Editing Bridgeton, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Bridgeton, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bridgeton include:
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* [[Jonathan Adler]] (born 1966), designer<ref>Colman, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/fashion/jonathan-adlers-guiding-light-his-mother.html "His Guiding Light? Mom, of Course"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 7, 2012. Accessed December 9, 2012. "One might guess that Mr. Adler, 46, who studied semiotics at Brown University and ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design, had developed his careful balancing act of cynicism and sincerity — cynicerity, for short — as an adult. But, it turns out, he had a lucky star guiding him right from the day he was born. A wholly artificial star, of course: the chandelier that hung above his family's dining table in their house in Bridgeton, N.J."</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/adler.php Bridegton's Notable People: Jonathan Adler], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Ryquell Armstead]] (born 1996), [[American football|football]] [[running back]] for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] of the NFL<ref>[https://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10762 Ryquell Armstead], [[Temple Owls football]]. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Born Ryquell Keeman Armstead (pronounced: ra-KWELL) in Bridgeton, N.J."</ref>
* [[Radcliffe Bailey]] (born 1968), contemporary artist noted for mixed-media, paint, and sculpture works that explore African-American history<ref>[https://high.org/exhibition/radcliffe-bailey/ Radcliffe Bailey: Memory As Medicine], [[High Museum of Art]]. Accessed February 13, 2020. "Born in 1968 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Radcliffe Bailey moved to Atlanta when he was four years old."</ref>
* [[Newton Bateman]] (1822–1897), academic, educational administrator, and editor<ref>Freeman, Joseph H. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCkTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR69 ''Twenty-Second Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Illinois; July 1, 1896 - June 30, 1898''], p. 69. The Superintendent, 1898. Accessed December 21, 2014. "Newton Bateman, of English ancestry, was born in Bridgeton, county seat of a southern county of New Jersey, July 27, 1822, and was a little over seventy-five years old at his death October 21, 1897."</ref>
* [[Markquese Bell]] (born 1999), [[American football]] [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] of the [[National Football League]].<ref>[https://www.nfl.com/players/markquese-bell/ Markquese Bell], [[NFL.com]]. Accessed September 1, 2022. "Hometown: Bridgeton, NJ"</ref>
* [[Robin Bernstein]] (born 1953), Florida businesswoman who has been confirmed as [[United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic]]<ref>[http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/us-ambassador-to-the-dominican-republic-who-is-robin-bernstein-171113?news=860362 "U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic: Who Is Robin Bernstein?"], [[AllGov.com]], November 13, 2017. Accessed August 10, 2018. "Born in 1953, Robin Stein Bernstein is from Bridgeton, New Jersey, and graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1972 after spending her junior year as an exchange student in Paris."</ref>
* [[Ella Reeve Bloor]] (1862–1951), radical labor organizer<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9125385/Ella-Reeve-Bloor Ella Reeve Bloor], [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]. Accessed September 24, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/bloor.php Bridegton's Notable People: Ella Reeve Bloor], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Frank L. Bodine]] (1874–{{circa|1930}}), architect who practiced in [[Asbury Park, New Jersey]], and in [[Orlando, Florida]], in the first four decades of the twentieth century<ref>{{Philadelphia Architects and Buildings |ar=23489 |Bodine, Frank Lee (1874-1964)}}. "Frank L. Bodine was born in Bridgeton, NJ, the son of J. Nixon and Annie Alexander Millikan Bodine."</ref>
* [[Charles Brown (congressman)|Charles Brown]] (1797–1883), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000906 Brown, Charles, (1797 - 1883)], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 21, 2014. "born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 23, 1797; attended the public schools; in early boyhood moved with his father to Cumberland County, N.J., and resided near Bridgeton"</ref>
* [[Lester R. Brown]] (born 1934), [[environmentalist]], founder and president of the [[Earth Policy Institute]]<ref>[http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2013/12/12/breaking-new-ground-with-environmental-pioneer-lester-r-brown/ "Breaking new ground with environmental pioneer, Lester R. Brown"], [[WHYY-FM]], December 12, 2013. Accessed December 21, 2014.</ref>
* [[Benjamin Champneys]] (1800–1871), Pennsylvania State Representative, Pennsylvania State Senator and Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1846 to 1848<ref>[https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4438&body=S Benjamin Champneys], [[Pennsylvania State Senate]]. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Born in Bridgeton, New Jersey January 1800"</ref>
