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WILMINGTON

Most Famous People Born in Wilmington, United States

Notable people
564
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1942
Most distinctive
Baseball 6.4×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Politician80
  2. Baseball41
  3. Football40
  4. Lawyer39
  5. Actor37
  6. Basket27
  7. Singer14
  8. Writer14
  1. Baseball416.4×
  2. Lawyer394.0×
  3. Basket273.8×
  4. Officer133.5×
  5. Judge62.3×
  6. Business101.8×
  1. Painter80.5×
  2. Football400.7×

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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0043 POLITICIAN

Robert Milligan McLane

1815 - 1898

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0081 LAWYER

William Wing Loring

1818 - 1886

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0109 POLITICIAN

William Gilpin (governor)

1813 - 1894

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0138 OFFICER

John Ancrum Winslow

1811 - 1873

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0159 LAWYER

Daniel Ullman

1810 - 1892

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0180 POLITICIAN

Calvin Cowgill

1819 - 1903

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0181 POLITICIAN

Andrew J. Harlan

1815 - 1907

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0186 ACADEMIC

Ezra Otis Kendall

1818 - 1899

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0192 LAWYER

James Thorington

1816 - 1887

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0209 MILITAR

Henry du Pont

1812 - 1889

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0314 POLITICIAN

William W. J. Kelly

1814 - 1878

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0403 PHOTOGRAPHER

H. W. Bradley

1813 - 1891

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0506 POLITICIAN

William Hemphill Jones

1811 - 1880

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