N.J., for Boston College, he was a linebacker expecting to play for Dan Henning. He had no way of knowing a gambling scandal would rock the school during his first year."</ref><ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=28911 Frank Chamberlin player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000908/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=28911 |date=September 27, 2007 }}, [[National Football League Players Association]]. Accessed April 5, 2007.</ref>
* [[Alan Geisler]] (1931–2009), [[food chemist]] best known for creating a popular [[hot dog]] sauce<ref>Levin, Jay. [http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/A_final_farewell_to_North_Jerseyans_we_lost_in_09.html?page=all "A final farewell to North Jerseyans we lost in '09"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919173958/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/A_final_farewell_to_North_Jerseyans_we_lost_in_09.html?page=all |date=September 19, 2012 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 1, 2010. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Alan Geisler, 78, on Jan. 6. The Mahwah resident and food chemist created the familiar red onion sauce spooned over hot dogs."</ref>
* [[Joe Graf Jr.]] (born 1998), race car driver in [[NASCAR]] and the [[ARCA Menards Series]]<ref>Rowe, John. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/2018/05/04/mahwah-nj-resident-joe-graf-jr-climbing-auto-racing-ladder/574395002/ "Mahwah resident Joe Graf Jr. climbing auto racing ladder"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', Mat 4, 2018. Accessed February 23, 2025. "Joe Graf Jr. realizes he's very fortunate. Few people's dreams translate into reality.... Driving is the Mahwah teenager's passion."</ref>
* [[Jared Greenberg]], basketball sideline reporter for the ''[[NBA on TNT]]''<ref>[https://brooklyn.news12.com/nj-native-hofstra-alum-jared-greenberg-debuts-as-tnt-on-nba-sideline-reporter-41634037 "NJ native, Hofstra alum Jared Greenberg debuts as TNT on NBA sideline reporter"], [[News 12 Networks]], January 30, 2020. Accessed February 23, 2025. "Jared Greenberg hails from Mahwah, New Jersey, went to school on Long Island and now has risen through the ranks to broadcast NBA games at a national level."</ref>
* [[Alice Guy-Blaché]] (1873–1968), filmmaker who has been considered the first woman director in the motion-picture industry.<ref>Piccirillo, Ann. [http://mahwah.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/commemorative-ceremony-tells-the-true-story-of-alice-guy-blache "Commemorative Ceremony Tells The True Story of Alice Guy Blache; Long overdue recognition was given Friday in Mahwah to the first female director in the motion picture industry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213144819/http://mahwah.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/commemorative-ceremony-tells-the-true-story-of-alice-guy-blache |date=December 13, 2013 }}, MahwahPatch, July 5, 2011. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref>
* [[Kevin Haslam (American football player)|Kevin Haslam]] (born 1986), former NFL offensive tackle who played for the [[Oakland Raiders]]<ref>Czerwinski, Mark J. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/92070784_Rutgers__lineman_to_Jags.html "Rutgers lineman Kevin Haslam to Jaguars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129071743/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/92070784_Rutgers__lineman_to_Jags.html |date=November 29, 2012 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 26, 2010. Accessed June 23, 2012. "Kevin Haslam of Mahwah thinks he has a good situation waiting for him in Jacksonville."</ref>
* [[Henry Osborne Havemeyer]] (1847–1907), art collector and entrepreneur who founded the [[American Sugar Refining Company]]<ref>[http://research.frick.org/directoryweb/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=6508 Havemeyer, Henry Osborne, 1847–1907] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719114956/http://research.frick.org/directoryweb/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=6508 |date=July 19, 2011 }}, [[The Frick Collection]]. Accessed December 19, 2011.</ref>
* [[James Hoch (poet)|James Hoch]], poet<ref>[http://arts.endow.gov/features/Writers/writersCMS/writer.php?id=07_33 James Hoch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721035536/http://arts.endow.gov/features/Writers/writersCMS/writer.php?id=07_33 |date=July 21, 2011 }}, [[National Endowment for the Arts]]. Accessed March 10, 2011.</ref>
