Editing Bloomfield, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Alaa Abdelnaby]] (born 1968), former NBA basketball player<ref>Bonk, Thomas. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130105023237/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60026703.html?dids=60026703:60026703&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+30,+1990&author=THOMAS+BONK&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=NCAA+BASKETBALL+TOURNAMENT+Duke's+Abdelnaby+Is+Driven+Blue+Devils:+After+three+inconsistent+seasons+and+some+off-court+difficulties,+the+center+has+finally+established+himself+heading+into+his+biggest+games.&pqatl=google "NCAA Basketball Tournament Duke's Abdelnaby Is Driven Blue Devils: After three inconsistent seasons and some off-court difficulties, the center has finally established himself heading into his biggest games."]}}, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', March 30, 1990. Accessed August 11, 2008. "Playing for Coach Paul Palek at Bloomfield High School, [Alaa Abdelnaby] yearned for a chance at the NBA. Palek, now assistant principal at Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey, thought the sky was the limit for Abdelnaby."</ref>
* [[James Avati]] (1912–2005), illustrator and paperback cover artist<ref>Schwendener, Martha. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/nyregion/the-painting-world-of-james-avati-at-the-monmouth-museum-review.html "Judging a Paperback's Cover by Its Painter"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 19, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Born in Bloomfield, N.J., to Italian immigrants, Mr. Avati (1912-2005) was raised in Little Silver by an aunt who eventually married his father."</ref>
* [[Fallah Bahh]] (born 1985 as Francis Flores), [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] signed with [[Impact Wrestling]]<ref>[https://impactwrestling.com/fallah-bahh-mario-bokara-idris-abraham/ "Who Are Fallah Bahh, Mario Bokara, and Idris Abraham?"], [[Impact Wrestling]], March 22, 2017. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Fallah Bahh is a 425-pound professional wrestler from Bloomfield, NJ."</ref>
* [[Caleb Cook Baldwin]] (1820–1911), one of the first [[Presbyterian]] missionaries to [[Fuzhou]] (then Foochow), China<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mKpJAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133 ''The Princeton Seminary Bulletin, Volumes 4-6''], p. 133. [[Princeton Theological Seminary]], 1910. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Caleb Cook Baldwin, D.D., Son of Eleazar and Jemima (Matthews) Baldwin, was born April 1, 1820, in Bloomfield, N. J."</ref>
* [[Arthur Hornbui Bell]] (1891–1973), [[Ku Klux Klan]] leader in New Jersey in the 1920s<ref>{{cite book |author=David Mark Chalmers|title=Hooded Americanism: The History of the Ku Klux Klan |year=1987 |publisher=Duke University Press |quote=Clad in yellow robes, Arthur H. Bell, the Bloomfield lawyer, who had led the New Jersey Klansmen in the 1920s ...| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CT9HAAAAMAAJ |isbn=0-8223-0772-3 |author-link=David Mark Chalmers }}</ref>
* [[Robert Birmelin]] (born 1933), figurative painter, printmaker and draughtsman<ref>Keyishian, Marjorie. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/17/nyregion/mural-honors-patersons-rich-history.html "Mural Honors Paterson's Rich History"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 17, 1991. Accessed May 1, 2021. "Born in Newark, Mr. Birmelin grew up in Bloomfield."</ref>
* [[Seth Bingham]] (1882–1972), organist and prolific composer<ref>Snyder, Matthew. [http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/musbingh.pdf Guide To The Seth Bingham Scores 1920 – 1953 ], [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]], September 2004. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Seth Bingham (b Bloomfield, NJ, 16 April 1882; d New York, 21 June 1972) was an organist and composer."</ref>
* [[William D. Bishop]] (1827–1904), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Connecticut's 4th congressional district]] from 1857 to 1859<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000491 Bishop, William Darius, (1827 - 1904)], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Bishop, William Darius, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J., September 14, 1827"</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Blackwell]] (1821–1910), first woman doctor<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nimura|first=Janice P.|author-link=Janice P. Nimura|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1155067347|title=The doctors Blackwell : how two pioneering sisters brought medicine to women--and women to medicine|date=2021|isbn=978-0-393-63554-6|edition=First|location=New York, N.Y.|pages=231–232|oclc=1155067347}} “The sisters turned their attention to the project of building a small cottage on a wooded ridge in Bloomfield, New Jersey…Once the Bloomfield house was ready, Elizabeth spent every weekend there”</ref>
