Editing Paramus, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[John Bancker Aycrigg]] (1798–1856), member of the [[United States Congress]] from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000350 John Bancker Aycrigg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025141141/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000350 |date=October 25, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed February 8, 2011.</ref>
* [[Joe Benigno]] (born 1953), sports radio personality on [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]] on Joe & Evan show with Evan Roberts<ref>Zeitchik, Steven. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/23/nyregion/in-person-meet-joe-fan.html "In Person; Meet Joe Fan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227174411/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E2D81038F930A15752C0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print |date=December 27, 2013 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 23, 2005. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Amid the swirl of the New York region's media personalities, most people have probably never heard of Mr. Benigno. But as the longtime host of WFAN's overnight program, the Garfield-born, Paramus-bred broadcaster combined an uncommon mix of black humor, esoteric knowledge and incredulity to become a cult figure."</ref>
* [[Chase Blackburn]] (born 1983), linebacker for the [[New York Giants]] and a member of the [[Super Bowl XLII]] and [[Super Bowl XLVI]] champion Giants<ref>[http://www.greenwichtime.com/othersports/article/Football-players-make-a-difference-at-NFL-532032.php "Football players make a difference at NFL Alumni's Charity Golf Classic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625145200/http://www.greenwichtime.com/othersports/article/Football-players-make-a-difference-at-NFL-532032.php |date=June 25, 2010 }}, June 21, 2010. "'Our time in the league typically doesn't last too long but the impact we can make sure can,' said Blackburn, who drove up from Paramus, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Juwann Bushell-Beatty]] (born 1996), [[offensive lineman]] for the [[Ottawa Redblacks]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>[https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/juwann-bushell-beatty/16979 Juwann Bushell-Beatty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201061015/https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/juwann-bushell-beatty/16979 |date=December 1, 2021 }}, [[Michigan Wolverines football]]. Accessed December 7, 2021. "Hometown: Paramus, N.J. High School: Paramus Catholic"</ref>
* [[Galit Chait]] (born 1975), ice dancer who represented [[Israel]] internationally from 1995 to 2006<ref>Wilner, Barry via [[Associated Press]]. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D995FA877643&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Boundaries Melt As Skating Pair Unites"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024163826/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D995FA877643&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 24, 2012 }}, ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'', January 12, 1992. Accessed February 8, 2011. "Galit Chait, a 16-year-old from Paramus, N.J., and Maxim Sevostianov of Cheljabinsk, Russia, weren't close to the best dancers at the event. They were among the most intriguing."</ref>
* [[Lizabeth Cohen]] (born 1952), historian, college professor and author, whose 2003 work ''A Consumer's Republic'' builds on her experience growing up in post-war Paramus<ref>[[David Oshinsky|Oshinsky, David M.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/books/charge-it.html "Charge It!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810172231/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/books/charge-it.html |date=August 10, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 2, 2003. Accessed September 15, 2011. "Cohen belongs to the postwar baby boom generation. Raised in Paramus, N.J., an epicenter of tract housing and highway shopping malls, she has used the experience of the Garden State to probe the larger issues of postwar economic change."</ref>
* [[Joseph Coniglio]] (born 1943), former member of the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>Whelan, Jeff S. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/federal_authorities_will_seek.html "Former state Sen. Coniglio indicted on corruption charges"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014143413/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/federal_authorities_will_seek.html |date=October 14, 2012 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 14, 2008. Accessed February 8, 2011. "Coniglio, a Bergen County Democrat, allegedly helped Hackensack University Medical Center obtain millions of dollars in state funding in exchange for a $5,000 per month-job as a 'hospital relations' consultant, according to the indictment. The 65-year-old retired plumber from Paramus had no prior experience for such a job, authorities said."</ref>
