Notable People
Notable current and former residents of Cape May include:
- Maurice Catarcio (1929–2005), professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation and record holder in The Guinness Book of World Records.
- Eugene Grace (1876–1960), president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1916 to 1945.
- T. Millet Hand (1902–1956), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1945–1957. Hand was the mayor of Cape May from 1937–1944, and was the publisher of the Cape May Star and Wave from 1940 until his death.
- Thomas H. Hughes (1769–1839), the founder and owner of the Congress Hall Hotel, and a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey.
- Chris Jay (born 1978), musician, member of the band, Army of Freshmen.
- Bill Pilczuk (born 1971), American swimmer.
- Emil Salvini (born 1949), author, historian and host / creator of PBS's Tales of the Jersey Shore.
- Witmer Stone (1866–1939), ornithologist who did much of his research here.
- Paul Volcker (born 1927), former chairman of the United States Federal Reserve who was born here while his father was the City Manager.
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