Editing Plumsted Township, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Deena Nicole Cortese]] (born 1987), reality television personality who appeared on the [[MTV]] reality show ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]''<ref>Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2010/07/new_jersey_shore_castmate_actu.html "New 'Jersey Shore' castmate actually from New Jersey; Deena Cortese is pals with Snooki"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 27, 2010. Accessed August 11, 2014. "There will be a new addition to the ''Jersey Shore'' cast in the third season: New Egypt's Deena Nicole Cortese."</ref>
* [[Ronald S. Dancer]] (1949–2022), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who served as mayor of Plumsted Township from 1990 to 2011<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=352 Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed August 11, 2014.</ref>
* [[Stanley Dancer]] (1927–2005), harness racing driver and trainer<ref>Morris, Tim. [http://nt.gmnews.com/news/2005-09-14/Sports/083.html " Harness racing giant Stanley Dancer dies; Made his racing debut at Freehold in 1946"], ''News Transcript'', September 14, 2005.Accessed August 11, 2014. "With the passing of Dancer, the son of a sharecropper who called New Egypt home and began his career at Freehold Raceway, harness racing lost a legend, and Freehold Raceway a good friend."</ref>
* [[George Franklin Fort]] (1809–1872), physician, judge and politician who served as the [[List of Governors of New Jersey|16th Governor of New Jersey]] from 1851 to 1854<ref>[http://slic.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Governors_of_New_Jersey/GFORG.pdf George Franklin Fort] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112110637/http://slic.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Governors_of_New_Jersey/GFORG.pdf |date=2013-11-12 }}, [[New Jersey State Library]]. Accessed August 11, 2014.</ref>
* [[Keith Jones (broadcaster)|Keith Jones]], news anchor and reporter for [[WCAU]] in Philadelphia<ref>[http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/on-air/about-us/Keith-Jones-NBC10-News-Anchor-Reporter-162578226.html Keith Jones NBC10 Anchor/Reporter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125103503/http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/on-air/about-us/Keith-Jones-NBC10-News-Anchor-Reporter-162578226.html |date=2015-11-25 }}, [[WCAU]]. Accessed August 11, 2015. "A native of New Egypt, New Jersey, Jones earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Villanova University, where he also minored in philosophy and journalism."</ref>
* [[Duke Lacroix]] (born 1993), professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Indy Eleven]] in the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2015/05/21/indy-eleven-sign-striker-duke-lacroix "Indy Eleven Sign Striker Duke Lacroix; Speedy Univ. of Pennsylvania product brings roster to 23 players"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222114/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2015/05/21/indy-eleven-sign-striker-duke-lacroix |date=2016-01-12 }}, [[Indy Eleven]], May 21, 2015. Accessed October 17, 2015. "The native of New Egypt, N.J., attended The Lawrenceville School, where he played four years of soccer and ran three years of track his high school, his tenure as a runner including a 4x400 relay win at the prestigious Penn Relays."</ref>
* [[Edgar O. Murphy]] (1878–1959), politician who served as Mayor of [[Farmingdale, New Jersey]] and as a member of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders<ref>Myers, William Starr, ed. [https://books.google.com/books?id=qG_5K_s3a-gC&pg=PA125 ''Prominent Families of New Jersey: In Two Volumes''], p. 125. Genealogical Publishing Com, 2000. {{ISBN|9780806350363}}. Accessed August 11, 2015. "EDGAR O. MURPHY... He was born in New Egypt, Ocean County, September 16, 1878, a son of John and Rachel (Oakerson) Murphy, the latter born in Monmouth County, while the father was born in New Egypt, where he engaged in the plumbing business for many years."</ref>
* [[Stephen Panasuk]] (born 1989), [[quarterback]] for the [[Cleveland Gladiators]] of the [[Arena Football League]]<ref>[http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/roster/stephen-panasuk Stephen Panasuk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727201847/http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/roster/stephen-panasuk |date=2016-07-27 }}, [[Cleveland Gladiators]]. Accessed August 3, 2016. "Prepped at New Egypt High School in New Egypt, N.J."</ref>
* [[Travis Ward (soccer)|Travis Ward]] (born 1996), [[soccer]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Michigan Stars FC]] in the [[National Independent Soccer Association]]<ref>Ralph, Matthew. [https://www.brotherlygame.com/2019/3/29/18286604/from-open-tryout-to-inaugural-usl-league-one-roster-rowan-grad-not-taking-opportunity-for-granted "From open tryout to inaugural USL League One roster, Rowan grad not taking opportunity for granted; Travis Ward earned his way onto Greenville Triumph’s roster in the inaugural season of USL League One"], Brotherly Game, March 29, 2019. Accessed May 17, 2020. "The Rowan University grad from New Egypt, N.J. who starred at the South Jersey Division III program from 2014-2017, was not lacking in confidence coming off a 29-goal, 16 assist college career and a season with the Philadelphia Fury but was one of 75 guys at the tryout hoping to impress the technical staff of the Greenville Triumph."</ref>