Editing Edison, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Edison, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Edison include:
* [[Peter J. Barnes Jr.]] (1928–2018), Chairman of the [[New Jersey State Parole Board]] who had served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20120713042324/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1735003311.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+05,+2007&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Assemblyman+Barnes+nominated+to+head+parole+board&pqatl=google "Assemblyman Barnes nominated to head parole board"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]''. Accessed March 22, 2012. "Governor Jon S. Corzine today nominated Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes Jr. of Edison as chairman of the State Parole Board."</ref>
* [[Peter J. Barnes III]] (born 1956), politician who serves in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and previously on the Edison Township Council<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=265 Assemblyman Barnes's Legislative Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020230225/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=265 |date=October 20, 2011 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed October 16, 2011.</ref>
* [[Tyus Battle]] (born 1997), college basketball player for the [[Syracuse Orange]]<ref>Waters, Mike. [http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2015/11/why_syracuse_recruit_tyus_battle_switched_schools_high_schools_that_is.html 'Why Syracuse recruit Tyus Battle switched schools&nbsp;... high schools, that is"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525113145/http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2015/11/why_syracuse_recruit_tyus_battle_switched_schools_high_schools_that_is.html |date=May 25, 2018 }}, ''[[The Post-Standard]]'', November 13, 2015. Accessed February 2, 2017. "Battle lives in Edison, N.J., with his father, brother, sister and step-mother."</ref>
* [[Brandon Bielak]] (born 1996), [[pitcher]] for the [[Houston Astros]] of [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>[https://und.com/roster/brandon-bielak/ Brandon Bielak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125204301/https://und.com/roster/brandon-bielak/ |date=January 25, 2021 }}, [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball]]. Accessed April 6, 2021. "Born in Edison, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Gayleatha B. Brown]] (1947–2013), [[United States Ambassador to Benin]] and to [[United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cotonou.usembassy.gov/bio.html |title=Ambassador Gayleatha B. Brown, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Benin |access-date=February 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608042547/http://cotonou.usembassy.gov/bio.html |archive-date=June 8, 2009 }}, Embassy of the United States Cotonou, Benin. Accessed March 22, 2012. "She was educated in the Red Jacket Elementary School, Matewan Elementary and High Schools in Mingo County, West Virginia; and Edison Township High School, Edison, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[David Bryan]] (born 1962), keyboardist, founding member of [[Bon Jovi]]<ref>[http://www.davidbryan.com/bio.asp About David Bryan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917121824/http://www.davidbryan.com/bio.asp |date=September 17, 2016 }}. Accessed December 31, 2006.</ref>
* [[Michael Campbell (gridiron football)|Michael Campbell]] (born 1989), [[wide receiver]] who played in the NFL for the [[New York Jets]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CampMi01.htm Michael Campbell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421144832/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CampMi01.htm |date=April 21, 2020 }}, [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Born: August 12, 1989 (Age: 30-263d) in Edison, NJ&nbsp;... High School: Edison (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Leonte Carroo]] (born 1994), wide receiver who has played in the NFL for the [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>Barto, Tyler. [https://www.trentonian.com/sports/leonte-carroo-the-rutgers-receiver-that-almost-wasn-t/article_8d3bd14f-c7a3-576f-b8e9-612a13ad6d73.html "Leonte Carroo, the Rutgers receiver that almost wasn't"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122358/https://www.trentonian.com/sports/leonte-carroo-the-rutgers-receiver-that-almost-wasn-t/article_8d3bd14f-c7a3-576f-b8e9-612a13ad6d73.html |date=October 18, 2018 }}, ''[[The Trentonian]]'', November 14, 2013. Accessed October 17, 2018. "Carroo said head coach Kyle Flood's hiring helped soothe his concerns. 'Once Coach Flood got the job, I knew this place was the right place for me and I was going to be fine,' the Edison native said."</ref>
* [[Alan Chez]] (born 1961), trumpet player for the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071006220236/http://www.bushwackers.org/staff/chez.html Al Chez – Brass Consultant], The Bushwackers, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 6, 2007. Accessed September 17, 2017. "When the family moved to Edison N.J. his father helped start up a local drum corps called The Saints."</ref><ref>[https://yea.org/bio-pop/22-static/cadets/725-al-chez-bio Al Chez] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063854/https://yea.org/bio-pop/22-static/cadets/725-al-chez-bio |date=September 18, 2017 }}, Youth Education in the Arts. Accessed September 17, 2017.</ref>
