Editing Bayonne, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==

{{Category see also|People from Bayonne, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bayonne include ('''(B)''' denotes that the person was born in the city):
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* [[Marc Acito]] (born 1966), playwright, novelist and humorist '''(B)'''<ref>[https://issuu.com/goodspeedguides/docs/chasing_rainbows_audience_insights ''Chasing Rainbows; The Road to Oz''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305005152/https://issuu.com/goodspeedguides/docs/chasing_rainbows_audience_insights |date=March 5, 2023 }}, Goodspeed Musicals. Accessed December 4, 2017. "Marc Acito (''Book'') was born on January 11, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Walker Lee Ashley]] (born 1960), linebacker who played seven seasons in the NFL, for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]] '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/walkerleeashley/2508693/profile "Walker Lee Ashley"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920093738/http://www.nfl.com/player/walkerleeashley/2508693/profile |date=September 20, 2017 }}, [[National Football League]]. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref>
* [[Herbert R. Axelrod]] (1927–2017), tropical fish expert who was sentenced to prison in a tax fraud case '''(B)'''<ref>[[Robin Pogrebin|Pogrebin, Robin]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/arts/music/17symp.html "Symphony to Investigate String-Instrument Deal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011427/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/arts/symphony-to-investigate-string-instrument-deal.html |date=October 2, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 17, 2004. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Mr. Axelrod, an entrepreneur from Bayonne, made his money publishing pet care books."</ref>
* [[Louis Ayres]] (1874–1947), architect best known for designing the United States Memorial Chapel at the [[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial]] and the [[Herbert C. Hoover Building|Herbert C. Hoover U.S. Department of Commerce Building]] '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.landmarkwest.org/maps_and_data/Designation%20Reports/CentralSavingsInterior.pdf Central Savings Bank] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814040453/http://www.landmarkwest.org/maps_and_data/Designation%20Reports/CentralSavingsInterior.pdf |date=August 14, 2014 }}, [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]], December 21, 1993. Accessed October 29, 2013. "William Louis Ayres was born in Bergen Point, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Alexander Barkan]] (1909–1990), head of the [[AFL–CIO]]'s Committee on Political Education 1963–1982, and an original member of [[Nixon's Enemies List]] '''(B)'''<ref>Staff. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/283025862 "Alexander Barkan, 81; headed labor's political action group"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', October 22, 1990. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Alexander E. Barkan, longtime head of the AFL-CIO's political action committee has died at age 81, the labor federation announced.Mr. Barkan was a native of Bayonne, N.J."</ref>
* [[Allan Benny]] (1867–1942), Bayonne council member who later represented {{ushr|NJ|9}} 1903–1905<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1942/11/08/archives/allan-benny-dead-exongressman-bayonne-leader-once-member-of-state.html "Allan Benny Dead; Ex-Congressman; Bayonne Leader, Once Member of State Assembly, Served Also as City Attorney"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727145741/https://www.nytimes.com/1942/11/08/archives/allan-benny-dead-exongressman-bayonne-leader-once-member-of-state.html |date=July 27, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 8, 1942. Accessed September 19, 2017.</ref>
* [[Ben Bernie]] (1891–1943), bandleader, author, violinist, composer and conductor who wrote ''[[Sweet Georgia Brown]]'' '''(B)'''<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1943/10/21/archives/ben-bernie-dies-band-leader-52-old-maestro-star-of-radio-stage-and.html "Ben Bernie Dies; Band Leader, 52; 'Old Maestro,' Star of Radio, Stage and Screen, Rose From Poverty on the East Side"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727151509/https://www.nytimes.com/1943/10/21/archives/ben-bernie-dies-band-leader-52-old-maestro-star-of-radio-stage-and.html |date=July 27, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 21, 1943. Accessed September 19, 2017. "His father, who had a horseshoeing establishment on South Street under the spreading roadway of the Brooklyn Bridge, had a difficult time to feed the eleven children, and when Ben was 6 years old the family moved to Bayonne, N.&nbsp;J., where the family became, as it were, the village blacksmith."</ref>
* [[Richard Halsey Best]] (1910–2001), dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II '''(B)'''<ref>[https://goefoundation.org/eagles/best-richard-h/ Eagle Profile: Richard H. Best] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613171928/https://goefoundation.org/eagles/best-richard-h/ |date=June 13, 2023 }}, [[Gathering of Eagles Program]]. Accessed June 13, 2023. "Richard Halsey Best was born 24 March 1910, in Bayonne, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Tammy Blanchard]] (born 1976), actress who won an Emmy Award for her portrayal of [[Judy Garland]] in ''[[Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows]]''<ref>Thorbourne, Ken. [http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2010/03/bayonne_actress_tammy_blanchar.html "Bayonne actress Tammy Blanchard set to light up small screen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605023501/http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2010/03/bayonne_actress_tammy_blanchar.html |date=June 5, 2011 }}, NJ.com, March 25, 2010,</ref>
* [[Marcy Borders]] (1973–2015), bank clerk who was known as "the dust lady" for an iconic photo taken of her after she survived the collapse of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/9-11-survivor-from-n-j-seen-in-iconic-photo-covered-in-dust-dies-1.1398527 "9/11 survivor from N.J. seen in iconic photo covered in dust dies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828233804/http://www.northjersey.com/news/9-11-survivor-from-n-j-seen-in-iconic-photo-covered-in-dust-dies-1.1398527 |date=August 28, 2015 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 26, 2015. Accessed August 29, 2015. "The 42-year-old Bayonne resident was working on the 81st floor inside one of the Twin Towers in the attack, but she managed to escape the building."</ref>
* [[Joe Borowski (baseball)|Joe Borowski]] (born 1971), professional baseball player for the [[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>Kurland, Bob. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110516182701/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22485811.html "Pitching In Majors Fulfills Borowski's Other Dream"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 27, 1995. Accessed July 15, 2007. "The 24-year-old native of Bayonne even has had a taste of pitching for the Baltimore Orioles."</ref>
