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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Woodbine, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Woodbine include: * [[Samuel Gallu]] (1918β1991), writer and producer and director of film and television<ref>[[Associated Press]]. [https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1991-03-30-2778444-story.html "Samuel Gallu, 73, Playwright, Tv Producer"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', March 30, 1991. Accessed June 13, 2020. "Samuel G. Gallu Jr., a television producer who also wrote the play ''Give 'Em Hell, Harry,'' about Harry S. Truman died of cancer Wednesday in Doylestown Hospital.... Born in Woodbine, N.J., Gallu sang opera in the 1940s with the Metropolitan Opera Workshop."</ref> * [[Bubba Green]] (born 1957), former defensive lineman who played in the NFL for one season for the [[Baltimore Colts]]<ref>Cook, Jim Jr. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2013/03/battling_stray_electricity_set.html "Baltimore stray electricity: Settlement reached in electrocution death of South Jersey native's daughter"], [[NJ.com]], March 21, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Anthony 'Bubba' Green grew up in Woodbine in Cape May County and attended Millville Senior High School, where he led the high school's 1975 football team to victory in the state title."</ref> * [[Jacob Goodale Lipman]] (1874β1939), professor of agricultural chemistry and researcher in the fields of soil chemistry and bacteriology<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1939/04/20/archives/dr-jacob-lipman-soil-chemist-dies-dean-of-new-jersey-college-of.html "Dr. Jacob Lipman, Soil Chemist, Dies; Dean of New Jersey College of Agriculture and Head of Experiment Station; Won Honors by Research; Promoted Scientific Farming --Served as Member of State Civic Organizations"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 20, 1939. Accessed November 2, 2015. "The family came to the United States in 1888 and after several years in New York the father bought a farm in Woodbine, N. J. There the boy gained several years' experience in farming."</ref> * [[Calvin Murray (American football)|Calvin Murray]] (born 1958), [[running back]] who played in the NFL for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/10/27/The-Philadelphia-Eagles-Tuesday-re-signed-running-back-Calvin-Murray/3301373006800/ "The Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday re-signed running back Calvin Murray"], [[United Press International]], October 27, 1981. Accessed August 18, 2020. "A native of Woodbine, N.J., Murray was the No. 2 all-time ground gainer at Ohio State, finishing his college career with 2,576 yards."</ref> * [[Gregory Goodwin Pincus]] (1903β1967), biologist and researcher who co-invented the [[combined oral contraceptive pill]]<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/peopleevents/p_pincus.html "People & Events: Gregory Pincus (1903-1967)"], ''[[American Experience]]''. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Born in 1903 to Russian Jewish immigrants in Woodbine, New Jersey, Pincus won a scholarship to Cornell University, where he excelled in biology."</ref> * [[Joseph Rabinowitz (mayor)|Joseph Rabinowitz]], founder of the Woodbine Children's Clothing Company, the community's largest employer, who was elected at age 37 in 1910 as third mayor of Woodbine; his descendants include grandson, [[Jay Rabinowitz (jurist)|Jay Rabinowitz]], former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska; [[Robert Rabinowitz (artist)|Robert Rabinowitz]], creator of ''[[Beatlemania (musical)|Beatlemania]]'', clinical psychologist [[Barrie R. Cassileth]] and Olympic athlete [[Judy Rabinowitz]]<ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20130131165843/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1841992971.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16,+2001&author=&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Woodbine's+history+recalled&pqatl=google "Woodbine's history recalled"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', April 16, 2001. Accessed August 22, 2011. "'It was like a large extended family here', said Julie Meranze-Levitt, whose grandfather Joseph Rabinowitz was the borough's third mayor".</ref><ref>[http://www.thesam.org/rabinowitz.htm Exhibits: Farming & Factories - Joseph Rabinowitz], Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage. Accessed August 22, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://digital.library.temple.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15037coll15&CISOPTR=2639&CISOBOX=1&REC=4 Formal portrait of Lena and Joseph Rabinowitz on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary September 29th, 1948. Joseph Rabinowitz was a former mayor of Woodbine, NJ.], [http://digital.library.temple.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15037coll15&CISOPTR=2628&CISOBOX=1&REC=4 Children's Clothing Company, Woodbine, NJ.], [http://digital.library.temple.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15037coll15&CISOPTR=2629&CISOBOX=1&REC=5 Woodbine Children's Clothing Company, Woodbine, NJ.], Images of Joseph Rabinowitz and Woodbine from the [[Temple University]] Library. Accessed August 22, 2011.</ref> * [[Herman Rosenthal]] (1843β1917), author, editor and librarian<ref>Sutton, Robert P. [https://books.google.com/books?id=pA01_CvpCsIC&pg=PA143 ''Modern American Communes: A Dictionary''], p. 143. [[Greenwood Publishing Group]], 2005. {{ISBN|9780313321818}}. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Herman Rosenthal (1843-1917) was born in Friedrichsstadt, Russia, and was a founder of the Sicily Island colony and a resident of the Woodbine colony."</ref> * [[Hirsch Loeb Sabsovich]] (1860β1921), agronomist, chemist and agricultural educator who served as the first mayor of Woodbine<ref name=Sabsovich /> * [[Red Weiner]] (1911β1988), multi-sport professional athlete and coach, who played in the NFL for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>[https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/wein00600.html Red Weiner], Pro Football Archives. Accessed January 4, 2025. "Born: January 24, 1911 Woodbine, NJ"</ref>
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