Editing Sayreville, New Jersey (section)

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

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* [[Barry T. Albin]] (born 1952), Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]]<ref>Becker, Arielle Levin. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/437790039 "Graduated in Borough: Sayreville honors 5 in H.S. hall of fame"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', May 21, 2005. Accessed December 18, 2014. "After graduating from high school in 1970, inductee Barry T. Albin went on to earn a law degree, serving as an assistant prosecutor..."</ref>
* [[Brandon Bielak]] (born 1996), [[pitcher]] for the [[Houston Astros]] of [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>Tufaro, Greg. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/baseball/2017/06/14/former-st-joseph-ace-bielak/392098001/ "Houston selects former St. Joseph ace Bielak in MLB Draft"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125000047/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/baseball/2017/06/14/former-st-joseph-ace-bielak/392098001/ |date=November 25, 2020 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', June 14, 2017. Accessed April 6, 2021. "The Houston Astros selected former St. Joseph High School ace Brandon Bielak, who just completed his third season at the University of Notre Dame, with the 331st overall pick in the 11th round of Major League Baseball's 2017 First-Year Player Draft. The junior right-hander from Sayreville compiled an 11-11 career record with two saves and a 3.85 ERA, making 47 appearances, 32 of them starts for the Fighting Irish."</ref>
* [[Jon Bon Jovi]] (born 1962), lead singer of the rock band [[Bon Jovi]]<ref>Goodnough, Abby. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/15/nyregion/in-brief-a-town-bids-for-recognition-by-renaming-highway-stops.html "In Brief: A Town Bids for Recognition By Renaming Highway Stops"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112092720/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/15/nyregion/in-brief-a-town-bids-for-recognition-by-renaming-highway-stops.html |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 15, 1995. Accessed May 8, 2012. "It used to be enough that the rock star Jon Bon Jovi hailed from Sayreville. Lately, though, the Middlesex County town is yearning for more recognition."</ref>
* [[Randy Corman]] (born 1960), Sayreville councilmember who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>King, Wayne. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/18/nyregion/trenton-aims-at-dinkins-in-commuter-tax-battle.html "Trenton Aims at Dinkins In Commuter-Tax Battle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701190445/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/18/nyregion/trenton-aims-at-dinkins-in-commuter-tax-battle.html |date=July 1, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 18, 1992. Accessed May 8, 2012. "A New Jersey State Senator, Randy Corman, Republican of Sayreville, has introduced a bill he says will protect shoppers in New Jersey malls from being 'stalked' and 'spied upon.'"</ref>
* [[Patrick Crosby]] (born 1985), professional indoor lacrosse goaltender<ref>Staff. [http://inlacrossewetrust.com/meet-a-nall-player-patrick-crosby/ "Meet a NALL Player"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810100148/http://inlacrossewetrust.com/meet-a-nall-player-patrick-crosby/ |date=August 10, 2014 }}, InLacrosseWeTrust.com, November 4, 2012. Accessed April 3, 2014. "Originally from Sayreville, New Jersey I grew up playing ice hockey my entire life."</ref>
* [[Bob Dustal]] (born 1935), former pitcher for the [[Detroit Tigers]]<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dustabo01.shtml "Bob Dustal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121072629/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dustabo01.shtml |date=November 21, 2018 }}, Baseball-Reference.com, Accessed October 24, 2014.</ref>
* [[Greg Evigan]] (born 1953), actor who appeared in ''[[B.J. and the Bear]]'' and ''[[My Two Dads]]''<ref>Dencker, Martha. "Picking berries, making bricks: Memories of old-time Sayreville.", ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 15, 1999. "Among other indigenous pieces of Sayreville in the museum are memorabilia from two native sons: the rock star Jon Bon Jovi and actor Greg Evigan, who had leads in the television shows 'BJ and the Bear' and 'My Two Dads'."</ref>
* [[Kene Eze]] (born 1992), [[association football|soccer]] player who has played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[National Premier Leagues Victoria 2]] club [[North Geelong Warriors FC]]<ref>[http://www.wpupioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1332 Kene Eze - 2010 Men's Soccer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227171452/https://www.wpupioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1332 |date=December 27, 2019 }}, [[William Paterson University]]. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Hometown: Sayreville, N.J.; High School: Sayreville War Memorial"</ref>
