Editing Somerville, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Alicia Albe]] (born 1977), competitor in [[rhythmic gymnastics]]<ref>[https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/a/aalbe.html Alicia Albe], [[USA Gymnastics]]. Accessed February 3, 2015.</ref>
* [[Mary Ellicott Arnold]] (1876–1968), social activist, teacher and writer best known for her memoir ''In the Land of the Grasshopper Song''<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dwwFAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Mary+Ellicott+Arnold%22+somerville+staten+island ''Frontiers, Volume 15''], p. 60. [[Washington State University Press]], 1994. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Mary Ellicott Arnold was born in Staten Island, New York, on April 23, 1876, where she lived until the death of her father in 1882, when the family moved to Somerville, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Nicole Arendt]] (born 1969), professional tennis player<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/hangout_nj/200306_tennis_p2.html New Jersey Tennis Stars], Hangout NJ. Accessed June 12, 2007. "Nicole Arendt of Somerville turned pro in 1991 and is currently ranked 26 in the world in women's doubles. The Hun School of Princeton graduate holds 16 career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles titles and won the tour sportsmanship award in 1993."</ref>
* [[Frank Asch]] (born 1946), author of [[children's literature]]<ref>Turner, Patricia. [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/13/nyregion/art-for-children-at-rutgers.html "Art For Children At Rutgers"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 13, 1981. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Frank Asch of Somerville, who studied at Rutgers and now lives in rural Connecticut"</ref>
* [[Christopher Bateman|Christopher "Kip" Bateman]] (born 1957), politician who has served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 2008-2022, where he represented the [[New Jersey's 16th legislative district|16th Legislative District]]<ref>[http://bateman.senatenj.com/bateman.php Biography], Senator Kip Bateman. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Senator Christopher 'Kip' Bateman was born on October 9, 1957 in Somerville."</ref>
* [[Raymond Bateman]] (1927–2016), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate in the 1960s and 1970s, who was the Republican nominee for [[Governor of New Jersey]] in 1977<ref>[http://governors.rutgers.edu/video-library/individual-interviews/interviews-with-raymond-bateman "Interviews with Raymond Bateman"], [[Rutgers University]] Center on the American Governor. Accessed February 3, 2015. "A lifelong resident of Somerset County, Raymond Bateman was born in Somerville on October 29, 1927, and graduated from Somerville High School in 1945."</ref>
* [[Daniel H. Beekman]] (1874–1951), Judge of the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas, President of the Second National Bank of Somerville, and Democratic politician<ref name="Scannell">{{cite book |last1=Scannell |first1=John James |title=Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide |date=1919 |publisher=J.J. Scannell |location=Paterson, NJ |page=46 |edition=Vol. II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&dq=daniel+h.+beekman&pg=PA46 |access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[James J. Bergen]] (1847–1924), politician who served as Speaker of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and an Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]]<ref>Sackett, William E. [https://books.google.com/books?id=a783AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA202 ''Scannell's New Jersey's 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''], p. 202. [[J. J. Scannell]], 1918. Accessed July 19, 2016. "James J. Bergen - Somerville - Jurist Born in Somerville on October 1, 1847, son of John J. Bergen and Mary A. (Park) Bergen."</ref>
* [[Nicholas L. Bissell Jr.]] (1947–1996), county prosecutor of Somerset County who fled to [[Laughlin, Nevada]], and took his own life 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"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 1, 1996. Accessed February 3, 2015. "By the time he was a young lawyer in Somerville, N.J., in the 1970s, he was engaged in a long battle to lose weight, which helped drive home the implausibility of his dream of being an athletic hero."</ref>
* [[George H. Brown (congressman)|George H. Brown]] (1810–1865), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|4}} in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1853 to 1855<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000920 George Houston Brown], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 1, 2007.</ref>
* [[Tony Camillo]] (1928–2018), record producer and arranger<ref name=obi>[https://bongiovifuneralhome.com/tribute/details/343/Anthony-Camillo/obituary.html Anthony J Camillo 1928 - 2018] bongiovifuneralhome.com Retrieved April 15, 2020</ref>
* [[Clarence E. Case]] (1877–1961), politician who served as acting [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Governor of New Jersey]] in 1920, succeeding [[William Nelson Runyon]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019110033/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936494-3,00.html "A Political Microcosm"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', October 18, 1954. Accessed October 4, 2015. "His uncle, Clarence E. Case, now living in retirement in Somerville, was a state senator and for 23 years a State Supreme Court Justice."</ref>
