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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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Daniel Nathans
1928 - 1999
Henry Heimlich
1920 - 2016
Percy Heath
1923 - 2005
David Brinkley
1920 - 2003
Henry Stommel
1920 - 1992
Barbara Guest
1920 - 2006
Betty Roché
1920 - 1999
Norris Turney
1921 - 2001
William D. Rogers
1927 - 2007
Andy McGhee
1927 - 2017
Gloria Warren
Born 1926
Harry G. Haskell Jr.
1921 - 2020
Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr.
1924 - 1983
Peter Ruckman
1921 - 2016
Gardner Lindzey
1920 - 2008
Ed Hinton (actor)
1927 - 1958
Hugh Morton (photographer)
1921 - 2006
Robert Daniel Potter
1923 - 2009
Emory M. Sneeden
1927 - 1987
Edward E. David Jr.
1925 - 2017
Will Inman (poet)
1923 - 2009
Keever Jankovich
1928 - 1979
James Madison Lee
1926 - 2017
Shot Jackson
1920 - 1991
John Broujos
Born 1929
Ed Koffenberger
1926 - 2014
Al Cohen
Born 1926
James E. Sheridan
1922 - 2015
Floyd Standifer
1929 - 2007
Enoch H. Williams
1927 - 2012