* [[Jehyve Floyd]] (born 1997), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>[http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/202191/jehyve-floyd Jehyve Floyd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422080641/https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/202191/jehyve-floyd |date=April 22, 2023 }}, [[ESPN]]. Accessed May 13, 2020. "Hometown: Parlin, N.J.; School: Sayreville War Memorial High"</ref>
* [[Marilyn Ghigliotti]] (born 1961), actress who played the character Veronica Loughran in Kevin Smith's cult hit ''[[Clerks (1994 film)|Clerks]]''<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EB511D68CD30A82&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=P5BA53BKMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "It Was Slow Going at the Quick Stop: 'Clerks' Stars Kept Waiting"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 4, 1994. Accessed August 15, 2007. "A 20-year Sayreville resident, she plays Veronica, girlfriend of the hapless clerk Dante (O'Halloran).... A graduate of Sayreville High School and a friend of O'Halloran's for several years, Ghigliotti has acted opposite him in theater productions of ''Wait Until Dark'' and the off-off Broadway production ''Sabona.''"</ref>
* [[Myles Hartsfield]] (born 1997), [[American football]] [[safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] and [[running back]] for the [[Carolina Panthers]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Evans, Bill. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/myles-hartsfields-story-from-sayreville-and-the-center-of-the-storm-to-east-coast-prep/ "Ex-Sayreville star Myles Hartsfield rebuilding in life, football after hazing scandal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029234725/https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/myles-hartsfields-story-from-sayreville-and-the-center-of-the-storm-to-east-coast-prep/ |date=October 29, 2020 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 24, 2015, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed December 15, 2020. "A year ago, Myles Hartsfield was a star on the Sayreville War Memorial High School football team, verbally committed to Penn State."</ref>
* [[Dulé Hill]] (born 1975), actor who has appeared in ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'' and ''[[Psych]]''<ref>Granieri, Laurie. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/438168892 "Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', August 7, 2009. Accessed December 18, 2014. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School. "</ref>
* [[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom Kelly]] (born 1950), former manager of the [[Minnesota Twins]]<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=search&p_text_direct-0=0F0C092A698E11EB&p_field_direct-0=document_id "Experts: Twins Will Play in 2002, But..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024130740/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=search&p_text_direct-0=0F0C092A698E11EB&p_field_direct-0=document_id |date=October 24, 2014 }}, ''[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]'', December 27, 2001. Accessed October 24, 2014. "Former Twins manager Tom Kelly, who is from Sayreville, NJ, and attended St. Mary's High School in South Amboy, NJ, will be honored..."</ref>
* [[Kevin Mulvey]] (born 1985), former MLB pitcher who played for the [[Minnesota Twins]] and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]<ref>Burkard, Tom. [http://www.dowdell.org/sast/2009/SAT_Jul09sm.pdf "Mulvey Promoted To Twins"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024134610/http://www.dowdell.org/sast/2009/SAT_Jul09sm.pdf |date=October 24, 2014 }}, ''The South Amboy – Sayreville Times'', July 25, 2009. Accessed April 30, 2015. "On July 15th, Parlin's Kevin Mulvey got the biggest call in his lifetime when he was promoted to the Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball Club."</ref><ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mulveke01.shtml "Kevin Mulvey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121072633/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mulveke01.shtml |date=November 21, 2018 }}, [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed October 24, 2014.</ref>
