38.4504° N, 76.6668° W
WILMINGTON
Most Famous People Born in Wilmington, United States
- Notable people
- 564
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1942
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 6.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Wilmington during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Wilmington Is Known For
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Politician is Wilmington's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (80).
Wilmington over-indexes on baseball — 6.4× the global rate.
Wilmington under-produces painter — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Wilmington's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Robert Milligan McLane
1815 - 1898
William Wing Loring
1818 - 1886
William Gilpin (governor)
1813 - 1894
John Ancrum Winslow
1811 - 1873
Daniel Ullman
1810 - 1892
Calvin Cowgill
1819 - 1903
Andrew J. Harlan
1815 - 1907
Ezra Otis Kendall
1818 - 1899
James Thorington
1816 - 1887
Henry du Pont
1812 - 1889
William W. J. Kelly
1814 - 1878
H. W. Bradley
1813 - 1891
William Hemphill Jones
1811 - 1880