The following is a list of notable people and natives of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
John Adler (1959–2011), congressman for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until his deathKatz, Matt. "John Adler, former NJ congressman, is dead", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 4, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2011. "Former U.S. Rep. John Adler, a tireless politician from Cherry Hill who carved out a centrist voting record over two decades in the state senate and one term in Congress, died Monday at the age of 51." Shelley Adler (born 1959), politicianFriedman, Matt. "Widow of John Adler to run for his old seat in U.S. Congress", The Star-Ledger, January 30, 2012. Accessed January 1, 2018. "Adler lives in Cherry Hill, which was removed from Runyan's district after its lines were redrawn last month." Kwesi Adofo-Mensah (born 1981), former general manager of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football LeagueYoung, Lindsay. "Vikings Conclude Initial Interview with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for GM Opening", Minnesota Vikings, January 17, 2022. Accessed January 25, 2022. "Hometown: Cherry Hill, New Jersey" Muhammad Ali (1942–2016), former heavyweight boxing champion"Ali's camp now a bed and breakfast", ESPN.com. Accessed August 25, 2011. Alene S. Ammond (1933–2019), politician known as the "Terror of Trenton", served in the New Jersey Senate from the 6th Legislative District 1974–1978Janson, Donald. "Glasnost Tried in Cherry Hill", The New York Times, June 21, 1987. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Alene S. Ammond, the Cherry Hill housewife who became known as 'The Terror of Trenton' as a State Senator from 1973 through 1977, has been pursuing 'glasnost' lately." Treena Livingston Arinzeh, biomedical engineer and professor known for her work researching adult stem-cell therapy"Dr. Treena Livingston Arinzeh", The Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance. September 1, 2006. Accessed January 1, 2018. "Dr. Arinzeh was born and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey to Marva Livingston and the late Andrew Livingston, Jr. She currently lives in West Orange, New Jersey where she is happily married to Uzo Arinzeh, Rutgers alumnus from class of 1990 and Wall Street executive, and has two children, Nneka and Quintin Arinzeh." Maurice Ascalon (1913–2003) and David Ascalon, sculptors and co-founders of Ascalon Studios, and the contemporary industrial designer Brad AscalonDavid Ascalon profile , International Sculpture Center, accessed May 3, 2007. "David, a longtime resident of the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was born in Israel in 1945." Brian Baldinger (born 1960), former National Football League player and television sportscasterBrian Baldinger speaker profile, accessed December 6, 2006. James Barbour (born 1966), singer and Broadway Actor"Out For My Money. 'Beast' rages at his accuser" , New York Daily News, December 10, 2006. Accessed April 29, 2007. "Barbour attended high school in Cherry Hill and when his mom, who worked many years as a nurse, died this year it was covered prominently by a local paper, Fischetti said." Glen Barker (born 1971), former MLB outfielder who played three seasons for the Houston AstrosDriver, David. "Albany High grad Glen Barker returns to pro baseball; Former Houston Astros outfielder works as hitting coach for Somerset Patriots", Albany Times Union, July 14, 2016. Accessed January 3, 2018. "Current residence: Cherry Hill, N.J." Andrew Barroway, hedge fund manager, minority owner of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey LeagueSeravalli, Frank. "Coyotes' new majority owner has Philly-area ties", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 27, 2015. Accessed March 29, 2023. "Meet Andy Barroway: the 49-year-old hedge-fund manager and lifelong Philadelphian who is now a member of one of the most elite clubs on the planet." Curtis Bashaw (born 1960), real estate developer, entrepreneur and businessman, who was the Republican nominee for the 2024 United States Senate election in New JerseyBell, Emily. "Chatting With Curtis Bashaw of Cape Resorts", New Jersey Monthly, December 10, 2018. Accessed October 8, 2024. "I was raised in Haddonfield and Cherry Hill, but I summered in Cape May. I worked at Congress Hall Hotel from when I was old enough to work summer jobs, in high school and college." Susan Bass Levin, politician who served as mayor of Cherry Hill and as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community AffairsYoung, Elise. "N.J. career politician retires on day she qualifies for pension", The Star-Ledger, November 13, 2010. Accessed January 1, 2018. "Levin, a lawyer who also served several years as mayor of Cherry Hill – one of south Jersey's biggest towns – and as deputy commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, did not immediately respond Saturday to a telephone message left at her home." Lawrence Bender (born 1957), Academy Award-winning film and television producer whose credits include Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, An Inconvenient TruthKlein, Michael. "Inqlings Stove going cold at Deux Cheminées", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 2007. Accessed May 3, 2007. "Also, Cherry Hill native Lawrence Bender, 49, was a producer of Al Gore's best-documentary winner An Inconvenient Truth."Koehler, Robert. "Hey, Chili, Meet a Real Producer", Los Angeles Times, January 6, 1996. Accessed August 8, 2019. "The poverty was somewhat self-imposed. The Bronx-born Bender grew up in Cherry Hill, N.J., 'which was all-white and anti-Semitic, so I'd hear comments about me like, "He's a good kid for a Jew." I have some idea of what it means to be discriminated against, though not as a distinct minority of color.'" Jay Bennett (1912–2009), author and two-time winner of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America"Jay Bennett, 96; wrote crime novels, scripts", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 2009. Accessed January 3, 2018. "Jay Bennett, 96, two-time winner