* [[Hank Borowy]] (1916–2004), [[Major League Baseball]] All-Star pitcher who played for the [[New York Yankees]], [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] and [[Detroit Tigers]]<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/sports/hank-borowy-88-top-pitcher-with-yankees-and-cubs-in-40-s.html "Hank Borowy, 88, Top Pitcher With Yankees and Cubs in 40's"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 26, 2004. Accessed April 19, 2012. "Borowy, a native of Bloomfield, N.J., who pitched for Fordham University, was 15-4 as a rookie on the Yankees' 1942 pennant winners."</ref>
* [[Randolph Bourne]] (1886–1918), radical writer and opponent of U.S. involvement in [[World War I]]<ref>Fox, Richard Wrightman. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/13/books/apostle-of-personality.html "Apostle of Personality"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 13, 1985. Accessed June 5, 2011. "Bourne, who was born and raised in Bloomfield, N.J., went to Columbia College on full scholarship at the age of 23 and was on his way to major distinction as a critic of culture and politics when he was suddenly silenced nine years later by the flu epidemic of 1918, which killed half a million Americans."</ref>
* [[William Batchelder Bradbury]] (1816–1868), composer of the tune to "[[Jesus Loves Me]]" and many other popular hymns<ref>[http://www.bpcog.org/documents/MayorVeneziaEndorsementLetter.pdf Endorsement Letter from Mayor Michael Venezia], Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, July 22, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2017. "Historic figures associated with the church include; William Batchelder Bradbury, a Bloomfield resident and composer of hundreds of hymns and children's songs including 'Jesus Loves Me'."</ref>
* [[Doug Brien]] (born 1970), placekicker who played for the [[New York Jets]] and six other teams in his 12-season NFL career<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140912030825/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BrienDou01 Doug Brien]}}, databasefootball.com. Accessed December 22, 2014.</ref>
* [[Kevin Burkhardt]] (born 1974), sportscaster who is a play-by-play voices for the [[NFL on FOX]] and a reporter with [[SportsNet New York]], who is the field reporter during [[New York Mets]] telecasts<ref>Burke, Don. [https://nypost.com/2014/05/17/burkhardts-hard-work-took-him-from-afterthought-to-fox-sports/ "Burkhardt's hard work took him from afterthought to Fox Sports"], ''[[New York Post]]'', May 17, 2014. Accessed December 22, 2014. "'There is always some trepidation. This is all we've ever known — Jersey,' said Burkhardt, who was raised in Bloomfield and now makes his home at the Jersey shore."</ref>
* [[Walter Bustamante]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=HOME |url=https://wbsasoccer1.wixsite.com/wbsa |website=wbsa |access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Cadmus]] (1736–1821), businessman, Revolutionary War officer and community leader<ref>[http://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/bloomfield_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm Revolutionary War Sites in Bloomfield, New Jersey], Revolutionary War New Jersey. Accessed October 31, 2017. "Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Cadmus (1736-1821)... After the war, Cadmus was a prominent local citizen."</ref>
* [[Marco Capozzoli]] (born 1988), placekicker who has played in the [[Arena Football League]] for the [[Jacksonville Sharks]]<ref>Barmakian, Ed. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/10/marco_capozzoli_foots_the_bill.html "Marco Capozzoli foots the bill for Montclair State"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 29, 2009. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Against CNJ, the Bloomfield resident became the first at MSU to kick three field goals in a game beyond 40 yards when he hit from 42, 47 and 44 yards as Montclair (6-1, 6-0 NJAC) won its sixth straight, 16-13."</ref>
* [[Lou Carter]] (1918–2005), [[jazz piano|jazz pianist]], composer, and songwriter<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/glen-ridge-voice-obituary-for-louis-cart/128537755/ "Louis Carter"], ''Glen Ridge Voice'', October 6, 2005. Accessed July 19,2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "A Mass for Louis Carter, 87, of Bloomfield was offered Sept. 28 in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Bloomfield, after the funeral from the Biondi Funeral Home of Nutley.... Born in Newark, he lived in Bloomfield for 41 years."</ref>
* [[William F. Conger]] (1844–1918), businessman and politician who served as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zEsNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA670 ''Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin''], p. 670. Accessed May 18, 2022. "William F. Conger (Rep.), of Prairie du Sac, was born March 5, 1844, at Bloomfield, New Jersey, and received his education in the public schools of Bloomfield and of New York City."</ref>
* [[Rajie Cook]] (1930–2021), graphic designer, photographer and artist<ref>Murphy, Maureen Clare. [http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article3520.shtml "All Boxed In: Interview with Palestinian-American artist Rajie Cook"], [[The Electronic Intifada]], January 12, 2005. Accessed September 8, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.rajie.org/biography.php Biography], Rajie Cook. Accessed September 8, 2013.</ref>
