Editing Weehawken, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Maryn Adriansen]] (1600–1654), first European settler in Weehawken<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/03/25/102325442.pdf "Earliest known Manhattan map made in 1639"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 25, 1917. Accessed June 15, 2017.</ref><ref>Kirk, Edward J. [http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/hudson/history/local/weehawken.txt Weehawken History, 1932], Hudson County Archives Society, October 16, 1932. Accessed June 15, 2017. "The First Citizen of Weehawken.... That is what they say of him who seems to have been the first and for some time apparently the only citizen of Weehawken, Maryn Adriaensen."</ref>
* [[Ed Alberian]] (1920–1997), entertainer, whose credits include early television's [[Clarabell the Clown]] on the ''[[Howdy Doody]] Show'', ''The Beachcomber Bill Show'', and'' Let's Have Fun''<ref>Stancavish, Don [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511171950/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22392384.html "Edwin Alberian was TV's Clarabell"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 2, 1997. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>
* [[Adele Astaire]] (1896–1981), Fred Astaire's elder sister, dancer and entertainer in vaudeville, on Broadway and the West End<ref>{{Cite book| last = Lawrence| first = Greg| title = Dancing with Demons| publisher = GP Putnam and Sons| year = 2001| url = https://archive.org/details/dancewithdemonsl00lawr| isbn = 0-399-14652-0}}</ref>
* [[Fred Astaire]] (1899–1987), Hollywood actor/dancer<ref name="Hague">Hague, Jim. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/pages/full_story/push?article-New+commission+will+capture+town-s+history%20&id=2360546 "New commission will capture town's history"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', February 15, 2000. Accessed November 13, 2012. "But as Fleckenstein is quick to point out, there are other historic facts about the township. Like the fact that famed actor/dancer Fred Astaire once called Weehawken home."</ref>
*<!--Alphabetized as "Axelrod Bennett, Myril"--> [[Myril Axelrod Bennett]] (1920–2014), an early female executive in the advertising industry<ref>Marquard, Bryan. [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/31/myril-axelrod-bennett-writer-and-advertising-executive-who-refined-role-research-campaigns/kO4HrgaxtPnwc24gy9yK3I/story.html "Myril Axelrod Bennett, 93; female pioneer in ad world"], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', January 31, 2014. Accessed June 26, 2022. "The second of three children, Myril Jessica Davidson was born in Weehawken, N.J., and grew up in Jersey City."</ref>
* [[Eleanor Barooshian]] (1950–2016), singer and a member of the band [[the Cake]]<ref>{{cite news |last = Altman |first = John |title = Eleonor Barooshian obituary |work =The Guardian|date = September 19, 2016 |url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/19/eleanor-barooshian-obituary|accessdate = October 3, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Francis Bitter]] (1902–1967), son of Karl Bitter, physicist known for his research with magnets and long career at MIT<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/27/archives/francis-bitter-65-of-mit-is-dead-an-authority-on-magnetism-served.html "Francis Bitter, 65, of M.I.T. is Dead; An Authority on Magnetism Served Navy During War"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 27, 1967. Accessed June 27, 2017. "Dr. Bitter was born in Weehawken, N. J., the son of Karl and Marie Bitter. His father was a noted sculptor."</ref>
* [[Karl Bitter]] (1867–1915), sculptor, established an atelier, where he lived and worked until his death<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1906/07/01/archives/peasant-sculptor-from-sweden-seeks-field-for-his-art-in-america.html "Peasant Sculptor from Sweden Seeks Field for His Art in America"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 1, 1906. Accessed June 27, 2017. "Along with the painters who seek the seclusion of the grim-visaged cliffs for their work, there is a goodly quota of sculptors – the studio of Karl Bitter tops the heights of Weehawken."</ref>
* [[John H. Bonn]] (1829–1891), founder of [[North Hudson County Railway]]<ref name="Genealogical">{{Cite web|url=http://www.getnj.com/hudberg/genealogical222.shtml|title=JerseyCityHistory.com - Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey - GENEALOGICAL - JOHN HILLRIC BONN|website=www.getnj.com}}</ref>
* [[Kenneth Burke]] (1897–1993), literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist<ref>Selzer, Jack. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3886224 "Kenneth Burke among the Moderns: ''Counter-Statement'' as Counter Statement"], ''[[Rhetoric Society Quarterly]]'', Vol. 26, No. 2 (Spring 1996). Accessed February 21, 2024. "Born in 1897 in Pittsburgh and educated there through high school, Burke moved with his parents in 1915 to an apartment in Weehawken, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from 42nd Street in New York City."</ref><ref>[https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Burke__Kenneth Kenneth Burke], Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Accessed February 21, 2024. "In 1916, after his parents decided to move to Weehawken, New Jersey, Burke dropped out of Ohio State and moved in with them in order to be closer to New York City."</ref>
