page_title: West Caldwell, New Jersey
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: West Caldwell, New Jersey / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Samuel Alito's nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court in 2006 brought national attention to West Caldwell
context_page_description: West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey. It is located approximately 16 miles west of Manhattan and 6 miles northwest of Newark. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 10,759, reflecting a decline of 474 from the 11,233 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 811 from the 10,422 counted in the 1990 Census.
  West Caldwell was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of Caldwell Township. In 1981, the borough was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that had already made the change, of what would ultimately be more than a dozen Essex County municipalities to reclassify themselves as townships in order take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies that allocated townships a greater share of government aid to municipalities on a per capita basis. The borough was named for Caldwell Township, which in turn was named for Presbyterian minister James Caldwell.
context_section_description: People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West Caldwell include:
  Samuel Alito (born 1950), Supreme Court Associate Justice.
  Wheeler Antabanez (born 1977 as Matt Kent), author of best selling special issue of Weird NJ, Nightshade on the Passaic.
  Tim Berra (born 1951), former football player who played for the Baltimore Colts in 1974.
  Yogi Berra (1925-2015), professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1946–63, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees.
  Eric Bross (born 1964), film director.
  Thomas P. Giblin (born 1947), politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2006, where he represents the 34th Legislative District.
  Neale Godfrey (born 1951), author, whose books deal with money, life skills and value issues.
  The Amazing Kreskin (born 1935), mentalist.
  G. Gordon Liddy (born 1930), chief of the White House Plumbers.
  Camryn Manheim (born 1961), actress.
  Tommy Page (born 1970), singer best known for his 1990 song "I'll Be Your Everything".
  Alex Wujciak (born 1988), football linebacker who was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
caption: Samuel Alito's nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court brought national attention to West Caldwell
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