Editing Woodbury, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Woodbury, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Woodbury include:
* [[Clifford Addams]] (1876–1942), former painter and etcher<ref>[https://americanart.si.edu/artist/clifford-addams-29 Clifford Addams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127151914/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/clifford-addams-29 |date=November 27, 2018 }}, [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]]. Accessed November 1, 2018. "Born Woodbury, New Jersey 1876"</ref>
* [[Ken Albers]] (1924–2007), singer with the [[Four Freshmen]]<ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20120716133947/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1257981881.html?dids=1257981881:1257981881&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+21,+2007&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=PASSINGS;+Ken+Albers,+82;+singer+harmonized+as+one+of+the+Four+Freshmen&pqatl=google "PASSINGS; Ken Albers, 82; singer harmonized as one of the Four Freshmen"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 21, 2007. Accessed April 3, 2012. "John Kenneth Albers was born Dec. 10, 1924, in Woodbury, NJ, and served in the US Army during World War II."</ref>
* [[Don Amendolia]] (born 1945), actor<ref>Preston, Rohan. [http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_This_Story?sid=100075459 "Actors find 'Wicked' success"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231030/http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_This_Story?sid=100075459 |date=March 3, 2016 }}, ''[[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]]'', August 7, 2010. Accessed July 9, 2012. "That is only an hour from Woodbury, NJ, where Amendolia now lives in the home he grew up in."</ref>
* [[Anthony Averett]] (born 1994), professional football player, [[Las Vegas Raiders]]<ref>Chappelear, Scott. [http://blog.nj.com/southjerseyhssports/2013/01/alabamas_nick_saban_visits_ant.html "Alabama's Nick Saban visits Anthony Averett at Woodbury High School"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110115331/http://blog.nj.com/southjerseyhssports/2013/01/alabamas_nick_saban_visits_ant.html |date=January 10, 2018 }}, ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', January 25, 2013. Accessed September 18, 2017. "Nick Saban came to Woodbury High School last week to visit with Thundering Herd standout Anthony Averett, who’s verbally committed to play football for the University of Alabama and is scheduled to sign his National Letter of Intent on Signing Day Feb. 6. But while the visit was about Averett, it was very much for his family as well — his relatives and his Woodbury family."</ref>
* [[John Boyd Avis]] (1875–1944), former U.S. federal judge<ref>[http://www.history.njd.uscourts.gov/judges/district_bios/John_Boyd_Avis John Boyd Avis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613072201/http://www.history.njd.uscourts.gov/judges/district_bios/John_Boyd_Avis |date=June 13, 2012 }}, The Historical Society of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. Accessed April 3, 2012. "He read law from 1890 to 1894 with John S. Mitchell and from 1897 to 1898 with David O. Watkins in Woodbury, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Eli Ayers]] (1778–1822), former physician and the first colonial agent of the American Colonization Society in what would later become [[Liberia]]<ref>Wroblewski, Joseph. [https://gardenstatelegacy.com/files/He_Was_Above_All_a_Jerseyman_Commodore_Robert_F_Stockton__GSL48.pdf#page=13 "'He Was Above All a Jerseyman'; Commodore Robert Field Stockton''], Garden State Legacy. Accessed January 17, 2023. "A fellow New Jerseyman Eli Ayers, from Woodbury, NJ, accompanied Stockton as an agent of the American Colonization Society."</ref>
* [[George Benjamin Jr.]] (1919–1944), [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] soldier and a posthumous recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]], for his actions during the [[Philippines campaign (1944–45)|Philippines campaign]] of World War II<ref>Shyrock, Bob. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2010/02/bob_shryock_ben_franklins_neph.html Ben Franklin's nephew was a 'famous' county resident] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212194431/http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2010/02/bob_shryock_ben_franklins_neph.html |date=February 12, 2010 }}, [[NJ.com]], February 7, 2010, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed July 11, 2020.</ref>
* [[J. S. G. Boggs]] (1955–2017), former artist best known for his hand-drawn depictions of banknotes<ref>[[William Grimes (journalist)|Grimes, William]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/arts/design/jsg-boggs-dead.html "J.S.G. Boggs, Artist, Dies at 62; He Made Money. Literally."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519165936/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/arts/design/jsg-boggs-dead.html |date=May 19, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 27, 2017. Accessed July 11, 2020. "He was born Stephen Litzner in Woodbury, N.J., on Jan. 16, 1955."</ref>