* [[Marlene Caride]] (born 1963), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 36th legislative district|36th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2012 and was nominated in 2017 to lead the [[New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance]]<ref>Pizarro, Max. [http://observer.com/2011/04/ld-36-hopeful-caride-lands-blancos-endorsement-at-passaic-city-hall/ "LD 36 hopeful Caride lands Blanco's endorsement at Passaic City Hall"], ''[[The New York Observer]]'', April 6, 2011. Accessed December 20, 2017. "'The first Dominican American mayor," said Caride, who was born in Weehawken to Cuban immigrant parents and grew up in Ridgefield, and whose law office is located in Union City."</ref>
* [[Justin Casquejo]] (born 1997), [[free solo climbing|free solo climber]] and [[stunt performer]]<ref>Zeitlinger, Ron. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/09/weehawken_teen_who_climbed_1_wtc_charged_with_climbing_historic_water_tower_source_says.html "Weehawken teen who climbed 1 WTC charged with climbing historic water tower, source says"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', September 22, 2014. Accessed June 27, 2017. "The Weehawken teen who slipped past security and climbed to the top of 1 World Trade Center earlier this year has been arrested in his home town for trying to scale another building, a source told The Jersey Journal. Justin Casquejo, the 16-year-old who caused a national stir – and a security embarrassment – when he posted pictures online from the top of the WTC building while it was still under construction in March, tried to climb the historic Weehawken water tower, a 175-foot-brick structure on Park Avenue on Sept. 17, a source with knowledge of his arrest said."</ref>
* [[Helen Castillo]], fashion designer and cast member of [[Project Runway (season 12)|season 12]] of the reality television series ''[[Project Runway]]'' who was born and raised in Weehawken<ref>Wenik, Ian. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/23230669/article-Weehawken-native-appears-on--Project-Runway-Castillo-brings-local-flair-every-time-she-comes-on-screen- "Weehawken native appears on ''Project Runway''; Castillo brings local flair every time she comes on screen"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', July 28, 2013. Accessed December 20, 2017. "But while some may try to hide their Hudson County roots in search of big fame under the bright lights, Helen Castillo displays hers on sleeve like her characteristic tattoos.... Born in Weehawken before later moving to Union City, Castillo grew up with a preternatural interest in the fine arts."</ref>
* [[Jack Cusick]] (1928–1989), right-handed [[shortstop]] who played for the [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]]<ref>[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jack-cusick/ Jack Cusick], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed June 26, 2022. "Born June 12, 1928 at Weehawken, NJ (USA)"</ref>
* [[John Diebold]] (1926–2005), computer scientist, considered to be an automation evangelist<ref>Bayot, Jennifer. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/27/nyregion/john-diebold-79-a-visionary-of-the-computer-age-dies.html "John Diebold, 79, a Visionary of the Computer Age, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 27, 2005. Accessed December 20, 2017. "John Theurer Diebold (he later dropped the middle name) was born on June 8, 1926, in Weehawken, N.J., and received a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College and a master's degree from Harvard Business School."</ref>
* [[John J. Eagan (politician)|John J. Eagan]] (1872–1956), [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician who represented [[New Jersey's 11th congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1913 to 1921<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000001 John Joseph Eagan], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed June 25, 2007.</ref>
* [[Ronald Enroth]] (1938–2023), Professor of Sociology at [[Westmont College]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104465558/profile-of-richard-enroth/ "Student of the Week; Ronald Enroth Plans to Become a Teacher; Like History, Writing, Traveling and Books"], ''[[Poughkeepsie Journal]]'', December 2, 1955. Accessed June 26, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Born in Weehawken, N. J., Ronald was raised in Ridgefield, N. J., and attended the Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, N. J., prior to moving to New Paltz two years ago."</ref>