* [[Paul Contillo]] (1929–2024), politician who served in both houses of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] after serving on the Paramus Borough Council from 1971 to 1973<ref>Ensslin, John C. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/former-lawmaker-paul-contillo-named-to-fill-interim-assembly-seat-1.566013 "Former lawmaker Paul Contillo named to fill interim Assembly seat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925132612/http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/former-lawmaker-paul-contillo-named-to-fill-interim-assembly-seat-1.566013 |date=September 25, 2015 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 20, 2013. Accessed September 24, 2015. "A Brooklyn native, Contillo founded and ran two New York printing firms. He has lived since 1955 in Paramus, where he served on the borough council from 1971 to 1973. He previously served in the Assembly from 1973 to 1979."</ref>
* [[Howard Cross III]], [[American football]] [[nose tackle]] for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]]<ref>Cooper, Darren. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/columnists/darren-cooper/2018/10/02/nj-football-name-no-big-deal-notre-dame-bound-howard-cross-iii/1488402002/ "Notre Dame-bound Howard Cross III, of St. Joseph, not held down by family name"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 2, 2018. Accessed October 19, 2023. "Howard Cross III was born into football, but his love of the game grew organically. Cross III, the St. Joseph Regional senior defensive lineman from Paramus, carries the same name as his father, a Super Bowl winner for the New York Giants, but the elder Cross never pushed his son into the sport."</ref>
* [[Stacey Dash]] (born 1967), film and television actress who appeared in the 1995 film ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]'' and [[Clueless (TV series)|its TV spinoff]]<ref>Toribio, Elyse. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/clueless-actress-stacey-dash-who-attended-paramus-h-s-gets-backlash-for-romney-support-1.467299 "Paramus High School Grad and ''Clueless'' Actress Stacey Dash Gets Backlash for Romney Support"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601075723/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/clueless-actress-stacey-dash-who-attended-paramus-h-s-gets-backlash-for-romney-support-1.467299 |date=June 1, 2016 }}, The Beat of North Jersey, October 10, 2012. Accessed June 1, 2015. "The 46-year-old Paramus High School graduate took to the Piers Morgan Show on CNN Tuesday night to express her surprise at all the negative commentary and reiterate her endorsement of Romney."</ref>
* [[Spero Dedes]] (born 1979), [[Los Angeles Lakers]] radio commentator, NFL Network television host, and CBS NCAA tournament basketball announcer<ref>Smith, Marcia C. [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dedes-245293-lakers-play.html "Behind the scenes with voice of Lakers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016142554/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dedes-245293-lakers-play.html |date=October 16, 2012 }}, ''[[The Orange County Register]]'', April 22, 2010. Accessed May 26, 2010.</ref>
* [[Bill DeMott]] (born 1966), retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[Road agent (professional wrestling)|road agent]] best known for his appearances with [[World Championship Wrestling]] as Hugh Morrus and [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment]] under his real name<ref>Levine, Cecilia. [http://paramus.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/paramus-pro-wrestler-who-lost-daughter-has-new-purpose-end-drunk-driving/724831/ "Paramus Pro Wrestler Who Lost Daughter Has New Purpose: 'End Drunk Driving'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124101506/http://paramus.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/paramus-pro-wrestler-who-lost-daughter-has-new-purpose-end-drunk-driving/724831/ |date=November 24, 2017 }}, Paramus Daily Voice, October 21, 2017. Accessed November 18, 2017. "Oct. 10, 2015 was the day life both stopped and started for Paramus native Bill DeMott.... DeMott graduated from Paramus High School in 1983, and went on to become a pro wrestler, earning himself the title of world heavyweight champion, and more."</ref>
* [[Jim Dray]] (born 1986), [[tight end]] who has played for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]<ref>Ditrani, Vinny. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/85453307_Dray_looks_to_sway_teams.html "Paramus' Jim Dray looks to sway NFL teams at combine"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714195404/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/85453307_Dray_looks_to_sway_teams.html |date=July 14, 2011 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 26, 2010. Accessed February 16, 2011. "Former Bergen Catholic and Stanford star Jim Dray is among the better blocking tight ends at this year's NFL combine."</ref>
