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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

, including those who were born, lived or were otherwise associated with locally performed activities in a recognizable way.

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* Wilbur L. Adams (1884–1937) – U.S. Representative from Delaware * J. Edward Addicks (1841–1919) – gas tycoon; his attempts to buy a

U.S. Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

seat bolstered support for the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; lived in Claymont * J. Frank Allee (1857–1938) – jeweler; Senator from Delaware * Richard Allen (1760–1831) – founder,

African Methodist Episcopal Church The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology and has a connexional polity. The African Methodist Episcopal ...

* William F. Allen (1883–1946) – U.S. Representative from Delaware *

Ann Althouse Ann Althouse (born January 12, 1951) is an American law professor and blogger. Education Raised in Newark and Wilmington, Delaware (and later as a teen in Wayne, New Jersey), Althouse has a degree in fine art from the University of Michigan, B. ...

(born 1951) – law professor, legal blogger; born in Wilmington * Thomas L. Ambro (born 1949) – Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals; worked in Wilmington * John Andrews (1746–1813) – minister; academic * Anthony J. Arduengo, III (born 1952) – chemist; material scientist; discoverer of stable carbenes * Adrienne Arsht (born 1942) – lawyer; philanthropist; born in Wilmington

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John Backus John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist. He directed the team that invented and implemented FORTRAN, the first widely used high-level programming language, and was the inventor of the Backu ...

(1924–2007) – computer scientist; invented Fortran and Backus–Naur form; raised in Wilmington * Walter W. Bacon (1879–1962) – Mayor of Wilmington;

Governor of Delaware A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

* L. Heisler Ball (1861–1932) – U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Delaware * Samuel Bancroft (1840–1915) – industrialist; art philanthropist; born in Wilmington * William Poole Bancroft (1835–1928) – industrialist; land conservationist * Phineas Banning (1830–1885) – businessman and entrepreneur in Delaware and

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

* Richard Bassett (1745–1815) – U.S. Senator from Delaware;

* Alice M. Batchelder (born 1944) – attorney; judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit * Martin W. Bates (1786–1869) – State Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (1918–1985) – veteran,

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware * James A. Bayard Sr. (1767–1815) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

James A. Bayard Jr. James Asheton Bayard Jr. (November 15, 1799 – June 13, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life Bayard was born in Wilmington, ...

(1799–1880) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Richard H. Bayard (1796–1868) – Chief Justice,

Delaware Supreme Court The Delaware Supreme Court is the sole appellate court in the United States state of Delaware. Because Delaware is a popular haven for corporations, the Court has developed a worldwide reputation as a respected source of corporate law decision ...

; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Thomas F. Bayard (1828–1898) – U.S. Senator from Delaware;

U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

* Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (1868–1942) – U.S. Senator from Delaware * Paul Lorin Bechly (born 1958) – chemical engineer * Gunning Bedford Sr. (1742–1797) – Revolutionary officer;

* Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747–1812) – lawyer; Continental Congressman from Delaware * Caleb P. Bennett (1758–1836) – Revolutionary officer; Governor of Delaware *

Valerie Bertinelli Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress. She first achieved recognition as a child actress, portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom '' One Day at a Time'' (1975–1984) for which she won two Golden Globe Award ...

(born 1960) – actress ('' One Day at a Time'', ''

Hot in Cleveland ''Hot in Cleveland'' is an American television sitcom on TV Land starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White. The series, which was TV Land's first original series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was TV Land's hig ...

''); born in Wilmington * Huck Betts (1897–1987) – Major League Baseball player, born in Millsboro * Mahlon Betts (1795–1867) – banker; transportation businessman * Stephen Biddle (born 1959) – author; historian; policy analyst; columnist *

Beau Biden Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from Wilmington, Delaware. The oldest child of current U.S. president Joe Bi ...

(1969–2015) – lawyer; Attorney General of Delaware; son of Joe Biden *

Jill Biden Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (born June 3, 1951) is an American educator and the current first lady of the United States since 2021, as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her hus ...

(born 1951) – college professor; current First Lady of the United States * Joe Biden (born 1942) – current

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

; former

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice ...

(2009–2017); longtime Senator from Delaware (1973–2009); (born in Scranton, PA) * Benjamin T. Biggs (1821–1893) – U.S. Representative; Governor of Delaware * John Biggs Jr. (1895–1979) – former Chief Judge of the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals *

Clyde Bishop Dr. Clyde Bishop (born 1942) is an American diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and is class of Minister Counselor. Biography & Career Cylde Bishop wa ...

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U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands This is a list of the ambassadors of the United States to the Marshall Islands. The Office of the U.S. Representative was opened at Majuro on October 21, 1986. It was upgraded to an embassy on September 6, 1989. Karen B. Stewart is the current Un ...