* [[Gary T. Erbe]] (born 1944), self-taught [[oil painter]] who is best known for his ''[[trompe-l'œil]]s''<ref>[[Piri Halasz|Halasz, Piri]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/06/archives/state-artists-display-skills.html "State Artists Display Skills"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 6, 1975. Accessed November 26, 2019. "Because of its complexity, Gary T. Erbe's ''American Recipe'' also rewards study. Using a trompe l'oeil technique and an arrangement of elements that suggests collage, this skilled Weehawken artist superimposed shiny pie plates, a rolling pin, an electric mixer and other attributes of domestic labor on an old‐fashioned patriotic poster, thus satirically summing up the place of woman in all‐American home."</ref>
* [[John Erskine (educator)|John Erskine]] (1879–1951), educator and author, who reflects on the town in ''The Memory of Certain Persons''<ref>Schwartz, Bob. [http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=88159&back=0&category= "John Erskine's Weehawken Boyhood"], Weehawken Time Machine. Accessed October 23, 2015.</ref>
* [[Edward Feigenbaum]] (born 1936), computer scientist who collaborated on the development of the first expert system [[Dendral]]<ref>[http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/dictionary/detail.asp?guid=&searchtype=&DicID=17106&RefType=Encyclopedia Edward A. Feigenbaum] from the [[SmartComputing]] Encyclopedia. Accessed December 26, 2006.</ref><ref>[[Donald Knuth|Knuth, Don]]. [http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2012/04/102658162-05-01-acc.pdf "Oral History of Edward Feigenbaum], [[Computer History Museum]], 2007. Accessed October 23, 2015. "I was born in Weehawken, New Jersey, which is a town on the Palisades opposite New York. In fact, it's the place where the Lincoln Tunnel dives under the water and comes up in New York. Then my parents moved up the Palisades four miles to a town called North Bergen, and there I lived until I was 16 and went off to Carnegie Tech."</ref>
* [[Peter Fiordalisi]] (1904–1988), modern artist whose work was inspired by the [[New Jersey Palisades]]<ref>[http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=88125 Weehawken Time Machine: Fiordalsi]. Accessed July 8, 2011.</ref>
* [[Marie L. Garibaldi]] (1934–2016), former Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] who became the first woman to serve on New Jersey's highest court when she was appointed by Governor [[Thomas Kean]] in 1982<ref>[http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/pressrel/archives/p991222.htm "Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Announces Her Retirement From the Supreme Court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208171045/http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/pressrel/archives/p991222.htm |date=December 8, 2015 }}, New Jersey Courts, December 22, 1999. Accessed December 8, 2015.</ref>
* [[João Gilberto]] (1931–2019), Brazilian singer and guitar player, composer and bossa nova pioneer<ref name=GilbertoObit>[[Ben Ratliff|ratliff, Ben]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/arts/music/joao-gilberto-dead-bossa-nova.html "João Gilberto, an Architect of Bossa Nova, Is Dead at 88"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 6, 2019. Accessed October 26, 2020. "After divorcing Astrud and, in 1965, marrying another singer, Heloísa Buarque de Holanda — known in her own career as Miúcha — Mr. Gilberto moved to Weehawken, N.J., and then to Brooklyn."</ref>
* [[Nancy Giles]] (born 1960), [[CBS News]] reporter who, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], produced "A brisk walk with Nancy Giles", which documented her walk around the town, in particular up the inclined block on which [[Weehawken High School]] is located and up [[Boulevard East]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-brisk-walk-with-nancy-giles/|author=[[Giles, Nancy]]|title=A brisk walk with Nancy Giles|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=March 28, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328213437/https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-brisk-walk-with-nancy-giles/}}</ref>
* [[Baker Grace]], musician and songwriter<ref>Speiser, Matthew. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2015/10/this_15-year_old_weehawken_girl_produced_her_own_a.html "Listen: Weehawken singer, 15, drawing rave reviews and taking shot at the big time"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', October 14, 2015, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Chloe Baker is a busy teenager. Between a full course load in musical theater at High Tech High School in North Bergen, homework, and a burgeoning career as a singer and songwriter, the 15-year-old Weehawken girl barely has time to make it to soccer practice at Weehawken High, where she is one of the team's best players."</ref>
* [[Emile Griffith]] (1938–2013), professional boxer who was a World Champion in the [[welterweight]], [[junior middleweight]] and [[middleweight]] classes<ref>[https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2013/07/28/the-passing-of-a-champion/ "The passing of a champion; Boxing Great Griffith, Who Called Hudson County Home For Years, Dies At 75"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', July 28, 2013. Accessed September 18, 2020. "During his boxing heyday, when he won both the world welterweight and middleweight championships, Emile Griffith was proud to call Hudson County home. For almost 30 years, Griffith lived on Boulevard East in Weehawken."</ref>
