The following is a list of notable current and former residents of Teaneck, New Jersey.
(B) denotes that the person was born in Teaneck.
Academics and science Robert S. Browne (1924-2004), economist who founded African-American self-help programsSaxon, Wolfgang. "Robert S. Browne, 79, Dies; Economist and Advocate", The New York Times, August 15, 2004. Accessed October 12, 2022. "Robert Span Browne, a prominent economist and foreign-aid administrator who founded important African-American self-help programs, died on Aug. 5 at a hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y. He was 79 and lived in Teaneck, N.J." Frank Chapman (1864–1945), ornithologistChapman, Frank Michler (United States 1864–1945) , Western Kentucky University. Accessed June 3, 2018. "born in West Englewood, New Jersey, on 12 June 1864." Stephen P. Cohen (1945–2017), scholar on Middle Eastern affairs who founded the Institute for Middle East Peace and Developmentvia Jewish Telegraphic Agency. "Stephen P. Cohen, Middle East intermediary, dies at 71; Canadian native lived in Teaneck", Times of Israel, January 25, 2017. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Stephen Philip Cohen, a Canadian-born academic and Jewish organizational leader who served as a confidential intermediary between Israeli and Arab leaders for three decades, died Wednesday. He was 71 and had been in poor health." Herbert Dardik (1935–2020), vascular surgeon who served as the chief of vascular surgery at Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterPalmer, Joanne. "Remembering Dr. Herbert Dardik; Englewood Health’s chief vascular surgeon developed techniques, taught generations of students, inspired much love", Jewish Standard, May 28, 2020. Accessed July 18, 2020. "By the time he talked about Dr. Herbert Dardik of Tenafly, enough time had passed for Warren Geller to have assimilated the fact of Dr. Dardik’s death.... In 1968, the Dardik family moved to Teaneck, and in 1976 they moved to Tenafly." Frank Gill (born 1941), ornithologistDr. Frank Gill , Delaware Valley Ornithological Club. Accessed August 22, 2007. "I was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey and moved to the Philadelphia area when I began to work at the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANSP)." Alan Kadish (born 1956), president and CEO of Touro CollegeWinkler, Lisa K. "College Presidents Series: Alan Kadish, M.D., Touro President and CEO", Education Update, June 2010. Accessed October 24, 2011. "Kadish relocated to Teaneck, N.J., where he lives with his wife and teenage child. Three older children are in college." Peter Kenen (1932–2012), economist who served as provost of Columbia UniversityShenker, Israel. "Columbia Names Kenen Provost; Economist Protested the S.D.S.", The New York Times, July 22, 1969. Accessed November 17, 2011. "A resident of Teaneck, N. J., Professor Kenen is married and has three children – Joanne, 11; Marc, 9, and Stephanie, 5." Karl Meyer (1899–1990), German-born biochemistStaff. "Karl Meyer, 90, Dies; A Research Biochemist", The New York Times, May 22, 1990. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Dr. Karl Meyer, a research biochemist who specialized in connective tissue diseases, died on Friday at the Dunroven Nursing Home in Cresskill, N.J. He was 90 years old and lived in Teaneck, N.J." Clifford Nass (1958–2013), professor at Stanford University; expert on human-computer interactionChawkins, Steve. "Clifford Nass dies at 55; sociologist warned against multitasking; He was one of the first academics to study the dangers of chronic multitasking and the decline of face-to-face interaction.", Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2013. Accessed November 8, 2013. "Born in Jersey City, N.J., on April 3, 1958, Nass grew up in Teaneck, N.J., and graduated from Princeton University in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics." Jane S. Richardson (born 1941), biochemist and developer of ribbon diagrams of protein structureRichardson, Jane S.; and Richardson, David C. "Doing Molecular Biophysics: Finding, Naming, and Picturing Signal Within Complexity", Annual Review of Biophysics, 2013; 42: 1–28, published online February 28, 2013. Accessed December 1, 2016. "David Claude Richardson grew up in rural Delaware County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, and Jane Shelby Richardson grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, near New York City, so they each had the combined advantages of woods and streams to explore on one hand and science and art museums on the other."via United Press. "Two In Same School Win Science Contest", The New York Times, March 4, 1958. Accessed September 13, 2011. "The other scholarship winners are Jane Shelby, 17, of 431 Claremont Avenue, Teaneck, N. J., $5,000; Donald M. Jerina, 18, of River Grove, Ill., $4,000, and Neal L. Nininger of Larkspur, Calif., $3,000."Staff. Biophysicist in Profile: Jane S. Richardson, Biophysical Society Newsletter, February 2012. Accessed June 5, 2012. "Her Teaneck, New Jersey, high school afforded access to amateur astronomy groups, both there and in nearby New York City." Jacob J. Schacter (born 1950), senior scholar at the Center for the Jewish Future at Yeshiva University; editor of a number of volumes about Rabbi Joseph SoloveitchikCurriculum Vitae: Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, Yeshiva University. Accessed February 2, 2011. Lawrence Solan (1952–2024), Don Forchelli Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of Law, Language and Cognition at Brooklyn Law SchoolObituary of Lawrence Solan, Dignity Memorial. Accessed March 6, 2024. "Born to Harold and Shirley (nee Smith) Solan, Larry grew up in Teaneck, NJ among a large, close-knit family spanning several generations." Benjamin Sommer (born 1964), Professor of Bible at The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman InstitutePalmer, Joanne. "Talking to God? Dr. Ben Sommer explains the Shema and other ancient Near Eastern Texts", Jewish Standard, January 26, 2017. Accessed January 1, 2021. "Dr. Benjamin Sommer of Teaneck, a professor of Bible and ancient Semitic languages, will talk about that and other Jewish issues as scholar in residence at Temple Emanu-el of Closter. As always, he speaks as an academically rigorous scholar who is also an observant Conservative Jew, an active member of Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck." Yvonne Thornton (born 1947), physician and authorKerwick, Mike. "Teaneck doctor focuses on balancing family and career", The Record, January 19, 2011. Accessed January 19, 2011. Helen M. Walker (1891–1983), statistician and researcher; first female president of the American Statistical AssociationStaff. "Helen Walker, 91, First Woman To Head U.S. Statistical Group", The New York Times, January 18, 1983. Accessed December 3, 2014. "Helen M. Walker, a leader in educational statistics and the first woman to be president of the American Statistical Association, died Saturday at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J. She was 91 years old and lived in Teaneck." Alan Westin (1929–2013), Columbia University professor; pioneer in studying issues related to information privacySullivan, Ronald. "Westin in Teaneck: Guiding a Magazine", The New York Times, December 5, 1976. Accessed March 31, 2011. "The Civil Liberties Review is celebrating its third birthday as a national bimonthly magazine sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. While the magazine's editorial offices are at 22 East 40th Street in Manhattan, its guiding force emanates from the second-story study of Prof. Alan F. Westin in Teaneck."Langer, Emily via Washington Post News Service. "Alan Westin, 83, privacy scholar", The Record, February 21, 2013. Accessed February 21, 2013. "Alan Westin, one of the first and most widely respected scholars to explore the dilemmas of privacy in the information age, died Monday of cancer at a hospice in Saddle River. The longtime Teaneck resident was 83."
