Editing Totowa, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Plaxico Burress]] (born 1977), NFL wide receiver who played for both the [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets]]<ref>Beeson, Ed. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/Cops_Burress_involved_in_domestic_disputes.html "Exclusive: Burress involved in domestic disputes"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928060324/http://www.northjersey.com/news/Cops_Burress_involved_in_domestic_disputes.html |date=September 28, 2008 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 24, 2008. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Totowa police responded to two domestic disturbance calls at Giants receiver Plaxico Burress's home the past few months, borough police Chief Robert Coyle confirmed today."</ref>
* [[Jeff Chase]] (born 1968), film and television actor who played for the [[Albany Firebirds]] of the [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]]<ref>Caldera, Pete. [https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-36179648/sniffen-has-his-act-together-after-football "Sniffen Has His Act Together after Football"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed October 8, 2018. "This wasn't the career that Jeff Chase envisioned at Passaic Valley in the mid '80s. But here he is, in the company of Tom Cruise, shooting a scene with Paul Giamatti, standing on a red carpet with Donald Sutherland. Back in West Paterson and Totowa, he was Jeff Sniffen, a high school tight end and basketball player growing into an agile and affable 6-foot-7, 300 pound man."</ref>
* [[Kristin Corrado]] (born 1965), politician who represents the [[New Jersey's 40th legislative district|40th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>Cowen, Richard. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2017/06/07/corrado-slate-wins-gop-nod-40th-district/370750001/ "Corrado slate wins GOP nod in 40th District"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 6, 2017. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Corrado, who is from Totowa, racked up huge pluralities on her home turf, where she beat DiGaetano by a 4-to-1 margin."</ref>
* [[Lou Duva]] (1922–2017), [[boxing]] trainer, along with his promoter sons, [[Dan Duva|Dan]] and [[Dino Duva|Dino]]<ref>Nash, Margo. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/memories-linger-of-a-baaad-boy-from-paterson.html "Memories Linger Of a 'Baaad Boy' From Paterson"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 24, 2002. Accessed April 21, 2008. "'I tell you, he loved this town,' said Mr. Duva, who now lives in Totowa. 'He loved his people, and he loved good people.'"</ref> Their offices remain in the borough
* [[D. C. Fontana]] (1939–2019), television script writer and [[story editor]], best known for her work on the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise and several [[western (genre)|western]] television series<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/ex-totowa-resident-a-shaper-of-star-trek-1.1656853 "Ex-Totowa resident a shaper of ''Star Trek''"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 8, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2016. "'That was kind of the only way at the time,' says Fontana, who was born in Sussex, moved to Totowa a year later, and lived there for the next 19 years."</ref>
* [[Kyle Gurrieri]] (born 1998), professional soccer player who plays for the [[Wilmington Hammerheads FC]] of the [[United Soccer League]]<ref>D'Uva. Nancy. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/boys-soccer-totowa-s-gurrieri-working-with-u-s-team-1.624537 "Boys' Soccer: Totowa's Gurrieri working with U.S. Team"], ''Wayne Today'', September 11, 2013. Accessed October 12, 2015. "Totowa's Kyle Gurrieri played soccer at Passaic Valley High School his freshman year before accepting the invitation to the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Men's Residency Program for the 2013 fall semester."</ref>
* [[Lady Clover Honey]], [[drag queen]], comedian and television correspondent<ref>[http://www.ladycloverhoney.com/bio.html Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015023446/http://www.ladycloverhoney.com/bio.html |date=October 15, 2015 }}, A Taste of Clover Honey. Accessed October 12, 2015. "Born as Kevin Clover Welsh in Totowa, New Jersey, a suburban town a few miles west of Manhattan, Clover eventually found her way across the Hudson River to become a sweet blossom in the New York City social and nightlife swirl."</ref>