* [[Kenny Britt]] (born 1988), wide receiver for the [[New England Patriots]] '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/kennybritt/profile?id=BRI708216 Kenny Britt profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100319031004/http://www.nfl.com/players/kennybritt/profile?id=BRI708216 |date=March 19, 2010 }}, [[NFL.com]]. Accessed November 17, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12556/kenny-britt Kenny Britt profile], [[ESPN.com]]. Accessed November 17, 2020.</ref>
* [[Dick Brodowski]] (1932–2019), Major League Baseball pitcher, who came up with the [[Boston Red Sox]] as a 19-year-old<ref>Reichler, Joe via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I4xjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IXoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5262,3691622&dq=dick-brodowski+bayonne&hl=en "Roberts Is Also 20 Game Winner"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119105017/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I4xjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IXoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5262,3691622&dq=dick-brodowski+bayonne&hl=en |date=November 19, 2015 }}, ''[[Nashua Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', August 20, 1952. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Dick Brodowski, of Bayonne, NJ, Boston Rod Sox pitcher, has his blood pressure taken by Lieut Vincent Pattlavina, of Quincy, Mass, at the Army Base induction center in Boston, the morning of August 18."</ref>
* [[Clem Burke]] (born 1955), drummer who was an original member of the band [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] '''(B)'''<ref>[http://zani.co.uk/music/482-clem-burke-of-blondie-talks-to-zani "Clem Burke of Blondie talks to ZANI"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814055838/http://zani.co.uk/music/482-clem-burke-of-blondie-talks-to-zani |date=August 14, 2014 }}, ZANI. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Clem Burke born 24th November 1954 Bayonne, New Jersey, is a drummer who has been in the forefront of popular music since 1976. He joined Blondie a year before in New York where he passed an audition under the watchful eye of Debbie Harry (Lead Singer and Songwriter) and Chris Stein (Guitar and Songwriter)."</ref>
* [[Scott Byers]] (born 1958), former [[American football]] [[defensive back]] who played in the NFL for the [[San Diego Chargers]] '''(B)'''<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ByerSc20.htm Scott Byers], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed February 18, 2024. "Born: July 3, 1958 in Bayonne, NJ (Age: 65-230d)"</ref>
* [[Walter Chandoha]] (1920–2019), animal photographer, known especially for his 90,000 photographs of cats '''(B)'''<ref>[[Richard Sandomir|Sandomir, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/obituaries/walter-chandoha-dead.html "Walter Chandoha, Photographer Whose Specialty Was Cats, Dies at 98"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20190123061042/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/obituaries/walter-chandoha-dead.html |date=January 23, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 18, 2019. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Walter George Chandoha was born in Bayonne on Nov. 30, 1920. His parents, Sam and Pauline (Tychy) Chandoha, were Ukrainian immigrants."</ref>
* [[Leon Charney]] (1938–2016), real estate tycoon, author, philanthropist, political pundit and media personality '''(B)'''<ref>Blumenthal, Ralph. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/nyregion/leon-h-charney-investor-cable-tv-host-and-peace-broker-is-dead-at-77.html "Leon H. Charney, Investor, Cable TV Host and Peace Broker, Is Dead at 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818045352/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/nyregion/leon-h-charney-investor-cable-tv-host-and-peace-broker-is-dead-at-77.html |date=August 18, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 22, 2016. Accessed March 24, 2016. "Mr. Charney was born on July 23, 1938, in Bayonne, N.J., and grew up poor, the son of a sewing supplies salesman who died young."</ref>
* [[Cy Chermak]] (1929–2021), [[television producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]], notable for producing the [[crime drama]] television series ''[[CHiPs]]'' and ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' '''(B)'''<ref>Ferme, Antonio. [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cy-chermak-dead-chips-producer-1234897633/ "Cy Chermak, ''CHiPs'' and ''Ironside'' Producer, Dies at 91"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140747/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cy-chermak-dead-chips-producer-1234897633/ |date=April 12, 2021 }}, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', February 1, 2021. Accessed April 24, 2021. "Chermak was born in 1929 in Bayonne, New Jersey as Seymour 'Cy' Chermak."</ref>
* [[Stanley Chesney]] (1910–1978), soccer player and [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] inductee '''(B)'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Stan Chesney |url=https://njsportsheroes.com/stanchesneys.html |website=NJSports.com |access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Chiappone]] (born 1957), indicted politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 31st Legislative District 2004–2005 and again from 2007<ref>Hack, Charles. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/10/assemblyman_anthony_chiappone.html "Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone of Bayonne is introducing a 'DiNardo' illegal-gun bill"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113191707/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/10/assemblyman_anthony_chiappone.html |date=November 13, 2013 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', October 8, 2009. Accessed September 20, 2017. "Although Bayonne Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone has been indicted on corruption charges by a state grand jury and the speaker of the Assembly is denying him his pay and benefits, he is still a working lawmaker."</ref> until his resignation in 2010<ref>Sullivan, Al (July 21, 2010). [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/8825509/article-Political-career-ends-Chiappone-resigns-from-Assembly "Political career ends: Chiappone resigns from Assembly"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113195507/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/8825509/article-Political-career-ends-Chiappone-resigns-from-Assembly |date=November 13, 2013 }}. ''The Hudson Reporter''.</ref>
* [[Robert Coello]] (born 1984), MLB pitcher who has played for the [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]<ref>Gobis, Peter. [http://www.thesunchronicle.com/sports/coello-pawsox-knocked-around/article_2db0c56e-cecd-55fa-b744-5bb85fd64359.html "Coello, PawSox knocked around "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018200717/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/sports/coello-pawsox-knocked-around/article_2db0c56e-cecd-55fa-b744-5bb85fd64359.html |date=October 18, 2021 }}, ''[[The Sun Chronicle]]'', July 9, 2010. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Coello, a Bayonne, N.J. native, was once a catcher, selected in the 20th round of the MLB Draft in 2004 by Cincinnati."</ref>
