Editing Cranford, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Valentino Ambrosio]] (born 2000), [[American football]] [[placekicker]] who played for the [[Tulane Green Wave football]] team<ref>[https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/football/roster/valentino-ambrosio/13879 Valentino Ambrosio], [[Tulane Green Wave football]]. Accessed March 19, 2024. "Hometown Cranford, NJ; High school: Cranford."</ref>
* [[Frederick W. Beinecke]] (1887–1971), founder of [[Yale University]]'s [[Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library]]<ref>Sacks, Benjamin. [http://immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=122 "Frederick W. Beinecke (1887–1971)"], Immigrant Entrepreneurship, September 25, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2016. "In 1915 the family moved to a suburban house in Cranford, New Jersey, away from Manhattan's chaotic atmosphere."</ref>
* [[William Sperry Beinecke]] (1914–2018), founder of the [[Central Park Conservancy]] and former chairman of [[S&H Green Stamps]]<ref>[http://www.oldnewyorkstories.com/post/11666701577/william-beinecke-96 William Beinecke – 96], Old New York Stories, October 28, 2011. Accessed November 4, 2016. "My father and mother had a home on Prospect Street in Cranford. So we lived in Cranford, New Jersey, in a house, the address was 401 Prospect Street, Cranford, New Jersey and I even remember the phone number. The phone was 47."</ref>
* [[Carol Blazejowski]] (born 1956), member of [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010712234020/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/news/1999/05/27/spotlight/ "Spotlight: Carol Blazejowski"], ''[[Sports Illustrated|SI for Women]]'', May 28, 1999. Accessed May 4, 2007. "In 1974, while a student at Cranford High (NJ), Blazejowski told the school's athletic director (who was also the coach of the boys' basketball team) that she would play on boys' basketball team if no girls team was created. It wasn't long before Cranford had a girls' basketball team."</ref>
* [[Gordon Chalmers (swimmer)|Gordon Chalmers]] (1911–2000), [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]], swimming coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed in the [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|men's 100 meter backstroke]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/gordon-chalmers-1.html Gordon Chalmers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811013450/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/gordon-chalmers-1.html |date=August 11, 2011 }}, [[Sports-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 6, 2017.</ref>
* [[William A. Chatfield]] (born 1951), government executive and lobbyist who served as the 11th Director of the [[Selective Service System]], from 2004 to 2009<ref>[https://www.veteransadvantage.com/blog/veterans-advantage-awards/topvet-bill-chatfield TopVet: Bill Chatfield], Veterans Advantage, June 25, 2005. Accessed November 17, 2022. "Born in a small town in the Catskill Mountains of New York, Bill spent his formative years 'off Exit 13' of the New Jersey Turnpike in the towns of Springfield and Cranford."</ref>
* [[Curtis G. Culin]] (1915–1963), sergeant in the 2d Armored Division during [[World War II]] who developed the [[rhino tank]] to cut through hedgerows during the [[Battle of Normandy]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/11/22/archives/curtis-culin-3d-invented-rhino-creator-of-tank-attachment-at.html "Curtis Culin 3d, Invented 'Rhino'; Creator of Tank Attachment at Normandy Is Dead"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 22, 1963. Accessed January 22, 2012.</ref>
* [[Howard "Dutch" Darrin]] (1897–1982), free-lance automotive stylist<ref>Donnelly, Jim. [https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/howard-a-darrin "Howard A. Darrin"], ''[[Hemmings Motor News]]'', July 2006. Accessed August 22, 2020. "Howard Darrin was born in 1897 in Cranford, New Jersey, along what would later become the route of the Garden State Parkway."</ref>
