Notable current and former residents of South Orange, New Jersey include: * Platt Adams (1885–1961), athlete who won a gold medal in the standing high jump and a silver medal in the standing long jump at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm * Jessica Antiles (born c. 1996), competitive swimmer * Paul Auster (born 1947), author known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction * Olivia Baker (born 1996), middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters * Louis Bamberger (1855–1944), department store founder and philanthropist * Jane Barus (1892–1977), member of the Constitutional convention that formulated the 1947 New Jersey State Constitution * Kelly Bishop (born 1944), actress, current resident * Ken Bloom, particle physicist * Bisa Butler (born c. 1975), fiber artis