Editing Medford, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Medford, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Medford include:{{div col}}
* [[Brenden Aaronson]] (born 2000), professional [[association football|soccer]] [[midfielder]] for [[Leeds United]] of the [[English Premier League]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team]]<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/sports/philadelphia-union-soccer-brenden-aaronson/ "Meet the Philadelphia Union’s Youngest Hometown Player; At just 18 years old, midfielder Brenden Aaronson's dream has come true."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', May 2, 2019. Accessed June 24, 2019. "Most of Brenden Aaronson’s best buddies in Medford are finishing up their last days of senior year and getting ready for college in the fall.</ref>
* [[Paxten Aaronson]] (born 2003), professional soccer player, [[United States men's national soccer team|United States international]], and [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Olympian]]
* [[David Akers]] (born 1974), former placekicker for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>Mink, Nate. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726005533/http://articles.philly.com/2010-08-19/sports/24972088_1_david-akers-eagles-kick-field/4 "David Akers loyal to Eagles, Philly, in sickness and in health"], ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'', August 19, 2010. Accessed January 18, 2011.</ref>
* [[Martha W. Bark]] (1928–2015), former member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] and [[New Jersey General Assembly|General Assembly]], who served as Mayor of Medford in 1981 and 1985<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070817123734/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bark.asp Senator Bark's legislative web page], [[New Jersey Legislature]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of August 17, 2008. Accessed April 9, 2008.</ref>
* [[Brandon Brooks]] (born 1989), formerly the right guard for [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>Flynn, Kelly. [https://thesunpapers.com/2019/04/10/an-eagle-makes-his-nest-in-medford/ "An Eagle makes his nest in Medford"], ''Medford News'', April 10, 2019. Accessed February 4, 2023. "Three months later, Brooks, a Medford resident, said, if anything, the injury just added fuel to the fire.... He looked at homes in Mullica Hill and Moorestown, but with the surrounding nature and a bit more privacy between houses, it was a home in Medford that caught his eye. He made the move in February 2018."</ref>
* [[Angelo Cataldi]] (born 1951) is a [[sports radio]] personality for [[WIP-FM|94.1 WIP]] in [[Philadelphia]]<ref>Fiorillo, Victor. [https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/08/02/angelo-cataldi-retirement/ "Angelo Cataldi: Next Year May Be the 'End of the Run' at WIP"], ''[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]'', August 2, 2016. Accessed February 4, 2023. "These days, I live in … Medford. I’m trying to downsize, so I have the house on the market. At $899,000, because $900,000 would be way too much."</ref>
* [[Brian Clarhaut]] (born 1986), [[association football|soccer]] coach<ref>[https://stevensducks.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/brian-clarhaut/1179 Brian Clarhaut], [[Stevens Ducks]]. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Brian Clarhaut is in his first season as an assistant on the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer coaching staff in 2010. The Medford, N.J. native will help Head Coach Tim O’Donohue in all aspects of the program."</ref>
* [[Charles Dwight Curtiss]] (1887–1983), Administrator of the [[Federal Highway Administration]] from 1955 to 1957<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1983/06/13/charles-curtiss-interstate-roads-administrator-dies/3322edd2-4bc4-4d2f-9108-bd90c8720774/?noredirect=on "Charles Curtiss, Interstate Roads Administrator, Dies"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', June 13, 1983. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Charles Dwight (Cap) Curtiss, 95, commissioner of the old U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in the mid-1950s, who administered and helped initiate construction of the $50 billion interstate highway system, died June 9 in a retirement home in Medford, N.J., after a heart attack."</ref>
* [[Jarret DeHart]] (born 1994), assistant hitting coach for the [[Seattle Mariners]]<ref>[https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/baseball/roster/jarret-dehart/4057 Jarret DeHart - Baseball], [[Tulane Green Wave baseball]]. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Hometown: Medford, N.J.; High School: Shawnee"</ref>
* [[Harry Ekman]] (1923–1999), graphic artist best known for his pin-up and advertising work, specifically with [[Gil Elvgren]]<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=0EB32BD70A0C9B4E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "South Jersey News In Brief: Driver In Critical Condition After Car Hits Phone Pole"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', April 18, 1995. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Harry Ekman, 71, of Medford, was critically injured yesterday when his car failed to negotiate a curve on County Route 541 in Burlington County and slammed into a telephone pole."</ref>
* [[Calista Flockhart]] (born 1964), actress best known for her title role as ''[[Ally McBeal]]''<ref>Gaul, Lou. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10B0DEC499C68E78&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Outlook/Calista Flockhart: Indiana Jones is getting new leading lady"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', June 19, 2005. Accessed April 1, 2008. "Calista Flockhart, who grew up in Medford and graduated from Shawnee High School in 1983, will reportedly join Ford in the next "Indy" adventure being produced by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg."</ref>