* [[Nadia Davy]] (born 1980), track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica, who was a bronze medalist in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] at the [[2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]]<ref>Brown, Scott. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20141222041024/http://articles.philly.com/1998-06-01/sports/25730026_1_track-bulldogs-sticky-heat "Bridgeton's Davy Runs Wild At States The Jamaica Native Set Records In The 200 And 400. Her Coach Thinks She Will Only Improve."]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 1, 1998. Accessed December 21, 2014. "That's because Bridgeton's Nadia Davy eclipsed their times in the 200 and 400 to set both records."</ref>
* [[Braheme Days Jr.]] (born 1995), [[shot put]]ter who won a bronze medal at the [[2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics]]<ref>McGarry, Michael. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/bridgeton-s-braheme-days-jr-third-in-shot-put-at/article_fdbbecae-12da-11e4-b658-001a4bcf887a.html "Bridgeton's Braheme Days Jr. third in shot put at World Junior Track and Field Championships"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 24, 2014. Accessed December 21, 2014. "Bridgeton's Braheme Days Jr. finished third Thursday night in the shot put at the IAAF World Junior Track and Championships in Eugene, Ore.... Days Jr., a 2013 Bridgeton High School graduate, put himself in position to win the world title by finishing first in his heat and second overall with a throw of 64 feet, 4 inches in the preliminaries."</ref>
* [[Lucius Elmer]] (1793–1883), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] from 1843 to 1845<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000156 Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 20, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/elmer.php Bridegton's Notable People: Lucius Elmer], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Charles Ewing (politician)|Charles Ewing]] (1780–1832), politician who served as Chief Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6rUNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA126 ''Cyclopedia of New Jersey Biography, Memorial and Biographical, Volume 1''], p. 126. American Historical Society, Incorporated, 1921. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Charles Ewing, LL.D., was born in 1780, in Bridgeton, Cumberland county, New Jersey, the only son of James and Martha (Boyd) Ewing."</ref>
* [[Douglas H. Fisher]] (born {{circa|1948}}), New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who represented the [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|3rd Legislative District]] and served on the Bridgeton City Council from 1990 to 1992<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=55021 Assembly Member Douglas H. Fisher], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 8, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/fisher.php Bridegton's Notable People: Douglas H. Fisher], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[James Galanos]] (1924–2016), fashion designer<ref>Hummel, Jack. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2011/12/the_story_of_bridgeton_joan_da.html "The Story of Bridgeton: Joan Dare Ballinger's Bridgeton"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', December 12, 2011. Accessed December 21, 2014. "James Galanos, the known clothes designer, had a restaurant downtown and we'd always have lunch before we went back to work with the money."</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/galanos.php Bridegton's Notable People: James Galanos], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Goose Goslin]] (1900–1971), [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] left fielder who played for the [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]], [[Baltimore Orioles#St. Louis Browns|St. Louis Browns]] and [[Detroit Tigers]], in a career that ran from 1921 to 1938<ref>''News Journal'' of [[Mansfield, Ohio]], January 29, 1968.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/goslin.php Bridegton's Notable People: Goose Goslin], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Edward Everett Grosscup]] (1860–1933), chairman of the [[New Jersey Democratic State Committee]] from 1911 to 1919 and [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury|Treasurer of the State of New Jersey]] from 1913 to 1915<ref>Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA198 ''Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919-1920 (Volume II)''], p. 198. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed November 30, 2013. "Edward E Grosscup - Wenonah - Real Estate. Born in Bridgeton, August 2, 1860; son of Charles C. and Anna D. Grosscup."</ref>
* [[James G. Hampton]] (1814–1861), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1845 to 1849<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000138 James Giles Hampton], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 25, 2007</ref>