* [[Janet Hamill]] (born 1945), poet and [[spoken word artist]]<ref>[http://www.janethamill.com/bio.html Bio], Lost Ceilings: poet, writer, performer & artist Janet Hamill. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Janet Hamill was born in Jersey City, NJ. For her first five years, she gazed across the Hudson from the Palisades in Weehawken before her family moved to New Milford in Bergen County."</ref>
* [[Barry Harris]] (1929–2021), jazz pianist and educator<ref name=JazzRoyal/><ref>Watrous, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/28/arts/be-bop-s-generous-romantic.html "Be-Bop's Generous Romantic"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 28, 1994. Accessed January 14, 2012. "Mr. Harris moved to New York in the early 1960s and became friends with Thelonious Monk and Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, Mr. Monk's patron. Eventually, Mr. Harris moved to her estate in Weehawken, N.J., where he still lives."</ref>
* [[Glenn Hauman]] (born 1969), writer, artist, editor and electronic publisher<ref name="Bookcase">[http://www.sfbookcase.com/author.asp?author=Glenn+Hauman Glenn Hauman]. SFBookcase. Accessed August 19, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://hauman.malibulist.com/news/2007/09/22/20070921it-wasnt-me/ "It Wasn't Me..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321100159/http://hauman.malibulist.com/news/2007/09/22/20070921it-wasnt-me/ |date=March 21, 2012 }}. Glenn Hauman: View From Above. September 21, 2007</ref><ref name="NPR">[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4562441 "A Star Trek Wedding"]. [[NPR]]. March 26, 2005</ref>
* [[Robert Hilferty]] (1959–2009), journalist, filmmaker and AIDS activist<ref>{{Cite press release |title = Graduation ceremonies program, 1974| publisher = Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Weehawken, New Jersey| date = June 1974}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fightback.nyc/personas Personas], Fight Back. Accessed December 17, 2024. "Robert Hilferty Background: Robert is a 29 year old white gay man who grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter]] (1897–1982), director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] from 1947 to 1950<ref name=Hague/><ref>Kihss, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/21/obituaries/adm-roscoe-h-hillenkoetter-85-first-director-of-the-cia-dies.html "Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, 85, First Director Of The C.I.A., Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 21, 1982. Accessed November 13, 2012. Vice Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency, died Friday night at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 85 years old and had lived in Weehawken, N.J., since his retirement from the Navy in 1958."</ref>
* [[Bob Kennedy (American football, born 1928)|Bob Kennedy]] (1928–1991), defensive back and halfback who played in the [[All-America Football Conference]] for the [[Los Angeles Dons]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KennBo21.htm Bob Kennedy], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed October 23, 2015.</ref>
* [[A. J. Khubani]] (born 1959), founder, president and CEO of [[Telebrands|Telebrands Corp.]]<ref>Kwoh, Leslie. [https://www.nj.com/business/2009/07/nj_has_grown_as_the_capital_of.html "N.J. has grown as the capital of the TV infomercial industry"],''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 12, 2009. Accessed July 25, 2022. "Khubani, born in Weehawken to Indian immigrants, said New Jersey is 'not a very business-friendly state' because rents, labor costs and taxes are high."</ref>
* [[James G. King]] (1791–1853), businessman and politician who represented {{ushr|New Jersey|5}} from 1849 to 1851<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000203 James Gore King], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 23, 2007.</ref>
* [[Pannonica de Koenigswarter|Nica de Koenigswarter]] née [[Rothschild family|Rothschild]], (1913–1988), known as the "bebop baroness" for her patronage of many jazz musicians<ref name="JazzRoyal">Friedwald, Will. [https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304760604576428252531697570 "The Ballad of a Jazz Royal"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', July 7, 2011. Accessed July 9, 2014. "Finally, in 1958, the baroness moved to a mansion in Weehawken, N.J., which became what might have been the metropolitan area's greatest jazz salon ever. Monk, Barry Harris and other greats lived there for long periods, and more incredible music was heard there than in most concert halls."</ref><ref name="Monk">[https://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_monk_thelonious.htm Thelonious Junior biography], ''[[Jazz (TV series)|Jazz]]''. Accessed July 8, 2011. "He made three final performances with an orchestra at Carnegie Hall, and appeared with a quartet at the Newport Jazz Festival New York in 1975 and in 1976, but otherwise spent his final years in seclusion in Weehawken, New Jersey, at the home of the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, his lifelong friend and patron."</ref>