* [[Jamie Franks (soccer)|Jamie Franks]] (born 1986), professional soccer player<ref>Mazda, Jason. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/article_ec0fc21c-ef65-53ea-bf78-f6bd5ec1afd3.html "Former Barons player Jeremiah White recalls long journey from South Jersey Barons to European pro soccer"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 13, 2009. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Coach Neil Holloway said alumni such as White and Jamie Franks, a Medford native playing for Chivas USA of the MLS, are major reasons why top players join the Barons now."</ref>
* [[Ron Gassert]] (born 1940), former NFL [[defensive tackle]] who played for two seasons with the [[Green Bay Packers]]<ref>Harbach, Louise. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150108185645/http://articles.philly.com/2003-10-05/news/25464787_1_apple-festival-furniture-making-handmade-furniture "Furniture-making couple love the craft-show circuit Ron and Sandi Gassert crafted their hobby of creating furniture into a business 20 years ago. Craft Shows and Flea Markets"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 5, 2003. Accessed January 8, 2015. "Ron Gassert had too much time on his hands. For four years, he and wife, Sandi, had headed to the Vet to watch their son play center for the Temple football team. When the Owls were away, the Medford couple hit the road, too."</ref>
* [[Michael Hartmann (soccer)|Michael Hartmann]] (born 1994), professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[FC Haka]] in the [[Veikkausliiga]]<ref>[https://caldwellathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/michael-hartmann/1197 Michael Hartmann], [[Caldwell University]]. Accessed August 7, 2020. "Hometown: Medford, NJ; High School: Shawnee"</ref>
* [[Ryan Heins]] (born 1985), retired soccer defender and midfielder<ref>DiVeronica, Jeff. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/442173929 "Rochester Rhinos kick off season with new coach, new lineup"], ''[[Rochester Democrat and Chronicle]]'', April 10, 2010. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Heins and Franks even grew up five miles apart in Medford, NJ, and played together in high school."</ref>
* [[James Hunter III]] (1916–1989), judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/15/obituaries/james-hunter-3d-72-federal-appeals-judge.html "James Hunter 3d, 72, Federal Appeals Judge"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 15, 1989. Accessed March 1, 2011. "James Hunter 3d, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 1971, died of heart failure Friday at Burlington County Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly, N.J. He was 72 years old and lived in Medford, N.J."</ref>
* [[Kelli James]] (born 1970), former [[field hockey]] striker who earned a total number of 144 caps for the [[United States women's national field hockey team]]<ref>[[George Vecsey|Vecsey, George]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/17/sports/olympics-for-us-women-winning-is-hot-issue-in-field-hockey.html "Olympics; For U.S. Women, Winning Is Hot Issue in Field Hockey"], July 17, 1996. Accessed June 21, 2012. "They water the field", said Kelli James, an attacker from Medford, N.J."</ref>
* [[Ron Jaworski]] (born 1951), former NFL quarterback and current analyst on [[ESPN]]<ref>Yeager, Valeria. [http://www.phillymag.com/articles/pulse_how_we_spend_receipt_ron_jaworski0310/ "Receipt: Ron Jaworski - Medford resident, former Eagle, current NFL analyst on ESPN"], ''[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]'', February 26, 2010. Accessed January 18, 2011.</ref><ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/democrats-want-ron-jaworksi-to-run-for-state-senate-in-south-jersey/ "Democrats want Ron Jaworski to run for State Senate in South Jersey"], ''[[New Jersey Globe]]'', February 3, 2023. Accessed February 4, 2023. "South Jersey Democrats are trying to woo former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski into running for the New Jersey State Senate and have a poll in the field to test his strength as a candidate.... The 72-year-old Jaworski, who lives in Medford, is a longtime friend of George Norcross, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats."</ref>
* [[Stephen King (soccer)|Stephen King]] (born 1986), soccer player for the [[D.C. United]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110524210435/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/stories/081307aae.html "King Tabbed To Hermann Trophy Watch List; College Soccer News Preseason All-America Team"], [[CSTV]], August 13, 2007. Accessed April 9, 2008. "Senior midfielder Stephen King was named to the [[Missouri Athletic Club]]'s Hermann Trophy Watch List on August 8 and was also placed on the College Soccer News 2007 Preseason All-America First Team. The Medford, N.J., product was a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy last season, which is awarded to the nation's best collegiate soccer player."</ref>
* [[Jason Knapp (sportscaster)|Jason Knapp]], sportscaster for the [[CBS Sports Network]]<ref>[http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/bios Bios] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016221625/http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/bios |date=2014-10-16 }}, [[CBS Sports Network]]. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Jason Knapp is a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports Network, calling the action for a variety of sports including basketball and lacrosse.... Originally from Medford, N.J., he now lives in Clarks Summit, Pa."</ref>
