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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 baseball6.4× 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.

17501800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Other
Baseball41
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Showing 41 of 564 notable people

0038 BASEBALL

Paul Goldschmidt

Born 1987

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0084 BASEBALL

Tanner Roark

Born 1986

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0111 BASEBALL

Kevin Mench

Born 1978

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0119 BASEBALL

Joey Wendle

Born 1990

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0132 BASEBALL

Cliff Brumbaugh

Born 1974

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0147 BASEBALL

Chris Widger

Born 1971

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0152 BASEBALL

Bill McGowan

1896 - 1954

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0163 BASEBALL

Rod Delmonico

Born 1958

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Zach Clark

Born 1983

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0225 BASEBALL

Chris Welsh

Born 1955

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0226 BASEBALL

John Mabry

Born 1970

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0251 BASEBALL

Steve Mintz

Born 1968

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0260 BASEBALL

Sadie McMahon

1867 - 1954

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0283 BASEBALL

Tyrell Godwin

Born 1979

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0302 BASEBALL

Wayne Franklin

Born 1974

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0338 BASEBALL

Sam Bowens

1938 - 2003

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0358 BASEBALL

Hans Lobert

1881 - 1968

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0369 BASEBALL

Al Neiger

Born 1939

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0373 BASEBALL

Bill Johnson (pitcher)

1960 - 2018

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0382 BASEBALL

John O'Donoghue (1990s pitcher)

Born 1969

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0401 BASEBALL

Bert Cunningham

1865 - 1952

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0410 BASEBALL

Bill Crouch (1940s pitcher)

1910 - 1980

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0417 BASEBALL

Mike Bianco

Born 1967

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0422 BASEBALL

Ron Musselman

Born 1954

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0426 BASEBALL

George Cutshaw

1887 - 1973

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0434 BASEBALL

Wes Curry

1860 - 1933

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0448 BASEBALL

George Prentiss

1876 - 1902

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0459 BASEBALL

Ken Szotkiewicz

Born 1947

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0472 BASEBALL

John Newell (baseball)

1868 - 1919

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0473 BASEBALL

Pedro Swann

Born 1970

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0478 BASEBALL

Charles Murphy (baseball)

1868 - 1931

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0480 BASEBALL

Thomas Silicato

Born 1946

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0481 BASEBALL

George Fisher (baseball)

1855 - 1937

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0483 BASEBALL

Joseph Myers (baseball)

1882 - 1956

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0518 BASEBALL

Ed Cihocki

1907 - 1987

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0531 BASEBALL

Gus Brittain

1909 - 1974

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0538 BASEBALL

Gino Minutelli

Born 1964

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0550 BASEBALL

Pete Cassidy

1873 - 1929

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0552 BASEBALL

Burt Keeley

1879 - 1952

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0554 BASEBALL

Augie Walsh

1904 - 1985

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0559 BASEBALL

Charlie Marshall (baseball)

1919 - 2007

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