* [[Marion Crecco]] (1930–2015), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1986 to 2002<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004202/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/crecco.htm Assemblywoman Marion Crecco]}}, [[New Jersey Legislature]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 2, 2010.</ref>
* [[Tom Cudworth]] (born 1964), screenwriter<ref>Galant, Debra. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/13/nyregion/the-avenue-from-two-who-lived-it.html "'The Avenue,' From Two Who Lived It"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 13, 1998. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Mr. Cudworth, also 34, grew up in Bloomfield -- closer to Newark than to Essex Fells."</ref>
* [[Peter David]] (born 1956), [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] author known for his work in [[comic books]] and ''[[Star Trek]]'' novels<ref>[[David, Peter]]. "But I Digress", ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' #1251. November 7, 1997. Page 90</ref><ref>David, Peter (September 11, 2012). [http://www.peterdavid.net/2012/09/11/peter-david-agent-008/ "Peter David, Agent 008"]. peterdavid.net. Originally published in "But I Digress...", ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1257 (December 19, 1997).</ref>
* [[Frank Howard Dodd]] (1844–1916), publisher<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=iapUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA76 "Obituary"], p. 76. ''The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer, Volume 44''. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Mr. Dodd was born in Bloomfield, N. J., on April 22, 1844, and educated at Bloomfield Academy, where he prepared to enter Yale University."</ref>
* [[Charles Warren Eaton]] (1857–1937), artist best known for his [[tonalism|tonalist]] landscapes who lived in Bloomfield from 1888 until his death in 1937<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1937/09/12/archives/charles-w-eaton-painter-is-dead-won-many-awards-for-his.html "Charles W. Eaton, Painter, Is Dead; Won Many Awards for His Landscapes--Succumbs in Glen Ridge at 81; Dusk Scenes A Specialty; Received Philadelphia Art Club Medal in 1903--Honored in Paris Three Years Later"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 12, 1937. Accessed August 3, 2011. "Mr. Eaton, who was 81 years old, had lived in Bloomfield for fifty years.... Burial will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery. "</ref>
* [[Todd Edwards]] (born 1972), house music and UK Garage producer, an early pioneer of the genre of UK Garage<ref>[http://www.scionav.com/collection/939/Studio-Tour Studio Tour with Todd Edwards], [[Scion Audio/Visual]]. Accessed November 4, 2012. "House music honcho Todd Edwards shows off his recording studio in Bloomfield, NJ."</ref>
* [[Bud Ellor]] (1905–1932), professional football player who spent one season in the [[National Football League]] in 1930, playing with the [[Newark Tornadoes]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElloBu20.htm Bud Ellor Stats], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed September 11, 2019.</ref>
* [[Bento Estrela]] (born 2006), professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[New York Red Bulls]].<ref>Post, J.J. [https://www.onceametro.com/2021/2/9/22275421/14-year-old-midfielder-bento-estrela-becomes-newest-red-bulls-homegrown-signing"14-year-old midfielder Bento Estrela becomes newest Red Bulls homegrown signing"], OnceAMetro.com, February 9, 2021. Accessed December 5, 2022. "On Tuesday morning New York Red Bulls announced the signing of 14-year-old Bento Estrela to a homegrown contract, making him the youngest player in the club's history.... The Bloomfield, New Jersey native with parents from Portugal has turned heads on the stage of game action both against domestic and international opponents above his age level - he's scored at both the under-19 level stateside as well as impressed in the ICC Futures Tournament against top academy teams from across the world."</ref>
* [[Alex Ferguson (baseball)|Alex Ferguson]] (1897–1976), [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for five different teams between 1918 and 1929<ref>Lamb, Bill. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1cae047d "Alex Ferguson"], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed September 11, 2019. "James Alexander 'Alex' Ferguson was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on February 16, 1897, the oldest of four known children born to Alexander Ferguson (born 1873), a finisher at a hat shop, and his wife, the former Hannah McNamara (born 1876). The Ferguson family resided in the adjoining town of Bloomfield where Alex attended local schools through the tenth grade."</ref>