* [[C. Harry Knowles]] (1928–2020), physicist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a prolific inventor who held some 400 patents<ref>Walsh, Jim. [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2020/01/08/harry-knowles-metrologic-instruments-inventor-philanthropist-obituary-laser-bar-code/2843797001/ "C. Harry Knowles, founder of Metrologic Instruments, dies at 91"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', January 8, 2020. Accessed July 1, 2022. "C. Harry Knowles, an inventor and entrepreneur who helped popularize the use of bar codes, has died.... The Medford resident held some 400 patents for transistors, lasers and bar code scanning technology, according to obituary information provided by his family."</ref>
* [[Carl Lewis]] (born 1961), athlete and winner of nine [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medals<ref>Farrell, Joelle. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120106232650/http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-16/news/29892694_1_primary-ballot-hillman-kim-guadagno "Lewis tossed off ballot — again"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 16, 2011. Accessed June 21, 2012. "Although Lewis, 50, of Medford, won the Democratic nomination for state Senate in Burlington County's Eighth Legislative District last spring, Guadagno declined to certify him. She said that the Olympic track star, who voted as recently as 2009 in California elections, did not meet the state's four-year residency requirement to run."</ref>
* [[Carli Lloyd]] (born 1982), former professional soccer player<ref>{{cite web |last=Rimback |first=Tom |title=South Jersey celebrates retirement for 'Delran's own Carli Lloyd' |url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2021/10/15/carli-lloyd-gets-soccer-celebration-delran-south-jersey/5826774001/ |work=Burlington County Times |access-date=June 25, 2024 |date=October 15, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Maki]] (born 1985), hockey right winger<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3863875 Nashville Signs Forward Ryan Maki], Our Sports Central, July 14, 2009. Accessed August 18, 2013. "Maki posted 25 points (12g-13a) in his second professional season with Milwaukee in 2008-09, scoring ten more goals (12) and racking up ten more assists (13) than as a rookie in 2007-08. The Medford, N.J., native led the 2008-09 Admirals in plus/minus rating (+14), and appeared in all 11 of the club's Calder Cup Playoff games."</ref><ref>[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=77681 Ryan Maki], the Internet Hockey Database. Accessed April 9, 2008.</ref>
* [[Robert J. Meyer]] (1935–1984), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th Legislative District]] from 1982 until his death in 1984<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/16/obituaries/robert-j-meyer-49-member-of-assembly-in-jersey-dies.html "Robert J. Meyer, 49, Member Of Assembly in Jersey, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 16, 1984. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Assemblyman Robert J. Meyer, a Republican who had represented Burlington County since 1981, died, apparently of a heart attack, at Memorial Hospital of Burlington County in Mount Holly Saturday. He was 49 years old and lived in Medford."</ref>
* [[Kenneth G. Miller]] (born 1956), geologist at [[Rutgers University]] who has written and lectured on global warming and sea level change<ref>[http://geology.rutgers.edu/people/faculty/242-kenneth-g-miller Kenneth G. Miller] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225607/http://geology.rutgers.edu/people/faculty/242-kenneth-g-miller |date=2013-12-02 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Accessed November 27, 2013. "A resident of Pennington, NJ, Ken grew up in Medford, NJ in the heart of the pine barrens and still owns a house in Waretown, NJ, the home of the sounds of the NJ pines, where he watches the inexorable rise in sea level from his deck 16 ft above Barnegat Bay."</ref>
* [[Chauncey Morehouse]] (1902–1980), [[Jazz drumming|jazz drummer]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52955589/ "Chauncey Morehosue, 78, jazz drummer"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 4, 1980. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Chauncey Morehouse, 78, a jazz drummer, died Friday at a nursing home in Medford, N.J. He formerly lived in Vincentown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Chris Myers (New Jersey politician)|Chris Myers]] (born 1965), former mayor of Meford who resigned from the Township Council in December 2011<ref name=PI2011>Hefler, Jan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131204071544/http://articles.philly.com/2011-12-06/news/30481924_1_male-escort-scandal-town-meeting "Medford Mayor Chris Myers resigns amid sex scandal"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', December 6, 2011. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Medford Mayor Chris Myers, plagued by allegations of a sex scandal involving a male escort, cited 'work commitments' when he resigned Monday."</ref>
* [[Ted Nash (rower)|Ted Nash]] (1932–2021), competition rower and Olympic champion, rowing coach, and sports administrator<ref>Giordano, Rita. [https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/ted-nash-penn-olympics-rowing-legend-dies-88-20210713.html "Ted Nash, Penn and Olympics rowing legend, dies at 88"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 13, 2021. Accessed July 23, 2021. "Ted Allison Nash, 88, a storied figure in the sport of rowing at Penn and on the Olympic stage, died Saturday, July 3, from Lewy body dementia at his home in Medford[, New Jersey]."
