Editing Ocean City, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Ocean City, New Jersey}}
[[File:Gay Talese by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Author [[Gay Talese]] from Ocean City]]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ocean City include:{{div col}}
* [[Marla Adams]] (born 1938), television actress, ''[[The Secret Storm]]'' and ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/299/Marla-Adams/biography "Marla Adams"]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[The New York Times]]''. Accessed September 13, 2015.</ref>
* [[David Akers]] (born 1974), former NFL [[Placekicker|kicker]]<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=11AD5745F1C3F5B0&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=O4AG4CBDMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "NFL/ Eagles Camp '70"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 4, 2007. Accessed August 5, 2007 "Punter Sav Rocca went home to his native Australia for a few weeks and spent some time in Ocean City with place-kicker David Akers, who owns a home there."</ref><ref>Strauss, Robert. [http://www.philly.com/philly/living/travel/shoreguide/20090515_Big-name_hunting_season_at_the_Shore.html "Big-name hunting season at the Shore; Celebrities roam even these simpler environs."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064612/http://www.philly.com/philly/living/travel/shoreguide/20090515_Big-name_hunting_season_at_the_Shore.html |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', May 15, 2009. Accessed September 13, 2015. "Eagles kicker David Akers has a house on the south end of the island and, at various times, former boxing champ Mike Tyson, Flyers captain and executive Bobby Clarke, and Eagles running back Brian Westbrook have been reported to own or rent in Ocean City."</ref>
* [[A. R. Ammons]] (1926–2001), author and poet, winner of the [[National Book Award]]<ref>Miller, Michael. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1294834231.html "Pulitzer Prize poet will read works in O.C."]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', June 22, 2007. Accessed September 13, 2015. "The late poet A.R. Ammons, formerly of Ocean City, Northfield and Millville, won the prestigious National Book Award."</ref>
* [[Keith Andes]] (1920–2005), film, radio, musical theatre, stage and television actor<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-27-keith-andes-obit_x.htm "Andes, leading man to Marilyn Monroe, dies at 85"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405204633/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-27-keith-andes-obit_x.htm |date=April 5, 2016 }}, ''[[USA Today]]'', November 27, 2005. Accessed September 13, 2015. "Born John Charles Andes on July 12, 1920, in Ocean City, N.J., he was appearing on the radio by age 12."</ref>
* [[Andy Boswell]] (1873–1936), [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher for the [[Washington Senators (1891–99)|Washington Senators]] and [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] and former [[New Jersey General Assembly]] member<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1936/02/04/archives/andrew-c-boswell-solicitor-of-ocean-city-26-years-served-in-new.html "Andrew C. Boswell; Solicitor of Ocean City 26 Years Served in New Jersey Assembly"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726011422/https://www.nytimes.com/1936/02/04/archives/andrew-c-boswell-solicitor-of-ocean-city-26-years-served-in-new.html |date=July 26, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 4, 1936. Accessed August 11, 2016.</ref>
* [[Benjamin Burnley]] (born 1978), musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer and lead singer of [[Breaking Benjamin]]<ref>Roncace, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/08/breaking_benjamin_is_back_and_going_home.html 'Breaking Benjamin is back and going home with show at Trump Taj Mahal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184406/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/08/breaking_benjamin_is_back_and_going_home.html |date=August 9, 2018 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], August 8, 2015. Accessed August 9, 2018. "'I was born in Atlantic City, at the hospital there, and raised in Ocean City until I was 12 years old.' Burnley explained his family moved to Pennsylvania when he was 12 due to an increase in taxes at the shore town."</ref>
* [[Maurice Catarcio]] (1929–2005), former [[WWE]] professional wrestler and ''[[The Guinness Book of World Records]]'' record holder<ref name=north>{{cite web|url=http://www.northeastobits.com/archives.cfm?s=print&obit=15052|title=Catarcio, Maurice A.|publisher=Northeast Obits|access-date=January 25, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829224730/http://www.northeastobits.com/archives.cfm?s=print&obit=15052|archive-date=August 29, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Pat Croce]] (born 1954), former owner of the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]<ref>Donahue, Bill. [http://site.southjerseymagazine.com/articles/?articleid=274 "Standing Pat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030019/http://site.southjerseymagazine.com/articles/?articleid=274 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''South Jersey Magazine'', February 2011. Accessed September 13, 2015. "Pat Croce—karate champion, former Philadelphia 76ers president, motivational icon and our region's most famous hard body—can still outrun you at age 56. We find out what drives this part-time Ocean City resident to succeed."</ref>