* [[Jun Choi]] (born 1971), politician who served as Mayor of Edison<ref>Whiten, Jon. [https://www.njpp.org/blog/jun-choi-elected-chair-of-new-jersey-policy-perspective "Jun Choi Elected Chair of New Jersey Policy Perspective"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730233413/https://www.njpp.org/blog/jun-choi-elected-chair-of-new-jersey-policy-perspective |date=July 30, 2020 }}, New Jersey Policy Perspective, January 13, 2016. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Former Edison Mayor Jun Choi was unanimously elected to serve as Chair of the New Jersey Policy Perspective board last month."</ref>
* [[Rich Clementi]] (born 1976), [[mixed martial arts]] fighter<ref>[https://www.ufc.com/athlete/rich-clementi Rich Clementi], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref>
* [[Ken Cuccinelli]] (born 1968), former [[Attorney General of Virginia]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130807225937/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kenneth-t-cuccinelli-r/gIQAS4WgAP_topic.html Kenneth T. Cuccinelli], ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref>
* [[Jerry Dior]] (1932–2015), [[graphic designer]], best known for creating the [[Major League Baseball logo]]<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/sports/baseball/jerry-dior-designer-of-major-league-baseballs-logo-dies-at-82.html "Jerry Dior, Designer of Major League Baseball's Logo, Dies at 82"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108092509/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/sports/baseball/jerry-dior-designer-of-major-league-baseballs-logo-dies-at-82.html |date=November 8, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 29, 2015. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Jerry Dior, a graphic designer who created one of the most instantly recognizable logos in the history of American marketing — the silhouetted batter that has long symbolized Major League Baseball — but who received official credit for it only 40 years after the fact, died on May 10 at his home in Edison, N.J. He was 82."</ref>
* [[Tom Dwan]] (born 1986), professional poker player<ref>Pajich, Bob. [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/3297/lee-watkinson-wins-aussie-millions-event-no-7 "Lee Watkinson Wins Aussie Millions Event No. 7"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001131950/https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/3297-lee-watkinson-wins-aussie-millions-event-no-7 |date=October 1, 2023 }}, CardPlayer.com. January 11, 2008. Accessed November 10, 2008.</ref>
* [[Bernard J. Dwyer]] (1921–1998), politician who served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1981 to 1993<ref>King, Wayne. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/25/nyregion/congressional-delegation-will-undergo-some-shifts.html "Congressional Delegation Will Undergo Some Shifts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212202345/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/25/nyregion/congressional-delegation-will-undergo-some-shifts.html |date=December 12, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 25, 1992. Accessed March 22, 2012. "The fourth incumbent to announce his retirement after this term is Bernard J. Dwyer of Edison, now in his sixth term."</ref>
* [[Thomas Edison]] (1847–1931), inventor who is the township's namesake<ref name=Story/><ref name="britannica.com"/>
* [[Katherine Polk Failla]] (born 1969), [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]]<ref>[https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/failla-katherine-polk Katherine Polk Failla] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730230837/https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/failla-katherine-polk |date=July 30, 2020 }}, [[Federal Judicial Center]]. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Born 1969 in Edison, NJ"</ref>
* [[Darren Fenster]] (born 1978), former professional baseball player who has been a manager in the [[Boston Red Sox]] [[Minor League Baseball]] system<ref>Kratch, James. [https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/05/rutgers-baseball-coaching-search-11-potential-candidates-including-an-early-favorite.html "Rutgers baseball coaching search: 11 potential candidates, including an early favorite"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730235920/https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/05/rutgers-baseball-coaching-search-11-potential-candidates-including-an-early-favorite.html |date=July 30, 2020 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 29, 2019. Accessed May 1, 2020. "Darren Fenster, Boston Red Sox minor league outfield/base running coordinator: The 40-year-old Edison native and Rutgers Hall of Famer started his coaching career on Hill's staff and has been with the Red Sox for eight years now, five as a manager at the Single- and Double-A levels."</ref>