* [[Robert B. Cohen]] (1925–2012), founder of the [[Hudson News]] chain of newsstands that began in 1987 with a single location at [[LaGuardia Airport]] '''(B)'''<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/business/media/robert-b-cohen-dies-at-85-founded-the-hudson-news-chain.html "Robert B. Cohen, Hudson News Chain Founder, Dies at 86"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420095321/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/business/media/robert-b-cohen-dies-at-85-founded-the-hudson-news-chain.html |date=April 20, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 5, 2012. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Robert Benjamin Cohen was born in Bayonne, N.J., on May 26, 1925, to Isaac and Lillian Goodman Cohen. His father, who once operated a newsstand and a home-delivery route in Brooklyn, started what was then called the Bayonne News Company in the early 1920s."</ref>
* [[Dennis P. Collins]] (1924–2009), former mayor of Bayonne who served four terms in office, 1974–1990<ref>Conte, Michaelangelo. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/12/post_48.html "Former Bayonne Mayor Dennis P. Collins dies at 85"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816153016/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/12/post_48.html |date=August 16, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', December 7, 2009. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Former Bayonne Mayor Dennis P. Collins died yesterday, leaving a legacy of nearly three decades of public service that earned him the distinction of having the city's largest park and main post office named in his honor.... Collins amassed 28 years of public service, including 12 years on the City Council and a record four-term mayoralty, from 1974 to 1990, when he retired."</ref>
* [[George Cummings]] (1938–2024), guitarist for the 1970s pop band, [[Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show]]<ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/02/07/dr-hooks-guitarist-casts-stones-at-industry/ "Dr. Hook's Guitarist Casts Stones At Industry"], ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'', October 3, 2021. Accessed January 12, 2025. "Now living in his wife's hometown of Bayonne, N.J., Cummings said he keeps busy raising his sons, playing golf, and playing solo."</ref><ref>Sullivan, Al. [http://hudsonreporter.com/pages/full_story?article-Bringing%20it%20back%20home-Dr-%20Hook%20guitarist%20unveils%20new%20instrument-%20=&id=2131188-Bringing%20it%20back%20home-Dr-%20Hook%20guitarist%20unveils%20new%20instrument-&instance=secondary_stories_left_column&page_label=bayonne&widget=push&open={}& "Bringing it back home; Dr. Hook guitarist unveils new instrument"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920141711/http://hudsonreporter.com/pages/full_story?article-Bringing%20it%20back%20home-Dr-%20Hook%20guitarist%20unveils%20new%20instrument-%20=&id=2131188-Bringing%20it%20back%20home-Dr-%20Hook%20guitarist%20unveils%20new%20instrument-&instance=secondary_stories_left_column&page_label=bayonne&widget=push&open=%7B%7D& |date=September 20, 2017 }}, ''[[The Union City Reporter]]'', March 25, 2009, Pages 5 and 20. Accessed August 25, 2013.</ref>
* [[Bert Daly]] (1881–1952), physician and MLB [[infielder]] for the [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] who served five terms as mayor of Bayonne '''(B)'''<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1952/09/04/archives/exianorbj-day-ofbayonne-wab1t-citys-chiefexecutive-5-times-in-30.html "Ex-Mayor B. J. Daly of Bayonne, Was 71; City's Chief Executive 5 Times in 30 Years Dies Played Baseball as Young Man"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011436/https://www.nytimes.com/1952/09/04/archives/exianorbj-day-ofbayonne-wab1t-citys-chiefexecutive-5-times-in-30.html |date=October 2, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 4, 1952. Accessed March 8, 2021.</ref>
* [[Tom De Haven]] (born 1949), author, editor and journalist '''(B)'''<ref>Miniscule, Caroline. [http://thethunderchild.com/Interviews/Books/TomDeHaven.html "The Thunder Child: Interviews Source Book – Tom De Haven: Author ''It's Superman''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920101536/http://thethunderchild.com/Interviews/Books/TomDeHaven.html |date=September 20, 2017 }}, The Thunder Child, March 2006. Accessed September 20, 2017. "I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, grew up in the same neighborhood you see in the first half hour of Steven Spielberg's ''War of the Worlds'': that beautiful silvery bridge those aliens blast to undulating smithereens is the same Bayonne Bridge I used to ride my bike across (to Staten Island) in the late 1950s and early 1960s."</ref>
* [[Sandra Dee]] (1942–2005), actress best known for her role as ''[[Gidget (film)|Gidget]]'' '''(B)'''<ref>[[Dave Kehr|Kehr, Dave]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/20/movies/20cnd-dee.html "Sandra Dee, 'Gidget' Star and Teenage Idol, Dies at 62"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616235108/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/20/movies/20cnd-dee.html |date=June 16, 2013 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 20, 2005. Accessed November 11, 2012. "Born Alexandra Zuck on April 23, 1942, in Bayonne, N.J., she began modeling in New York at an early age."</ref>
* [[Teresa Demjanovich]] (1901–1927), [[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church|Ruthenian Catholic]] [[Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth|Sister of Charity]], who has been [[beatified]] by the Catholic Church '''(B)'''<ref>Schlossberg, Tatiana. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/nyregion/miriam-teresa-demjanovich-a-nun-from-new-jersey-is-on-a-path-to-sainthood.html?_r=0 "A Nun From New Jersey Is on a Path to Sainthood"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044001/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/nyregion/miriam-teresa-demjanovich-a-nun-from-new-jersey-is-on-a-path-to-sainthood.html?_r=0 |date=December 1, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 3, 2014. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich was a nun for only two years at a convent in New Jersey before she died in 1927 at the age of 26. But on Saturday she will edge closer to sainthood when she is beatified at a special Mass in Newark, the first time such a ceremony has been held in the United States.Sister Miriam Teresa was born in Bayonne in 1901, the youngest of seven children of immigrants from present-day Slovakia."</ref>
