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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Plainfield, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Plainfield include: {{div col}} * [[Ernest R. Ackerman]] (1863β1931), represented [[New Jersey's 5th congressional district]] from 1919 to 1931<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000021 Ernest Robinson Ackerman], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed June 25, 2007.</ref> * [[John Adams (educator)|John Adams]] (1772β1863), educator who taught at the Plainfield Academy<ref name="Marquis 1607β1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref> * [[Katherine Langhorne Adams]] (1885β1977), painter and printmaker<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/221009575/ "Mrs. K. Adams Exhibits In New York Galleries"], ''[[Courier News]]'', May 11, 1928. Accessed December 30, 2017. "An exhibition of recent paintings by Katherine Langhorne Adams, formerly of Plainfield, is being held at the Babcock Galleries, 5 East 57th, street. New York City."</ref> * [[Erika Amato]] (born 1969), actress, singer and founder of [[Velvet Chain]]<ref>[http://www.velvetchain.com/erikabio.html Erika Amato - Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042224/http://www.velvetchain.com/erikabio.html |date=February 2, 2019 }}, [[Velvet Chain]]. Accessed September 12, 2013. "Erika was born in Plainfield, NJ, and grew up in the small, rather upscale town of Summit (she actually lived in Mountainside, one of the smaller, adjoining towns), about 25 minutes from Manhattan."</ref> * [[Donald C. Backer]] (1943β2010), radio astronomer and professor at [[University of California, Berkeley]] who was discoverer of [[millisecond pulsar]]s and pioneer in pulsar-based searches for [[gravitational waves]]<ref>Moran, James M. [http://rahist.nrao.edu/backer_bio-memoir.shtml "Donald C. Backer"], [[National Radio Astronomy Observatory]]. Accessed June 15, 2014. "Don was born in Plainfield, NJ, on November 9, 1943."</ref> * [[Rich Bagger]] (born 1960), former mayor of [[Westfield, New Jersey]]<ref>Symons, Michael. [http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2009/11/20/transition-team-rich-bagger/ "Transition team: Rich Bagger"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 20, 2009. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Bagger, who was born in Plainfield and lives in Westfield, holds degrees from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Rutgers Law School."</ref> * [[John Drayton Baker]] (1915β1942), American Naval aviator who was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] for his actions during World War II<ref>[http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=19705 John Drayton Baker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113030212/http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=19705 |date=January 13, 2016 }}, ''[[Military Times]]''. Accessed September 21, 2015.</ref> * [[Jeff Barry]] (born 1938), pop music songwriter, singer and record producer<ref>Cooper, Kim; Smay, David; and Austen, Jake. [https://books.google.com/books?id=X4Y5NIyCikIC&q=plainfield "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth"], p. 126. [[Feral House]], 2001. {{ISBN|0-922915-69-5}}. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Jeff Barry: I was born in Brooklyn. When I was about seven, my parents got divorced, and I moved in with my mom and sister in Plainfield, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Ann Baumgartner]] (1918β2008), [[aviator]] who became the first American woman to fly a [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[jet aircraft]] when she flew the [[Bell P-59 Airacomet|Bell YP-59A]] [[jet fighter]] as a test pilot during [[World War II]]<ref>[https://www.plainfieldlibrary.info/Departments/LH/LH_women.html Notable Women of Plainfield], Plainfield Public Library. Accessed December 25, 2022. "Ann (Baumgartner) Carl (1918-2008) Born in 1918, Ann Baumgartner spent her early childhood in Plainfield, attending the Evergreen School and Miss Hartridge's School for Girls."</ref> * [[James Bell (basketball)|James Bell]] (born 1992), basketball player for Israeli team [[Hapoel Holon]]<ref>[http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/james_bell_697885.html James Bell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107105128/http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/james_bell_697885.html |date=November 7, 2016 }}, [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball]]. Accessed December 3, 2016. "Born Jan. 7, 1992 in Plainfield, N.J."</ref> * [[G. P. Mellick Belshaw]] (1928β2020), ninth bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey]], serving from 1983 to 1994<ref>[http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2020/03/04/obituaries-3-4-20/ "Obituaries: The Rt. Rev. G. P. Mellick Belshaw"], ''[[Town Topics (newspaper)|Town Topics]]'', March 4, 2020. Accessed December 3, 2020. "He was 91 years of age, born July 14, 1928 in Plainfield, NJ, the only child of Edith Mellick of Plainfield and New York and the Rev. Harold Belshaw, who immigrated to America from Wigan, England when a teen."</ref> * [[Charlie Bicknell (baseball)|Charlie Bicknell]] (1928β2013), MLB pitcher who played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in 1948 and 1949<ref>Staff. [http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=charles-bicknell-buddy&pid=168286946 "Charles 'Buddy' Bicknell"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 1, 2013. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Charles 'Buddy' Bicknell, 85, passed away on Nov. 24, 2013, in Livingston, Mont. A private service will be held. Buddy was born in Plainfield, N.J., to Charles Bicknell and Ann (Blazo) Bicknell in 1928."</ref> * [[Joe Black]] (1924β2002), professional baseball player for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Cincinnati Reds]]<ref name=Black>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_24_101/ai_87210872 Joe Black, baseball pioneer and retired Greyhound Corp. executive, dies - Census - Obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060331133802/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_24_101/ai_87210872 |date=March 31, 2006 }}, ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'', June 3, 2002, accessed April 26, 2007. "A native of Plainfield, NJ, Black graduated from Morgan State in Baltimore."</ref> * [[Judy Blume]] (born 1938), author<ref>Goldblatt, Jennifer. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/nyregion/14NJ.html "Blume's Day"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 14, 2004. Accessed February 5, 2008. "It wasn't until after Ms. Blume had gotten her bachelor's degree in education from New York University in 1961, was married and raising her son, Larry, and her daughter, Randy, and living in Plainfield and later Scotch Plains, that she started to commit her stories and characters to paper, cramming writing sessions in while the children were at preschool and at play."</ref> * [[Jon Bramnick]] (born 1953), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2003 who served on the Plainfield City Council from 1984 to 1991<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=222 Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102042453/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=222 |date=November 2, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 21, 2015.</ref> * [[Anthony Branker]] (born 1958), jazz musician and educator<ref>Schermer, Victor L. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/anthony-branker-jazz-dialogics-anthony-branker-by-victor-l-schermer.php?page=1 "Anthony Branker: Jazz Dialogics"], All About Jazz, June 13, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "AAJ: Let's go now to your early background and influences. You grew up in Piscataway and Plainfield, NJ. I believe that pianist Bill Evans grew up in that area. AB: Yes, in Plainfield."</ref> * [[Jack E. Bronston]] (1922β2017), lawyer and politician who served in the [[New York Senate]] from 1959 to 1978<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=z80GAQAAIAAJ&q=%22plainfield+high+school%22+%22Jack+E.+Bronston%22 ''The New York Red Book''], p. 63. Williams Press, 1977. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Jack E. Bronston 5th District (8th, 9th and 10th Assembly districts of Queens county) Jack E. Bronston, Democrat-Liberal, was born in Plainfield, NJ, on January 10, 1922. He attended Plainfield High School and was graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1942."</ref> * [[Van Wyck Brooks]] (1886β1963), author<ref>Prichard, William H. [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/01/books/not-to-write-was-not-to-be-alive.html "Not To Write Was Not To Be Alive"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 1, 1981. Accessed December 25, 2012. "Van Wyck Brooks grew up in Plainfield, NJ, second son of a wellto-do Episcopalian and Republican family."