* [[Vlad Holiday]] (born 1989), singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who is the lead singer and founder of the [[New York City]]-based indie band [[Born Cages]]<ref>Mazzola, Jessica. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/mahwah/mahwah-musicians-featured-on-new-now-45-cd "Mahwah Musicians Featured on New NOW 45 CD; Two of the members of the band 'Born Cages' are recent Mahwah High School graduates"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171125/https://patch.com/new-jersey/mahwah/mahwah-musicians-featured-on-new-now-45-cd |date=December 4, 2017 }}, Mahwah Patch, February 12, 2013. Accessed April 30, 2017. "Born Cages – which features township residents and recent Mahwah High School grads Vlad Holiday on guitar and lead vocals and Amanda Carl on keyboards and vocals – has a song on the new Now 45 CD."</ref>
* [[John Hollinger]] (born 1971), basketball analyst and writer for [[ESPN.com]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/johnhollinger/status/86617950102093824 John Hollinger] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318164058/https://twitter.com/johnhollinger/status/86617950102093824 |date=March 18, 2015 }}, Twitter, June 30, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2015. "Despite the lockout I'm beaming with pride. Today my hometown of Mahwah, NJ made the biggest human smiley face ever."</ref>
* [[Joyce Kilmer]] (1886–1918), poet who lived with his family in Mahwah until his service and death in [[World War I]]<ref>[http://www.risingdove.com/Kilmer/Trees.asp Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918) – Author of Trees and Other Poems] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405110824/http://www.risingdove.com/kilmer/trees.asp |date=April 5, 2007 }}, accessed April 5, 2007.</ref>
* [[Bob Kratch]] (born 1966) former [[Guard (American football)|guard]] on the [[Super Bowl XXV]] Champion [[New York Giants]]<ref>Kane, Matt. [http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2008/stories/kratch.html "A Giant Patriot"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106163938/http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2008/stories/kratch.html |date=January 6, 2010 }}, ''Herald Journal'', January 28, 2008. Accessed August 23, 2010.</ref>
* [[Ernst Lieb]] (born 1955), President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA<ref>Gruen, Mary. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2007/12/luxury_car_importer_is_driven.html "Luxury car importer is driven"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312105653/http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2007/12/luxury_car_importer_is_driven.html |date=March 12, 2008 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 27, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2016. "Current residence: Mahwah"</ref>
* [[Carl "Spider" Lockhart]] (1943–1986), safety who played his entire career with the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/30/sports/pro-football-jury-rules-in-favor-of-lockhart-s-widow.html "Pro Football; Jury Rules in Favor of Lockhart's Widow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307021837/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/30/sports/pro-football-jury-rules-in-favor-of-lockhart-s-widow.html |date=March 7, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 30, 1993. Accessed October 24, 2011. "When Lockhart, a stockbroker then living in Mahwah, N.J., returned to St. Vincent's with the same complaint in 1981, he was diagnosed as having cancer of the lymph nodes. He was 43 when he died."</ref>
* [[Leonard Marshall]] (born 1961), former [[defensive end]] for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Sturken, Barbara. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/31/nyregion/off-the-field-giants-call-new-jersey-home.html "Off the Field, Giants Call New Jersey Home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109211034/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/31/nyregion/off-the-field-giants-call-new-jersey-home.html |date=January 9, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 31, 1991. Accessed April 11, 2012. "This year's group includes Leonard Marshall, defensive end, who lives in Mahwah and is finishing an undergraduate degree in finance that he started at Louisiana State University; Perry Williams, defensive back, who lives in Passaic and is earning a master's in public administration, and John Washington, defensive lineman, who is at work on an M.B.A. "</ref>
* [[Bill McCutcheon]] (1924–2002), [[Emmy]] and [[Tony Award]]-winning actor<ref>McLellan, Dennis. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-12-me-22247-story.html "Bill McCutcheon, 77; Comedic Actor"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', January 12, 2002. Accessed May 16, 2016. "McCutcheon, who lived in Mahwah, N.J., died Wednesday of natural causes at a hospital in Ridgewood, N.J."</ref>
