Editing Fort Lee, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Fort Lee, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Fort Lee include:
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* [[Vito Albanese]] (1918–1998), politician who represented Bergen County in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1966 to 1968<ref>Sullivan, Ronald. [https://www.nytimes.com/1967/05/02/archives/bribe-bid-linked-to-teterboro-bill-dismemberment-plan-author.html "'Bribe' Bid Linked to Teterboro Bill; Dismemberment Plan Author Reports $50,000 Offer"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 2, 1967. Accessed August 29, 2018. "Then Assemblyman Joseph C. Woodcock Jr., Republican of Cliffside Park, jumped up and challenged Assemblyman Albanese, a Democrat of Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[Albert Anastasia]] (1902–1957), Mafia boss<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1958/08/24/archives/anastasia-home-sale-mansion-in-fort-lee-will-be-auctioned-tomorrow.html "Anastasia Home Sale — Mansion in Fort Lee Will Be Auctioned Tomorrow"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 24, 1958. Accessed August 29, 2018. "Fort Lee, N.J., Aug. 23 -The late Albert Anastasia's Spanish stucco mansion here will be sold at public auction at 2 o'clock Monday at the office of the Sheriff of Bergen County in Hackensack."</ref><ref>Hunt, Thomas. [http://www.onewal.com/a009/f_albertanastasiap04.html "King of the Brooklyn Docks: Albert Anastasia (1902-1957)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501145419/http://www.onewal.com/a009/f_albertanastasiap04.html |date=May 1, 2015 }}, The American Mafia. Accessed July 8, 2014. "In the mid-1940s, Anastasia decided to move away from Brooklyn and follow his longtime friend Joe Adonis to the country setting of Fort Lee, New Jersey. The Brooklyn home held in the name of his wife was sold for $25,000. The Anastasias built a new, 35-room, 5-bathroom house, valued at more than $75,000 at #75 Bluff Road in Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[Mickey Appleman]] (born 1946), professional poker player<ref>"Frank closer to big money", ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 3, 2006. "All were eliminated along with pros Mickey Appleman of Fort Lee and Teaneck native David Sklansky."</ref>
* [[Allan Arkush]] (born 1948), film director and television producer known for ''Rock and Roll High School'' and the NBC series ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]''<ref>Coutros, Evonne. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104075906/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22470457.html "Hoboken story, made in Toronto"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 12, 1995. Accessed June 30, 2010.</ref>
* [[Miri Ben-Ari]] (born 1978), Israeli-American violinist<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/pioneering-pop-and-hip-hop-violinist-to-visit-englewood-s-elisabeth-morrow-school-video-1.1645815 "Pioneering pop and hip-hop violinist to visit Englewood's Elisabeth Morrow School"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006075115/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/pioneering-pop-and-hip-hop-violinist-to-visit-englewood-s-elisabeth-morrow-school-video-1.1645815 |date=October 6, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 15, 2016. Accessed August 16, 2016. "But Ben-Ari, who just moved to Fort Lee a few months ago — previously she had lived in Edgewater — will be stopping by Elisabeth Morrow in person Tuesday to teach a master class, give an in-school performance (not open to the public), and get the 200-plus students prepared for their big day Thursday."</ref>
* [[Barbara Bennett]] (1906–1959), silent screen actress and literary representative<ref>Kellow, Brian. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QcoS2DglYzgC&q=fort+lee ''The Bennetts: An Acting Family''], pp. 34-35. [[University Press of Kentucky]], 2004. {{ISBN|9780813123295}}. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref>
* [[Constance Bennett]] (1904–1965), stage and film actress<ref name=Birthplace/>
* [[Joan Bennett]] (1910–1990), stage and film actress<ref name=Birthplace/><ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_fYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nkcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5037,3820382&dq=joan-bennett+fort-lee&hl=en "Joan Bennett dead at 80"], ''[[The Daily News (Kentucky)|The Daily News]]'', December 6, 1990. Accessed June 30, 2012. "The actress, born in Fort Lee, N.J., made her 1928 debut in the Broadway play ''Jarnegan.''"</ref>
* [[Mike Berniker]] (1935–2008), record producer<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610081423/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-156509870.html "Grammy winner M. Berniker"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 23, 2008. Accessed December 6, 2013. "Former Fort Lee resident Michael Berniker won nine Grammys and worked with Barbra Streisand, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis and Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, to name a few, during four decades as a record producer."</ref>