* [[Gail Fisher]] (1935–2000), actress best known for her role on ''[[Mannix]]''<ref>[[Lawrence Van Gelder|Van Gelder, Lawrence]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/20/arts/gail-fisher-65-tv-actress-who-won-emmy-for-mannix.html "Gail Fisher, 65, TV Actress Who Won Emmy for 'Mannix{{'"}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313094016/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/20/arts/gail-fisher-65-tv-actress-who-won-emmy-for-mannix.html |date=March 13, 2011 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 20, 2001. Accessed March 19, 2014. "She was born in Orange, N.J., and grew up in Potters Crossing, a black section of Edison Township, N.J."</ref>
* [[Rich Gaspari]] (born 1963), retired [[professional]] bodybuilder and founder of [[bodybuilding supplement|supplement]] company Gaspari Nutrition who was inducted into the [[IFBB Hall of Fame]] in 2004<ref>Gaspari, Rich. [http://musculardevelopment.com/training/14160-rich-gaspari-how-he-started-as-a-skinny-kid-ended-up-3x-mr-olympia-runner-up.html#.WhWz8Hm1vIU "Rich Gaspari | How He Started as a Skinny Kid & Ended Up 3x Mr. Olympia Runner Up"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033126/http://musculardevelopment.com/training/14160-rich-gaspari-how-he-started-as-a-skinny-kid-ended-up-3x-mr-olympia-runner-up.html#.WhWz8Hm1vIU |date=December 1, 2017 }}, ''[[Muscular Development]]'', February 3, 2017. "I lived in Edison, New Jersey, and Rutgers University wasn't too far away."</ref>
* [[Greg Gigantino]] (born {{Circa|1955}}), [[college football]] coach who was the head football coach for [[Iona College]] in 1984<ref>Konick, Emery Jr. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-stevens/144770272/ "Stevens grad receives coaching honor"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', July 3, 2003. Accessed April 14, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Greg Gigantino of Hofstra has been honored as an AFLAC National Assistant Football Coach of the Year, an honor he accepts with a sense of humility.... For 26 years the Edison native has served as a graduate assistant, assistant or associate head coach at five different colleges."</ref>
* [[Frank Guinta]] (born 1970), served in the U.S. House of Representatives from [[New Hampshire's 1st congressional district]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000570 "Frank Giunta"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102182902/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000570 |date=November 2, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Guinta, Frank, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Edison, Middlesex County, N.J., September 26, 1970"</ref>
* [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] (born 1994 as Ashley Nicolette Frangipane) singer-songwriter<ref>Olivier, Bobby. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2017/10/halsey_concert_review_2017_hopeless_nj_prudential.html "N.J. pop star Halsey was magnetic in her largest home-state concert yet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015191104/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2017/10/halsey_concert_review_2017_hopeless_nj_prudential.html |date=October 15, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 28, 2017. Accessed February 8, 2018. "Before she was Halsey, the Grammy-nominated alt-pop songstress who sold out Madison Square Garden last summer and scored her first No. 1 album this past June, she was Ashley (Halsey being an anagram) Nicoletta Frangipane, born Sept. 29, 1994 at JFK Medical Center in Edison, to parents who had met and married at Fairleigh Dickinson University."</ref>
* [[John Jay Hoffman]] (born 1965), lawyer who served as the acting [[New Jersey Attorney General|attorney general of New Jersey]] from 2013 to 2016<ref>Bauwens, Erica. [https://www.southjerseymagazine.com/article/948/South-Jersey-Justice "South Jersey Justice"], ''South Jersey Magazine'', August 2013. Accessed August 28, 2024. "I was raised in Edison, and when we were deciding where we could live, the chance to come back to Jersey was something I couldn’t turn down."</ref>
* [[Alexander Julien]] (born 1988), musician, member of [[Vision Eternel]], lived in the [[Briarwood East, New Jersey|Briarwood East]] community<ref name="MetalTempleTriskalyonInterview">{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Dave |date=January 11, 2023 |title=Triskalyon's Alexander Julien Interview |url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/triskalyon-s-alexander.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111175106/http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/triskalyon-s-alexander.