Editing Hackettstown, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{See also|Centenary_University#Notable_alumni_and_staff|l1=List of Centenary University notable alumni|Category:People from Hackettstown, New Jersey}}
[[File:Bulkeley MOH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Lt. Bulkeley receiving the [[List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II|Medal of Honor]] {{circa|1942}}|alt=]]
[[File:Izetta Jewel 01.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|right|Izetta Jewel {{circa|1903}}|alt=]]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hackettstown include:

* [[Abraham H. Albertson]] (1872–1964), one of [[Seattle]]'s most prominent architects of the first half of the 20th century<ref>[https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/HistoricPreservation/Landmarks/CurrentNominations/LPBCurrentNom_Edris.pdf Landmark Nomination for Frances Skinner Edris Nurses Home], City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board. Accessed January 25, 2020. "Born in New Jersey, Albertson lived in Hackettstown, NJ, in 1880."</ref>
* [[Stevo Bednarsky]] (born 1998), soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevo Bednarsky |url=https://lehighsports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/stevo-bednarsky/15479 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=[[Lehigh Mountain Hawks]]}}</ref>
* [[John D. Bulkeley]] (1911–1996), Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, [[Medal of Honor]] winner, PT boat skipper who evacuated General Douglas MacArthur from [[Corregidor]]<ref>Vachon, Duane. [http://www.hawaiireporter.com/john-d-bulkeley-vice-admiral-usn-a-gitmo-hero/ "John D. Bulkeley Vice Admiral USN – A Gitmo Hero], ''Hawaii Reporter'', March 21, 2014. accessed January 17, 2019. "John Duncan Bulkeley was born on August 19, 1911 at New York City. He grew up on a farm in Hackettstown, New Jersey and graduated from Hackettstown High School."</ref>
* [[Bette Cooper]] (1920–2017), [[Miss America]] 1937<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1937/11/21/archives/sororities-admit-85-at-centenary-junior-majority-of-students-named.html "Sororities Admit 85 At Centenary Junior; Majority of Students Named to Three Societies Are From New York Area"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 21, 1937. Accessed September 12, 2018. "Miss Bette Cooper of this community, who was chosen Miss America for 1937 at the Atlantic City beauty contest in September, is a new member of Delta Sigma Sigma."</ref><ref>MacFarland, James M. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/16/nyregion/l-no-headline-233161.html "No Headline"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 16, 1983. Accessed July 6, 2012. "If memory serves me correctly, Miss Cooper then lived in Hackettstown, where her parents lived. She confounded the Atlantic City pageant officials by not returning for the after-contest festivities. Later, she attended Centenary College in Hackettstown."</ref>
* [[Jim Courter]] (born 1941), former Member of Congress<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/fashion/weddings/10COURTER.html?ei=5070&en=71eef47981a940f8&ex=1189742400&pagewanted=all "Katrina Courter, Taylor Whitman"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 10, 2006. Accessed September 20, 2007. "Katrina Janis Courter, a daughter of Carmen and former Representative Jim Courter of Hackettstown, N.J., and Taylor Prentice Whitman, the son of former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman and John Russell Whitman of Oldwick, N.J., were married yesterday at Watch Hill Chapel in Rhode Island."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Townley Crane]] (1819–1880), clergyman, author, abolitionist, father of author [[Stephen Crane]], founder of [[Centenary Collegiate Institute]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Stephen Crane encyclopedia|last=Wertheim, Stanley.|date=1997|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=0-313-00812-4|location=Westport, Conn.|oclc=52242909}}</ref>
* [[Christina Desiderio]] (born 2000), artistic gymnast<ref>Reinhard, Paul. [http://www.mcall.com/sports/olympics/mc-parkettes-gymnastics-olympics-rio-20160704-story.html "Christina Desiderio heads to U.S. Olympic Trials in California this week, keeping alive a streak for her Allentown gymnastics training center"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910220736/http://www.mcall.com/sports/olympics/mc-parkettes-gymnastics-olympics-rio-20160704-story.html |date=September 10, 2017 }}, ''[[The Morning Call]]'', July 4, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2017. "Desiderio, who will be 16 next month, came to the Parkettes gym just prior to her 10th birthday when another gym just five minutes from her Hackettstown, N.J., home was no longer a challenge for her."</ref>
* [[John DiMaio]] (born 1955), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who served as mayor of Hackettstown from 1991 to 1999<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=313 Assemblyman John DiMaio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205022238/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=313 |date=December 5, 2009 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed July 19, 2011.</ref>
* [[Brian Fallon]] (born 1980), lead singer for [[The Gaslight Anthem]] / [[The Horrible Crowes]]<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121002180344/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/proart/20100730/entertainment01/100728019/gaslight-anthem-guys-teach-old-friends-american-slang-?pagerestricted=1 "Gaslight Anthem guys teach old friends American Slang"], ''[[Courier News]]'', July 29, 2010, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 2, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2017. "DuHamel and Gaslight's Brian Fallon have been friends since the two spent their teenage years in Hackettstown together."</ref>
