Editing Madison, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Robert Adams (photographer)|Robert Adams]] (born 1937), photographer who has focused on the changing landscape of the [[Western United States|American West]]<ref>Blevins, Tim. [https://books.google.com/books?id=x2utCbUZepIC&pg=PA290 ''Film & Photography on the Front Range''], p. 290. Pikes Peak Library District, 2012. {{ISBN|9781567352979}}. Accessed September 16, 2015.</ref>
* [[Lincoln Brower]] (1931–2018), was an American [[entomology|entomologist]] and [[ecology|ecologist]], best known for his research on [[monarch butterfly|monarch butterflies]]<ref>[[Neil Genzlinger|Genzlinger, Neil]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/obituaries/lincoln-brower-champion-of-the-monarch-butterfly-dies-at-86.html "Lincoln Brower, Champion of the Monarch Butterfly, Dies at 86"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 24, 2018. Accessed February 1, 2022. "Lincoln Pierson Brower was born on Sept. 10, 1931, in Madison, N.J., to Bailey and Helen Pierson Brower."</ref>
* [[Andy Breckman]] (born 1955), creator and producer of television series ''[[Monk (television)|Monk]]'', former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' writer and radio personality<ref>Louie, Elaine. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/03/garden/currents-a-movie-spoofs-moving.html "Currents; A Movie Spoofs Moving"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 3, 1988. Accessed January 21, 2012. "Five years ago, Mr. Breckman and his family moved from New York City to Madison, N.J."</ref><ref>Keller, Joel. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/funny-business-2/ "Funny Business; Ever watch the offbeat TV series Monk and wonder, How did they come up with that? For the answer, step into the writing laboratory of Madison's Andy Breckman and his quirky crew."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 19, 2007. Accessed October 3, 2018. "But unlike Monk, Breckman is willing to shake things up in big ways. At 52 he is again a father to young children, thanks to a second marriage that started with an ad on an Internet dating site. He lives in the same Madison house where he lived with his first wife, but he and his current spouse, Beth Landau, have completely renovated it."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Edward Caldwell]] (1883–1955), aeronautical engineer whose designs included an [[ornithopter]], which would have flown by flapping its wings<ref>[http://www.aerofiles.com/graygoose.html The Fantastically Flighty Gray Goose], Aerofiles.com. Accessed March 11, 2011. "By 1931 Caldwell had failed to produce a viable ornithopter in Nevada and Colorado and moved his enterprise to the east coast, evidently first to Orangeburg NY and, later, to Madison NJ."</ref>
* [[Robert L. Chapman]] (1920–2002), thesaurus editor<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/robert-chapman-81-roget-s-thesaurus-editor.html "Robert Chapman, 81, Roget's Thesaurus Editor"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. February 5, 2002. Accessed January 21, 2012. "Robert L. Chapman, an editor of Roget's Thesaurus who built a distinguished career on the difference between the right word and the almost right word and who streamlined the work for postmodern users, died Saturday in Morristown, N.J. He was 81 and lived in Madison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Samuel S. Coursen]] (1926–1950), awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during the [[Korean War]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1951/06/16/archives/officer-wins-top-medal-new-jersey-lieutenant-gave-life-in-korea-to.html "Officer Wins Top Medal; New Jersey Lieutenant Gave Life in Korea to Save G. I."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 16, 1951. Accessed March 11, 2011. "Lieut. Samuel S. Coursen of Madison, N. J., gave his life to save one of his wounded men in a savage battle in Korea. He has been awarded the Medal of Honor."</ref>
* Dick DeBiasse, automotive engineer and machinist (founder of AER Research, also located in Madison), is credited with having contributed to the success of the [[Lake Underwood]] team that established [[Porsche]] as a winning race car in the United States.<ref>Miliano, Dom, ''The Quiet Giant: Lake Underwood'', Excellence, Number 122, September 2003, pages 123–128</ref><ref>Madison municipal minutes, October 23, 2000</ref><ref>Madison municipal minutes, April 23, 2001</ref> He also did the motor work for [[Mark Donohue]] in the following decade.<ref>[http://mustangtimes.net/12-6/pg20-21.pdf Mark Botalli's 1969 Mach I SCJ]. Mustang Times, June 1988, pp. 20–21.</ref>
