Editing Wharton, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Kirk Alyn]] (1910–1999), the first on-screen [[Superman]], lived during his youth in Wharton, the son of [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] immigrants<ref>[http://www.whartonnj.com/general_information/history/superman.htm Wharton's Own Superman: Kirk Alyn], Borough of Wharton. Accessed February 27, 2008.</ref>
* [[Alan Rowe Kelly]] (born 1959), [[independent film]] actor, director, writer and producer, specializing in [[horror film]]s<ref>Cannici, Jaime. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/592089933/ "Mother-son team writes the book o Wharton history"], ''Neighbor News'', August 25, 2004. Accessed December 27, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Ever wonder where all of the mines in Wharton came from? Or even how Wharton got its name? Now you can find out thanks to Wharton residents Charlotte Kelly and son, Alan Rowe Kelly, who recently finished a history book for all of Wharton to obtain knowledge, to see photos and to which to relate."</ref>
* [[Mayme Schweble]] (1874–1943), prospector and politician who served in the [[Nevada Assembly]] from 1924 to 1926<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-oes-chapter-hold/122311134/ "O. E. S. Chapter Holds Service"], ''[[Nevada State Journal]]'', January 30, 1943. Accessed April 27, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Eastern Star funeral services were held Wednesday at the Roe and Kaiser mortuary, for Mrs. Mayme Schweble of Ione, who died in San Francisco Monday.... During the first world war, went to New Jersey, where Mr. Schweble was employed by the Wharton Steel company at Wharton, returning to Nevada in 1919."</ref>