* [[Boardwalk Brown|Carroll William "Boardwalk" Brown]] (1889–1977), a Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[Philadelphia Athletics]]<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo01.shtml Boardwalk Brown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221035609/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo01.shtml |date=February 21, 2018 }}, [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed November 4, 2015.</ref>
* [[Roscoe Lee Browne]] (1922–2007), [[character actor]] and former athlete<ref>[http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=9017 Biography of Roscoe Lee Browne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031005080642/http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=9017 |date=October 5, 2003 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', accessed December 12, 2006.</ref>
* [[Dave Budd]] (born 1938), former NBA player for the [[New York Knicks]] who was one of the three centers for the Knicks assigned to guard [[Wilt Chamberlain]] in [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game|the game in which he scored 100 points]] vs. 13 points for Budd<ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/wilt/box.html Box score: Wilt's 100-point game] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002015937/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/wilt/box.html |date=October 2, 2007 }}, ''[[Sporting News]]'', accessed December 16, 2006.</ref>
* [[King Kong Bundy]] (1957–2019), former [[WWE]] wrestler<ref>Slotnik, Daniel E. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/obituaries/king-kong-bundy-dead.html "King Kong Bundy, Gargantuan Professional Wrestler, Dies at 63"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20190306083323/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/obituaries/king-kong-bundy-dead.html |date=March 6, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 5, 2019. Accessed November 12, 2019. "Christopher Alan Pallies was born on Nov. 7, 1955, in Woodbury, N.J., to Donald and Margaret (McCarthy) Pallies."</ref>
* [[Dave Calloway]] (born 1968), former men's basketball head coach, [[Monmouth University]]<ref>Jones, Gordis. [https://www.mcall.com/2006/03/18/are-16-seeds-closing-gap-nova-notebook/ "Are 16-seeds closing gap?"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', March 18, 2006. Accessed November 12, 2013. "Catching flak: Kenny, a native of Spring Lake, N.J., was booed during introductions after saying during a news conference Thursday that he and the team's other Northern Jersey types have to constantly remind Calloway -- a native of Woodbury, N.J. -- how much better New York City is than Philadelphia."</ref>
* [[Kyle Cassidy]] (born 1966), professional photographer{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
* [[Joe Colone]] (1926–2009), former professional basketball player, [[New York Knicks]]<ref>[http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2009/07/bob_shryock_one_of_woodburys_f.html Bob Shryock: One of Woodbury's finest leaves lasting legacy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140329/http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2009/07/bob_shryock_one_of_woodburys_f.html |date=June 5, 2011 }}. "Colone, 85, one of many educators from the Berwick, Pa., area who migrated to Woodbury to take teaching positions a half-century ago, died July 1 after many years of courageously fighting various illnesses." Accessed July 7, 2009.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080604070046/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COLONJO01 Database Basketball: Joe Colone]}}. Accessed April 14, 2008.</ref>
*[[John Cooper (New Jersey politician)|John Cooper]] (1729–1785), member of the [[Provincial Congress of New Jersey]] in 1775 and 1776 who served on the committee that drafted New Jersey's first constitution<ref>[http://preservewoodbury.blogspot.com/2013/05/john-cooper-house-headquarters-of-lord.html John Cooper House / Headquarters of Lord Cornwallis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113045947/http://preservewoodbury.blogspot.com/2013/05/john-cooper-house-headquarters-of-lord.html |date=November 13, 2013 }}, The Village Green Preservation Society, May 10, 2013. Accessed November 12, 2013. "John Cooper was born on January 5, 1729 in Deptford Township, Gloucester County.... Around 1767 he moved to Woodbury and had a fine red brick mansion with large fireplaces and fine paneled woodwork built on Broad Street."</ref>
*[[Mike Cox (fullback)|Mike Cox]] (born 1985), former professional football player, [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/11747/mike-cox Mike Cox profile] . Atlanta Falcons. Accessed December 16, 2012.</ref>