of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, died at home in Cherry Hill on Saturday of complications related to Parkinson's disease." James Berardinelli (born 1967), film criticSchneider, Dan. "The Dan Schneider Interview 16: James Berardinelli", Cosmoetica.com, December 12, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2016. "I was born in New Brunswick, lived in Old Bridge for a year, then spent my childhood in Morristown and my teenage years in Cherry Hill. I went to college at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, then returned to New Jersey to live in Bridgewater, Hillsborough, and Mount Laurel, where I currently reside."Boatman, Gail T. "When the lights go down, his work begins", Burlington County Times, February 18, 2015. Accessed July 14, 2016. "While growing up in Cherry Hill, Berardinelli had only a casual interest in films." Larry Berg, co-founder of Los Angeles FC and commissioner-elect of Major League SoccerRimback, Tom. "Cherry Hill’s Larry Berg tabbed to lead MLS", Courier-Post, August 9, 2026. Accessed October 5, 2026, via Newspapers.com. Barbara Berman (born 1938), politician, represented the 6th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly 1978–1980Waldron, Martin. "Trenton Topics: Assembly Will Have 12 Women Members – A Record", The New York Times, November 12, 1977. Accessed November 27, 2016. "Two women were elected from one district—the Sixth, which consists of parts of Camden and Burlington Counties. This has never happened before. They are Mary Keating Croce of Pennsauken and Barbara Berman of Cherry Hill, both Democrats." David Bianculli (born 1953/54), TV critic, columnist, radio personality, non-fiction author and university professorShelly, Kevin C. "TV critic David Bianculli still a breath of Fresh Air", USA Today, March 5, 2014. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Terry Gross laughs as soon as television critic David Bianculli's Cherry Hill home is mentioned. So does Danny Miller, longtime producer of Fresh Air, the National Public Radio show hosted by Gross, where Bianculli contributes and routinely guest-hosts." Mike Bibby (born 1978), former NBA basketball player who played for the Sacramento KingsNuhn, Gary. "A Sad Tale for Bibby and Father", Dayton Daily News, March 30, 1997. Accessed November 24, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Henry Bibby was near the end of an undistinguished pro career when Mike Bibby was born in Cherry Hill, NJ, in May 1978."Mike Bibby, ESPN.com. Accessed August 25, 2011. Albert Blaustein (1921–1994), civil rights and human rights lawyer and constitutional consultant who helped draft the Fijian and Liberian constitutionsPerez-Pena, Richard. "Albert Blaustein, Who Drafted Nations' Constitutions, Dies at 72", The New York Times, August 22, 1994. Accessed August 9, 2019. "Albert P. Blaustein, a law professor who dedicated nearly three decades of his life to drafting constitutions for nations in transition, died yesterday at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., after suffering a heart attack.... From his home in Cherry Hill, N.J., Mr. Blaustein, who taught at Rutgers University School of Law in Camden, was frequently summoned by dissident groups as disparate as the Inkatha Freedom Party in South Africa and a coalition of lawyers in Nepal to help them stake out their positions in drafting new constitutions. " Mickey Briglia (1929–2006), college baseball coach at Glassboro State College (since renamed Rowan University), had an overall record of 502–258–9 in his 25 years coaching the Rowan Profs baseball team 1964–1988Staff. "D. Michael 'Mickey' Briglia", Courier-Post, January 5, 2006. Accessed July 14, 2016. "A long time resident of Cherry Hill NJ he was 76." Abraham Browning (1808–1899), attorney general of New Jersey 1845–1850, whose Cherry Hill Farm helped give the township its name and is credited with coining the slogan "The Garden State" for New JerseyKozma, Christina. "Reaping what they Sow; What's it worth... to keep the farm?", New Jersey Monthly, February 7, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2018. "Why exactly is New Jersey called the Garden State? According to a recent New Jersey Farm Bureau survey, nearly half of us aren't sure. Some background: In 1876 Abraham Browning, an attorney, politician, and the owner of Cherry Hill Farm, which gave its name to the town that now stands in its place, coined the term, comparing New Jersey, two-thirds of which was rolling farmland, to a big barrel, open on both ends, from which Pennsylvanians and New Yorkers gobbled up the state's agricultural bounty." Jalen Brunson (born 1996), basketball player and two-time All Star for the New York KnicksHamilton, Brian. "For Jalen Brunson, Villanova offers a chance to get away—and return home", Sports Illustrated, May 12, 2015. Accessed January 1, 2018. "Brunson was born just across the Delaware River in Cherry Hill, N.J., and spent the first decade of his life in South Jersey." Rick Brunson (born 1972), former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the NBA, is the father of NBA star Jalen Brunson, and is an assistant coach for the New York Knicks Mark Budz (born 1960), science fiction writerSchoen, Lawrence M. "Eating Authors: Mark Budz", Lawrence M. Schoen, July 14, 2014. Accessed January 1, 2018. "He was born just over the river in Cherry Hill, NJ, but bounced around the country quite a bit, a side effect of having a father employed by the National Park Service, but has long since settled in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains on the west coast." Jim Bunning (1931–2017), former major league baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies and former United States Senator from KentuckyFitzpatrick, Frank. "An Afternoon Of Sheer Perfection Bunning Broke Tradition And A Half-Century Of History", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22, 1989. Accessed November 24, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "It was a sultry Father's Day in the Philadelphia area, and babysitter Mary Fran Hoffman was happy to be spending it in Jim Bunning's air-conditioned Cherry Hill apartment."