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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Wall Township, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wall Township include: {{div col}} * [[James Peter Allaire]] (1785–1858), master mechanic and steam engine builder, and founder of [[Allaire Iron Works]] (est. 1815), the first steam engine company in New York City, and later Howell Works<ref name=History>Salmon, Alyce H. [http://www.wallnj.com/history1.htm In-Depth History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050725230020/http://www.wallnj.com/history1.htm |date=July 25, 2005 }}, Wall Township. Accessed September 1, 2008.</ref> * [[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 11)|James Avery]], professional sous chef on season 11 of [[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 11)|''Hell's Kitchen'']]<ref>[http://www.fox.com/hellskitchen/bios/staff/james-avery James Avery], [[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 11)|''Hell's Kitchen'']]. Accessed May 22, 2013.</ref> * [[Dara Brown]] (born {{circa|1965}}), news anchor and actress<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/10/style/dara-brown-matthew-schmid.html "Dara Brown, Matthew Schmid"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 10, 1999. Accessed December 13, 2012. "Dara Evans Brown, the daughter of Karen Peterson Brown and David E. Brown of Allenwood, N.J., is to be married this afternoon to Matthew A. Schmid, the son of Veronica and Robert M. Schmid of New Windsor, N.Y."</ref> * [[Kim Clijsters]] (born 1983), retired professional tennis player (and wife of Brian Lynch)<ref>Adamek, Steve. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/090310_Defending_US_Open_champ_Kim_Clijsters_overcomes_slow_start.html "Defending champ Kim Clijsters at home in U.S. Open"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 3, 2010. Accessed January 22, 2012. Kim Clijsters, Jersey girl or real housewife of New Jersey?... Either way, she can now say of the Garden State, 'it's home,' having bought a place in Wall Township two summers ago with her husband, Belmar native and former Villanova basketball player Brian Lynch."</ref><ref>Orr, Conor. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/09/belmars_bryan_lynch_balances_j.html "Belmar's Brian Lynch balances Jersey life, Belgian culture with tennis champ wife Kim Clijsters"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 10, 2010. Accessed October 20, 2015. "They spend their summers in New Jersey in between tournament stops at a house they own in Wall. They spend their falls in Belgium, where Jada will most likely attend school."</ref> * [[George B. Cooper (politician)|George B. Cooper]] (1808–1866), politician who was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1858, but left office after a year when Congress awarded the seat to his opponent in 1860<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000749 Cooper, George Byran, (1808–1866)], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 7, 2015. "resided in New Bedford, Wall Township, Monmouth County, until his death on August 29, 1866"</ref> * [[Peter Criss]] (born 1945), musician with the band [[Kiss (band)|KISS]]<ref>Parry, Wayne via the ''[[Associated Press]]''.[http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/104-12282007-1462870.html "2008 resolutions from Yogi, The Donald, a rock star and more"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227160711/http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/104-12282007-1462870.html |date=December 27, 2008 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', December 28, 2007. Accessed September 1, 2008. "'I have a big mouth for a lot of people, but I never take my own advice and do it myself,' said Criss, who lives in Wall Township and is best known for the ballad "Beth" and his Catman makeup."</ref> * [[Ashley Alexandra Dupré]] (born 1985 as Ashley Youmans), "high end call girl" whose dalliance with New York State Governor [[Eliot Spitzer]] led to his resignation<ref>Mongelli, Lorena; and Mangan, Dan. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/05152008/news/regionalnews/kristen_hows_what_shes_got_110919.htm "'Kristen' $Hows What She's Got"], ''[[New York Post]]'', May 15, 2008. Accessed November 17, 2008.</ref> * [[Dean Ehehalt]] (born 1964), head coach of the [[Monmouth Hawks baseball]] team<ref>[https://monmouthhawks.com/staff.aspx?staff=53 Dean Ehehalt], [[Monmouth Hawks baseball]]. Accessed August 28, 2019. "Ehehalt resides in Wall, with his wife, Lee Ann and daughter, Kelsi Mae."</ref> * [[Theodore Fields]], politician who served as a freeholder, and as sheriff of Monmouth County<ref>Wiley, Samuel T. (ed.) [https://archive.org/details/biographicalport00wiley ''Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of the Third congressional district of New Jersey''], p. 1003. Biographical Publishing Company, 1896.Accessed October 20, 2015. "Theodore Fields, father of our subject, was also born near Eatontown, and was educated at the old Ocean Hill Institute near Long Branch.... He then sold out and removed to the farm in Wall township, Monmouth county, and while living on the farm, in Nov., 1887, he was elected sheriff of the county."</ref> * [[Fletcher (singer)|Fletcher]] (born 1994), singer-songwriter known for her single "[[Undrunk]]"<ref>Olivier, Bobby. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/09/you-should-be-rooting-for-fletcher-njs-explosive-and-endearing-new-pop-star.html "You should be rooting for Fletcher, N.J.'s explosive and endearing new pop star"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 6, 2019. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Fletcher, 25 and originally from Wall Township, is quickly approaching her dream of pop superstardom as the singer’s infectiously regretful new tune, 'Undrunk,' caught fire after its January release, soaring past 60 million listens on Spotify and marking the songwriter’s first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (No. 61)."</ref> * [[George Gelnovatch]] (born 1965), men's head soccer coach, University of Virginia, and former professional soccer player<ref>Sargeant, Keith. [https://archive.today/20130131160934/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1939954441.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+13,+2010&author=KEITH+SARGEANT&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=Monmouth's+McCourt+a+finalist+for+Rutgers'+job&pqatl=google "Monmouth's McCourt a finalist for Rutgers' job"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 13, 2010. Accessed January 22, 2012. "Current Rutgers assistant Jeff Zaun, George Gelnovatch, a Wall Township native who led Virginia to the 2009 national championship..."</ref> * [[Deborah Gramiccioni]], attorney who worked in the administration of Governor [[Chris Christie]] and as the deputy executive director of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]<ref>Burton, John. [https://tworivertimes.com/acting-county-prosecutor-named/ "Acting County Prosecutor Named"], ''Two River Times'', July 13, 2012. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Gramiccioni, 40, lives in Wall with his wife Deborah and their three children. Deborah Gramiccioni works for the Christie Administration as deputy chief of staff for policy and cabinet liaison."</ref> * [[Emily Grove (singer)|Emily Grove]] (born 1991), singer-songwriter and musician<ref>Biese, Alex. [https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/05/13/feline-strange-ready-bring-cabaret-soul-stateside/27230437/ "Feline and Strange ready to bring cabaret soul stateside"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', May 13, 2015. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Wall native singer/songwriter Emily Grove, another of Rubal's artists, was introduced to Lang by the producer."</ref> * [[Suzy Hansen]] (born 1978), writer, whose book ''Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World'' was a finalist for the 2018 [[Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction]]<ref>[[Suzy Hansen|Hansen, Suzy]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/08/unlearning-the-myth-of-american-innocence "Unlearning the myth of American innocence; When she was 30, Suzy Hansen left the US for Istanbul – and began to realise that Americans will never understand their own country until they see it as the rest of the world does"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', August 8, 2017. Accessed February 18, 2020. "I grew up in Wall, a town located by the Jersey Shore, two hours’ drive from New York. Much of it was a landscape of concrete and parking lots, plastic signs and Dunkin’ Donuts."</ref> * [[Gary Hindley]] (born 1947), soccer coach<ref>Hirshberg, Dan. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53656852/gary-hindley-from-wall-township/ "A Pro; Wall Township native Hindley is dedicated to game of soccer"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 30, 1989. Accessed June 17, 2020, via [[Newspaper.com]].</ref> * [[Tom Kain]] (born 1963), 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team, top-rated college player in the country at Duke University, four-time All American<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1980/08/08/archives/us-team-advances-in-world-youth-soccer.html "U.S. Team Advances In World Youth Soccer"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 8, 1980. Accessed January 22, 2012. "The United States squad, which has a 3–0 won-lost record and has scored 10 goals without allowing any in three preliminary-round games, was led by two goals from Tom Kain of Wall Township, N.J."</ref> * [[Sean T. Kean]] (born 1963), politician who represents the [[New Jersey's 30th legislative district|30th legislative district]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], served on the Wall Township Planning Board from 2001 to 2002<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=43112 Assembly Member Sean T. Kean], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 9, 2007.</ref> * [[Brian Lynch (basketball)|Brian Lynch]] (born 1978), retired professional basketball player and current coach (and husband of Kim Clijsters)<ref>Araton, Harvey. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/sports/tennis/06lynch.html "Two-Time Champion and 'Part Jersey Girl'"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 5, 2010. Accessed October 20, 2015. "There are weeks during the North American hardcourt summer when Clijsters retreats to the house she owns in Wall, N.J., with her husband, Brian Lynch. Wall is one town inland from Belmar, where Lynch grew up a huge Knicks fan, the third of four sons of Richard Lynch, a retired Belmar police chief."</ref> * [[Guglielmo Marconi]] (1874–1937), radio pioneer<ref name=NYT19880103>Carney, Leo H. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/03/nyregion/wall-a-township-of-many-faces.html "Wall: A Township Of Many Faces"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 3, 1988. Accessed August 4, 2022. "Among its 20th-century residents have been the Italian electrical engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi and Russell L. Schweickart, one of the Apollo 9 astronauts."</ref><ref>[http://njhalloffame.org/hall-of-famers/2009-inductees/guglielmo-marconi/ Guglielmo Marconi], [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]]. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Finally in 1914, he established a brand of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company in Wall Township, where he built his lab, dormitories and home.... Marconi is believed to have lived in Shark River Hills from 1913 to 1924, after which time he joined the Radio Corporation of America. After he left, Mrs. Salmon said, his home was occupied by the regional Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan, she said, infiltrated and manipulated Shore communities.""</ref> * [[Gil McDougald]] (1928–2010), infielder who played for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/sports/baseball/30mcdougald.html "Gil McDougald, Ex-Yankee, Dies at 82"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 29, 2010. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Gil McDougald, the Yankees' versatile All-Star infielder who played on five World Series championship teams but was remembered as well for a single at-bat resulting in one of baseball's most frightening moments, died Sunday at his home in Wall Township, N.J."</ref> * [[Jessica Poland]] (born 1988), musician formerly signed to [[Geffen Records]] who performs under the stage name Charlotte Sometimes, who was a contestant on season 2 of [[The Voice (U.S. season 2)|''The Voice'']]<ref>La Gorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/16singnj.html "It's the Lipstick That Draws Attention, and the Name Helps Too"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 16, 2008. Accessed November 17, 2008. "'Charlotte Sometimes is a girl in a book I read when I was little,' the singer explained at the Princess Diner here, where she used to hang out as a student at Wall High School.... She has lived in Wall Township all her life, having been adopted by her parents, Hartson and Tracy Poland, as a baby."</ref> * [[Dan Prestup]] (born 1984), [[WFD World's Fastest Drummer Extreme Sport Drumming|World's Fastest Drummer]] winner<ref name=app2>Pardini, Patti. [https://archive.today/20130104095228/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1784065831.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+8,+2005&author=PATTI+PARDINI&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&edition=&startpage=7&desc=Wall+graduate+wins+World's+Fastest+Drummer+competition "Wall graduate wins World's Fastest Drummer competition"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 8, 2005. Accessed October 15, 2014.</ref> * [[Nicholas Reale]] (1922–1984), [[watercolor painting|watercolorist]] with a lengthy career in art and teaching<ref>Jacobson, Carol. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-register-nicholas-reale-of-hil/161835895/ "Summer to bring lots of activities for area artists"], ''The Daily Register'', May 31, 1978. Accessed December 29, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury will devote a month, beginning Sunday, with a public reception from 3 to 5 p.m., to Nicholas Reale's watercolors.... Reale, who is a resident of Hillside and West Belmar, will run another workshop for painters interested in learning unusual watercolor techniques."</ref> * [[Dave Rible]] (born 1967), politician who has served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2008<ref>[http://www.daverible.com/about/ About Dave Rible], Assemblyman Dave Rible. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Assemblyman David Rible, of Wall Township, is currently serving his fourth term in the New Jersey General Assembly."</ref> * [[Ed Sadowski (basketball)|Ed Sadowski]] (1917–1990), professional basketball player<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/20/obituaries/ed-sadowski-basketball-star-73.html "Ed Sadowski, Basketball Star, 73"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 20, 1990. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Ed Sadowski, who led Seton Hall to its only undefeated season, in 1940, then became a standout in the early years of the National Basketball Association, died of cancer on Tuesday at his home in Wall, N.J. He was 73 years old."</ref> * [[Athanasios Scheidt]] (born 1998), soccer player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Polish club [[Radomiak Radom]]<ref>[https://scarletknights.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/athanasios-scheidt/782 Athanasios Scheidt], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer]]. Accessed May 7, 2021. "Hometown: Wall, N.J.; High School: Christian Brothers Academy"</ref> * [[Rusty Schweickart]] (born 1935), Apollo 9 astronaut and first lunar module pilot<ref name=NYT19880103/> * [[Ned Thomson]] (born 1953), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 30th legislative district|30th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2017<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=391 Legislative web page], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 25, 2018.</ref> * [[F. Paul Wilson]] (born 1946), author<ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/jacksecrethistories ''Paul Wilson''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715144134/http://us.macmillan.com/jacksecrethistories |date=July 15, 2009 }}, [[Macmillan Publishers]]. Accessed November 17, 2008.</ref> * [[Tim Wright (American football)|Tim Wright]] (born 1990), football player for the [[Detroit Lions]] and [[Super Bowl XLIX]] champion<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185542/http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-30/sports/38905618_1_montel-harris-nfl-teams-big-east "Tim Wright"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', April 30, 2013. Accessed August 11, 2013. "He joins Rutgers wide receiver Tim Wright of Wall Township, N.J., as a signed rookie free agent with the Bucs."</ref> {{div col end}}
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