* [[Alessandra Biaggi]] (born 1986), [[New York State Senate|New York State Senator]]<ref>Ramaswamy, Swapna Venugopal. [https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/new-york/2019/06/26/alessandra-biaggi-senator/3697082002/ "Alessandra Biaggi: A losing streak, then unseating a political kingpin"], ''[[The Journal News]]'', July 15, 2019. Accessed December 24, 2021. "Biaggi was born in Mount Vernon, and she grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. She moved with her family to Pelham, New York, when she was 8 years old."</ref>
* [[Balfour Brickner]] (1926–2005), rabbi emeritus of the [[Stephen Wise Free Synagogue]] in [[Manhattan]]<ref>Saxon, Wolfgang. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/01/nyregion/01brickner.html "Balfour Brickner, Activist Reform Rabbi, Dies at 78"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 1, 2005. Accessed October 13, 2013. "Rabbi Balfour Brickner, a voice of Reform Judaism on issues like race and abortion and the rabbi emeritus of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan, died on Monday at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 78 and lived in Fort Lee, N.J., and Stockbridge, Mass."</ref>
* [[Joyce Brothers]] (1927–2013), psychologist, television personality<ref>Staff. "Ft. Lee's Dr. Brothers to be honored", ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 3, 2006. "But right now, she's getting ready for a photo shoot at her spacious Fort Lee co-op."</ref><ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/arts/television/dr-joyce-brothers-psychologist-dies-at-85.html "Dr. Joyce Brothers, On-Air Psychologist Who Made TV House Calls, Dies at 85"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 13, 2013. Accessed October 13, 2013. "Joyce Brothers, a former academic psychologist who, long before Drs. Ruth, Phil and Laura, was counseling millions over the airwaves, died on Monday at her home in Fort Lee, N.J. She was 85."</ref>
* [[Brendan A. Burns]] (1895–1989), U.S. Army major general<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/7477448?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a226a4c424d754678755659676b5a7569594f714e496c6a6a6d4645793647534d306d6e6845644178437834673d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |title=New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Entry for Brendan Burns |date=February 24, 1895 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=November 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 16, 1957 |title=State's Armed Forces Stage Review in Honor of Retiring Commander of New York National Guard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-review/134635237/ |work=[[Buffalo Evening News|Buffalo Evening News Magazine]] |location=Buffalo, NY |page=12 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Callas]] (1924–2011), comedian and actor<ref>[http://www.ny1.com/content/133053/comedian-charlie-callas-dead-at-86/ Comedian Charlie Callas Dead At 86] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107225220/http://www.ny1.com/content/133053/comedian-charlie-callas-dead-at-86/ |date=January 7, 2014 }}, ''[[NY1 News]]'', January 29, 2011. "NY1 Video: One-time Fort Lee resident and American comedian Charlie Callas died Wednesday."</ref>
* [[Cam'ron]] (born 1976), rapper<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/10/18/2003207446 "It's not easy being pink: Cameron Giles, better known as Cam'ron, triggered the pink fad. Now he wants to change color and cash in as a trendsetter"], ''[[Taipei Times]]'', October 18, 2004. Accessed May 13, 2007. "In a gated condominium community in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the dense shrubbery suggests a botanical garden more than a residential one.... That is how you can tell the house of Cameron Giles. For the better part of two years, pink has been the dominant color in the life of Giles, a rapper who performs as Cam'ron."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Cheban]] (born 1974), [[reality-television]] star and entrepreneur, noted for his recurring role on the show ''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'' and its spinoffs<ref>Stein, Joshua David. [https://www.gq.com/story/jonathan-cheban-foodgod-dinner-at-tao "Dinner at TAO with the 'FoodGod' Jonathan Cheban"], ''[[GQ]]'', September 16, 2016. Accessed December 30, 2017. "Cheban was born in Russia in 1974 but grew up across the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Nai-Ni Chen]] (1959–2021), Taiwanese-American dancer and choreographer<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/nyregion/31artsnj.html "Opening Doors With New and Old"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 29, 2010. Accessed December 24, 2021. "Four of Ms. Chen's dancers are based near her home in Fort Lee, where she lives with her husband, Andy Chiang, the company's executive director, and their daughter, Sylvia, 14."</ref>
* [[Jay Chiat]] (1931–2002), [[advertising agency]] executive<ref>[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/5865/ The Last Adman], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', April 8, 2002. "When I started to get friendly with Jay, he couldn't explain either, at least not with any clear logic, how he went from being a Jewish kid from the Bronx and Fort Lee, New Jersey, to ending up in the agency business."</ref>