* [[Jack M. Ciattarelli]] (born 1961), entrepreneur and politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 16th legislative district|16th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2011 to 2018<ref>[https://www.njspotlight.com/2017/05/17-04-30-jack-ciattarelli/ "Jack Ciattarelli"], NJ Spotlight, May 7, 2017. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Ciattarelli, 55, was born in Somerville and raised in Raritan Borough, the grandson of immigrants."</ref>
* [[Alvah A. Clark]] (1840–1912), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|4}} in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1877 to 1881<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000419 Alvah Augustus Clark], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 3, 2007.</ref>
* [[Kate Claxton]] (1848–1924), stage actress<ref>James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=rVLOhGt1BX0C&pg=PA345 "Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary"], p. 345, [[Harvard University Press]], 1971. {{ISBN|0-674-62734-2}}. Accessed June 28, 2009.</ref>
* [[Christine Danelson]] (born 1987), actress best known as the understudy for the role of Tracy in the national tour of the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]''<ref>Filichia, Peter. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/2010/09/christine_danelson_plays_the_i.html "Christine Danelson plays the irrepressible Tracy Turnblad in Paper Mill's ''Hairspray''"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 24, 2010, updated April 1, 2019. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Although Danelson admits to being heavier than doctors' charts would recommend, she needs to wear a fat-suit to become a convincing Tracy. 'I've actually lost some weight from rehearsing,' she says. 'The suit fits me really well.'... Yet she kept quiet last week when she was insulted on the train ride from her home in Somerville."</ref>
* [[Royal Page Davidson]] (1870–1943), educator and inventor<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PN8MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA305 ''A Thousand American Men of Mark To-day''], p. 306. American Men of Mark, 1917. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Royal Page Davidson, Educator of Lake Geneva, Wis., was born Oct. 9, 1870, in Somerville, N.J."</ref>
* [[John G. Demaray]] (1930–2015), medievalist<ref>Brown, Doris E. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/316294368/ "Journey to Near East; Author discovers Mount Purgatory"], ''[[Home News Tribune|The Home News]]'', December 1, 1974. Accessed March 6, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The specialist in Renaissance literature was born in Bound Brook in 1930 and is a graduate of Somerville High School."</ref>
* [[Don Elliott]] (1926–1984), [[jazz]] [[trumpet]]er, [[vibraphonist]], [[vocalist]], and [[mellophone]] player<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/06/obituaries/don-elliot-57-jazz-singer-vibraphonist-and-composer.html "Don Elliot, 57, Jazz Singer, Vibraphonist And Composer"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 6, 1984. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Mr. Elliott, who was born in Somerville, N.J., was a versatile musician who, in addition to vibraphone, played trumpet, bongos, French horn and mellophone, an adaptation of the French horn that allows the performer to project directly at his audience instead of off to one side."</ref>
* [[David Felmley]] (1857–1930), educator who served for 30 years as president of [[Illinois State University]], then known as Illinois State Normal University<ref>Null, J. Wesley; and [[Diane Ravitch|Ravitch, Diane]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=hf0nDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA295 ''Forgotten Heroes of American Education: The Great Tradition of Teaching Teachers''], p. 295. [[Information Age Publishing]], 2006. {{ISBN|9781607525189}}. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Felmley was born on April 24, 1857, in Somerville, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Lewis Van Syckle Fitz Randolph]] (1838–1921), businessman and politician<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0XZMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA489 ''The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time, Volume 7''], p. 489. J. T. White Company, 1897. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Randolph, Lewis Van Syckle Fitz, financier, was born at Somerville, Somerset co., N. J., May 16, 1838, son of Enoch Manning and Mary Ann (Van Syckle) Fitz Randolph."</ref>
* [[Kevin Foley (golfer)|Kevin Foley]] (born 1987), professional golfer<ref>Prunty, Brendan. [http://www.nj.com/golf/index.ssf/2013/09/first_tee_somervilles_kevin_fo.html "First Tee: Somerville's Kevin Foley earns PGA Tour card through Web.com Tour success"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 2, 2013. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Somerville native Kevin Foley earned his way onto the PGA Tour last month, by finishing in the Web.com Tour's money list."</ref>