* [[Martin Dempsey]] (born 1952), retired [[United States Army]] [[General (United States)|general]] who served as the 18th [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] from October 1, 2011, until September 25, 2015<ref>[https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2015/04/gen_dempsey_jersey_city_native.html "Bayonne's Gen. Dempsey named one of world's most influential: Time Magazine"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201173303/https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2015/04/gen_dempsey_jersey_city_native.html |date=February 1, 2022 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', April 17, 2015, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed February 1, 2022. "Army General Martin E. Dempsey, who was born in Jersey City and grew up in Bayonne, made Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, a group that includes Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Pope Francis and celebrity Kim Kardashian."</ref>
* [[Rich Dimler]] (born 1956), former nose tackle for the [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Green Bay Packers]] '''(B)'''<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DimlRi20.htm Rich Dimler profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920142550/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DimlRi20.htm |date=September 20, 2017 }}, [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed September 20, 2017.</ref>
* [[James P. Dugan]] (1929–2021), former member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] who served as chairman of the [[New Jersey Democratic State Committee]] '''(B)'''<ref>Aron, Michael. [http://governors.rutgers.edu/testing/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TR-Dugan-interview.pdf Interview with James P. Dugan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722135040/http://governors.rutgers.edu/testing/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TR-Dugan-interview.pdf |date=July 22, 2019 }}, [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]] Center on the American Governor at [[Rutgers University]], February 27, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2019. "James P. Dugan: Well, I was born Bayonne, many years ago.... Q: Where did you live in those days? Were you in Bayonne? James P. Dugan: Yes."</ref>
* [[William Abner Eddy]] (1850–1909), accountant and journalist famous for his photographic and meteorological experiments with kites.<ref>Rosenberg, Bernie. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-kite-pioneer-william/123200870/ "High-flying kite pioneer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420114839/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-kite-pioneer-william/123200870/ |date=April 20, 2023 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', May 2, 1997. Accessed April 20, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "If a Nobel Prize had been awarded for the design of kites back in the 1890s William Abner Eddy of Bayonne would have been the odds-on favorite to win it."</ref> 
* [[Michael Farber]] (born 1951), author and sports journalist, writer with ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' 1994–2014<ref>Farber, Michael. [https://www.si.com/vault/2007/11/12/101173278/garden-state "Garden State: Returning to his hometown, Bayonne, the author marvels at the incongruity of an ultraexclusive golf club sharing a ZIP Code with a city that's best known as a punch line"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227235612/https://www.si.com/vault/2007/11/12/101173278/garden-state |date=December 27, 2017 }}, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', November 12, 2007. Accessed December 26, 2017. "Bayonne is my hometown, in that I lived there for the formative years between fifth and 10th grade and the summers afterward."</ref>
* [[Barney Frank]] (born 1940), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Massachusetts]] 1981–2013 '''(B)'''<ref>[[Michael Oreskes|Oreskes, Michael]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/15/us/washington-work-barney-frank-s-public-private-lives-lonely-struggle-for.html "Washington at Work; Barney Frank's Public and Private Lives: Lonely Struggle for Coexistence"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920142552/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/15/us/washington-work-barney-frank-s-public-private-lives-lonely-struggle-for.html |date=September 20, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 15, 1989. Accessed August 14, 2012. "Mr. Frank points up at the poster as he explains what was wrong with his life back then – how he tried to divide his public from his private life, how he could not handle the strain of this and, finally, how he made a personal blunder that threatens now to wreck a political career more successful than he ever imagined possible as a boy growing up in Bayonne, N.J."</ref>
* [[Rich Glover]] (born 1950), former professional football player, who played [[defensive tackle]] in the NFL for the [[New York Giants]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]] '''(B)'''<ref>Ojuitku, Mak. [https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2016/07/glovers_camp_as_much_about_foo.html "Glover's camp as much about football as it is life"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723171306/https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2016/07/glovers_camp_as_much_about_foo.html |date=July 23, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], July 13, 2016. Accessed July 23, 2019. "This week, college football Hall of Famer Rich Glover held his annual four-day All Access to Life Foundation football camp in conjunction with the Jersey City Department of Recreation.... For the former New York Giant who was born in Bayonne and raised in the Greenville section of Jersey City, the camp is a way of giving back to the community."</ref>
* [[Joshua Gomez]] (born 1975), actor best known for his role as [[Morgan Grimes]] on ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''  '''(B)'''<ref>O'Hare, Kate. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121443013/joshua-gomez-of-bayonne/ "Celebrity Scoop: Gomez Heads Out On  ''Chuck''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323010235/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121443013/joshua-gomez-of-bayonne/ |date=March 23, 2023 }}, ''[[Kane County Chronicle]]'', October 9, 2010. Accessed March 22, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "For most of three previous seasons of NBC's spy-caper show ''Chuck,'' airing Mondays, Morgan Grimes (Joshua Gomez) has spent his time either at the Los Angeles apartment of his best friend, big-box retail geek-turned-spy Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), or at their workplace, the Burbank, Calif., Buy More electronics store.... Birthplace: Bayonne, N.J., on Nov. 20, making him a Scorpio"</ref>