* [[Liz Claman]] (born 1963), [[Fox Business Network]] anchor<ref>Spelling, Ian. [http://201.net/issues/2009/10/departments/Person-to-Person.story "From Bulls & Bears to Bergen: Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman loves coming home to Edgewater"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010041145/http://www.201.net/issues/2009/10/departments/Person-to-Person.story |date=October 10, 2009 }}, ''(201)'' magazine, October 2009. Accessed October 12, 2009. "I love Edgewater. I lived in Fort Lee and jogged into the Edgewater Colony, and I thought 'One day, I'd love to live here.'"</ref>
* [[Haskell Cohen]] (1914–2000), public relations director of [[National Basketball Association]] from 1950 to 1969, known as creator of  [[NBA All-Star Game]]<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/03/sports/haskell-cohen-86-publicist-created-nba-all-star-game.html "Haskell Cohen, 86, Publicist; Created N.B.A. All-Star Game"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 3, 2000. Accessed December 5, 2013. "Haskell Cohen, a longtime publicity director for the National Basketball Association, who helped create the league's All-Star Game – a once-modest affair that has become an annual weekend spectacle – died last Wednesday at his home in Fort Lee, N.J."</ref>
* [[Émile Cohl]] (1857–1938), French [[caricaturist]], [[cartoonist]], and [[animator]]<ref name="Koszarski 2004"/>
* [[Celia Cruz]] (1925–2003), Cuban-born salsa singer<ref>[[Jon Pareles|Pareles, Jon]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/17/obituaries/17CRUZ.html "Celia Cruz, Petite Powerhouse of Latin Music, Dies at 77"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 17, 2003. Accessed July 8, 2014. "Celia Cruz, the Cuban singer who became the queen of Latin music, died yesterday at her home in Fort Lee, N.J."</ref>
* [[Irv Docktor]] (1918–2008), artist and educator best known for his work as a book and magazine illustrator<ref>Almenas, Maxim. [https://www.newspapers.com./article/fort-lee-suburbanite-irv-docktor-of-fort/139204832/ "Fort Lee artist's work gets its rightful shine"], ''Fort Lee Suburbanite'', May 22, 2009. Accessed January 20, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Fort Lee resident Irv Docktor was an artist whose work was well known around the world. But his art, which stretched the boundaries of classic form and expressionism, was never officially exhibited in Fort Lee until after he died."</ref>
* [[Morton Downey Jr.]] (1932–2001), singer, songwriter, radio and TV personality; host<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098673,00.html Critics Say His Mouth Needs Washing, but Morton Downey's Talk Show Is a Screaming Hit], ''[[People Magazine]]'', April 11, 1988. "'I'm me,' says Mort endearingly, as he sits in his Fort Lee, N.J., condo, sipping coffee and stubbing out the sixth of 80 cigarettes he will smoke this day."</ref>
* [[Bill Evans]] (1929–1980), jazz pianist and composer<ref>Pettinger, Pete. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z7Ema0hvga8C&q=%22fort+lee%22 ''Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings''], pp. 274, 284. [[Yale University Press]], 2002. {{ISBN|9780300097276}}. Accessed September 7, 2014.</ref><ref>[[John S. Wilson (music critic)|Wilson, John S.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1980/09/17/archives/bill-evans-jazz-pianist-praised-for-lyricism-and-structure-dies-in.html "Bill Evans, Jazz Pianist Praised For Lyricism and Structure, Dies; 'In Touch With His Feelings' Trouble With Scales"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 17, 1980. Accessed June 30, 2009. "Mr. Evans, who lived in Fort Lee, N.J., toured in Europe this summer."</ref>
* [[Phil Foster]] (1913–1985), comedian and actor, played Frank De Fazio in ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]''<ref>Kraushar, Jonathan P. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1976/03/21/76386875.pdf "Bergen: Comics' Haven"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 21, 1976. Accessed December 17, 2012. "In the view of Phil Foster, a star of the television comedy ''Laverne and Shirley,'' there is no such thing as New Jersey humor. If it exists, said Mr. Foster, who lives in Fort Lee, it is like Staten Island humor – that is, simplay a question of speaking slower."{{subscription required}}</ref>
* [[Buddy Hackett]] (1924–2003), comedian and actor<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1958/08/30/archives/comedian-buys-home-buddy-hackett-new-owner-of-anastasia-house-in.html "Comedian buys home; Buddy Hackett New Owner of Anastasia House in Fort Lee"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 30, 1958. "Buddy Hackett is the owner of Albert Anastasia's Spanish stucco home on the edge of the Palisades in Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[Alan Hantman]] (born 1942), architect who served as the 10th [[Architect of the Capitol]], from February 1997 until February 2007.<ref>Yudelson, Larry. [https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/teaneck-holocaust-memorial-moves-forward/ "Teaneck Holocaust memorial moves forward; Plan to pair it with slave memorial in front of town's municipal building"], ''[[Jewish Standard]]'', October 15, 2015. Accessed August 23, 2022. "The council heard from the Holocaust memorial's new architect, Alan Hantman. Mr. Hantman, a 25-year resident of Teaneck who now lives in Fort Lee, was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the chief architect of the U.S. Capitol."</ref>
