Editing Sparta, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Mary Vail Andress]] (1883–1964), banker who was a [[World War I]] relief worker in France<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/17/archives/mary-v-andress-banker-86-dies-chase-national-officer-was-relief.html "Mary V. Andress, Banker, 86, Dies; Chase National Officer Was Relief Worker in 2 Wars"],''[[The New York Times]]'', May 17, 1964. Accessed August 26, 2022. "Miss Andress, born in Sparta, N. J., lived at 447 East 57th Street here."</ref>
* [[Greg Baty]] (born 1964), former [[National Football League|NFL]] player<ref>Wallace, William N. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/24/sports/two-giants-receivers-dodge-major-injuries.html "Two Giants Receivers Dodge Major Injuries"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 24, 1989. Accessed June 28, 2011. "Baty, who could not beat out Cross for a job, was later cut by Tampa Bay, and now lives in Sparta, N.J."</ref><ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/search?category=name&filter=baty&playerType=historical NFL Historical Player Results], ''[[NFL.com]]'', September 20, 2007.</ref>
* [[Mike Budnik]] (born 1974), former professional inline skater and [[mixed martial arts]] fighter<ref>[http://www.tritonfightcenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=16 Coach Mike Budnik] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219081741/http://www.tritonfightcenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=16 |date=2011-12-19 }}, Triton Fight Academy. Accessed June 28, 2011. "Mike was a pro skater for 11 years, played some low-level pro golf, and now is fighting as a pro-MMA fighter. He grew up in the northeast, Brooklyn, and Sparta, and still misses it to death."</ref>
* [[Cassidy (musician)|Cassidy]], lead singer for the band [[Antigone Rising]] from 1999 through 2008<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/29/nyregion/starbucks-newest-flavor-has-new-jersey-musicians.html "Starbucks' Newest Flavor Has New Jersey Musicians"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 29, 2005. Accessed October 25, 2018. "'He's always looking for new and exciting things to do, so he had us play for the Starbucks people a stripped-down, acoustic version of our act,' said Cassidy, who grew up in Sparta and who now lives in rural Morris County."</ref>
* [[Tom Caltabiano]], writer and stand-up comedian, who directed and co-starred in the documentary ''[[95 Miles to Go]]'' with longtime friend [[Ray Romano]]<ref>Dunleavy, Bryan. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record-tom-caltabiano-of-sparta-to/160299937/ "Emmy winner: From 'bleak' time to primetime"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 23, 2003. Accessed December 4, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Caltabiano, a former Sparta resident and graduate of County College of Morris, is a writer and co-executive producer for the hit CBS sitcom, ''Everybody Loves Raymond''."</ref>
* [[Frank Dolce]] (born 1996), actor who appeared in ''[[Sons of Tucson]]'' on television and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in the role of Michael in ''[[Billy Elliot the Musical]]''<ref>Sacharow, Fredda. [http://news.rutgers.edu/news-release/class-2018-diverse-accomplished-and-largest-ever/20140901#.VhaXrCsnqf4 "Class of 2018: Diverse, Accomplished and Largest Ever; Members of the incoming class come from 40 states and more than 60 countries"], ''Rutgers Today'', September 2, 2014. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Frank Dolce of Sussex County, who is enrolling in the bachelor of fine arts program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, played the role of Michael in ''Billy Elliot the Musical'', co-written by Elton John... The experience allowed the Sparta resident to acquire friends from Poland, France, Austria, Finland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, and Korea, he says."</ref>
* [[Charles Joseph Fletcher]] (1922–2011), inventor and the owner and chief executive of an aeronautical equipment company Technology General Corporation<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/njherald/obituary.aspx?n=charles-j-fletcher&pid=150466865#fbLoggedOut "Charles J. Fletcher Obituary"], ''[[New Jersey Herald]]'', April 22, 2011. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Charles J. Fletcher, 88, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Saint Clare's Hospital, in Sussex... He had resided in Sparta for 37 years before moving to Fredon 13 years ago. "</ref>
* [[Archimedes Giacomantonio]] (1906–1988), sculptor who was best known for his busts of noted figures<ref>Jennings, Rob. [https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2015/02/12/lincoln-s-image-presides-almost/4040277007/ "Lincoln’s image presides almost unnoticed in Sparta"], ''[[New Jersey Herald]]'', February 15, 2015. Accessed December 27, 2021. "The sculptor, Jock Manton, lived in Sparta.... Manton, whose birth name was Archimedes Giacomantonio, had the Lincoln statue among many sculptures built in his home."</ref>
* [[Bob Gunderman]] (1934–2024), NFL football player for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GundBo20.htm Bob Gunderman Stats], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed September 14, 2021. "Born: October 8, 1934 (Age: 86-341d) in Sparta, NJ"</ref>