* [[Rick Gomez]] (born 1972), actor who played [[George Luz]] in [[HBO]]'s ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' and as "Endless Mike" Hellstrom in ''[[The Adventures of Pete and Pete]]''  '''(B)'''<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-virginia-rohan-profile-of-wh/151137394/ "Delving into the man-boy Brian's brain"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 16, 2006. Accessed July 11, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Brian's newly married, pregnant fortysomething record-executive sister, Nic (Rosanna Arquette), and her much younger aspiring-actor husband, Angelo (Raoul Bova), seem normal enough, and, at first glance, so do his long-married pals Deena and Dave (Amanda Detmer and Bayonne-born Rick Gomez)."</ref><ref>[http://abcstudiosmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=000228&type=gomez Rick Gomez] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093541/http://abcstudiosmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=000228&type=gomez |date=July 7, 2011 }}, [[ABC Studios]] ''[[Cupid (2009 TV series)|Cupid]]''. Accessed June 3, 2011. "Hometown: Bayonne, NJ"</ref>
* [[Arielle Holmes]] (born 1993), actress and writer best known for starring as a lightly fictionalized version of herself in the film ''[[Heaven Knows What]]''<ref>Olsen, Mark. [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-heaven-filmmakers-20150601-story.html "''Heavens Knows What'' star knows all about the street life film depicts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725090428/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-heaven-filmmakers-20150601-story.html |date=July 25, 2019 }}, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 1, 2015. Accessed October 18, 2019. "Holmes, 21, is originally from Bayonne, N.J. ('not a place you'd want to go,' she said)."</ref>
* [[Danan Hughes]] (born 1970), former football [[wide receiver]] who played in the NFL for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] '''(B)'''<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HughDa00.htm Danan Hughes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215182736/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HughDa00.htm |date=February 15, 2021 }}, [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed February 1, 2021. "Born: December 11, 1970 (Age: 50-052d) in Bayonne, NJ... High School: Bayonne (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Nathan L. Jacobs]] (1905–1989), Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in 1948 and 1952–1975<ref>Fowler, Glenn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/26/obituaries/nathan-jacobs-83-an-ex-justice-of-the-new-jersey-supreme-court.html "Nathan Jacobs, 83, an Ex-Justice Of the New Jersey Supreme Court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920142943/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/26/obituaries/nathan-jacobs-83-an-ex-justice-of-the-new-jersey-supreme-court.html |date=September 20, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 26, 1989. Accessed June 16, 2016. "Justice Jacobs, who grew up in Bayonne, was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received bachelor's and doctoral degrees in law from Harvard."</ref>
* [[Herman Kahn]] (1922–1983), military strategist<ref>[http://www.atomicarchive.com/Reviews/0674017145.shtml Review of ''The Worlds of Herman Kahn: The Intuitive Science of Thermonuclear War''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018182337/http://www.atomicarchive.com/Reviews/0674017145.shtml |date=October 18, 2006 }}, accessed December 2, 2006.</ref><ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081222004644/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950994,00.html "Thinker of the Unthinkable"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', July 18, 1983. Accessed November 11, 2012. "Kahn was born in Bayonne, NJ, graduated from UCLA in 1945 and three years later joined the Rand Corp., the California think tank that helps the Pentagon develop defense strategies."</ref>
* [[Brian Keith]] (1921–1997), film and TV actor who appeared in ''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]'' and as Uncle Bill in ''[[Family Affair]]'' '''(B)'''<ref>[[Lawrence Van Gelder|Van Gelder, Lawrence]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/25/arts/brian-keith-hardy-actor-75-played-dads-and-desperadoes.html "Brian Keith, Hardy Actor, 75; Played Dads and Desperadoes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022193609/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/25/arts/brian-keith-hardy-actor-75-played-dads-and-desperadoes.html |date=October 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 25, 1997. Accessed August 14, 2012. "Mr. Keith, whose full name was Robert Brian Keith Jr., was born in Bayonne, N.J."</ref>
* [[Frank Langella]] (born 1940), actor who has appeared in over 70 productions including ''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]'' and ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]'' '''(B)'''<ref>Marks, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/11/theater/theater-frank-langella-stamps-the-father-as-his-own.html "Theater; Frank Langella Stamps 'The Father' as His Own"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920190701/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/11/theater/theater-frank-langella-stamps-the-father-as-his-own.html |date=September 20, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 11, 1996. Accessed August 14, 2012. "A Bayonne, N.J., native, he is perhaps best known for his performance in the Broadway and movie versions of ''Dracula.''"</ref>
* [[Bob Latour]] (1925–2010), swimming coach who organized and served as the first coach of the men's swimming team at [[Bucknell University]] 1956–1968 '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.bucknellbison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32100&ATCLID=209018493 "Bucknell Mourns the Loss of Bob Latour, Former AD and First Bison Swimming Coach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011452/https://bucknellbison.com/news/2010/11/19/209018493.aspx |date=October 2, 2023 }}, [[Bucknell Bison]], November 19, 2010. Accessed June 18, 2018. "Born May 11, 1925 in Bayonne, N.J., and raised in Middletown, N.Y., Latour served in the U.S. Army in 1943-44."</ref>
* [[Joseph A. LeFante]] (1928–1977), politician who represented [[New Jersey's 14th congressional district]] 1977–1978 '''(B)'''<ref>[ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/19981999/AJR/47_I1.HTM Assembly Joint Resolution No. 47 State of New Jersey 208th Legislature]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey General Assembly]], June 15, 1998. Accessed August 2, 2016. "A Joint Resolution designating that portion of State Highway Route No. 169 in the City of Bayonne, Hudson County, as the 'Joseph A. LeFante Memorial Highway.' Whereas, Joseph A. LeFante was born on September 8, 1928 in the City of Bayonne and attended the Bayonne schools before attending St. Peter's Institute of Industrial Relations and graduating from the New Jersey Real Estate Institute"</ref>
* [[Jammal Lord]] (born 1981), former safety for the [[Houston Texans]]<ref>[http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1227 Jammal Lord] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920092959/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1227 |date=September 20, 2017 }}, [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football]]. Accessed July 17, 2017. "Quarterback Jammal Lord was an ironman for Nebraska in his final two seasons, starting 27 consecutive games, while guiding one of the nation's most prolific rushing attacks. He made his way near the top of the Nebraska record book by the conclusion of his career. The Bayonne, N.J., native finished his senior season with 2,253 yards of total offense, pushing his career total to 5,421 yards, placing him in third on Nebraska's career list, trailing only Eric Crouch and Tommie Frazier."</ref>
