Demarest, New Jersey

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Demarest, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Demarest include:

* [[John Calabro]] (1914–1994), artist and sculptor who has created coins, medals, plaques, busts, statutes and heroic-size works of famous events and notable figures<ref>Haney, Thomas V. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/sculptor-creates-friends.html "Sculptor Creates 'Friends'"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Northvale — 'It's a pleasure to work among friends such as these,' John Calabro said, with a gentle sweep of his hand, as the artist‐sculptor introduced his visitor to the companions he has gathered in the studio of his home here.... Mr. Calabro does much of his work, except for heroic size projects, in the studio of his home on Campora Drive here. He had the house built to his specifications and took possession in 1964, moving from Demarest."</ref>
* [[Gerald Cardinale]] (1934–2021), member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1982 until his death, who served as Mayor of Demarest from 1975 to 1979<ref>Ensslin, John C. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306143723/http://www.northjersey.com/news/sen-cardinale-still-skeptical-of-demarest-police-contract-1.372892 "Sen. Cardinale still skeptical of Demarest police contract"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 11, 2012, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "State Sen. Gerald Cardinale met with Bergen County officials this week to be briefed on a proposal to have the county provide police services to Demarest. Based on a Record Talk Radio interview with Cardinale Tuesday, the former Demarest mayor still sounds pretty skeptical of the deal, which goes before the freeholders later this month."</ref>
* [[David Einhorn (hedge fund manager)|David Einhorn]] (born 1968), hedge fund manager, who founded [[Greenlight Capital]]<ref>[[David Einhorn (hedge fund manager)|Einhorn, David]], ''Fooling Some of the People All of the Time'', Wiley, May 2, 2008.</ref><ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080315/http://www.northjersey.com/sports/mets-new-minority-holder-david-einhorn-1.878662 "Mets new minority holder: David Einhorn"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 27, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Hometown: Lived in Demarest until he was 7 years old, when his family moved to Milwaukee."</ref>
* [[Halim El-Dabh]] (1921–2017), Egyptian-born composer who made Demarest his home in 1957 and 1958<ref>Seachrist, Denise A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=6l0knBudH_EC&pg=PA54 "The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh"], p. 54, [[Kent State University#Kent State University Press|Kent State University Press]], 2003. {{ISBN|0-87338-752-X}}. Accessed July 8, 2011. "Elated that his wife had finally agreed to join him in New York, El-Dabh sought more suitable accommodations for his family and located a house for rent in Demarest, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Lawrence Frank]] (born 1970), former head coach of the [[Detroit Pistons]] and the [[New Jersey Nets]]<ref>Iseman, Chris. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nba/knicks/2020/01/16/lawrence-frank-changing-nba-scene-la-clippers-far-nj-roots/2846874001/ "Far from NJ roots, ex-Nets coach Lawrence Frank helping to change NBA landscape with LA Clippers"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 16, 2020. Accessed May 25, 2020. "If this wasn't the right opportunity, even the perfect one, Lawrence Frank wouldn't be here. Not in Southern California, 3,000 miles away from his family in Bergen County. Not frequently separated from his wife and two daughters in Demarest.... But when Jason Kidd was hired as the Brooklyn Nets head coach in June 2013 and asked him to join his coaching staff, it gave Frank the chance to come home to Demarest and be with his family."</ref>
* [[Augustus A. Hardenbergh]] (1830–1889), represented [[New Jersey's 7th congressional district]] from 1875 to 1879, and again from 1881 to 1883<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000183 Augustus Albert Hardenbergh], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 13, 2007.</ref>
* [[Gregory T. Linteris]] (born 1957), scientist who flew as a payload specialist on two [[NASA]] [[Space Shuttle]] missions in 1997<ref>[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/linteris.html Biographical Data: Gregory T. Linteris], [[NASA]]. Accessed December 26, 2007.</ref>
* [[Sparky Lyle]] (born 1944), MLB pitcher who was a resident during his time with the [[New York Yankees]] which was mentioned numerous times in his 1979 book ''[[The Bronx Zoo (book)|The Bronx Zoo]]''<ref>[[Tom Verducci|Verducci, Tom]]. [https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/09/19/14-back-documentary-yankees-red-sox-1978-pennant-race "The Untold Story of the Yankees' Stunning Rally in '78"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', September 19, 2018. Accessed December 15, 2019. "After he threw 1 2/3 innings, Lyle told Martin that he was done for the night—he was not a long reliever, he insisted—and showered, dressed and drove home to Demarest, N.J., with the game still going on."</ref>