* [[Walter Diemer]] (1904–1998), inventor of [[bubble gum]]<ref>Yates, Melissa. [http://www.cbsd.org/curriculum/library/papeople/Pages/2_Diemer.aspx Pennsylvania People: Walter E. Diemer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429074051/http://www.cbsd.org/curriculum/library/papeople/Pages/2_Diemer.aspx |date=April 29, 2011 }}, [[Central Bucks School District]]. Accessed May 31, 2011.</ref>
* [[Josiah E. DuBois Jr.]] (1913–1983), former U.S. Treasury Department official who played a major role in exposing State Department obstruction of efforts to provide American visa to Jews trying to escape Nazi Europe<ref>Staff. [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/ocean-city-mainmenu/ocean-city-general-news/11684-end-of-an-era-as-dubois-estate-falls.html "End of an era as DuBois estate falls"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723075824/http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/ocean-city-mainmenu/ocean-city-general-news/11684-end-of-an-era-as-dubois-estate-falls.html |date=July 23, 2011 }}, ''Shore News Today'', May 24, 2011. Accessed May 31, 2011.</ref>
* [[Stephen Dunn]] (1939–2021), poet<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/27/nyregion/ode-to-joi-sey.html "Ode to Joi(sey)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113052754/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/27/nyregion/ode-to-joi-sey.html |date=January 13, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 27, 2003. Accessed October 9, 2007. "Mr. Dunn, who used to live in Port Republic, a remote town in the interior of South Jersey, now divides his time between Ocean City and his wife's hometown, Frostburg, Md."</ref>
* [[Frank J. Esposito]] (born 1941), historian who was named by independent candidate [[Christopher Daggett]] as his ticket's candidate for [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey]] in 2009<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12BC4730B240DE40&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "2009 Voter Guide / Governor's Race / Daggett travels long, lonely road"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025033556/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12BC4730B240DE40&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 25, 2012 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', November 1, 2009. Accessed March 28, 2011. "Daggett and his lieutenant governor running mate, Frank Esposito, who grew up in Ocean City, are the only candidates with local ties."</ref>
* [[Preston Foster]] (born 1900), former stage, film, radio, and television actor<ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:247Z-LPM "New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940".]  Marriage of Preston S. Foster and Gertrude Elene [Warren] Leonard, June 27, 1925, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. [[FamilySearch]], a free online genealogical database provided as a public service by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved August 16, 2017. Foster lived in Ocean City from birth to at least the age of 10, which is documented in the United States Census of 1910. His family later moved to [[Pitman, New Jersey]].</ref>
* [[Stephanie Gaitley]] (born 1960), head women's basketball coach, [[Fordham University]]<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI|DN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29E6231E25CE3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Gaitley Comes Home To Coach St. Joe's"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121555/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29E6231E25CE3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 20, 1991. Accessed March 28, 2011. "She grew up in Ocean City, N.J., played for a 1981 AIAW Final Four team at Villanova and served as an assistant coach at St. Joe's for three years..."</ref>
* [[Andrew Golota]] (born 1968), boxer<ref>Heinzmann, David. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8674220_ITM "Andrew Golota charged with impersonating a cop."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414183129/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8674220_ITM |date=April 14, 2009 }}, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', February 5, 2002. Accessed July 12, 2008. "Golota, who gave Ocean City, N.J., as his address, then acknowledged that the badge was honorary and given to him in recognition of charity work he had done, Boggs said."</ref>
* [[Anne Heche]] (1969−2022), actress, ''[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]'' and ''[[Psycho (1998 film)|Psycho]]''<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0109/06/lkl.00.html "Anne Heche Discusses Her New Book, 'Call Me Crazy'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318073506/http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0109/06/lkl.00.html |date=March 18, 2017 }}, ''[[Larry King Live]]'', April 6, 2001. Accessed September 13, 2015. "King: What city were you in then? Heche: New Jersey. We lived in Ocean City, New Jersey right down the shore from Atlantic City at that point."</ref>
