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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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0003 ACTOR

Aubrey Plaza

Born 1984

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0004 ACTOR

Stoya

Born 1986

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0007 ACTOR

John Gallagher Jr.

Born 1984

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0017 BASKET

Elena Delle Donne

Born 1989

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0028 FILM

Ti West

Born 1980

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0038 BASEBALL

Paul Goldschmidt

Born 1987

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0064 BASKET

Joey Graham

Born 1982

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0069 BASKET

Tamera Young

Born 1986

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0082 ACTOR

Neil Casey

Born 1981

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0084 BASEBALL

Tanner Roark

Born 1986

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0086 MODEL

Garrett Neff

Born 1984

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0089 BASKET

Stephen Graham (basketball)

Born 1982

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0095 MARTIAL ART

Roxanne Modafferi

Born 1982

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0103 MARTIAL ART

Derek Brunson

Born 1984

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0106 MODEL

Kristen Dalton (Miss USA)

Born 1986

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0112 JOURNALIST

David Weigel

Born 1981

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0135 PRODUCER

Lara Trump

Born 1982

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0142 ACTOR

Briana Venskus

Born 1984

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0151 BASKET

Ty Walker (basketball)

Born 1989

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0204 FOOTBALL

Connor Barth

Born 1986

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0222 BASEBALL

Zach Clark

Born 1983

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0252 HOCKEY

Katelyn Falgowski

Born 1988

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0255 BASKET

Teana Miller

Born 1980

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0257 FOOTBALL

Jay Ross (American football)

Born 1987

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0271 POET

Brian Christian

Born 1984

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0280 FOOTBALL

Montell Owens

Born 1984

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0298 FILM

Anthony Spadaccini

Born 1982

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0323 MODEL

Melody Woodin

Born 1986

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0337 POLITICIAN

Nicholas Miccarelli III

Born 1982

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0344 POLITICIAN

Glen Sturtevant

Born 1982

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0345 POLITICIAN

Cliff Rosenberger

Born 1981

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0363 FOOTBALL

Leon Mackey

Born 1989

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0379 FOOTBALL

Andrew Szczerba

Born 1988

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0384 POLITICIAN

Bryan Townsend (American politician)

Born 1981

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0386 BASKET

Khadijah Rushdan

Born 1988

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0392 BASKET

Steve Smith (basket-ball, 1981)

Born 1981

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0452 BASKET

Shaqwedia Wallace

Born 1989

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0460 FOOTBALL

Jyler Noviello

Born 1984

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0465 FOOTBALL

Kitwana Jones

Born 1981

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0476 DANCER

Chris Obzansky

Born 1983

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0491 BASKET

Tre Whitted

Born 1984

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0499 PLAYER

Jennifer Leigh

Born 1983

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0504 ACTOR

Ryan Spahn

Born 1980

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0524 BASKET

Marc Egerson

Born 1986

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