* [[Gene Freed]] (1930–2009), bridge player and physician<ref>[http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db2.pdf "Gene Freed 1930–2009"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203194306/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db2.pdf |date=2015-02-03 }}, ''Daily Bulletin'' of the 81st Summer North American Bridge Championships, July 5, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2015. "Eugene H. Freed was born in 1930 in Somerville NJ to David and Mildred Freed. He lived there until about age 15, when the family moved to San Diego."</ref>
* [[Frederick Frelinghuysen (general)|Frederick Frelinghuysen]] (1753–1804), lawyer, soldier, and senator from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=f000368 Frederick Frelinghuysen], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed May 13, 2012.</ref>
* Mary Exton Gaston (1855–1956), first female physician in Somerville and a "major force in the borough's development"<ref>Burstyn, Joan M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=h-6WCBQPZdoC&q=Mary+Exton+Gaston ''Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women''], p. 144. [[Syracuse University Press]], 1996. {{ISBN|9780815604181}}. Accessed November 15, 2015.</ref>
* [[Frederick Wilson Hall]] (1908–1984), Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1959 to 1975<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/09/obituaries/no-headline-052786.html "Frederick W. Hall, 76, FormerJustice in Jersey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 9, 1984. Accessed July 5, 2016. "Frederick W. Hall, a former associate justice of the New Jersey State Supreme Court and the author of the landmark Mount Laurel zoning decision, died Saturday at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J. He was 76 years old and lived in Somerville."</ref>
* [[Reggie Harrison]] (born 1951), former professional [[American football]] [[running back]] for four seasons in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/reggieharrison/2516012/profile Reggie Harrison], [[NFL.com]]. Accessed October 4, 2015.</ref>
* [[Mort Herbert]] (1925–1983), jazz bassist and lawyer<ref>Forbes, Mike. [https://books.google.com/books?id=m7qZCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA104 ''Louis Armstrong's All Stars''], p. 10. {{ISBN|9781326375812}}. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Name: Mort Herbert (né Morton Herbert Pelovitz) Birth: 30th June, 1925; Somerville, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Naomi Jakobsson]] (born 1941), member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], representing the 103rd District since 2003<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=9626 Representative Naomi D. Jakobsson (IL)], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 6, 2007.</ref>
* [[Walter J. Kavanaugh]] (1933–2008), member of the State Senate who represented [[New Jersey's 16th Legislative District]] who had been a successful businessman in Somerville and a life member of the Somerville First Aid & Rescue Squad<ref>Staff. [http://www.app.com/article/B1/20080112/NEWS04/801120345/ "Walter J. Kavanaugh, former state senator"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 12, 2008. Accessed October 4, 2015. "Born in Bound Brook, on June 30, 1933, Senator Kavanaugh was a lifelong Somerville resident."</ref>
* [[Joyce Kozloff]] (born 1942), artist whose politically engaged work has been based on cartography since the early 1990s<ref>[http://art.state.gov/ArtistDetail.aspx?id=151088 Joyce Kozoff], [[United States Department of State]]. Accessed October 4, 2015. "Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Joyce Kozloff graduated in 1964 from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1967 from Columbia University, New York."</ref>
* [[Joe Lis]] (1946–2010), Major League Baseball player who played for Philadelphia, Minnesota, Cleveland and Seattle<ref>Stonger, Karol via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CgpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878,583278&dq=joe-lis+somerville&hl=en "It took seven years, but Joe Lis has finally made it"], ''[[The Register-Guard|Eugene Register-Guard]]'', April 3, 1971. Accessed May 15, 2011. "In the off-season he went home to Somerville, working at odd jobs. 'I unloaded freight cars, worked in grocery stores, on track gangs,' he said."</ref>
* [[John Mack (musician)|John Mack]] (1926–2006), principal oboist with the [[Cleveland Orchestra]]<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=1132801CAE0F9C58&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=A4FW55GMMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "John Mack: 1927 - 2006 - Dean of American oboists. The influence of the principal of the Cleveland Orchestra extended far beyond that city in his many students"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', July 28, 2006. Accessed August 2, 2007. "John Mack was born in 1927 in Somerville, N.J., and took up the oboe in 6th grade."</ref>
* [[Eric Murdock]] (born 1968), [[NBA]] player for the [[Utah Jazz]], [[Milwaukee Bucks]], [[Vancouver Grizzlies]], [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Miami Heat]], [[New Jersey Nets]] and [[Los Angeles Clippers]]<ref>[http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MurdoEr01 Eric Murdock] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213163940/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MURDOER01 |date=2007-12-13 }}, Basketball Reference. Accessed June 28, 2009.</ref>