*<!-- Alphabetized as "Las Mercedes, Franck De"--> [[Franck de Las Mercedes]] (born 1972), [[postmodern art]]ist<ref>Levine, Daniel Rome. [https://abcnews.go.com/Exclusiva/story?id=3475011&page=1 "Triunfador Franck de Las Mercedes"], ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]'', August 16, 2007. Accessed August 18, 2008. "Standing in the middle of his one-bedroom loft apartment in an industrial part of Weehawken, N.J., the 34-year-old abstract painter covers a small brown cardboard box in white acrylic paint and then carefully drips red and hot pink paint on it."</ref>
* [[Ed Lucas]] (1939–2021), blind sportswriter<ref>{{cite book |title=Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story: A Blind Broadcaster's Story of Overcoming Life's Greatest Obstacles |first1=Ed |last1=Lucas |first2=Christopher |last2=Lucas |publisher=Gallery/Jeter Publishing |date=2015 |isbn=978-1476785837}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2007/08/14/on-the-streets-where-we-live-23/|title=On The Streets Where We Live|newspaper=[[The Hudson Reporter]]|author=Amato, Matthew|date=August 14, 2007|accessdate=November 22, 2021|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122210211/https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2007/08/14/on-the-streets-where-we-live-23/}}</ref>
* [[Lori Majewski]], entertainment writer, communications strategist and consultant<ref>Testa, Jim. [http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2014/05/weehawken_author_lori_majewski.html "Weehawken author Lori Majewski to discuss the 'Mad World' of Eighties New Wave at Word Books Open Mic"]. ''[[The Jersey Journal]]''. May 14, 2014. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Majewski even argued that growing up in Weehawken helped fuel her love for this era of music and these particular bands. 'You have to remember that when cable TV was first being introduced, Weehawken was one of the first communities where it was rolled out,' she said."</ref>
* [[John Marin]] (1870–1953), early [[American modernism|American modernist]] artist<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090429031714/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,940672,00.html "Out of the Dark Room"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', March 16, 1962. Accessed June 13, 2007. "In many ways, it took Marin 40 years to find himself. Raised by two maiden aunts in Weehawken. N.J. (his mother died nine days after his birth), he attended Stevens Institute of Technology for a year, drifted from job to job, spent six frustrating years trying to turn himself into an architect."</ref>
* [[Trade Martin]] (born 1945), composer, songwriter and producer<ref>Allocca, Sean. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/7988251/article-What's-old-is-new-Community-theater-group-returns-to-the-township-? "What's old is new; Community theater group returns to the township"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', June 20, 2010. Accessed July 9, 2014. "Although the new reincarnation of the group is independent of the township, some of Iacono's original associates – like famous songwriter and longtime Weehawken resident Trade Martin and former Guttenberg Mayor Peter LaVilla – have signed on to work on the project."</ref>
* [[Steven Massarsky]] (1948–2007), lawyer and businessman who founded Voyager Communications<ref>[http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/steven_massarsky_1948_2007/ Steven Massarsky, 1948–2007], ''[[The Comics Reporter]]'', October 7, 2007. Accessed June 2, 2008.</ref>
* [[David Mearns]] (born 1958), marine scientist and deep water search and recovery expert, specializing in the discovery of the location of historic shipwrecks<ref>Hague, Jim. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2376595/article-Weehawken-native-finds-HMS-Hood-on-ocean-s-floor-Mearns--six-year-journey-ends-with-mixed-emotions--leads-to-documentary--book?instance-search_results "Weehawken native finds HMS Hood on ocean's floor Mearns' six-year journey ends with mixed emotions; leads to documentary, book"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', November 9, 2001. Accessed December 29, 2016. "When David Mearns was a youngster growing up in Weehawken, he was always fascinated by water."</ref>
* [[Cecilia Mettler]] (1909–1943), medical historian who was one of the first full-time, and the first female, professors of the [[history of medicine]] in the United States<ref>Mettler, Fred A. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/44446326?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents "Cecilia Charlotte Asper Mettler (1909–1943)"], ''[[Bulletin of the History of Medicine]]'', 1944. {{jstor|44446326}} "She was born October 26, 1909 at Weehawken, N. J. of Spanish-French-Irish extraction and was the daughter of the late William Charles Asper, attorney and Professor of Law at the John Marshall Law College."</ref>