* [[Hugh S. Delano]] (1933–2015), sports journalist for the ''[[New York Post]]'' and author honored by induction into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] with the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]]<ref>Pitman, John. [http://archive.cranfordlibrary.org:8080/CranfordChronicle/1991/1991-09-19/pg_0001.pdf "Hugh Delano headed for the Hockey Hall of Fame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725202232/http://archive.cranfordlibrary.org:8080/CranfordChronicle/1991/1991-09-19/pg_0001.pdf |date=July 25, 2011 }}, ''The Cranford Chronicle'', September 19, 1991. Accessed November 3, 2008.</ref><ref>Reilly, James. [http://archive.cranfordlibrary.org:8080/CranfordChronicle/1994/1994-05-25/pg_0008.pdf "Cranford sportswriter honored for his career"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725202330/http://archive.cranfordlibrary.org:8080/CranfordChronicle/1994/1994-05-25/pg_0008.pdf |date=July 25, 2011 }}, ''The Cranford Chronicle'', May 25, 1994. Accessed November 3, 2008.</ref>
* [[Maria Dizzia]] (born 1974), actress who was nominated for the 2010 [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play]] for her performance in ''[[In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)]]''<ref>Tropia, Joe. [https://www.broadway.com/buzz/6588/maria-dizzia/ "Maria Dizzia"], [[Broadway.com]], June 14, 2007. Accessed September 19, 2019. "Hometown: Cranford, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[William C. Dudley]] (born 1952), economist who served as president and CEO of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]] and Vice Chairman of the [[Federal Open Market Committee]]<ref>Murray, Leslie. [http://www.nj.com/cranford/index.ssf/2009/02/cranford_resident_appointed_pr.html "Cranford resident appointed president and CEO of the NY Federal Reserve"], ''The Cranford Chronicle'', February 4, 2009. Accessed February 7, 2009.</ref>
* [[Robert Ferro]] (1941–1988), LGBT author whose work included a gay coming-of-age novel describing a fictionalized version of Cranford centered around the [[Rahway River]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/12/obituaries/robert-ferro-46-dies-wrote-books-on-family.html "Robert Ferro, 46, Dies; Wrote Books on Family"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 12, 1988. Accessed December 17, 2016. "Born in Cranford, N.J., Mr. Ferro graduated from Rutgers University and earned a master's degree from the University of Iowa."</ref>
* [[Charles N. Fowler]] (1852–1932), represented [[New Jersey's 5th congressional district|5th congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1895 to 1911<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000320 Charles Newell Fowler], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 9, 2007.</ref>
* [[Will Fries]] (born 1998), [[offensive guard]] for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Gould, Brandon. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/will-fries-of-cranford-football-signs-to-play-football-at-penn-state-university-of-national-signing-day/ "Will Fries of Cranford signs to play football at Penn State University of National Signing Day"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 3, 2016, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed May 4, 2021. "After a storybook ending to his high school career, offensive tackle Will Fries signed his National Letter of Intent today with Penn State University at Cranford High School."</ref>
* [[Albert M. Gessler]] (1919–2003), [[ExxonMobil]] research chemist known for the development of elastomeric thermoplastics<ref>[http://www.digifind-it.com/cranford/DATA/newspapers/chronicle/1974/1974-04-25.pdf "Recycling program sets new records"], ''Cranford Citizen and Chronicle'', April 25, 1974. Accessed September 4, 2022. "The Cranford Recycling Program Inc., which will conduct a recycling exposition Saturday afternoon at Orange Avenue Junior High School, announced today that in its collection year ending March 31 it surpassed all previous local records. Albert M. Gessler, chairman of the program, reported 514,860 pounds of paper had been collected, compared with 471,500 pounds in the 1972–73 collection year."</ref>
* [[Edward K. Gill]] (1917–1985), politician who served as Mayor of Cranford and was elected to two terms of office in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 21st legislative district|21st Legislative District]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/13/nyregion/edward-k-gill.html "Edward K. Gill"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 13, 1985. Accessed September 19, 2019. "Edward K. Gill, who was elected to the New Jersey Assembly in 1981 at the age of 62 after a long career in business, died of a heart ailment Saturday in Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, N.J. He was 66 years old and lived in Cranford. Mr. Gill was the Mayor of Cranford from 1967 to 1970 and served on several town boards."</ref>
