Editing Pemberton Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Pemberton Township, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pemberton Township include:

* [[Carmela Marie Cristiano]] (1928–2011), Catholic nun and social worker<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/sister-carmela-marie-cristiano-champion-of-the-needy-dies-at/article_1652412b-8477-5b7d-b396-d3276d235b4e.html "Sister Carmela Marie Cristiano, champion of the needy, dies at age 83"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401135613/http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/sister-carmela-marie-cristiano-champion-of-the-needy-dies-at/article_1652412b-8477-5b7d-b396-d3276d235b4e.html |date=April 1, 2012 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', August 3, 2011. Accessed August 10, 2011. "The longtime Pemberton Township resident and member of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth died Monday night. She was 83."</ref>
* [[Matthew Emmons]] (born 1981), sharpshooter who won an Olympic gold medal at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 m Rifle Prone|Men's 50 m Rifle Prone]]<ref>[http://www.anjrpc.org/ShootingResults/MattEmmons.htm Matt Emmons Wins Olympic Gold], Accessed October 30, 2006.</ref>
* [[Ed Forchion]] (born 1964), [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] activist known as NJWEEDMAN and a perennial candidate for various [[New Jersey]] elected offices<ref>[[Neil Genzlinger|Genzlinger, Neil]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/nyregion/jersey-dear-graduates-wake-up-and-thanks-for-stopping-by.html "Jersey; Dear Graduates: Wake Up, and Thanks for Stopping By"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 16, 2004. Accessed July 29, 2013. "I know that your first choice for a speaker today was Edward Forchion Jr., the Brown Mills marijuana advocate whose request to have his name legally changed to NJWeedman.com was rejected by an appeals court the other day."</ref>
* [[George Franklin Fort]] (1809–1872), 16th Governor of [[New Jersey]]<ref>[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_fort_george.html New Jersey Governor George Franklin Fort], [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed August 10, 2011. "George F. Fort, the twenty-first governor of New Jersey, was born in Pemberton, New Jersey in May 1809."</ref>
* [[John Franklin Fort]] (1852–1920), 33rd Governor of [[New Jersey]]<ref>[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_fort_john.html New Jersey Governor John Franklin Fort], [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed August 10, 2011. "John F. Fort, the forty-second governor of New Jersey and nephew of New Jersey Governor George Franklin Fort, was born in Pemberton, New Jersey on March 20, 1852."</ref>
* [[Ed Gillespie]] (born 1962), Chairman, US Republican National Committee (2003–2004), Presidential Advisor for George W. Bush (2007–2009)<ref>Gurney, Kaitlin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120509202610/http://articles.philly.com/2004-10-02/news/25389048_1_kerry-campaign-home-state-republican-chairman "National GOP chairman pays N.J. a visit He gave the state, once thought firmly in Democrats' hands, a jolt of campaign cash. Polls indicate voters are evenly split on Bush and Kerry."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 2, 2004. Accessed May 12, 2011. "Ed Gillespie, a Pemberton Township native, said the Bush-Cheney campaign had not planned to spend money in New Jersey - which Al Gore won by 16 points in the 2000 presidential race - but had "shifted resources" in an attempt to win the 15 electoral votes in the remaining month before the election."</ref>
* [[Ed Smith (tight end)|Ed Smith]] (born 1969), former NFL [[tight end]]<ref>Staff. [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=0EB5CE254E7785C2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Brothers Share the Key to Their NFL Success \ It's School, Said Ed and Irv Smith, Pemberton Grads."], ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', May 16, 1999. Accessed January 30, 2012. "At 6 feet, 4 inches and 253 pounds, Ed Smith, a tight end for the Cleveland Browns, is a force to be reckoned with. The same is said of his brother Irv, who at 6-foot-3 and 262 pounds will play the same position next season for the reborn NFL team. But when 'The Boss' calls, 'we had better listen,' said Ed Smith, 29, the older of the two brothers from Browns Mills."</ref>
* [[Irv Smith Sr.|Irv Smith]] (born 1971), former NFL player for the [[New Orleans Saints]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]], and brother of Ed Smith<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106174121/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73778238.html?dids=73778238:73778238&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+08,+1989&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Football+Recruits+Sign+Today%3B+Notre+Dame+Reaps+Top+Prep+Harvest&pqatl=google "Football Recruits Sign Today; Notre Dame Reaps Top Prep Harvest"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', February 8, 1989. Accessed May 12, 2011. "Notre Dame has received oral commitments from 17 of the 161 players given all-America status by SuperPrep, including the top-rated prospects in two of the magazine's nine categories: quarterback Rick Mirer of Goshen, Ind., and tight end Irv Smith of Pemberton, N.J."</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Coleman White]] (1871–1954), agriculturalist, developer of the first cultivated blueberry<ref>Abdou, Nyier. [http://www.nj.com/news/mustsee/index.ssf/2009/07/elizabeth_blueberry_variety_gr.html "N.J. farm growing blueberry not seen for decades"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 2, 2009. Accessed May 12, 2011. "The commercial blueberry was first cultivated in the New Jersey Pinelands by Elizabeth Coleman White, the daughter of a local cranberry farmer, and agricultural scientist Frederick Coville. White's farm, known as Whitesbog Village, in Pemberton Township, is still farmed by the same family as J.J. White, Inc."</ref>