* [[Alice Duer Miller]] (1874–1942), poet and novelist whose work actively influenced political thought during the [[Women's suffrage in the United States|American suffrage movement]] and the nations's entry into World War II<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bird|first=Christiane|title=American Women Writers: A Critical Guide from Colonial Times to the Present|publisher=St. James Press|year=2000|pages=139–140}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/womens-suffrage/excerpts-are-women-people|title=Excerpts from 'Are Women People?: A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times,' 1915|date=February 23, 2018|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|via=[[Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs]]|accessdate=September 27, 2021|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030035032/https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/womens-suffrage/excerpts-are-women-people}}</ref>
* [[Miúcha]] (1937–2018), Brazilian singer and composer<ref name=GilbertoObit/>
* [[Thelonious Monk]] (1917–1982), jazz pianist<ref name=Monk/>
* [[Michael Noriega]] (born 1977/1978), associate justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey]]<ref>Fox, Joey. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/noriega-formally-unveiled-as-murphys-supreme-court-pick/ "Noriega formally unveiled as Murphy’s Supreme Court pick; Nomination has support from Stack, Bramnick ahead of potentially smooth confirmation process"], New Jersey Globe, May 15, 2023. Accessed May 16, 2023. "Noriega, the son of Peruvian immigrants, was born in Weehawken and raised in neighboring Union City."</ref>
* [[Liam O'Brien]] (born 1976), voice actor, writer, and voice director<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1240448/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Liam O'Brien, IMDB] "Liam O'Brien was born on May 28, 1976 and was raised in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA.". Accessed March 27, 2018.</ref>
* [[William E. Ozzard]] (1915–2002), [[New Jersey Senate]] [[New Jersey Senate#List of past Senate Presidents|president]], 1963<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/lawyer.K-Q.html|title=Lawyer Politicians in New Jersey (K-Q) at Political Graveyard}}</ref>
* [[Kate Pierson]] (born 1948), vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of [[The B-52's]]<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306075506/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/b-52s-party-lands-close-to-hometown-1.989507 "B-52s 'Party' lands close to hometown"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 15, 2009, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 6, 2016. Accessed December 20, 2017. "And with that hair? Kate Pierson, born in Weehawken, raised in Rutherford."</ref><ref>Strong, Martin Charles. ''The essential rock discography'' (Canongate U.S.) {{ISBN|978-1-84195-860-6}}.</ref><ref>Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/celebrities/B-52s_Party_lands_close_to_hometown.html "B-52s 'Party' lands close to hometown"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 15, 2009. Accessed January 14, 2012. "But Athens is a university town – cosmopolitan – with transplants from all over. Which is how Pierson (Weehawken-born, Rutherford-raised) and Schneider (Newark and Long Branch) came to be in the area, ready to join forces with several local musicians to create New Wave's quirkiest party band."</ref>
* [[William Ranney]] (1813–1857), painter best known for his depictions of Western life, sporting scenery, historical subjects and portraiture<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fra41 Ranney, William Tylee], ''[[The Handbook of Texas]]''. Accessed October 23, 2015. "In 1847 he moved to Weehawken, New Jersey, where he remained several years."</ref><ref>Millan, Nicolas. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2415339/article-Looking-back-Famed-American-19th-century-painter-called-North-Hudson-home? "Looking back Famed American 19th century painter called North Hudson home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227101751/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2415339/article-Looking-back-Famed-American-19th-century-painter-called-North-Hudson-home |date=February 27, 2012 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', April 15, 2008. Accessed October 23, 2015. "In 1847, Ranney moved to Weehawken and continued painting. Four years later, the artist moved to Union City where he built his estate."</ref>
* [[Dan Resin]] (1931–2010), actor known as Dr. Beeper in the film ''[[Caddyshack]]'', and as the Ty-D-Bol man in toilet cleaner commercials<ref>Maurer, Mark. [http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1280817636220340.xml&coll=3 "Dan Resin, at 79; 'Caddyshack' actor did TV commercials"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112194628/http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1280817636220340.xml&coll=3 |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', August 3, 2010. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Shortly after attending Indiana University and Columbia University, Resin moved to Hudson County and lived in Union City, Weehawken, and eventually Secaucus."</ref>