* [[Michael J. Newman]] (born 1960), [[United States magistrate judge]] in the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio|Southern District of Ohio]]<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Michael%20Newman%20SJQ%20-%20PUBLIC.pdf Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees for Michael Jay Newman], [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]]. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Birthplace.... 1960; Somerville, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Steven J. Ostro]] (1946–2008), scientist specializing in radar astronomy<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090413085141/http://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Ostro/2008%20Ostro.pdf Vita Steven J. Ostro], [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]. Accessed October 4, 2015.</ref>
* [[Frank Perantoni]] (1923–1991), [[American football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] who played professional football for the [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]] and later served on the Somerville borough council<ref>Barbati, Carl. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74894564/gentleman-perantoni-recalled/ "Gentleman Perantoni recalled"], ''[[Courier News]]'', September 19, 1991. Accessed April 1, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The obituary was in last Thursday's newspaper, with the headline "J. Frank Perantoni, councilman, architect, pro football player'.... At various times in his life, he'd been a Somerville borough councilman, a trustee of a local bank and a member of many civic, service and church groups."</ref>
* [[Arnold F. Riedhammer]] (born 1947), German-American musician, composer, and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zildjian.com/IT-IT/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID%3D2702 |title=Arnold Riedhammer |accessdate=2010-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213193039/http://zildjian.com/IT-IT/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID=2702 |archive-date=2010-02-13 }}</ref>
* [[Helen Riehle]] (born 1950), politician who serves in the [[Vermont Senate]], representing most of [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden County]]<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5262/helen-riehle Helen Riehle's Biography], [[Vote Smart]]. Accessed June 15, 2020. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Birth Place: Somerville, NJ"</ref>
* [[Paul Robeson]] (1898–1976), actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, Fellow traveler, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin Peace Prize laureate<ref>Nottle, Diane. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/29/nyregion/jerseyana-remembering-paul-robeson-in-his-jersey-days-and-beyond.html "Jerseyana; Remembering Paul Robeson, in His Jersey Days and Beyond"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 29, 1998. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Later the Robesons settled in Somerville, where he graduated from high school with honors at 16."</ref>
* [[Brian E. Rumpf]] (born 1964), politician who represents the [[New Jersey's 9th legislative district|9th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=43228 Assembly Member Brian E. Rumpf], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 9, 2007.</ref>
* [[Theodore Runyon]] (1822–1896), politician, diplomat, and [[American Civil War]] [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[New Jersey Militia]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1896/01/27/archives/mr-runyons-honorable-record-served-in-the-army-and-was-a-successful.html "Mr. Runyon's Honorable Record.; Served in the Army and Was a Successful Lawyer."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 27, 1896. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Theodore Runyon was born at Somerville, in Somerset County, N.J., Oct. 25, 1822."</ref>
* [[Skinnyfromthe9]] (born 1995), rapper and singer<ref>Coe, Kairi. [http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/skinnyfromthe9-interview-the-break/ "The Break Presents: SkinnyFromthe9"], ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', March 2018. Accessed December 26, 2018. "I was born in Hialeah, Fla., but I was basically raised in Somerville, N.J. High school, middle school—all my school years I was in Somerville."</ref>
* [[Frank Snook]] (born 1949), former [[relief pitcher]] who played for the [[San Diego Padres]]<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/snookfr01.shtml Frank Snook], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Born: March 28, 1949 (Age: 71-079d) in Somerville, NJ... High School: Hunterdon Central HS (Flemington, NJ)"</ref>
* [[Ruth St. Denis]] (1879–1968), modern dance pioneer<ref>Coelho, Frank. [http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2011/01/bronze_plaques_to_mark_historic_somerville_buildings.html "Bronze landmark plaques to mark historic Somerville buildings"], ''The Messenger-Gazette'', January 25, 2011. Accessed May 15, 2011. "At Somerset Hall (now Alfonso's Family Trattoria), Phil Decker, chairman of the Somerville Historic Advisory Committee, shows off a plaque marking the site where Ruth St. Denis (then just Ruth Dennis of Adamsville), the American modern dance pioneer, made her professional debut after a couple of warm-up performances in Adamsville."</ref>
