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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Elisabeth Shue
Born 1963
Aubrey Plaza
Born 1984
Stoya
Born 1986
Judge Reinhold
Born 1957
John Gallagher Jr.
Born 1984
Valerie Bertinelli
Born 1960
Cynthia Rothrock
Born 1957
Sean Patrick Thomas
Born 1970
Andrew Shue
Born 1967
Sara Dylan
Born 1939
Herta Ware
1917 - 2005
Diane Salinger
Born 1951
B. J. Ward (actress)
Born 1944
Stephanie Hodge
Born 1956
Kathleen Widdoes
Born 1939
Neil Casey
Born 1981
Jessica Darlin
Born 1976
Jane Barnell
1871 - 1951
Patrick Kerr
Born 1956
Bernie McInerney
Born 1936
Vaughn Wilson
Born 1976
Briana Venskus
Born 1984
Allyn King
1899 - 1930
Ed Hinton (actor)
1927 - 1958
Ariana DeBose
Born 1991
Stanton Heck
1877 - 1929
Suzanne Savoy
Born 1955
James Wall (actor)
1917 - 2010
Alexandria Wailes
Born 1975
John Larkin (actor, born 1877)
1877 - 1936
Louis Dean
1874 - 1933
Timothy Stickney
Born 1965
Joan Goodfellow
Born 1950
Kevin Ruf
Born 1961
Ike Gingrich
Born 1952
Ryan Spahn
Born 1980
Tim Quill
1962 - 2017