page_title: Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Cropped screenshot of Celeste Holm from the trailer for the film Gentleman's Agreement. The trailer made use of a small amount of external footage, including Holm's acceptance of her Academy Award for her performance in the film.
context_page_description: Washington Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 18,533, reflecting an increase of 941 from the 17,592 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,000 from the 15,592 counted in the 1990 Census.
  It is one of six municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township". Washington Borough, in fact is only 10 miles away. Additionally, Washington Borough is surrounded by another municipality that is also called Washington Township in Warren County.
  The township has been ranked as one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2014–2018, Washington Township residents had a median household income of $150,682, nearly 90% above the statewide median of $79,363. In the 2013-2017 ACS, Washington Township had a median household income of $140,445 and included 28% of households earning more than $200,000 annually.
context_section_description: People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Washington Township include:
  Wesley Addy (1913-1996), actor.
  Walt Ader (1913-1982) race car driver who placed 22nd at the 1950 Indianapolis 500.
  Jack Borgenicht (1911-2005), mountain climber, entrepreneur, preservationist and philanthropist.
  Michael Burton (born 1992), football fullback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
  The Dolan Twins, comedy duo.
  Guy R. Gregg (born 1949), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992–2008, where he represented the 24th Legislative District.
  Celeste Holm (1917–2012), actress.
  Jacob W. Miller (1800-1862), politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate.
  Henry Muhlenberg (1711-1787), founder of Lutheranism in America, who established a congregation in German Valley, which met at the Old Stone Church.
  Ida C. Nahm (1865-1922), physician and clubwoman.
  Mike Rossi (born 1994), freestyle aerialist.
  Paul Schmidtberger, novelist, whose works include Design Flaws of the Human Condition.
  Shannon Sohn (born 1974), television news reporter at WABC-TV Eyewitness News in New York City, where she became the first helicopter reporter to win a national Emmy Award.
  Lisa Unger (born 1970), author of contemporary fiction.
  Diana West (born 1965), lactation consultant and author specializing on the topic of breastfeeding.
  Charles Wuorinen (born 1938), Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of contemporary classical music.
caption: Celeste Holm
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