* [[Charles L. Harris (general)|Charles L. Harris]] (1834–1910), [[Union Army]] Brigadier General<ref>[http://11wisconsinregiment.soldierstudies.org/?p=26 Colonel Charles L. Harris], [[11th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment|11th Wisconsin Civil War Regiment]], July 9, 2007. Accessed October 22, 2012. "Charles L. Harris, born August 24, 1834 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, was a prominent Madison resident when the war broke out."</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/harris.php Bridegton's Notable People: Charles L. Harris], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Charles Hill (diplomat)|Charles Hill]] (1936–2021), diplomat and academic<ref>Smith, Harrison. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-hill-dead/2021/03/30/a81250fa-9162-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html "Charles Hill, diplomat, Yale professor and top adviser to George Shultz, dies at 84"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', March 30, 2021. Accessed April 5, 2021. "Morton Charles Hill was born in Bridgeton, N.J., on April 28, 1936. His father was a dentist, his mother a homemaker."</ref>
* [[Alfred Ellet Hitchner]] (1882–1959), college football pioneer who was head coach of the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football]] team in 1904<ref>[https://archive.org/details/historyofclassof00rutg ''Class of 1904 - Rutgers College - History to 1907''], p. 12. Accessed December 21, 2014. "Alfred Ellet Hitchner. ... Before entering college lived at Clayton, N. J., and Bridgeton, N. J. Prepared at Bridgeton High School and West Jersey Academy."</ref>
* [[George Jamison]] (born 1962), NFL linebacker who played for the [[Detroit Lions]]<ref>Weinberg, David. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEDCFFAFD80CCE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Pro Football / Surprise! Bridgeton Celebrates George Jamison's Long NFL Career"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 22, 2000. Accessed October 22, 2012. "One of the reasons George Jamison was able to play in the NFL for 13 seasons was that he was seldom surprised. As an outside linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs, the Bridgeton native was rarely caught out of position, even when faced with the most creative trick plays."</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930005653/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JAMISGEO01 George Jamison player profile]}}, database Football. Accessed July 29, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/jamison.php Bridegton's Notable People: George Jamison], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Harvey Johnson (coach)|Harvey Johnson]] (1919–1983), served as head coach for the [[National Football League]]'s [[Buffalo Bills]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zk4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850,1579774&dq=harvey-johnson+bridgeton&hl=en "Yanks Swamp 'Hawks, 31-0"], ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'', December 10, 1946. Accessed June 7, 2011. "The Yanks opened the scoring midway in the first quarter when Harvey Johnson, of Bridgeton, N.&nbsp;J., booted a field goal between the uprights from the Miami 45 yard line."</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/johnson.php Bridegton's Notable People: Harvey Johnson], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Benjamin F. Lee]] (1841–1926), religious leader and educator, who was the president of [[Wilberforce University]] from 1876 to 1884<ref>Adams, Stephen J. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VgZ-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT392 ''The Patriot Poets: American Odes, Progress Poems, and the State of the Union''], p. 392. [[McGill–Queen's University Press]], 2018. {{ISBN|9780773555952}}. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Benjamin F. Lee was born 18 September 1841 in Bridgeton, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Carwood Lipton]] (1920–2001), [[commissioned officer]] with the [[101st Airborne Division]] during World War II, who was portrayed by [[Donnie Wahlberg]] in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''<ref>[http://carwoodlipton.com/biography Biography], C. Carwood Lipton. Accessed November 25, 2017. "In 1966, he moved to Bridgeton, New Jersey where he became an Administrative Manager, and in 1971, he and his wife moved to London where he was the Director of Manufacturing for eight different glass companies in England and Scotland for several years."</ref>
* [[Frank LoBiondo]] (born 1946), Congressman who represents [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000554 Frank A. Lobiondo], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 8, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/lobiondo.php Bridegton's Notable People: Frank LoBiondo], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Brison Manor]] (1952-2023), [[defensive lineman]] who played eight seasons in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Denver Broncos]], from 1977 to 1984<ref>Koffman, Jack. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19750917&id=I8kyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n-0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5351,137887 "Newest Rider here air express - Vrison Manor to face Esimos"], ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', September 17, 1975. Accessed October 22, 2012. "GM Frank Clair spoke to Manor, a graduate of University of Arkansas, yesterday morning at his home in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and arranged to have him fly here immediately."</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070209181726/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MANORBRI01 Brison Manor]}}, database Football. Accessed October 24, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/manor.php Bridegton's Notable People: Brison Manor], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
