Editing Somerset, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Somerset include:
* [[Carlton Agudosi]] (born 1994), [[wide receiver]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] of the NFL<ref>Newman, Josh. [http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2016/08/24/rutgers-agudosi-embracing-last-chance-make-impact/89226690/ "Rutgers' Agudosi embracing last chance to make impact"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', August 24, 2016. Accessed December 10, 2017. "'This year is going to be big to prove what I can do,' said Agudosi, a Somerset native and 2012 graduate of Franklin High School."</ref>
* [[Anthony Bartholomay]] (1919–1975), mathematician who introduced [[molecular set theory]]<ref>Staff. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19750325&id=2BZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7549,3963594&hl=en "Dr. Anthony Bartholomay Former Member of MCO Facility"], ''[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|Toledo Blade]]'', March 25, 1975. Accessed May 14, 2016.</ref>
* [[Upendra J. Chivukula]] (born 1950), politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 17th legislative district|17th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], and served on the Franklin Township Council from 1997–2005, serving as its [[mayor]] in 2000 and its [[deputy mayor]] in 1998<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=55075 Assembly Member Upendra J. Chivukula], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 12, 2007.</ref>
* [[Margit Feldman]] (1929–2020), public speaker, educator, activist and [[Holocaust survivor]]<ref>[https://www.raritanval.edu/general-information/newsroom/documentary-local-holocaust-survivor-screened-george-street-playhouse "Documentary About Local Holocaust Survivor To Be Screened At George Street Playhouse"], [[Raritan Valley Community College]], February 15, 2017. Accessed April 21, 2020. "The public is invited to attend a free screening of the documentary, ''Margit: Not A23029'', which focuses on the life of Holocaust survivor Margit Feldman of Somerset, February 28, at 7 p.m., at George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick."</ref>
* [[Krystyna Freda]] (born 1993), [[women's association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Cypriot First Division (women)|Cypriot First Division]] club [[Apollon Ladies F.C.|Apollon Ladies FC]]<ref>[https://winthropeagles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/krystyna-freda/3325 Krystyna Freda], [[Winthrop Eagles]]. Accessed October 25, 2020. "Hometown: Somerset, NJ; Prev School: Franklin H.S."</ref>
* [[Roy Hinson]] (born 1961), first-round draft pick of the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in 1983 who played for eight seasons in the NBA<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/223457067/ "N.J. natives haunt Nets"], ''[[Courier News]]'', March 27, 1986. Accessed June 15, 2021. "But last night, Edgar Jones, a Newark native, tapped in a missed shot by Roy Hinson, a Franklin Township product, with four seconds left to give the Cavaliers a 110-108 victory over the Nets before 10,278."</ref>
* [[Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu]] (born 1954), Sierra Leonean-American reverend, journalist and newspaper publisher who served as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations<ref>O'Brien, Kathleen. [https://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/10/ebola_triggers_caution_in_njs_west_african_communities.html "Ebola triggers caution in N.J.'s West African communities"], ''[[Inside Jersey]]'', October 7, 2014. Accessed November 10, 2018. "'It’s awkward,' said Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, a United Nations representative for Sierra Leone who lives in Somerset."</ref>
* [[Roy E. LaGrone]] (1922–1993), art director and illustrator, who was a member of the [[Tuskegee Airmen]]<ref>Saxon, Wolfgang. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/14/obituaries/roy-e-lagrone-72-a-tuskegee-airman-and-ex-art-director.html "Roy E. LaGrone, 72, A Tuskegee Airman And Ex-Art Director"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 14, 1993. Accessed December 4, 2024. "Roy E. LaGrone, a retired art director and illustrator who flew with the Tuskegee airmen in World War II, died on Wednesday at his home in Somerset, N.J."</ref>
* [[Mekhi Lewis]], [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] and [[Collegiate wrestling|folkstyle wrestler]], first [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA wrestling]] national champion for [[Virginia Tech Hokies|Virginia Tech]]<ref>[https://hokiesports.com/sports/wrestling/roster/mekhi-lewis/12957 Mekhi Lewis - Wrestling - Virginia Tech Athletics]. ''hokiesports.com''. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref>