* [[Charles J. Hunt]] (1881–1976), film editor and director<ref>Hess, Earl J.; and Dabholkar, Pratibha A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=e8sqAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Charles+J.+Hunt%22+%22fort+lee%22 ''Singin' in the rain: the making of an American masterpiece''], p. 252. [[University Press of Kansas]], 2009. Accessed July 12, 2019. "Charles J. Hunt (production manager): Born April 8, 1881, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and died February 3, 1976, in Los Angeles."</ref>
* [[Jim Hunt (ice hockey)|Jim Hunt]], [[ice hockey]] former [[head coach]] and current president of the [[New Jersey Hitmen]]<ref>[http://www.jerseyhitmen.net/page/show/2494397-jim-junt Jim Hunt], [[New Jersey Hitmen]]. Accessed August 19, 2016. "While cultivating his hockey knowledge and gaining valuable experience, Jim also served as a police detective in his hometown of Fort Lee, NJ. Where he retired after twenty five years of distinguished service."</ref>
* [[Arthur Imperatore Sr.]] (1925–2020), businessman best known as being the founder and president of the [[NY Waterway]]<ref>Chaban, Matt A. V. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/nyregion/a-gangsters-home-offers-manhattan-views-thick-walls-and-a-slaughter-room.html?_r=0 "A Gangster's Paradise With Views, Thick Walls and a Slaughter Room"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 2, 2015. Accessed December 8, 2015. "For those wanting to live like a Mafia don — and willing to live with a few ghosts — Guernsey's will auction off the old Anastasia estate on Dec. 8, with a minimum price of $5.5 million....When he moved to Hollywood, the home passed to Arthur Imperatore Sr., the trucking and ferry tycoon who turned a single delivery truck into a billion-dollar empire and the derelict Weehawken docks into a wonderland of apartments."</ref>
* [[Jay-Z]] (born 1969), rapper<ref>Barboza, Craigh. "Friend Or foe?", ''[[USA Weekend]]'', January 28, 2001. "Jay-Z, himself, has a two-floor penthouse in Fort Lee, N.J., with a view of Manhattan."</ref><ref>Ross, Barbara; Singleton, Don; Santiago, Roberto; and Marzulli, John. [https://archive.today/20120701161049/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-12-04/news/18122032_1_jay-z-carbon-club-rivera "Jay-Z accused of knifing rival at party"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', December 4, 1999. Accessed January 5, 2012. "all, Jay-Z, 29, who now lives in Fort Lee, N.J., was charged with two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault. Posner set a return date for Jan. 31."</ref>
* [[Ron Johnson (running back)|Ron Johnson]] (1947–2018), former NFL running back for the [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[New York Giants]]<ref>Harvin, Al. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/12/archives/an-offseason-game-new-jersey-sports.html "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[Ali Khatami]] (born 1953), former [[Iran]]ian Presidential [[Chief of staff (politics)|Chief of Staff]]<ref>[[Elaine Sciolino|Sciolino, Elaine]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/01/world/beneath-turban-special-report-mullah-who-charmed-iran-struggling-change-it.html?src=pm&pagewanted=2 "Beneath the turban: A special report.; Mullah Who Charmed Iran Is Struggling to Change It"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 1, 1998. Accessed July 8, 2014. "Still, the Khatami children were encouraged to earn their own money, said Ali Khatami, 44, the President's brother, a businessman who lived in Fort Lee, N.J., for a year and a half while he was getting his master's degree in industrial engineering."</ref>
* [[Randy Klein (musician)|Randy Klein]] (born 1949), musician, composer, pianist, author and educator<ref>Reich, Ronni. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2013/07/new_york_musical_theatre_festival_three_jersey_artists_offer_something_different.html "New York Musical Theatre Festival: Three Jersey artists offer something different"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 7, 2013. Accessed August 29, 2018. "Randy Klein, who grew up in Union City and Fort Lee, appeared at the festival last year with ''Flambé Dreams,'' a kitchen comedy."</ref>
* [[Jack Langer]] (born 1948/49), former basketball player and investment banker.<ref>[http://www.manchesterhistory.org/News/Manchester%20Evening%20Hearld_1969-12-03.pdf#page=18 "Langer Set To Play, Yale Faces Penalties"], ''Manchester Evening Herald'', December 3, 1969. Accessed May 31, 2023. "Although the Fort Lee, N.J., player's eligibility is not a crucial factor in the Yale basketball's team success, Yale is standing behind him despite the penalties it may receive for doing so."</ref>
