Editing Lawnside, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Lawnside, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lawnside include:
* [[Horace J. Bryant]] (1909–1983), first African American to serve in a State Cabinet position in New Jersey<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/14/obituaries/horace-j-bryant-dead-commissioner-in-jersey.html "Horace J. Bryant Dead; Commissioner in Jersey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 14, 1983. Accessed September 25, 2016. "Mr. Bryant, who was born in Lawnside, N.J., received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Temple University in 1929."</ref>
* [[Wayne R. Bryant]] (born 1947), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and State Senate until his conviction on corruption charges<ref>Livio, Susan K. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/sen_wayne_bryant_found_guilty.html "Former Sen. Wayne Bryant is found guilty in corruption case"], NJ Adavance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 19, 2008. Accessed September 25, 2016. "The jury also found Bryant, 61, of Lawnside, guilty of 11 counts of mail and wire fraud stemming from the scheme to land the $35,000-a-year "low-work" job at the school, run by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Ray Fisher (actor)|Ray Fisher]] (born 1988), actor best known for his role in the 2008 short film ''The Good, the Bad, and the Confused'' as [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]] in ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' (2016)<ref>[http://www.themediabee.com/movies-2/ "My Interview With Justice League's New Hero 'Cyborg'"], Media Bee. Accessed June 10, 2015.</ref>
* [[Steve Israel (American football)|Steve Israel]] (born 1969), cornerback who played for 10 seasons in the NFL<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/steveisrael/2501311/profile "Steve Israel"], [[NFL.com]]. Accessed June 10, 2015.</ref>
* [[John Lawson (Medal of Honor)|John Lawson]] (1837–1919), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient, is buried at Mount Peace in Lawnside<ref name=":1" />
* [[Ryan Roberts (American football)|Ryan Roberts]] (born 1980) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who played for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football]] team<ref>[https://fightingirish.com/no-9-irish-use-bye-week-to-prepare-for-rutgers/ "No. 9 Irish Use Bye Week To Prepare For Rutgers"], FightingIrish.com, November 12, 2002. Accessed November 2, 2023. "Six players on Notre Dame’s roster hail from the state of New Jersey: sophomore SS Lionel Bolen (Westhampton, N.J./Rancocas Valley HS), junior DE Kyle Budinscak (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan HS), freshman TE Anthony Fasano (Verona, N.J./Verona HS), sophomore ILB Brandon Hoyte (Parlin, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial HS), freshman QB Chris Olsen (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills HS) and senior DE Ryan Roberts (Lawnside, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial HS)."</ref>
* [[Sherron Rolax]], achieved public fame when his civil rights were allegedly violated by then [[New Jersey]] Governor [[Christine Todd Whitman]] in 1996 after police officers had stopped Rolax for suspicious activity in [[Camden, New Jersey]]<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8E7E7AEB64F006&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "South Jersey News in Brief"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', January 28, 2003. Accessed October 7, 2012. "A Lawnside man who sued then-Gov. Christie Whitman after she frisked him during a 1996 ride-along with state police in Camden pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of drugs with intent to distribute in a school zone."</ref>
* [[William Still]] (1821–1902), abolitionist, member of the [[Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society]] and chairman of its Vigilance Committee, moved here with his family, together with his brothers Peter Still and James Still, and their families<ref>[https://aaregistry.org/story/william-still-philadelphia-abolitionist/ William Still, Philadelphia abolitionist], African American Registry. Accessed September 17, 2019. "The three prominent Still brothers William, James, and Peter settled in Lawnside, New Jersey."</ref>