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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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0031 JOURNALIST

Franz-Olivier Giesbert

Born 1949

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0040 PAINTER

Jamie Wyeth

Born 1946

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0047 BASKET

Walt Hazzard

1942 - 2011

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0048 FOOTBALL

Roman Gabriel

Born 1940

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0051 ACTOR

B. J. Ward (actress)

Born 1944

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0053 AUTHOR

Stephen K. Hayes

Born 1949

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0054 WRITER

Sharyn McCrumb

Born 1948

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0091 ASTRONOMER

Michael A'Hearn

1940 - 2017

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0093 RADIO

Bill Press

Born 1940

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0118 WRITER

Clyde V. Prestowitz Jr.

Born 1941

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0136 LAWYER

Alice M. Batchelder

Born 1944

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0143 DRIVER

Brett Lunger

Born 1945

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0150 PRODUCER

Stephen Bruton

1948 - 2009

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0156 CHEMIST

Robert W. Field

Born 1944

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0161 LAWYER

Midge Rendell

Born 1947

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0188 ENGINEER

John L. Anderson

Born 1945

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0208 PHYSICIST

Robert F. Tinker

1941 - 2017

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0220 PAINTER

Jonathan Bragdon

Born 1944

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0224 MILITAR

Joseph McNeil

Born 1942

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0230 SWIMMER

David Johnson (swimmer)

Born 1947

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0231 MUSIC

Michael Gibson (musician)

1944 - 2005

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0240 LAWYER

Joseph diGenova

Born 1945

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0273 ARCHITECT

Phillip Clay

Born 1946

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0281 FOOTBALL

Michael Wilson (offensive lineman)

Born 1947

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0286 POLITICIAN

David McBride

Born 1942

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0287 POLITICIAN

Terry R. Spence

Born 1941

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0296 WRITER

Peggy Payne

Born 1949

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0308 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Gerry Stahl

Born 1945

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0316 POLITICIAN

Tom Gallagher

Born 1944

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0319 FOOTBALL

Tom Hall (American football)

1940 - 2017

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0321 SECRETARY

Nelson M. Ford

Born 1947

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0334 DANCER

James Saunders (Tänzer)

1946 - 1996

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0355 POLITICIAN

Charles A. McClenahan

1941 - 2017

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0367 POLITICIAN

Robert I. Marshall

Born 1946

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0390 POLITICIAN

Stephanie Bolden

Born 1946

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0409 BASKET

Dwight Wallace

Born 1943

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0418 LAWYER

Adrienne Arsht

Born 1942

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0427 BUSINESS

Thomas F. Stephenson

Born 1942

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0429 SCIENTIST

Carol Rosin

Born 1944

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0446 MILITAR

William W. Hartzog

Born 1941

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0450 FOOTBALL

Pete Larson (American football)

Born 1944

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0456 BUSINESS

Tony Goldman

1943 - 2012

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0459 BASEBALL

Ken Szotkiewicz

Born 1947

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0474 MANAGER

Ruly Carpenter

Born 1940

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0480 BASEBALL

Thomas Silicato

Born 1946

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0482 FOOTBALL

Jim Norton (defensive lineman)

Born 1942

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0519 EDITOR

Floyd Kemske

Born 1947

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0528 NASCAR

Jackie Rogers

Born 1943

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0535 LAWYER

Charles Oberly

Born 1946

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0539 POLITICIAN

John Cox (Virginia politician)

Born 1944

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