* [[Karen Hummer]] (born 1962), former competitor in judo who became the youngest US National Champion in the sport when she won a title at the age of 12<ref>[https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/06/03/faces-in-the-crowd "Faces in the Crowd"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', June 3, 1974. Accessed June 6, 2022. "Karen Hummer, 12, a third-degree brown belt from Cranford, N.J. who took up judo four years ago, became the youngest person to win a National Senior Championship when she defeated four opponents in the 105-pound competition, in Phoenix, Ariz."</ref>
* [[Marc Johnstone]] (born 1996), [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[forward (ice hockey)|hockey forward]] for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<ref>Rorabaugh, Seth. [https://triblive.com/sports/penguins-forward-marc-johnstone-has-the-greatest-job-in-the-world/ "Penguins forward Marc Johnstone has 'the greatest job in the world'"], ''[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]'', December 14, 2023. Accessed December 19, 2023. "A native of Cranford, N.J., Stone went to Crosby’s first NHL game, a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford on Oct. 5, 2005, as a fan of the home team."</ref>
* [[Gary Kott]] (born {{circa|1947}}), television and advertising writer, who was a writer and supervising producer of ''[[The Cosby Show]]''<ref>[http://www.garykottscreativewarehouse.com/about-gary-kott-s-creative-warehouse About], Gary Kott's Creative Warehouse. Accessed July 17, 2012. "I grew up in Cranford, New Jersey – exit 137 on the Garden State Parkway – twenty-one miles from the Lincoln Tunnel and New York City."</ref><ref>Bernstein, Michele W. [https://www.digifind-it.com/IDIViewer/web/viewer.html?file=/Cranford/data/newspapers/chronicle/1987/1987-06-04.pdf "Gary Kott Injects Cranford Memories into Cosby Show"]. ''Cranford Chronicle'', June 4, 1987. Accessed September 28, 2022. "No wonder the Cougars won. Kott grew up in Cranford. He is the son of Marguerite Kott and the late Bernard Kott, and has enjoyed an almost storybook career since his graduation from Cranford High in 1965."</ref>
* [[Alice Lakey]] (1857–1935), pure foods activist<ref>Burstyn, Joan N. [https://books.google.com/books?id=h-6WCBQPZdoC&pg=PA161 ''Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women''], p. 161. [[Syracuse University Press]], 1996. {{ISBN|9780815604181}}. Accessed October 28, 2016. "In 1896 the Lakeys moved to Cranford (Union County), NJ, a quiet town where Lakey could continue her recovery."</ref>
* [[Frank Townsend Lent]] (1855–1919), architect, painter and author<ref>Brule, M. "From a Home in the Suburbs to a Retreat in the Wilderness: The Domestic Architecture of Frank T. Lent." (2012).xii</ref>
* [[Paul J. Lioy]] (1947–2015), specialist in the field of [[environmental health]] and specializing in [[exposure science]] who analyzed the effects of dust in the wake of the [[collapse of the World Trade Center]] after the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]]<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/nyregion/paul-lioy-scientist-who-analyzed-9-11-dust-and-its-health-effects-dies-at-68.html?referrer=&_r=1 "Paul Lioy, Scientist Who Analyzed 9/11 Dust and Its Health Effects, Dies at 68"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 11, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2015. "Paul James Lioy was born on May 27, 1947, in Passaic, N.J. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Montclair State College, as it was then known, followed by a master's degree in the field from Auburn University in Alabama and master's and doctoral degrees in environmental science from Rutgers.... From his home in Cranford, N.J., Dr. Lioy could see the plumes of dust that rose from the ruins of the trade center towers on Sept. 11, 2001."</ref>
