Notable people Pennsauken Township, New Jersey

people born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated pennsauken township include:

harold amos (1918–2003), microbiologist , professor, first black department chairman @ harvard medical school.
dotty attie (born 1938), feminist painter , printmaker works in collections of museum of modern art, whitney museum, , brooklyn museum.
albert e. burling (1891-1960), justice of new jersey supreme court 1947 1960.
jack conners (born 1943), member of new jersey general assembly 1998 2011.
mary keating croce (1928–2016), politician served in new jersey general assembly 3 two-year terms, 1974 1980, before serving chairwoman of new jersey state parole board in 1990s.
ron curry (born 1993), professional basketball player krka of premier slovenian basketball league.
george dempsey (born 1929), former professional basketball player played 5 seasons (1954–1959) in national basketball association member of philadelphia warriors , syracuse nationals.
vice admiral nanette m. derenzi, 42nd judge advocate general (jag) of united states navy.
al fisher (born 1986), basketball player kent state university named 2008 mac player of year.
carmen m. garcia, former chief judge of municipal court in trenton, new jersey.
bill gosper (born 1943), mathematician , pioneering computer programmer.
david griggs (1967–1995), former nfl linebacker.
dwight hicks (born 1956), former player san francisco 49ers.
todd mcnair (born 1965), former nfl running played kansas city chiefs , houston oilers.
bill melchionni (born 1944), former national basketball association , american basketball association player.
donald norcross (born 1958), politician has represented new jersey s 1st congressional district since 2014, prior served in new jersey general assembly.
delia parr, author of historical fiction.
gary schaer (born 1951), council president of passaic represents 36th legislative district in new jersey general assembly.
frank seward (1921–2004), pitcher played new york giants in 1943 , 1944.
stephen m. sweeney (born 1959), politician has served in new jersey senate since 2002, represents 3rd legislative district , serves senate president.
john taylor (born 1962), wide receiver san francisco 49ers.
keith taylor (born 1964), former nfl safety played indianapolis colts, new orleans saints , washington redskins.
william wesley (born 1964), nba basketball player associate.




