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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Delran Township, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Delran Township include: * [[Raphael Bostic]] (born 1966), economist and academic, who became the 15th President and CEO of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta]] in June 2017<ref>[https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/atlantafed/officers/executive_office/bostic-raphael.aspx "Raphael Bostic, Incoming President and Chief Executive Officer as of June 5, 2017"], [[Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta]], March 13, 2017. Accessed March 19, 2017. "Dr. Bostic was born in 1966 and grew up in Delran, New Jersey. A high school valedictorian, he graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a combined major in economics and psychology—disciplines he believes are intimately interrelated. After a brief stint in the private sector, Dr. Bostic earned his doctorate in economics from Stanford University in 1995."</ref> * [[Jake Burbage]] (born 1992), actor who is best known for his role on ''[[Grounded for Life]]''<ref>LoCascio, Chelsea. [https://www.hercampus.com/school/tcnj/jake-burbage-child-actor-returns-his-new-jersey-roots "Jake Burbage: Child Actor Returns to His New Jersey Roots"], [[The College of New Jersey]], October 14, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2018. "With a few acting gigs and an agent before middle school, Jake Burbage's accomplishments surpassed those of many average ten-year-olds. While growing up in Delran, N.J., Burbage aspired to be like actor Harrison Ford."</ref> * [[Bill Duff]] (born 1974), former [[NFL]], [[NFL Europe]], and [[Arena Football]] defensive tackle who co-hosted The [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] series ''[[Human Weapon]]''<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930080140/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DUFFBIL01 Bill Duff]}}, database Football. Accessed July 18, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=55013&display_order=2&sub_display_order=2&mini_id=54986 Human Weapon - Bill Duff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024082845/http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=55013&display_order=2&sub_display_order=2&mini_id=54986 |date=2007-10-24 }}</ref> * [[Tricia Fabbri]], women's basketball head coach at [[Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball|Quinnipiac University]]<ref>Franko, Kyle. [http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20160221/SPORTS/160229951 "Delran's Tricia Fabbri has built basketball winner at Quinnipiac"], ''[[The Trentonian]]'', February 21, 2016. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Tricia Fabbri wasn't sure she made the right decision. In fact, the Delran native thought she might have made a giant mistake when she became the women's basketball coach at Quinnipiac University in 1995.... The 1987 Delran High School graduate has created a solid program that is having its most successful year ever."</ref> * [[Donald Goerke]] (1926–2010), business executive and food developer, who invented [[SpaghettiOs]] while working for the [[Franco-American (Campbell's)|Franco-American]] division of the [[Campbell Soup Company]] in 1965<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/business/14goerke.html "Donald Goerke, Creator of SpaghettiOs, Dies at 83"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 13, 2010. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Donald Goerke, a Campbell Soup Company executive whose nonlinear approach to pasta resulted in SpaghettiOs, died Sunday at his home in Delran, N.J. He was 83."</ref> * [[Nate Hemsley]] (born 1974), former football [[linebacker]] who played in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]], [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Carolina Panthers]]<ref>Carchidi, Sam. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160610003450/http://articles.philly.com/1998-11-01/sports/25734521_1_training-camp-eagles-fans-defense "Hemsley's Debut At Vet Delayed The Pride Of Delran High, Now A Dallas Cowboy, Is Out With A Broken Leg."]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 1, 1998. Accessed May 22, 2016. "Growing up in Delran, Nate Hemsley was a devoted Eagles follower who idolized Wes Hopkins, Byron Evans, Reggie White, and the rest of the NFL club's multitalented defense.... For good reason. Hemsley, the pride of Delran High, is a member of the Dallas Cowboys."</ref> * [[Alex Lewis (linebacker)|Alex Lewis]] (born 1981), football linebacker with the [[Detroit Lions]]<ref>Offord, Jeff. [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=1059865E4844184F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Delran's Lewis living NFL dream with Lions"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', September 26, 2004. Accessed June 6, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=35914 Alex Lewis profile], [[National Football League Players Association]]. Accessed June 24, 2007. "Resides in Delran, N.J."</ref> * [[Carli Lloyd]] (born 1982), Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012, [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] and world champion in 2015 and 2019 with the [[United States women's national soccer team]]<ref>[http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_12735.html Carli Lloyd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016051835/http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_12735.html |date=October 16, 2007 }}, [[United States Soccer Federation]]. Accessed November 21, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/15/sports/15sportsbriefs.html "Sports Briefing"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 15, 2007. Accessed November 25, 2018. "Lloyd, a Delran, N.J., native who played soccer at Rutgers, scored from 30 yards in the 51st minute."</ref><ref>[http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Dato=20080821&Kategori=SPORTS09&Lopenr=808210801&Ref=PH "Carli Lloyd Helps U.S. Win Gold"]. Portal to gallery of photographs (28) related to [[Carli Lloyd]]. ''[[Courier-Post]]''. Aug. 21, 2008. Accessed December 28, 2009.</ref> * [[Todd Lowber]] (born 1982), former football [[wide receiver]] who played for the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>Borzi, Pat. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160610031621/http://articles.philly.com/2007-06-13/sports/25235219_1_brad-childress-ronyell-whitaker-troy-williamson "Delran's Lowber learns NFL ways A college standout, he's new to football. The Vikes see a gem."]