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=Metal Temple |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="IdioteqInterview2024">{{Cite web |last=Rojas |first=John |date=February 6, 2024 |title=Vision Eternel's "Echoes from Forgotten Hearts": An In-Depth Journey Through Emotional Landscapes of Melogaze |url=https://idioteq.com/vision-eternels-echoes-from-forgotten-hearts-an-in-depth-journey-through-emotional-landscapes-of-melogaze |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240207004352/https://idioteq.com/vision-eternels-echoes-from-forgotten-hearts-an-in-depth-journey-through-emotional-landscapes-of-melogaze |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=Idioteq |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ItsPsychedelicBabyMagazineInterview">{{Cite web |last=Breznikar |first=Klemen |author-link=Klemen Breznikar |date=December 24, 2020 |title=Vision Eternel Interview |url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/12/vision-eternel-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224130050/https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/12/vision-eternel-interview.html |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=[[It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Clarence Lewis (American football)|Clarence Lewis]], [[American football]] [[defensive back]] for the [[Tennessee Titans]] of the<ref>Sampson, Pete. [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2092873/2020/09/25/clarence-lewis-notre-dame-cornerback-mater-dei/ "‘He’s a prodigy’: Clarence Lewis’ fast start doesn’t surprise those who know him"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 25, 2020. Accessed May 9, 2025. "They were surprised, but only a little, as Notre Dame freshman cornerback Clarence Lewis played as well as he had as a Mater Dei Prep senior, only now he was halfway across the country.... The do-everything athlete from Edison, N.J., is doing something that hasn’t been done in South Bend in almost a decade."</ref>
* [[Pamela Long (singer)|Pamela Long]], singer with former Bad Boy group [[Total (group)|Total]]<ref>Jordan, Chris. [http://www.app.com/article/CN/20120326/NJENT01/120326001/R-B-singer-Pamela-Long-tells-Total-story "R&B singer Pamela Long tells the Total story"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', March 26, 2012. Accessed March 28, 2013. {{"'}}(Today) everybody's jumping back on and piggy backing on what the next person is doing,' said Long, a native of Edison."</ref>
* [[Paul Matey]] (born 1971), attorney who is a [[United States federal judge|United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]<ref>Moriarty, Thomas. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2018/04/trump_to_tap_christie_ally_for_3rd_us_circuit_cour.html "Trump will name this Christie ally from Jersey to federal judgeship"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116183506/https://www.nj.com/politics/2018/04/trump_to_tap_christie_ally_for_3rd_us_circuit_cour.html |date=January 16, 2021 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 10, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed January 21, 2021. "Matey, a 47-year-old who was born in Edison and raised in Rahway, spent four years under Christie at the U.S. Attorney's Office before joining him in Trenton."</ref>
* [[Patrick McDonnell]] (born 1956), cartoonist, creator ''[[Mutts (comic strip)|Mutts]]'' comics<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2010/07/09/july-9-2010-cartoonist-patrick-mcdonnell/6629/ Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922044913/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2010/07/09/july-9-2010-cartoonist-patrick-mcdonnell/6629/ |date=September 22, 2023 }}, [[PBS]], July 9, 2010. Accessed September 17, 2017. "The world of all those characters mirrors his own world in Edison, New Jersey, one acre of tranquility where deer often graze and a cat sleeps on a nearby window sill—reminders, says McDonnell, of this stillness all around and that true happiness is found in simple things."</ref>
* [[Earl Schenck Miers]] (1910–1972), historian who wrote extensively about the [[American Civil War]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/19/archives/earl-schenck-miers-dies-qt62-wrote-on-civil-war-and-lincoln.html "Earl Schenck Miers Dies at 62; Wrote on Civil War and Lincoln"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918022047/http://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/19/archives/earl-schenck-miers-dies-qt62-wrote-on-civil-war-and-lincoln.html |date=September 18, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 19, 1972. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Edison, N.J. Nov. 18 – Earl Schenck Miers, an author and editor best known for his writings on the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln, died yesterday at his home. His age was 62."</ref>
* [[Victor Mitchell]] (born 1965), former member of the [[Colorado House of Representatives]]<ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/66275 Victor Mitchell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503094226/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/66275 |date=May 3, 2012 }}, [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref>
* [[Akash Modi]] (born 1995), [[artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] who represented the United States at the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]<ref>[https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=119053 Akash Modi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221034443/https://www.usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=119053 |date=December 21, 2018 }}, [[USA Gymnastics]]. Accessed August 11, 2019. "Birthplace: Edison, NJ USA Hometown: Morganville, NJ USA Name of High School: High Technology High School High School Graduation Year: 2013"</ref>