* [[Frank Herbert (politician)|Frank Herbert]] (1931–2018), politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] and the Bergen County [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]]<ref>[https://normandean.com/tribute/details/3561/Francis-Herbert/obituary.html "Obituary of Francis Xavier Herbert"], Norman Dean Home. Accessed November 24, 2019. "Herbert, Francis X., 'Frank', 87, of Randolph formerly of Rockaway, Sparta, and Waldwick, where he and his wife Eleanor raised their family with love and devotion."</ref>
* [[Chris Jent]] (born 1970), former NBA basketball player and current coach<ref>[http://www.nba.com/coachfile/chris_jent/index.html Chris Jent], [[National Basketball Association]]. Accessed June 28, 2011. "Jent, a native of Sparta, N.J., graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in communications."</ref>
* [[F. Ross Johnson]] (1931–2016), Canadian businessman and former CEO of [[RJR Nabisco]]<ref>Parker, Charles Whatley; and Greene, Barnet M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=OnJmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22F.+Ross+Johnson%22+sparta "F. Ross Johnson"], ''Who's who in Canada: an illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time, Volume 73'', p. 421, International Press Limited., 1982. {{ISBN|0-919339-02-6}}. Accessed June 28, 2011. "Residence: 210 East Mountain Road, Sparta, New Jersey 07871."</ref>
* [[Jordan Lawlor]] (born 1992), musician, who has toured with the band M83<ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/370624 Sparta New Jersey Musician Embarks on World Tour], Bill Wright's Guitar Studio, November 20, 2011. Accessed December 19, 2012. "20-year-old multi-instrumentalist Jordan Lawlor from Sparta, NJ, a former student of Bill Wright's Guitar Studio, has just embarked on a major world tour as guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist with the band M83 in support of their latest album ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' which debuted at number 21 on the Billboard charts."</ref>
* [[Jeff Lenosky]] (born 1971), US National Mountain Bike Champion and world record holder<ref>Freud, Chris. [http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20110604/SPORTS/110609913/1078&ParentProfile=1062 "Smutok slides through in freeride finals at Vail Teva Games"], ''[[Vail Daily]]'', June 4, 2011. Accessed June 28, 2011. "Jeff Lenosky, of Sparta, N.J., has been designing the freeride course at the Mountain Games for years and, each year, he tries to do something different."</ref>
*Simon J. Levien (born 2000), journalist who exposed the presence of the Ku Klux Klan on Harvard's campus<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/03/30/harvard-klan-photo/ "Student journalist finds photo of the Harvard KKK — and documents school’s overlooked racist past"],''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 1, 2021. Accessed November 2, 2022.</ref>
* [[Sean Maguire (American football)|Sean Maguire]] (born 1994), football quarterback<ref>Lanni, Patrick. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/159422730634232620/jameis-winston-suspended-former-seton-hall-prep-quarterback-sean-maguire-to-get-start-for-florida-state/ "Jameis Winston suspended: Sean Maguire, former Seton Hall Prep QB, to start for Florida State"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 17, 2014. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Former Seton Hall Prep quarterback Sean Maguire, now a redshirt sophomore at reigning national champion and top-ranked Florida State, will start Saturday's game against No. 22 Clemson in place of Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston, who was suspended for the first half by FSU coach [[Jimbo Fisher]] after making an obscene comment on campus. Seton Hall Prep coach John Finnegan said Maguire, a Sparta native, is prepared."</ref>
* [[Wendy Mass]] (born 1967), author<ref>Falkenstein, Michelle. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/04/nyregion/jersey-footlights.html "Jersey Footlights"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 4, 2004. Accessed June 28, 2011. "Wendy Mass, a writer who lives in Sparta, said she was in a library a few years ago when a book literally fell off the shelves and landed at her feet."</ref>
* [[Dan Miller (fighter)|Dan Miller]] (born 1981), mixed martial artist who is a UFC Contender, CFFC Middleweight Champion and IFL Middleweight Champion<ref name=Miller>McCullough, Andy. [https://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/2010/03/ex-sparta_high_wrestlers_jim_a.html "Ex-Sparta High wrestlers Jim and Dan Miller make UFC a family affair"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 26, 2010, updated April 1, 2019. Accessed September 14, 2021. "Day after day, Mike Miller heard his boys brawling. His two 20-something sons worked construction with him, on the job at 7 a.m., out in the sun during the summer. When work slowed, Jim and Dan tussled in basements and dumpsters, 'beating the crap out of each other,' Jim said. So Mike waited. He understood. The boys missed competition. Both had wrestled at Sparta High School."</ref>
* [[Jim Miller (fighter)|Jim Miller]] (born 1984), mixed martial artist who is a UFC Contender, CFFC Lightweight Champion and Reality Fighting Featherweight Champion<ref name=Miller/>