* [[Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge]] (1882–1973), philanthropist and noted dog breeder and judge<ref>Horsley, Carter B. [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/06/archives/behind-the-dodge-mansions-shutters.html "Behind the Dodge Mansion's Shutters"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 6, 1975. Accessed September 3, 2008. "She made her home in Madison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Sr.]] (1881–1963), chairman of the board of [[Remington Arms]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/12/26/archives/marcellus-hartley-dodge-dies-exremington-arms-chairman.html "Marcellus Hartley Dodge Dies; Ex-Remington Arms Chairman; Philanthropist Inherited $60 Million at 26—Married Ethel Rockefeller in '07 Wife's Fortune Larger Columbia Benefactor Wall Street Coup"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 26, 1963. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Madison, N. J., Dec. 25-- Marcellus Hartley Dodge, honorary chairman of the board of Remington Arms Company, died here today at his home. He was 82 years old and lived at Giralda Farms."</ref>
* [[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Jr.]] (1908–1930), heir to the Remington-Rockefeller fortune<ref>Cerdeira, Marian. [http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2008/08/madison_remembered_hartley_dod.html "Madison remembered Hartley Dodge on his 100th birthday"], ''Independent Press'', August 13, 2008. Accessed March 11, 2011. "Hartley Jr., born July 29, 1908, at Rockwood Hall, his maternal grandparents' home in North Tarrytown, N.Y. (now known as Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) and moved with his parents to Madison later that same year. During his youth, young Hartley took advantage of the Morris County countryside and the family home at Giralda Farms to become an expert equestrian."</ref>
* [[Alexander Duncan (politician)|Alexander Duncan]] (1788–1853), Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000528 Alexander Duncan], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed March 11, 2011.</ref>
* [[Jonathan Dwight]] (1858–1929), ornithologist<ref>{{cite journal |title= In memoriam: Jonathan Dwight, M.D. |journal= [[The Auk]] |date= January 1930 |volume= 62 |number=1 |pages= 1–6 |author= J. H. Fleming |doi= 10.2307/4075537 |jstor= 4075537 |url= http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v047n01/p0001-p0006.pdf }} Obituary read October 22, 1929.</ref>
* [[Dean Faiello]] (born 1959), fake doctor convicted of operating without a license after the 2003 death of a patient<ref>[[Andrew Jacobs (journalist)|Jacobs, Andrew]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/nyregion/25doctor.html "Fake Doctor Is Back in U.S. and Facing Murder Charge"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 25, 2005. Accessed March 11, 2011. "Raised in Madison, N.J., Mr. Faiello had worked in construction before getting a job at a day spa, where he became skilled at hair removal and developed an impressive clientele."</ref>
* [[Janeane Garofalo]] (born 1964), actor, comedian, author, and activist moved to Madison at age nine, where she remained until she graduated from high school<ref>[http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/7560/ Garofalo living it 'Larger Than Life' in new comedy] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070714045243/http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/7560/ |date=July 14, 2007 }}, ''[[Daily Bruin]]'', October 28, 1996. "Garofalo, by contrast, knows who she is. Raised in Madison, N.J., she wanted to be a secretary like her mom."</ref>
* [[Marcel Gleyre]] (1910–1996), [[gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed in the [[Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's vault|men's vault event]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87763553/obituary-for-marcel-n-gleyre-aged-85/ "Marcel Gleyre, 85, Olympic gymnast"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 24, 1996. Accessed February 16, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Marcel N. Gleyre died Friday at home after a long illness.... He lived in Wyckoff before moving to Madison 10 years ago. Mr. Gleyre was a member of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team and competed in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles."</ref>
* [[Nick Mangold]] (born 1984), former NFL pro-bowl center with the [[New York Jets]]<ref>Magliocchetti, Geoff. [https://empiresportsmedia.com/new-york-jets/nick-mangold-comments-on-the-new-york-jets-latest-loss/ "Nick Mangold comments on the New York Jets' latest loss"], Empire Sorts Media, December 12, 2020. Accessed September 12, 2021. "Mangold, 36, has kept busy since announcing his retirement with the Jets in 2018. He appears as a regular commentator of the Jets' modern endeavors on MSG and also coaches youth football. Mangold and his wife Jennifer live in Madison, NJ with their two children."</ref>