<!-- Alphabetized as  "Lee Jeonghee" (not "Jeonghee, Lee") -->* [[Lee Jeonghee]] (born 1963) South Korean abacus master<ref>Chao, Mary. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2021/08/18/mary-chao-world-abacus-champion-shares-mental-math-secrets-nj/7814638002/ "Zero to 27,254 in 10 seconds: Meet the world abacus champion from North Jersey"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 18, 2021. Accessed May 3, 2023. "For 10 seconds, a series of 50 random three-digit numbers flashed on the screen. After another second, abacus master Jeonghee Lee announced she'd finished the mental addition, correctly answering 27,254.... Born and raised in South Korea and now living in Fort Lee, Lee is currently the world’s No.1 abacus master as well as the top-ranked mental mathematician on the planet."</ref>
* [[Samm Levine]] (born 1982), actor on ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''<ref>Aushenker, Michael. [http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/mission_accomplished_20000303/ "Super Sunday tallies up a record $5,165,961 in contributions for United Jewish Fund"], ''[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]'', March 3, 2000. Accessed December 7, 2013. "Levine, who was present at the opening of Valley Alliance's Milken Gym, told The Journal that Super Sunday reminded him of the community spirit of his home town – Fort Lee, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Nathaniel Lubell]] (1916–2006), Olympic fencer who competed for the United States in [[Foil (fencing)|foil]] at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]] and the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/23/classified/paid-notice-deaths-lubell-nathaniel.html "Paid Notice: Natahaniel Lubell"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 23, 2006. Accessed February 8, 2018. "Lubell--Nathaniel, 90 of Fort Lee, NJ died in his home on Sat., Sept. 17th."</ref>
* [[Lynja]] (1956–2024), chef who was best known for her viral TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos<ref>[https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2024/01/njs-lynn-yamada-davis-star-of-cooking-with-lynja-tiktok-videos-dies-at-67-report-says.html "N.J.’s Lynn Yamada Davis, star of Cooking With Lynja TikTok videos, dies at 67, report says"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 12, 2024. Accessed January 13, 2024. "Davis was born on July 31, 1956, in New York City and lived most of her early life in Fort Lee, before she attended and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering."</ref>
* [[Ted Manakas]] (born 1951), former professional basketball player who played briefly in the NBA for the [[Sacramento Kings|Kansas City-Omaha Kings]]<ref>Caldera, Pete. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141109220315/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/where-are-they-now-former-fort-lee-princeton-basketball-star-ted-manakas-1.742132?page=all "Where are they now? Former Fort Lee/Princeton basketball star Ted Manakas"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 21, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of November 9, 2014. Accessed June 16, 2020. "There's a 45-year-old photo Ted Manakas keeps from his final high school basketball game – Jersey City's Lincoln High against his Fort Lee team in the state tournament — at a Hackensack gym jammed with 1,500 fans."</ref>
* [[Eddie Mannix]] (1891–1963), film studio executive at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<ref>Meyers, Tom. [http://fortlee.patch.com/groups/tom-meyerss-blog/p/bp--from-the-archives-a-main-street-marquee-and-a-mog05deb9e074 "From the Archives: A Main Street Marquee and a Mogul – Fort Lee and the MGM Connection; Fort Lee's Metro Theatre on Main Street and the MGM Connection"], FortLeePatch, March 2, 2013. Accessed December 6, 2013. "According to Fort Lee VFW Commander Jim Viola, the Fort Lee Theatre name changed in the 1930s to the Metro. This was to honor a Fort Lee boy who made good in Hollywood, Eddie Mannix."</ref>
* [[Willard Marshall]] (1921–2000), former MLB [[right fielder]] who played for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]], [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Chicago White Sox]]<ref>Heyde, Jack. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5uN4pckb4AAC&pg=PA48 ''Pop Flies and Line Drives: Visits with Players from Baseball's Golden Era''], p. 48. [[Trafford Publishing]], 2004. {{ISBN|9781412038898}}. Accessed May 24, 2016. "According to Sal Yvars, a former teammate of Marshall's, Willard's previous home in Fort Lee, NJ was built on a hill and had a clear and spectacular view of the city of New York from his back yard."</ref>
* [[D. Bennett Mazur]] ({{circa|1925}}–1994), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/13/obituaries/d-bennett-mazur-a-professor-and-new-jersey-legislator-69.html "D. Bennett Mazur, a Professor And New Jersey Legislator, 69"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 13, 1994. Accessed February 14, 2012. "He began his political career as a tenant activist after moving to Fort Lee a few years after the war. He served on the Bergen County Board of Freeholders from 1965 to 1967 and again from 1975 to 1980 before winning his first election to the State Assembly the following year."</ref>
* [[Pierre McGuire]] (born 1961), ice hockey analyst and former NHL coach and scout<ref>Czerwinski, Mark J. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223647/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22686029.html "Nice and Tough -- Whalers' Mcguire Upbeat Yet Upfront"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 30, 2003. Accessed July 8, 2014.</ref>
