Editing Wildwood Crest, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Wildwood Crest, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wildwood Crest include:
* [[J. Thompson Baker]] (1847–1919), one of the original developers of Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, who was also a politician who represented [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] from 1913 to 1915<ref>[http://www.visitnjshore.com/wildwood-crest/history/ History of Wildwood Crest, NJ], VisitNJShore.com. Accessed October 29, 2015. "They were both taken with the large beaches and beautiful wilderness, and, in 1895, they joined with their brother J Thompson Baker to form the Wildwood Beach Improvement Company.... The Wildwood borough expanded quickly and was very successful, so the Baker brothers decided to expand their development to the land south of the borough. This land would later become Wildwood Crest, and was an unspoiled wilderness of dense thickets and sand dunes."</ref>
* [[Kenneth A. Black Jr.]] (1932–2019), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|District 3A]] from 1968 to 1974<ref>[https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/community/obituaries/article_e16b1e7f-f025-5be3-91f9-4188f626a06d.html "Black, Kenneth Algernon"], ''[[Cape May County Herald]]'', January 31, 2019, updated February 11, 2019. Accessed December 6, 2022. "Ken and his wife moved to Wildwood Crest in 1984."</ref>
* [[Aliki Brandenberg]] (born 1929), [[children's literature]] author, was born in Wildwood Crest<ref>[http://www.yourlibrary.ws/childrens_webpage/e-author92000.htm Picture Books Author of the Month: Aliki], Greenville Public Library. Accessed May 1, 2008.</ref>
* [[Joe Maloy]] (born 1985), professional triathlete<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170608175120/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-triathlon/athletes/Joe-Maloy Joe Maloy], [[USA Triathlon]]. Accessed June 27, 2017.</ref>
* [[Bill Osborn]] (born {{circa|1966}}), football [[Scout (sport)|scout]] and [[color analyst]] who played in the [[National Football League]], [[NFL Europe|World League]] and the [[Arena Football League]]<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-31-sp-9463-story.html "Pittsburgh's Osborn Plays Three Sports"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 31, 1987. Accessed August 10, 2016. "His friends call the Wildwood Crest, N.J., native 'The Wizard of Oz.'... Osborn won 11 varsity letters at Wildwood High before being recruited by former Pitt football coach Foge Fazio."</ref>
* [[Bernie Parent]] (born 1945), goalie for the [[Boston Bruins]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] and most notably [[Philadelphia Flyers]] where he back-stopped the team to two consecutive Stanley Cups<ref>Brooks, Melissa. [http://www.timesherald.com/article/JR/20100905/NEWS01/309059989 "Hall of Famer Bernie Parent's locker a GNPAL raffle prize"], ''The Times Herald'', September 5, 2010. Accessed October 31, 2015. "When retrieving his locker from the Spectrum with business manager and friend Dean Smith, Parent, who lives in Wildwood Crest most of the year, was hit with emotions."</ref>
* [[Frank Vogel]] (born 1973), head coach of the [[Phoenix Suns]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/article_50307234-2cd9-11e0-976b-001cc4c002e0.html "Wildwood High School graduate Frank Vogel promoted to interim head coach of Indiana Pacers"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', January 30, 2011. Accessed January 30, 2011. "Wildwood Crest native Frank Vogel took over as interim head coach of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, after the team fired Jim O'Brien. Vogel, a 1991 Wildwood High School graduate who was promoted from assistant coach, will take over for the rest of the season."</ref>