page_title: Long Branch, New Jersey
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Long Branch, New Jersey / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Bruce Springsteen performing at Roskilde Festival 2012. Photo credit: Bill Ebbesen.
context_page_description: Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 30,719, reflecting a decline of 621 from the 31,340 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,682 from the 28,658 counted in the 1990 Census.
  Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township. Long Branch was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, based on the results of a referendum, replacing the Long Branch Commission.
context_section_description: People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Long Branch include:
  M. H. Abrams (1912–2015), literary critic, known for works on romanticism.
  Aida de Acosta (1884–1962), socialite and the first woman to fly a powered aircraft solo.
  Richard Anderson (1926–2017), best known for his role as Oscar Goldman, in both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman TV series and subsequent TV movies.
  Arthur Hornbui Bell (1891–1973), attorney who was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey.
  Joe Benning (born 1956), member of the Vermont Senate who has represented the Caledonia District since 2011.
  Clint Black (born 1962), country music performer.
  Jeff Blumenkrantz (born 1965), actor, composer and lyricist.
  Clara Bloodgood (1870–1907), stage actress.
  Dorothy Borg (1902–1993), historian specializing in American-East Asian relations.
  Joe Bravo (born 1971), thoroughbred racing jockey.
  MarShon Brooks (born 1989), basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets.
  Frank Budd (born 1939), wide receiver in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins who once held the world record in the 100 yard dash.
  John Cannon (born 1960), former defensive end who played nine seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  Rick Cerone (born 1954), former Yankee catcher who played for eight major league baseball teams, and was part of the New York Yankees for seven years.
  Jo Champa (born 1968), actress, producer and model.,
  June Clark (born 1900), jazz trumpeter who later managed boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.
  Connor Clifton (born 1995), ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the NHL.
  Paul Cohen (1934–2007), awarded the Fields Medal for developing forcing to show the independence of the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice in axiomatic set theory.
  James M. Coleman (1924–2014), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly and as a judge in New Jersey Superior Court.
  Tom Constanten (born 1944), musician, former keyboardist for the Grateful Dead.
  John D'Amico Jr. (born 1941), who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and served in the New Jersey Senate in 1988 and 1989.
  Herbert Dardik (1935–2020), vascular surgeon who served as the chief of vascular surgery at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.
  Bob Davis (born 1945), former NFL quarterback whose career included three seasons with the New York Jets
  Sean Davis (born 1993), professional soccer player for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
  David Doubilet (born 1946), underwater photographer.
  Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), lived in Long Branch for a short period of time until his home burnt down.
  Samuel Feltman (1899–1951), computer scientist and weaponry expert.
  Mel Ferrer (1917–2008), actor, director and producer.
  Joan Field (1915–1988), concert violinist.
  Tom Fleming (1951–2017), distance runner who won the 1973 and 1975 New York City Marathon.
  Waldo Frank (1889–1967), novelist, historian, political activist and literary critic
  James A. Garfield (1831–1881), 20th President of the United States, died in Long Branch.
  David Garrison (born 1952), actor most noted for playing Steve Rhoades on Married... with Children.
  Richard T. Gill (1927–2010), Harvard University economist who became an opera singer at midlife.
  Vin Gopal (born 1985), politician who represents the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate.
  Sonny Greer (1895–1982), jazz drummer, best known for his work with Duke Ellington.
  John Faucheraud Grimké (1752–1819), father of abolitionists Sarah Grimké and Angelina Grimké.
  Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873), abolitionist and women's rights activist, briefly lived in Long Branch while caring for her father.
  Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890–1971), businessman, diplomat, publisher, philanthropist, aviator and horseman.
  Garret Hobart (1844–1899), 24th Vice President of the United States, under William McKinley.
  Winslow Homer (1836–1910), stayed in Long Branch in 1869, while he produced paintings of Victorian women strolling the boardwalks.
  Deborah Lee James (born 1958), 23rd Secretary of the United States A
caption: Bruce Springsteen
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