Notable People
Notable current and former residents of Middletown Township include:
- Mary Kay Adams (born 1962), actress on Babylon 5.
- Joseph Azzolina (1926–2010), served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1966-1972, 1986–1988 and from 1992–2006.
- Sebastian Bach (born 1968), heavy metal singer.
- Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), musician.
- Pete Capella (born 1977), voice actor, comedian.
- Connie Chung (born 1946), TV journalist.
- Billy Devaney (born 1955), General Manager of the St. Louis Rams.
- Darren Fenster (born 1978), manager in the Boston Red Sox minor league system.
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan (born 1961), former Saturday Night Live cast member.
- Amy Handlin (born 1956), represents the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly.
- Judith Rich Harris (born 1938), psychologist and author of The Nurture Assumption.
- Debbie Harry (born 1945), singer-songwriter and actress, lead singer of the band Blondie.
- Jerry Holbert, editorial cartoonist.
- Bill Kunkel (1936-1985), former Major League Baseball pitcher and umpire.
- Jeff Kunkel (born 1962), former major-league shortstop.
- Brian Lynch (born 1973), writer and director of films including Big Helium Dog.
- Melanie McGuire (born 1972, née Slate), convicted of murder.
- Knowshon Moreno (born 1987), NFL running back for the Denver Broncos.
- Christian Peter (born 1972), former NFL defensive tackle.
- Jason Peter (born 1974), former NFL football player.
- Maury Povich (born 1939), talk show personality.
- Geraldo Rivera (born 1943), television journalist.
- Richard Scudder (1913-2012), newspaper pioneer and co-founder of the MediaNews Group.
- Kevin Smith (born 1970), filmmaker (Clerks, Chasing Amy, Jersey Girl, etc.), wrote and filmed Clerks at a Quick Stop in the Leonardo section of Middletown.
- Penelope Stout, shipwrecked on Sandy Hook in 1640s and was a founder of Middletown.
- E.W. Swackhamer (1927–1994), television director.
- Symphony X, band whose members (except Russell Allen) are from New Jersey.
- Bob Tucker (born 1945), former tight end in the NFL for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings.
- James van Riemsdyk (born 1989), drafted second overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, he has played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Billy Van Zandt (born 1957), actor/playwright.
- Steven Van Zandt (born 1950), solo rocker, guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and actor on The Sopranos.
- Max Weinberg (born 1951), Late Night with Conan O'Brien band leader and drummer of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
- Bill Weber (born 1957), NBC sports broadcaster.
- Tom Wilkens (born 1975), Olympic swimming medalist.
- Brian Williams (born 1959), NBC News anchorman.
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