* [[Donald MacAdie]] (1899–1963), Suffragan Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Newark]] 1958–1963<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RHHkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA148 ''The Living Church, Volume 136''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011437/https://books.google.com/books?id=RHHkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA148#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 2, 2023 }}, p. 148. Morehouse-Gorham Company, 1958. Accessed September 20, 2017. "The Rev. Donald MacAdie is 58 years of age, was born in Bayonne, N. Y.{{sic}}, the son of John and Ella Jordan MacAdie."</ref>
* [[George R. R. Martin]] (born 1948), author and screenwriter of science fiction, horror, and fantasy '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/life/bayonne.html George R. R. Martin: Life & Times: Bayonne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107202446/http://www.georgerrmartin.com/life/bayonne.html |date=January 7, 2007 }}, accessed December 25, 2006.</ref>
* [[Pat Colasurdo Mayo]] (born 1957), former basketball player who played professionally for the [[San Francisco Pioneers (WBL)|San Francisco Pioneers]] in the [[Women's Professional Basketball League]]<ref>Marvin, Al. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/13/archives/jersey-woman-no1-pick-future-looks-brighter.html "Jersey Woman No. 1 Pick"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 13, 1979. Accessed March 10, 2024. "The selection of Miss Colasurdo, who entered Montclair State from Bayonne, N.J., by a West Coast team also was significant."</ref>
* [[Benjamin Melniker]] (1913–2018), film producer who was an executive producer with [[Michael E. Uslan]] on the [[Batman in film|Batman film series]] '''(B)'''<ref>Ivry, Benjamin. [https://forward.com/culture/395583/the-mensch-behind-batman-dies-at-104/ "The Mensch Behind ''Batman'' Dies At 104"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610034940/https://forward.com/culture/395583/the-mensch-behind-batman-dies-at-104/ |date=June 10, 2020 }}, ''[[The Forward]]'', March 1, 2018. Accessed June 9, 2020. "Although Hollywood history has been preserved by yentas, discretion was the better part of valor for Melniker, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1913."</ref>
* [[Miriam Moskowitz]] (1916–2018), schoolteacher who served two years in prison after being convicted for conspiracy as an atomic spy for the Soviet Union<ref>Rose, Lisa. [https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/12/report_half-century_after_convicted_of_helping_soviet_spies_retired_nj_math_teacher_tries_to_clear_h.html "Retired N.J. teacher, 98, loses bid to clear name in McCarthy-era spy case"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801003600/https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/12/report_half-century_after_convicted_of_helping_soviet_spies_retired_nj_math_teacher_tries_to_clear_h.html |date=August 1, 2018 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 4, 2014. Accessed July 31, 2018. "NPR.org profiled Miriam Moskowitz of Washington Township, who was convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice in 1950 and served two years in prison.... The Bayonne native told NPR and the Star-Ledger that she wound up behind bars in a misguided effort to protect her boss, with whom she was having an affair."</ref>
* [[Devora Nadworney]] (1895–1948), contralto singer who, in 1928, became the first singer heard over a radio network in the United States<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pjg_AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA25-PA2 "Winners of Contests Sponsored by Music Clubs Show Real Talent"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011433/https://books.google.com/books?id=pjg_AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA25-PA2#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 2, 2023 }}, ''[[Musical America]]'', Volumes 33-34. Accessed August 13, 2018. "As announced in the complete account of the convention sessions published in ''Musical America'' last week, Devora Nadworney of Bayonne, N. J., was the winner in the contest for female voice, the judges giving her an average on points of 84.66."</ref>
* [[Francis M. Nevins]] (born 1943), mystery writer, attorney, and professor of law '''(B)'''<ref>Morgan, Babette. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-mystery-author-f/143673342/ "Man of Mystery"], ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', October 22, 1989. Accessed March 19, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Indeed, he describes his life as quite ordinary. He was born in Bayonne, N J., but grew up in Roselle Park, N.J."</ref>
* [[Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr.]] (1895–1979), publishing and broadcasting executive who founded [[Advance Publications]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/30/archives/samuel-i-newhouse-publisher-dies-at-84-samuel-i-newhouse-builder-of.html?_r=0 "Samuel I. Newhouse, Publisher, Dies at 84; Samuel I. Newhouse, Builder of an Empire in Newspapers and Broadcasting, Is Dead at 84 Relatives on the Payroll Some Takeover Bids Resisted Newhouse Beneficiaries Payment on a Bad Debt Newhouse Publications and Broadcast Stations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920191126/http://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/30/archives/samuel-i-newhouse-publisher-dies-at-84-samuel-i-newhouse-builder-of.html?_r=0 |date=September 20, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 30, 1979. Accessed July 17, 2017. "Born May 24, 1895, to Meyer and Rose Fatt Newhouse, immigrants from Russia and Austria, respectively, he was reared in Bayonne, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]] (born 1968), standup comedian known for ''[[The Opie & Anthony Show]]'', the ''[[Jim Norton & Sam Roberts]]'' show and ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''<ref>Robb, Adam. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/02/stand-up_comic_jim_norton_a_ba.html "Stand-up comic Jim Norton, a Bayonne native, set to return to New Jersey for show at the Wellmont in Montclair"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228095217/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/02/stand-up_comic_jim_norton_a_ba.html |date=February 28, 2011 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 26, 2011. Accessed September 20, 2017.</ref>