* [[Greg Mankiw]] (born 1958), Harvard professor who chaired the [[Council of Economic Advisers]] under President [[George W. Bush]]<ref>[[Edmund L. Andrews|Andrews, Edmund L.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/business/economics-adviser-learns-the-principles-of-politics.html "Economics Adviser Learns the Principles of Politics"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 26, 2004. Accessed September 19, 2019. "He describes himself as a lifelong Republican, which sets him apart from many Harvard colleagues. He distributed campaign literature for Richard Nixon in the early 1970s, and he grew up in Cranford, a fairly affluent suburb in New Jersey, the son of an engineer and a teacher."</ref>
* [[Ralph J. Marra Jr.]] (born {{circa|1953}}), former Acting [[United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey]]<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/gov_chris_christie_ralph_marra.html "Federal prosecutor Ralph Marra joins N.J. Sports and Exposition Authority as top lawyer"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 18, 2010. Accessed July 17, 2012. "In a special meeting of the Sports Authority today morning, Marra, 56, of Cranford, was named senior vice president for legal and governmental affairs. He will be paid $190,000."</ref>
* [[Max Marston]] (1892–1949), winner of the 1923 [[United States Amateur Championship (golf)|United States Amateur Championship]] golf tournament<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/220743708/ "Marston Will Remain In New Jersey Game"], ''[[Courier News]]'', April 3, 1918. Max Marston, the Cranford golf star and former New Jersey champion, who was reported to have changed his abode in Cranford to a residence in Philadelphia, comes out with the statement that he has not sworn allegiance to the Quaker town."</ref>
* [[Dean Mathey]] (1890–1972), tennis player and namesake of [[Mathey College]] at [[Princeton University]]<ref>[http://pacf.org/dean-mathey/ Dean Mathey (1891–1972)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109085710/http://pacf.org/dean-mathey/ |date=November 9, 2016 }}, Princeton Area Community Foundation. Accessed November 8, 2016. "Dean Mathey was born in 1891 and raised in Cranford, N.J. where he attended the Pingry School."</ref>
* [[John Moody (financial analyst)|John Moody]] (1868–1958), financial analyst and founder of [[Moody's Investors Service]]<ref>Celebrating Cranford (2021) – Page 31 ("John Moody lived in Cranford from 1893 until 1913, first on Miln Street")</ref>
* [[Bill Murphy (baseball coach)|Bill Murphy]] (born 1989), [[professional baseball]] [[coach (baseball)|pitching coach]] for the [[Houston Astros]]<ref>[https://www.rutgers.edu/news/astros-world-series-team-has-rutgers-alumnus-bullpen "Astros World Series Team Has a Rutgers Alumnus in the Bullpen"], [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed November 9, 2022. "A native of Cranford, New Jersey, Murphy was a standout shortstop and relief pitcher at Roselle Catholic High School before signing a national letter of intent to attend Rutgers and play baseball for Hall of Fame Head Coach Fred 'Moose' Hill."</ref>
* [[Victoria Napolitano]] (née Spellman, born 1988), politician who was chosen as mayor of [[Moorestown, New Jersey]], at age 26, making her the youngest female mayor in state history<ref>[http://www.goleader.com/05nov24/15.pdf "National Merit"], ''The Westfield Leader'', November 24, 2005. Accessed January 22, 2018. "Union Catholic students Amy Dooley of Carteret, Thomas Fitzgibbon of Fanwood, Bradley Gelles of Edison, Katherine McGhee of Edison and Victoria Spellman of Cranford, have been named Commended Students in the 2006 National Merit Scholarship Program. Each student will be presented with a letter of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation."</ref>
* [[Nancy Salzman]] (born 1954), felon convicted for her role as the co-founder of [[NXIVM]], a multi-level marketing company and [[cult]]<ref>Gavin, Robert. [https://www.timesunion.com/nxivm/article/Unsealed-letters-show-Keith-Raniere-s-cruelty-to-16527112.php "Unsealed letters show Keith Raniere's cruelty to top NXIVM ally"], ''[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]'', October 12, 2021. Accessed February 5, 2022. "Nancy Salzman, a native of Cranford, N.J, known in NXIVM as 'Prefect,' co-founded the purported self-empowerment company with Raniere in 1998."</ref>