* [[William Gaston Steele]] (1820–1892), represented [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]] from 1861 to 1865<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000458 William Gaston Steele], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 18, 2007.</ref>
* [[Douglas Urbanski]], film producer<ref>Kampfe, John. [http://www.jerseywood.net/2018/01/24/jersey-oscar/garden-state-quintet-vies-for-oscars/ "Garden State Quintet Vies for Oscars"], Jerseywood, January 24, 2018. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Somerville native Douglas Urbanski is a producer for ''Darkest Hour'', which portrays Winston Churchill's leadership in Great Britain during World War II."</ref>
* [[Lee Van Cleef]] (1925–1989), actor who was featured in ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'', ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'', ''[[Escape from New York]]'' and many other films and TV series<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/obituaries/lee-van-cleef-actor-dies-at-64-played-villains-in-many-westerns.html "Lee Van Cleef, Actor, Dies at 64; Played Villains in Many Westerns"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 17, 1989. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Lee Van Cleef was born in Somerville, N.J., on Jan. 9, 1925. His first job was as a farm worker in his home state. He then worked as an accountant in Somerville before beginning in his movie career in 1950."</ref>
* [[Fred Van Eps]] (1878–1960), banjoist and early recording artist<ref>[http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml Fred Van Eps -- Banjoist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514120106/http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml |date=May 14, 2008 }}, Biography by Tim Gracyk. Accessed May 24, 2008.</ref>
* [[Jeffrey Vanderbeek]], former owner of the [[New Jersey Devils]]<ref>Frezza, Harry; Deak, Mike. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com//Fstory/news/local/somerset-county/2015/01/21/jeff-vanderbeek-somerville-football/22098267/ "Jeff Vanderbeek, former Devils owner, to coach Somerville H.S. football"], ''[[Courier News]]'', January 21, 2015. Accessed September 4, 2019. "He returns to a place he lived until 1969 when the family left their East Spring Street home a few blocks from Brooks Field to live on Northern Drive in Bridgewater."</ref>
*[[Mauricio Vargas]] (born 1992), soccer [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] who plays for the [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]] of the [[United Soccer League]]<ref>[http://riverhounds.com/player/mauricio-vargas/ Mauricio Vargas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601183929/http://riverhounds.com/player/mauricio-vargas/ |date=2016-06-01 }}, [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]]. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Vargas' family moved to Costa Rica shortly after his birth in Somerville, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Frederica von Stade]] (born 1945), [[mezzo-soprano]]<ref>Kendall, Leslie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/nyregion/jersey-footlights-opera-star-in-her-home-state.html "Jersey Footlights; Opera Star in Her Home State"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 1, 2001. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Even as a child, Frederica Von Stade, the Somerville-born mezzo-soprano loved to dress up and entertain."</ref>
* [[Daniel Spader Voorhees]] (1852–1935), [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury|New Jersey State Treasurer]] from 1907 to 1913<ref>Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA634 ''Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919-1920 (Volume II)''], p. 634. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed December 1, 2013. "Daniel S. Voorhees - Morristown, (32 Maple Avenue) -  Lawyer. Born at Somerville, on August 15, 1852."</ref>
* [[Jon Williams (American football)|Jon Williams]] (born 1961), NFL player for the [[New England Patriots]]<ref>[http://archive.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=2973 Jon Williams], [[New England Patriots]]. Accessed August 13, 2013. "By the time Jon was in third grade, his Dad was in prison on a murder charge. Three of his six siblings would become drug addicts and the streets of Somerville, N.J., were calling for more victims."</ref>
* [[Elvira Woodruff]] (born 1951), children's writer known for books that include elements of fantasy and history<ref>[https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Woodruff__Elvira "Elvira Woodruff"], Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Elvira Woodruff was born on June 19, 1951, in Somerville, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Elinor Wylie]] (1885–1928), poet and novelist, author of ''Angels and Earthly Creatures'', ''The Orphan Angel'' and other works<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WB&s_site=timesleader&p_multi=WB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FB96925573A035B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D "Her Words Gain Favor"]{{dead link|date=December 2024}}, ''[[Times Leader]]'', June 1, 2003. Accessed April 4, 2011. "According to ''Elinor Wylie A Biography'' by Stanley Olson, Wylie was born in 1885 in Somerville, N.J., but spent much of her youth in Philadelphia."</ref>
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