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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Clifford Brown
1930 - 1956
Charlie Daniels
1936 - 2020
Meadowlark Lemon
1932 - 2015
Sara Dylan
Born 1939
Sonny Jurgensen
Born 1934
Sam Jones (basketball)
Born 1933
Mike Castle
Born 1939
Pete du Pont
Born 1935
Kathleen Widdoes
Born 1939
Charles Kuralt
1934 - 1997
William Poole (economist)
Born 1937
Mary Ann Caws
Born 1933
Bernie McInerney
Born 1936
Billy Bland
1932 - 2017
James Henry Garland
Born 1931
George Alexis Weymouth
1936 - 2016
John T. Chain Jr.
Born 1934
Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr.
1937 - 2012
Joseph J. Longobardi
Born 1930
Sam Bowens
1938 - 2003
Bulldog Brower
1933 - 1997
Al Neiger
Born 1939
Walter Griffin (poet)
Born 1937
Leon Dombrowski
1938 - 1998
George A. Rothrock
1932 - 1993
Eugene Ashley Jr.
1930 - 1968
Herman Postma
1933 - 2004
Bill Skinner
Born 1939
Macdonald Benson
Born 1930
Ronald H. Haines
1934 - 2008