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 13, 2007. Accessed May 22, 2016. "The intermittent rain had stopped one Wednesday morning last month when Delran High product Todd Lowber, the rawest Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver, lined up against third-year cornerback Ronyell Whitaker in a one-on-one drill.... Before that, Lowber couldn't precisely remember the last time he caught a football. Middle school, he thought, probably at the apartment complex where his family lived in Delran."</ref> * [[Heather Marter]], participant in 2011's ''[[The Real World: Las Vegas (2011)|Las Vegas]]''<ref>Gross, Dan. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120523183713/http://articles.philly.com/2011-02-22/entertainment/28617484_1_howard-eskin-hip-hop-show-show-tomorrow "Dan Gross: Local 'Real World' castmate had alcohol scare"]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', February 22, 2011. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Heather Marter, the Delran native who's among the cast of MTV's "Real World: Las Vegas," was hospitalized when she was 14 with alcohol poisoning, according to her bio materials from MTV."</ref> * [[Suzanne Muldowney]] (born 1952), performance artist known as "Underdog Lady"<ref>[http://www.citypaper.com/bob/story.asp?id=9035 "Best Honorary Baltimorean: Suzanne 'Underdog' Muldowney"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165214/http://www.citypaper.com/bob/story.asp?id=9035 |date=September 30, 2007 }}, ''[[Baltimore City Paper]]'', September 22, 2004. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Resplendent in her hand-sewn costume and utterly unfettered by convention or inhibition, how can someone so Baltimore be from Delran, N.J.?"</ref> * [[MD Myers]] (born 2001), [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[Charleston Battery]] in the [[USL Championship]]<ref>Ralph, Matthew. [https://philadelphiasoccernow.com/2024/02/01/delran-native-md-myers-transferred-from-nycfc-ii-to-charleston-battery/ "Delran native MD Myers transferred from NYCFC II to Charleston Battery"], Philadelphia Soccer Now, February 1, 2024. Accessed April 1, 2024. "MD Myers is taking his goal-scoring talents to Charleston Battery. The Delran, N.J. native and former Philadelphia Union Academy forward was transferred from NYCFC II to the Battery for an undisclosed fee and signed a new multi-year contract with the reigning USL Championship finalists."</ref> * [[Jeremy Rafanello]] (born 2000), [[association football|soccer]] [[Forward (association football)|forward]] who plays for [[Philadelphia Union II|Bethlehem Steel]] in the [[United Soccer League]]<ref>Ralph, Matthew. [https://www.brotherlygame.com/2018/2/7/16988294/philadelphia-union-jeremy-rafanello-penn-state "Union U19 leading scorer commits to Penn State Jeremy Rafanello previously verbally committed to Drexel"], Brotherly Game, February 7, 2018. "Delran, N.J. native Jeremy Rafanello announced on National Signing Day Wednesday that he will play college soccer at Penn State University this fall."</ref> * [[John Sacca]] (born 1971), former [[quarterback]] in the [[Arena Football League]] who played for the [[Connecticut Coyotes]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/497253740/ "QB Sacca shopping for his new school"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 13, 1993. Accessed January 1, 2019. "But when John Sacca's relationship with Penn State coach Joe Paterno went sour, Sacca said goodbye. Three months later, the former Delran High School star, who was courted by several big-name universities five years ago before choosing Penn State, is knocking on the doors of Division I-AA colleges, looking for a team."</ref> * [[Tony Sacca]] (born 1970), former [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] who played for the [[Phoenix Cardinals]]<ref>Parrillo, Ray. [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=0EB95FBB60E1F280&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Sacca: Most Unhappy Fella At Happy Valley"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', September 13, 1989. Accessed March 27, 2008. "Two years ago, quarterback Tony Sacca chose Penn State over the scores of other schools on the college football map that were salivating over him. Because, Sacca said, it was close to his home in Delran, N.J."</ref> * [[Ernest F. Schuck]] (1929–2009), politician who served for seven years as mayor of [[Barrington, New Jersey]] and eight years in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], from 1974 to 1982, where he represented the [[New Jersey's 5th legislative district|5th Legislative District]]<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=oWgkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Assemblyman+Schuck+was+born+in+Bridgeboro+March+1,+1929%22 "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 1979 edition"], p. 221. Fitzgerald's, 1979. Accessed September 30, 2016. "Assemblyman Schuck was born in Bridgeboro, March 1, 1929. He was graduated at Palmyra High School and attended Rutgers University College."</ref> * [[Peter Vermes]] (born 1966), Head coach and technical director of [[Sporting KC]] who was a [[1990 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] soccer veteran<ref>[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=0EB2A05B88D87E16&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "U.S. Squad Named For World Cup Finals"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', May 15, 1990. Accessed June 24, 2007. "Forward Peter Vermes of Delran headed a squad of 22 players named yesterday to the U.S. World Cup team by the U.S. Soccer Federation."</ref> * [[Peter Wright (swimmer)|Peter Wright]] (born 1972), swimmer in the 1500m freestyle at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]<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=0EB32D4C1D1C98D6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "He Worked His Way To The Olympics; Delran Swimmer Peter Wright Almost Gave Up His Quest. He Came Back With A Vengeance."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', May 21, 1996. Accessed June 6, 2011. "An hour before the biggest race of his life, in the middle of the toughest swim meet in the world, Peter Wright saw more than just the blue lane ahead of him. For the previous year, the Delran, N.J., freestyler had put his life on hold to try for the U.S. Olympic team in the grueling 1,500-meter event."</ref><ref>[http://www.jerseywahoos.org/history.htm History of Jersey Wahoos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009132600/http://www.jerseywahoos.org/history.htm |date=2007-10-09 }}, Jersey Wahoos. Accessed June 6, 2011.</ref>
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