</ref> * [[Brock Brower]] (1931β2014), novelist, magazine journalist and TV writer<ref>Bernstein, Adam. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/brock-brower-magazine-journalist-novelist-and-tv-writer-dies-at-82/2014/04/29/ac6095e6-ceea-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html "Brock Brower, magazine journalist, novelist and TV writer, dies at 82"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 29, 2014. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Brock Hendrickson Brower was born November 27, 1931, in Plainfield, NJ, and raised in Westfield, NJ"</ref> * [[Glenwood Brown]] (born 1967), former professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division<ref>[http://www.njboxinghof.org/glenwood-brown/ Glenwood Brown], New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Accessed September 21, 2015. "I was born in Plainfield, NJ, and won national acclaim in the sport of boxing since the age of 10."</ref> * [[Milt Campbell]] (1933β2012), [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics β Men's decathlon|1956 Olympic decathlon]] gold medalist<ref name=Campbell>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222112440/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,806703,00.html "Field Day in Plainfield"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', July 13, 1953, accessed April 26, 2007. "In Helsinki last summer, a big (6 ft. 3 in., 210 lbs.) Negro high-school boy from Plainfield, NJ trudged wearily into a locker room in the Olympic stadium. Worn down by the two-day competition in the Olympics' most demanding test, Decathlon Man Milton Campbell gave World Champion Bob Mathias a congratulatory backslap, then flopped on a cot."</ref> * [[Pete Carmichael]] (1941β2016), former football coach<ref>Staff. [http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030104aaa.html "Veteran NFL Coach Pete Carmichael Joins Panthers Football Staff"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112230347/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030104aaa.html |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[Pittsburgh Panthers football]], March 1, 2004. Accessed September 21, 2015. "A native of Plainfield, N.J., he attended North Plainfield High, where he lettered three years in both football and baseball."</ref> * [[Leonte Carroo]] (born 1994), wide receiver who played in the NFL for the [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>Dunleavy, Ryan. [https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2016/08/rutgers_greats_mohamed_sanu_leonte_carroo_swap_nfl_jerseys.html "Rutgers greats Mohamed Sanu, Leonte Carroo swap NFL jerseys after Falcons-Dolphins game"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], August 29, 2016. Accessed October 17, 2018. "Sanu, who played at South Brunswick High School, mentored Carroo, a Plainfield native who grew up in Edison, during his days at Rutgers."</ref> * [[Linda S. Carter]] (born 1963), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 22nd legislative district|22nd Legislative District]] since 2018<ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/414/assemblywoman-carter Assemblywoman Linda S. Carter (D)], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed April 18, 2022. "Plainfield City Council 2004-10"</ref> * [[Jeremiah E. Cary]] (1803β1888), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from [[New York's 21st congressional district]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000215 "Cary, Jeremiah Eaton, (1803-1888)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 21, 2015. "moved to Plainfield, N.J., in 1860, where he continued the practice of law"</ref> * [[W. Sterling Cary]] (1927β2021), president of the [[National Council of Churches]] from 1972 to 1975<ref>[[Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)|Roberts, Sam]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/us/rev-w-sterling-cary-dead.html "Rev. W. Sterling Cary, Pioneering Black Churchman, Dies at 94"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 19, 2021. Accessed April 18, 2022. "William Sterling Cary was born on Aug. 10, 1927, in Plainfield, N.J., one of eight children of Andrew Jackson Cary, a real estate broker and Y.M.C.A. administrator, and Sadie (Walker) Cary, a homemaker."</ref> * [[James Herbert Case Jr.]] (1906β1965), 8th president of [[Washington & Jefferson College]]<ref>[http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4019coll8/id/30 James Herbert Case Jr. (1946-1949)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108003223/http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4019coll8/id/30 |date=January 8, 2016 }}, [[U. Grant Miller Library]] Digital Archives. Accessed September 21, 2015. "He was born October 26, 1906, at Plainfield, NJ."</ref> * [[Diane Chamberlain]], author of adult fiction<ref>[http://dianechamberlain.com/about/ About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922211735/http://dianechamberlain.com/about/ |date=September 22, 2015 }}, Diane Chamberlain. Accessed September 21, 2015. "I grew up in Plainfield, NJ and spent my summers at the Jersey Shore, two settings that have found their way into my novels."</ref> * [[DJ Cheese]], first world champion of the [[DMC World DJ Championships]], in 1986<ref>[http://kingkutdjcheese.com/index.php/about-dj-cheese/bio About DJ Cheese] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112190232/http://kingkutdjcheese.com/index.php/about-dj-cheese/bio |date=January 12, 2016 }}, King Kut DJ Cheese. Accessed September 21, 2015. "DJ Cheese has a long history in this thing We call the 'Hip Hop' He was born in W. Virginia then raised in Potters Crossing β Edison, NJ and Later Move To Plainfield, NJ when he was 8Yrs Old."</ref> * [[John Chironna]] (1928β2010), head coach of the [[Rhode Island Rams football]] team in 1961 and 1962<ref>Staff. [http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?pid=146103820 "John Chironna"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 19, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Mr. Chironna was born on July 4, 1928, in Plainfield, NJ, and graduated from Westfield High School in 1946."</ref> * [[Rohit Chopra]] (born 1982), member of the [[Federal Trade Commission]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=S.Hrg. 115-761 β NOMINATIONS TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION|url=https://www.congress.gov/event/115th-congress/senate-event/LC64861/text|access-date=2021-09-13|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> * [[Earl Clark]] (born 1988), basketball player for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], formerly for the [[University of Louisville]] [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Cardinals]]<ref>[http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/clark_earl00.html Earl Clark] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221233830/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/clark_earl00.html |date=February 21, 2009 }}, [[CSTV]]. Accessed January 2, 2008.</ref> * [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] (born 1941), founder of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]], childhood home<ref>Fried, Jonathan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/17/nyregion/jersey-footlights-a-funkmaster-comes-home.html "Jersey Footlights; A Funkmaster Comes Home"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 17, 1999. Accessed April 10, 2012. "The Mothership landed on October 6 when George Clinton, Plainfield native and funkmaster, brought his band to the Community Theater in Morristown for the second night of a monthlong national tour."</ref> * [[Manny Collins]] (born 1984) [[American football]] [[cornerback]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20070505113218/http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/0702hotstove.html "71st Annual Hot Stove Awards Dinner, Feb. 11, Honors Union County Athletes, Young and Old"], [[Union County, New Jersey]], press release dated February 2, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2007. "Manny Collins was a standout at both wide receiver and defensive back for the Plainfield High School Cardinals and earned All-County, All-Conference and All-Area honors."</ref> * [[Richard Guy Condon]] (1952β1995), anthropologist who specialized in the study of [[Inuit]]<ref>[http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic49-3-319.pdf "Richard Guy Condon (1952-1995)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182215/http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-319.pdf |date=March 3, 2016 }}, ''[[Arctic (journal)|Arctic]]'', Vol. 49, No. 3, September 1996. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Rick was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and received his bachelor's degree with honors in anthropology from Rutgers College (1974) and his PhD at the University of Pittsburgh (1981)."</ref> * [[William Consovoy]] (1974β2023), attorney for conservative causes<ref>Risen, Clay. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/william-consovoy-dead.html "William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to Supreme Court"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 2023. Accessed January 18, 2023. "William Spencer Consovoy was born on Aug. 31, 1974, in Plainfield, N.J. "</ref> * [[Archibald Cox]] (1912β2004), Watergate special prosecutor<ref>Gormley, Ken. [http://www.harvardlawreview.org/issues/118/Nov04/Cox_TributeFTX.pdf "In Memoriam: Archibald Cox"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620154230/http://www.harvardlawreview.org/issues/118/Nov04/Cox_TributeFTX.pdf |date=June 20, 2007 }}, ''[[Harvard Law Review]]'', November 2004. Accessed May 13, 2007. "He grew up in Plainfield, NJ, the son of a distinguished New York patent attorney."</ref> * [[Kathy Cox (American politician)|Kathy Cox]] (born 1964), former [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]] of [[state school|public schools]] for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]<ref>[https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/17503/kathy-cox#.Wx09fPkvzDc Kathy Cox], [[Vote Smart]]. Accessed June 10, 2018.</ref> * [[Dan Davis (defensive lineman)|Dan Davis]] (born 1986), [[defensive lineman]] who played for the [[New York Sentinels]] of the [[United Football League (2009β12)|United Football League]]<ref>Boyer, Zac. [https://connecticut.rivals.com/news/after-four-years-davis-ready-to-move-on "After four years, Davis ready to move on"], [[Rivals.com]]. November 17, 2007. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Davis' hard-hitting mentality was rooted deep within him as a child growing up in Plainfield, NJ, a city of approximately 50,000 located a half-hour southwest of Newark.... According to Davis, many of those who attended Plainfield High School with him failed to move on to college and instead ended up involved either in jail or, worse, dead."</ref> * [[Pat DiNizio]] (1955β2017), lead singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band [[The Smithereens]]<ref>Slotnik, Daniel E. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/obituaries/pat-dinizio-singer-and-songwriter-for-the-smithereens-dies-at-62.html "Pat DiNizio, Singer and Songwriter for the Smithereens, Dies at 62"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 13, 2017. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Patrick Michael DiNizio was born in Plainfield, NJ, on Oct. 12, 1955, to Nicholas DiNizio, who ran a waste management business, and the former Antoinette Gallo. He grew up nearby in Scotch Plains and graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School before attending several colleges, including Union County College in Cranford, NJ; Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J.; and New York University."</ref> * [[Charles C. Dodge]] (1841β1910), [[Union Army]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and one of the youngest in history, receiving his commission at the age of 21<ref>Welsh, Jack D. [https://books.google.com/books?id=epbbg1CA4CAC&pg=PA99 ''Medical Histories of Union Generals''], p. 99. [[Kent State University Press]], 2005. {{ISBN|9780873388535}}. Accessed July 25, 2022. "Charles Cleveland Dodge: Born September 16, 1841, at Plainfield, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Barbara L. Drinkwater]] (1926β2019), sports physiologist who was the first woman to be president of the [[American College of Sports Medicine]]<ref>[https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/obituaries/barbara-lee-drinkwater/ "Barbara Lee Drinkwater"], ''[[Island Beachcomber]]''. Accessed July 21, 2023. "Born on November 18, 1926, in Plainfield, New Jersey, Barbara was a remarkable influence on so many people in so many different ways."</ref> * [[William Archibald Dunning]] (1857β1922), historian best known for his work on the [[Reconstruction Era]]<ref>Jarvis, Gail. [https://www.lewrockwell.com/2004/02/gail-jarvis/the-dunning-school/ "The Dunning School"], LewRockwell.com, February 2, 2004. Accessed September 21, 2015. "William Archibald Dunning was born in Plainfield, NJ, in 1857, the son of a wealthy manufacturer with an intellectual bent and a strong interest in American history."</ref> * [[Bill Evans]] (1929β1980), [[jazz piano|jazz pianist]]<ref>Lyons, Leonard S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UV8twW58ROkC&pg=PA219 "The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music"], accessed May 13, 2007. "Bill Evans Grew up in Plainfield, NJ."</ref> * [[Alfred A. Farland]] (1864β1954), [[classic banjo]]ist<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-obituary-for-alfred-a/123189027/ "Legends of Banjoist's Fabulous Career Recalled"], ''[[Courier News]]'', May 6, 1954. Accessed April 19, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The saga of a fabulous career, told in legend and fact, is remembered today, after the death of Alfred A. Farland, 90, of 358 E. Second St, banjoist, banjo-maker and concert artist.... Mr. Farland came to Plainfield from Jersey City in 1903 and lived at his late address since 1910."</ref> * [[Dionne Farris]] (born 1969), singer, songwriter, producer and actress<ref>Scott, Rose. [https://www.wabe.org/breaking-away-dionne-farris-talks-time-music/ "Breaking Away, Dionne Farris Talks Time Off From Music"], [[WABE-FM]], June 21, 2013. Accessed July 23, 2019. "The Plainfield, NJ native came to Atlanta in 1990 and was the strong vocal nucleus of the 'socially-conscious' hip hop group Arrested Development."</ref> * [[Negley Farson]] (1890β1960), adventurer, journalist and author<ref>[https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/negley-farson Negley Farson (1890β1960)], [[Royal Academy of Arts]]. Accessed April 12, 2020. "Born in Plainfield, NJ, Farson was raised by his eccentric grandfather, the Civil War General James Negley (1826-1901)."</ref> * [[J. Michael Fay]] (born 1956), conservationist<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/25877.htm J. Michael Fay], [[United States Department of State]]. Accessed December 10, 2007.</ref> * [[Rashan Gary]] (born 1997), [[defensive tackle]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] team<ref>Stanmyre, Matthew. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-4893435448098940908/former-school-says-rashan-gary-nations-top-recruit-was-recruited-to-paramus-catholic/ "Rashan Gary, nation's top recruit, was recruited to Paramus Catholic, old school indicates"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119011358/http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-4893435448098940908/former-school-says-rashan-gary-nations-top-recruit-was-recruited-to-paramus-catholic/ |date=November 19, 2018 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 25, 2014. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Gary's mother, Jennifer Coney, said today her son 'absolutely was not recruited.' She said Gary had been living with his father and grandparents in Scotch Plains, but the house is now for sale, so she moved her son into her home in Plainfield."</ref> * [[Glenn Goins]] (1954β1978), singer and guitarist for [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]<ref>Makin, Bob. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2016/03/27/doo-wop-hip-hop/80773126/ "Parliament-Funkadelic: From doo-wop to hip-hop"], ''[[Courier News]]'', March 27, 2016. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Plainfield guitarist-vocalist Glenn Goins, who earlier joined the collective, now known as Parliament-Funkadelic or P-Funk, helped end each show by calling on the Mothership, a prop from the classic 1951 sci-fi movie ''The Day the Earth Stood Still''."</ref> * [[Gertrude Joy Grimm]] (1904β1988), [[WAVES]] officer in [[World War II]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/04/obituaries/gertrude-joy-grimm-waves-officer-83.html "Gertrude Joy Grimm; Waves Officer, 83"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 4, 1988. Accessed November 19, 2022. "A native of Plainfield, N.J., and a graduate of Wellesley College, Mrs. Grimm was a retailing manager in New York City and Detroit before the war."</ref> * [[Jan Groover]] (1943β2012), [[photography|photographer]] noted for her use of emerging [[color photography]] technologies<ref>[http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibit/legacy/bios/bios-gh.html Artist Biographies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204154943/http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibit/legacy/bios/bios-gh.html |date=December 4, 2012 }}, [[The Cleveland Museum of Art]]. Accessed December 13, 2007.