* [[Denise O'Connor]] (born 1935), [[fencing|fencer]] who competed for the United States in the women's team [[foil (fencing)|foil]] events at the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics]] '''(B)'''<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/03/archives/en-garde-touchez-new-jersey-sports.html "New Jersey Sports; En Garde! Touchez!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214927/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/03/archives/en-garde-touchez-new-jersey-sports.html |date=July 25, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 3, 1973. Accessed February 7, 2018 ."As a result of his efforts and those of other fencing enthusiasts such as Evelyn Terhune of Mahwah, Irwin Bernstein of Westfield and Denise O'Connor of Bayonne-all top regional competitors-New Jersey now has a large number of devotees."</ref>
* [[Jason O'Donnell]] (born 1971), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who represented the [[New Jersey's 31st legislative district|31st Legislative District]] 2010–2016<ref>Clark, Amy Sara. [http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2010/08/new_public_safety_director_hop.html "New public safety director hopes to cut costs in Bayonne, protect needy in Trenton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911101322/http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2010/08/new_public_safety_director_hop.html |date=September 11, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', August 5, 2010. Accessed September 10, 2014. "A fourth-generation Bayonne resident, O'Donnell lives on 11th Street near Avenue A — just three blocks from where he grew up, with his wife Kerry, a special education teacher, and their three young children, Caroline, Jack and Patrick."</ref>
* [[Gene Olaff]] (1920–2017), early professional soccer goalie '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.soccerhall.org/Spotlight%20HallofFamer/GeneOlaff_spotlight.htm Gene Olaff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110042411/http://www.soccerhall.org/Spotlight%20HallofFamer/GeneOlaff_spotlight.htm |date=January 10, 2008 }}, [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]]. Accessed November 26, 2007.</ref>
* [[Peter George Olenchuk]] (1922–2000), [[United States Army]] Major General<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/pgolenchuk.htm Peter George Olenchuk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711170747/http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/pgolenchuk.htm |date=July 11, 2012 }}, [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. Accessed August 21, 2010.</ref>
* [[Shaquille O'Neal]] (born 1972), all-star basketball player for various NBA teams<ref>[[Shaquille O'Neal|O'Neal, Shaquille]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=plSOAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT21 ''Shaq Talks Back''], p. 21. [[St. Martin's Press]], 2014. {{ISBN|9781466874657}}. Accessed December 15, 2014. "When I was five, we moved to Bayonne, New Jersey, and a couple of years later to Eatontown, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Nicholas Oresko]] (1917–2013), [[United States Army]] [[Master Sergeant]] and recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]] '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.history.army.mil//html/moh/wwII-m-s.html Medal of Honor Recipients: World War II (M-S)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001121824/https://history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html |date=October 1, 2019 }}, [[United States Army]]. Accessed June 3, 2011.</ref>
* [[Ronald Roberts (basketball)|Ronald Roberts]] (born 1991), professional basketball player who played for [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]]<ref>Bernstein, Jason. [https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2016/01/roberts_still_following_his_pr.html "Former St. Peter's Prep player Roberts still following his pro dreams"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709190807/https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2016/01/roberts_still_following_his_pr.html |date=July 9, 2018 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', January 13, 2016. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Within hours, Roberts was at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, less than 20 miles from his home town of Bayonne, suiting up to play in front of his parents and other family members and friends."</ref>
* [[Steven V. Roberts]] (born 1943), journalist, writer and political commentator<ref>Rahman, Sarah. [http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2009/12/author_steven_v_roberts_pays_a.html "Author Steven V. Roberts pays a visit to hometown of Bayonne"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622040012/https://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2009/12/author_steven_v_roberts_pays_a.html |date=June 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', December 11, 2009. Accessed March 19, 2017. "For author Steven V. Roberts, Bayonne will always be the home to come back to, despite travels across continents and moving from one corner of the world to the next."</ref>
* [[William Sampson (politician)|William Sampson]] (born 1989), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 31st legislative district|31st Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2022 '''(B)'''<ref>Israel, Daniel. [https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/06/08/meet-william-sampson/ "Meet William Sampson; The Bayonne crane operator will likely be the next assemblyman for the 31st Legislative District"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111163740/https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/06/08/meet-william-sampson/ |date=January 11, 2022 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', June 8, 2021. Accessed January 11, 2022. "Sampson went to Washington Community School before attending Bayonne High School, where he helped the basketball team win its first league title in over 30 years in 2005."</ref>
* [[Dick Savitt]] (1927–2023), tennis player who reached a ranking of second in the world '''(B)'''<ref name="google4">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&pg=PA30 |title=Day by day in Jewish sports history |publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |isbn=978-1-60280-013-7 |author=Bob Wechsler |year=2008 |access-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011930/https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oTbp8gv_usC&pg=PA161 |title=The enduring community: the Jews of Newark and MetroWest |isbn=1-56000-392-8 |year=1999 |author=William B. Helmreich |publisher=Transaction Publishers |access-date=March 21, 2011 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011930/https://books.google.com/books?id=4oTbp8gv_usC&pg=PA161#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[William Shemin]] (1896–1973), U.S. Army sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient and namesake of the William Shemin Midtown Community School '''(B)'''<ref>McDonald, Corey W. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/01/bayonne-renames-school-after-wwi-vet-medal-of-honor-recipient.html "Bayonne renames school after WWI vet, Medal of Honor recipient"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111164051/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/01/bayonne-renames-school-after-wwi-vet-medal-of-honor-recipient.html |date=January 11, 2022 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', January 31, 2019. Accessed January 11, 2022. "The Board of Education last night voted to rename the Midtown Community School after a distinguished World War I veteran born in the Peninsula City. The board voted unanimously to rename the Avenue A elementary school the William Shemin Midtown Community School — named after the distinguished Medal of Honor recipient."</ref>