* [[Troy Murphy]] (born 1980), NBA basketball player<ref>Brown, Clifton. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/15/sports/college-basketball-the-irish-pound-rutgers-to-win-eighth-in-a-row.html "College Basketball; The Irish Pound Rutgers To Win Eighth in a Row"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 15, 2001. Accessed February 25, 2013. "It was a happy homecoming for Notre Dame's star junior forward, Troy Murphy (18 points, 5 rebounds), a native of Sparta, N.J."</ref>
* [[Sylvia Pressler]] (1934–2010), New Jersey court judge whose rulings included one allowing girls to participate in [[Little League Baseball]]<ref>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/nyregion/17pressler.html "Judge Sylvia Pressler, Who Opened Little League to Girls, Dies at 75"], ''The New York Times'', February 17, 2010. Accessed November 6, 2013. "Sylvia B. Pressler, whose 1973 ruling as a hearings officer with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights opened the door for girls to play Little League baseball, and who later rose to be the presiding administrative judge of the state's Appellate Division, died Monday at a family cottage in Sparta, N.J."</ref>
* [[Tom Raney]], comics artist known for his work on ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' and ''The Outsiders''<ref>[[George Gustines|Gustines, George Gene]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/22/nyregion/in-person-pencil-paper-lake-at-work-in-sparta.html "In-Person; Pencil, Paper, Lake: At Work in Sparta"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 22, 2004. Accessed July 1, 2015. "Sparta— Tom Raney and his wife, Gina Going-Raney, are not typical residents of this conservative, largely family-centered exurb in Sussex County."</ref>
* [[J. Allyn Rosser]] (born 1957), poet<ref>[http://www.berry.edu/gpc/page.aspx?id=5215 J. Allyn Rosser, GPC 2006-2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131106215934/http://www.berry.edu/gpc/page.aspx?id=5215 |date=November 6, 2013 }}, Georgia Poetry Circuit, [[Berry College]]. Accessed November 6, 2013. "J. Allyn Rosser was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Sparta, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Jack Thomas Smith]] (born 1969), horror filmmaker<ref>Petaloudis, Greg. [http://horrorunlimited.blogspot.com/2014/04/one-time-screening-jack-thomas-smiths.html "One Time Screening: Jack Thomas Smith's New Horror Movie ''Infliction'' Anthology Film Archives New York"], Horror Unlimited, April 3, 2014. Accessed March 13, 2016. "Jack Thomas Smith's family moved to Sparta, New Jersey when he was a teenager."</ref>
* [[Tim Sweeney (baseball)|Tim Sweeney]] (born 1980), former professional baseball player who became a sports agent and participated in ''[[The Amazing Race 23]]''<ref>[http://atlanticleaguenews.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/march-29-30-2008-tim-sweeney-talks/ "March 29-30, 2008 – Tim Sweeney Talks"], Atlantic League Baseball News, March 29, 2008. Accessed November 6, 2013. "2008: Born in Denville, New Jersey and now living in Sparta — where he gives lessons at Dream Field — the former roommate of Bobby Brownlie and Val Majewski couldn't be happier to be playing close to home. 'I'm extremely, extremely excited to be a part of the Bears organization,' Sweeney told me."</ref>
* [[Arthur Tipton]] (1882–1942), football player and [[United States Army]] officer<ref>Cullum, George Washington; and Holden, Edward Singleton. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Y9Y-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1197 ''Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y., from Its Establishment, 1902, to 1890: With the Early History of the United States Military Academy, Volume 6, Part 2''], p. 1197. Seemann & Peters, 1920. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Engaged in Fruit and Dairy Farming at Sparta, Sussex County, N. J."</ref>
* [[Russ Van Atta]] (1906–1986), former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[New York Yankees]] and the [[Baltimore Orioles|Saint Louis Browns]] who served as [[Sheriff]] of Sussex County and as a county freeholder<ref>Barbati, Carl via ''[[New Jersey Herald]]''. [http://www.wkow.com/story/29370478/2015/06/21/barbati-column-vanatta-was-a-real-local-hero "Barbati Column: VanAtta was a real local hero"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050121/http://www.wkow.com/story/29370478/2015/06/21/barbati-column-vanatta-was-a-real-local-hero |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[WKOW]], June 21, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2015. "But this is about Russ Van Atta, whose birthday is today and who's being honored at the ballpark before today's Sussex County Miners game... He was living in a house in Sparta at the time, and there was a fire... In the process, he badly injured his hand and wrist, and he would never be the same pitcher again."</ref>
* [[Harry Wright (American football)|Harry Wright]] (1919–1993), football player and coach who played for the [[New York Giants]] and served as the mayor of the township<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/13/obituaries/harry-c-wright-football-player-73.html "Harry C. Wright, Football Player, 73"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 13, 1993. Accessed October 25, 2018. "He also served terms in Sparta, N.J., as Mayor and a member of the Township Council."</ref>
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