Emily Bissell Emily Perkins Bissell (May 31, 1861 – March 8, 1948) was an American social worker and activist, best remembered for introducing Christmas Seals to the United States. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she made a name for herself at a young age as t ...

(1861–1948) – anti-suffragist; introduced

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J. Caleb Boggs James Caleb Boggs (May 15, 1909 – March 26, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont in New Castle County, Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, he was commonly known by his middle name, Caleb, frequently shortened ...

(1909–1993) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

Cedella Booker Sidilla Editha "Cedella" Booker (née Malcolm and previously Marley) (July 23, 1926 – April 8, 2008) was a Jamaican singer and writer. She was the mother of reggae musician Bob Marley. Biography Booker was born Cedilla Editha Malcolm in Rhoden ...

(1926–2008) – singer;

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

native, lived in Delaware; mother of singer

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...

Nicole Bosso Miss Delaware USA is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by V&M Productions. Delaware had not placed in Miss USA un ...

(born 1986) – Miss Delaware USA 2007 * William H. Boyce (1855–1942) – Justice of the Superior Court; U.S. Representative from Delaware *

John Walter Bratton John Walter Bratton (January 21, 1867 – February 7, 1947) was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and theatrical producer who became popular during the era known as the Gay Nineties. Early life Raised by his grandmother, Mary Bratton, in New Ca ...

(1867–1947) –

Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street ...

composer * Madison Brengle (born 1990) – tennis player; 2007 Juniors Wimbledon runner-up *

Jay Briscoe Jamin "Jay" Pugh (born January 25, 1984) is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Jay Briscoe. He is currently signed with Ring of Honor, where he is the current one-half of ROH World Tag Team Champions with Mark Briscoe ...

(born 1984) –

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

; ROH World Champion and eight-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with his brother

Mark Briscoe Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler best known as Mark Briscoe. He is currently signed with Ring of Honor, where he is the current one-half of ROH World Tag Team Champions with Jay Briscoe in their thirtee ...

(born 1985) – professional wrestler; eight-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with brother Jay * Dennis Brockenborough – trombone player * Franklin Brockson (1865–1942) – State Representative and U.S. Representative from Delaware * James M. Broom (1776–1850) – lawyer and U.S. Representative from Delaware * Hugh T. Broomall (born 1948) – Major General,

Delaware Air National Guard The Delaware Air National Guard (DE ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Delaware, United States of America. It is, along with the Delaware Army National Guard, an element of the Delaware National Guard. As state militia units, the units ...

* Clifford Brown (1930–1956) – jazz trumpeter, born in Wilmington * C. Douglass Buck (1890–1965) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware * David P. Buckson (1920-2017) – Attorney General of Delaware; Governor of Delaware * Edward G. Budd (1870–1946) – automotive inventor; founder, Budd Company * Colin Burns (born 1982) – professional soccer player in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

* Hiram R. Burton (1841–1927) – physician and U.S. Representative from Delaware * William Burton (1789–1866) – physician and Governor of Delaware *

Randy Bush Randy is a given name, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolf, Randolph, as well as Bertrand and Andrew, and may be a short form (hypocorism) of them ...

(born 1958) – MLB pitcher and executive; born in Dover *

William Sharp Bush William Sharp Bush (1786 - 1812) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812. He was also the first Marine Corps officer to be killed in combat. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Bush was appointed as a Second Lieutenant in ...

(1786–1812) –

U.S. Marine The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through com ...

-award winner,

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...

; born in Wilmington

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;Ca–Cm * Henry Seidel Canby (1878–1961) – educator; editor, '' The Saturday Review of Literature'' * Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941) – pioneering female astronomer * Philip L. Cannon (1850–1929) – Lieutenant Governor of Delaware * William Cannon (1809–1865) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924) –

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

politician; born in Delaware *

Louis Carlet Louis Carlet is the founder of Tozen, a union representing both Japanese and migrant workers, including foreign language teachers, bank and newspaper workers. Carlet is from the United States and moved to Japan in the early 1990s, originally w ...

(born 1966) – union activist * John Carney (born 1956) – U.S. Representative for Delaware, current Governor *

Wallace Carothers Wallace Hume Carothers (; April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon. Carothers was a group leader at the DuPont Experimen ...

(1896–1937) – chemist; inventor of neoprene and

nylon Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers composed of polyamides ( repeating units linked by amide links).The polyamides may be aliphatic or semi-aromatic. Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from pe ...

* Charles I. Carpenter (1906–1994) – Major General; first Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force *

R. R. M. Carpenter Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter (July 30, 1877 – June 11, 1949) was an American executive and member of the board of directors of DuPont. Biography He was born on July 30, 1877 to Walter Samuel Carpenter and Bedde Morgan. Known as "Ruly", Carp ...