*[[Daniel Dalton (American politician)|Daniel Dalton]] (born 1949), politician who served as [[New Jersey Senate]] Majority Leader and as [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pYUOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22born+in+Woodbury,+New+Jersey+on+August+8,+1949%22 ''The Irish American Who's Who''], p. 167. Accessed September 15, 2016. "Dalton, Daniel Joseph New Jersey state senator; born in Woodbury, New Jersey on August 8, 1949; son of William Lawrence Dalton and Margaret Mary Dalton (both born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)"</ref>
*[[Franklin Davenport]] (1755–1832), [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s nephew and a [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist Party]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000069 Franklin Davenport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024163133/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000069 |date=October 24, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. "...moved to Woodbury, New Jersey in 1781 and continued the practice of law...died in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J." Accessed July 16, 2008.</ref>
*[[Donald J. Farish]] (born 1942), former president of [[Rowan University]] in [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]]<ref>[http://www.rowan.edu/president/biography/ Donald J. Farish biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312144139/http://www.rowan.edu/president/biography/ |date=March 12, 2008 }}. Accessed May 15, 2009.</ref>
*[[Joe Fields]] (born 1953), former professional football player, [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets]]<ref>Surden, Matt. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-4/124953991278940.xml&coll=8 "Gloucester County football players learn to lead the Jaws way"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072116/http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-4%2F124953991278940.xml&coll=8 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Gloucester County Times]]'', August 6, 2009. Accessed April 3, 2012. "The participants were treated to some of the top knowledge of the game today. Besides Jaworski, participants included Joe Russo, who works on NFL films with Jaworski; Mark Chmielinski of NFL Films; and Woodbury native Joe Fields, a former offensive lineman for the New York Jets."</ref>
* [[Oscar Fraley]] (1914–1994), co-author, with [[Eliot Ness]], of ''[[The Untouchables (1957 book)|The Untouchables]]'' which sold 1.5 million copies<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/09/obituaries/oscar-fraley-79-untouchables-author.html "Oscar Fraley, 79, 'Untouchables' Author"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605095636/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E4D61731F93AA35752C0A962958260 |date=June 5, 2008 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 9, 1994. Accessed April 3, 2012. "Born in Philadelphia and reared in Woodbury, N.J., Mr. Fraley worked for U.P.I. from 1940 to 1965."</ref>
* [[Samuel Gibbs French]] (1818–1910), Confederate Major General whose summer home in Woodbury was stormed after residents found out about his service for the South<ref>Wilk, Tom. [https://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/2011/03/civil_service.html "Civil Service"], ''[[Inside Jersey]]'', March 22, 2011. Accessed February 3, 2023. "Samuel Gibbs French, a Gloucester County native and hero of the Mexican War, married a Mississippi woman. He moved to her home state and joined the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of general. During this time, French maintained a summer residence in Woodbury. When residents learned French was fighting for the South, they hanged him in effigy and attempted to burn the home down in 1863."</ref>
* [[Craig Goess]] (born 1981), former [[NASCAR]] and [[ARCA Menards Series]] race car driver<ref>Radebaugh, Don. [https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1999970-where-are-they-now-goess-working-the-family-business Where are they now? Goess all good in the family business] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803150708/https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1999970-where-are-they-now-goess-working-the-family-business |date=August 3, 2019 }} ARCARacing.com. Accessed August 3, 2019.</ref>
* [[George Gill Green]] (1842–1925), a patent medicine entrepreneur and [[American Civil War]] colonel<ref>Riordan, Kevin. [http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-04/news/30112935_1_woodbury-downtown-history-enthusiast "Woodbury landmark needs a tonic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017080833/http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-04/news/30112935_1_woodbury-downtown-history-enthusiast |date=October 17, 2015 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', September 4, 2011. Accessed April 3, 2012. "Perhaps someone like Col. George Gill Green himself will step in to save the derelict downtown landmark that bears his name. The patent-medicine tycoon put Woodbury on the map in the late 1800s, but the G.G. Green Building, the massive commercial edifice he built at Broad and Centre Streets, could soon disappear."</ref>
