Editing Wayne, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[David Ackroyd]] (born 1940), actor, who first came to prominence in [[soap opera]]s such as ''[[The Secret Storm]]'' and ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''<ref>Denis, Paul.[https://books.google.com/books?id=EO8HAQAAMAAJ&q=orange+%22David+Ackroyd%22 ''Daytime TV's Star Directory''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192739/https://books.google.com/books?id=EO8HAQAAMAAJ&q=orange+%22David+Ackroyd%22 |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 30. [[Popular Library]], 1976. Accessed July 21, 2019. "David Ackroyd Personal Life: Born in East Orange, N.J., David's family (of Irish-English background) moved to Wayne, N.J., when he was 12."</ref>
* [[Marina Alex]] (born 1990), professional golfer<ref>Mattura, Greg. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/golf/chip-shots/2017/07/07/alex-returns-jersey-playing-best-golf-her-career/448338001/ "Marina Alex returns to Jersey playing best golf of her career"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826214646/http://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/golf/chip-shots/2017/07/07/alex-returns-jersey-playing-best-golf-her-career/448338001/ |date=August 26, 2017 }}, July 7, 2017. Accessed May 18, 2020. "In April, Marina Alex had a hole-in-one while competing with friends, her first in more than a decade. In May, the Wayne native and LPGA veteran earned her first hole-in-one on the Tour."</ref>
* [[Ann Althouse]] (born 1951), law professor and blogger<ref>Althouse, Ann. [http://althouse.blogspot.com/2007/04/at-lbj-library.html "At the LBJ Library"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925233809/http://althouse.blogspot.com/2007/04/at-lbj-library.html |date=September 25, 2015 }}, Althouse, April 7, 2007. Accessed October 22, 2015. "I remember where I was -- standing in the kitchen in our house in Wayne, New Jersey -- when I heard these words."</ref>
* [[Joseph Brain (academic)|Joseph Brain]] (born 1940), physiologist and environmental health researcher<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-doctorate-awarded-to-joseph-d/137471971/ "Brain Awarded Physiology Doctorate"], ''[[Herald News|Paterson News]]'', July 11, 1966. Accessed December 27, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Joseph D. Brain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dow Brain of 9 Bertrand Drive, was awarded a doctor of science degree in physiology from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass."</ref>
* [[Bill Brennan (activist)|Bill Brennan]], former firefighter, lawyer, gadfly and activist<ref>Presinzano, Jessica. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/05/activist-who-filed-suit-against-christie-runs-governor/94994668/ "Wayne man who wants Christie tried for misconduct plans run for governor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920184117/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/05/activist-who-filed-suit-against-christie-runs-governor/94994668/ |date=September 20, 2020 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 5, 2016, updated April 6, 2017. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Bill Brennan, the Wayne activist who filed a citizen's complaint accusing Governor Christie of official misconduct in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, announced at a protest rally in Wayne on Monday that he is running for governor."</ref>
* [[Joseph Bubba]] (born 1938), politician who served for five terms in the [[New Jersey Senate]], from 1982 to 1998<ref>Voreacos, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160419065519/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22386223.html "Passaic GOP Dumps Bubba -- Backs Freeholder For Senate In 34th "], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 19, 1997. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Passaic County Republicans leaders set the stage Saturday for a nasty primary election in the 34th Senate District, voting to deny reelection support to longtime Sen. Joseph Bubba of Wayne."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Cahn]] (born 1959), [[Messianic Judaism|Messianic Jewish]] minister of the Beth Israel Worship Center<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kestenbaum|first=Sam|last2=White|first2=Andrew|date=2019-03-15|title=#MAGA Church: The Doomsday Prophet Who Says the Bible Predicted Trump|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/nyregion/trump-preacher-magachurch.html|access-date=2021-09-10|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809101524/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/nyregion/trump-preacher-magachurch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Peter Cammarano]] (born 1977), 37th Mayor of [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], serving from July 1 until July 31, 2009, resigning shortly after his arrest in the conspiracy probe known as [[Operation Bid Rig]]<ref>Fallon, Scott. [http://www.northjersey.com/story-archives/hoboken-mayor-had-fast-rise-to-top-1.1237553 "Hoboken mayor had fast rise to top"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 23, 2009. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Born in Wayne, Cammarano graduated from Boston University and received a law degree from Seton Hall in 2002."</ref>