* [[Tom Fleming (athlete)|Tom Fleming]] (1951–2017), long-distance runner and two-time winner of the [[New York City Marathon]]<ref>Stewart, Phil. [http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=6406 "Running Times' 1979 Boston Marathon Coverage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529103149/http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=6406 |date=May 29, 2012 }}, ''Running Times'', July 1979. Accessed December 22, 2014. "The frontrunner this year (as last year) was twice-runnerup Tom Fleming of Bloomfield, NJ, whose race strategy was simple: "I just figured to run as fast as I could for as long as I could, and see if they could catch me." For the first half of the race, nobody even tried."</ref>
* [[Connie Francis]] (born 1937), singer<ref>Esterow, Milton. [https://www.nytimes.com/1961/05/20/archives/connie-francis-at-copacabana-queen-of-the-young-singers-a-natural.html "Connie Francis at Copacabana; Queen of the Young 'Singers a 'Natural' -- Dion in Debut"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 20, 1961. Accessed January 14, 2009. "The queen, of course, is Connie Francis, 22 years old, 5 feet 1, dark-haired, formerly of Brooklyn and now of Bloomfield, N.&nbsp;J."</ref>
* [[Bill Geyer]] (1919–2004), [[halfback (American football)|halfback]] who played for three seasons for the [[Chicago Bears]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/billgeyer/2514791/profile Bill Geyer], [[NFL.com]]. Accessed December 22, 2014.</ref>
* [[Johnny Gibson]] (1905–2006), Olympic runner<ref>[[Frank Litsky|Litsky, Frank]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/01/sports/othersports/01gibson.html "Johnny Gibson, 101, Track Coach With a Long Legacy, Is Dead"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 1, 2007. Accessed June 5, 2008. "Gibson was 5 when his father died, and he attended Bloomfield (N.J.) High School and then Fordham at night, working days running messages on Wall Street (he actually ran from building to building)."</ref>
* [[Michael Giuliano]] (1915–1976), politician who served two terms in the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AuYgAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Michael+A.+Giuliano%22+Bloomfield "Michael A. Giuliano Tribute" in ''New Jersey Legislature Journal''], p. 233. Accessed April 22, 2020. "Whereas, Michael A. Giuliano of the Town of Bloomfield, Essex county, a former member of this House, died Wednesday, April 21, 1976"</ref>
* [[Roger Lee Hall]] (born 1942), composer and musicologist<ref>Owen, Seth. [http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/SavingLocalMusic.htm "Saving local music"], copy of article from ''[[The Enterprise (Brockton)|The Enterprise]]'', April 11, 2002. Accessed May 2, 2021. "He grew up in Bloomfield, NJ, and started writing rock songs as an amateur in high school and later became a lyricist, writing the words to a rock 'n' roll song of the era called, 'Sleep Walk.'".</ref>
* [[Ernie Hambacher]] (1906–1990), [[American football]]  [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] who played in the NFL for the [[Orange Tornadoes]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HambEr20.htm Ernie Hambacher], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed July 27, 2020. "Born: December 12, 1906 in Bloomfield, NJ... High School: Bloomfield (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Merton Hanks]] (born 1968), former NFL [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] who played for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and has been the NFL's Vice President of Operations<ref>Frankel, Jeff. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/bef-s-future-a-bright-spot-1.861072?page=all "A Bloomfield 'bright spot'"], ''Bloomfield Life'', October 20, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2014. "'Our philosophy is to give back where ever we are,' said Hanks, the wife of former San Francisco 49er Merton Hanks. 'We believe in participating in public school.' Unlike the Hanks' who came from other parts of the county before choosing to settle down in Essex County, the BEF 'has a lot of members come through the Bloomfield school system or had kids comes through the school system,' said Sceurman."</ref>
* [[Larry Hesterfer]] (1878–1943), pitcher who played a single MLB game in 1901 with the [[History of the New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]], in which he became the only player known to have hit into a [[triple play]] in his first major league at bat<ref>Lamb, Bill. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/0936da64 "Larry Hesterfer"], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Lawrence Hesterfer was born in Newark on June 8, 1878, the youngest of the three children surviving to adulthood born to German Catholic immigrant Joseph Hesterfer (1844-1910) and his New Jersey-native wife, the former Margaret Keck (1849-1915). Around 1889 Joe Hesterfer, a carpenter and sandlot baseball player, moved the family to the adjoining town of Bloomfield, the place where son Larry would reside for the remainder of his life."</ref>