* [[Grace Helbig]] (born 1985), comedian, actress, author, and creator and host of the web series ''It's Grace''<ref>Roncace, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2016/04/south_jersey_stars_of_stage_and_screen.html "The 25 most famous people from South Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219004823/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2016/04/south_jersey_stars_of_stage_and_screen.html |date=December 19, 2020 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 7, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed December 11, 2020. "YouTube star Grace Helbig was born in Woodbury and raised in Woodbury Heights."</ref>
* [[Robert C. Hendrickson]] (1898–1964), former [[United States Senator]] from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000495 Robert Clymer Hendrickson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070727065553/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000495 |date=July 27, 2007 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 11, 2007.</ref>
* [[Donald F. Holmes]] (1910–1980), inventor<ref>[http://www.invent.org/Hall_Of_Fame/81.html Donald Holmes] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725091810/http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/81.html |date=July 25, 2008 }}, Inventor's Hall of Fame. Accessed July 16, 2008.</ref>
* [[Nelson Jones]] (born 1964), professional football player for the [[San Diego Chargers]]<ref>[http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1178&context=fball_prgms NC State vs. Clemson October 26, 1985 Football Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929092611/http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1178&context=fball_prgms |date=September 29, 2017 }}, [[Clemson University]]. Accessed July 16, 2017.</ref>
* [[John Joseph Kitchen]] (1911–1973), former U.S. federal judge<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1289&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na Kitchen, John Joseph ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507151228/http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1289&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na |date=May 7, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges]]''. Accessed November 18, 2014.</ref>
* [[George Knapp (journalist)|George Knapp]] (born 1952), investigative journalist<ref>[http://www.8newsnow.com/story/175403/george-knapp George Knapp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507020020/http://www.8newsnow.com/story/175403/george-knapp |date=May 7, 2015 }}, [[KLAS-TV]]. Accessed July 9, 2012. "George Knapp was born in Woodbury, N.J., and raised mostly in Northern California"</ref>
* [[Tom Kovach]] (born 1969), American attorney and former politician who served in the [[Delaware House of Representatives]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20130630160332/http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/thomas-tom-h-kovach-62448/ Tom Kovach], ''[[The Washington Times]]''. Accessed December 11, 2020. "Tom Kovach was born in Woodbury, N.J., and grew up in northern Delaware, becoming an Eagle Scout."</ref>
* [[George F. Kugler Jr.]] (1925–2004), lawyer who served as [[New Jersey Attorney General]]<ref>Holmes, Kristin E. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131113043130/http://articles.philly.com/2004-08-04/news/25392399_1_legal-staff-full-time-attorneys-state-courts 'George Kugler Jr., former N.J. attorney general"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 4, 2004. Accessed November 12, 2013. "Born in Woodbury, Mr. Kugler graduated from the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., in 1943."</ref>
* [[David Laganella]] (born 1974), composer<ref>Shyrock, Bob. [https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/towns/2010/05/quartet_to_perform_woodbury_re.html "Quartet to perform Woodbury resident's work"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217173505/https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/towns/2010/05/quartet_to_perform_woodbury_re.html |date=February 17, 2020 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 27, 2010, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed February 17, 2020. "Laganella has resided in Woodbury for two years with his wife, Hillary, a speech therapist, and their 14-month-old son, Lucas, observing that he 'fell in love with the neighborhood.'"</ref>
* [[Jonathan V. Last]] (born 1974), ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' columnist<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=10F2C719F9FE5FE0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Great leap rightward? Nah, just finding balance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024214627/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=10F2C719F9FE5FE0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 24, 2012 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', January 15, 2006. Accessed March 2, 2011. "Folks meet Jonathan V. Last. He was born in Camden 31 years ago grew up in Woodbury and Moorestown and now works as online editor for the Weekly Standard."</ref>