* [[Chris Carter (producer/disc jockey)|Chris Carter]] (born 1959), founding member and bass player of the alternative rock band [[Dramarama]]<ref name=Dramarama>Boehm, Mike. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-dramarama-members/137472833/ "O.C. Pop Music Review Dramarama's in Crisis Mode, but Who Can Tell? Coach House performances, which may have been the veteran band's last shows, are intense."], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', January 10, 1994. Accessed December 27, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Should he stick with old buddies (everyone in Dramarama except drummer Clem Burke grew up together in Wayne, N.J.) or, in this era in which packaging can matter more than substance, should he opt for a gleaming new box labeled with those market-friendly words, 'new and improved?'"</ref>
* [[Mike Chlasciak]] (born 1971), guitarist for heavy metal band [[Halford (band)|Halford]]<ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/new-album-creates-buzz-as-van-halen-with-roth-comes-to-garden-1.849914 "New album creates buzz as Van Halen, with Roth, comes to Garden"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017141519/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/new-album-creates-buzz-as-van-halen-with-roth-comes-to-garden-1.849914 |date=October 17, 2015 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 26, 2012. Accessed October 22, 2015. "'He's one of the greatest frontmen of all time,' said Wayne resident and guitarist 'Metal' Mike Chlasciak."</ref>
* [[Jay Della Valle]] (born 1979), filmmaker, singer and songwriter<ref>Winters, Debra. [http://www.northjersey.com/community/83518437_Indie_film_continues_production_.html "Indie film continues production"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714195617/http://www.northjersey.com/community/83518437_Indie_film_continues_production_.html |date=July 14, 2011 }}, ''Wayne Today'', February 4, 2010. Accessed February 21, 2011. "For Jay Della Valle and Chris Beatty, shooting films in Wayne is a no-brainer. Having grown up in the township of 55,000 this movie-making duo appreciates the vibrancy that their hometown offers and understands the importance of keeping it real."</ref>
* [[Cecil B. DeMille]] (1881–1959), film director, producer ([[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|''The Ten Commandments'']])<ref name=WayneHistory/>
* [[Nickolette Driesse]] (born 1994), [[Association football|soccer]] [[midfielder]] who plays for [[Orlando Pride]] of [[National Women's Soccer League]]<ref>Stiansen, Lauara Adams. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wayne/2017/09/12/nickolette-driesse-gets-her-kicks-orlandos-professional-womens-soccer-team/612620001/ "Wayne native Nickolette Driesse gets her kicks on Orlando's professional women's soccer team"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008181526/http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wayne/2017/09/12/nickolette-driesse-gets-her-kicks-orlandos-professional-womens-soccer-team/612620001/ |date=October 8, 2017 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 12, 2017. Accessed October 8, 2017.</ref>
* [[Lou Duva]] (1922–2017), Hall of Fame [[boxing]] trainer and manager<ref>Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/118222734_Keith_Idec_s_boxing_index.html "Keith Idec's boxing index"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321185858/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/118222734_Keith_Idec_s_boxing_index.html |date=March 21, 2011 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 18, 201. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Duva, a Wayne resident who trained and/or managed numerous world champions, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998."</ref>
* [[John Easdale]] (born 1961), lead singer and songwriter for the alternative rock band Dramarama<ref name=Dramarama/>
* [[Lisa Edelstein]] (born 1966), American actress known for her role as [[Lisa Cuddy|Dr. Lisa Cuddy]] on the television drama ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. Currently stars in the television show ''[[Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce]]''<ref>Vaughan, Bonnia. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20231023,00.html "Small-Screen Gem; Lisa Edelstein – The actress talks about her role on ''Relativity''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713105835/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20231023,00.html |date=July 13, 2014 }}, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', October 6, 2008. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Thanks to Relativity – and her role as lovelorn lesbian Rhonda – the Wayne, N.J., native has another opportunity to set a strong example."</ref>
* [[Theodore Ellenis]], keyboard player for the alternative rock band Dramarama<ref name=Dramarama/>
* [[Mark Englert]], guitarist for the alternative rock band Dramarama<ref name=Dramarama/>
* [[Lou Esa]] (born 1952), former professional heavyweight boxer<ref>[http://www.njboxinghof.org/lou-esa/ Lou Esa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204001227/http://www.njboxinghof.org/lou-esa/ |date=February 4, 2021 }}, New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Birthplace: Wayne, New Jersey, USA"</ref>