* [[Brittany Murphy]] (1977–2009), actress<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051101024519/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_5_30/ai_62140753 Brittany Murphy – Interview], ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'', May 2000. "Breathy and infectious, Murphy, an only child raised by her mom in Edison, New Jersey, was in a bind the night we talked in a Manhattan apartment."</ref>
* [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]] (born 1968), stand-up comedian<ref>Emling, Shelley. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111219073309/http://verona.patch.com/articles/stand-up-comic-jim-norton-a-new-jersey-boy-returns-to-the-wellmont-2 "Stand-up Comic Jim Norton, a New Jersey Boy, Returns to the Wellmont"], Verona-CedarGrove Patch, March 3, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 19, 2011. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Although he now lives in New York City, he grew up in Edison and says he's still a Jersey boy at heart."</ref>
* [[Margie Palatini]], author of books for children<ref>[http://www.margiepalatini.com/my-story/ My story] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324064957/http://www.margiepalatini.com/my-story/ |date=March 24, 2012 }}, Margie Palatini. Accessed March 22, 2012. "As Zoey Zinevich would say, 'here's the spill.' I grew up in Edison, New Jersey. Yup. It's named after Thomas you-know-who, (He invented the light bulb, phonograph, movie camera, etc. etc. – lots of etc.) and his first laboratory was in Edison, then called Menlo Park."</ref>
* [[Robert Pastorelli]] (1954–2004), theater, film and television actor<ref>Armstrong, Lois. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20103340,00.html "In the Kitchen With&nbsp;... Robert Pastorelli; After Leaving Murphy Brown, the Man Who Played Eldin the Painter Returns to a Familiar Role (well, Sort Of) as a Celebrity Chef"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425161410/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20103340,00.html |date=April 25, 2016 }}, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', June 27, 1994. Accessed April 4, 2016. "His mom provided the recipe for zucchini parmigiana, one of Bobby's favorites when he was growing up in Edison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Zach Perez]] (born 1996), professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[USL League One]] club [[Richmond Kickers]]<ref>[https://www.wpupioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3664 Zach Perez] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426000911/https://www.wpupioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3664 |date=April 26, 2021 }}, [[William Paterson Pioneers]]. Accessed October 10, 2019. "Hometown: Edison, N.J.&nbsp;... as a captain and was named the team's Most Valuable Player as a junior at Rutgers Prep&nbsp;... Won a Greater Middlesex County title at Edison H.S. during his freshman campaign"</ref>
* [[Marc Pisciotta]] (born 1970), former Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>Jeffers, Glenn. [https://archive.today/20120712150305/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/13398244.html?dids=13398244:13398244&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Aug+09,+1997&author=Glenn+Jeffers,+Tribune+Staff+Writer.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=SHUTOUT+IN+RELIEF+BETTER+THAN+SHUT-EYE&pqatl=google "Shutout In Relief Better Than Shut-Eye"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', August 9, 1997. Accessed March 22, 2012. "Marc Pisciotta got the call around 11:45 Thursday night. The right-handed pitcher was going to Chicago.&nbsp;... 'I had to go into the clubhouse for some coffee,' said the Edison, NJ, native, who turned 27 Thursday."</ref>
* [[Mark L. Polansky]] (born 1956), [[NASA]] astronaut<ref>Caiazza, Tom. [https://www1.gmnews.com/2007/05/09/five-million-miles-and-one-heck-of-a-view/ "Five million miles and one heck of a view: Astronaut returns after space flight; township names day in his honor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200639/https://www1.gmnews.com/2007/05/09/five-million-miles-and-one-heck-of-a-view/ |date=December 12, 2019 }}, ''Woodbridge Sentinel'', May 9, 2007. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Polansky, an Edison native and graduate of J.P. Stevens High School, returned to his alma mater Monday after commanding STS-116, the space shuttle mission to the International Space Station last December."</ref>
* [[Bernard Purdie]] (born 1939), prolific session drummer<ref>Jordan, Chris. [http://www.app.com/article/20131004/NJENT01/310040072/Drummer-Bernard-Pretty-Purdie-has-kept-time-your-life "Drummer Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie has kept the time to your life"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', October 4, 2013. Accessed October 5, 2013. "Purdie eventually moved to Jersey — Teaneck and Edison before settling in Springfield."</ref>