* [[Ava Markham]] (born 1999), [[tennis]] player<ref>[https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/ava-markham/9748 Ava Markham], [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. Accessed July 25, 2022. "Hometown: Demarest, N.J.; High School: Northern Valley Regional"</ref>
* [[Aline Brosh McKenna]] (born 1967), screenwriter<ref>Salemi, Vicki. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/glorifying-jersey/ "Glorifying Jersey: A noted Hollywood screenwriter uses her Jersey roots to help inform her storytelling."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 13, 2010. Accessed September 12, 2017. "'It's definitely part of who I am,' says the Los Angeles-based scribe, who was born in France and moved with her family to Fort Lee when she was 6 months old. The family later moved to Demarest and then Montvale, where she lived from age seven until college."</ref>
* [[Bob Menne]] (1942–2023), PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8BE6E22DF8167A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Menne, Brown Lead By One"], ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'', January 14, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Bob Menne of Demarest, N.J., and Mark Brown of Oyster Bay, N.Y., combined for an 11-under-par 61 and the first-round lead Monday in the 45th annual PGA Senior-Junior Championship at the PGA Golf Club."</ref>
* [[Herschel L. Mosier]] (1900–1979), football and basketball player and coach<ref>[http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/hersh-mosier/ Hersh Mosier]. Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Hometown: Demarest, NJ"</ref>
* [[Dennis Shulman]] (born 1950), rabbi, psychologist and politician<ref>Carmiel, Oshrat. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080718182204/http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergenpolitics/16101227.html "Shulman to run against Garrett"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 29, 2008, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 18, 2008. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Bergen County Democrats endorsed Dennis Shulman, a legally blind rabbi and psychologist from Demarest, to run against Republican Rep. Scott Garrett, R-Wantage, in the 5th Congressional District."</ref>
* [[Richard H. Tedford]] (1929–2011), paleontologist<ref>Levin, Jay. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110821235320/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/famous/125936023_Richard_H__Tedford__82__paleontologist_and_author.html "Richard H. Tedford, 82; paleontologist and author"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 21, 2001, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of August 21, 2011. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Richard H. Tedford of Demarest, whose eminent, decades-long career as a vertebrate paleontologist took him on fossil explorations of Australia, China and the American West, died last Friday. He was 82."</ref>
* [[Edmund W. Wakelee]] (1869–1945), President of the [[New Jersey Senate]] and the [[Public Service Corporation]]<ref>[https://www.digifind-it.com/IDIViewer/web/viewer.html?file=/englewood/data/newspapers/the-englewood-press/1945/1945-05-03.pdf#page=2 "E. W. Wakelee, Served State and Community"], ''The Englewood Press'', May 3, 1945. Accessed June 1, 2022, via Englewood Public Library.</ref>
* [[Lucius Walker]] (1930–2010), Baptist minister best known for his opposition to the [[United States embargo against Cuba]]<ref>Martin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/us/12walker.html "Lucius Walker, Baptist Pastor for Peace, Dies at 80"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 11, 2010. Accessed December 4, 2013. "The Rev. Lucius Walker, a Baptist minister who gained national attention with calls for reparations for the descendants of slaves and with repeated violations of the United States embargo of Cuba through caravans of humanitarian aid, died on Tuesday at his home in Demarest, N.J. He was 80."</ref>
* [[Barry Weiss]] (born 1959), music industry executive who has been Chairman and CEO of [[The Island Def Jam Music Group]] and [[Universal Republic Records]]<ref>[[Ben Sisario|Sisario, Ben]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/obituaries/31weiss.html "Hy Weiss, 84, Music Executive From Rock 'n' Roll's Early Days, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 31, 2007. Accessed December 4, 2013. "His death was announced by the Zomba Label Group, of which his son, Barry Weiss, is president and chief executive....  Besides his son, who lives in Demarest, N.J., and his brother Sam, of Manhattan, Mr. Weiss is survived by another brother, George, of Oceanside, N.Y.; two daughters, Maureen Spergel of East Meadow, N.Y., and Pam Katz of Manhattan; and four grandchildren."</ref>
* [[Julia Weldon]] (born 1983), actress<ref>Zambito, Thomas [https://web.archive.org/web/20160911093249/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22494163.html "Actors Get Their Days In Court"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 8, 1995, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 11, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Julia Weldon of Demarest plays the sister of the accused, who is played by Edward Furlong, the young co-star of ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day.''"</ref>