* [[Jesse Farbman]], drummer for the alternative rock band Dramarama<ref name=Dramarama/>
* [[Jazmine Fenlator]] (born 1985), bobsledder who was one of three pilots of the U.S. Olympic Bobsled team for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]]<ref>Sullivan, Tara. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/olympics-wayne-s-jazmine-fenlator-finishes-11th-in-women-s-bobsled-1.663773 "Olympics: Wayne's Jazmine Fenlator finishes 11th in women's bobsled"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102204/http://www.northjersey.com/news/olympics-wayne-s-jazmine-fenlator-finishes-11th-in-women-s-bobsled-1.663773 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 19, 2014. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Fenlator, who starred in track and field at Wayne Valley High School and Rider University, has often referred to the group of teammates as a 'wolfpack' on Twitter, a credit to their camaraderie and unity."</ref>
* [[John A. Ferraro]] (1946–2010), actor, television director and stage director<ref>Staff. [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20101215,0,2712316.story "Passings: Dick Hoerner, L.A. Rams fullback, dies at 88; John A. Ferraro, actor, director and USC teacher, dies at 64"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192743/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-passings-20101215-story.html |date=October 1, 2023 }}, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 19, 2010. Accessed June 5, 2012. "Ferraro was born April 5, 1946, in Paterson, N.J., and grew up in Wayne, N.J."</ref>
* [[Alice Guy-Blaché]] (1873–1968), French pioneer, first female filmmaker<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/04/alice-guy-blache-was-the-first-female-movie-mogul-and-ran-a-nj-studio-why-was-she-forgotten.html "N.J.'s Alice Guy-Blache, the first female movie mogul, made millions in the 1910s. Why was she forgotten?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225191118/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/04/alice-guy-blache-was-the-first-female-movie-mogul-and-ran-a-nj-studio-why-was-she-forgotten.html |date=February 25, 2020 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 27, 2019, updated May 1, 2019. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Guy-Blaché returned to New Jersey at the end of her life, living in Wayne. She struggled to find a home for her memoir, but it was published posthumously."</ref>
* [[Paulie Harraka]] (born 1989), [[stock car racing]] driver<ref>Keating, Peter. [https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/7712993/nascar-young-driver-paulie-harraka-end-nascar-money-woes-espn-magazine "The new investment vehicle: Young drivers can no longer break into the NASCAR scene on talent alone"], ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'', March 21, 2012. Accessed June 5, 2012. "But one smart racer, 22-year-old Paulie Harraka, out of Wayne, N.J., has a plan to fund adroit drivers, whatever their economic standing. Harraka talks a mile a minute, thinks faster than he talks, and drives faster than he thinks."</ref>
* [[Daniel Im]] (born 1985), professional golfer<ref>[https://www.cbssports.com/golf/players/playerpage/1610181/daniel-im Daniel Im] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422071459/https://www.cbssports.com/golf/players/playerpage/1610181/daniel-im |date=April 22, 2021 }}, [[CBS Sports]]. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Birthplace: Wayne, United States"</ref>
* [[Brandon Jacobs]] (born 1982), running back who played for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Branch, John. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/sports/football/06giants.html "Jacobs Is a Bull of a Runner and a Teddy Bear of a Father"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808115055/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/sports/football/06giants.html |date=August 8, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 6, 2008. Accessed October 22, 2015. "'It was worth every yard and every penny,' Brandon Jacobs said Thursday as he sat at his kitchen table in Wayne, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jack A. James Jr.]] (born 1968), [[United States Army]] [[Major general (United States)|major general]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-military/156659783/ "Military Notes"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 9, 1995. Accessed October 7, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Wayne: Army 1st Lt. Jack A. James, son of Sheila M. James of Wayne and Jack A. James of Sarasota, Fla., has arrived for duty at Wheeler Army Airfield, Oahu, Hawaii. He is a 1987 graduate of Wayne Valley High School and a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Nicholas Kaloukian]] (born 2003), professional [[Association football|football]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Armenian Premier League]] club [[FC Urartu|Urartu]]<ref>[https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/nicholas-kaloukian/23682 Nicholas Kaloukian], [[Michigan Wolverines men's soccer]]. Accessed March 23, 2025. "Hometown: Wayne, N.J. High School: Wayne Hills... High School: Wayne Hills. Did not play high school soccer"</ref>