* [[James Lawrence]] (1781–1813), who coined the phrase "Don't give up the ship" during the [[War of 1812]]<ref>[http://www.getnj.com/historicroadsides/gloucester.shtml Historic Roadsides of New Jersey: Gloucester County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212054718/http://www.getnj.com/historicroadsides/gloucester.shtml |date=December 12, 2006 }}, accessed December 12, 2006.</ref>
* [[Mike McBath]] (born 1946), former [[defensive end]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and part-owner of the [[Orlando Predators]]<ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20130131141804/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/926126012.html?dids=926126012:926126012&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+03,+1965&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Home+Grown+Freshmen&pqatl=google "Home Grown Freshmen"], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', January 3, 1965. Accessed November 10, 2012. "They are tackles Bill Lenkaitis of Youngstown, Ohio; Mike McBath of Woodbury, NJ, and Frank Iinski of Newark, NJ, and Russ Minkowitz, a guard from Canton, Mass."</ref>
* [[Bryant McKinnie]] (born 1979), former professional football player for the [[Baltimore Ravens]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/bryantmckinnie/2505226/profile Bryant McKinnie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401030056/http://www.nfl.com/player/bryantmckinnie/2505226/profile |date=April 1, 2017 }}, [[NFL.com]]. Accessed November 19, 2016.</ref>
* [[Dan Meyer (pitcher)|Dan Meyer]] (born 1981), former professional baseball player who played for the [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Florida Marlins]], and [[Oakland Athletics]]<ref>[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Dan-Meyer-1.shtml Dan Meyer player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815180608/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/dan-meyer-1.shtml |date=August 15, 2007 }}, The Baseball Cube. Accessed July 17, 2007.</ref>
* [[Dave Miller (baseball)|Dave Miller]] (born 1966), former [[coach (baseball)|bullpen coach]] for the [[Cleveland Indians]] of [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=88780 David Miller] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309211034/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=88780 |date=March 9, 2019 }}, The Baseball Cube. Accessed December 26, 2018. "Born Date: August 25,1966 [52.123] Place: Woodbury, New Jersey; High School: Highland Regional (Blackwood, NJ)"</ref>
* [[Tyler Miller (soccer)|Tyler Miller]] (born 1993), professional soccer player<ref>[http://www.sjsportsdigest.com/news_article/show/466895-seattle-selects-eustace-grad-miller-at-mls-draft Seattle selects Eustace grad Miller at MLS Draft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315095602/http://www.sjsportsdigest.com/news_article/show/466895-seattle-selects-eustace-grad-miller-at-mls-draft |date=March 15, 2016 }}. ''South Jersey Sports Digest'' (Shute, Mike). January 15, 2015. Accessed March 14, 2016.</ref>
* [[J. Hampton Moore]] (1864–1950), former Congressman and [[Mayor of Philadelphia]] (1920–1924; 1932–1936)<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000906 Joseph Hampton Moore biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113185440/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000906 |date=November 13, 2007 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 23, 2007.</ref>
* [[Tim O'Shea]] (born 1962), men's basketball head coach of the [[Bryant Bulldogs]]<ref>Prunty, Brendan. [http://www.nj.com/college-basketball/index.ssf/2013/01/ncaa_court_vision_tim_oshea_and_bryant_engineering_perfect_storm_of_program_turnaround.html "NCAA Court Vision: Tim O'Shea and Bryant engineering perfect blend of program turnaround"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113042848/http://www.nj.com/college-basketball/index.ssf/2013/01/ncaa_court_vision_tim_oshea_and_bryant_engineering_perfect_storm_of_program_turnaround.html |date=November 13, 2013 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 21, 2013. Accessed November 12, 2013. "Bryant and head coach Tim O'Shea, a native of Woodbury, are currently in first place in the Northeast Conference after going 2-28 last season."</ref>
* [[Paul Owens (baseball)|Paul Owens]] (1924–2003), manager of the 1983 National League Pennant-winning [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/28/sports/paul-owens-79-shaped-champion-phillies.html "Paul Owens, 79; Shaped Champion Phillies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226172649/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/28/sports/paul-owens-79-shaped-champion-phillies.html |date=December 26, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 28, 2003. Accessed November 1, 2018.</ref>
