Ocean City Boardwalk - Noted Residents

Noted Residents

Noted current and former residents of Ocean City include:

  • David Akers (born 1974), former kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles, owns a house on the beach at the south end of the island.
  • A. R. Ammons (1926–2001), author and poet, winner of the National Book Award.
  • Maurice Catarcio (1929–2005), former professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation and record holder in The Guinness Book of World Records.
  • Bobby Clarke (born 1949), played 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers and led them to two Stanley Cups and was awarded the Hart Trophy as league MVP three times.
  • Pat Croce (born 1954), former owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, owns a summer home in the Gardens section of the city.
  • Walter Diemer (1904–1998), the inventor of bubble gum, owned a summer home at 21st Street and Wesley Avenue.
  • Josiah E. DuBois, Jr (1913–1983), Treasury Department official who played a major role in exposing State Department obstruction of efforts to provide American visa to Jews trying to escape Nazi Europe, summered in the home his father built, the DuBois estate, on Battersea Road in the Gardens. Despite efforts to preserve the home, it was demolished in May 2011 to make for subdivision of the property.
  • Stephen Dunn (born 1939), poet.
  • Frank J. Esposito (born 1941), historian who was named by independent candidate Christopher Daggett as his ticket's candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in 2009.
  • Stephanie Gaitley, head women's basketball coach at Monmouth University.
  • Andrew Golota (born 1968), boxer.
  • Grace Kelly (1929–1982), Academy Award-winning actress, and Princess of Monaco, was a summer resident of Ocean City. Her house was located at the intersection of 26th street and Wesley Avenue.
  • Kurt Loder (born 1945), former editor of Rolling Stone magazine and anchor for MTV News.
  • Michael Lombardi, General Manager of the Cleveland Browns.
  • Ed Rendell (born 1944), former Governor of Pennsylvania, owns a summer home.
  • James Stewart (1908–1997), actor, spent summers at his family's vacation home during his childhood.
  • Gay Talese (born 1932), author grew up in the "Italian" section of the city and vacations there with his wife.
  • Walter Trout (born 1951), blues musician.

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