* [[Jonathan Lebed]] (born 1984), stock trader prosecuted by the SEC at age 15 for [[stock manipulation]]<ref>Morley, Hugh R. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/creditor-sues-for-assets-of-n-j-stock-promoter-1.920025 "Texas company seeks to get a receiver appointed to run the Wayne company of former schoolboy stockpicker Lebed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102447/http://www.northjersey.com/news/creditor-sues-for-assets-of-n-j-stock-promoter-1.920025 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 15, 2010. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Jonathan Lebed, who at the age of 15 was the youngest person ever targeted by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, is facing a creditor's challenge for control of his penny-stock promotion company. A Texas company that two years ago won a $2.56 million judgment against Lebed, now 26, of Wayne, has asked a federal judge to appoint a receiver to Lebed's company, Lebed Biz LLC, to protect its assets."</ref>
* [[Felicia Lee]] (born 1992), competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who has been a member of the U.S. National Team<ref>[http://www.wnyc.org/story/189949-olympic-hopefuls-felicia-lee/ "Olympic Hopefuls: Felicia Lee"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035857/http://www.wnyc.org/story/189949-olympic-hopefuls-felicia-lee/ |date=December 1, 2017 }}, [[The Brian Lehrer Show]], March 2, 2012. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Swimmer Felicia Lee talks about following her Olympic dream from Wayne, NJ, to Stanford, and then to London if she makes the team."</ref>
* [[Barry Littlefield]] (1871–1936), thoroughbred racehorse trainer inducted into the [[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]]<ref>[http://horseracinghalloffame.com/2000/01/03/b-t-barry-littlefield/ B.T. (Barry) Littlefield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307204808/http://horseracinghalloffame.com/2000/01/03/b-t-barry-littlefield/ |date=March 7, 2016 }}, [[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]]. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Barry, who was born in Preakness, N.J., on June 16, 1871, was one of nine children of Charles Littlefield and his wife Adelia Sleeper, a native of Belleville, Ont."</ref>
* [[Tom Longo]] (1942–2015), [[defensive back]] who played three seasons in the [[National Football League]] with the [[New York Giants]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>Hague, Jim. [http://archive.northjersey.com/sports/football/former-giant-longo-dies-73-1.1368033 "Obit: Ex-Giant Tom Longo dies, 73"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130406/http://archive.northjersey.com/sports/football/former-giant-longo-dies-73-1.1368033 |date=April 16, 2017 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 3, 2015. Accessed April 15, 2017. "Tom Longo, the former Lyndhurst High School great who went on to have a fine career at Notre Dame and later played in the NFL with the Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, died Thursday in a hospice near his home in Wayne after a two-year-long battle with cancer."</ref>
* [[Ronny Machuga]], drummer for the alternative rock band Dramarama<ref name=Dramarama/>
* [[Marc Maron]] (born 1963), stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer and actor<ref>Levin, Eric. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/marc-maron/ "Comedian Marc Maron: The Stand-Up Notables Sit Down With; Marc Maron's must-hear podcast leads to a book and TV series."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218195709/https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/marc-maron/ |date=February 18, 2023 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', June 14, 2013. Accessed October 10, 2017. "New Jersey Monthly: Before your family moved to Albuquerque, you spent your first six years in Wayne. How Jersey do you feel? Marc Maron: I do feel attached to the place."</ref>
* [[Pellegrino Matarazzo]] (born 1977), [[association football|soccer]] coach for [[VFB Stuttgart]] in the [[Germany|German]] [[Bundesliga]]<ref>[https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2018/1/17/211692950.aspx "Pellegrino Matarazzo Promoted to Assistant At TSG Hoffenheim; Matarazzo will coach in the highest league in German soccer."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224094934/https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2018/1/17/211692950.aspx |date=December 24, 2019 }}, [[Columbia Lions men's soccer]], January 17, 2018. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Pellegrino Matarazzo has been at TSG Hoffenheim since July of last year, after arriving from a successful spell working with 1. FC Nürnberg's academy. Matarazzo, who was born in Wayne, New Jersey, and holds both American and Italian citizenship, got to know Julian Nagelsmann at the DFB's 62nd football coaching course."</ref>
* [[Gene Mayer]] (born 1956), former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career. At Wayne Valley, he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/13/archives/vilas-extended-by-mayer.html "Vilas Extended by Mayer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723214306/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/13/archives/vilas-extended-by-mayer.html |date=July 23, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 13, 1977. Accessed December 10, 2007. "Guillermo Vilas, the Argentine left hander, had unexpectedly strong opposition, but ousted young Gene Mayer of Wayne, N.J., 7-6, 7–6, 6–1, in the semifinals of the $50,000 Springfield International, a Grand Prix tennis tournament."</ref>