* [[Warren Farrell]] (born 1943), educator, gender equality activist and author<ref>Farrell, Warren; and Gray, John. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2OFLDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT222 ''The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930142340/https://books.google.com/books?id=2OFLDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT222#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 222. [[BenBella Books]], 2018. {{ISBN|9781946885807}}. Accessed March 26, 2020. "Like Gabriel, I had just moved to a new neighborhood, in Waldwick, New Jersey, and had spent too much time talking positively about my old neighborhood in Paramus."</ref>
* [[Fat Joe]] (born 1970), rapper, actor, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-GUUNxUZfQ Fat Joe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312220145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-GUUNxUZfQ |date=March 12, 2016 }}, ''[[MTV Cribs]]''. Accessed March 22, 2016.</ref><ref>Pinto, Fausto Giovanny. [https://www.nj.com/bergen/2016/09/the_hip-hop_homes_of_bergen_county.html "The hip-hop homes of Bergen County"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730144550/https://www.nj.com/bergen/2016/09/the_hip-hop_homes_of_bergen_county.html |date=July 30, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2016. Accessed July 30, 2019. "The Terror Squad founder and 'Lean Back' lyricist's Paramus home was featured on a 2004 episode of MTV Cribs, in which he licked the bottom of a pair of Air Jordan sneakers valued at $5,000."</ref>
* [[Mark Fields (businessman)|Mark Fields]] (born {{circa|1961}}), former [[Ford Motor Company]] President and Chief Executive Officer<ref>Maynard, Micheline. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/business/private-sector-rising-at-ford-without-fanfare.html "Private Sector; Rising at Ford, Without Fanfare"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305131804/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/business/private-sector-rising-at-ford-without-fanfare.html |date=March 5, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 5, 2002. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Born in Brooklyn and raised in Paramus, N.J., Mr. Fields has an atypical automotive career – he came to Ford from a series of marketing positions at I.B.M."</ref>
* [[Dean Friedman]] (born 1955), one-hit wonder with the top tune "Ariel" in 1977, which includes lyrics mentioning "the waterfall in Paramus Park"<ref>Hicks, Robert. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070420/ENT01/704200306/1083/ENT01 "American songwriter finds success in United Kingdom"]{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', April 20, 2007. Accessed May 28, 2007. "Friedman grew up in Paramus."</ref><ref>Goulis, Thalia; and Jablonski, Marc. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RH3lBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112 ''Paramus'']{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, p. 112. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2015. {{ISBN|9781439649671}}. Accessed December 18, 2017. "The glam rock band Trixter, popular in the 1990s, was formed by four of the town's residents, and Dean Friedman, best known for the 1977 hit 'Ariel,' included lyrics in his song about a girl 'standing by the water fall in Paramus Park' and references the town as the 'bosom of suburbia.'"</ref>
* [[Fred C. Galda]] ({{circa|1918}}–1997), former mayor of Paramus who oversaw the implementation of the borough's blue laws in 1958<ref>Saxon, Wolfgang. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/19/nyregion/fred-c-galda-79-retired-judge.html "Fred C. Galda, 79, Retired Judge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227233751/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/19/nyregion/fred-c-galda-79-retired-judge.html |date=December 27, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 19, 1997. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Fred C. Galda, a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge and former prosecutor and Mayor of Paramus, N.J., died on Thursday at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. He was 79 and a resident of Saddle River, N.J."</ref>
* [[Peter Gennaro]] (1919–2000), [[Tony Award]]-winning dancer and choreographer<ref>[[John P. Shanley|Shanley, John P.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/15/archives/gennaro-comos-dancing-master.html "Gennaro – Como's Dancing Master"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016203326/https://www.nytimes.com/1961/10/15/archives/gennaro-comos-dancing-master.html |date=October 16, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 15, 1961. Accessed October 16, 2018. ""They live in a converted barn in Paramus, N.&nbsp;J., with their children, Michael, 11 years old, and Liza, 3."</ref>
