The following is a list of notable people from

Union City, New Jersey Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2020 United States Census the city had a total population of 68,589,(B) denotes that the person was born there, though births prior to 1925 would have been in West Hoboken or Union Hill which merged in 1925 to form Union City, as noted in some of these entries. *

Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...

(born 1973),

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

and R&B singer *

Charles Avedisian Charles Toros Avedisian (September 19, 1917 – August 26, 1983) was a professional football player in the National Football League, and later a public school administrator of athletic programs. Early life Born in West Hoboken, New Jersey (now p ...

(1917–1983), football player who played in the NFL for the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

(B) * Andy Bakjian (1914−1986),

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

official and author(B)USATF Hall of Fame bio
Accessed October 26, 2010. *

Al Bansavage Albert Anthony Bansavage (January 9, 1938 – August 19, 2003) was an American football linebacker who played in the American Football League. High school career Bansavage prepped at Union Hill High School in Union City, New Jersey. College ca ...

(1938–2003),

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...

who played in the

American Football League The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. ...

for the

Los Angeles Chargers The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division, and ...

(1960) *

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...

Fred Barakat Fred Barakat (from Union City, New Jersey, April 8, 1939 – June 21, 2010) was an American college basketball coach and Assistant Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Barakat was a 1961 graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, MA w ...

(1939−2010), college basketball coach * José Miguel Battle Sr. (1929–2007), former

Bay of Pigs Invasion The Bay of Pigs Invasion (, sometimes called ''Invasión de Playa Girón'' or ''Batalla de Playa Girón'' after the Playa Girón) was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles, covertly fina ...

operative who became known as "Godfather of the Cuban mafia" *

Harold Bell Harold Bell (October 5, 1919 – December 4, 2009) was an American marketer and merchandising executive who co-created Woodsy Owl, the Cultural icon, iconic mascot of the United States Forest Service. Bell created Woodsy Owl with two U.S. ...

(1919–2009), creator of

Woodsy Owl Woodsy Owl is a national symbol and advertising character for the United States Forest Service with the aim of motivating children to form healthy, lasting relationships with nature. Harold Bell of Western Publishing (and the producer of the ...

(B) * Christopher Bermudez (born 1999), professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

New Amsterdam FC New Amsterdam Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Hempstead, New York. The club competes in the National Independent Soccer Association, the third tier of American soccer. New Amsterdam FC was established on April 20, ...

Ben Blank Ben Blank (November 26, 1921 – February 3, 2009) was an American innovator in television graphics, working for both CBS and the American Broadcasting Company, who has been credited with creating the first news graphic and the first use of a lo ...

(–2009), television graphics innovator. * Steve Bula, first-season cast member on the

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

reality television series ''

From G's to Gents ''From G's to Gents'' is an American reality television series aired on MTV, which features misdirected young men willing to change their lives and become gentlemen. The show is hosted by Fonzworth Bentley Derek Watkins (born February 13 ...

'' * James E. Buttersworth (1817–1894), British

maritime Maritime may refer to: Geography * Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps * Maritime Region, a region in Togo * Maritime Southeast Asia * The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Princ ...

painterHalasz, Piri. "Art: Maritime Theme at Exhibitions; Appeal of Nostalgia History and Humor Portraits of Vessels", ''The New York Times'', January 21, 1973. "James Butterworth (1817–1894), whose work is on view in Trenton, was an Englishman born on the Isle of Wight. By the time he emigrated and settles in West Hoboken (now Union City), America was in the heyday of its gallant clipper ships." *

Bobby Cannavale Roberto Michael Cannavale (; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for various television roles, including leading roles in ''Third Watch'', ''Vinyl'', and ''Mr. Robot'', as well as recurring roles in ''Will & Grace'', which wo ...

(born 1971), actor known for his roles on '' Ally McBeal'', ''

Third Watch ''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 26, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by ...

'', and ''

Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), ...

'' * Helen Castillo, fashion designer known as one of the cast members on season 12 of the reality television series ''

Project Runway ''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, mater ...

''. Castillo was born and raised in

Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.

before later moving to Union City *

Rene Paul Chambellan Rene Paul Chambellan (September 15, 1893 – November 29, 1955) was an American sculptor who specialized in architectural sculpture. He was also one of the foremost practitioners of what was then called the "French Modern Style" and has subseque ...