* [[Fabian Nicieza]] (born 1961), comic book writer and [[editing|editor]] of Marvel titles ''[[X-Men]]'', ''[[X-Force]]'', ''[[New Warriors]]'', ''[[Cable & Deadpool]]'' and ''[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]''<ref>O'Donnell, Chris. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/14/deadpools-creator-sounds-like-proud-papa/78637856/ "Creator of weekend box office champion 'Deadpool' from NJ"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411183125/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/14/deadpools-creator-sounds-like-proud-papa/78637856/ |date=April 11, 2021 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', January 14, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2018. "They settled in Skytop Gardens off Ernston Road in Sayreville when he was 4. Eventually Nicieza was buying copies of Marvel's Fantastic Four and The Avengers when they were just 12 cents."</ref>
* [[Eddie Popowski]] (1913–2001), coach and two-time interim manager of the [[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/12/13/archives/red-sox-shift-minor-pilots.html "Red Sox Shift Minor Pilots"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212344/https://www.nytimes.com/1947/12/13/archives/red-sox-shift-minor-pilots.html |date=July 23, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 13, 1947. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The signing of Eddie Popowski of Sayreville, NJ, as 1948 manager was announced today by the Lynn Red Sox of the Class B New England League."</ref>
* [[Lea Bayers Rapp]] (born 1946), writer of non-fiction and children's fiction<ref>Olivio, Andrea. [http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2005-04-07/Front_page/007.html "Public invited to meet local authors at library"] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130124051334/http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2005-04-07/Front_page/007.html |date=2013-01-24 }}, ''Old Bridge Suburban'', April 7, 2005. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Expected to attend are Sayreville authors Daniel Gary Holderman, Lea Bayers Rapp and Helen Boehm, as well as South Amboy authors Jerry Smith, Chelle Martin, Flo Fitzpatrick, Jim Carney, George Francy and Tom Burkard."</ref>
* [[Rhonda Rompola]] (born 1960), coach of the [[Southern Methodist University]] women's basketball team from 1991 to 2016.<ref>[http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/rompola_rhonda00.html SMU Team Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911201745/http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/rompola_rhonda00.html |date=September 11, 2007 }}.</ref>
* [[Dave Sabo]] (born 1964), rock guitarist who plays in the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]]<ref>Makin, Robert. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/378101742 "Kiss it Goodbye"], ''[[Courier News (New Jersey)]]'', June 8, 2000. Accessed December 18, 2014. "Lifelong members of the Kiss Army, such as guitarist Dave 'Snake' Sabo of Sayreville and music writer Jeff Kitts of Scotch Plains..."</ref>
* [[Mohamed Sanu]] (born 1989), [[wide receiver]] for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/mohamedsanu/2533040/profile Mohamed Sanu, WR for the Atlanta Falcons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012123631/http://www.nfl.com/player/mohamedsanu/2533040/profile |date=October 12, 2014 }}, [[NFL.com]]. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Born: 8/22/1989 Sayreville, NJ"</ref>
* [[Edward D. Thalmann]] (1945–2004), expert in diving medicine<ref>Burkard, Tom. [http://www.dowdell.org/sast/2002/2002-04-20.pdf#page=4 "Yearbook—Sayreville 1962"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042441/http://www.dowdell.org/sast/2002/2002-04-20.pdf#page=4 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''The South Amboy – Sayreville Times'', April 20, 2002. Accessed October 1, 2015.</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2015}}
* [[John Wisniewski]] (born 1962), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1996 to 2018<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=8176 Assembly Member John S. Wisniewski] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012144011/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=8176 |date=October 12, 2007 }}, [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 12, 2007.</ref>
* [[Victor J. Wolski]] (born 1962), federal judge<ref>Acker, Michael. [http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2006-04-13/Schools/007.html "Inductees include boro officials, judge, diver; Second annual round of SWMHS inductions scheduled for May"] {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20141012000848/http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2006-04-13/Schools/007.html |date=2014-10-12 }}, ''Suburban'', April 13, 2006. Accessed October 1, 2015. "Wolski graduated from Sayreville with the class of 1980. He was raised in the borough and is now a federal judge living and working in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 2003."</ref>
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