People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ridgewood, New Jersey include: A Jim Alexander (born 1935), documentary photographer, photojournalist and activistJim Alexander, The HistoryMakers. Accessed July 3, 2018. "In 1964, Alexander moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey and started a career as a freelance photographer." Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832–1911), poet and journalist"Elizabeth Akers Allen" in The Magazine of Poetry, Volume 6, p. 161. Accessed November 17, 2017. "After making their home in Ridgewood, N. J., for several years, she has recently removed to New York, and is engaged in literary work." Joe Antonacci (born 1960), boxing ring announcer and emceeIdec, Keith. "Ridgewood's Joe Antonacci inducted into New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame", The Record, November 9, 2012. Accessed December 15, 2013. "Only now, the lifelong Ridgewood resident is part of the show. Antonacci, 52, has become one of the sport's most recognizable and respected ring announcers, a true professional whose contributions to boxing were acknowledged Thursday night when he was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame." B David Baas (born 1981), offensive lineman who played for the New York GiantsSartor, Michelle. "Giant From Ridgewood Surprises Students: David Baas and two New York Giant teammates visited Westwood Jr./Sr. High School Tuesday to promote physical fitness", Ridgewood Patch, September 14, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Ridgewood resident and New York Giant David Baas and two teammates gave eighth-graders at Westwood Jr./Sr. High School quite a pleasant surprise Tuesday afternoon when they appeared on the new football field to join in on a phys-ed class." Adam Badeau (1831–1895), Union Army brevet brigadier general and authorStaff. "Gen. Adam Badeau Dead", The New York Times, March 21, 1895. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Ridgewood, N.J., March 20.—Brigadier-Gen. Adam Badeau died suddenly last night." Robert T. Bakker (born 1945), paleontologist, whose research helped support the theory that some dinosaurs were warm-bloodedMitchell, Sarah; Tootill, Elizabeth; and Gjertsen, Derek. Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Second Edition, p. 48. CRC Press, 1994. . Accessed December 15, 2013. "Bakker, Robert (b. 1945; Ridgewood, New Jersey) American paleontologist" MC Paul Barman (born 1974), rapperRosen, Jody. "Music; Rapping in Whiteface (for Laughs)", The New York Times, April 23, 2000. Accessed September 27, 2012. "MC Paul Barman, a 25-year-old Brown University graduate from Ridgewood, N.J., is pioneering a new hip-hop persona: the rapper as schlemiel." Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831–1919), British novelistBarr, Amelia Edith Huddleston. All the Days of My Life: an Autobiography: The Red Leaves of a Human Heart, p. 306. D. Appleton and Company, 1913. Accessed December 15, 2013. "trunks go Ridgewood I shall not detain my readers long with my New Jersey experiences. I was in Ridgewood nineteen weary months, but to the last Mr. Libbey's kindness." Guy Benson (born 1985), conservative talk radio personality who has been a Fox News contributorSenior Watch, Northwestern University. Accessed December 15, 2013. "'It occurred to me that someone was getting paid to go to every game and tell thousands of people what was happening,' says the Medill School of Journalism senior from Ridgewood, N.J." Dale Berra (born 1956), former MLB player who primarily played as an infielder from to and is the son of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi BerraDebs Jr., Victor. That Was Part of Baseball Then: Interviews with 24 Former Major League Baseball Players, Coaches and Managers. p. 50. McFarland & Company, 2000. . Accessed November 17, 2017. "Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 1956, Dale moved with his family to Montclair in 1958 where he lived for the remainder of his youth." Andy Blitz (born 1971), comedian, writer, producer and actor best known for his sketch comedy and writing work on the late-night talk show Late Night with Conan O'BrienKleimann, James. " Sketch Comedy Star Remembers Peculiar Ridgewood Childhood; On WTF Pod, Andy Daly talks why the high school football coach put out a 'hit' on him, his failed protests against student parking, and more.", Ridgewood Patch, August 28, 2012. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Ridgewood native and sketch comedy master Andy Daly appeared on WTF Podcast with Marc Maron on Monday, revealing a blisteringly funny time spent at Ridgewood High School in the 1980s." Jeffrey Blitz, filmmaker who directed the 2002 documentary Spellbound and the 2007 film Rocket ScienceDavis, Erik. "Interview: Rocket Science Director Jeffrey Blitz", Moviefone, August 10, 2007. Accessed December 15, 2013. "I grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, which is north of New York. But I moved it to Plainsboro because I felt it was more interesting for them to kind of orbit around a dead city in Trenton." Jim Bouton (1939–2019), former Major League Baseball pitcher who wrote the tell-all book Ball FourStaff. "Bouton, a 21-Game Winner, Spurns Yanks' First Offer", The New York Times, February 13, 1964. Accessed November 4, 2012. "The New York Yankees have a holdout. He is Jim Bouton, the 25-year-old pitcher from Ridgewood, N.J., who won 21 games for the American League champions last season." Dave Butler (born 1987), former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland BrownsDave Butler, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed November 22, 2021. "Born: July 17, 1965 (Age: 56-128d) in Ridgewood, NJ" Phillip Bush (born 1961), classical pianist, with a career focusing primarily on chamber music and contemporary classical musicClavier, Volume 22, p. 16. Accessed November 17, 2017. "The Beethoven Foundation announced the 1983 Fellows: pianists Phillip Bush, Michael Lewin, and John Salmon. Bush, 21, formerly of Ridgewood, New