* [[John Clifford Heed]] (1862–1908), composer and musician, best known for composing over 60 marches<ref>[https://www.gettysburg.edu/contentAsset/raw-data/6ab1c2c4-3dd2-4457-8536-009ca913bfae/concertProgram/ Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony program], [[Gettysburg College]], December 4, 2015. Accessed September 10, 2017. "John Clifford Heed was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey in April 1862."</ref>
* [[Kenneth Hopper]] (1926–2019), engineer<ref>Hopper, Ken; Hopper, Will. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t1IOQWG3hckC&pg=PR13 ''The Puritan Gift: Triumph, Collapse and Revival of an American Dream''], p. xiii. [[I.B.Tauris]], 2007. {{ISBN|9781850434191}}. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref>
* [[Izetta Jewel]] (1883–1978), born Izetta Jewel Kenney, actress and women's rights activist<ref>[http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch01286 Izetta Jewel Papers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234547/http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch01286 |date=April 26, 2014 }}, [[Harvard University]]. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>
* [[Ken Kelsch]] (1947–2023), cinematographer of films including ''[[Bad Lieutenant]]'' and ''[[Big Night]]''<ref>[https://www.mandy.com/us/crew/ken-kelsch-asc Ken Kelsch], Mandy.com. Accessed December 27, 2023. "Location: Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA"</ref>
* [[Cole Kimball]] (born 1985), pitcher who has played for the [[Washington Nationals]]<ref>Morrow, Geoff. [http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/08/commentary_cole_kimball_provid.html "Commentary: Cole Kimball provides the Harrisburg Senators serious attitude"], ''[[The Patriot-News]]'', August 15, 2010. Accessed May 30, 2013. "Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Kimball lived in the New York City borough until he was 7. Then his family, including two sisters and a brother, moved to Hackettstown, N.J.... After college stints at St. John's University and Division III Centenary College, the latter just down the street from his Hackettstown home, Kimball was selected in the 12th round by the Washington Nationals in the 2006 amateur draft."</ref>
* [[William Logan (cyclist)|William Logan]] (1914–2002), [[cycle sport|cyclist]] who competed in the [[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|tandem]] and [[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|team pursuit]] events at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170910220926/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/william-logan-1.html William Logan Bio, Stats, and Results], [[Sports Reference]]. Accessed September 10, 2017.</ref>
* [[Kristen Maloney]] (born 1981), former gymnastics Olympian<ref>Havsy, Jane. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106172400/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1843988991.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+14,+2000&author=JANE+HAVSYDAILY+RECORD&pub=Daily+Record&desc=OLYMPIC+DREAMS+COME+TRUE&pqatl=google "Olympic Dreams Come True"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 14, 2000. Accessed May 10, 2011. "Gymnast Kristen Maloney was born in Hackettstown though she attended Pen Argyl, Pa High School and trains with the Parkettes in Pennsylvania."</ref>
* [[Naked Cowboy]] (stage name of Robert John Burck, born 1970), street performer and 2012 Presidential candidate<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.deseret.com/2001/7/29/19598790/he-s-baaack-151-naked-cowboy-belts-out-tunes-in-times-square "He's baaack — 'Naked Cowboy' belts out tunes in Times Square"], ''[[Deseret News]]'', July 29, 2001. Accessed January 25, 2020. "So why give up the excitement of the rest of America to settle down in Hackettstown, N.J., and commute to Times Square every day? 'I get paid tons of money, but that's not important,' said Burck, who claims to make nearly $600 a day by charging a dollar to let people take his picture."</ref>
* [[Louis F. Post]] (1849–1928), journalist, lawyer, author, former US Attorney, former Assistant  [[United States Secretary of Labor]] during the [[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson]] administration<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y5kuAQAAIAAJ&q=louis+freeland+post+hackettstown&pg=PA160|title=Typographical Journal|date=1914|publisher=International Typographical Union.}}</ref>
* [[Jimmi Simpson]] (born 1975), Emmy nominated film and television actor<ref>Sommers, Michael W. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2007/12/tv_play_gives_audiences_a_prim.html "TV play gives audiences a prime time"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 3, 2007. Accessed May 10, 2011. "A rumpled, dreamy-eyed Farnsworth is portrayed by Jimmi Simpson (a Hackettstown native) with mild manners and a deep sense of purpose."</ref>
* [[Joe Stanowicz]] (1921–1999), football player who attended the [[United States Military Academy]] where he played at the guard position for the [[Army Black Knights football]] team<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1943/10/13/archives/speedy-backs-and-sturdy-line-factors-in-armys-success-cadets.html "Speedy Backs and Sturdy Line Factors in Army's Success; Cadets Unbeaten In Three Starts"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 13, 1943. Accessed September 12, 2018. "Joe Stanowicz, a Hackettwtown, N. J., boy who later went to Blair Academy, where he starred as fullback, has been remolded into a tackle, giving the Cadets two 215-pounders at these important slots, while McCorkle is a converted end."</ref>
* [[Anthony Veneziano]] (born 1997), Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[Kansas City Royals]]<ref>[https://www.mlb.com/player/anthony-veneziano-685107 Anthony Veneziano], [[MLB.com]]. Accessed November 9, 2023. "Born: 9/01/1997 in Hackettstown, NJ"</ref>
* [[George Theodore Werts]] (1846–1910), Governor of New Jersey (1893–1896)<ref>[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_werts_george.html "New Jersey Governor George Theodore Werts"], [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed September 10, 2017. "George T. Werts, the thirty-fifth governor of New Jersey, was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey on March 24, 1846."</ref>