* [[Benjamin Holman]] (1930–2007), pioneering newspaper and television reporter who was one of the nation's few prominent black journalists<ref>Lamb, Yvonne Shinhoster. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/26/AR2007012601698.html "Journalist Benjamin F. Holman, 76; Advised Nixon, Ford on Racial Issues"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', January 27, 2007. Accessed February 15, 2023. "Mr. Holman, who went by Ben, was born in Columbia, S.C. At age 4, his father died, and his mother moved with him and his sister to Bloomfield, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jim Kelly (baseball)|Jim Kelly]] (1884–1961), MLB outfielder<ref>Lamb, Bill. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/c02eb275 "Jim Kelly"], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed September 11, 2019. "The ballplayer known as Jim Kelly was born Robert John Taggert in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on February 1, 1884."</ref>
* [[Charles Kinsey]] (1773–1849), U.S. Representative from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000227 "Kinsey, Charles, (1773 - 1849)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Kinsey, Charles, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Baltimore, Md., in 1773; attended the common schools; in early life engaged in the manufacture of paper; moved to Bloomfield Township, Essex County, N.J., and continued the industry"</ref>
* [[Michael Knapp]] (born 2000), professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[USL Championship]] club [[New York Red Bulls II]]<ref>[https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-ii-sign-midfielder-michael-knapp "New York Red Bulls II Sign Midfielder Michael Knapp"], [[New York Red Bulls]] press release dated April 23, 2021. "The Bloomfield, New Jersey native played for Red Bulls Academy during the 2017-2018 season. He made 22 appearances and recorded one goal."</ref>
* [[Mike Kochel]] (1916–1994), one of the seven blocks of granite at [[Fordham University]], he played in the NFL for the [[History of the Chicago Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KochMi20.htm Mike Kochel], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 3, 2019. "Born: March 6, 1916 in Bloomfield, NJ"</ref>
* [[Andy Kostecka]] (1921–2007), professional basketball player who played for the [[Indianapolis Jets]]<ref>[http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/a_kostecka.htm Georgetown Basketball History: The Top 100 - 25. Andy Kostecka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005053119/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/a_kostecka.htm |date=October 5, 2018 }}, [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball]]. Accessed September 11, 2019. "Kostecka was a tough-minded forward who played basketball in Bloomfield, NJ and was later named to the Newark Star-Ledger's all-decade team."</ref>
* [[Ted Leo]] (born 1970), punk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist<ref>Lomax, John Nova. [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0716,lomax,76378,22.html "Gang of New Jersey: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists mingle rampant Europhilia with ''American Girl''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630003840/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0716,lomax,76378,22.html |date=June 30, 2007 }}, ''[[The Village Voice]]'', April 16, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2007. "Bloomfield, Leo's hometown, is just west of New York City and just north of Newark."</ref>
* [[Donna Leon]] (born 1942), author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy<ref>Mroz, Jacqueline. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/how-jersey-native-donna-leon-became-an-international-bestselling-author/ "How NJ Native Donna Leon Became an International Bestselling Author"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', May 26, 2022. Accessed March 11, 2025. "She was born in Montclair and grew up in Bloomfield, attending Mount St. Dominic Academy high school in Caldwell."</ref>
* [[Bob Ley]] (born 1955), ESPN sportscaster<ref>Orr, Conor. [http://www.nj.com/soccer-news/index.ssf/2010/06/after_all_this_time_soccer_sti.html "Bloomfield native Bob Ley will be the face of the World Cup for ESPN"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 9, 2010. Accessed July 18, 2011. "Unfortunately for Bob Ley, he was the first of the two team managers to show up at Bloomfield High's soccer practice on that fall afternoon in 1971. His best friend and co-manager Bob Longo disagrees on the circumstances, but remembers vividly the sight of the future ESPN anchor in a compromising position after the team's players stuffed Ley into the wire equipment cart and rolled him straight into the pond near the field."</ref>
* [[Michael Maslin]], [[cartoonist]] for ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/books/2016/04/26/new-yorker-cartoonist-without-peer/94655016/ "''New Yorker'' cartoonist without peer"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 26, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2019. "'It occurred to me that he hadn't been given his due,' says Maslin, originally from Bloomfield, who made his first contribution to ''The New Yorker'' in 1977 (his wife, Liza Donnelly, is also a ''New Yorker'' cartoonist)."</ref>