* [[Matt Ghaffari]] (born 1961), Olympic wrestler<ref>Robbins, Liz. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/23/sports/olympics-beating-unbeatable-foe-makes-a-dream-possible.html "Olympics; Beating Unbeatable Foe Makes a Dream Possible"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055747/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/23/sports/olympics-beating-unbeatable-foe-makes-a-dream-possible.html |date=March 5, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 23, 2000. Accessed December 25, 2011. "The Iranian-born Greco-Roman heavyweight who moved to Paramus, N.J., at 15 stood on the podium feeling as if he had let down the United States."</ref>
* [[Jamie Gold]] (born 1969), winner of the [[2006 World Series of Poker]]<ref>Friess, Steve. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/sports/othersports/24poker.html "Tournament Winner Says He Was Wrong"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130030319/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/sports/othersports/24poker.html |date=November 30, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 24, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2011. "In his first interview since the settlement, Gold, a 38-year-old Hollywood producer from Paramus, N.J., said the lawsuit was not difficult to resolve, although the agreement bars him from disclosing the fate of the record-setting $12 million purse."</ref><ref>Troncone, Tom. [http://record-bergen.vlex.com/vid/poker-pot-stake-corrected-hinges-oral-62803171 "$6M of record poker pot at stake"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006002750/http://record-bergen.vlex.com/vid/poker-pot-stake-corrected-hinges-oral-62803171 |date=October 6, 2014 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 20, 2006. Accessed July 18, 2012. "On one side of the table sits Jamie Gold, a former Paramus resident who dominated the competition en route to the coveted World Series of Poker championship last month."</ref>
* [[Victoria Herrmann]], polar geographer and climate change communicator<ref>Goldrich, Lois. [https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/activist-helps-indigenous-communities-adapt-to-changing-climate/ "Activist helps indigenous communities adapt to changing climate Survivor’s granddaughter pursues a personal commitment to human rights"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825173011/https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/activist-helps-indigenous-communities-adapt-to-changing-climate/ |date=August 25, 2021 }}, ''[[Jewish Standard]]'', December 7, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2021. "Growing up in Paramus, Victoria Herrmann heard a lot of stories from her grandfather, Fair Lawn’s Siegfried Herrmann."</ref>
* [[Matt Hunter (singer)|Matt Hunter]] (born 1998), singer, songwriter and voice actor<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2019/07/29/how-paramus-njs-matt-hunter-became-latin-music-star/1274821001/ "From Paramus to the world: How Matt Hunter became a Latin music star"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729172214/https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2019/07/29/how-paramus-njs-matt-hunter-became-latin-music-star/1274821001/ |date=July 29, 2019 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 29, 2019. Accessed July 30, 2019. "Meet Matt Hunter, a contemplative 21-year-old from Paramus who makes them scream in Colombia, Mexico, Chile and beyond."</ref>
* [[Charles Samuel Joelson]] (1916–1999), politician who represented [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000108 Charles Samuel Joelson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720181722/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000108 |date=July 20, 2006 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed February 8, 2011.</ref>
* [[Louis F. Kosco]] (born 1932), politician who served in both the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225003706/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/kosco.htm Louis F. Kosco], [[New Jersey Legislature]], archived by the [[Internet Archive]] on February 25, 1998. Accessed May 26, 2010.</ref>
* [[Joseph Lagana]] (born 1978), member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] since 2018<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=367 Assemblyman Joseph A. Lagana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102042407/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=367 |date=November 2, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 24, 2015.</ref>
* [[Lloyd Levin]] (born 1958), film producer whose work includes ''[[United 93 (film)|United 93]]''<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104035616/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-122725539.html "Hollywood weighs in on 9/11"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 23, 2006. Accessed May 26, 2010. "... you're particularly sensitive and you're out for an evening of fun and the trailer catches you unaware it could be upsetting says Levin a Paramus native ..."</ref>