</ref> * [[Mark Haines]] (1946β2011), former host of the [[CNBC]] shows ''[[Squawk Box]]'' and ''[[Squawk on the Street]]''<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/23/nyregion/new-jersey-co-all-eyes-are-on-fort-lee.html "New Jersey & Co.; All Eyes Are on Fort Lee"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 23, 2000. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Alerted by a viewer, Mr. Haines – a Plainfield native who now lives in Monmouth County – researched tapes and noted that when Mr. Greenspan, the head of the Federal Reserve, carried a fat briefcase to the meetings, interest rates rose; a thin briefcase indicated lower rates."</ref> * [[David Hand (animator)|David Hand]] (1900β1986), American and British-American animator at [[Out of the Inkwell]] studios, [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], and [[Gaumont Film Company]]'s British Animation Studio<ref>Murphy, Robert. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Kgn8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT700 ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''], p. 700. [[Bloomsbury Publishing]], 2019. {{ISBN|9781838715328}}. Accessed December 27, 2020. "Hand, David (1900β1986) David Hand was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on 23 January 1900, and educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago."</ref> * [[Bret Harte]] (1836β1902), author and poet<ref>Nissen, Axel. [https://archive.org/details/bretharteprincep00niss/page/244 ''Bret Harte: Prince and Pauper''], p. 244. [[University Press of Mississippi]], 2000. {{ISBN|1578062535}}. Accessed August 6, 2012. "By April 1884, both the Knauffts and the Hartes had removed to Plainfield, NJ..."</ref> * [[Eddie Hazel]] (1950β1992), lead guitarist and founding member of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]<ref>Sullivan, James. [http://www.spinner.com/2008/07/11/twisted-tales-p-funks-eddie-hazel-is-the-new-hendrix-for-bett/ "Twisted Tales: P-Funk's Eddie Hazel Is the New Hendrix, for Better or Worse"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722030902/http://www.spinner.com/2008/07/11/twisted-tales-p-funks-eddie-hazel-is-the-new-hendrix-for-bett/ |date=July 22, 2012 }}, [[Spinner (website)|Spinner]], July 11, 2008. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Born in Brooklyn but raised in Plainfield, NJ – where his mother, sadly, thought she could keep her son from the ravages of big-city temptation β the young Hazel taught himself to play guitar alongside a school-age buddy, Billy 'Bass' Nelson."</ref> * [[William Hazell]] (1908β1995), president of the [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17410561/thecouriernews_bridgewater_nj_fri/ "Union County Tech Gives 29 Diplomas"], ''[[Courier News]]'', June 14, 1963. Accessed July 23, 2019. "'Challenge of Change' was the subject of an address last night by William Hazell of Plainfield before the 29-student graduating class of the Union County Technical Institute."</ref> * [[Elise B. Heinz]] (1935β2014), lawyer and politician who was a member of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] from 1978 to 1981<ref>McDonough, Megan. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/elise-b-heinz-lawyer-and-former-virginia-delegate/2014/01/27/931a0940-877e-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html "Elise B. Heinz, lawyer and former Virginia delegate"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', January 27, 2014. Accessed May 4, 2021. "Elise Brookfield Heinz was born in Plainfield, N.J., and raised in Alexandria, where she was a 1951 graduate of George Washington High School."</ref> * [[Richard X. Heyman]], singer-songwriter and musician, who was a founding member of [[The Doughboys (band)|The Doughboys]]<ref>Skelly, Richard. [https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/11/richard-heyman-owls-playing-record-collector/77103986/ "Richard X. Heyman and the Owls playing the Record Collector"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', December 11, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "In 2002, Heyman self-published a book documenting his life and musical times growing up in and around Plainfield, and his time with the Doughboys, who became one of the Garden State's most popular rock 'n' roll bands when the musical genre was still emerging."</ref> * [[Jon Hilliman]] (born 1995; class of 2014), professional football player for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Stapleton, Art. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2019/09/27/jon-hilliman-nfl-long-shot-opportunity-home-ny-giants/3780904002/ "Jon Hilliman: How the New Jersey native went from being an NFL long shot to the NY Giants"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 27, 2019. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Raised in Plainfield, Hilliman was essentially born into Big Apple football."</ref> * [[Byron Hurt]] (born 1969), documentary filmmaker<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/fashion/weddings/01crumel.html "Kenya Crumel and Byron Hurt"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 1, 2006. Accessed May 21, 2013. "Kenya Felice Crumel and Byron Patrick Hurt were married last evening at their home in Plainfield, NJ"</ref> * [[Dontae Johnson]] (born 1991), [[cornerback]] who has played in the [[National Football League]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]<ref>Ashmore, Mike. [https://www.trentonian.com/sports/two-years-full-of-adversity-have-led-pennington-school-grad-dontae-johnson-to-super-bowl/article_7219ccec-4502-11ea-b064-ef6a8b0bb9eb.html "Two years full of adversity have led Pennington School grad Dontae Johnson to Super Bowl with 49ers"]{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Trentonian]]'', February 1, 2020. Accessed November 8, 2020. "Former Pennington School star Dontae Johnson is expected to suit up for the San Francisco 49ers, and is the school's first alum to play in the big game. The 28-year-old was born in Plainfield and actually went to South Plainfield High for a year, but transferred to Pennington for the final three years of his high school career."</ref> * [[Marion Lee Johnson]], [[African-American]] mathematician who was crucial to the landing of the [[Apollo 11]] mission<ref>Segedy, Andria. [https://www.blufftontoday.com/news/2018-02-13/savannah-s-own-hidden-figure-marion-lee-johnson-worked-apollo-11-program "Savannah's own 'Hidden Figure': Marion Lee Johnson worked on Apollo 11 program"], ''[[Bluffton Today]]'', February 13, 2018. Accessed October 9, 2019 "Her Savannah classmates are not surprised. While Johnson now lives in Plainfield, NJ, she maintains strong ties to Savannah with friends and family, including a daughter who works at Savannah State University."</ref> * [[Tyrone Johnson (basketball)|Tyrone Johnson]] (born 1992), professional basketball player<ref>[https://gamecocksonline.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=513 Tyrone Johnson], [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball]]. Accessed August 5, 2019. "Hometown: Plainfield, NJ"</ref> * [[Betty Jones]] (1930β2019), operatic [[spinto soprano]], who did not begin her career until the age of 41<ref>Sanders, Sally. [https://www.sheltonherald.com/arts-leisure/article/Memories-of-a-musical-life-13863762.php "Memories of a musical life"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724014046/https://www.sheltonherald.com/arts-leisure/article/Memories-of-a-musical-life-13863762.php |date=July 24, 2019 }}, ''Shelton Herald'', April 2, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Betty was born into a nurturing middle class African American family in Plainfield, NJ"</ref> * [[Donald Jones (wide receiver)|Donald Jones]] (born 1987), former professional [[wide receiver]] who played in the NFL with the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[New England Patriots]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2014/04/former_nfl_wide_receiver_donald_jones_works_out_with_somerset_patriots.html "Former NFL wide receiver Donald Jones works out with Somerset Patriots"], ''The Messenger-Gazette'', April 18, 2014. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Former NFL wide receiver and Plainfield native Donald Jones will be working out with the Somerset Patriots during Spring Training.... Now Jones is looking to make a return to the baseball diamond, where he last played for Plainfield High School."</ref> * [[David Kapralik]] (1925/26β2017), music industry executive, who was an [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] executive, producer and talent manager<ref>Barnes, Mike. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/david-kapralik-dead-streisand-sly-stone-music-exec-was-91-1020112/ "David Kapralik, Influential Barbra Streisand, Sly Stone Music Exec, Dies at 91"], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', July 12, 2017. Accessed March 26, 2023. "Kapralik was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, the youngest of three children of milliners."</ref> * [[Robyn Kenney]] (born 1979), field hockey player<ref>[http://www.usfieldhockey.com/teams/women/u20/kenney.htm Robyn Kenney] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031060248/http://www.usfieldhockey.com/teams/women/u20/kenney.htm |date=October 31, 2007 }}, [[USA Field Hockey]]. Accessed December 20, 2007.</ref> * [[Phyllis Kirk]] (1927β2006), actress<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/arts/23kirk.html "Phyllis Kirk, 79, Who Starred in ''House of Wax'' and ''Thin Man'', Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 23, 2006. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Phyllis Kirkegaard was born in Plainfield, NJ, but moved to New York City in her late teens to study acting and shortened her last name to Kirk."</ref> * [[Florence LaRue]] (born 1944), singer and actress best known as an original member of [[the 5th Dimension]]<ref>Scott, Don. [http://www.montgomerynews.com/timeschronicle/opinion/a-place-in-history-florence-larue-the-fifth-dimension-created/article_9cfde364-8813-5440-81e0-d9627a95ab82.html "A Place In History: Florence LaRue, The Fifth Dimension created music of joy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724014041/http://www.montgomerynews.com/timeschronicle/opinion/a-place-in-history-florence-larue-the-fifth-dimension-created/article_9cfde364-8813-5440-81e0-d9627a95ab82.html |date=July 24, 2019 }}, ''Montgomery News'', September 10, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Born Feb. 4, 1942, in Plainfield, NJ, as World War II raged, LaRue and her family "moved to Glenside, Pa., where she began studying dance and violin," according to www.thehistorymakers.com, as well as attended Abington Senior High School, where she was inducted in 1988 to the school's Hall of Fame, likely indicative of her keen intelligence, social sensibilities and immense spirituality passed down by her African-American elders."</ref> * [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]] (1935β2015), [[character actor]] who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, and was principally known for his film roles alongside [[Clint Eastwood]] and [[Robert Redford]]<ref>Slotnik, Daniel E. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/movies/geoffrey-lewis-actor-in-clint-eastwood-films-dies-at-79.html "Geoffrey Lewis, Actor in Clint Eastwood Films, Dies at 79"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 9, 2015. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Geoffrey Bond Lewis was born in Plainfield, NJ, on July 31, 1935."</ref> * [[Peter Liske]] (born 1942), former professional football player<ref>Laurie, Artiss. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZOpUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lzwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1330,4193622&dq=plainfield+peter-liske&hl=en "Liske Recalls Vivid Hoax"], ''[[The Leader-Post]]'', September 22, 1967. Accessed April 10, 2012. "They should be indebted then, as I am, to The Globe and Mail's Dick Beddoes for revealing the hoax surrounding Peter Liske. That is, if you consider his hometown - Plainfield, NJ - as sufficient evidence for guilt by association."</ref> * [[Edith Elizabeth Lowry]] (1897β1970), interdenominational leader in home mission work<ref>[https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/3730/record/ Portrait of Edith Lowry], [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed August 27, 2024. "Edith Elizabeth Lowry was born on March 23rd, 1897 in Plainfield NJ."</ref> * [[Robert Lowry (hymn writer)|Robert Lowry]] (1826β1899), Christian preacher and prolific hymn-writer/musician, whose works include "[[Shall We Gather at the River?]]"<ref>[https://lit.blogs.bucknell.edu/2017/02/10/from-special-collectionsuniversity-archives-robert-lowry/ From Special Collections/University Archives: Robert Lowry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723224324/https://lit.blogs.bucknell.edu/2017/02/10/from-special-collectionsuniversity-archives-robert-lowry/ |date=July 23, 2019 }}, [[Bucknell University]]. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Lowry retired to Plainfield, NJ to continue to read and write, giving sermons and returning to do work with his alma mater when he had the time."</ref> * [[Randolph Manning]] (1804β1864), Michigan Supreme Court justice<ref>[http://www.micourthistory.org/justices/randolph-manning Randolph Manning], Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. Accessed May 21, 2013. "Randolph Manning was born in Plainfield, NJ, on May 19, 1804."</ref> * [[Queena Mario]] (1896β1951), soprano opera singer, newspaper columnist, voice teacher and fiction writer<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1927/05/26/archives/queena-mario-sings-to-students.html "Queena Mario Sings to Students"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 26, 1927. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Queena Mario of the Metropolitan Opera Company, formerly of this city, was a guest of the Plainfield High School today where she sang a group of four numbers to the student body.... The opera star whose family name was Tillotson is a graduate of the local high school and has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Coddington of Sheridan Avenue."</ref> * [[Donald Martino]] (1931β2005), [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning composer<ref>[[Anthony Tommasini|Tommasini, Anthony]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/12/arts/donald-martino-74-creator-of-atonal-musical-works-dies.html "Donald Martino, 74, Creator of Atonal Musical Works, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12, 2005. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Born on May 16, 1931, in Plainfield, NJ, he began studying music at 9, first learning the clarinet, saxophone and oboe."</ref> * [[Burke Marshall]] (1922β2003), head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era<ref>Barnes, Bart. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/343021221.html?dids=343021221:343021221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JUN+03%2C+2003&author=Bart+Barnes&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Burke+Marshall%2C+80%2C+Dies%3B++JFK's+Civil+Rights+Enforcer&pqatl=google "Burke Marshall, 80, Dies; JFK's Civil Rights Enforcer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722235527/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/343021221.html?dids=343021221%3A343021221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&date=JUN+03%2C+2003&author=Bart+Barnes&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Burke+Marshall%2C+80%2C+Dies%3B++JFK%27s+Civil+Rights+Enforcer&pqatl=google |date=July 22, 2013 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', June 3, 2003. Accessed November 21, 2008. "Mr. Marshall, a native of Plainfield, NJ, graduated from Yale University."</ref> * [[John Marshall (athlete)|John Marshall]] (born 1963), former [[middle-distance running|middle-distance]] track athlete who specialized in the 800 meters and competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222671933/ "Plainfield honors seven outstanding black citizens"], ''[[Courier News]]'', February 21, 1985. Accessed November 9, 2017. "A 1981 Plainfield High School graduate, Marshall broke the 800-meter collegiate record in 1982 and was named to the U.S. Junior National Team."</ref> * [[Jack Martin (baseball)|Jack Martin]] (1887β1980), slick-fielding, weak-hitting [[infielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]], playing mainly at [[shortstop]] for three different teams between the {{Baseball year|1912}} and {{Baseball year|1914}} seasons<ref>Faber, Charles F. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/84c2950a "Jack Martin"], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed November 9, 2017. "John Christopher Martin was born in Plainfield, NJ, in the central part of the state, on April 19, 1887. The son of Adeline and James B. Martin, a trolley conductor, Jack played baseball at Plainfield High School and for the town's amateur clubs."</ref> * [[James Edgar Martine]] (1850β1925), [[United States Senator]] from [[New Jersey]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000205 James Edgar Martine], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed April 16, 2008.</ref> * [[Robert Mason (writer)|Robert Mason]] (born 1942), author of ''[[Chickenhawk (book)|Chickenhawk]]''<ref>Prendergast, Mark. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/91811324.html?dids=91811324:91811324&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1985&author=Mark+Prendergast&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=HIS+LONG+FLIGHT+HOME+FOR+ROBERT+MASON%2C+WAR+WAS+HELL+AND+PEACE+HARD+TO+FIND.+NOW+HE+THINKS+HE+KNOWS+WHERE+TO+LOOK.+AND+WHERE+NOT+TO+LOOK.&pqatl=google "His Long Flight Home For Robert Mason, War Was Hell And Peace Hard To Find. Now He Thinks He Knows Where To Look. And Where Not To Look."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722183525/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/91811324.html?dids=91811324:91811324&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1985&author=Mark+Prendergast&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=HIS+LONG+FLIGHT+HOME+FOR+ROBERT+MASON%2C+WAR+WAS+HELL+AND+PEACE+HARD+TO+FIND.+NOW+HE+THINKS+HE+KNOWS+WHERE+TO+LOOK.+AND+WHERE+NOT+TO+LOOK.&pqatl=google |date=July 22, 2013 }}, ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'', September 1, 1985. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Robert Mason was born 43 years ago in Plainfield, NJ. When he was 8, his family moved to a chicken farm west of Delray Beach."</ref> * [[Bridget Mary McCormack]] (born 1966), lawyer, professor, and judge, serving on the [[Michigan Supreme Court]] since 2013, and as [[List of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court|Chief Justice]] since 2019<ref>Kuras, Amy. [https://www.metroparent.com/daily/parenting/parenting-issues-tips/mom-bridget-mary-mccormack-lays-down-the-law/ "Mom Bridget Mary McCormack Lays Down the Law"], Metro Parent for Southeast Michigan, August 27, 2012. Accessed March 17, 2021. "She grew up in Plainfield, N.J., with a mom who went back to school to be a social worker when her kids were nearly grown β and a dad who was a Marine and a small business owner who worked seven days a week his entire life."</ref> * [[Mary McCormack]] (born 1969), actress<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/The_West_Wing/bios/Mary_McCormack.html Mary McCormack cast member profile], ''[[The West Wing]]''. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Born in Plainfield, NJ, McCormack is a graduate of Trinity College and resides in Los Angeles."</ref> * [[Will McCormack]] (born 1974), actor, executive producer, screenwriter and film director, best known for his 2020 short film ''[[If Anything Happens I Love You]]'', which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]<ref>Catlin, Roger. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/263478677/ "Behind The Scenes Success Story; Trinity College Alum McCormack Makes His Own Work As Writer And Producer"], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', October 19, 2014. Accessed March 17, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "When Will McCormack was attending Trinity College in the mid-1990s as a performing arts minor, "I was in every play I could be in there." A role model for the Plainfield, N. J., native was his older sister, Mary McCormack, a Trinity grad, who was by then starting her movie career that would bring her to starring roles in ''The West Wing'' and ''In Plain Sight.''"</ref> * [[Peter McDonough]] (1925β1998), politician who served in both the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/01/nyregion/peter-mcdonough-73-retired-legislator.html "Peter McDonough, 73, Retired Legislator"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 1, 1998. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Mr. McDonough was a lifelong resident of Plainfield and was a champion high school swimmer."</ref> * [[Jim McGreevey]] (born 1957), former [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref name=McGreevey>[[David Kocieniewski|Kocieniewski, David]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/20/nyregion/exgovernor-is-back-in-public-this-time-as-an-author.html "Ex-Governor Is Back in Public, This Time as an Author"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 20, 2006. Accessed April 26, 2019. "While his resignation forced Mr. McGreevey to move out of Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion in Princeton, his new home in Plainfield has gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, a circular driveway and a housecleaner who arrived on Tuesday driving a white Mercedes-Benz."</ref> * [[Warren McLaughlin]] (1876β1923), [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher who played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]<ref>Lamb, Bill. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/warren-mclaughlin/ Warren McLaughlin], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed May 13, 2024. "Now returned home permanently, bachelor McLaughlin alternated between living in a Plainfield apartment with his widowed mother and four other unmarried siblings, and residing at the nearby home of older brother John and his family."</ref> * [[Eugene Monroe]] (born 1987), former professional football player<ref>van Esselstyn, Drew. [http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/04/plainfields_eugene_monroe_sele.html "Plainfield's Eugene Monroe selected No. 8 overall by Jacksonville Jaguars"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 25, 2009. Accessed October 26, 2011.</ref> * [[Dudley Moore]] (1935β2002), actor who resided there at the time of his death<ref>Brush, Pete. [https://archive.today/20130615234230/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-504782.html "Actor Dudley Moore Dies"], [[CBS News]], February 11, 2009. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref> * [[Nonnie Moore]] (1922β2009), fashion editor at ''[[Mademoiselle (magazine)|Mademoiselle]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' and ''[[GQ]]''"<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/business/media/25moore.html "Nonnie Moore, Fashion Editor at Magazines, Dies at 87"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 24, 2009. Accessed June 15, 2014. "Born Marjorie Eilers on Jan. 21, 1922, in Plainfield, NJ, Ms. Moore was one of two daughters of Henry and Lovinia Burton Eilers."</ref> * [[Cordell Mosson]] (1952β2013), vocalist and bassist for [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]<ref>[[Tris McCall|McCall, Tris]]. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2013/04/cordell_boogie_mosson_p-funk_b.html "Cordell 'Boogie' Mosson, P-Funk bassist, dies at 60"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 21, 2013. Accessed May 21, 2013. "Cordell 'Boogie' Mosson (born Cardell Mosson), a Plainfield musician whose rubbery bass guitar gave the classic albums by Parliament and Funkadelic much of their buoyant, elastic, bouncing-off-of-the-walls character, died on Thursday at 60."</ref> * [[James S. Negley]] (1826β1901), Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1894/04/20/archives/50000-in-bonds-in-a-bag-stolen-from-gen-james-s-negley-in.html "$50,000 In Bonds In A Bag; Stolen From Gen. James S. Negley In Plainfield. Found in a House in Madison Avenue – With Them an Insurance Policy for $1,000 and Gen. Negley's Commission, Signed by President Lincoln – Coachman Was the Thief – He Was Dismissed from Gen. Negley's Service Last Month."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 20, 1894. Accessed August 26, 2018. "Gen. Negley was the manager of the Home for Decrepit Veteran Soldiers at Pittsburgh, PA. He has an office at 136 Liberty Street, this city, and lives in Plainfield, NJ"</ref> * [[Billy Bass Nelson]] (born 1951), bassist, founding member of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]<ref>Britannica Educational Publishing. [https://books.google.com/books?id=YeDFjTnCGVUC&dq=%22Billy+Bass+Nelson%22+plainfield&pg=PA271 ''The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time''], p. 273. [[The Rosen Publishing Group]], 2009. {{ISBN|1615300562}}. "Billy Bass Nelson (b. Jan. 28, 1951, Plainfield, N.J., U.S.)"</ref> * [[Gail R. O'Day]] (1954β2018), [[biblical studies|biblical scholar]]<ref>[https://gailoday.wfu.edu/obituary/ Remembering Gail O'Day], [[Wake Forest University]]. Accessed September 1, 2019. "Gail Radcliffe O'Day was born on December 2, 1954, in Muhlenberg, New Jersey, where her mother, Sally Wilcox O'Day, was living while her father, Arthur F. O'Day, was serving in the Korean War."</ref> * [[Andrew P. O'Rourke]] (1933β2013), former [[Westchester County Executive]]<ref>[[Joseph Berger (author)|Berger, Joseph]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/nyregion/andrew-p-orourke-longtime-westchester-chief-executive-dies-at-79.html 'Andrew P. O'Rourke, Longtime Westchester County Leader, Dies at 79"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 4, 2013. Accessed May 24, 2016. "Andrew Patrick O'Rourke was born in Plainfield, NJ, on October 26, 1933, the youngest of five children."</ref> * [[Montell Owens]] (born 1984), professional football player for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/montellowens/2506817/profile Montell Owens], [[NFL.com]]. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref> * [[Irving Penn]] (1917β2009), photographer<ref>Via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-10-07-irving-penn-obit_N.htm "Fashion, celebrity photographer Irving Penn dies"], ''[[USA Today]]'', October 7, 2009. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Born in Plainfield, NJ, in 1917, Penn studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art from 1934 to 1938, and worked as an assistant at Harper's Bazaar in 1939."</ref> * [[Elizabeth Price (gymnast)|Elizabeth Price]] (born 1996), gymnast<ref>[http://www.gym-style.com/elizabeth/about.htm "The Official Website of Elizabeth 'Ebee' Price" - About Elizabeth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804073603/http://www.gym-style.com/elizabeth/about.htm |date=August 4, 2012 }}. Accessed August 5, 2012. "Elizabeth Nicole Price was born on May 28, 1996 in Planfield, NJ to Diane and David Price."</ref> * [[Kasim Reed]] (born 1969), birthplace, former [[List of mayors of Atlanta|Mayor of Atlanta]]<ref>Stevens, Andrew. [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/atlanta-mayor-reed.html "Kasim Reed; Mayor of Atlanta"], [[City Mayors Foundation]], March 29, 2010. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Though born in the New Jersey suburb of Plainfield, Reed was raised in Fulton County, Georgia and schooled at the Westlake High School locally."</ref> * [[Edward Regan]] (1930β2014), politician who served for 15 years as [[New York State Comptroller]]<ref>[[Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/nyregion/edward-v-regan-longtime-new-york-state-comptroller-dies-at-84-.html?_r=0 "Edward V. Regan, Longtime New York State Comptroller, Dies at 84"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 18, 2014. Accessed October 19, 2014. "Edward Van Buren Regan was born in Plainfield, NJ, on May 14, 1930, the oldest of five children of William and Caroline Van Buren Regan."</ref> * [[Emma Winner Rogers]] (1855β1922), writer and speaker on economic and social questions, and on the [[Arts and Crafts movement]]<ref>[https://uncap.lib.uchicago.edu/view.php?eadid=inu-ead-nua-archon-1242 Guide to the Henry Wade Rogers (1853-1926) Papers 1890/1971], [[Northwestern University]]. Accessed April 25, 2021. "Emma Ferdon Winner Rogers was born on January 20, 1855 in Plainfield, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Erik Rosenmeier]] (born 1965), former NFL [[Center (American football)|center]] who played for the [[Buffalo Bills]] in 1987<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoseEr20.htm Erik Rosenmeier], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed September 6, 2017.</ref> * [[Jane Rule]] (1931β2007), author of lesbian-themed novels and non-fiction<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/arts/09rule.html "Jane Rule, Canadian Novelist, Dies at 76"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 29, 2007. Accessed October 26, 2011. "Jane Vance Rule was born on March 28, 1931, in Plainfield, NJ, and raised in the Midwest and California."</ref> * [[William Nelson Runyon]] (1871β1931), Acting [[Governor of New Jersey]] from 1919 to 1920<ref>[http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=97923058be3f9010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD New Jersey Governor William Nelson Runyon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185553/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=97923058be3f9010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |date=September 27, 2007 }}, [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed August 3, 2007.</ref> * [[Justin Sears]] (born 1994), basketball player for the [[GieΓen 46ers]] in Germany<ref>[http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/bios/sears_justin_x1pp?view=bio Justin Sears] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081413/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/bios/sears_justin_x1pp?view=bio |date=March 21, 2017 }}, [[Yale Bulldogs men's basketball]]. Accessed March 20, 2017. "Hometown: Plainfield, NJ"</ref> * [[Robert Shapiro (lawyer)|Robert Shapiro]] (born 1942), lawyer<ref>Staff. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/68250302.html?dids=68250302:68250302&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+30%2C+1994&author=&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Stars+shine+to+'ultimate+deal+maker'&pqatl=google "Stars shine to 'ultimate deal maker'"]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[Boston Herald]]'', June 30, 1994. Accessed January 12, 2011. "Born into a working-class family in Plainfield, NJ. Shapiro came to Los Angeles as a boy and later attended UCLA as a finance major."</ref> * [[Garry Shider]] (1953β2010), musical director of [[P-Funk]]<ref>[[Tris McCall|McCall, Tris]]. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/06/garry_shider_of_p-funk_fame_di.html "Garry Shider of P-Funk fame dies at 56"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 16, 2010. Accessed January 12, 2011. "The Plainfield native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, best known as the musical director of George Clinton's Parliament and Funkadelic bands, died today at the age of 56, from complications arising from brain and lung cancer."</ref> * [[Henry Soles Jr.]] (1935β2018), minister who served as the senior chaplain for the [[Chicago Bulls]] for more than 30 years<ref>[http://www.earnedmedia.org/sf0129.htm "Rev. Henry Soles Jr., Longtime Chicago Bulls Chaplain, Dies at 82"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000051/http://www.earnedmedia.org/sf0129.htm |date=February 4, 2018 }}, Earned Media, January 29, 2018. Accessed February 4, 2018. "Reverend Henry Soles, Jr. (photo) was born on August 17, 1935 in Anniston, AL. He grew up in Plainfield, NJ and attended Plainfield High School, Manhattan Bible Institute, and Rutgers University."</ref> * [[Percy Hamilton Stewart]] (1867β1951), mayor of Plainfield in 1912 and 1913, represented [[New Jersey's 5th congressional district]] from 1931 to 1933<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000919 Percy Hamilton Stewart], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 10, 2007.</ref> * [[Bertram D. Tallamy]] (1901β1989), transportation official who served as [[Federal Highway Administrator]] and as superintendent of the [[New York State Department of Public Works]]<ref>Narvaez, Alfonso A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/obituaries/bertram-d-tallamy-87-official-for-us-and-new-york-highways.html "Bertram D. Tallamy, 87, Official For U.S. and New York Highways"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 19, 1989. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Mr. Tallamy was born in Plainfield, NJ on Dec. 1, 1901."</ref> * [[Robert W. Tebbs]] (1875β1945), architectural photographer * [[Edward Herbert Thompson]] (1856β1935), archaeologist and diplomat<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1932/03/11/archives/maya-ruins-described-explorer-in-yucatan-speaks-before-new-jersey.html "Maya Ruins Described.; Explorer in Yucatan Speaks Before New Jersey Archaeologists."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 11, 1932. Accessed January 12, 2011. "The seventy-five persons present heard talks by Dr. Edward Herbert Thompson of Plainfield, lecturer on archaeology and former United States Consul at Merida."</ref> * [[Jeff Torborg]] (born 1941), former professional baseball player and manager<ref>Spivey, Mark. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1694212501.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+2008&author=MARK+SPIVEY&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Hillsborough+man+pens+sports+book+on+notable+New+Jersey+athletes&pqatl=google "Hillsborough man pens sports book on notable New Jersey athletes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722233825/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1694212501.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+2008&author=MARK+SPIVEY&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Hillsborough+man+pens+sports+book+on+notable+New+Jersey+athletes&pqatl=google |date=July 22, 2013 }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', November 28, 2008. Accessed January 12, 2011. "Milt Campbell and MLB catcher and manager Jeff Torborg, who caught a perfect game from Sandy Koufax, both called Plainfield home."</ref> * [[Janeen Uzzell]], Global Technology Executive and former [[chief operating officer]] of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]<ref>[https://steveadubato.org/the-importance-of-diversity-in-the-tech-community.html "Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Janeen Uzzell, Former Head of Women in Technology at GE, from the Amazon Alexa VOICE Summit at NJIT, to talk about the importance of diversity within the tech community."