^ nagourney, eric. harold amos, 84, pacesetter among blacks in academia , new york times, march 6, 2003. accessed july 24, 2012. harold amos born in pennsauken, n.j. second of 9 children, attended two-room segregated schoolhouse, recalled howard r. amos, younger brother.
^ fensom, michael j. 5 questions artist dotty attie , star-ledger, february 18, 2014. accessed june 10, 2014. dotty attie grew in pennsauken , moved new york in 1959, has since lived.
^ staff. albert burling, 69, new jersey justice , new york times, october 31, 1960. accessed november 20, 2016. justice burling lived in pennsauken @ 5541 whitman terrace.
^ balona, denise-marie. jack conners sworn in again 7th district assembly seat first victory contested gop rival. nov. 3 voting reinstated democrat. , philadelphia inquirer, november 24, 1998. accessed december 14, 2014. conners, 55, retired banker pennsauken, became representative seventh district in january, because of controversy on broken voting machine used in 1997 state assembly election, spent next 9 months wondering whether ever declared true victor.
^ waldron, martin. trenton topics: assembly have 12 women members - record , new york times, november 12, 1977. accessed november 27, 2016. 2 women elected 1 district—the sixth, consists of parts of camden , burlington counties. has never happened before. mary keating croce of pennsauken , barbara berman of cherry hill, both democrats.
^ callahan, kevin. paul vi pipeline flowing , winning @ james madison , courier-post, february 5, 2016. accessed may 10, 2017. curry, pennsauken , majoring in sports , recreation management, averaging 16.1 points , 3.8 assists – both team highs - in 32 minutes game season.
^ narducci, marc. on field after frustrating time haddon heights shortstop , captain brent dempsey remained leader despite missing 7 games. , philadelphia inquirer, may 5, 2000. accessed december 24, 2015. george dempsey played 5 years in nba, retiring after 1958–59 season. ve emphasized team, said george dempsey, 70, lives in pennsauken.
^ leadership, united states navy judge advocate general s corps. accessed december 14, 2014. derenzi born in philadelphia, , raised in pennsauken, n. j.
^ whittaker, celeste e. pennsauken grad fisher wins mac s top honor @ kent state , courier-post, march 27, 2008. accessed july 24, 2012. al fisher couldn t have asked better first season @ kent state. former pennsauken high school standout mid-american conference player of year, led team in scoring , assists, , topped off making appearance in ncaa tournament.
^ six, jim. garcia confirmed reappointment parole board , nj.com, january 10, 2008. accessed july 25, 2016. full senate week confirmed governor jon corzine s nomination of carmen m. garcia reappointment six-year term on state parole board. garcia, grew in camden , pennsauken, 1 of 2 appointed parole board members exclusively assigned decide parole matters related juvenile offenders housed in juvenile institutional , residential facilities under jurisdiction of new jersey juvenile justice commission (jjc), juvenile offenders housed in state prisons.
^ bill gosper, vintage computer festival. accessed january 3, 2007.
^ bloom, earl. 49ers taylor , chargers griggs grew in pennsauken, n.j. , orange county register, january 29, 1995. accessed june 10, 2007. residents of remington street in pennsauken, n.j., have particularly high interest in super bowl 29 today. san diego chargers outside linebacker david griggs , san francisco 49ers wide receiver john taylor grew on same block in town of 35,000 near philadelphia.
^ bricker, charles. tough times of david griggs maybe doesn`t mean mean. seems come naturally. , sun-sentinel, november 4, 1990. accessed december 14, 2014. when david griggs growing in pennsauken, n.j., toughest guy on corner.
^ staff. pennsauken reliving past glory , courier-post, september 18, 2005. accessed july 24, 2012. not current players think pennsauken football on way back. former pennsauken great dwight hicks @ game.
^ pencek, david. temple s mcnair follows in brother s footsteps , daily collegian, october 3, 1991. accessed december 14, 2014. of course great athletes have become trademark mcnair s hometown of pennsauken, n.j. town gave football world names john taylor, david griggs, billy griggs , todd mcnair.
^ laible, don. wilt, dr j, aba melchionni saw , observer-dispatch, april 16, 2016. accessed august 11, 2016. starring guard @ bishop eustace prep in hometown of pennsauken, new jersey, becoming collegiate star in mid-1960 s @ villanova, , being member of 3 professional championship teams, melchionni saw, first-hand, of game s all-time greats, close , personal.
^ caffrey, michelle. donald norcross on 1st congressional district victory: have america work , south jersey times, november 4, 2014. accessed december 14, 2014. have ever thought kid pennsauken here represent 1st district down in d.c.? norcross said.
^ nussbaum, debra. in person; build castles. writes novels. , new york times, june 15, 2003. accessed december 14, 2014. ms. lechleidner, lives in collingswood, born , raised in working-class town of pennsauken.
^ depalma, anthony. master of gamemeet orthodox jew pulls political strings in predominantly latino city of passaic. , new jersey monthly, october 2, 2014. accessed december 14, 2014. first orthodox jew elected state legislature, schaer born in camden suburb of pennsauken.
^ frank seward, society american baseball research. accessed december 14, 2014.
^ boyer, barbara. new station links 2 south jersey rail lines , philadelphia inquirer, october 16, 2013. accessed december 14, 2014. going make community take off, said state senate president stephen sweeney (d., gloucester), grew in pennsauken. jobs, jobs, jobs. s matters.
^ didinger, ray. pennsauken corner grows pros , philadelphia daily news, january 22, 1990. accessed december 14, 2014. griggs brothers grew on corner of remington avenue. 2 doors down taylors: john (wide receiver, 49ers) , keith (defensive back, indianapolis). around corner todd mcnair (running back, kansas city).
^ thamel, pete. powerful man in basketball nobody knows , new york times, april 5, 2008. accessed july 24, 2012. growing in middle class family in camden county, n.j., wesley outgoing voted class loudmouth @ pennsauken high in 1982.