* [[David Silverman (activist)|David Silverman]] (born 1966), president of [[American Atheists]]<ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2014/04/new_jersey_woman_files_lawsuit_over_atheist_license_plate.html "NJ woman's rejected atheist license plate violates First Amendment, lawsuit argues"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', April 17, 2014. Accessed October 15, 2014. "The Motor Vehicle Commission went through a similar battle last August when David Silverman, president of American Atheists and Cranford resident, attempted to get 'ATHE1ST' as a license plate — with a numeral '1' instead of the letter 'I'."</ref><ref>Millar, Will. [https://www.inquisitr.com/1218096/8theist-license-plate-sparks-federal-lawsuit/ "'8THEIST' License Plate Sparks Federal Lawsuit"], ''[[Inquisitr]]'', April 19, 2014. Accessed September 19, 2019. "Last August, Cranford resident David Silverman, the president of an organization called American Atheists, attempted to get 'ATHE1ST' as a license plate — with a numeral '1' instead of the letter 'I'. Silverman was denied his vanity plate after it was deemed offensive by a Motor Vehicle Commission clerk, only to have the decision reversed later that same month."</ref>
* [[Thomas Sperry]] ({{circa|1864}}–1913), co-founder (the "S") of [[S&H Green Stamps]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1912/06/08/archives/sperrys-flee-from-flames-by-ladder-their-country-home-at-cranford.html "Sperrys Flee From Flames By Ladder; Their Country Home at Cranford, N.J., with Its Valuable Paintings, Destroyed."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 8, 1912. Accessed October 29, 2008.</ref>
* [[William Miller Sperry]] (1858–1927), president of [[S&H Green Stamps]] and namesake of the [[William Miller Sperry Observatory]] and Sperry Park, who moved to Cranford in 1898<ref>[https://www.digifind-it.com/IDIViewer/web/viewer.html?file=/Cranford/data/newspapers/chronicle/1964/1964-02-20.pdf "Gift of $100,000 to Make UJC Campus Site Of William M. Sperry Memorial Observatory"], ''Cranford Citizen and Chronicle'', February 29, 1964. Accessed September 28, 2022. "A long-time Cranford resident, the late William Miller Sperry was the father of Mrs. F. W. Beinecke and grandfather of William S. Beinecke, now president of the Sperry and Hutchinson Co., distributors of S&H Green Stamps."</ref><ref>[http://www.asterism.org/docs/dedication%20William%20Miller%20Sperry.pdf "William M. Sperry (1839–1927)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104075918/http://www.asterism.org/docs/dedication%20William%20Miller%20Sperry.pdf |date=November 4, 2016 }}, Amateur Astronomers. Accessed November 4, 2016. "William Miller Sperry who came to Cranford in 1898, and two of his brothers Thomas Alexander Sperry and Joseph Austin Sperry, had much to do with the development of the Cranford community as all three maintained a sincere and continuing interest in the civic growth of the area."</ref>
* [[Joseph Striker]] (1898–1974), actor who appeared on film and in Broadway theatre<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/02/27/archives/joseph-striker-actor-74-played-in-king-of-kings.html "Joseph Striker, Actor, 74, Played in ''King of Kings''"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 27, 1974. Accessed September 19, 2019. "Joseph Striker, a film and stage actor in the nineteentwenties and early thirties, died Sunday in St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, N. J. He was 74 years old and lived at 4 Riverside Drive in Cranford, N.J."</ref>
* [[John Coard Taylor]] (1901–1946), [[track and field]] athlete who placed fifth in the men's [[400 meters]] at the [[1924 Summer Olympics]]. He was national champion in the [[220-yd low hurdles]] in 1922<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1946/06/26/archives/j-coard-taylor-official-of-ethyl-vice-president-in-charge-of-sales.html "J. Coard Taylor, Official Of Ethyl; Vice President in Charge of Sales for Oil Firm Dies-- Track Star at Princeton"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 26, 1946. Accessed September 19, 2019. "Born in Cranford, N. J., a son of George Franklin Taylor and the former Mabel Voorhees, Mr. Taylor was a descendent of Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees, who migrated from Holland to Flatlands, L. I."</ref>
* [[James Walter Thompson]] (1847–1928), namesake of the [[J. Walter Thompson Company]] [[advertising agency]]<ref>Antonelli, Toniann. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/cranford/township-marks-100th-anniversary-of-cranford-s-great-fire " Township Marks 100th Anniversary of 'Cranford's Great Fire';nA century ago, an entire row of businesses known as The Opera House Block was destroyed in a massive fire downtown."], Cranford Patch, February 3, 2012. Accessed November 5, 2016.</ref>