* [[William McGurn]] (born 1958), former speechwriter for George W. Bush<ref>[[William McGurn|McGurn, William]]. [http://www.heartland.org/full/16352/Hostage_to_NJ_Transit.html "Hostage to NJ Transit"], copy of article from the ''[[New York Post]]'', by [[The Heartland Institute]], November 17, 2004. Accessed July 19, 2011. "To put this all in perspective, the brochure for my 1910 home in suburban Madison boasts that the "fastest train" will get you to Manhattan in 47 minutes."</ref>
* [[Ted Mitchell (American football)|Ted Mitchell]] (1905–1985), [[American football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] who played in the NFL for the [[Orange/Newark Tornadoes]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MitcTe20.htm Ted Mitchell], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed July 18, 2020. "Born: August 4, 1905 in Madison, NJ... High School: Madison (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Don Newcombe]] (1926–2019), former [[Major League Baseball]] right-handed [[starting pitcher]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=newcodo01 Don Newcombe Stats]. Accessed November 28, 2006.</ref>
* [[Neil O'Donnell]] (born 1966), former NFL quarterback<ref>Cimini, Rich. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1997/08/31/1997-08-31_the_pressure_s_on_the_passer.html "The Pressure's On The Passers; O'Donnell Knows Tuna Isn't Real Cute On QBs"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', August 31, 1997. Accessed November 8, 2008. "Growing up in Madison, former home of the Giants' training camp, O'Donnell always dreamed about playing for Parcells."</ref>
* [[Greg Olear]] (born 1972), novelist<ref>La Gorce, Tammy. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/books/totally-killer/ "Totally Killer; Madison may be among the least sinister towns in New Jersey, so it's a credit to debut novelist Greg Olear's imagination that the thriller Totally Killer (HarperCollins) is authentically dark and savage."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', November 18, 2009. Accessed July 30, 2015.</ref>
* [[Horace W. Palmer]] (1878–1953), lawyer and politician who served in the [[New York State Assembly]]<ref>[https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/27623/056_08.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y "Necrology"], ''Cornell Alumni News'', Vol. 56, No. 8, December 15, 1953. Accessed September 12, 2021. "'00 PhB—Horace Wilbur Palmer, November 10, 1953. He served in 1921 as State Assemblyman from New York City and, in 1927, as Deputy Attorney General for the State of New York. He lived recently at 54 East Lane, Madison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson]] (1858–1942), author of ''[[Imre: A Memorandum]]'', who wrote under the pseudonym Xavier Mayne<ref>Bullough, Vern L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=A7x_VnES2esC&pg=PA35 ''Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context''], pp. 35–36. [[Psychology Press]], 2002. {{ISBN|9781560231936}}. Accessed November 12, 2015. "Edward Stevenson was born on July 23, 1868, in Madison, New Jersey, the youngest son of Paul E. Stevenson, a Presbyterian minister who became principal of a classical school in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and then in Madison."</ref>
* [[Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.]] (1923–2000), Chief Federal Judge of the District Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966<ref>Pace, Eric. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/01/us/aubrey-e-robinson-jr-77-judge-in-jonathan-pollard-spy-case.html "Aubrey E. Robinson Jr., 77, Judge in Jonathan Pollard Spy Case"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 1, 2000. Accessed August 12, 2012. "A native of Madison, N.J., Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. received a bachelor's degree and his law degree from Cornell University."</ref>
* [[Jay P. Rolison Jr.]] (1929–2007), lawyer and politician from New York who served in the [[New York Senate]] from 1967 to 1990<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/114434015/ "Senator Jay P. Rolison Jr."], ''[[Poughkeepsie Journal]]'', September 3, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Born April 5, 1929 in Madison, N.J,, he was the son of the late Jay P. Sr. and Margaret Denman Rolison. He was a graduate of Seton Hall Prep., Providence College and Fordham Law School."</ref>
