Notable People
Notable current and former residents of Flemington include:
- Aruna, electronic music vocalist.
- Brad Benson (born 1955), offensive lineman who played for the New York Giants.
- John T. Bird (1829–1911), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1869 to 1873.
- Samuel L. Bodine (1900–58), President of the New Jersey Senate and chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, who served as mayor of Flemington from 1928 to 1936.
- Jack Cust (born 1979), professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder.
- Arthur Fauset (1899–1983), civil rights activist, folklorist, and educator.
- Danny Federici (1950–2008), organ and keyboard player for the E Street Band.
- Arthur F. Foran (1882–1961), President of the New Jersey Senate.
- Dick Foran (1910–79), a B-movie actor who appeared in several films, most notably with the comedy team of Abbott & Costello.
- Walter E. Foran (1919–1985), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey Senate.
- John A. Hanna (1762–1805), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.
- Debra Ann Livingston (born 1959), professor of law at Columbia Law School and nominee for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
- John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804–45), U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1837–39, 1841-43.
- Barbara McClintock (born 1955), children's book author and illustrator.
- Kathryn Minner (1892–1969), character actress best known as The Little Old Lady from Pasadena in a series of television commercials for Dodge which aired in Southern California from 1964 to 1969.
- Charlie Morton (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher. Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
- William E. Purcell (1856–1928), United States Senator from North Dakota.
- Richard Rubin, (born 1983), television personality who appeared on the first season of Beauty and the Geek.
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