* [[Walter F. Timpone]] (born 1950), former Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]], who served from 2016 to 2020<ref>Ensslin, John C.[https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2016/04/15/breath-of-fresh-air-for-njs-high-court-colleagues-praise-nominee/94638648/ "Breath of fresh air' for N.J.’s high court; colleagues praise nominee"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 15, 2016. Accessed May 7, 2021. "Timpone, a 65-year-old Cranford resident and former assistant U.S. attorney, has the judicial demeanor and knack for collegiality, they said, to build consensus on a court that by tradition is split between Democratic and Republican justices."</ref>
* [[Harriet Morgan Tyng]] (1905–1952), poet and educator<ref>[https://vermonthistory.org/documents/findaid/tyng.pdf Harriet Morgan Tyng (1905-1952) Papers, 1926-1952 MS 106 & MSA 473], Vermont History Center. Accessed January 9, 2024. "Harriet Morgan Tyng was born May 17, 1905, in Cranford, New Jersey, the daughter of Sarah Margareta Hyde and Francis William Tyng, Sr."</ref>
* [[Bernie Wagenblast]] (born 1956), voiceover performer and former traffic reporter who is the founder and editor of the [[Transportation Communications Newsletter]]<ref>[https://www.tapinto.net/towns/cranford/articles/cranford-resident-radio-announcer-airtrain-voic "Cranford Resident, Radio Announcer, AirTrain Voiceover – Bernie Wagenblast's Boyhood Dream a Fruitful Career"], TAP into Cranford, April 18, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2017. "Bernie Wagenblast might not be a household name, but the lifetime Cranford resident's voice is heard by hundreds of thousands of people everyday. Wagenblast is the announcer voice on many New York subway lines and throughout the Newark and JFK Airport AirTrain systems."</ref>
* [[Jennifer Westhoven]] (born 1971), business and finance correspondent on [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN's]] ''[[Morning Express with Robin Meade]]''<ref>[http://www.hlntv.com/talent/bio/jennifer-westhoven Jennifer Westhoven] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324123705/http://www.hlntv.com/talent/bio/jennifer-westhoven |date=March 24, 2013 }}, [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]]. Accessed March 28, 2013. "Westhoven earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from Bryn Mawr College and grew up in Cranford, NJ."</ref>
* [[Jordan White (musician)|Jordan White]] (born 1984), rock musician and ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant<ref>Ragonese, Dana. [http://www.nj.com/cranford/index.ssf/2011/08/cranford_native_jordan_white_f.html "Cranford native Jordan White featured at Rev It Up concert starring Crystal Bowersox"], ''Cranford Chronicle'', August 4, 2011. Accessed February 20, 2013. "At least half of the profits from the concert will go towards juvenile diabetes. The benefit concert will also feature Hawthorne Heights, Carmen Magro, and Cranford, native Jordan White."</ref><ref>[http://www.thevalleybeat.com/The_Music_Beat/MEET_JORDAN_WHITE "Meet Jordan White"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717040951/http://www.thevalleybeat.com/The_Music_Beat/MEET_JORDAN_WHITE |date=July 17, 2011 }}, ''[[The Valley Beat]]''. Accessed July 17, 2012. "Jordan White was born in Cranford, New Jersey, but raised in Nazareth where he learned to play guitar and classical piano. At age 19, White first began writing songs, by the age of 28 he has landed a song with a national label."</ref>
* [[Deborah Wolfe|Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe]] (1916–2004), noted educator, Cranford native, and namesake of the Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education at [[New Jersey City University]]<ref>Ramirez, Robert. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/cranford/sections/in-the-schools/articles/cranford-high-school-library-renamed-after-african-american-trailblazer "Cranford High School Library Renamed After African American Trailblazer"], TAP into Cranford, February 7, 2020. Accessed September 28, 2022.</ref>
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