*[[Bloomfield H. Minch]] (1864–1929), President of the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=26 June 1929|title=Bloomfield Minch Dies; Ex-Head of N.J. Senate|volume=54|page=3|work=The Morning Post|issue=127|location=Camden, N.J.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/447448873/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Rube Oldring]] (1884–1961), professional baseball player who played [[outfield]] in the MLB from 1905 to 1918 for the [[History of the Philadelphia Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] and [[New York Yankees]]<ref>Bishop, Bill. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/71f1da1c Rube Oldring], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed November 25, 2017. "Rube suffered a heart attack in 1960, and died at age 77 on September 9, 1961 at his home in Bridgeton, New Jersey from acute blockage of the arteries."</ref>
* [[Harold E. Pierce]] (1922–2006), dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon<ref>Sims, Gayle Ronan. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151018201137/http://articles.philly.com/2006-11-04/news/25406168_1_dermatology-medical-degree-surgeon "Harold E. Pierce Jr., 84, dermatologist, surgeon"]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 4, 2006. Accessed December 21, 2014. "He was born in the Art Museum area, and his mother died when he was 7. His father decided the best situation for his son was to be raised by his paternal grandparents in Bridgeton, N.J. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1939 and earned a bachelor's degree in science in 1943 from Lincoln University and a medical degree in 1946 from Howard University."</ref>
* [[Steve Rammel]] (born 1968), retired U.S. [[soccer]] [[Striker (association football)|forward]] who played two seasons in [[Major League Soccer]]<ref>[http://www.intermark.com/rapids/rp0305b98.html "Colorado Rapids Deal Steve Rammel To Metrostars For 1999 First-Round Supplemental Draft Choice"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007023317/http://www.intermark.com/rapids/rp0305b98.html |date=2007-10-07 }}, SoccerNews Online, March 5, 1998. Accessed May 23, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/rammel.php Bridegton's Notable People: Steve Rammel], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Floyd Reid]] (1927–1994), running back who played in the NFL for the [[Green Bay Packers]] from 1950 to 1956<ref>[http://www.profootballarchives.com/reid01000coach.html Floyd Reid], The Pro Football Archives. Accessed December 21, 2014.</ref>
* [[Shooting of Jerame Reid|Jerame Reid]] (1978–2014), killed by Bridgeton police officers
* [[Celeste Riley]] (born 1960), Clerk of Cumberland County, who was the first woman to represent the [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|3rd Legislative District]]<ref>[https://ccclerknj.com/celeste-riley/ County Clerk: Celeste M. Riley], Cumberland County Clerk's Office. Accessed October 28, 2019. "Prior to joining the NJ Assembly, Celeste Riley served as a member of Bridgeton City Council and rose to become the Council President. One of her most notable accomplishments was establishing 'Building a Better Bridgeton', which was a beautification project for the aging industrial foundations of Bridgeton."</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/riley.php Bridegton's Notable People: Celester Riley], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Charles C. Seabrook]] (1909-2003), executive who was an earlier pioneer in [[frozen food]].<ref name=Encyclopedia>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/seabrook-charles-courtney Seabrook, Charles Courtney], [[Encyclopedia.com]]. Accessed December 21, 2023. "(b. 15 January 1909 in Bridgeton, New Jersey; d. 4 October 2003 in Woodstown, New Jersey), frozen food packager who was instrumental in building the frozen food industry in the twentieth century."</ref>
* [[Elias P. Seeley]] (1791–1846), [[List of Governors of New Jersey|11th]] [[Governor of New Jersey]] in 1833<ref>[https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_seeley_elias.default.html New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley], [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed November 25, 2017. "Elias P. Seeley, the fourteenth governor of New Jersey, was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey on November 10, 1791."</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/seeley.php Bridegton's Notable People: Elias P. Seeley], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[Oberlin Smith]] (1840–1926), engineer and inventor<ref name=NYTSmith/><ref>[http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Oberlin_Smith Oberlin Smith: Biography], [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] Global History Network. Accessed November 2, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofbridgeton.com/smith.php Bridegton's Notable People: Oberlin Smith], City of Bridgeton. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>