* [[William N. Stape]] (born 1968), screenwriter and magazine writer who wrote episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''<ref>Sullivan, Al. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2415138/article--Beam-me-up--Scotty--Local-writer-makes-name-in-Star-Trek-universe?instance=search_results "'Beam me up, Scotty'; Local writer makes name in Star Trek universe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320054100/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2415138/article--Beam-me-up--Scotty--Local-writer-makes-name-in-Star-Trek-universe?instance=search_results |date=March 20, 2017 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', March 28, 2008. Accessed March 19, 2017. "A resident of Bayonne since he was 10 years old, William Stape, 39, has become a part of the Star Trek universe, both as the author of scripts for ''The Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine'' TV series, but also by recently unveiling details concerning the sets of the upcoming Star Trek movie.... Born in Jersey City, Stape moved with his family to the Toms River area before relocating to Bayonne."</ref>
* [[Corey Stokes]] (born 1988), college basketball player for [[Villanova University]] '''(B)'''<ref>Rubin, Roger. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2010/11/24/2010-11-24_villanova_trio_of_nyc_area_products_corey_fisher_corey_stokes_antonio_pena_lead_.html "Villanova trio of NYC area products Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes, Antonio Pena lead 'Cats past UCLA"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', November 25, 2010. Accessed December 27, 2010. "So it was again for No. 7 Villanova's tri-captains – Corey Fisher (Bronx), Corey Stokes (Bayonne) and Antonio Peña (Brooklyn) – when they met UCLA in a Preseason NIT semifinal."</ref>
* [[Robert Tepper]] (born 1953), singer/songwriter best known for the song "No Easy Way Out" from the ''[[Rocky IV]]'' motion picture [[soundtrack]] '''(B)'''<ref>[http://www.robertteppermusic.com/bio/bio-short "Bio Summary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515031623/http://www.robertteppermusic.com/bio/bio-short |date=May 15, 2014 }}. Robert Tepper Music. Accessed May 14, 2013.</ref>
* [[Joseph W. Tumulty]] (1914–1996), attorney and politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 32nd legislative district|32nd Legislative District]] for a single four-year term in the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/26/nyregion/joseph-w-tumulty-82-jersey-city-lawyer.html "Joseph W. Tumulty, 82, Jersey City Lawyer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902183455/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/26/nyregion/joseph-w-tumulty-82-jersey-city-lawyer.html |date=September 2, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 26, 1996. Accessed September 2, 2019. "Joseph W. Tumulty, a former Democratic State Senator and member of a politically connected law firm in his native Jersey City, died Dec. 20 at Christ Hospital in Jersey City. He was 82 and lived in Bayonne."</ref>
* [[James Urbaniak]] (born 1963), film and TV actor best known for his role as the voice of [[Dr. Thaddeus Venture]] in ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'' '''(B)'''<ref>"Tales from the dark side – Offbeat, off-B'way player turns...", ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 17, 2005. "Urbaniak was born in Bayonne but moved to Marlboro Township when he was 7."</ref>
* [[Michael E. Uslan]] (born 1951), originator and executive producer of the ''Batman''/''Dark Knight''/''Joker'' movie franchise<ref>[https://www.nj.com/bayonne/2012/10/ex-bayonne_resident_and_batman.html "Ex-Bayonne resident and Batman executive producer gets honorary degree in comic books"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610034320/https://www.nj.com/bayonne/2012/10/ex-bayonne_resident_and_batman.html |date=June 10, 2020 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', October 11, 2012, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed June 9, 2020. "A Jersey City native who was raised in Bayonne today received the world's first doctorate in comic books from Monmouth University, his alma mater, it was reported by nj.com. Michael E. Uslan, 61, bought the movie rights to the Batman comic books in 1979 along with fellow New Jersey native Benjamin Melniker after he was outraged at the campy 1960s television series bases on his beloved comic book hero."</ref>
* [[Chuck Wepner]] (born 1939), hard-luck boxer who was known as "The Bayonne Bleeder"<ref>Miller, Jonathan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/nyregion/movies/the-week-bayonne-bleeder-vs-rocky-the-final-round.html "The Week; Bayonne Bleeder vs. 'Rocky': The Final Round"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727150046/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/nyregion/movies/the-week-bayonne-bleeder-vs-rocky-the-final-round.html |date=July 27, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 13, 2006. Accessed August 14, 2012. "So nearly three years ago, Mr. Wepner, who was known in the ring as the Bayonne Bleeder, sued Mr. Stallone for $15 million. This month, Mr. Wepner, 67, who still lives in Bayonne and is a wholesale liquor salesman, settled with Mr. Stallone for an undisclosed amount."</ref>
* [[George Wiley]] (1931–1973), chemist and civil rights leader '''(B)'''<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/10/archives/dr-george-wiley-feared-drowned-civil-rights-leader-42-who-headed.html "Dr. George Wiley Feared Drowned"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107003608/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/10/archives/dr-george-wiley-feared-drowned-civil-rights-leader-42-who-headed.html |date=November 7, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 10, 1973. Accessed December 2, 2020. "Dr. Wiley came from a lowermiddle-class family. Born Feb. 26, 1931, in Bayonne, N. J., he was one of six children of a postal clerk."</ref>
* [[Zakk Wylde]] (born 1967), hard rock and heavy metal guitarist '''(B)'''<ref>Streeter, Leslie Gray. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1155CA02C23FED80&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "A Wylde time; Rarely printable but always quotable rocker has had a big year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112185718/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1155CA02C23FED80&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[The Kansas City Star]]'', November 9, 2006. "The thing about Wylde, a 40- year-old, Bayonne, NJ-born father of three married to his high school sweetheart, is that he's just a rock n roll guy."</ref>
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