Editing Beacon, New York (section)

===Natives===
*[[Nick Acquaviva]], American composer, pianist, and band leader; brother of Tony Acquaviva.<ref name="revisited">{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=Robert J. |last2=VanBuren |first2=Denise Doring |title=Beacon Revisited |date=24 October 2003 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-3450-3 |page=96 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uELvcD7p2_YC |access-date=5 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Tony Acquaviva]], was an American composer, conductor, string instrumentalist, and the founder of the New York Pops Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point, he married singer [[Joni James]] in 1956 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. His father, Mike Acquaviva, ran a barber shop on Main Street for many years.<ref name="revisited"/>
*[[Melio Bettina]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beaconcityschools.org/Athletics/hall_of_fame/melio_bettina.htm |title=BCSD Athletic Hall of Fame |access-date=2006-02-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060723134746/http://www.beaconcityschools.org/Athletics/hall_of_fame/melio_bettina.htm |archive-date=2006-07-23 }}</ref> boxer, World Light Heavyweight Champion in 1939. A small street in the city's center is named in his honor.
*[[Wallace E. Conkling]] (1896–1979), seventh bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Chicago]], was born and raised in Matteawan (now part of Beacon).<ref>{{cite book |title=Williams College Bulletin |date=1921 |page=91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v6XOAAAAMAAJ |access-date=6 July 2021 |language=en |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002003212/https://books.google.com/books?id=v6XOAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[James Forrestal]], Secretary of the Navy from 1944 to 1947 and Secretary of Defense, 1947–1949. One of the city's four elementary schools and one of its federal housing projects are named in his honor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wooley |first1=Alexander |title=The Fall Of James Forrestal |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/23/the-fall-of-james-forrestal/60c653b3-c537-462f-b523-5fdc5cd934aa/ |access-date=5 July 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=23 May 1999 |language=en |archive-date=July 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731164510/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/23/the-fall-of-james-forrestal/60c653b3-c537-462f-b523-5fdc5cd934aa/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Elijah Hughes]], professional basketball player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ditota |first1=Donna |title=The time has come for Elijah Hughes to lead Orange |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2019/08/elijah-hughes-the-golden-child-spins-small-town-promise-into-syracuse-basketball-dream.html |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=Syracuse.com |date=8 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002001349/https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2019/08/elijah-hughes-the-golden-child-spins-small-town-promise-into-syracuse-basketball-dream.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Paul Lavalle]], conductor, composer, arranger and performer. Notable for his contribution to numerous radio shows throughout the 1940s, he was selected to be the conductor for the famous Band of America in 1948. In the 1960s, he was instrumental in forming what became the 100-member McDonald's All-American High School Band which participated in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] and [[Tournament of Roses Parade]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=William F. |title=American Big Bands |date=2005 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-0-634-08054-8 |page=273 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=un9rWzvn8lgC |access-date=5 July 2021 |language=en |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002003211/https://books.google.com/books?id=un9rWzvn8lgC |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Robert Montgomery (actor)|Robert Montgomery]], actor and director who served as head of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] in 1935 and 1946, born in Fishkill Landing (now Beacon). He was also a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy during [[World War II]] and father of actress [[Elizabeth Montgomery]] (star of ''Bewitched'').<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pylant |first1=James |title=Elizabeth Montgomery's Family Tree |url=http://www.bewitched.net/lizgenealogy.htm |website=www.bewitched.net |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170330/http://www.bewitched.net/lizgenealogy.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |date=2004 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Digger Phelps]], head basketball coach at [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] (1972–91), won more games (393) than any coach in school history; later a television commentator. For a time early in his career, he coached junior varsity basketball in Beacon. A small street off west Main Street is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Markus |first1=Robert |title=DIGGER RISES TO THE TOP |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-08-8701180780-story.html |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=8 March 1987 |language=en |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525050540/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-08-8701180780-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ann E. Rondeau]], retired US Navy Vice Admiral, served as the president, [[National Defense University (Washington, D.C.)|National Defense University]] (NDU), which is the premier center for Joint Professional Military Education and is under the direction of the chairman, [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ding |first1=Erin Chan |title=New College of DuPage president has experience leading after a scandal |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-new-president-college-of-dupage-st-0508-20160506-story.html |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=6 May 2016 |language=en |archive-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707191159/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-new-president-college-of-dupage-st-0508-20160506-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Louis W. Stotesbury]], US Army brigadier general<ref name="WhosWho1928">{{cite book |last=Marquis |first=Albert N. |author-link=Albert Nelson Marquis |date=1928 |title=Who's Who In America |volume=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fI_hAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1999 |location=Chicago |publisher=A. N. Marquis |page=1999 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
*[[Lenny Torres]], baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/06/04/beacons-lenny-torres-awaiting-mlb-draft-destiny/664464002/|title=Beacon's Lenny Torres awaiting MLB draft destiny tonight|first=A.J.|last=Martelli|work=Poughkeepsie Journal|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=June 20, 2018|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002003258/https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.poughkeepsiejournal.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fhigh-school%2F2018%2F06%2F04%2Fbeacons-lenny-torres-awaiting-mlb-draft-destiny%2F664464002%2F|url-status=live}}{{subscription required|date=June 2018}}</ref>