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William E. Gordon (1918–2010), physicist and astronomer, known as the "father of the Arecibo Observatory", director of the Arecibo Observatory and later Professor and Dean at Rice University. He earned B.A. and M. A. degrees from Montclair State College in 1939 and 1942 respectively.
Paul J. Lioy (1947–2015), Professor, UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Herman Sokol (1916–1985), co-discoverer of tetracycline and president of Bristol-Myers Company graduated from Montclair State College
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Barbara Buono (born 1953), former New Jersey State Senator and former New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial nominee
Andrew R. Ciesla (born 1953), former member of the New Jersey Senate who represented the 10th Legislative District.
Marion Crecco (1930–2015), member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1986 to 2002
Scott Garrett (born 1959), Congressman who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2016.
Sharpe James (1936–2025), mayor of Newark
Connie Myers (born …