* [[Christopher Massimine]], former CEO of the National Yiddish Theatre [[Folksbiene]]<ref>Teeman, Tim. [https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-christopher-massimine-the-nice-goy-running-the-national-yiddish-theatre "Meet Christopher Massimine, the ‘Nice Goy’ Running the National Yiddish Theatre"], [[The Daily Beast]], April 1, 2018. Accessed June 15, 2021. "An only child, Massimine was born in Italy, and came to America at 8 months old, his parents—mother a nurse, father an accountant—settling in Somerset, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Judy Melick]] (born 1954), former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who participated as part of the U.S. team at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Fremon, Suzanne S. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/state-has-13-on-olympic-team.html "State Has 13 on Olympic Team"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Judy Melick, 17, of Somerset is the youngest of the New Jersey members of the Olympic team."</ref><ref>Staff. [http://www.digifind-it.com/franklin/data/news-record/1972/08%20August/08-17-1972.pdf#page=8 "Franklin Girl Will Swim For U.S. Olympic Team"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034718/http://www.digifind-it.com/franklin/data/news-record/1972/08%20August/08-17-1972.pdf#page=8 |date=December 1, 2017 }}, ''The Franklin News-Record'', August 17, 1972. Accessed November 23, 2017. "Judy Melick of Franklin Township will represent the United States in the XX Olympiad in Munich, Germany next month."</ref>
* [[Jeanette Mundt]] (born 1982), painter, best known for her works in the 2019 [[Whitney Biennial]]<ref>Hockley, Rujeko; Panetta, Jane. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7xupDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA86 ''Whitney Biennial 2019''], p. 86. [[Yale University Press]], 2019. {{ISBN|9780300242751}}. Accessed October 29, 2019. "Jeanette Mundt - Born 1982 in Princeton, NJ; lives in Somerset, NJ"</ref>
* [[Joe Pace]] (born 1953), played for the NBA [[Washington Wizards|Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets]] from 1972 to 1978<ref>Bembry, Jerry. [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-01-22/sports/9901220056_1_joe-pace-coppin-state-contradictions "A man of contradictions – Basketball: Joe Pace was supremely talented on the court, but even more troubled off it. Instead of becoming a rich NBA star, the ex-Coppin State center sank into homelessness.: Joe Pace: A Man Of Contradictions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117141451/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-01-22/sports/9901220056_1_joe-pace-coppin-state-contradictions |date=January 17, 2013 }}, ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', January 22, 1999. Accessed November 18, 2011. "On a tree-lined street in Somerset, Josephine and Herbert Pace raised five boys and one girl. One roof. Eight people. And, as Joe Pace tells it, zero sense of family."</ref>
* [[Randal Pinkett]] (born 1971), winner of [[The Apprentice (U.S. season 4)|season four]] of the reality television show, ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice]]''<ref>Heininger, Claire; and Margolin, Josh. [http://www.nj.com/newark/index.ssf/2009/07/randal_pinkett_former_apprenti.html "Randal Pinkett, former 'Apprentice' star, on Corzine's shortlist for lieutenant governor"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 14, 2009. Accessed January 13, 2013. "Pinkett, who lives in Somerset with his wife and daughter, is a millionaire CEO who holds five academic degrees, including one from Rutgers University. He gained fame in 2005, when he beat out 15 other young entrepreneurs on Trump's reality show to win a job working for the business mogul."</ref>
* [[Jeff Porter]] (born 1985), [[track and field]] athlete who competes in the [[110-meter hurdles]] and was named as part of the U.S. team at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045609/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Jeff-Porter Jeff Porter], [[United States Olympic Committee]]. Accessed August 9, 2016. "Birthplace: Summit, N.J.; Hometown: Somerset, N.J.; High School: Franklin High School (Franklin, N.J.) '03"</ref>
* [[Breein Tyree]] (born 1998), [[point guard]] / [[shooting guard]] for the [[Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball]] team<ref>Carino, Jerry. [https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2019/03/05/breein-tyree-ole-miss/3054301002/ "With a gutsy gesture, Jersey's Breein Tyree swats Confederate 'hate groups' at Ole Miss"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', March 5, 2019. Accessed December 16, 2019. "That’s exactly what Breein Tyree and his University of Mississippi basketball teammates did Feb. 23. Tyree, a Somerset native who starred at St. Joseph-Metuchen High School, was one of six players who took a knee during national anthem to protest a Confederacy rally near the arena."</ref>
* [[Jan Zaprudnik]] (1926–2022), [[Belarusian Americans|Belarusian-American]] historian and publicist, one of the leaders of the Belarusian community in the United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.nashaniva.com/articles/292308/|title=На 96-м годзе жыцця памёр адзін з найстарэйшых і самых вядомых дзеячаў беларускай дыяспары ў ЗША, гісторык, публіцыст Янка Запруднік.|trans-title=Publicist and historian Janka Zaprudnik, one of the oldest and most well-known figures of Belarusian diaspora in United States dies at 96th year of life|publisher=[[Naša Niva]]|date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>