* [[Henry Reuterdahl]] (1870–1925), Swedish-American painter highly acclaimed for his nautical artwork<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/henry-reuterdahl.htm Henry Reuterdahl], Arlington National Cemetery. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Lieutenant Commander Henry Reuterdahl, United States naval Reserve Force, well-known naval artist and marine colorist, died at the St. Elizabeth's Government Hospital for the Insane on Sunday night and was buried privately today in Arlington National Cemetery, where repose many of the American Navy officers with whom he was intimately associated.... His home was in Weehawken, New Jersey from about 1899–1925."</ref>
* [[Jerome Robbins]] (1918–1998), choreographer, famous for ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' and many works for the [[New York City Ballet]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070312220550/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988880,00.html "A 'Made in The U.S.A.' Genius: Jerome Robbins, master choreographer], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', August 10, 1998.</ref><ref>[[Anna Kisselgoff|Kisselgoff, Anna]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/30/theater/jerome-robbins-79-is-dead-giant-of-ballet-and-broadway.html "Jerome Robbins, 79, Is Dead; Giant of Ballet and Broadway"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 30, 1998. Accessed October 23, 2015. "When his father went into corset manufacturing in Union City, N.J., the family moved to nearby Weehawken, where Mr. Robbins graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1935."</ref>
* [[Wilbur Ross]] (born 1937), [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] and investor known for restructuring companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, foreign investment and textiles<ref>Gross, Daniel. [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/bizfinance/columns/moneyandmind/10279/ "The Bottom-Feeder King; Never mind hedge funds. Wilbur Ross gets rich the unfashionable way—in steel plants, textile mills, and other stuff nobody wants."], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', July 30, 2011. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Thumbnail bio: Born in Weehawken, New Jersey, 1937, the son of a schoolteacher and a lawyer (Wilbur Ross Sr. became a judge)."</ref>
* [[Gerard Schwarz]] (born 1947), conductor, currently with the [[Seattle Symphony Orchestra]]<ref>Hague, Jim. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2401968/article-Guitar-wizards-Brazilian-brothers-open-HRPAC-s-UBS-Atrium-series "Guitar Wizards: Brazilian brothers open HRPAC's UBS Atrium series"], ''The Hudson Reporter'', November 28, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2007. "The Seattle Symphony, with Weehawken native Gerard Schwarz as conductor, recently performed a triple concerto of Sergio Assad's original musical compositions."</ref>
* [[Theodore Seltzer]] (died 1957), manufacturer of [[Bengay]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1957/01/02/archives/theodore-seltzer-is-dead-at-86-manufactured-baume-bengay.html "Theodore Seltzer Is Dead at 86; Manufactured Baume Ben-Gay"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 2, 1957. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Theodore Seltzer, president of Bengue, Inc., 2023 Kerrigan Avenue, Union City, N.J., manufacturers of a medicinal ointment, Baume Ben-Gay, and other products, died Monday in French Hospital after a long illness. He was 86 years old and lived at 55 King Avenue, Weehawken, N.J."</ref><ref>[http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=88351&back=0&category= Seltzer Mansion], Weehawken Time Machine. Accessed August 11, 2014.</ref>
* [[Kenneth Steiglitz]], professor of computer science at [[Princeton University]]<ref>[https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/cv.html Kenneth Steiglitz, Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science], [[Princeton University]]. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Born: January 30, 1939, Weehawken, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Fred Stickel]] (1921–2015), newspaperman, notably publisher of ''[[The Oregonian]]''<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/business/media/fred-a-stickel-publisher-of-the-oregonian-dies-at-93.html "Fred A. Stickel, Publisher of The Oregonian, Dies at 93"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 30, 2015. Accessed June 26, 2022. "Mr. Stickel was born on Nov. 18, 1921, in Weehawken, N.J."</ref>
* [[Frank Tashlin]] (1913–1972), film director, whose credits include ''[[The Glass Bottom Boat]]'' and ''[[The Alphabet Murders]]''<ref>Hendrix, Grady. [http://www.nysun.com/article/38964 "The Cartoonist Who Crashed the Party"], ''[[The New York Sun]]'', September 1, 2006. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Tashlin, a native of Weehawken, N.J., got his start animating ''Looney Tunes'' in the early 1940s before becoming the go-to guy for comedy as one of the few directors to successfully make the transition from animation to live-action, shaping star vehicles for one outsized celeb after another: Bob Hope, Jayne Mansfield and, most famously, Jerry Lewis."</ref>