* [[Darryl McDaniels|Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels]] (born 1964), American musician and [[hip hop]] artist ([[Run-D.M.C.]])<ref>Lustig, Jay. [http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1231997155199520.xml&coll=1 "Run-DMC hip-hops into Rock's Hall of Fame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716080400/http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1231997155199520.xml&coll=1 |date=July 16, 2014 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 15, 2009. Accessed October 22, 2015. "'People didn't look at rap as a legit part of music,' said McDaniels, a New York City native who now lives in Wayne. 'They thought it wasn't original, it wasn't creative. But people don't understand: we write, produce and arrange songs the same way any other songwriter would.'"</ref>
* [[Bryan Miller (ice hockey)|Bryan Miller]] (born 1983), retired professional ice hockey defenseman<ref>[http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471635 Bryan Miller] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192743/https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/chad-ruhwedel-8477244 |date=October 1, 2023 }}, [[NHL.com]]. Accessed October 22, 2015.</ref>
* [[Pete Muller (businessman and singer-songwriter)|Pete Muller]], investment fund manager and quantitative trader who founded [[PDT Partners]] in 1993 as part of [[Morgan Stanley]]'s trading division<ref>Staff. [http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110707/FREE/110709948/this-crossword-puzzle-writer-and-poker-champ-generating-20-returns "This crossword puzzle writer and poker champ generating 20% returns; Peter Muller founded Morgan Stanley's successful PDT quant unit; dubbed 'brilliant' by Clifford Asness"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095436/http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110707/FREE/110709948/this-crossword-puzzle-writer-and-poker-champ-generating-20-returns |date=October 24, 2017 }}, InvestmentNews, July 7, 2011. Accessed July 21, 2017. "The family moved into a shingled ranch house in the New Jersey suburb of Wayne, 21 miles (34 kilometers) west of New York."</ref>
* [[Ryan Neill]] (born 1982), [[American football|football]] [[long snapper]] and [[defensive end]] who played for the [[Buffalo Bills]]<ref>Domingo, Odeen. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-12-27-neill-rutgers_x.htm "Rutgers' Neill gets his bowl game"], ''[[USA Today]]'', December 27, 2005. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When he started making his own mark on the field, Neill was a star who gave Schiano's first recruiting class legitimacy, at a time when you couldn't find a Rutgers hat in the stores of Neill's hometown of Wayne, N.J., an hour's drive from campus."</ref>
* [[Greg Olsen (American football)|Greg Olsen]] (born 1985), color commentator for Fox Sports Football broadcasts who played in the NFL as [[tight end]] for the [[Carolina Panthers]]<ref>Biggs, Brad. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/09/29/aromashodu-says-coaches-cant-expect-everyone-to-be-perfect/ "Aromashodu says coaches can't expect everyone to be perfect: Receiver adds coaches sometimes call the wrong plays"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', September 29, 2010. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Tight end Greg Olsen, who grew up in Wayne, N.J., not far from New Meadowlands Stadium, will be playing near home for the first time since high school."</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player111.html Greg Olsen profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430060154/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player111.html |date=April 30, 2007 }}, [[Chicago Bears]]. Accessed April 29, 2007.</ref>
* [[Jessielyn Palumbo]] (born 1992), [[Miss New Jersey USA]] 2016, competed at MISS USA 2016 on FOX<ref>[http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/profile/825099 Jessielyn Palumbo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709230149/http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/profile/825099 |date=July 9, 2016 }}, [[Miss Universe Organization]]. Accessed July 9, 2016. "Jessielyn is a resident of Wayne, where she grew up. She graduated with honors from Wayne Hills High School in 2010 & Cum Laude from The College of New Jersey in 2014."</ref>
* [[Chris Pantale]] (born 1990), [[tight end]] who played for the [[New York Jets]]<ref name=SL2013>Fensom, Michael J. [http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2013/12/jets_four_downs_with_ryan_quigley.html "Jets Four Downs with Ryan Quigley: 'You can say we're like golfers'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215191354/http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2013/12/jets_four_downs_with_ryan_quigley.html |date=December 15, 2013 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 1, 2013. Accessed December 13, 2013. "[Q] You live with tight end Chris Pantale and his family in Wayne.... [A] He found out Tuesday night. It was awesome. His family is so happy for him. His sister is in college so I use her room."</ref>