* [[John J. Spoltore]] (1921–1973), Republican Party politician who served as Chairman of the [[New Jersey Republican State Committee]] in 1973 after having served four years as Mayor of Bridgeton in the mid-1950s<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/12/archives/john-spoltore-dies-at-52-gop-chairman-of-jersey.html "John Spoltore Dies at 52; G.O.P. Chairman of Jersey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12, 1973. Accessed December 21, 2014. "John Spoltore, Republican state chairman, died early today of a heart attack at St. Francis Hospital. He was 52 years old and lived in Bridgeton, where he served as Mayor from 1953 to 1957."</ref>
* [[Thomas Whitaker Trenchard]] (1863–1942), lawyer and a Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] between 1906 and 1941, who was presiding judge in the [[Lindbergh kidnapping]] trial of [[Richard Hauptmann]]<ref>Lundy, F. L., et al. [https://books.google.com/books?id=WjM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA375 ''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, Volume 134''], p. 375. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Thomas Whitaker Trenchard, Bridgeton. Justice Trenchard was born in Centreton, Salem county, N. J., December 13, 1863."</ref>
* [[Aharon Wasserman]] (born 1986), entrepreneur and software designer<ref>Taniguchi, lauren T. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2011/12/forbes_30_under_30_list_featur.html "Forbes 30 Under 30 list features technology leader Aharon Wasserman of Bridgeton"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', December 20, 2011. Accessed December 21, 2014. "Alongside young virtuosos like Lady Gaga, LeBron James and the Olsen twins, Bridgeton's own Aharon Wasserman is featured as one to watch."</ref>
* [[Melinda Watts]] (born 1978), [[urban contemporary gospel]] artist and musician<ref>Van Embden, Edward. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bridgeton-woman-combines-teaching-gospel-to-help-girls-pursue-dreams/article_509f44ca-abf6-11df-b8c2-001cc4c03286.html"Bridgeton woman combines teaching, gospel to help girls pursue dreams"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 19, 2010. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Melinda Watts left Bridgeton to pursue her dream, and now she's returning to share it."</ref>
* [[Dominique Williams]] (born 1990), [[running back]] for the [[Calgary Stampeders]]<ref>Graves-El, Ahmad. [https://snjtoday.com/2019/07/09/bridgeton-native-dominique-williams-returns-with-life-lessons-for-the-next-generation/ "Bridgeton Native, Dominique Williams, Returns with Life Lessons for the Next Generation"], SNJ Today, July 9, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Bridgeton has been the home of many outstanding and upstanding citizens throughout its history.... Dominique Williams is another elite athlete who hails from the historic town."</ref>
* [[Shana Williams]] (born 1972), former track and field athlete who competed in the [[long jump]]<ref>Hadden, Doug. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017083741/http://articles.philly.com/1988-05-08/sports/26261608_1_jump-clearview-triple-winner "Bridgeton Athlete Takes 3 Events In Girls' Track"]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', May 8, 1988. Accessed December 21, 2014. "Bridgeton High's Shana Williams won three events, and Kingsway was an easy winner in the team competition, highlighting yesterday's 16th annual Pennsauken-South Jersey Open track meet for girls."</ref>
* [[Jason Winrow]] (1971–2012), [[offensive guard]] who played for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/09/jason_winrow_cumberland_region.html "Jason Winrow - Cumberland Regional alum, Ohio State Buckeye and New York Giant - passes away at 41"], [[NJ.com]], September 24, 2012. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Winrow was a born in Bridgeton and made a name for himself on the football field. Winrow was the second student in Cumberland Regional High School's history to attend a Division I university on a full football scholarship when he went to Ohio State University from 1989-1993."</ref>
* [[H. Boyd Woodruff]] (1917–2017), soil microbiologist who discovered [[actinomycin]] and developed industrial production by [[fermentation]] of many natural products, including [[cyanocobalamin]] (a synthetic form of [[Vitamin B12]]), the [[avermectin]]s and other important antibiotics<ref>[[Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)|Roberts, Sam]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/science/h-boyd-woodruff-dead-antibiotics-researcher.html?_r=0 "H. Boyd Woodruff, Microbiologist Who Paved Way for Antibiotics, Dies at 99"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 3, 2017. Accessed February 4, 2017. "Harold Boyd Woodruff, known as Boyd, was born on July 22, 1917, in Bridgeton, N.J."</ref>
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