Arts
Architecture John H. Beyer (1933–2026), architect who was a founding partner of Beyer Blinder Belle and an advocate for historic preservation of the architecture of New York CityRisen, Clay. "John H. Beyer, 92, Dies; Architect Championed Historic Preservation", The New York Times, January 23, 2026. Accessed January 28, 2026. "John Henry Beyer was born on Feb. 13, 1933, in Hackensack, N.J., and grew up in nearby Teaneck." Louis Bourgeois (1856–1930), architect of the Bahá'í House of WorshipNizin, Joel. "A Brief History of Roy Wilhelm and the Annual Souvenir Picnic of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá" , Wilhelm Bahá’í Properties of Teaneck. Accessed December 19, 2013. "Wilmette House of Worship – Designed by Teaneck local, Louis Bourgeois" Alan Hantman (born 1942), architect who served as the 10th Architect of the Capitol, from February 1997 until February 2007Yudelson, Larry. "Teaneck Holocaust memorial moves forward; Plan to pair it with slave memorial in front of town’s municipal building", Jewish Standard, October 15, 2015. Accessed August 23, 2022. "The council heard from the Holocaust memorial’s new architect, Alan Hantman. Mr. Hantman, a 25-year resident of Teaneck who now lives in Fort Lee, was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the chief architect of the U.S. Capitol."
Authors, journalists and publishers
Shalom Auslander (born 1970), author of Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir (2007)McGrath, Charles. "Shalom Auslander: An Orthodox Jewish outsider grapples with his past", International Herald Tribune, October 3, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2013. "In the early 1990s he was married and living in Teaneck, New Jersey, working in an ad agency and just getting started as a writer. One Saturday he walked all the way to Madison Square Garden to see a game during the Stanley Cup playoffs. God punished him by making the Rangers lose." Peter Balakian (born 1951), poet, writer and academicBendheim, Kim. "Adult Education a Writer Learns the Tragic Histories of His Family and His People", Chicago Tribune, July 13, 1997. Accessed August 26, 2013. "Balakian spent his early childhood wanting to be Jewish like his neighborhood friends in Teaneck. When he tells his mother he has no intention of moving with the family from their home in Teaneck to the nearby but WASPier, more-upscale town of Tenafly because, 'I'm Jewish, I belong here,' her warning-response strikes him as strange." Cathy Bao Bean (born 1942), authorThe Chopsticks-Fork Principle, A Memoir and Manual, Cathy Bao Bean. Accessed September 13, 2011. Jim Bishop (1907–1987), journalist and author of the bestselling book The Day Lincoln Was ShotThe Golden Hack, Time, May 13, 1957."A teetotaler, Bishop works in a pink-and-black oceanside house at Sea Bright, N.J., sees his wife and family in Teaneck only on weekends." Louis Black, co-founder of The Austin Chronicle and the annual South by Southwest film and music festivalMenconi, David. "SxSW @ 25: Texas Ex Louis Black reflects on the little festival he almost didn't start", The Alcalde, March / April 2011, pp. 38–43. Accessed September 14, 2011. "Black's career is idiosyncratic and it should be inspirational to anyone who doesn't quite fit in. His early years in Teaneck, N.J., were distinguished mostly by dyslexia, attention-deficit issues, tone-deafness, poor math skills, and poorer handwriting.... Before long, Black and [Leonard] Maltin were skipping after-school studies to go watch movies. 'I wasn't going to do any better in school, and Leonard wasn't going to do any worse,' Black says." Don Bolles (1928–1976), investigative reporter killed in a Mob-related car bombingStaff. "New Jersey Briefs", The New York Times, June 4, 1977. Accessed September 13, 2011. Richard Nelson Bolles (1927–2017), clergyman and author of the best-selling job-hunting book, What Color is Your Parachute?Staff. "Monday Profile, Parachute Author Still Has Passion For Writing" , Contra Costa Times, December 26, 2005. Accessed September 13, 2011. "Bolles credits his father for his boundless energy and his mother for his kindness. 'I was raised by the grandest parents in the world in Teaneck, NJ', he said."