(1893–1955), architectural sculptor, known for his work in the

Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...

and

Greco Deco The Art Deco style, which originated in France just before World War I, had an important impact on architecture and design in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The most famous examples are the skyscrapers of New York City including the Em ...

stylesShockley, Jay
"Russell Sage Foundation Building and Annex Designation Report"

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The LPC is responsible for protecting New York City's architecturally, historically, and cu ...

. (June 20, 2000), p.5 *

Gordon Chiesa Gordon Chiesa is American basketball coach: he served as the assistant coach for the Utah Jazz for 16 seasons from 1989–90 to 2004–05. Early life Gordon Chiesa is a native of Union City, New Jersey.Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...

for 16 seasons from 1989 to 1990 to 2004–2005"Gordon Chiesa"

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

.com. Accessed August 30, 2013. *

Hallice Cooke Hallice Cooke ( ; born January 5, 1995) is an American basketball player who last played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack. Early life and high school career Cooke grew up in Union City, New Jersey and played at St. Anthony High Scho ...

(born 1995), guard for Nevada Wolf Pack basketball team *

Norman Cousins Norman Cousins (June 24, 1915 – November 30, 1990) was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. Early life Cousins was born to Jewish immigrant parents Samuel Cousins and Sarah Babushkin Cousins, in West ...

(1915–1990), author and peace advocate(B) *

Dominick V. Daniels Dominick Vincent Daniels (October 18, 1908 – July 17, 1987) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 14th congressional district, 14th congressional district from 19 ...

(1908–1987), represented

New Jersey's 14th congressional district New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the House of Representatives was eliminated after the 1990 Census. As a result of the congressional apportionment performed after this Census, New Jersey lost one seat and was reduced to thirteen seats ...

from 1959 to 1977 *

Ronald Dario Ronald A. Dario (1937 – June 30, 2004) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who represented the New Jersey's 33rd legislative district, 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1984 to 198 ...

(1937—2004), politician who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...

from 1984 to 1986 *

Otis Davis Otis Crandall Davis (born July 12, 1932) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals for record-breaking performances in both the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Davis set a new world record of 44.9 seconds ...

(born 1932), Olympic track and field athlete who won two gold medals in the 400-meter dash and the 4 × 400 meters relay at

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, setting a

world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

in the former event *

Louis Del Grande Louis Del Grande (born March 23, 1943) is a Canadian-American television writer and actor. He is best known for starring in the Canadian mystery/comedy series '' Seeing Things''. Early life Del Grande was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey ...

(born 1943), television writer and actor, best known for starring in the Canadian mystery/comedy series '' Seeing Things'' * Vincent John Dellay (1907–1999), represented

in the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

from 1957 to 1959(B) * Pietro Di Donato (1911–1992), Italian American novelist, and author of ''Christ in Concrete''(B) *

Harvey B. Dodworth Harvey B. Dodworth (November 16, 1822 – January 24, 1891) was a bandmaster and conductor of the 13th Regiment Band as well as the Dodworth Band, and was the first person in the United States to arrange Richard Wagner's music for military bands. ...

(1822–1891),

bandmaster A bandmaster is the leader and conductor of a band, usually a concert band, military band, brass band or a marching band. British Armed Forces In the British Army, bandmasters of the Royal Corps of Army Music now hold the rank of staff s ...

* Harry Donovan (born 1926), professional basketball player who played for the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

Gary T. Erbe Gary T. Erbe (born 1944) is an American oil painter. He is self-taught, and he is best known for his ''trompe-l'œils''. His work has been exhibited at the Canton Museum of Art, the Brinton Museum, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Heckscher Mus ...

(born 1944), self-taught oil painter, best known for his

Trompe-l'œil ''Trompe-l'œil'' ( , ; ) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. ''Trompe l'oeil'', which is most often associated with painting, tricks the viewer into ...

s(B) *

Henry Escalante Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in Puerto Rico by producer Edgardo Díaz. Referred to as the "Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band", Menudo has been ranked as one of the Biggest Boy Bands of All Time by several publications, inclu ...

, pop musician, and one of the 15 finalists from the 2007 season of the

reality show ''Making Menudo'' *

Hank Finkel Henry J. Finkel (born April 20, 1942) is an American basketball player whose professional career lasted from 1966 to 1975. Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in second round of the 1966 NBA draft he remained with the team through 1966–67, the ...

(born 1942), retired NBA basketball player(B) * Marshall Flaum (1925–2010), documentary filmmaker *

Margaux Fragoso Margaux Artemia Fragoso (; April 15, 1979 – June 23, 2017) was an American author, best known for the memoir ''Tiger, Tiger''. Early life Fragoso was born to a working-class family and grew up in Union City, New Jersey. Her father was a Puert ...