* [[Paul van K. Thomson]] (1916–1999), [[Roman Catholic]] priest, author and educator<ref>[https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2683&context=cowl "Campus Profiles; English Professor First Of Series"], ''The Cowl'', March 16, 1951. Accessed May 20, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Mr. Paul Van K. Thomson, professor of English literature here at Providence College, has another important job to do besides teaching, that is, being the father of six children. Mr. Thomson who arrived here in 1949 was born in Weehawken. N. J., and attended high school there."</ref>
* [[Amani Toomer]] (born 1974), wide receiver who played for the [[New York Giants]]<ref name="HR2008">Mullins, Michael D. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_home/2414993/article-Was-it-the-shoes--Local-fan-says-he-has-secret-of-Giants--success--as-city-plans-celebration "Was it the shoes? Local fan says he has secret of Giants' success, as city plans celebration"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214007/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_home/2414993/article-Was-it-the-shoes--Local-fan-says-he-has-secret-of-Giants--success--as-city-plans-celebration |date=March 3, 2016 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', February 19, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2013. "City officials said that besides quarterback Eli Manning, who lives in the Hudson Tea Building on 15th Street, linebackers Kawika Mitchell and Mathias Kiwanuka are Hoboken residents. Several Giants live in surrounding municipalities, including Amani Toomer and Derrick Ward, who both live in Weehawken."</ref>
* [[Percie Vivarttas]], architect whose work includes [[Temple Beth-El (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Temple Beth-El]] in Jersey City<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/T_Pages/Temple_Beth_El.htm|title=Temple Beth-El at Jersey City Past and Present}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stockton.edu/ettc/|title=SRI&ETTC Stockton University|website=www.stockton.edu}}</ref>
* [[Josef von Sternberg]] (1894–1969), [[film noir]] director who built a home in the 1940s that was sold in 1958 to Nica de Koenigswater<ref>Kelley, Robin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=jk3Bx7KfdO8C&pg=PA240 ''Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original''], p. 240. [[Simon & Schuster]], 2009. {{ISBN|0684831902}}. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref><ref>Wolf, Jaime. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/magazine/what-a-design-guru-really-does.html "What A Design Guru Really Does"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 1, 2002. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Or the house in Weehawken that Walrod wants to save, which wasn't only designed by a close associate of Walter Gropius's but was also originally commissioned by Josef von Sternberg, later sold to an eccentric baroness who was famous for supporting jazz musicians like Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk and was ultimately, it turns out, the place where Monk died."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1950/09/10/archives/a-native-returns-josef-von-sternberg-of-fond-memory-resumes.html "A Native Returns; Josef Von Sternberg of Fond Memory Resumes Directing in Hollywood Winner Revelation"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 10, 1950. Accessed October 23, 2015. "or when Von Sternberg, after a long absence from Hollywood, was beckoned back here by Howard Hughes last fall from his home in Weehawken, N. J., he had no assurance that he would even be handed the controls on ''Jet Pilot.''"</ref>
* [[Derrick Ward]] (born 1980), running back who played for the [[New York Giants]]<ref name=HR2008/>
* [[Daniel Webster]] (1782–1852), statesman<ref name=Genealogical/><ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/08/29/102405030.pdf "Daniel Webster Owned It.; Weehawken Heights Property That Was Sold by Him for $8,500"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 29, 1897. Accessed June 27, 2017.</ref>
* [[Grant Wright]] (1865–1935), cartoonist, illustrator and painter<ref>Staff. [http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/peoria/obits/w/wright325gob.txt "Grant Wright, 70, Dies In East of Pneumonia"], ''[[Journal Star (Peoria)|Peoria Star]]'', October 21, 1935. Accessed August 11, 2014. "Grant Wright aged 70, one of the leading landscape painters in the country, and known to practically every older resident of Peoria, died yesterday morning at the North Hudson Hospital at Union City, N.J., following a short illness. Death was caused by pneumonia. He was admitted to the hospital Saturday night, being taken from his home, 327 Park Avenue, Weehawken, N.J."</ref>
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