Passaic - Notable People

Notable People

Notable current and former residents of Passaic include:

  • Mitch Albom (born 1958), author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
  • John Barbata (born 1945), drummer for The Turtles.
  • Terrence Boyle (born 1945), judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
  • George Breeman (1880–1937), sailor and Medal of Honor recipient.
  • Bob Butterworth (born 1942), former Florida Attorney General.
  • Arthur K. Cebrowski (1942–2005), United States Navy admiral and senior U.S. Department of Defense official.
  • Morris Cerullo (born 1931), Pentecostal televangelist.
  • Alan N. Cohen (1930–2004), former co-owner of the Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets.
  • Howard Crook (born 1947), Opera singer tenor.
  • Mark DeRosa (born 1975), Major League Baseball infielder.
  • Dow H. Drukker (1872–1963), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1914–1919.
  • Evelyn Dubrow (1911–2006), lobbyist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
  • Peter Enns (born 1961), Bible scholar.
  • Charles Evered (born 1964), playwright.
  • Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician with Steely Dan.
  • Paul Goldberger (born 1950), Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic.
  • David Grisman (born 1945), bluegrass musician and former member of Old and in the Way with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.
  • Reed Gusciora (born 1960), former minority leader of the New Jersey General Assembly.
  • Beth Gylys (born 1964), poet and professor.
  • Art Harris (1949–1970), running back who was involved in the 1970 Marshall football team plane crash that killed everyone on board.
  • Robert Helps (1928–2001), pianist and composer.
  • Craig Heyward (1966–2006), National Football League running back.
  • Dennis Johnson (born 1951), former NFL defensive tackle.
  • Mike Jorgensen (born 1948), former Major League Baseball player.
  • Lewis Kaplan, violinist.
  • Fritz Knothe (1903–1963), former Major League Baseball player and member of "Wonder Team."
  • Ray Malavasi (1930–87), National Football League head coach.
  • William J. Martini (born 1947), former Republican Congressman.
  • Larry Mialik (born 1950), former National Football League player.
  • Bill Mokray (1907–1974), basketball historian and statistician enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965 as a contributor to the sport.
  • Jack Mulhall (1887–1979), silent film and talkie leading man.
  • Morris Pashman (1912–1999), New Jersey Supreme Court Justice who served as mayor of Passaic from 1951 to 1955.
  • Millie Perkins (born 1938), actress, best known for her lead role in the film The Diary of Anne Frank.
  • Jason Perry (born 1976), former safety in the NFL from 1999 to 2002.
  • Joe Piscopo (born 1951), comedian.
  • Gerry Polci, drummer and singer with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
  • Michael J. Pollard (born 1939), actor.
  • Stuart Rabner (born 1960), Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
  • Frankie Randall (born 1938), entertainer, musician, singer and actor.
  • Joseph Rankin (1833–1886), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
  • John Roosma (1900–1983), captain of Ernest Blood's "Wonder Teams" who became the first college player to total 1,000 points for his career while at the United States Military Academy.
  • Alan Rosenberg (born 1951), Emmy Award-winning actor and activist, Screen Actors Guild President (2005–present).
  • Mark Rosenberg (c. 1948–1992), film producer.
  • Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor.
  • Bob Russell (1908–1998), entertainer.
  • Bob Russell (1914–1970), Hall of Fame songwriter.
  • Nick Sakiewicz (born 1961), soccer executive.
  • Zoe Saldana (born 1978), actress who appeared in the 2009 film Avatar.
  • Víctor Santos (born 1976), Cincinnati Reds pitcher.
  • Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011), TV producer, best known for creating Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.
  • The Shirelles, musicians.
  • Robert Smithson (1938–1973), artist.
  • Mark Stevens, former NFL QB, Redskins, played college at Purdue.
  • Larry Storch (born 1923), actor.
  • Tyronne Stowe (born 1965), former NFL linebacker.
  • Loretta Swit (born 1937), actress.
  • Danny Szetela (born 1987), Major League Soccer player.
  • Dave Szott (born 1967), National Football League player and coach.
  • Jack Tatum (1948–2010), football player.
  • Ösel Tendzin (1943–1990), Tibetan Buddhist scholar.
  • Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen (born 1941), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
  • Dick Vitale (born 1939), sportscaster.
  • Perry Williams (born 1961), former cornerback for the New York Giants.
  • Darrin Winston (1966–2008), Major League Baseball player who played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Saul Zaentz (born 1921), film producer.
  • Frankie Zak (1922–1972), Major League Baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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