(1979–2017), memoirist, author of ''Tiger, Tiger'' * Rafael Fraguela (born 1955), member of the

who also served on the Union City Board of Commissioners *

Nick Galis Nikolaos Georgalis ( el, Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis ( el, Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playin ...

(born 1957), retired Greek basketball player member of the

FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samar ...

and Naismith Hall of Fame * Rudy Garcia (born 1964), former Assemblyman and Mayor of Union City *

Anthony Vincent Genovese Anthony Vincent Genovese (born 1932) was an American architect who practiced in the mid to late-twentieth-century New York (state), New York and New Jersey as a partner in the architectural firm name Genovese & Maddalene. Personal life Anthony Vi ...

(born 1932), architect who practiced in the mid to late-twentieth-century New York and New Jersey as a partner in the architectural firm name Genovese & Maddalene"Anthony Vincent Genovese"
. ''

American Architects Directory The ''American Architects Directory'' is a directory of American architects registered with the American Institute of Architects. It was published by R. R. Bowker LLC. The first edition was published in 1956, second edition in 1962, and third editi ...

''. Third Edition (New York City:

R.R. Bowker LLC R. R. Bowker LLC (trading as Bowker) is an American limited liability company domiciled under Delaware Limited Liability Company Law and based in Chatham, New Jersey. Among other things, Bowker provides bibliographic information on publishe ...

, 1970), p. 317. *

Shlomo Goldman Shlomo Goldman (April 1, 1947 – July 21, 2017), also known as the Sanz Zviller rebbe, was the Grand Rabbi of the Sanz-Klausenberger community in Union City, New Jersey, where he resided. Goldman was the son of the previous Zviller Rebbe, Rabbi ...

(1947–2017), Grand Rabbi of the Sanz-Klausenberger community in Union City *

Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (January 10, 1905 – June 18, 1994) was an Orthodox rabbi and the founding rebbe of the Sanz-Klausenburg Hasidic dynasty. Halberstam was one of the youngest rebbes in Europe, leading thousands of followers in the t ...

(1905–1994),

Rebbe A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

of the Klausenberg Hasidic dynasty * Frank Haubold (1906–1985), Olympic gymnast who won a silver and gold medal in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

, and who, with his wife, Irma, were the first married couple to compete in the Olympics * Irma Haubold (1908–1996), Olympic gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and who, with and her husband, Frank, were the first married couple to compete in the Olympics(B) * Alexis Hernandez, contestant on

season 6 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...

of the

Food Network Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (which holds a 69% ownership stake of the network) and Nexstar Media Group ...

's ''

Next Food Network Star ''Food Network Star'' is a reality television series that premiered June 5, 2005. It was produced by CBS EYEtoo Productions for seasons 1–8 and by Triage Entertainment for subsequent seasons. It airs on the Food Network in the United States. ...

''Diaz, Lana Rose
"Bringing the flavorUC native competes to be ‘Next Food Network Star’"
, ''

Hudson Reporter ''The Hudson Reporter'' is a newspaper chain based in Hudson County, New Jersey. ''The Hudson Reporter'' publications mainly focus on local politics and community news. The oldest newspaper in the chain is the '' Hoboken Reporter'', founded in 1983 ...

'', May 30, 2010. Accessed August 20, 2015. "view slideshow (2 images)Though he now spends his days on a 65-acre farm in Indiana pulling beets and sweet potatoes from the land, Alexis Hernandez grew up in Union City surrounded by the Latin flavors of his Cuban family." *

Antonio Jacobsen Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (November 2, 1850 – February 2, 1921) was a Danish-born American maritime artist known as the "Audubon of Steam Vessels". Biography Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark where he attended the Royal Academy of ...

(1850–1921), maritime artist known as the "Audubon of Steam Vessels" * Paul Jappe (1898–1989), NFL player born in Union Hill who played for the

and

Brooklyn Lions The Brooklyn Lions were a National Football League team that played in the 1926 NFL season. The team was formed as the league's counter-move to the first American Football League, which enfranchised a team called the Brooklyn Horsemen, a profess ...

(B) *

Joe Jeanette Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...

(1879–1958), considered one of the best African American heavyweight

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

s of the early 20th Century(B) * Vicki Johnson, woman discovered to have perpetrated a hoax in which she fabricated a boy afflicted with AIDS, whose autobiography, ''A Rock and a Hard Place'', fooled people such

Armistead Maupin Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. ( ) (born May 13, 1944) is an American writer notable for ''Tales of the City'', a series of novels set in San Francisco. Early life Maupin was born in Washington, D.C., to Diana Jane (Barton) and Armistead Jones Maup ...

