Editing Oakhurst, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Oakhurst include:
* [[Lou Barbaro]] (1916–1976), professional golfer<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/13/archives/lou-barbaro-is-dead-won-jersey-golf-title.html "Lou Barbaro Is Dead; Won Jersey Golf Title"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 13, 1976. Accessed January 19, 2021.</ref>
* [[Michelle Davidson (swimmer)|Michelle Davidson]] (born 1970), masters swimmer and a [[Long-distance swimming|long distance]], [[open water swimmer]] who accomplished the [[Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming]], which includes crossing the [[English Channel]] and [[Catalina Channel]], and circumnavigating [[Manhattan Island]]<ref>Conohan, Sherry. [https://archive.centraljersey.com/2004/05/28/2-women-undertaking-challenge-of-the-channel/ "2 women undertaking challenge of the channel"], CentralJersey.com, May 28, 2004. Accessed January 19, 2021. "Nancy Steadman Martin, of Oceanport, and Michelle Davidson, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, are training together for their back-to-back swims, scheduled for Aug. 7-14."</ref>
* [[Norma Eberhardt]] (1929–2011), actress<ref>Staff. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8794948/Norma-Eberhardt.html "Norma Eberhardt, who died on September 16 aged 82, was a New York fashion model who made headlines as an actress in the cult classic Live Fast, Die Young (1958), a sin-steeped story of the rise of the Beat Generation."], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', September 28, 2011. Accessed December 16, 2012. "She was born in 1929 at Oakhurst, New Jersey, and raised on a diet of Hollywood movies."</ref>
* [[Rowland Hughes]] (1896–1957), director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]] from 1954 to 1956<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/04/archives/rowland-hughes-us-exaide-dies-director-of-budget-1954-to-1955-had.html "Rowland Hughes, U.S. Ex-Aide, Dies; Director of Budget 1954 to 1955. Had Been Executive of National City Bank"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 4, 1957. Accessed December 16, 2012. "Mr. Hughes was born in Oakhurst, N. J., March 28, 1896, the son of Richard-Roberts Hughes, a contractor, and Annie Van Note Hughes."</ref>
* [[Chris Malachowsky]] (born 1959), electrical engineer who was one of the founders of the computer graphics company [[Nvidia]]<ref>''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', obituary for Martin Malachowsky, father, page 15, June 21, 1997. Accessed January 28, 2018.</ref>
* [[Paul Palmieri (entrepreneur)|Paul Palmieri]] (born 1970), entrepreneur and business leader in the mobile telecommunications and digital advertising industries<ref>Duscha, Sally. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-paul-palmieri-of-oakhu/160278813/ "Paul Palmieri finds a place on center stage"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 22, 1988. Accessed December 4, 2024. "Paul J. Palmieri has found his place on center stage, singing. 'I was a class clown, but then the competition was so great, I dropped out,' said the 17-year-old resident of Oakhurst, Ocean Township."</ref>
* [[Kenny Pickett]] (born 1998), [[American football]] [[quarterback]] who was drafted 20th overall in the [[2022 NFL draft]] by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<ref>[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/3-star-ocean-township-qb-kenny-pickett-discusses-re-opening-his-recruitment/ "3-star Ocean Township QB Kenny Pickett talks re-opening his recruitment"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 23, 2016, updated August 23, 2019. Accessed April 29, 2022. "Last Monday, Ocean Township (Oakhurst, N.J.) junior quarterback Kenny Pickett decommitted from the Temple Owls, re-opening his recruitment, as he garnered new opportunities following a string of dominant camp performances this spring."</ref>
* [[Jeffrey K. Tulis]] (born 1950), political scientist known for work that conjoins the fields of American politics, political theory, and public law<ref>[https://scarab.bates.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2619&context=bates_student "Bates to Participate in International Debate"], ''The Bates Student'', April 29, 1971. Accessed January 1, 2023. "...will join government major Jeffrey K. Tulis '72, Oakhurst, N.J.,..."</ref>