* [[Keven McDonald]] (born 1956), basketball player who is best known for his collegiate career at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] from 1974 to 1978 with the [[Penn Quakers men's basketball]] team<ref>Clayton, Skip. [https://books.google.com/books?id=i2OJCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT70 ''Philadelphia's Big Five: Celebrating the City of Brotherly Love's Basketball Tradition''], p. 74. [[Skyhorse Publishing]], 2016. {{ISBN|9781613218532}}. Accessed November 7, 2017. "McDonald, who came from Bloomfield, New Jersey, graduated from Seton Hall High School in 1974."</ref>
* [[Edward Page Mitchell]] (1852–1927), editorial and short story writer for ''[[The Sun (New York City)|The Sun]]''<ref>[https://www.glenridgehistory.org/the-benefactors/ The Benefactors: Edward Page Mitchell - 1852-1927], Glen Ridge Historical Society. Accessed September 11, 2019. "A country boy by birth and inclination, he moved his young family from a house on Madison Avenue in New York to the farms and orchards of the Glen Ridge section of Bloomfield."</ref>
* [[R. Stevie Moore]] (born 1952), [[lo-fi music]] singer/songwriter<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/nyregion/in-person-independently-unwealthy.html "In Person; Independently Unwealthy"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 13, 2005. Accessed August 26, 2018. "'People tell me I'm shooting myself in the foot, releasing so much -- I've heard that for years,' Mr. Moore said in a confessional tone over a cheeseburger at a downtown tavern here in Bloomfield, where he lives."</ref>
* [[Charles A. Morris]] (1853–1914), engineer and dredging inventor<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/03/10/101753865.pdf Capt. Charles A. Morris"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 10, 1914. Accessed September 16, 2013. "Capt. Charles A. Morris of Bloomfield, N.&nbsp;J., consulting engineer of the Haywood Construction Company of New York, died Sunday in Los Gatos, Cal., in the sixty-second year of his age."</ref>
* [[Clayton Parros]] (born 1990), [[track and field]] [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specializes in the [[400-meter dash]]<ref>[http://legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Clayton-Parros.aspx Clayton Parros], [[USA Track & Field]]. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Hometown: Bloomfield, NJ; High School: Seton Hall Prep"</ref>
* [[Robert A. Pascal]] (1934–2021), politician who served as [[County executive]] of [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland]] from 1975 to 1982<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57444554/robert-a-pascal-runs-for-county-office/ "Pascal: businessman turned politician"], ''[[The Capital]]'', November 1, 1974. Accessed August 16, 2020. "Pascal was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., and raised in Bloomfield, where his father was a teacher, coach and administrator in the local school system."</ref>
* <!--  Alphabetized as "Post Wolcott, Marion" (not "Wolcott, Marion Post" -->[[Marion Post Wolcott]] (1910–1990), photographer who worked for the [[Farm Security Administration]] during the Depression<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brannan |first=Beverly W. |date=2012 |title=Marion Post Wolcott - Biographical Essay |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/womphotoj/wolcottessay.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Puleo]] (born 1955), retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1981 to 1989 with the [[New York Mets]], [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Atlanta Braves]]<ref>Gross, Jane. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/27/sports/puleo-part-of-mets-1982-plans.html "Puleo Part Of Mets; 1982 Plans"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 27, 1982. Accessed September 11, 2019. "In the last week of the 1981 season, when Charlie Puleo made his first major league start after having been called up from the Mets' Triple A team in Tidewater, about 100 of Puleo's relatives and friends from his hometown of Bloomfield, N.J., called him to ask for tickets."</ref>
* [[Philip Reilly]] (born 1952), [[fencing|fencer]] who competed in the team [[sabre (fencing)|sabre]] event at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/488066031/ "'N.Y.' Saber Team A Cut Above"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', July 27, 1984. Accessed September 30, 2020. "Westbrook and Reilly, both 32, fenced together on the great scholastic teams at Essex Catholic High School in Newark. Reilly, a Bloomfield, N.J., product, fences at the N.Y. Athletic Club and was a member of the world championship U.S. teams in 1978, '81 and '82 and the '79 and '83 Pan Am teams."</ref>
* [[Andrew J. Robinson (builder)|Andrew J. Robinson]] (c. 1843–1922), builder in New York City<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TJt5Y1pYJdEC&pg=PA661 "Andrew J. Robinson Dead"], p. 661, ''Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, Volume 110''. Accessed October 14, 2018. "Andrew J. Robinson president of building firm of Andrew J. Robinson Company at 15-17 West street, and for more than fifty years one of the prominent builders in New York, died last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George J Kennedy of Prospect Park, White Plains. He was born seventy-nine years ago at Bloomfield, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jack Robinson (pitcher)|Jack Robinson]] (1921–2000), [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] whose MLB career consisted of three games played in the Major Leagues for the [[Boston Red Sox]] in 1949<ref>Nowlin, Bill. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3940ef4e "Jack Robinson"], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed September 11, 2019 "Jack, the nickname he reported on his player questionnaire for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, attended the Demarest and Park Grammar Schools, then Bloomfield High School (graduating in 1939), and then spent a year at the Bordentown Military Institute."</ref>
