Editing Oaklyn, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Oaklyn, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oaklyn include:

* [[Mitch Albom]] (born 1958), author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician<ref>Mulford, Kim. [https://archive.today/20130131135729/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1868237391.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+28,+2009&author=KIM+MULFORD&pub=Courier+Post&desc=A+matter+of+faith:+Mitch+Albom's+latest+book+has+deep+roots+in+Cherry+Hill&pqatl=google "A matter of faith: Mitch Albom's latest book has deep roots in Cherry Hill"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', September 28, 2009. Accessed January 27, 2012. "After graduating from a private academy at age 16, Albom left his hometown of Oaklyn for good."</ref>
* [[William Bates (Quaker)|William Bates]] (died 1700), the borough's first English settler<ref>Lang, Carole Ann (October 16, 1975). "William Bates, a builder of freedom". ''Weekly Retrospect''.</ref>
* [[Andrew Clements]] (1949–2019), writer of children's books, known for his [[debut novel]] ''[[Frindle]]''<ref>[[Richard Sandomir|Sandomir, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/books/andrew-clements-dead.html "Andrew Clements, 70, Dies; Wrote Best-Selling Children’s Books"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 15, 2019. Accessed September 15, 2020. "Andrew Elborn Clements was born on May 29, 1949, in Camden, N.J., and grew up in nearby Oaklyn and Cherry Hill before moving with his family to Springfield, Ill., when he was in the sixth grade."</ref>
* [[Tom Deery]] (born 1960), inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{College Football HoF|id=2038|name=Tom Deery|accessdate=February 8, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Ralph W. E. Donges]] (1875–1974), Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1930 to 1948<ref>[http://www.dvrbs.com/people/camdenpeople-RalphWEDonges.htm Ralph W.E. Donges], DVRBS.com. Accessed September 18, 2019. "During the later years of his life he made his home in Oaklyn NJ."</ref>
* [[Matthew Quick]] (born 1974), author of ''[[The Silver Linings Playbook]]''<ref>[http://matthewquickwriter.com/bio/ Bio], Matthew Quick. Accessed February 10, 2017. "Matthew spent the first few years of his life in Philadelphia before being raised just across the Delaware River in Oaklyn, New Jersey."</ref>