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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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0008 SINGER

Stephen Marley (musician)

Born 1972

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0014 ACTOR

Sean Patrick Thomas

Born 1970

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0020 SINGER

Raúl Esparza

Born 1970

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0074 LAWYER

Hunter Biden

Born 1970

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0079 ACTIVIST

Daniel Pfeiffer

Born 1975

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0083 HOCKEY

Mark Eaton (ice hockey)

Born 1977

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0085 ACTOR

Jessica Darlin

Born 1976

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0111 BASEBALL

Kevin Mench

Born 1978

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0132 BASEBALL

Cliff Brumbaugh

Born 1974

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0133 ACTOR

Vaughn Wilson

Born 1976

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0140 BASKET

Dexter Boney

Born 1970

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0147 BASEBALL

Chris Widger

Born 1971

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0169 BOXER

Amir Mansour

Born 1972

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0174 MARTIAL ART

Din Thomas

Born 1976

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0226 BASEBALL

John Mabry

Born 1970

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0238 CINEMA

Sean Price Williams

Born 1977

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0245 ANAESTHETIST

Jesse Ehrenfeld

Born 1978

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0247 BUSINESS

Ryan Frazier

Born 1977

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0256 ATHLETE

Michael Lovato

Born 1973

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0283 BASEBALL

Tyrell Godwin

Born 1979

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0289 MUSIC

Derek Kerswill

Born 1973

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0302 BASEBALL

Wayne Franklin

Born 1974

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0307 PHOTOGRAPHER

Raphael Xavier

Born 1970

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0312 NOVELIST

Christopher Castellani

Born 1972

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0322 ORGANIST

Scott Dettra

Born 1975

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0330 ACTOR

Alexandria Wailes

Born 1975

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0342 ACTIVIST

John Mark Dougan

Born 1976

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0351 FOOTBALL

Rob Smith (soccer)

Born 1973

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0362 SINGER

Andrea Lauren Brown

Born 1973

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0380 FILM

Benjamin P. Ablao Jr.

Born 1974

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0391 WRITER

Will Ludwigsen

Born 1973

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0400 FOOTBALL

Jamie Duncan

Born 1975

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0435 FOOTBALL

Michael Reed (American football)

Born 1972

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0436 SPORT

Brian Foster (BMX rider)

Born 1972

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0441 FOOTBALL

Kirk Olivadotti

Born 1974

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0449 SINGER

Nathan Gray

Born 1972

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0454 SINGER

Davy Williamson

Born 1979

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0463 PAINTER

Greg Lindquist

Born 1979

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0469 ENTREPRENEUR

Melissa Helmbrecht

Born 1975

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0471 JUDGE

Rebecca Grady Jennings

Born 1978

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0473 BASEBALL

Pedro Swann

Born 1970

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0486 SPORT

Alan Foster (BMX rider)

Born 1970

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0487 CERAMIST

Heather Mae Erickson

Born 1977

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0505 SINGER

David Cloyd

Born 1976

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0512 WRITER

Sean Patrick Hazlett

Born 1975

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0527 CURATOR

Joseph del Pesco

Born 1975

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0533 FOOTBALL

Charles Hope (American football)

Born 1970

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0542 JOURNALIST

Dave Walls

Born 1977

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