* [[Francis F. Patterson Jr.]] (1867–1935), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1920 to 1927<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000114 Francis Ford Patterson Jr.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018061948/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000114 |date=October 18, 2007 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 26, 2007.</ref>
* [[Jack Pierce (athlete)|Jack Pierce]] (born 1962), Olympic [[bronze medal]]ist in the [[110 metres hurdles|100-meter high hurdles]] at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympic Games]]<ref>Ostrum, Gus. [http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/varsityinsider/2009/05/24/former-olympic-star-new-jersey-state-champion-jack-pierce-recalls-days-in-south-jersey/ "Former Olympic Star, New Jersey State Champion Jack Pierce Recalls Days in South Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210083035/https://www.usatoday.com/ |date=December 10, 2022 }}, ''[[Courier-Post]]'', March 24, 2009. Accessed November 19, 2016. "A 1980 Woodbury High graduate, Pierce, 46, won a state hurdles championship as a senior and ran for two of South Jersey's finest coaches – Howie Staeger in his first three seasons and then Jim Mohan when he was a senior."</ref>
* [[Chris Pressley]] (born 1986), former [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]<ref>[http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/incredible-journey/a6256c61-9abc-47c0-afad-75463c6dd4a8 Bengals.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606053233/http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/incredible-journey/a6256c61-9abc-47c0-afad-75463c6dd4a8 |date=June 6, 2009 }}. "Was this the same son that came home at 3 in the morning after mopping floors at Wendy's and woke three hours later to finish off his 4.0 run at Woodbury High School and help keep the family afloat?" Accessed June 5, 2009.</ref>
* [[John Chandler Rafferty]] (1816–1880), politician<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1JEDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA132 ''Biographical and Historical Record''], p. 132. [[Yale University]]. Accessed November 4, 2015. "John Chandler Rafferty was born at Woodbury, New Jersey, Dec. 29th, 1816."</ref>
* [[Dorcas Reilly]] (1926–2018), chef, homemaker and inventor, best known for popularizing the [[green bean casserole]]<ref>Zraick, Karen. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/obituaries/dorcas-reilly-dead-green-bean-casserole.html 'Dorcas Reilly, Creator of the Classic American Green-Bean Casserole, Dies at 92"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 24, 2018. Accessed November 29, 2024. "Dorcas Lillian Bates was born on July 22, 1926, in Woodbury, N.J."</ref>
* [[Ronny J]] (born 1992), record producer, rapper, and singer<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3597664-Ronny-J Ronny J] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821203140/https://www.discogs.com/artist/3597664-Ronny-J |date=August 21, 2022 }} at Discogs.com</ref>
* [[H. Browning Ross]] (1924–1998), Olympian in long-distance running (1948) and gold medal winner in the 1,500-meter at the 1951 [[Pan American Games]]<ref>[http://runnersmecca.com/athletemonth.html Browning Ross] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701071937/http://runnersmecca.com/athletemonth.html |date=July 1, 2007 }}, Runners Mecca. Accessed September 16, 2007.</ref>
* [[Patti Smith]] (born 1946), singer-songwriter<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080217121710/http://www.aristarec.com/psmith/smithbio.html "Patti Smith - Biography: 'Three chord rock merged with the power of the word.'"], [[Arista Records]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 17, 2008. Accessed November 4, 2015. "Born in Chicago and raised in Woodbury, New Jersey, just across the state line from Philadelphia."</ref><ref>DeLuca, Dan. [http://articles.philly.com/1997-09-30/entertainment/25549504_1_tony-shanahan-oliver-ray-peace-and-noise "Woodbury's Patti Smith Takes Charge In Camden"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085530/http://articles.philly.com/1997-09-30/entertainment/25549504_1_tony-shanahan-oliver-ray-peace-and-noise |date=March 4, 2016 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', September 30, 1997. Accessed November 4, 2015. "It was an informal evening in which the punk-rock godmother and Woodbury native cracked jokes, recalled her first apartment in Pitman ('I had water beetles so big they scared the mice') and mixed selections from Peace (Arista **1/2) with older tunes and readings from her poetry collection Early Work."</ref>
* [[Heather Spytek]] (born 1977), June 2001 ''[[Playboy Magazine]]'' Playmate of the Month<ref>[http://www.playboy.com/girls/view/heather-spytek Playmate Heather Spytek] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819073051/http://www.playboy.com/girls/view/heather-spytek |date=August 19, 2012 }}, ''[[Playboy]]''. Accessed November 10, 2012. "Heather Spytek - Birthplace: Woodbury, NJ H:5' 6" W:110 lbs 36C-22-32"</ref>