* [[Don Savage]] (1919–1961), [[Major League Baseball]] player for the [[New York Yankees]] in 1944 and 1945<ref>Lamb, Bill. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/don-savage/ "Don Savage], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed May 2, 2021. "Donald Anthony Savage was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on March 5, 1919.... Don Savage first came to attention on the gridiron, playing halfback for Bloomfield High School, a New Jersey schoolboy powerhouse in the 1930s."</ref>
* [[Mark Sceurman]], graphic artist who is co-creator and publisher of ''[[Weird NJ]]'' magazine<ref>Frankel, Jeff. [http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/bloomfield-bicentennial-notable-people-1.380422?page=all "Bloomfield Bicentennial: Notable people"], ''Bloomfield Life'', October 26, 2012. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Sceurman has been in the publishing industry most of his life as a graphic designer, writer and behind the scenes in New Jersey music front, according to his biography. He still lives in Bloomfield with his wife Shirley and their daughter."</ref>
* [[Anish Shroff]] (born 1982), [[ESPN]] sportscaster<ref>Gould, Brandon. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7563978157405631824/bloomfield-native-to-call-play-by-play-of-ncaa-lacrosse-final-for-espn/ "Bloomfield native to lead play-by-play call of NCAA lacrosse final for ESPN"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 19, 2017. Accessed November 8, 2018. "After graduating from Bloomfield High School in 2000, Shroff decided that he wanted to become a broadcaster and follow in the footsteps of Bob Costas, Ian Eagle, Marv Albert and Len Berman."</ref>
* [[Thomas S. Smith (politician)|Thomas S. Smith]] (1917–2002), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1992 until his death.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gqFMAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Thomas+S.+Smith%22+1917+bloomfield ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2001''], p. 259. E. J. Mullin, 2001. "Thomas S. Smith, Rep., Asbury Park - Assemblyman Smith was born Dec. 14, 1917, in Bloomfield."</ref>
* [[Kristjan Sokoli]] (born 1991), [[American football]] [[defensive end]]<ref>Dunleavy, Ryan. [https://www.nj.com/giants/2018/07/family_escaped_albanian_civil_war_giants_sokoli.html "His family escaped Albanian Civil War to N.J., and now Giants' Kristjan Sokoli is living true American Dream"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], July 24, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed July 21, 2020. "From his new home in Bloomfield, a 9-year-old Kristjan became a Giants fan and wore a Jeremy Shockey jersey to school."</ref>
* [[Robert Stempel]] (1933–2011), Chairman and CEO of [[General Motors]]<ref>Bock, Gordon. [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,968918,00.html "Robert Stempel: Man in The Hot Seat: Car buff Robert Stempel aims to put a new shine on GM's image"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', November 14, 1988. Accessed September 11, 2019."Coming of age in Bloomfield, N.J., in the early 1950s, Stempel toiled during the summer as a garage mechanic."</ref>
* [[Frank Tripucka]] (1927–2013), pro football Denver Broncos' quarterback. Owned Trip Distribution, Inc.<ref>Chval, Craig. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110524210504/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/111805ack.html "Catching Up With ... Frank And Kelly Tripuka"]}}, [[CSTV]], November 18, 2005. Accessed April 10, 2008. "Among the most prominent and successful was Bloomfield, N.J., native Frank Tripucka, a quarterback on Leahy's legendary teams of the 1940s. Tripucka earned monograms as a backup to Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack on Notre Dame's unbeaten 1946 and 1947 teams before winning the starting role in 1948."</ref>
* [[Kelly Tripucka]] (born 1959), pro basketball player for several teams, including the [[New Jersey Nets]] and [[New York Knicks]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/20/sports/sports-people-basketball-tripucka-is-a-net-sort-of.html "Sports People: Basketball; Tripucka Is a Net, Sort Of"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 20, 1992. Accessed January 23, 2012. "Playing for the Nets would be a double homecoming of sorts for Tripucka, who grew up in Bloomfield, N.J., and played four seasons under the new Nets coach, Chuck Daly, when both were with the Detroit Pistons."</ref> The Tripuckas are father and son, and both played their sports at the [[University of Notre Dame]].