* [[Sam Porcello]] (1935–2012), [[food scientist]] who developed the [[Oreo]] cookie filling<ref>Staff. [http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=sam-j-porcello&pid=157635826 "Sam J. Porcello Obituary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319222831/http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=sam-j-porcello&pid=157635826 |date=March 19, 2014 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 14, 2012. Accessed August 22, 2014. "Sam was born and raised in Newark, N.J., and lived in Wayne, N.J., before moving to Toms River in 1974.</ref>
* [[Queen Latifah]] (born 1970), singer and actress<ref>[http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/latifah_q.htm Queen Latifah] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206111136/http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/latifah_q.htm |date=February 6, 2012 }}, [[Gale (publisher)|Gale Cengage]]. Accessed January 16, 2012. "Although she found it necessary to live much of the year in Los Angeles during the taping of the show, Latifah maintained a home in Wayne, New Jersey, and never ceased to consider New Jersey her home."</ref>
* [[Storm Queen (musician)|Storm Queen]] (stage name of Morgan Geist), DJ who released the single "[[Look Right Through]]" which topped the charts in the UK and Ireland in 2013<ref>Romano, Tricia. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-03-05/nyc-life/electro-shock/ "Electro-Shock Techno Jock Morgan Geist Gives Clubland a Jolt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712161756/http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-03-05/nyc-life/electro-shock/ |date=July 12, 2014 }}, ''[[The Village Voice]]'', March 5, 2002. Accessed November 16, 2013. "When he was growing up in Wayne, New Jersey, Geist's initial exposure to dance music was limited to the odd track like Kevin Saunderson's 'Big Fun' and 'Good Life.'"</ref><ref>Staff. [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/storm-queen-debuts-at-number-one-29742284.html "Storm Queen debuts at number one"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182658/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/storm-queen-debuts-at-number-one-29742284.html |date=July 14, 2014 }}, ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'', November 10, 2013. Accessed November 16, 2013. "Storm Queen – aka Statesider Morgan Geist – was among a trio of new entries in the singles top 10, with former X Factor winners Little Mix and seasoned pop star Britney Spears – with her 22nd top 10 track – also dropping records."</ref>
* [[Ryan Quigley]] (born 1990), punter for the [[New York Jets]]<ref name=SL2013/><ref>Woo, Stu. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303932504579254282070176934 "NFL Players Living With Mom and DadFootball Parents House Their Son and Take In the Team's Punter Too"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810215055/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303932504579254282070176934 |date=August 10, 2016 }}, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', December 13, 2013. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Wayne, N.J.... This used to be Alana Pantale's room, but she's at college now. So her family is loaning the space to New York Jets punter Ryan Quigley."</ref>
* [[Norman M. Robertson]] (born 1951), [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician and attorney who served a single term in the [[New Jersey Senate]], from 1998 to 2002<ref>Cowen, Richard. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2017/03/23/bergen-republicans-pick-digaetano-40th-district/99512954/ "Bergen Republicans pick DiGaetano in 40th District"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324074639/http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2017/03/23/bergen-republicans-pick-digaetano-40th-district/99512954/ |date=March 24, 2017 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 23, 2017. Accessed March 24, 2017. For the two assembly seats in the 40th District, the county committee endorsed DiGaetano's running mate, Norm Robertson of Wayne. It also gave the nod to Christopher DePhillips for the other assembly seat."</ref>
* [[Robert A. Roe]] (1924–2014), former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] who served as mayor of Wayne from 1956 to 1961<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000383 "Robert A. Roe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627212250/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000383 |date=June 27, 2006 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed June 5, 2012.</ref><ref>Jackson, Herb. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/former-rep-robert-roe-longtime-congressman-from-passaic-county-dies-at-age-90-1.1051435?page=all "Former Rep. Robert Roe, longtime congressman from Passaic County, dies at age 90"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726203953/http://www.northjersey.com/news/former-rep-robert-roe-longtime-congressman-from-passaic-county-dies-at-age-90-1.1051435?page=all |date=July 26, 2014 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 15, 2014. Accessed July 16, 2014.</ref>