* [[Krysten Moore]] (born 1989), anti-bullying advocate who won the 2007 Miss Teen New Jersey International pageant and the 2008 National American Miss New Jersey Teen pageant<ref>[http://ece.umass.edu/news/persecuted-grade-schooler-turns-into-national-advocate-for-bullying-victims "Persecuted Grade-schooler Turns into National Advocate for Bullying Victims"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214172642/http://ece.umass.edu/news/persecuted-grade-schooler-turns-into-national-advocate-for-bullying-victims |date=December 14, 2013 }}, [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]. Accessed December 10, 2013. "University of Massachusetts Amherst junior Krysten Moore of Mahwah, New Jersey, was once an overweight middle school student who, by her own admission, got 'bullied ruthlessly' by her school mates."</ref>
* [[Patrick Murray (American football)|Patrick Murray]] (born 1991), [[placekicker]] for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/former-don-bosco-kicker-patrick-murray-wins-buccaneers-job-1.1078311 "Former Don Bosco kicker Patrick Murray wins Buccaneers job"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808094200/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/former-don-bosco-kicker-patrick-murray-wins-buccaneers-job-1.1078311 |date=August 8, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 29, 2014. "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named Don Bosco grad Patrick Murray their new place kicker. Murray, from Mahwah, made 25 of 30 field goal attempts as a Fordham senior in 2012, when he was an All-America punter and kicker."</ref>
* [[Ariel Nicholson]] (born 2001/2002), fashion model and LGBT rights activist<ref>Finster, Tierney. [https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/43128/1/ariel-nicholson-model-calvin-klein-marc-jacobs "Ariel Nicholson: shooting star; After a star-studded season walking for Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu, 17-year-old Ariel Nicholson talks romance and social media detoxing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925233130/https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/43128/1/ariel-nicholson-model-calvin-klein-marc-jacobs |date=September 25, 2020 }}, ''[[Dazed]]'', February 11, 2019. Accessed December 17, 2020. "Ariel Nicholson means business. She’s perched in an empty conference room in Mahwah, New Jersey, the town she grew up in, at a table with a whiteboard and presentation screen behind her."</ref>
* [[Les Paul]] (1915–2009), guitarist and inventor<ref>Fredrix, Emily via [[Associated Press]]. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-05-11-les-paul_N.htm "Guitarist Les Paul plays for hometown"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428052750/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-05-11-les-paul_N.htm |date=April 28, 2017 }}, ''[[USA Today]]'', May 10, 2007. Accessed April 27, 2017. "Paul, who lives in Mahwah, N.J., has donated many artifacts and memorabilia for the planned exhibit, a $3 million project expected to open in 2010."</ref>
* [[Maria Pitillo]] (born 1966), actress who appeared in the 1998 film ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]''<ref>Ivry, Bob. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610074054/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22376972.html "Upstaged By A Lizard – Mahwah's Maria Pitillo Finds Glory In Godzilla's Giant Shadow"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 23, 1998. Accessed December 2, 2013. "For Maria Pitillo, competing in the 100 meters for the Mahwah High School track team was good practice for ''Godzilla.'' In the role of Audrey, the aspiring TV reporter, she runs an awful lot."</ref>
* [[Randy Reutershan]] (born 1955), football player who played for a single NFL season with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<ref>Staff. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19810302&id=PegNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4903,23927 "Reutershan hurt in 2-car wreck"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118144627/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19810302&id=PegNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4903,23927 |date=November 18, 2015 }}, ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', March 2, 1981. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Reutershan, who went to Pitt from his home town of Mahwah, N.J., and now lives at 6350 Forward Ave. in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill section, was seriously injured in November 1978 when his car ripped through a guardrail on state Route 519 in South Fayette Township and snapped a utility pole."</ref>