* [[Aline Brosh McKenna]] (born 1967), screenwriter who wrote the scripts for ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' and ''[[27 Dresses]]''<ref>Salemi, Vicki. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/glorifying-jersey.html 'Glorifying Jersey; A noted Hollywood screenwriter uses her Jersey roots to help inform her storytelling."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 13, 2010. Accessed December 6, 2013. "'It's definitely part of who I am,' says the Los Angeles-based scribe, who was born in France and moved with her family to Fort Lee when she was 6 months old."</ref>
* [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] (born 1949), television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator, host of ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'' on [[Fox News Channel]]<ref>Kitman, Marvin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=h_njnLUvjvQC&pg=PA13 ''The Man Who Would Not Shut Up: The Rise of Bill O'Reilly''], p. 13. Macmillan, 2008. {{ISBN|9780312385866}}. Accessed December 6, 2013. "'Billy,' as he was called to differentiate Bill Junior from Bill Senior, spent his first two years in a crowded apartment across the river in Fort Lee, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[John Orsino]] (1938–2016), [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]] who played for the [[San Francisco Giants]] (1961–1962), [[Baltimore Orioles]] (1963–1965) and [[Washington Senators (1961–71)|Washington Senators]] (1966–1967)<ref>Skelton, David E. [https://bill37mccurdy.com/2017/09/13/john-orsino-a-profile-by-david-e-skelton/ "John Orsino: A Profile"], The Pecan Park Eagle, September 13, 2017. Accessed September 15, 2018. "Orsino attended Fort Lee (New Jersey) High School.... He retired after the season and returned to his Fort Lee, New Jersey, home."</ref>
* [[Johnny Pacheco]] (1935–2021), Dominican musician, arranger, bandleader and record producer, who was the founder and musical director of [[Fania Records]]<ref>Lopez, Elias E. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/arts/music/johnny-pacheco-dead.html "Johnny Pacheco, Who Helped Bring Salsa to the World, Dies at 85"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 15, 2021. Accessed February 15, 2021. "Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican-born bandleader who co-founded the record label that turned salsa music into a worldwide sensation, died on Monday in Teaneck, N.J. He was 85.... Mr. Pacheco lived in Fort Lee, N.J."</ref>
* [[Christopher Porrino]] (born 1967), lawyer who became served as [[New Jersey Attorney General]] from 2016 to 2018<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases12/pr20120131c.html "Attorney General Names Christopher S. Porrino Director of the Division of Law"], [[New Jersey Attorney General]], January 31, 2012. Accessed June 18, 2016. "Born in Teaneck and raised in Fort Lee and Englewood Cliffs, Porrino currently resides in Union County with his wife, Christina Shenouda, and their two children."</ref>
* [[George Price (cartoonist)|George Price]] (1901–1995), cartoonist best known for his work for ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref>Collins, Glenn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/14/obituaries/george-price-93-cartoonist-of-oddities-dies.html "George Price, 93, Cartoonist of Oddities, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 14, 1995. Accessed December 6, 2013. "Mr. Price was born on June 9, 1901, in Coytesville, N.J., in the borough of Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[Nia Reed]] (born 1996), professional volleyball player and member of [[United States women's national volleyball team]]<ref>[https://usavolleyball.org/athlete/nia-reed/ Nia Reed], [[USA Volleyball]]. Accessed June 13, 2022. "Hometown: Fort Lee, N.J. High School: Immaculate Heart"</ref>
* [[Richard Reines]], recording industry executive, co-owner of [[Drive-Thru Records]]<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14njCOVER.html "Finding Emo"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 14, 2005. Accessed December 6, 2013. "'We came back, because as label owners we couldn't be away from it,' said Mr. Reines, who is from Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[Freddie Roman]] (1937–2022), comedian, [[New York Friars' Club]] notable<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/nyregion/in-person-in-a-club-full-of-comics-the-king-is-also-a-jester.html "In person; In a Club Full of Comics, The King Is Also a Jester"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 2005. Accessed August 29, 2018. "Three or four times a week, Mr. Roman travels into Manhattan from his house in Fort Lee, where he has lived for six years, and holds court in one of the dining rooms at the Friars Club, formerly a doctor's town house on East [[55th Street (Manhattan)|55th Street]]."</ref>