* [[Tony Lip]] (1930–2013), actor who appeared on ''[[The Sopranos]]'', playing the role of [[Carmine Lupertazzi]],<ref>Coutros, Evonne. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110516205121/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-71654538.html "Who's the boss now? – Paramus actor worked his way up to role he couldn't refuse"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 9, 2003. Accessed October 14, 2007.</ref> and whose story was dramatized in the Oscar-winning film ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]''
* [[Howard Lorber]] (born 1948), CEO of the [[Vector Group]]<ref>Staff. [http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/the-closing-howard-lorber "The Closing: Howard Lorber"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704114745/http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/the-closing-howard-lorber |date=July 4, 2011 }}, ''[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]]'', July 1, 2006. Accessed February 8, 2011. "Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born in the Bronx and grew up in Paramus, N.J., until I moved to Long Island for college."</ref>
* [[Herbert F. Maddalene]] (born 1928), architect best known for his work designing churches with the firm of [[Genovese & Maddalene]]<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB295D1605B180F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Ex-Mayor, Others Are Sued By U.S."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101180650/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB295D1605B180F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=November 1, 2013 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 21, 1983. Accessed October 30, 2013. "Also named in the action was Herbert Maddalene of Paramus, who was not charged in the racketeering case."</ref>
* [[Trisha Meili]], the "Central Park jogger", a 28-year-old woman who was raped and beaten while jogging in New York City's Central Park in 1989<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150228043439/http://www.centralparkjogger.com/about/index.cfm About Trisha]}}, CentralParkJogger.com. Accessed March 3, 2015. "Born and raised in Paramus, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh, Trisha was a Phi Beta Kappa economics major at Wellesley College and a double graduate degree recipient (M.B.A. and M.A.) at Yale University."</ref>
* [[Bob Menendez]] (born 1954), [[U.S. Senator]]<ref>Maag, Christopher. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/sen-menendez-moves-to-bergen-county-1.1046781 "Sen. Menendez moves to Bergen County"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 5, 2014. Accessed October 24, 2014. "Menendez first talked publicly about his move at a political fundraiser in Edgewater on Wednesday night, where he announced not only that he will support Democrat James Tedesco's campaign for Bergen County executive, he'll also be voting for Tedesco in the November election. 'Yes that is correct. He lives in Paramus now," said Steven Sandberg, a spokesman for Menendez."</ref>
* [[Liv Morgan]] (born 1994), professional wrestler<ref>[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/l/liv-morgan Liv Morgan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301183857/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/l/liv-morgan/ |date=March 1, 2017 }}, Online World of Wrestling. Accessed April 13, 2016. "Hometown: Paramus, New Jersey, USA"</ref>
* [[Dean Obeidallah]] (born 1969), [[Arab Americans|Arab]]/[[Italian-American]] comedian<ref>Fujimori, Sachi. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/114072369_Countering_the_Muslim_stereotype.html "Edgewater comedian works to counter stereotypes of Muslims"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010011124/http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/114072369_Countering_the_Muslim_stereotype.html |date=October 10, 2013 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 17, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2011. "WHAT: ''The Big Brown Comedy Hour'' hosted by ''Daily Show'' correspondent Aasif Mandvi and featuring Maysoon Zayid, Dean Obeidallah (grew up in Lodi and Paramus) and others."</ref>
* [[George Olsen]] (1893–1971), bandleader and proprietor of Olsen's Restaurant in the 1950s and 1960s<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/19/archives/george-olsen-78-bandleader-of-the-20s-and-30s-is-dead.html "George Olsen, 78, Bandleader Of the 20s and 30s, Is Dead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711060713/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/19/archives/george-olsen-78-bandleader-of-the-20s-and-30s-is-dead.html |date=July 11, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 19, 1971. Accessed December 18, 2017. "Paramus, N.J., March 18— George Olsen, musician and band leader, perhaps best known as an recording star of the 1920s and 1930s, died here today on his 78th birthday. He lived at 711 Paramus Road."</ref>