* [[Ralph J. Marra Jr.]] (born 1953), acting [[United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey]] from December 2008 to October 2009<ref>Margolin, Josh. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/arrests_shine_spotlight_on_an.html "Arrests shine spotlight on an unknown crime fighter"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 1, 2009. Accessed December 31, 2016. "Despite his Hudson County roots, Marra, 56, grew up a world away from Hoboken in the quiet, suburban Passaic County town of Totowa."</ref>
* [[Juelz Santana]] (born 1982), [[rapper]] and actor, who has been a member of [[East Coast hip hop]] group [[The Diplomats]]<ref>Ortiz, Keldy; and Kanzler, Kaitlyn. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/12/rapper-juelz-santana-appear-court-monday-afternoon-weapons-drug-charges/415826002/ "Rapper Juelz Santana will remain in jail on weapons charges"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 12, 2018. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Rapper Juelz Santana will likely remain in jail for the next two weeks, after he turned himself in to Port Authority police early Monday on charges he brought a loaded gun to Newark Liberty International Airport.The Totowa resident, whose birth name is LaRon James, allegedly fled the airport Friday after the gun was found in his carry-on luggage."</ref>
* [[Ernie Smith (baseball, born 1899)|Ernie Smith]] (1899–1973), [[shortstop]] who played for the [[Chicago White Sox]]<ref>[http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/0d688747 Ernie Smith], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed March 15, 2018.</ref>
* [[John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]] (1946–2005), actor best known for his work on ''[[The West Wing]]''<ref>[[Jennifer 8. Lee|Lee, Jennifer 8]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/19/america/web.1219obitspen.php "Obituary: John Spencer, 'West Wing' actor"], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', December 19, 2005. Accessed June 9, 2007. "Spencer was born on Dec. 20, 1946, in New York City to John and Mildred Speshock, a truck driver and a waitress, and grew up in Totowa, N.J."</ref>
* [[Aidan Stokes]] (born 2008), [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[New York Red Bulls]] and [[MLS Next Pro]] side [[New York Red Bulls II]]<ref>Dragone, Gabriella. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/passaic-valley/sections/sports/articles/homegrown-talent-rising-soccer-star-aidan-stokes-signs-professional-contract-with-new-york-red-bulls "Homegrown Talent. Rising Soccer Star Aidan Stokes Signs Professional Contract with New York Red Bulls; 15-Year-Old Totowa Resident has Support of Family to Follow Dreams"], [[TAPinto]] Passaic Valley, July 7, 2023. Accessed March 19, 2025. "Totowa resident Aidan Stokes isn't like most 15-year-olds.... Stokes is registered as a student at Passaic Valley High School, where he will be a sophomore."</ref>
* [[Mike Sullivan (American football coach)|Mike Sullivan]] (born 1967), quarterback coach for the [[Denver Broncos]]<ref>Gleason, Kevin. [http://www.recordonline.com/article/20040305/SPORTS/303059966 "Sullivan’s roots suit Giants"], ''[[Times Herald-Record]]'', March 5, 2004, updated December 16, 2010. Accessed September 26, 2018. "Sullivan is laid-back with an easy, genuine smile. He will talk football all day if you want. But he still has a healthy glow that began taking shape on April 4, when wife Julie gave birth to Carmen Enriqueta. They are living in Totowa, N.J., a 15-minute drive, sans traffic, to Giants Stadium."</ref>
* [[Hubert Sumlin]] (1931–2011), guitarist for [[Howlin' Wolf]] who was a five-time Grammy Award Nominee and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2008<ref>Shapiro, T. Rees, via ''[[Washington Post]]'' News Service. [http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/totowa-s-hubert-sumlin-influential-guitarist-at-80-1.858491 "Totowa's Hubert Sumlin, influential blues guitarist, dies at 80"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 7, 2011. Accessed January 28, 2015. "Born in Greenwood, Miss., Mr. Sumlin lived in Milwaukee for most of his life before moving to Totowa 10 years ago."</ref>