* [[David Austin Sayre]] (1793–1870), silversmith<ref>Connelley, William E.; Coulter, Ellis M.; Kerr, Charle, ed. [https://books.google.com/books?id=CHUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200 ''History of Kentucky, Volume 3''], p. 200. [[American Historical Society]], 1922. Accessed November 12, 2015. "David Austin Sayre was born in Madison, New Jersey, March 12, 1793, and his boyhood was spent at the old home at Madison in the house erected by Daniel Sayre in 1745."</ref>
* [[David F. Sayre]] (1822–1919), Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer and lawyer<ref>''Wisconsin Blue Book 1873'', Biographical Sketch of David Franklin Sayre, p. 451</ref><ref>[https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1919/related/joint_resolutions/59.pdf 1919 Joint Resolution No. 60], [[Wisconsin Legislature]]. Accessed May 1, 2015. "Honorable David Franklin Sayre was born on the 14th day of January 1822, in Madison, New Jersey, and died at his home at Fulton, Wisconsin, May 3, 1919."</ref>
* [[JoJo Starbuck]] (born 1951), two-time Olympic competitor in figure skating<ref>Seegers, Sandy. [https://archive.today/20130111074154/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1838931581.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+15,+2002&author=SANDY+SEEGERSDAILY+RECORD&pub=Daily+Record&desc=STARBUCK+SAYS+IMPROPRIETIES+AMONG+JUDGES+'NOTHING+NEW'&pqatl=google "Starbuck Says Improprieties Among Judges 'Nothing New'"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', February 15, 2002. Accessed March 12, 2011. "Starbuck, a two-time Olympian, watched the competition live at her home in Madison and, like most of the world, felt that Sale and Pelletier were perfect."</ref>
* [[William A. Starrett]] (1877–1932), builder who constructed the [[Empire State Building]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1932/03/27/archives/col-i-a-stamett-medbuilderdmd-was-coordinating-official-of.html "Col. W. A. Starrett, Noted Builder, Dead, Was Coordinating Official of Extensive Realty, Finance and Construction Enterprises. Put Up The Empire State Erected Steel-Framed Structures in Japan for Withstanding Earthquakes – Active in War.], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 27, 1932. Accessed October 3, 2018. Madison, N. J., March 26. – Colonel William Aiken Starret, noted New York builder and realty financier and vice president of the company that erected the Empire State Building, died at 11, o'clock last night in his home here at the age of 55, after suffering a series of apoplectic strokes, the first of which occurred on Jan. 19."</ref>
* [[Mary Wilkinson Streep]] (1915–2001), fine artist and art editor<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/mary-w-streep-86-artist-volunteer/article_2b919223-b328-5c79-8b8b-e9c05c321c0c.html "Mary W. Streep, 86, artist, volunteer"], ''New Jersey Hills'', October 4, 2001. Accessed July 18, 2020. "Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Streep grew up in Madison, where she attended Madison Academy and graduated from Madison High School."</ref>
* [[Charles Henry Totty]] (1873–1939), horticulturist<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/11/archives/charles-h-totty-horticulturist-66-he-helped-establish-the-first.html "Charles H. Totty, Horticulturist, 66; He Helped Establish The First International Flower Show Here—Dies in Orange Developed New Blooms Once Raised Orchids for Late Hamilton McK. Twombly-- Headed Florist Groups"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 1939. Accessed March 12, 2011.</ref>
* [[Eddie Trunk]] (born 1964), heavy metal radio host<ref>Horowitz, Ben. [http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm?pid=400070 "Hard-rock jock blares his independence weekly"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610094917/http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm?pid=400070 |date=June 10, 2008 }}, copy of article from ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 16, 2000. Accessed November 8, 2008. "Trunk, 35, grew up in Madison and continues to live in Morris County. His radio career began with a summer show at the Drew University radio station while he was a student at Madison High School."</ref>
* [[George Witte]], poet and author of ''[[Deniability: Poems]]''<ref>[http://www.pw.org/content/george_witte George Witte], [[Poets & Writers]]. Accessed March 11, 2011.</ref>
* [[Marta Wittkowska]] (1882–1977), contralto opera singer<ref>"Retired Opera Singer Dies", ''[[Syracuse Herald-Journal]]'', (Syracuse, New York): Wednesday, May 25, 1977; pg. 32</ref>
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