* [[Retta]] (born 1970), comedian and actress, best known for her roles of [[Donna Meagle]] on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' and Ruby Hill on NBC's ''[[Good Girls (TV series)|Good Girls]]''<ref>Feuer, Ryan. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2015/07/comedian_retta_talks_jersey_roots_parks_and_rec_an.html "Comedian Retta talks Jersey roots, ''Parks and Rec'' and ''Geeks Who Drink''"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], July 16, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2024. "'Growing up in Jersey makes you a little bit ballsier, a little more outspoken,' says the comedian/actress, who was born in Newark and raised in Edison and Cliffwood Beach."</ref>
* [[Jim Rose (sports anchor)|Jim Rose]] (born 1953), sports anchor for [[WLS-TV]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Stella |last=Foster |title=Goode times |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |page=39 |date=July 3, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Matt Salzberg]], businessperson and entrepreneur who co-founded [[Blue Apron]] (where he was CEO), [[Embark Veterinary]] and Suma Brands<ref>King, Hope. [https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/31/technology/billion-dollar-high-school/index.html "The $2.5 billion high school"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119031740/https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/31/technology/billion-dollar-high-school/index.html |date=January 19, 2022 }}, ''[[CNN]]'', August 31, 2015. Accessed March 11, 2022. "Chieh Huang, Matt Salzberg, and Ken Chen graduated just a few years before me.... We grew up in central New Jersey. We went to J.P. Stevens, a public high school in Edison."</ref>
* [[Susan Sarandon]] (born 1946), actress, lived in the [[Stephenville, New Jersey|Stephenville]] community<ref>Thomas, Bob via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tP4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yswFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2054,2317560&dq=susan-sarandon+in-edison&hl=en "Film Was Revelation For Susan Sarandon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224101123/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tP4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yswFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2054,2317560&dq=susan-sarandon+in-edison&hl=en |date=February 24, 2015 }}, ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'', April 24, 1981. Accessed October 9, 2013. "The new film ''Atlantic City'' displays the underside of that reviving New Jersey resort, and it's a world that actress Susan Sarandon has visited. She grew up in Edison, N.J., an hour's drive distant, but before the movie, she had never seen Atlantic City, old or new."</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey on February 23, 1962 · 9|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315905661/|access-date=2021-08-16|website=Newspapers.com|date=February 23, 1962|language=en|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021160500/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315905661/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey on July 12, 1970 · 29|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/316361693/|access-date=2021-08-16|website=Newspapers.com|date=July 12, 1970|language=en|archive-date=August 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816213944/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/316361693/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jasmin Singer]] (born 1979), [[animal rights]] activist, writer, speaker and actress<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/interview-article-1.2553393 "''Always Too Much and Never Enough'': How a New Yorker found her authentic self through veganism and juicing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306095348/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/interview-article-1.2553393 |date=March 6, 2016 }}, ''[[New York Daily News]]'', March 4, 2016. Accessed November 26, 2019. "Like many of us, Jasmin Singer had a complicated relationship with food growing up, which she details in her memoir, ''Always Too Much and Never Enough''. The Edison, N.J., native found comfort in junk food while dealing with the divorce of her parents."</ref>
* [[Janet Smith (runner)|Janet Smith]], former [[long-distance running|long-distance runner]] who competed in the [[5000 metres|5000-meter run]], [[10,000 metres|10000-meter run]] and [[Cross country running|cross country]]<ref>Malinconico, Joseph. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/22/nyregion/and-a-runner-stresses-determination.html "And a Runner Stresses Determination"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 22, 1984. Accessed February 1, 2025. "Edison - In a quiet high school classroom at the end of the day, there is little in Janet Smith's manner to suggest that she is a top athlete not only in her school, but also in the entire country."</ref>
* [[Chris Snee]] (born 1982), guard who has played for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3623951 "B-Mets Plan 'Giant' Event For Chris Snee Day"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712173831/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3623951 |date=July 12, 2014 }}, OurSportsCentral.com, April 15, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2011. "After high school, the son of Montrose residents Diane & Ed Snee earned a full scholarship to Boston College. After redshirting his first year, the Edison, NJ-born lineman evolved into a three-year starter for the Eagles and an All Big East performer before making himself eligible for the NFL Draft in January 2004."</ref>