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* [[Mike Posma]] (born 1967), former professional ice hockey player and head coach<ref>[https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4351 Mike Posma], HockeyDB.com. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Born Dec 16 1967 -- Medford, NJ"</ref> 
* [[Rebecca Quick]] (born 1972), television journalist/newscaster and co-anchorwoman of [[CNBC]]'s financial news show ''[[Squawk Box]]''<ref>Cahillane, Kevin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/nyregion/television-her-fans-are-devoted-maybe-a-little-too-devoted.html "Television; Her Fans Are Devoted. Maybe a Little Too Devoted."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 22, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2018. "While BeckyQuick.com may be frivolous, Becky Quick is not. After a childhood chasing the oil boom around Indiana, Texas and Oklahoma with her mother, geologist father and three younger brothers, her family settled in Medford."</ref>
* [[Scott Rudder]] (born 1969), former mayor of Medford who represented the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=273 Assemblyman Rudder's legislative web page], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed February 23, 2008.</ref>
* [[Dee Dee Sharp]] (born 1945), R & B singer whose hits included Billboard #2 "[[Mashed Potato Time]]"<ref>{{cite book|last=Rosin|first=James|title=Philadelphia: City of Music|year=2011}}</ref><ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI|DN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1244178C3A052E10&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "For Dee Dee Sharp, a good life moves on"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 24, 2008. Accessed October 24, 2011. "Over the next 20 years, that spotlight would shine on a career that took her around the world and finally back to Medford, NJ, where she spends most of her time keeping house for her husband, attorney Bill Witherspoon."</ref>
* [[Tom Simcox]] (born 1937), film and television actor.<ref>Kleiner, Dick. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105578081/actor-tom-simcox-of-medford/ "Long Path Led Back To Acting In Series"], ''[[Oakland Tribune]]'', February 13, 1977. Accessed July 14, 2022,via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The island , is a small place, a slow-moving place, and it reminds Tom Simcox of his own home town, Medford, N.J."</ref>
* [[Don Snow]] (born 1957), musician best known for his work with the band [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]]<ref>[http://www.jonnsavannah.com/biography.html Biography], Jonn Savannah. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Jonn began working on the American Idol series in 2002, tuning the vocals for the contestants. In 2005 he relocated to Medford, New Jersey, where he set up Jonn Savannah Music, an umbrella organization for music writing, recording and education."</ref>
* [[Liz Tchou]] (born 1966), former field hockey defender who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/20373 Liz Tchou], Olympedia.com. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Born: 25 September 1966 in Medford, New Jersey (USA)"</ref>
* [[Helen Thorpe]] (born 1963), author and freelance journalist who was the First Lady of Colorado<ref>Hutton, Tom. [https://communique.uccs.edu/?p=204 "Author Helen Thorpe to visit"], ''Communique'' of the [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs]], January 29, 2010. Accessed October 30, 2022. "Born in London, she grew up in Medford, New Jersey, and earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Princeton University and a master’s from Columbia University."</ref>
* [[Drew Van Acker]] (born 1986), actor who has appeared in the ''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]'' TV series<ref>Clark, Colleen Patrice. [http://www.southjerseymagazine.com/articles/?articleid=674 "On His Way"], ''South Jersey Magazine'', July 2012. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Once a standout soccer player, Medford's Drew Van Acker is now a rising star of a different kind.... He dabbled in nearly every sport when he was young, from wrestling to basketball to lacrosse, but it was soccer that ended up taking him from Medford—where his family settled after moving around until he was 10—and landing him a scholarship and hard-earned spot as a forward on the Towson University team in Maryland."</ref>
* [[Albert W. Van Duzer]] (1917–1999), bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey]], serving from 1973 to 1982<ref>Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150913062714/http://articles.philly.com/1999-11-30/news/25495375_1_general-theological-seminary-longtime-rector-first-parish "Episcopal Bishop Albert W. Van Duzer"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 30, 1999. Accessed November 8, 2015. "A longtime New Jersey resident, he lived in Moorestown for five years, Medford for 10 years, Trenton for 20 years, and Merchantville for 20 years."</ref>
* [[Mitch Williams]] (born 1964), former [[relief pitcher]] who earned 192 saves in his 11 MLB seasons<ref>Narducci, Marc. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111221160330/http://articles.philly.com/2011-02-05/sports/27103042_1_slide-step-major-league-baseball-network-phillies-mitch-williams "Phillies' Mitch Williams recalls fateful pitch"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', February 5, 2011. Accessed November 27, 2013. "Even though Williams said he received death threats, which actually came following Game 4 when he took the loss in a 15-14 slugfest, he had nothing but positive words for the Philadelphia fans. Williams has remained in the area, living in Medford, N.J."</ref>
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