* [[Daniel J. Hilferty]] (born {{circa|1957}}), president and CEO of [[Independence Blue Cross]]<ref>Staff reports. [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/ocean-city-general-news/59611-st-augustine-prep-honors-dan-hilferty-with-mendel-medal.html "St. Augustine Prep honors Dan Hilferty with Mendel Medal"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202155731/http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/ocean-city-general-news/59611-st-augustine-prep-honors-dan-hilferty-with-mendel-medal.html |date=December 2, 2014 }}, ''Ocean City Gazette'', November 24, 2014. Accessed December 1, 2014. "Ocean City native, and 1974 graduate of St. Augustine Prep, Daniel J. Hilferty received the 2014 Gregor Mendel Medal at dinner held in his honor at the Union League of Philadelphia on Nov. 13."</ref>
* [[William J. Hughes]] (1932–2019), former member of U.S. House of Representatives, representing [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]]<ref>[https://stockton.edu/hughes-center/about/biography.html "Biography of Ambassador William J. Hughes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922164750/https://stockton.edu/hughes-center/about/biography.html |date=September 22, 2019 }}, [[Stockton University]] William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy. Accessed September 13, 2015. "The Center is named in honor of U.S. Ambassador William J. Hughes. A native of southern New Jersey, Ambassador Hughes and his wife, Nancy, live in Ocean City, NJ."</ref>
* [[Grace Kelly]] (1929–1982), [[Academy Award]]-winning actress, and Princess of [[Monaco]]<ref>[http://www.ocnjmuseum.org/ochm_06_pages/events_pages/press.html Princess Grace Exhibit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418011858/http://www.ocnjmuseum.org/ochm_06_pages/events_pages/press.html |date=April 18, 2007 }}, Ocean City Historical Museum Press Release dated July 12, 2005. "John Kelly, Grace's father, and family were famous summer residents of Ocean City. Grace spent many summers on the Ocean City beach before becoming Hollywood movie star."</ref>
* [[Kurt Loder]] (born 1945), former editor of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine and [[MTV]] anchor<ref>Jackson, Vincent. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEADFEAED684B1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Local Boys Makes News / Mtv News Anshorman Kurt Loder Once Called Ocean City His Home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025124212/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEADFEAED684B1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 25, 2012 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 23, 1998. Accessed May 31, 2011. "There's virtually no living influential pop musician Loder didn't interview during his 20 years with the nation's premiere chronicles of pop culture. And his interest in music was cultivated during his years living in Ocean City from age 3 to 18."</ref>
* [[Michael Lombardi (American football)|Michael Lombardi]] (born 1959), pro football executive, former general manager of the [[Cleveland Browns]]<ref>[http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-1/Lombardi-named-VP-of-Player-Personnel/a39cea68-d2ce-4e9b-bd2d-acde91e5458f "Lombardi named VP of Player Personnel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106071514/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-1/Lombardi-named-VP-of-Player-Personnel/a39cea68-d2ce-4e9b-bd2d-acde91e5458f |date=January 6, 2018 }}, [[Cleveland Browns]], January 18, 2013. Accessed May 18, 2013. "A native of Ocean City, New Jersey, Lombardi lettered in both football and baseball at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania."</ref>
* [[Catherine McCabe]], former acting [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]] and commissioner of the [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]<ref>Iati, Marisa. [http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/murphy_taps_former_acting_administrator_of_epa_to.html "Murphy nominates ex-acting EPA chief as state DEP commissioner"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224110044/http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/murphy_taps_former_acting_administrator_of_epa_to.html |date=December 24, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 21, 2017. Accessed December 23, 2017. "Gov.-elect Phil Murphy on Thursday announced he has chosen a former top federal environmental official to serve as commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection.Announcing the nomination of Catherine McCabe with a backdrop of the beach in Long Branch, Murphy criticized Gov. Chris Christie's administration for its handling of pollution cases, pulling out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and abolishing the DEP's Office of Climate and Energy.... 'I remember vividly my husband digging out the five feet of sand that landed in the yard of our home in Ocean City.'"</ref>