* [[George A. Spadoro]] (born 1955), former mayor of Edison, Council President and Assemblyman<ref>Chang, Kathy. [https://www1.gmnews.com/2011/09/21/edisons-tv-station-marks-20-years-of-broadcasting/ "Edison's TV station marks 20 years of broadcasting"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922044911/https://www1.gmnews.com/2011/09/21/edisons-tv-station-marks-20-years-of-broadcasting/ |date=September 22, 2023 }}, ''Edison Sentinel'', September 21, 2011. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Then, in 1994, with Mayor George Spadoro's vision, the township sent its tapes to TKR Cable and began airing a segment called ''Focus on Edison'' as well as Township Council meetings and specials."</ref>
* [[Joel Stein]] (born 1971), ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' columnist<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-bio-stein-b,1,715325.blurb?coll=la-news-columns Joel Stein – Columnist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523020755/http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-bio-stein-b,1,715325.blurb?coll=la-news-columns |date=May 23, 2010 }}, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Accessed October 9, 2013. "Joel Stein is desperate for attention. He grew up in Edison, N.J., went to Stanford and then worked for Martha Stewart for a year."</ref>
* [[Robert T. Stevens]] (1899–1983), businessman and former chairman of [[WestPoint Home|J.P. Stevens and Company]]<ref>[[Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/01/obituaries/robert-t-stevens-former-army-secretary-dies-at-83.html "Robert T. Stevens, Former Army Secretary, Dies At 83"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182740/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/01/obituaries/robert-t-stevens-former-army-secretary-dies-at-83.html |date=March 9, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 1, 1983. Accessed March 8, 2018. "Robert T. Stevens, a former Secretary of the Army who became a major figure in the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings that led to the condemnation of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and the collapse of his anti-Communist campaigns, died Sunday at his home in Edison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Anthony Stolarz]] (born 1994), professional [[ice hockey]] [[Goaltender (ice hockey)|goaltender]] for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the [[National Hockey League]] and [[2024 Stanley Cup Finals|2024 Stanley Cup Champion]]<ref>Isaac, Dave. [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/nhl/flyers/2016/11/26/edison-anthony-stolarz-first-nj-goalie-play-nhl/94475632/ "Edison's Stolarz to be first NJ goalie to play in NHL"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001132445/https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/nhl/flyers/2016/11/26/edison-anthony-stolarz-first-nj-goalie-play-nhl/94475632/ |date=October 1, 2023 }}, ''[[Courier-Post]]'', November 26, 2016. Accessed March 7, 2023. "Anthony Stolarz has been thinking about Sunday for a long, long time.... Selected in the second round of the 2012 draft, the Edison-born player will be the first goalie from New Jersey to play in an NHL game."</ref>
* [[Jim Stoops]] (born 1972), former professional baseball [[pitcher]] who played for one season in MLB for the [[Colorado Rockies]]<ref>[http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=18510 Jim Stoops] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730224553/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=18510 |date=July 30, 2020 }}, The Baseball Cube. Accessed December 3, 2019. "Born Date: June 30,1972 [47.156] Place: Edison, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Jennifer Sung]] (born 1972), lawyer who is a nominee to be a [[United States federal judge|United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Sung%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf Questionnaire For Judicial Nominees: Jennifer Sung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225171831/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Sung%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf |date=December 25, 2021 }}, [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]]. Accessed October 14, 2021. "Birthplace: State year and place of birth. 1972; Edison, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Marques Townes]] (born 1995), basketball player for the [[Loyola Ramblers men's basketball]] team, who transferred out of Cardinal McCarrick after his sophomore year<ref>Haley, John. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7339304767832722050/a-q-and-a-session-with-marques-townes-of-st-joseph-met-what-sport-will-he-play-in-college/ "Q and A session with Marques Townes of St. Joseph (Met.), what sport will he play in college?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001132447/https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/a-q-and-a-session-with-marques-townes-of-st-joseph-met-what-sport-will-he-play-in-college/ |date=October 1, 2023 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 28, 2014. Accessed March 26, 2018. "So that was the first thing I addressed with Townes, who grew up in Rahway, moved to South Amboy in the fifth grade and who now lives in Edison."</ref>