* [[Dennis Joseph Sullivan]] (born 1945), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]] bishop<ref>[http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-voices/index.ssf/2014/01/editorial_the_camden_bishop_sn.html Editorial: The Camden bishop snags a bargain as a Woodbury residence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119065626/https://www.nj.com/south-jersey-voices/index.ssf/2014/01/editorial_the_camden_bishop_sn.html |date=November 19, 2018 }}. NJ.com. Accessed January 3, 2014.</ref>
* [[Al Szolack]] (born 1950), former member of the [[Washington Generals]] traveling basketball team<ref>Brodeur, Scott. [http://articles.philly.com/1988-09-18/news/26231962_1_drugs-national-town-meeting-nightline-with-ted-koppel "Foe Of Drugs Gets Soapbox On National TV"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915005735/http://articles.philly.com/1988-09-18/news/26231962_1_drugs-national-town-meeting-nightline-with-ted-koppel |date=September 15, 2015 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', September 18, 1988. Accessed November 18, 2014. "Szolack, who grew up in Woodbury, said he would have liked to have said more, but the show's format did not allow it."</ref>
* [[D. K. Ulrich]] (born 1944), former [[NASCAR]] driver and owner<ref>[http://www.legendsofnascar.com/DK_Ulrich.htm D. K. (Donald Keith) Ulrich] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113043135/http://www.legendsofnascar.com/DK_Ulrich.htm |date=November 13, 2013 }}, Legends of NASCAR. Accessed November 12, 2013. "At one time, Ulrich, who was born in Woodbury, N.J., and moved to the Concord area in the late 1960s from California to be closer to NASCAR racing, had Sandy Jones, Peter Sospenzo and Jimmy Long working on the same crew."</ref>
* [[David Ogden Watkins]] (1862–1938), former acting governor of New Jersey and mayor of Woodbury from 1886 to 1890<ref>[http://www.nga.org/cms/render/live/en/sites/NGA/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_watkins_david.html New Jersey Governor David Ogden Watkins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217173942/http://www.nga.org/cms/render/live/en/sites/NGA/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_watkins_david.html |date=December 17, 2014 }}, [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed July 9, 2012. "David O. Watkins, the thirty-eighth governor of New Jersey, was born in Woodbury, New Jersey on June 8, 1862.... Watkins first entered politics as mayor of Woodbury, a position he held from 1886 to 1890."</ref>
* [[Ann Cooper Whitall]] (1716–1797), a [[Quakers|Quaker]] woman known for her actions at the [[Battle of Red Bank]]<ref>Roncace, Kelly. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2011/10/kelly_roncace_whats_in_a_name_5.html "Kelly Roncace: What's in a name? Whitall House"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225113826/http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2011/10/kelly_roncace_whats_in_a_name_5.html |date=December 25, 2011 }}, ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', October 24, 2011. Accessed July 9, 2012. "Ann Whitall is known mostly for her involvement with the Battle of Red Bank on Oct. 21, 1777. Whitall, born Ann Cooper in 1716 in Woodbury, married James Whitall and the couple built their home on the Delaware River in what is now National Park in 1748."</ref>
* [[John M. Whitall]] (1800–1877), sea captain, businessman, and philanthropist<ref>Kephart, Bill; and Kephart, Mary. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2011/01/the_kepharts_john_mickle_whita.html "The Kepharts: John Mickle Whitall"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010222927/http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2011/01/the_kepharts_john_mickle_whita.html |date=October 10, 2011 }}, ''Gloucester County Voices'', January 16, 2011. Accessed July 9, 2012. "James Mickle Whitall, son of John Seddon Whitall and Sarah Mickle Whitall, was born into the Quaker family on Nov. 4, 1800 at Woodbury Creek, Gloucester County.... Between voyages, John Whitall courted Mary Tatum. The Tatum family had also lived in Woodbury."</ref>
* [[John L. White]] (1930–2001), former politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and in the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bHIkAQAAIAAJ&q=woodbury+%22John+L.+White%22 ''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual''], p. 394. Accessed November 4, 2015. "Gloucester County John L. White (Rep., Woodbury)"</ref>
* [[Raymond Zane]] (1939–2024), former politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|3rd Legislative District]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=C5yIAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22The+senator+was+born+in+Woodbury+on+July+23%2C+1939.%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 208, Part 2''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210083043/https://books.google.com/books?id=C5yIAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22The+senator+was+born+in+Woodbury+on+July+23%2C+1939.%22 |date=December 10, 2022 }}, p. 187. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1999. Accessed September 6, 1999. "The senator was born in Woodbury on July 23, 1939."</ref>