* [[Joe Rosario]] (born 1959), actor, writer, director<ref>Kim, Jennifer. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/Birth_of_a_new_legacy.html "Fort Lee man continues film legacy"], ''Fort Lee Suburbanite'', October 16, 2009. Accessed September 26, 2011. "Though Rosario's profile in the film industry is steadily rising and Hollywood is on his horizon, he hasn't forgotten about his birthplace in Fort Lee. 'The cool thing about living in Fort Lee is living so close to New York City,' said Rosario."</ref>
* [[Murray Sabrin]] (born 1946), college professor and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] / [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murraysabrin.com/sabrinStory.asp |title=Biography |access-date=December 6, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080301183322/http://www.murraysabrin.com/sabrinStory.asp |archive-date=March 1, 2008 }}, Murray Sabrin. Accessed December 6, 2013. "He lives with his wife of 39 years, Florence, in Ft. Lee, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Amy Scheer]], professional sports executive who is general manager of the [[Connecticut Whale (PHF)|Connecticut Whale]] of the [[Premier Hockey Federation]]<ref>[https://njbiz.com/close-up-amy-scheer-chief-commercial-officer-of-the-new-york-red-bulls/ "Close Up Amy Scheer, chief commercial officer of the New York Red Bulls"], ''NJBIZ'', September 20, 2015. Accessed January 16, 2021. "Hometown: I grew up in Fair Lawn and currently reside in Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[August Semmendinger]] (1820–1885), photographic inventor<ref>Semmendinger, Paul and Ryan. [http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=846 "August Semmendinger Manufacturer of Photographic Apparatus"], Historic Camera History Librarium, June 17, 2012. Accessed June 15, 2015. "By this point, August Semmendinger had moved to Fort Lee, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Eva Shain]] ({{circa|1918}}–1999), boxing judge, one of the first female judges in New York, first woman to judge a heavyweight championship bout (1977 fight between [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[Earnie Shavers]])<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/23/sports/eva-shain-81-a-pioneering-boxing-judge.html "Eva Shain, 81, a Pioneering Boxing Judge"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 23, 1999. Accessed December 6, 2013. "Eva Shain, the first woman to serve as a judge at a heavyweight championship boxing match when she was assigned to the Muhammad Ali-Earnie Shavers bout at Madison Square Garden in 1977, died Thursday at Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center. Mrs. Shain, who lived in Fort Lee, N.J., was 81."</ref>
* [[Jenn Sherman]] (born 1969), fitness instructor who was the very first cycling instructor hired at [[Peloton Interactive]]<ref>Handler, Cindy Schewich. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/2021/01/22/jenn-sherman-peloton-first-cycling-instructor-nj-native/3929194001/ "Join the ride: NJ native Jenn Sherman has been a Peloton instructor since Day One"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 22, 2021. Accessed April 25, 2022. "Every week, Sherman, a Fort Lee native, attracts thousands of subscribing Peloton members who ride along with her on the company's stationary bicycles, either during live classes streamed from the company's Manhattan studios, or recordings of those rides available in its vast On Demand library.... At Fort Lee High School, Sherman 'played 0.0 sports,' she says."</ref>
* [[Anton Sikharulidze]] (born 1976), Olympic gold medal-winning pairs figure skater<ref>Araton, Harvey. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/17/sports/sports-of-the-times-golden-windfall-for-the-russians.html "Sports of The Times; Golden Windfall for the Russians"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 17, 2002. Accessed February 14, 2012. "At 25, Anton Sikharulidze is already a citizen of the world, more than familiar with the culture of the West. He lived in Fort Lee, N.J., for two years, trained in Hackensack."</ref>
* [[Phoebe Snow]] (1950–2011), singer<ref>Friedman, Roger. [https://www.foxnews.com/story/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-likely-guests-at-cannes/ "Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Likely Guests at Cannes"], ''[[Fox News]]'', March 22, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2014. "Phoebe and Valerie lived in a small apartment in Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[Alfonso Soriano]] (born 1976), outfielder who plays for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>Borden, Sam. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/soriano-tired-trade-talk-article-1.639110 "Soriano 'Tired' Of Trade Talk"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', June 17, 2006. Accessed July 8, 2014. "The Yankees have made inquiries about Soriano's availability but have been turned off by the Nationals' requests for top pitching prospect Phil Hughes or Chien-Ming Wang. Soriano, who still maintains the Fort Lee, N.J., apartment he had during his tenure in the Bronx, seemed lukewarm about the possibility of returning to the Yankees."</ref>
