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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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0006 TRUMPET

Clifford Brown

1930 - 1956

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0010 GUITAR

Charlie Daniels

1936 - 2020

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0021 BASKET

Meadowlark Lemon

1932 - 2015

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0024 ACTOR

Sara Dylan

Born 1939

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0030 FOOTBALL

Sonny Jurgensen

Born 1934

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0036 BASKET

Sam Jones (basketball)

Born 1933

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0041 POLITICIAN

Mike Castle

Born 1939

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0060 POLITICIAN

Pete du Pont

Born 1935

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0068 ACTOR

Kathleen Widdoes

Born 1939

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0080 JOURNALIST

Charles Kuralt

1934 - 1997

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0110 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

William Poole (economist)

Born 1937

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0120 HISTORIAN

Mary Ann Caws

Born 1933

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0128 ACTOR

Bernie McInerney

Born 1936

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0145 SINGER

Billy Bland

1932 - 2017

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0197 PRIEST

James Henry Garland

Born 1931

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0221 ARTIST

George Alexis Weymouth

1936 - 2016

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0268 OFFICER

John T. Chain Jr.

Born 1934

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0329 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr.

1937 - 2012

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0332 LAWYER

Joseph J. Longobardi

Born 1930

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0338 BASEBALL

Sam Bowens

1938 - 2003

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0350 WRESTLER

Bulldog Brower

1933 - 1997

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0369 BASEBALL

Al Neiger

Born 1939

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0375 POET

Walter Griffin (poet)

Born 1937

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0421 FOOTBALL

Leon Dombrowski

1938 - 1998

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0424 HISTORIAN

George A. Rothrock

1932 - 1993

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0496 SOLDIER

Eugene Ashley Jr.

1930 - 1968

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0502 PHYSICIST

Herman Postma

1933 - 2004

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0534 JAVELIN THROWER

Bill Skinner

Born 1939

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0541 HORSE TRAINER

Macdonald Benson

Born 1930

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0558 BISHOP

Ronald H. Haines

1934 - 2008

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