* [[Al Sima]] (1921–1993), [[pitcher]] for the Washington Senators and other teams<ref>Sheehan, Joseph M. [https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/29/archives/threehitter-by-reynolds-helps-bombers-defeat-senators-5-to-1-single.html "Three-Hitter by Reynolds Helps Bombers Defeat Senators, 5 to 1; Single and 3 Straight Walks in 5th Cost Allie Shutout – Coleman Hits Homer With One On for Yankees in Eighth Inning Rizzuto Starts Rally An Impressive Performance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230958/http://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/29/archives/threehitter-by-reynolds-helps-bombers-defeat-senators-5-to-1-single.html |date=September 25, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 29, 1950. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Despite the final count, this was no breeze for Reynolds, who drew an unexpectedly formidable adversary in Al Sima, a 27-year-old 'southpaw from Mahwah, N.&nbsp;J., making his major league debut just a day after having been called up from Chattanooga of the Southern Association."</ref><ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=simaal01 Al Sima] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218033446/http://baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=simaal01 |date=February 18, 2010 }}, ''[[Baseball Almanac]]''. Accessed August 12, 2010.</ref>
* [[Edgar Smith (murderer)|Edgar Smith]] (1934–2017), convicted [[murder]]er, who was once on [[death row]] for the 1957 murder of fifteen-year-old honor student and cheerleader Victoria Ann Zielinski<ref>[[David Stout|Stout, David]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/nyregion/edgar-smith-killer-who-duped-william-f-buckley-dies-at-83.html "Edgar Smith, Killer Who Duped William F. Buckley, Dies at 83"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925200743/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/nyregion/edgar-smith-killer-who-duped-william-f-buckley-dies-at-83.html |date=September 25, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 24, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Mr. Smith, who had just turned 23 and lived in a small trailer in Mahwah with his wife and infant daughter, quickly came under suspicion."</ref>
* [[Kyle Teel]] (born 2002), [[professional baseball]] [[catcher]] in the [[Chicago White Sox]] organization<ref>[https://virginiasports.com/player/kyle-teel/ Kyle Teel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326160221/https://virginiasports.com/player/kyle-teel/ |date=March 26, 2023 }}, [[Virginia Cavaliers baseball]]. Accessed April 25, 2025. "Hometown: Mahwah, N.J."</ref>
* [[Evelyn Terhune]] (1932–1981), [[fencing|fencer]] and fencing coach who competed in the women's individual and team [[foil (fencing)|foil]] events at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Strauss, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/03/archives/en-garde-touchez-new-jersey-sports.html "New Jersey Sports; En Garde! Touchez!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214927/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/03/archives/en-garde-touchez-new-jersey-sports.html |date=July 25, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 3, 1973. Accessed July 25, 2018. "As a result of his efforts and those of other fencing enthusiasts such as Evelyn Terhune of Mahwah, Irwin Bernstein of Westfield and Denise O'Connor of Bayonne—all top regional competitors—New Jersey now has a large number of devotees."</ref>
* [[Charley Williams]] (born 1928), former professional boxer<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/136238817/ "Ring Boxer Ratings for '48 Season"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230349/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/136238817/ |date=September 25, 2017 }}, ''[[Democrat and Chronicle]]'', December 27, 1948. Accessed September 25, 2017. "8. Charley (Doc) Williams Mahwah, N. J."</ref>
* [[Maia Wojciechowska]] (1927–2000), children's author and winner of the [[Newbery Medal]] for her novel ''[[Shadow of a Bull]]''<ref>McAleavey, Teresa. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121105201652/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22465122.html "One Life – Maia Wojiechowska of Mahwah, Author"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 7, 1995. Accessed May 16, 2016.</ref>
* [[Chris Wragge]] (born 1970), anchor, CBS News New York<ref>[http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/press/article/0,,DIY_13703_2279238,00.html Chris Wragge profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716001054/http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/press/article/0%2C%2CDIY_13703_2279238%2C00.html |date=July 16, 2006 }}, [[DIY Network]]. Accessed July 6, 2008.</ref>
* [[Walt Zembriski]] (born 1935), golfer who played on the [[PGA Tour]] and the [[Senior PGA Tour]]<ref>Cavanaugh, Jack. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/31/sports/golf-trevino-tied-with-no-ordinary-amateur.html "Golf; Trevino Tied With No Ordinary Amateur"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306132827/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/31/sports/golf-trevino-tied-with-no-ordinary-amateur.html |date=March 6, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 31, 1994. Accessed August 13, 2013. "Walt Zembriski, the 59-year-old former steelworker from Mahwah, N.J., who finished tied for second last year, shot a 75 and was at nine-over 153."</ref>
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