* [[Darryl Strawberry]] (born 1962), [[Major League Baseball]] [[outfielder]] who played for [[New York Mets]], [[New York Yankees]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/US/9810/16/strawberry.home/ Darryl Strawberry leaves hospital after cancer surgery], [[CNN.com]], October 16, 1998. "He will convalesce at his home in Fort Lee, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Anthony Strollo]] (1899–1962), New York mobster who served as a high-ranking capo of the [[Genovese crime family]] until his disappearance after leaving his home in Fort Lee<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/08/archives/fbitaped-conversation-sheds-light-on-1962-gangland-slaying-of.html "F.B.I.-Taped Conversation Sheds Light on 1962 Gangland Slaying of Strollo"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 8, 1970. Accessed September 8, 2018. "Strollo was said to have controlled the underworld's bar and nightclub operations on New York's East Side and in Greenwich Village. His fate has been a matter of conjecture since he walked out of his Fort Lee mansion one April evening in 1962 and disappeared. His body has never been found."</ref>
* [[Lyle Stuart]] (1922–2006), independent publisher of controversial books<ref>Ramirez, Anthony. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/26/arts/26stuart.html "Lyle Stuart, Publisher of Renegade Titles, Dies at 83"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 26, 2006. Accessed November 4, 2007. "He was 83 and lived in Fort Lee, N.J."</ref>
* [[Justin Tuck]] (born 1983), former NFL defensive end who played for the [[New York Giants]] and [[Oakland Raiders]]<ref>Borden, Sam. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/sports/football/for-giants-justin-tuck-push-for-reading-starts-at-home.html "For Giants' Tuck, a Push for Reading Starts at Home"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 30, 2012. Accessed April 25, 2017. "Fort Lee, N.J. - ... The Tucks just giggled. They had not intended to settle in this tiny borough of Bergen County, but while taking a tour with a real estate agent about four years ago, Tuck asked about the neighborhoods he saw while driving over the George Washington Bridge."</ref>
* [[June Valli]] (1928–1993), singer and television personality.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/16/obituaries/june-valli-singer-64.html "June Valli; Singer, 64"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 16, 1993. Accessed November 7, 2022. "June Valli, a singer who appeared on television variety shows from the 1950s through the 1970s, died on Friday at her home. She was 64 and lived in Fort Lee."</ref>
* [[James Van Fleet]] (1892–1992), [[United States Army]] general<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/vanfleet.htm James Alward Van Fleet], [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. Accessed December 6, 2013 ."Van Fleet was born in Coytesville, New Jersey, March 19, 1892, but raised in Florida and adopted it as his home."</ref>
* [[Chien-Ming Wang]] (born 1980), pitcher for the [[Washington Nationals]]<ref>Chen, Albert. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080420100051/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/albert_chen/04/15/wang0421/2.html "Chien-Ming Wang Has A Secret"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', April 15, 2008. Accessed February 14, 2012. "During the baseball season Chien-Ming and his wife, Chia-Ling, whom he met in his first year of college and married in December 2003, live in a modest three-bedroom house in Fort Lee, N.J."</ref>
* [[Theodore Dwight Weld]] (1803–1895), his wife [[Angelina Grimké]] (1805–1879), and his wife's sister [[Sarah Moore Grimké]] (1792–1873) lived in Fort Lee while working on ''[[American Slavery As It Is]]'' (1839)<ref>[https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/weld/weld.html ''American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses: Electronic Edition.''], [[Documenting the American South]]. Accessed November 13, 2023.</ref>
* [[Jennifer Wu]] (born 1990), [[table tennis]] player originally from China who has been named to the U.S. team at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Hartnett, Sean. [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/07/25/jennifer-wu-table-tennis-rio-olympics/ "After Taking Up Table Tennis To Improve Her Vision, New Jerseyan Now Sets Sights On Olympic Gold"], [[WCBS-TV]], July 25, 2016. Accessed August 9, 2016. "The 26-year-old became a U.S. citizen in 2014. Born with the given name Yue, she has adopted Jennifer as her Americanized name, calls Fort Lee, New Jersey, home and is accustomed to American culture and cuisine."</ref>
* [[Glen Zipper]] (born 1974), writer, film producer and former New Jersey assistant state prosecutor known for the [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Undefeated (2011 film)|Undefeated]]''<ref>Shkolnikova, Svetlana. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/borough-natives-win-big-at-academy-awards-1.381633?page=all "Fort Lee natives win big at Academy Awards"], ''Fort Lee Suburbanite'', March 16, 2012. Accessed July 8, 2014. "Glen Zipper stands with his fellow crewmembers for the football documentary 'Undefeated,' which took the Oscar for Best Documentary at this year's Academy Awards. He and his brother Ralph grew up in Fort Lee, and worked together on the film. Glen, who worked as a criminal prosecutor in Hudson County for three years."</ref>
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