* [[Ken Oringer]] (born 1965), chef<ref>Pennington, Juliet. [https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2014/12/06/the-vip-lounge-ken-oringer/iQOMIwipmi3dtjMtw6W33N/story.html "Ken Oringer is hungry for street food, a good walk"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925101838/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2014/12/06/the-vip-lounge-ken-oringer/iQOMIwipmi3dtjMtw6W33N/story.html |date=September 25, 2015 }}, ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', December 6, 2014. Accessed September 24, 2015. "When he isn't working at his flagship Clio or one of his other five eateries, Oringer enjoys his time at home in the South End with his wife, Celine, daughter, Verveine, and son, Luca. We caught up with Oringer, 49, a Paramus, N.J., native, to talk about all things travel."</ref>
* [[John Bartow Prevost]] (1766–1825), first [[List of justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court|Judge of the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans]]<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EtMUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA28 "The New York genealogical and biographical record, Volumes 11–13"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408111309/https://books.google.com/books?id=EtMUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA28 |date=April 8, 2023 }}, p. 28. [[New York Genealogical and Biographical Society]], 1880. Accessed February 8, 2011.</ref>
* [[Kenneth W. Regan]] (born 1959), professor, chess player, statistician and computer scientist<ref>Beam, Chris. [https://time.com/6227677/magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-kenneth-regan-chess-scandal/ "A Cheating Scandal Has Rocked the Chess World. The ‘Chess Detective’ Is on the Case"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', November 3, 2022. Accessed January 3, 2024. "Growing up in Paramus, New Jersey, Regan began playing chess with his father at five years old and beat him after six months."</ref>
* [[John Robertson (American football)|John Robertson]] (born 1993), quarterback for the [[Villanova Wildcats football]] team who won the 2014 [[Walter Payton Award]]<ref>Mills, Ed. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/football/awards-piling-up-1.1163813 "College football: Honors aplenty for Paramus native John Robertson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222040831/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/football/awards-piling-up-1.1163813 |date=December 22, 2014 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 18, 2014. Accessed December 21, 2014. "The honors just keep pouring in for John Robertson. And the former Paramus High School standout certainly has earned them with exceptional double-duty displays of skill and hard work."</ref>
* [[Ira Rubin]] (1930–2013), world champion professional [[contract bridge]] player<ref>Levin, Jay. [http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/ira-rubin-world-champion-bridge-player-dies-at-82-1.558914 "Ira Rubin, world champion bridge player, dies at 82"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310105727/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/ira-rubin-world-champion-bridge-player-dies-at-82-1.558914 |date=March 10, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 7, 2013. Accessed January 6, 2015. "Ira Rubin, who lived in Paramus for 35 years and in Fair Lawn before that, is survived by his children, Loribeth Kimmel, Eric Rubin and Jeffrey Rubin, and his former wife, Harriet Rubin."</ref>
* [[Gary Saul Stein]] (born 1933), attorney and former [[Associate Justice]] on the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]], who served for 17 years where he wrote over 365 published opinions<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/11/nyregion/man-in-the-news-agile-nominee-for-jersey-high-court.html "Man In The News; Agile Nominee For Jersey High Court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128072529/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/11/nyregion/man-in-the-news-agile-nominee-for-jersey-high-court.html |date=November 28, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 11, 1984. Accessed November 17, 2017. "He also became interested in local politics in Paramus, where he moved after he married, and made an unsuccessful run for Mayor in 1964."</ref>