Mr. Rogers Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), commonly known as Mister Rogers, was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television se ...

and

Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', br ...

, and became the basis of Maupin's fictionalized novel, '' The Night Listener'', and the feature film of the same name starring

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...

Eugene Jolas John George Eugène Jolas (October 26, 1894 – May 26, 1952) was a writer, translator and literary critic. Early life John George Eugène Jolas was born October 26, 1894, in Union Hill, New Jersey (what is today Union City, New Jersey). His par ...

(1894–1952), writer, translator and

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

born in Union Hill(B) * George Keller (1928–2007), scholar of higher education(B) * A. J. Khubani, founder, president and CEO of Telebrands Corp. *

Randy Klein Randy Klein (born September 9, 1949) is an American musician, composer, pianist, author, and educator. Music career Klein was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and grew up in Union City and Fort Lee. At 14, he performed with local rock group ...

(born 1949), musician, composer, pianist, author and educator * Mike Kovaleski (born 1965), former

who played in the NFL for the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

(B) *

Gilman Kraft Gilman Kraft (April 22, 1926 – June 27, 1999) was an American publisher and former owner of ''Playbill''. Biography Kraft was born in Union City, New Jersey on April 22, 1926. During World War II, he served as a Japanese linguist. After gradua ...

(1926–1999), publisher and former owner of ''

Playbill ''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's pr ...

''(B) *

Nicholas LaRocca Nicholas J. LaRocca (October 4, 1913 – August 30, 1999) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature from the New Jersey's 33rd legislative district, 33rd ...

(1913–1999), politician who served in both houses of the

New Jersey Legislature The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the ...

from the 33rd Legislative District(B) *

AJ Lee April Jeanette Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American author and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name AJ Lee. She is currently an executive producer and color commentator for WOW – Wom ...

(born 1987), female

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, best known for her time in

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

(B) *

Lila Lee Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel; July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras. Early life The daughter of Augusta Fredericka Appe ...

(1905–1973), prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras(B) *

Dennis Locorriere Dennis Michael Locorriere (born June 13, 1949; Union City, New Jersey, United States) is the American lead vocalist and guitarist of the country rock group Dr. Hook (formerly Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).Bonitto, Brian (2014)Hooking up with D ...

(born 1949), singer, and one of the two frontpersons for the Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show(B) *

Luigi Lucioni Luigi Lucioni (born Giuseppe Luigi Carlo Benevenuto Lucioni; November 4, 1900 – July 22, 1988) was an Italian American painter known for his still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. Early life Early years and immigration to the United States Lui ...

(1900–1988), painter known for his realistic and precisely-drawn

still life A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly wikt:inanimate, inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or artificiality, m ...

landscape A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...

s, and

portrait A portrait is a portrait painting, painting, portrait photography, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, Personality type ...

s. Lucioni's family emigrated from

Malnate Malnate is a town and '' comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It lies in a mountainous region approximately north of Milan, in the foothills of the Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, A ...

, Italy in 1911 to New York City, and after moving several more times, settled in 1929 at 403 New York Avenue in Union CityEmbury, Stuart P. (2006). "Chapter One: The Early Years". ''The Art and Life of Luigi Lucioni''. Embury Publishing Company. pp. 1–4. *

Ada Lunardoni Ada Lunardoni (later ''Cumiskey'', then ''Hutcheon''; March 8, 1911 – January 11, 2003) was an American artistic gymnast. She competed in the gymnastics competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics, the first time American women competed in the sp ...

(1911–2003), artistic gymnast who competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

and placed fifth with the team(B) *

Herb Maack Herbert Henry Maack (April 16, 1917 – May 5, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team from 1956 through 1960. He compiled a 17–22–2 record and led the Rams to a share of t ...

(1917–2007), head coach of the

Rhode Island Rams The Rhode Island Rams are the athletic programs of the University of Rhode Island, based in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. The Rams compete in the NCAA's Division I as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The football team, howeve ...

from 1956 through 1960(B) * John Markert (1929–2011), politician who served as Mayor of

Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey Washington Township, officially the Township of Washington, is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,285, an increase of 183 (+2.0%) of the 2010 census coun ...

before being elected to the

, where he served four terms representing the 39th Legislative District(B) * John McHugh Sr. (1924–2019), American

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

veteran who participated in the D Day invasion, the

Battle of Normandy Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Norma ...

and the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive (military), offensive military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted fr ...