* [[Antwan McClellan]], politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 1st legislative district|1st Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2020<ref>[https://www.njassemblygop.com/mcclellan/ Assemblyman Antwan McClellan], NJ Assembly Republicans. Accessed January 12, 2022. "A lifelong resident of Ocean City, he served as councilman from 2012 to 2019, and as a member of the Ocean City Board of Education from 2010 to 2012."</ref>
* [[Ed Rendell]] (born 1944), former [[Governor of Pennsylvania]]<ref name=Style/>
* [[George Savitsky]] (1924–2012), former professional football player, [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>Mazda, Jason. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eagles/late-ex-eagle-tackle-george-savitsky-of-ocean-city-an/article_21d7b382-0d12-11e2-92ab-001a4bcf887a.html "Late ex-Eagle tackle George Savitsky, of Ocean City, an All-American at Penn, humble about football exploits"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107054300/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eagles/late-ex-eagle-tackle-george-savitsky-of-ocean-city-an/article_21d7b382-0d12-11e2-92ab-001a4bcf887a.html |date=November 7, 2018 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', October 3, 2012. Accessed November 6, 2018. "Football was never the No. 1 priority for Savitsky, a longtime Ocean City resident who passed away Sept. 4 at 88 from pneumonia."</ref>
* [[Dominic Sessa]] (born 2002), actor who made his film debut in [[Alexander Payne]]'s 2023 coming-of-age film ''[[The Holdovers]]''<ref>[https://www.phillyvoice.com/dominic-sessa-holdovers-oscars-south-jersey-cherry-hill-ocean-city-egg-harbor-township/ "Meet South Jersey's Dominic Sessa, star of the Oscar-nominated film 'The Holdovers'"], ''Philly Voice'', January 23, 2024. Accessed January 25, 2024. "Dominic Sessa, 21, was born in Cherry Hill and grew up in Egg Harbor Township and Ocean City."</ref>
* [[Thomas J. Shusted]] (1926–2004), attorney and politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], representing [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|Legislative District 3D]] from 1970 to 1972 and the [[New Jersey's 6th legislative district|6th Legislative District]] from 1978 to 1991<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=peqHAAAAMAAJ ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey; 1988 Edition''], p. 244. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1988. Accessed October 25, 2016. "Assemblyman Shusted was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Ocean City. He attended Camden Catholic High School, LaSalle University, and Rutgers Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1954."</ref>
* [[James Stewart]] (1908–1997), actor<ref name=Style>Sugarman, Joe. [http://www.baltimorestyle.com/index.php/style/travel_article/t_oceancitynj_ja03/ The Other Ocean City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929101257/http://www.baltimorestyle.com/index.php/style/travel_article/t_oceancitynj_ja03/ |date=September 29, 2007 }}, ''Baltimore Style'', July/August 2003. Accessed May 2, 2007. "First of all, Ocean City, N.J., is dry, as in, NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED. Not on the beach. Not at restaurants.... Now there's Cousin's, an excellent Italian eatery where Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell often dines (he owns a house in town)."</ref>
* [[Gay Talese]] (born 1932), author<ref>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/bal-beach-ocnj,0,6910107.story?coll=bal-bayandbeach-storyutil Ocean City, N.J.: This family-oriented resort thrives on its virtuous origins.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207023636/http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/bal-beach-ocnj,0,6910107.story?coll=bal-bayandbeach-storyutil |date=February 7, 2007 }}, ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', accessed December 17, 2006. "In his best-selling book, ''Unto the Sons,'' Ocean City native and journalist Gay Talese provides a vivid account of growing up on Marconi Street, the stretch of Simpson Street between 9th and 12th streets that, in the early 1900s, was Ocean City's Little Italy.</ref>
* [[Walter Trout]] (born 1951), blues musician<ref>Chun, Gary C. W. [http://starbulletin.com/2002/02/01/features/story9.html "Canned Heat veteran courts guitar stardom"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327213904/http://starbulletin.com/2002/02/01/features/story9.html |date=March 27, 2008 }}, ''[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]'', February 1, 2002. Accessed June 4, 2007. "Trout grew up on the island of Ocean City, off the Jersey shore."</ref>
* [[Roland Wiggins]] (1932–2019), music theorist and educator<ref>[https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HJ419+pdf 2020 Session: House Joint Resolution No, 419] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627213021/https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HJ419+pdf |date=June 27, 2020 }}, [[Virginia House of Delegates]]. Accessed July 20, 2020. "Whereas, a native of Ocean City, New Jersey, Roland Wiggins was recognized as a musical prodigy at a young age and began formal study of the piano when he was eight years old"</ref>
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