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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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0001 ACTOR

Elisabeth Shue

Born 1963

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0009 ACTOR

Valerie Bertinelli

Born 1960

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0016 ACTOR

Andrew Shue

Born 1967

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0025 POLITICIAN

David Plouffe

Born 1967

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0032 LAWYER

Beau Biden

1969 - 2015

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0037 SCREENWRITER

Don Payne (writer)

1964 - 2013

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0056 PIANIST

Matthew Shipp

Born 1960

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0066 POET

Julianna Baggott

Born 1969

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0072 BASKET

A. J. English

Born 1967

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0096 BASKET

Kenny Gattison

Born 1964

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0105 POLITICIAN

Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš

Born 1964

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0107 WRITER

David Hurwitz (music critic)

Born 1961

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0123 ATHLETE

Barbara Lindquist

Born 1969

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0125 SINGER

Sara Lazarus

Born 1962

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0177 LAWYER

Matthew Denn

Born 1966

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0178 COMIC

Brett Breeding

Born 1961

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0190 WRESTLER

Simon Diamond

Born 1960

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0196 ARTIST

Andrea Bowers

Born 1965

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0211 LUGER

Frank Masley

1960 - 2016

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0251 BASEBALL

Steve Mintz

Born 1968

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0258 SCREENWRITER

Bill Marsilii

Born 1962

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0264 ATHLETIC

Vicki Huber

Born 1967

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0269 RAPPER

Sha-Rock

Born 1962

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0270 POLITICIAN

Bill Saffo

Born 1960

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0272 LAWYER

John Bonifaz

Born 1966

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0274 LAWYER

Kara Farnandez Stoll

Born 1968

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0275 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Tom Conte

Born 1964

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0276 JOURNALIST

Kate Bohner

Born 1967

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0284 WRITER

Beth Kephart

Born 1960

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0293 POLITICIAN

Daniel Short

Born 1961

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0299 CHEMIST

Terry Plank

Born 1963

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0313 BOXER

Rodney Moore (boxer)

Born 1965

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0335 POLITICIAN

Helene Keeley

Born 1965

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0340 POLITICIAN

Gregory Lavelle

Born 1963

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0364 DANCER

Charles Sinek

Born 1968

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0373 BASEBALL

Bill Johnson (pitcher)

1960 - 2018

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0377 POLITICIAN

Michael Ramone

Born 1961

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0382 BASEBALL

John O'Donoghue (1990s pitcher)

Born 1969

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0415 ARTIST

Andrea Saemann

Born 1962

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0417 BASEBALL

Mike Bianco

Born 1967

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0420 ACTOR

Timothy Stickney

Born 1965

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0438 ACTOR

Kevin Ruf

Born 1961

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0442 WRITER

Elizabeth Humphreys Penrose

Born 1960

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0443 AIR FORCE

Dondi E. Costin

Born 1964

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0444 LAWYER

Colm Connolly

Born 1964

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0445 SKATEBOARD

Dave Hackett

Born 1960

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0455 ADVISOR

Bart Chilton

1960 - 2019

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0468 OFFICER

Stephen Speed

Born 1963

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0485 JOCKEY

Mike Luzzi

Born 1969

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0513 ACTOR

Tim Quill

1962 - 2017

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0516 DESIGNER

Gary Graham (fashion designer)

Born 1969

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0521 JOCKEY

Mario G. Pino

Born 1961

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0525 JOURNALIST

Janine Jackson

Born 1965

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0526 SINGER

Bill Carroll (musician)

Born 1966

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0538 BASEBALL

Gino Minutelli

Born 1964

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