* [[Scott Rumana]] (born 1964), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], former mayor of Wayne (2002–2007) and councilman<ref>[http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/?works=rumana Republican Whip Scott T. Rumana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909161850/http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/?works=rumana |date=September 9, 2015 }}, New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Rumana graduated from Hartwick College in 1987 with a B.A. in Management, and from [[New York Law School]] in 1991. He served on the Wayne Township Council from 1994 to 1997."</ref>
* [[Francesca Russo]] (born 1995), fencer who represented Team USA at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics]], competing as part of the [[Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Women's Sabre team]]<ref>Schweich Handler, Cindy. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/11/21/francesca-russo-has-eye-olympics/746076001/ "Francesca Russo has an Eye on the Olympics"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624143921/https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/11/21/francesca-russo-has-eye-olympics/746076001/ |date=June 24, 2021 }}, ''Wayne Magazine'', Fall 2017. Accessed August 4, 2021. "Since fencing for Wayne Valley and Bergen Fencing Club, Francesca Russo has scored some memorable victories – among them, winning the sabre competition for the University of Notre Dame as a freshman, and a second National Collegiate Fencing Individual championship in the women's sabre last spring."</ref>
* [[Carl Sawatski]] (1927–1991), [[catcher]] who played in Major League Baseball and was an influential figure as an executive in [[Minor League Baseball]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/496538365/ "Carl Sawatski, ex-ballplayer from Wayne"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 27, 1991. Accessed August 15, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Funeral services will be held today for Carl Sawatski, a former Wayne resident and veteran of 11 major league seasons, who died Sunday of leukemia at 64."</ref>
* [[Cynthia Paige Simon]] (born 1970), visually impaired retired [[Paralympic judo]]ka who competed in international level events<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200625221523/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-judo/athletes/Cindy-Simon Cindy Simon], [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|Team USA]]. Accessed June 22, 2020. "Current Residence: Wayne, NJ"</ref>
* [[Danielle Staub]] (born 1962), cast member on ''[[The Real Housewives of New Jersey]]''<ref>Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2010/06/real_housewives_of_new_jersey_60.html "'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Danielle Staub's home on the market, bidet, tanning bed and all"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219141357/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2010/06/real_housewives_of_new_jersey_60.html |date=December 19, 2010 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 14, 2010. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Coldwell Banker agent Bob Lindsay got the listing through the courts. The Tudor-style house, in the tony Horizon Heights section of Wayne, is more than 3,000 square feet, with a two-story entry foyer and mirror staircases, a billiard room with wet bar, a pool and cabana, a gym and the requisite in-house tanning room."</ref>
* Major General [[Guy C. Swan III]] (born 1954), commanding general of the [[United States Army North]]<ref>Barry, Jan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160911083626/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-132960602.html "Army general from Wayne had key role at Ford funeral"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 1, 2007. Accessed July 28, 2016. "Swan, who grew up in Wayne, was the military escort for Betty Ford at the funeral ceremonies in California and in the nation's capital, where he is the commander of the Military District of Washington. Swan's widely televised role as Mrs. Ford's escort set off a buzz among former neighbors in the Pines Lake section where he grew up and among Wayne Hills High School classmates."</ref>
* [[Holly Taylor]] (born 1997), actress and dancer who performed in the Broadway production of ''[[Billy Elliot the Musical]]'' as Sharon Percy (Ballet Girl) and plays the role of Paige Jennings in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] television series ''[[The Americans]]''<ref>Ung, Elisa. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/tv/wayne-teenager-now-a-big-part-of-the-americans-1.1259547?page=all "Wayne teenager now a big part of ''The Americans''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091448/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/tv/wayne-teenager-now-a-big-part-of-the-americans-1.1259547?page=all |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 28, 2015. Accessed January 28, 2015. "As ''The Americans'' begins its third season tonight, the teenage character played by actress Holly Taylor will become a major focus of the critically acclaimed FX drama. But at Wayne Hills High School, Taylor is no big deal – just a petite 17-year-old junior who juggles honors English, AP environmental science, psychology and art.... 'Those are definitely spy qualities,' the actress said in a recent interview in the rental apartment in Wayne where her family has lived since she was 2."</ref>
