West Orange High School (New Jersey) - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Brendan Byrne (born 1924), former governor of New Jersey.
  • Ginny Duenkel (born 1947), gold medalist in the 400 meter freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
  • Mark Kelly (born 1964), astronaut and identical twin of Scott Kelly.
  • Scott Kelly (born 1964), astronaut and identical twin of Mark Kelly.
  • General Paul J. Kern was the commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command from 2001-2004.
  • Vinnie Politan, anchor, talk show host for Court TV; radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio.
  • Elizabeth Shin (1980–2000), MIT student who died from burns inflicted by a fire in her dormitory room. Her death resulted in the upgrading of MIT's counseling services.
  • Scott Wolf (born 1968), actor best known as "Bailey Salinger" on Party of Five.
  • Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor best known as "Steve Sanders" on Beverly Hills, 90210.

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