* [[Karl-Anthony Towns]] (born 1995), professional basketball player for the [[New York Knicks]]<ref>Haley, John. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-4810857735208698811/karl-towns-of-st-joseph-met-is-the-star-ledger-boys-basketball-state-player-of-the-year-2013-14/ "Karl Towns of St. Joseph (Met.) is The Star-Ledger boys basketball state Player of the Year, 2013-14"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004121125/http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-4810857735208698811/karl-towns-of-st-joseph-met-is-the-star-ledger-boys-basketball-state-player-of-the-year-2013-14/ |date=October 4, 2018 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 30, 2014. Accessed April 23, 2017. "When a New York City television station was following around a political figure who was visiting newborn babies at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, the crew was immediately drawn to Towns. He was the biggest kid in the nursery, weighing 10 pounds, measuring 25 inches in length with huge feet."</ref>
* [[Mike Vallely]] (born 1970), professional skateboarder and lead singer of [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]<ref>Chang, Kathy. [https://www1.gmnews.com/2010/08/11/vallely-brings-skating-stunts-home-to-edison/ "Vallely brings skating stunts home to Edison: Many come out to enjoy pro skateboarding tour stop"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922044911/https://www1.gmnews.com/2010/08/11/vallely-brings-skating-stunts-home-to-edison/ |date=September 22, 2023 }}, ''Edison Sentinel'', August 11, 2010. Accessed September 17, 2017. "edison — After about a dozen times attempting a 360-degree knee flip-and-grab trick on his skateboard, Mike Vallely, a professional skateboarder and township native, threw his hands up.&nbsp;... Vallely's hometown was the 13th of 24 stops on the inaugural Glory Bound Skatepark Tour."</ref>
* [[Gary Vaynerchuk]] (born 1975), entrepreneur and Internet personality who spent much of his childhood in Edison<ref>[[Tad Friend|Friend, Tad]]. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/06/07/v-va-va-voom "V-Va-Va-Voom!"] {{Webarchive| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140331192236/http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2010/06/07/100607ta_talk_friend | date = March 31, 2014}}, ''[[The New Yorker]]'', June 7, 2010. Accessed August 30, 2023. "He thumped his heart. 'I was born in the Soviet Union, and we were poor when we came here'&nbsp;— to Edison, New Jersey&nbsp;— 'so it's incredible to me that that many people are interested.'"</ref>
* [[Jeffrey A. Warsh]] (born 1960), politician who served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], from 1992 to 1996, where he represented the [[New Jersey's 18th legislative district|18th Legislative District]]<ref>King, Wayne. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/12/nyregion/legislators-vote-to-ban-photo-radar-for-speeders.html "Legislators Vote to Ban Photo Radar For Speeders"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829145833/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/12/nyregion/legislators-vote-to-ban-photo-radar-for-speeders.html |date=August 29, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 1992. Accessed August 29, 2019. "Another sponsor of the bill, Assemblyman Jeffrey Warsh, Republican of Edison, called the device 'nothing less than a full, frontal assault on the system of American jurisprudence' that would overturn 'the tradition that we are innocent until proven guilty.{{'"}}</ref>
* [[Darrin Winston]] (1966–2008), played two seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808170376 "Darrin A. Winston, 42, of Clarksburg in Millstone Township"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', August 17, 2008. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Darrin A. Winston, 42, of Clarksburg in Millstone Township, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Passaic, he lived in Edison before moving to Millstone Township 10 years ago."</ref>
* [[Jeremy Zuttah]] (born 1986), offensive lineman for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]<ref>Sullivan, William J. [http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2008/11/jeremy_zuttah_paying_immediate.html "Edison native Jeremy Zuttah making impact on O-line for Bucs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715015506/http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2008/11/jeremy_zuttah_paying_immediate.html |date=July 15, 2014 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 10, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2011. "Jeremy Zuttah was a sturdy presence during his Rutgers career, starting 40 of 44 games in his four seasons on the offensive line for the Scarlet Knights. Now, the Edison native has quickly made his presence felt in the NFL as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."</ref>