Jersey and presently residing in Charlotte, North Carolina, received his Bachelor of Music Degree from the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied under Leon Fleisher." Brenda Buttner (1961–2017), senior business correspondent and host of Bulls & Bears on Fox NewsStaff. " Ridgewood: From the Lawns to the Heights; With 25,000 residents, the village is known for its bustling downtown, its convenient transportation for commuters, its quality schools and its wealth of cultural and recreational activities.", Insiders Guide to North Jersey. Accessed December 15, 2013. "It is also home to mystery writer Harlan Coben, former New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles, and senior correspondent for Fox News Channel Brenda Buttner." John Chester Buttre (1821–1893), steel-plate engraver and lithographer, responsible for some 3,000 engraved portraits of American political, naval and military personalities"John Chester Buttre", in The National Magazine: (Cleveland) a Monthly Journal of American History, Volumes 18–19, p. 205, Western History Publishing Company, 1893. Accessed November 16, 2017. "Mr. Buttre died at his home in Ridgewood, New Jersey, on the 2nd of December, 1893." Martha Byrne (born 1969), actress who performed on Broadway as a child in Annie and as an adult in the role of Lily Walsh in As the World TurnsStaff. , Bergen.com, November 8, 2011. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Waldwick native and Ridgewood resident Martha Byrne held an 'Empire's Got Talent' event last night in New York City." C Peter Carlisle (born 1952), formerly mayor of HonoluluStaff. "Peter Carlisle officially Honolulu's 13th mayor, says rail is a priority", The Hawaii Independent, October 12, 2010. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Prior to running for mayor, Carlisle served for 14 years as Honolulu's elected Prosecutor. He was born in 1952 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UCLA School of Law." Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (born 1957), writer, art historian and curator who was the artistic director of dOCUMENTA (13)"Curatorial Lecture: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev", Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Accessed December 15, 2013. "A curator and writer, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (b. Ridgewood, NJ, 1957) is the Artistic Director of documenta (13), 2012." Harlan Coben (born 1962), The New York Times best-selling author of Promise Me, Tell No One and No Second Chance"Book looks at what drives teens JERSEY INK", The Star-Ledger, May 25, 2006. "Coben, who was born in Newark and grew up in Livingston, graduating from Livingston High School, has relatives in Livingston and often goes there. He has lived in Ridgewood since 1992."Finn, Robin. "Local Writer, Worldwide Following", The New York Times, April 2, 2009. Accessed January 30, 2012. "The writer Harlan Coben and his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben, a pediatrician, at their home in Ridgewood, N.J." Tabatha Coffey (born 1967), contestant (and Fan Favorite winner) on season one of Bravo's Shear Genius and host of Tabatha's Salon Takeover Leonard A. Cole (1933–2022), dentist, political scientist and expert on bioterrorism and terror medicineBoroson, Warren. "How to plan for a disaster; Terrorist expert Leonard Cole of Ridgewood offers advice in 'fine new book' ", Jewish Standard, November 16, 2012. Accessed December 15, 2013. "Cole, a Ph.D. and DDS, is an adjunct professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark and director of the program on terror medicine and security at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey Center for Biodefense. A resident of Ridgewood, he is a former president of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey." Jerry Coleman (1924–2014), former second baseman for the New York Yankees, baseball sportscasterBrock, Corey. "Oh, Doctor! Coleman synonymous with Padres; In 40th year as radio voice of club, 'The Colonel' to be honored on Saturday", Major League Baseball, September 13, 2012. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Coleman started out calling the national game of the week for CBS, but he began calling Yankees game in 1963. Working and living in New York, Coleman said, was intense. He lived in Ridgewood, N.J., which was '19.9 miles from Yankee Stadium, but a million miles from New York.'" Carin Cone (born 1940, class of 1958), former competition swimmer who was a 1956 Olympic silver medalist and a former world record-holderJones, Jim. "Half a century covering local sports", The Ridgewood News, October 10, 2014. Accessed March 11, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "That would be former Olympian Carin Cone of Ridgewood, who eventually married Al Vanderbush, West Point football All-American. They raised two sons in the Village where she and Al still reside." Kelly Conheeney (born 1991), soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sky Blue FC in the NWSLCooper, Darren. "Former Ridgewood soccer star Kelly Conheeney out to make a difference", The Record, April 3, 2014. Accessed April 27, 2016. Christopher J. Connors (born 1956), politician who represents the 9th district in the New Jersey SenateAssembly Member Christopher J. Connors, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007. Paul M. Cook (1924–2020), founder and CEO of Raychem, a chemical manufacturing company that reached $2 billion in annual revenueCenter for Oral History Interview of Paul M. Cook, Science History Institute. Accessed January 28, 2020. "Paul M. Cook – Born: April 25, 1924 | Ridgewood, NJ, US" Martin Courtney (born 1985), musician, singer, member of American indie rock band Real EstateMcCall, Tris. "Ridgewood rocks: A slew of hot indie bands have roots in Bergen town", The Star-Ledger, August 1, 2010. Accessed July 27, 2011. "Al-Rawi turned the attic of his mother's house into a studio, and there he recorded the debut album by Real Estate, Ridgewood's best-known musical export."