* [[Todd Tripucka]] (born 1954), former basketball player<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55830912/todd-tripucka-at-lafayette/ "'The other brother' tries hard at Lafayette"], ''[[Herald News]]'', February 14, 1974. Accessed July 21, 2020. "When you grow up in a family such as the Frank Tripuckas, even in a large community such as Bloomfield, N.J., you've got to watch your step. It seems everyone knows you. Todd Tripucka's late grandmother was a council woman In Bloomfield."</ref>
* [[Marlene VerPlanck]] (1933–2018), jazz and pop vocalist whose body of work centered on [[big band]] jazz, the [[American songbook]] and [[cabaret]]<ref>[[Neil Genzlinger|Genzlinger, Neil]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/obituaries/marlene-verplanck-singer-of-jazz-and-jingles-dies-at-84.html "Marlene VerPlanck, Singer of Jazz and Jingles, Dies at 84"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 26, 2018. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Marlene Pampinella was born on Nov. 11, 1933, in Newark to Anthony Pampinella and the former Pauline Biase. After graduating from Bloomfield High School, she briefly considered a journalism career."</ref>
* [[Michael Venezia (New Jersey politician)|Michael Venezia]], politician who had been mayor of Bloomfield before taking office in 2024 in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/492/assemblyman-venezia Assemblyman Michael Venezia (D)], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed February 17, 2024. "Township of Bloomfield Mayor 2014-2024, Councilman 2011-2013"</ref>
* [[E. Duke Vincent]] (1932–2024), television producer and former naval aviator who was a member of the [[Blue Angels]] flying team<ref>Vincent, E. Duke. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhmbGZgL5lYC&q=E.+duke+vincent+bloomfield%2Cnj.%22&pg=PA387 ''Mafia Summer: A Novel''], p. 387. [[Bloomsbury Publishing USA]], 2008. {{ISBN|9781596919273}}. Accessed May 2, 2021. "E. Duke Vincent, a native of New York and Bloomfield, New Jersey, graduated from Seton Hall University in February 1954."</ref>
* [[Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)|Alexander Wilson]] (1766–1813), the Father of American Ornithology, lived in Bloomfield for several months in 1801, where he was employed as a schoolteacher<ref>Wright, Rick. [http://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2013/02/our-little-town.html "Our Little Town"], Biodiversity Heritage Library, February 7, 2013. Accessed December 22, 2014. "It's almost a year now since we moved to Bloomfield, and I'm still not over my disappointment at our new New Jersey home's failure to honor its most distinguished citizen.... Alexander Wilson, the Father of American Ornithology, served as schoolmaster in our little town for a few months in 1801."</ref>
* [[Dick Zimmer]] (born 1944), former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] who was the Republican candidate for [[United States Senate]] in 1996 and 2008<ref>[http://cookpolitical.com/node/2644 Dick Zimmer (R)], [[The Cook Political Report]]. Accessed January 23, 2012. "Dick Zimmer was born in Newark and grew up in the New Jersey towns of Hillside, Bloomfield, and Glen Ridge."</ref>
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