Editing Westville, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
Notable past and present residents of Westville include:
* [[George Anastasia]] (born 1947), expert on the [[American Mafia]], author and journalist with ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''<ref>Manzella, Joseph C. [https://books.google.com/books?id=qpYgAQAAMAAJ&q=%20george+anastasia%20+westville ''The Struggle to Revitalize American Newspapers''], p. 165. E. Mellen Press, 2002. {{ISBN|9780773472594}}. Accessed June 11, 2015. "George Anastasia came from South Jersey near Westville."</ref>
* [[Stephen Decatur]] (1779–1820), U.S. Navy officer recognized for heroism in the [[First Barbary War]] and the [[Second Barbary War]] and in the [[War of 1812]]<ref>[http://www.woodburysch.com/district/WPShistory.php Woodbury Public Schools History], Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2009. "Captain James Laurence, of 'Don't Give Up the Ship' fame, was educated at the Woodbury Academy, as was Commodore Stephen Decatur, who then lived in Westville."</ref>
* [[Malcolm Fox (racing driver)|Malcolm Fox]] (1906–1968), former professional race car driver<ref>Reed, Terry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Pzm24e5toEMC&pg=PA57 ''Indy: The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500''], p. 57. [[Potomac Books]], 2005. {{ISBN|9781574889079}}. Accessed August 15, 2016. "While Louis Meyer enjoyed his somewhat unanticipated second Indianapolis win in 1933, one of the forty-one other cars chasing him was a Studebaker-powered Universal Service Special driven by Westville, New Jersey's Malcolm Fox, who slowed momentarily behind another car in the southwest turn on Fox's 123rd lap."</ref>
* [[Harold W. Hannold]] (1911–1995), politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1945 to 1959 and as Senate President in 1952<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=390GAQAAIAAJ&q=westville+%22Harold+W.+Hannold%22 ''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, 1971''], p. 359. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1971. Accessed November 20, 2017. "Harold W. Hannold (Rep., Westville) Mr. Hannold was born December 20, 1911, in Westville, New Jersey. He is the son of Chaikley C. Hannold and Bertha T. Hannold."</ref>
* [[James Hunter III]] (1916–1989), former [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]] judge<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1130&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na James Hunter III], ''[[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges]]''. Accessed March 1, 2011.</ref>
* [[Maria Pallante]] (born 1964), United States [[Register of Copyrights]]<ref>Staff [http://www.seattlepi.com/national/politico/article/Copyright-chief-eyes-web-conflict-1411676.php "Copyright chief eyes web conflict"], ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', June 6, 2011. Accessed October 26, 2015. "A native of Westville, N.J., Pallante, who has two children, has spent most of her career hopping back and forth between New York and Washington."</ref>
* [[Antwine Perez]] (born 1988), college football player<ref>Dinich, Heather A. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181118145940/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-169256805.html "Terps, Rutgers rivals on recruiting trail: Schools frequent foes on recruiting trail in N.J."], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', September 29, 2007. Accessed October 26, 2015. "A large outline of the state of New Jersey is tattooed on the right biceps of Maryland senior defensive tackle Carlos Feliciano, a native of Elizabeth, N.J. The same tattoo is etched into the arm of his teammate, defensive back Antwine Perez, of Westville Grove, N.J. And linebacker Jeff Clement, from Westville, plans to get one soon."</ref>
* [[Milt Plum]] (born 1935), professional football player with the [[Cleveland Browns]] (1957–1961), [[Detroit Lions]] (1962–1967), [[Los Angeles Rams]] (1968), and [[New York Giants]] (1969)<ref>[http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190384/-1/Westville "Westville: Once a part of two other townships"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', October 19, 2006. Accessed June 18, 2007. "Milt Plum, who played quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants during a 13-year NFL career that lasted from 1957 to 1969, was born in Westville on Jan. 20, 1935."</ref>
* [[Larry Sharpe (wrestler)|Larry Sharpe]] (1951–2017), former [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]<ref>Shyrock, Bob. [https://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/2009/09/bob_shryock_what_gloucester_co.html "Bob Shryock: What Gloucester County people are doing"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', September 24, 2009, updated January 19, 2019. Accessed November 11, 20119. "Former long-time professional wrestler 'Pretty Boy' Larry Sharpe of Westville will participate in a Friday, 7 p.m. fund-raiser at Dover Downs Raceway & Casino, shooting pool (9-ball) against Miss America, Katie Stam, of Indiana, and NASCAR drivers K.C. Kane, Ryan Newman, Benny Hamlin and K.C. Mears, who are in town for the big race."</ref>