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816202427/https://steveadubato.org/the-importance-of-diversity-in-the-tech-community.html |date=August 16, 2023 }}, One on One with Steve Adubato, September 28, 2018. Accessed February 2, 2020. "Janeen Uzzell, she is a former head of Women in Technology at GE, and currently emerging market and tech consultant.... Born and raised at the Beth? Beth Israel?... So, I grew up in Plainfield... It's a good town."</ref> * [[Daniel Tompkins Van Buren]] (1826β1890), [[Union Army]] officer who attained the rank of [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] by [[Brevet (rank)|brevet]] in the [[American Civil War]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Association of Graduates of United States Military Academy |date=1890 |title=Twenty-First Annual Reunion Proceedings |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PZdNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA12 |location=Saginaw, MI |publisher=Evening News printing and Binding House |ref={{sfnRef|''Twenty-First Annual Reunion Proceedings''}}}}</ref> * [[Nancy Van de Vate]] (1930β2023), composer<ref>[https://www.praguepost.com/night-day/44261-opera-hamlet-prince-of-denmark-premieres-in-prague "Hamlet Prince of Denmark premieres in Prague"], ''[[The Prague Post]]''. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Nancy Van de Vate was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, studied piano at Eastman School of Music as well as composition at both the University of Mississippi and Florida State University."</ref> * [[Fred Van Eps]] (1878β1960), banjoist and early recording artist<ref>Gracyk, Tim. [http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml Fred Van Eps – Banjoist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514120106/http://www.gracyk.com/fredvaneps.shtml |date=May 14, 2008 }}, Tims Phonographs & Old Records. Accessed 'July 23, 2019. "Van Eps moved with his family to nearby Plainfield in 1892 and in 1893, as he reported later in life, heard his first Vess L. Ossman cylinder, 'The White Star Line March."</ref> * [[George Van Eps]] (1913β1998), [[swing music|swing]] and [[mainstream jazz]] guitarist<ref>[[Steve Voce|Voce, Steve]]. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-george-van-eps-1189986.html "Obituary: George Van Eps"], ''[[The Independent]]'', December 8, 1998. Accessed July 23, 2019. "George Abel Van Eps, guitarist: born Plainfield, NJ, 7 August 1913; married (one daughter); died Newport Beach, CA, 29 November 1998."</ref> * [[Rich Vos]] (born 1957), comedian<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FCBD74D2FAD00BE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Comics wait to see who'll be standing "], ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', August 5, 2003. Accessed November 21, 2008. "Two grizzled veteran comics with minimal name recognition until a few weeks ago β Dave Mordal of Elk River, MN, and Rich Vos of Plainfield, NJ β have found a higher level of fame thanks to NBC's moderately successful reality show ''Last Comic Standing''."</ref> * [[Helen Walulik]] (1929β2012), [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/kiely-helen-walulik/98|title=Helen Kiely (Walulik) AAGPBL Player/Profile}}</ref> * [[David S. Ware]] (1949β2012), jazz saxophonist<ref>Freeman, Phil. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-29/music/free-at-last/ "Free at LastAvant-jazz titans the David S. Ware Quartet triumphantly disbandβsort of"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707144238/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-29/music/free-at-last/ |date=July 7, 2012 }}, ''[[The Village Voice]]'', May 29, 2007. Accessed October 26, 2011. "'I didn't disband the group,' says saxophonist David S. Ware by phone from his home in Plainfield, N.J."</ref> * [[Vic Washington]] (1946β2008), former professional football player<ref>[http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/genrel/021905aaa.html Six Individuals, One Team Inducted into the 13th Hall of Fame Class] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070130074043/http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/genrel/021905aaa.html |date=January 30, 2007 }}, [[University of Wyoming]], February 19, 2005. Accessed July 10, 2007. "Vic Washington. Hometown: Plainfield, NJ"</ref> * [[James West (inventor)|James West]] (born 1931), co-inventor of the [[electret microphone|foil electret microphone]] and member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame<ref>[http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/recipients/2006.jsp The National Medal of Technology and Innovation Recipients: 2006 Laureates], [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]. Accessed January 12, 2011.</ref> * [[Kevin White (American football)|Kevin White]] (born 1992), former NFL wide receiver, [[Chicago Bears]], [[New Orleans Saints]], and [[San Francisco 49ers]]<ref>Housenick, Tom. [https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-west-virginia-kevin-white-emmaus-column-1022-20141022-column.html "Emmaus grad Kevin White making better life for himself at West Virginia"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', October 23, 2014. Accessed November 5, 2018. "It was about a decade ago when parents Tammy and Kevin White moved Kevin and his siblings out of their Plainfield, NJ's violent, drug-infested neighborhood."</ref> * [[Harrison A. Williams]] (1919β2001), U.S. Senator who resigned following the Abscam scandal<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=w000502 Harrison Arlington Williams Jr.], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 10, 2008.</ref> * [[Jay Williams (basketball)|Jay Williams]] (born 1981), former professional basketball player with the [[Chicago Bulls]]<ref>D'Allesandro, Dave. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/09/plainfields_jay_williams_says.html "Plainfield's Jay Williams thinks he's almost ready to let go of NBA dreams"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 20, 2008. Accessed January 12, 2011.</ref> * [[Malinda Williams]] (born 1975), actress who played hair stylist Tracy "Bird" Van Adams on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television drama ''[[Soul Food (TV series)|Soul Food]]''<ref>Daniels, Karu F. [http://www.blackvoices.com/black_entertainment/newswirecanvas/_a/bv-entertainment-newswire-july-5/20060705160809990001 "A windfall indeed for Malinda Williams; BET celeb gift bags up for grabs; ''Hip Hop Wives'' on TV]; [[Danyel Smith]]'s new Vibe", [[AOL]] Black Voices, July 6, 2006. Accessed January 12, 2011.</ref> * [[Bernie Worrell]] (1944β2016), keyboardist, founding member of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]], childhood home<ref>Deggan, Eric. [http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/28/news_pf/Floridian/The_best_keyboardist_.shtml "The best keyboardist you've never heard of"], ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'', June 28, 2002. Accessed January 12, 2011.</ref> * [[Albert Capwell Wyckoff]] (1903β1953), ordained minister of the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] and author of juvenile fiction, most notably the Mercer Boys series and Mystery Hunter series<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1953/01/13/archives/rev-albert-c-wyckoff.html "Rev. Albert C. Wyckoff"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 13, 1953. Accessed October 29, 2019. "Elizabeth, NJ, Jan. 12--The Rev. Albert Capwell Wyckoff, formerly of this city who served the Presbyterian Church in the South for more than two decades as missionary and pastor died Saturday at Columbia, KY, after a brief illness... Born in near-by Plainfield, he was ordained in 1928."</ref> * [[James A. Yorke]] (born 1941), chair of the Mathematics Department at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070619062543/http://yorke.umd.edu/CV.htm Curriculum Vitae: James A. Yorke], [[University of Maryland, College Park]]. Accessed July 11, 2013. "Born 1941 in Plainfield, NJ, U.S.A., U.S. Citizen"</ref> * [[Olamide Zaccheaus]] (born 1997), [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Santoliquito, Joseph.[https://www.phillyvoice.com/the-journey-of-the-wizard-of-oz-also-known-as-south-jersey-st-joes-prep-olamide-zaccheaus-to-atlanta/ "The journey of the Wizard of Oz (also known as South Jersey's Olamide Zaccheaus) to Atlanta"], ''Philly Voice'', September 12, 2019. August 10, 2022. "The small family originally wound up in Plainfield, New Jersey, where Yimbra worked a part-time job during the day doing data entry at a local college, and at night as a computer operator."</ref> {{div col end}}
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