Editing Clayton, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Clayton, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Clayton include:
* [[Daniel Dalton (American politician)|Daniel Dalton]] (born 1949), politician who served as [[New Jersey Senate]] Majority Leader and as [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]]<ref>[http://www.kennedyhealth.org/leadership/275-daniel-j-dalton.html Daniel J. Dalton], Kennedy Health. Accessed September 15, 2016. "Mr. Dalton and his wife, Suzanne, reside in Clayton, NJ."</ref>
* [[T. James Ferrell]] (1939–2020), [[engraving|engraver]] and [[medalist]] best known for his work for [[The Franklin Mint]]<ref>[https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n18a19.html "Mint Engraver T. James Ferrell"], Coinbooks.com, May 2, 2021. Accessed July 4, 2024. "Born in Clayton, New Jersey in 1939, T. James Ferrell graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he pursued studies in painting, sculpture, and graphics."</ref>
* [[Sunny Gale]] (1927–2022), pop singer who had her biggest hit with a cover version of "[[Wheel of Fortune (1951 song)|Wheel of Fortune]]" in 1952<ref>Voorhees, Benoit. [http://www.retroscoop.com/popcultuur.php?artikel=77 "Sunny Gale: Come Go With Me, Part 1"], Retro Scoop, 2010. Accessed October 22, 2016. "Sunny Gale was born as Selma Segal on February 20th 1927 in Clayton, New Jersey, on the east coast of the United States. This small town in Gloucester county is situated halfway Atlantic City and Philadelphia."</ref>
* [[Granger Hall (basketball)|Granger Hall]] (born 1962), former professional basketball player<ref>Dotson, Frank. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_LJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OfsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5531,3907431&dq=granger-hall+clayton+high-school&hl=en "What's wrong with college basketball?"], ''[[Lakeland Ledger]]'', December 26, 1981. Accessed July 24, 2012. "Granger Hall, a sophomore from Clayton, got off the bus on the New Jersey side of Ben Franklin Bridge, which links Camden, N.J., and Philadelphia across the Delaware River."</ref>
* [[Earl C. Long]] (1883–1983), [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] [[Major General (United States)|Major General]] during [[World War II]] who commanded Service Command, [[Fleet Marine Force, Pacific|Fleet Marine Force Pacific]]<ref name='United States Marine Corps Generals of World War II'>{{cite book|last=Clark|first=George B.|title=United States Marine Corps Generals of World War II|publisher=McFarland & Company|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|year=2008|pages=192|isbn=978-0-7864-9543-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pWQYAQAAIAAJ&q=United+States+Marine+Corps+Generals+of+World+War+II|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Nick Rodriguez]] (born 1996), [[submission grappling|submission grappler]] who competes in [[Submission wrestling|no-gi]] matches<ref>[https://www.ferrumpanthers.com/sports/wrest/2014-15/releases/WR_0428152453.html "Rodriguez Named First Team All-State"], [[Ferrum Panthers]], April 28, 2015. Accessed August 19, 2020. "The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced the 2015 VaSID Wrestling All-State Team and Ferrum College's Nick Rodriguez has been included on the first team in the 197-pound weight class.... A freshman from Clayton, New Jersey, Rodriguez finished with a 23-4 overall record, including nine pins."</ref>
* [[Mel Sheppard]] (1883–1942), middle-distance runner who won four gold medals at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] and [[1912 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Anastasia, Phil. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054815/http://articles.philly.com/2008-07-14/sports/25245497_1_4x400-century-olympics "A champion to remember Mel Sheppard won the first of his 4 Olympic golds 100 years ago."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 14, 2008, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 4, 2016. Accessed October 22, 2016. "At age 9, Sheppard moved with his family to Clayton, and got a job 'rolling jars' in a glass factory for $9 a month."</ref>