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Barroso-Bernier, Adalberto (1905-1971)
Adalberto Barroso-Bernier was the first Latino doctor on staff at the Englewood Hospital. He was also the first Colombian-born resident of Englewood. He graduated from Cornell Medical School in 1931. He was a surgeon and a urologist. He lived in Englewood between 1933 to 1939.… -
Basco, Maurice (?-?)
Maurice Basco was a basketball player for Dwight Morrow High School in the mid-1970s.Tags Sports -
Hugg, John"Dutch John" (?-?)
John Hugg was a convict who shot George Coe during a burglary. He received fifteen years for his crime.Tags Crime -
Bethune, Mary Jane Mcleod (1875-1955)
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) was one of the most influential African American educators, civic leaders, and advocates for democracy in twentieth-century United States history. Born on July 10, 1875, near Mayesville, South Carolina, to parents who had been enslaved, Bethune… -
Binder, Otto Oscar (1911-1974)
Otto Oscar Binder was an author who wrote science fiction, non-fiction, comic books, and television scripts. He began his career with his brother Earl writing "The First Martian" in 1930 under the name Eando Binder. In January 1936 Earl dissolved the partnership. By 1939 Binder… -
Farrakhan, Louis (1933-?)
Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is a prominent African American religious leader, orator, and political figure best known for his leadership of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Over the course of his long public life, Farrakhan emerged as one of the most… -
Boldt, O'Brien (1917-2004)
William O’Brien Boldt was a longtime Englewood resident, Democratic activist, and professor whose quiet but persistent style of organizing helped shape local and national progressive movements over several decades. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he earned his Ph.D. in… -
Booth, William Agur (1805-1895)
William A. Booth (1805–1895) was a prominent nineteenth-century businessman, financier, railroad organizer, and philanthropist whose long career helped shape the commercial and institutional life of New York and the expanding United States. He died in Englewood, New Jersey, in… -
Brann, Henry Athanasius (1837-1921)
Henry Athanasius Brann was a Catholic priest, rector, educator, writer, and church builder whose long career bridged Ireland, Rome, New York, and northern New Jersey during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth. His life and ministry reflected the… -
Brennon, William E. (1936-2008)
Known as "Mr.B," William Brennon was the owner of the popular Brennon's Barber Shop. His wife was Carol E. Taylor. He had five children.