* [[Nick Suriano]] (born 1997), [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] and [[Collegiate wrestling|folkstyle wrestler]], [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA wrestling]] champion at [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling|Rutgers]] and [[Michigan Wolverines wrestling|Michigan]]<ref>[https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/3704 Nick Suriano] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930142842/https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/3704 |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[National Wrestling Hall of Fame]]. Accessed January 1, 2023. "Nick Suriano of Paramus, New Jersey is a four-time New Jersey High School state champion and only the second wrestler in history to finish his career without a loss, going 159-0 for Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Kazbek Tambi]] (born 1961), former professional soccer player<ref>Bell, Jack. [http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/us-womens-coach-pleads-for-better-skilled-players/ "U.S. Women's Coach Pleads for Better Players"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928042201/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/us-womens-coach-pleads-for-better-skilled-players/ |date=September 28, 2010 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 18, 2009. Accessed February 8, 2011. "'They've made a concerted effort to bring loads of Brazilian players and coaches and have followed the Brazilian philosophy, which is about having great technical skills and playing a beautiful game,' Tambi said during a recent interview at his home in Paramus, N.J."</ref>
* [[Steven H. Temares]] (born 1958), Chief Executive Officer of [[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.|Bed, Bath & Beyond]]<ref>[http://news.rutgers.edu/news-releases/2012/03/rutgers-receives-1-5-20120305#.UnGcveJOews "Rutgers Receives $1.5 Million Gift for Neuroscience/Brain Health Faculty Position as Part of "Our Rutgers, Our Future" CampaignDonation answers call to $27 million challenge to establish 18 endowed chairs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102091337/http://news.rutgers.edu/news-releases/2012/03/rutgers-receives-1-5-20120305#.UnGcveJOews |date=November 2, 2013 }}, Rutgers Today, March 7, 2012. Accessed October 30, 2013. "Temares, who graduated from Rutgers with a bachelor's degree in economics, and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, was born in the Bronx and grew up in Paramus."</ref>
* [[Theodore Trautwein]] (1920–2000), judge who sentenced a reporter from ''[[The New York Times]]'' to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of [[Mario Jascalevich]]<ref>Corcoran, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/02/nyregion/theodore-trautwein-judge-in-landmark-press-case-dies-at-80.html "Theodore Trautwein, Judge in Landmark Press Case, Dies at 80"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112030144/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/02/nyregion/theodore-trautwein-judge-in-landmark-press-case-dies-at-80.html |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 2, 2000. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Theodore Walter Trautwein was born on March 29, 1920, in Paramus, N.J."</ref>
* [[Connie Wagner]] (born 1948), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2008 to 2013<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?leg=296 Assemblywoman Connie Wagner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603094932/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=296 |date=June 3, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed February 8, 2011.</ref>
* [[Yoojin Grace Wuertz]] (born 1980), novelist who wrote the 2017 book ''Everything Belongs To Us''<ref>Passow, Sam. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/life/2017/04/04/passing-down-stories-oradell-resident-yoojin-grace-wuertz/100010548/ "Passing Down Stories: Oradell resident Yoojin Grace Wuertz"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618161355/http://www.northjersey.com/story/life/2017/04/04/passing-down-stories-oradell-resident-yoojin-grace-wuertz/100010548/ |date=June 18, 2017 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 4, 2017. Accessed June 5, 2017. "Wuertz, who lives in Oradell after growing up in Paramus and Ridgefield Park, released ''Everything Belongs to Us'' in February."</ref>
* [[Elaine Zayak]] (born 1965), one of the world's top figure skaters in the early 1980s<ref>Bondy, Filip. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/16/sports/figure-skating-zayak-s-biggest-jump-a-leap-into-the-past.html "Figure Skating; Zayak's Biggest Jump: A Leap Into the Past"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131213/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/16/sports/figure-skating-zayak-s-biggest-jump-a-leap-into-the-past.html |date=January 17, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 16, 1993. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Her father, Richard Zayak, would drive from their home in Paramus, N.J., to her New York practice rinks in Farmingdale or Monsey and offer his daughter $1 per perfect jump."</ref>
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