(B) *

Alicia Menendez Alicia Jacobsen Menendez ( ; born July 2, 1983)Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. Gale Biography In Context. A member of the Democratic Party, he was firs ...

(born 1954), Mayor of Union City from 1986 to 1992, and later a

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(born 1961), boxer. Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight champion *

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(1927–2019),

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-winning poet and

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. In 2006 the city renamed a street near his former home W.S. Merwin Way. *

Otto Messmer Otto James Messmer (August 16, 1892 – October 28, 1983) was an American animator known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio. The extent of Messmer's role in the creation and populari ...

(1892–1983), creator of ''

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''(B) * Ioan Missir (1890−1945), Romanian lawyer, politician and novelist *

Erick Morillo Erick Morillo (March 26, 1971 – September 1, 2020) was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers de la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, D ...

(1971–2020), DJ and music producer, known for producing the 1993 hit "

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", which was features in the ''

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'' film franchise *

Luis Moro Luis Moro (born January 2, 1964) is a Cuban-born American actor, filmmaker, and writer. He first gained notability for co-writing, producing and acting in the film ''Anne B. Real'', which was nominated for two Independent Spirit Award. Career In ...

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(born 1958),

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actor and comedian who stars in the American TV series ''

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'' * Mitchell Olson, songwriter and contestant on '' Survivor: The Australian Outback'', the second season of the reality television show '' Survivor'' *

Joe Oriolo Joseph Oriolo (February 21, 1913 – December 25, 1985) was an American cartoon animator, writer, director and producer, known as the co-creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost and the creator of the ''Felix the Cat'' TV series. He provided the vo ...

(1913–1985), writer and

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animator who co-created ''

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'' and animated ''

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(1937–2012), character actor and television screenwriter best known for appearing in films directed by

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(born 1932), retired NBA basketball player *

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, executive producer of ''

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'' and winner of seven

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s for her work on the program *

Nick Piantanida Nicholas John Piantanida (August 15, 1932 – August 29, 1966) was an American amateur parachute jumper who reached with his ''Strato Jump II'' balloon on February 2, 1966, flying a crewed balloon higher than anyone before, a record that stood ...

(1932–1966), amateur skydiver who died four months after barely surviving a fall from 57,000 feet, in an unsuccessful attempt to break the world

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record * Arthur Pinajian (1914–1999), Armenian-American artist and comic book creator, known as the creator of the characters

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"'Lost & Found: Pinajian Discovery' debuts in NYC Feb. 13"
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(1931–2010), actor known as Dr. Beeper in the film ''

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'', and as the Ty-D-Bol man in toilet cleaner commercials *

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(born 1969), football player for the

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(born 1968), first Hispanic woman to serve as a United States magistrate judge in the District of New Jersey, and the first Hispanic woman to be appointed a U.S. District Court judge in New Jersey *

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(born 1974) Puerto Rican actor, singer and writer known for his appearances in films such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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Anthony Louis Scarmolin Anthony Louis Scarmolin (July 30, 1890, Schio – July 13, 1969, Wyckoff, New Jersey) was an Italian-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Scarmolin was born in Italy and moved to New York City as a boy, graduating from the New York German Co ...

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head coach from 1963 through 1967 *

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(born 1984), former

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for the

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of the defunct United Football League *

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(born 1966), Assemblyman, New Jersey state senator and mayor of Union City since 2000 *

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'' and '' Mamma Mia!'' *

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(1907–2014),

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agent and Olympic sharpshooter who participated in the capture of outlaw

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(B) * Gene Wettstone (1913–2013), gymnastics coach, known as the "Dean of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches", for leading

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to a record nine N.C.A.A. championships in the sport, and for coaching the United States men's teams in the

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and

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. Born in West Hoboken(B) * Frank Winters (born 1964),

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player (1987–2002) for the

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(born 1927), author and political journalist for ''

The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...

'', the now-defunct ''

Washington Star ''The Washington Star'', previously known as the ''Washington Star-News'' and the Washington ''Evening Star'', was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C., between 1852 and 1981. The Sunday edition was known as the ''Sunday Star ...

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'', ''

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'' and

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Horner, Shirley
"About Books"
''The New York Times'', October 29, 1989. Accessed June 7, 2015. "Although Mr. Witcover is a native of Union City and the explosion occurred just six miles away from where he was raised, he said in an interview that he had never heard the incident mentioned in elementary school or high school."

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