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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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0034 ACTOR

Herta Ware

1917 - 2005

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0049 MUSIC

Cisco Houston

1918 - 1961

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0062 PHILOSOPHER

Richard Brandt

1910 - 1997

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0070 CHEMIST

Walter McCrone

1916 - 2002

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0077 NOVELIST

Robert Ruark

1915 - 1965

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0121 POLITICIAN

Clement Woodnutt Miller

1916 - 1962

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0141 SOCIALITE

Ethel du Pont

1916 - 1965

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0158 BUSINESS

Richard Chichester du Pont

1911 - 1943

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0191 LAWYER

Richard Lankford

1914 - 2003

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0195 MUSIC

Pud Brown

1917 - 1996

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0203 POLITICIAN

Jack Eckerd

1913 - 2004

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0205 POLITICIAN

Alexis I. du Pont Bayard

1918 - 1985

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0244 OFFICER

Elliott Loughlin

1910 - 1989

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0249 BREEDER

Alice du Pont Mills

1912 - 2002

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0263 CLIMB

J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist and mountaineer)

1919 - 2004

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0265 LAWYER

Herbert Warburton

1916 - 1983

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0278 PAINTER

Edward L. Loper Sr.

1916 - 2011

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0285 CLUB

R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.

1915 - 1990

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0300 PRIEST

Massey H. Shepherd

1913 - 1990

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0301 LAWYER

Collins J. Seitz

1914 - 1998

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0306 ACTOR

James Wall (actor)

1917 - 2010

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0320 RADIO

John Reed King

1914 - 1979

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0343 GOLF

Ed Oliver

1916 - 1961

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0349 FOOTBALL

Ed Michaels

1914 - 1976

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0395 JUDGE

Roxana Cannon Arsht

1915 - 2003

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0410 BASEBALL

Bill Crouch (1940s pitcher)

1910 - 1980

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0437 MILITAR

James Phillip Connor

1919 - 1994

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0447 POLITICIAN

Edward E. Haddock

1911 - 1996

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0479 RACEHORSE

Jane du Pont Lunger

1914 - 2001

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0523 POLITICIAN

Earl Vann

1913 - 1985

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0529 FOOTBALL

Marvin Allen (soccer)

1915 - 1996

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0546 OFFICER

Howard Franklin Clark

1914 - 1942

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0548 OFFICER

Douglas W. Gillette

1918 - 1942

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0559 BASEBALL

Charlie Marshall (baseball)

1919 - 2007

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