* [[Albert Payson Terhune]] (1872–1942), author, dog breeder<ref name=WayneHistory/><ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/14/archives/jersey-park-urged-on-terhune-estate.html "Jersey Park Urged On Terhune Estate"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625043756/https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/14/archives/jersey-park-urged-on-terhune-estate.html |date=June 25, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 14, 1966. Accessed June 22, 2020. "Wayne, N.J., April 13 (AP) Sunnybank, the home of the late Albert Payson Terhune made famous in his book, "Lad: A Dog", and other books, is unoccupied."</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1942/02/19/archives/lbert-p-terhune-noted-author-dies-nriter-of-stories-about-dogs.html "Albert P. Terhune, Noted Author, Dies; Writer of Stories About Dogs Stricken at Pompton Lakes – His Kennel Famous: Once Did Screen Work: Published 'Lad: A Dog,' First in Canine Series, in 1919 – Reporter on The World"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625151934/https://www.nytimes.com/1942/02/19/archives/lbert-p-terhune-noted-author-dies-nriter-of-stories-about-dogs.html |date=June 25, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 19, 1942. Accessed June 22, 2020.</ref>
* [[David Tyree]] (born 1980), wide receiver for the [[New York Giants]] and a 2005 Pro Bowl selection<ref>Picker, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/sports/football/05tyree.html "Montclair Celebrates One of Its Own"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106060817/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/sports/football/05tyree.html |date=January 6, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 5, 2008. Accessed March 31, 2011. "That should not be difficult to arrange, since Tyree lives in nearby Wayne and has maintained close ties to the Montclair football program since departing in 1998 to begin his college career at Syracuse."</ref>
* [[Ryan Van Demark]] (born 1998), [[American football]] [[offensive tackle]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]]<ref>Meredith, Jon "Ferris". [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/wayne/sections/sports/articles/wayne-valley-s-ryan-van-demark-from-high-school-project-to-college-prospect-to-nfl-product "Wayne Valley's Ryan Van Demark – From High School Project to College Prospect to NFL Product"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509130820/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/wayne/sections/sports/articles/wayne-valley-s-ryan-van-demark-from-high-school-project-to-college-prospect-to-nfl-product |date=May 9, 2022 }}, [[TAPinto]] Wayne, May 8, 2022. Accessed September 6, 2023. "Ryan Van Demark was not the best football player for the Wayne Valley Indians before he graduated in 2016, but he had a lot of potential.... For the young man from Wayne, this is just another opportunity in a long series, where he has proved himself time and time again."</ref>
* [[Kathy Wakile]] (born 1965), cast member on ''[[The Real Housewives of New Jersey]]''<ref>Hubbard, Daniel. [http://wayne.patch.com/articles/real-housewives-havent-spoken-in-a-year-in-real-life "'Housewives' Haven't Spoken To Each Other Since Filming Wrapped"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903051713/http://wayne.patch.com/articles/real-housewives-havent-spoken-in-a-year-in-real-life |date=September 3, 2012 }}, WaynePatch, August 29, 2012. Accessed September 23, 2012. "Teresa Giudice has not spoken to any of the castmates, not even her brother Joe, sister-in-law Melissa Gorga, and cousin Kathy Wakile, of Wayne, since filming wrapped last year."</ref>
* [[Louise Currie Wilmot]] (born 1942), retired [[United States Navy]] [[rear admiral]] who was the first woman to command a United States Naval base and was the highest-ranking female Naval officer at the time of her retirement<ref>[https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/view.php?f=MS_414 Louise C. Wilmot Papers, 1918-1999 (bulk 1964-1997): Finding Aid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012044234/https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/view.php?f=MS_414 |date=October 12, 2017 }}, [[United States Naval Academy]], October 2010. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Louise Currie Wilmot was born on December 31, 1942, in Wayne, New Jersey to Woodrow and Dorothy Currie."</ref>
* [[Vikki Ziegler]] (born {{circa|1972}}, class of 1990), lawyer and author who was the focus of the reality television show ''[[Untying the Knot]]''<ref>Winters, Debra. [http://www.vikkiziegler.com/former-wayne-current-little-falls-resident-helps-couples-untie-the-knot-on-bravo/ "Former Wayne, current Little Falls resident helps couples ‘Untie the Knot’ on Bravo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001122726/http://www.vikkiziegler.com/former-wayne-current-little-falls-resident-helps-couples-untie-the-knot-on-bravo/ |date=October 1, 2017 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 9, 2014, archived at VikkiZiegler.com. Accessed September 30, 2017. "The daughter of South African parents, Ziegler, 41, was born in New York City and relocated to Wayne in second grade. She lived in the Heritage Manor condominiums on Hamburg Turnpike before moving to the Pines Lake neighborhood."</ref>
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