(1877–1949) – businessman; DuPont executive; owner, Philadelphia Phillies * R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. (1915–1990) – owner, Philadelphia Phillies * Ruly Carpenter (1940–2021) – former owner, Philadelphia Phillies * Walter S. Carpenter Jr. (1888–1976) – businessman; oversaw construction of

Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project w ...

facilities * Thomas R. Carper (born 1947) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Vincenza Carrieri-Russo – Miss Delaware USA 2008; second runner up, Miss United States 2014 * Elbert N. Carvel (1910–2005) – businessman; Governor of Delaware * Michael N. Castle (born 1939) – U.S. Representative; Governor of Delaware * John W. Causey (1841–1908) – farmer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Peter F. Causey (1801–1871) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * John T. Chain Jr. (born 1934) – U.S. Air Force General; commander, Strategic Air Command * Alfred D. Chandler Jr. (1918–2007) – business history professor,

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

; born in Guyencourt * Thomas H. Chilton (1899–1972) – pioneer, modern chemical engineering; member,

* Uma Chowdhry (born 1947) – scientist * Anne Rogers Clark (1929–2006) – dog breeder and trainer * John Clark (1761–1821) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * John M. Clayton (1796–1856) – U.S. Senator from Delaware;

Joshua Clayton Dr. Joshua Clayton (July 20, 1744 – August 11, 1798) was an American physician and politician from Mt. Pleasant in Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and a me ...

(1744–1798) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Thomas Clayton (1777–1854) – Chief Justice; U.S. Senator from Delaware ;Cn–Cz * John P. Cochran (1809–1898) – farmer; Governor of Delaware * Ashley Coleman (born 1981) – Miss Teen USA 1999 * Isaac Collins (1746–1817) – early American printer; freedom-of-the-press activist * John Collins (1776–1822) – manufacturer; Governor of Delaware * Thomas Collins (1732–1789) – General Assemblymann; President of Delaware *

Cornelius P. Comegys Cornelius Parsons Comegys (January 15, 1780 – January 27, 1851) was an American farmer and politician from Dover Hundred, in Kent County, Delaware, near Little Creek. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party, a ...

(1780–1851) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Joseph P. Comegys (1813–1893) – U.S. Senator from Delaware; Chief Justice of Delaware * John Cook (1730–1789) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Charles "Tarzan" Cooper (1907–1980) – Philadelphia professional basketball player * Thomas Cooper (1764–1829) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Representative from Delaware * William B. Cooper (1777–1849) – General Assembly and U.S. Representative from Delaware *

Lammot du Pont Copeland Lammot du Pont Copeland (May 19, 1905 – July 1, 1983) was an American businessman. Early life Copeland was the great-great-grandson of DuPont's founder, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, and he served as the company's 11th president from 1962 to ...

(1905–1983) – president, DuPont (1962–1967); co-founder, Population Action International * Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield (1877–1958) – philanthropist; preservationist; founding trustee, National Trust for Historic Preservation *

Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contem ...

(born 1943) – artist; illustrator; lived in Milford and Dover * Elisha D. Cullen (1799–1862) – lawyer; U. S. Representative from Delaware * Nancy Currie (born 1958) – astronaut, born in Wilmington

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* Carl C. Danberg (born 1964) – lawyer; Attorney General of Delaware *

F. O. C. Darley Felix Octavius Carr ("F. O. C.") Darley (June 23, 1822 – March 27, 1888) was an American illustrator, known for his illustrations in works by well-known 19th-century authors, including James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Mary Mapes Dodge, N ...

(1822–1888) – painter; illustrator * Samuel Davies (1723–1761) – writer, preacher, 4th President of Princeton University *

Jehu Davis John (Jehu) Davis (1738 – May 11, 1802) was an American planter and politician from Mispillion Hundred, in Kent County, Delaware, west of Milford. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and as President of Delaware. Early life and fam ...

(1738–1802) – General Assemblyman; President of Delaware *

Elena Delle Donne Elena Delle Donne (born September 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Delle Donne played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 200 ...

(born 1989) –

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...

player * Matthew P. Denn (born 1966) – Insurance Commissioner; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware * William D. Denney (1873–1953) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Delino DeShields (born 1969) –

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player; born in Delaware *

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(1732–1808) – President of Delaware; President of Pennsylvania * Mary Norris Dickinson (1740–1803) – owner of one of the largest libraries in colonial America *

Philemon Dickinson Philemon Dickinson (April 5, 1739February 4, 1809) was an American lawyer and politician from Trenton, New Jersey. As a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia, he was one of the most effective militia officers of the American Revolutionary ...

(1739–1809) – Continental Congressman from Delaware; U.S. Senator from New Jersey * Donte DiVincenzo (born 1997) -

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

Shooting Guard for the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

John Dossett John Dossett (born April 15, 1958) is an American actor and singer. Early life and education Dossett attended Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1972 through 1976, where he was an announcer for the school's radio station, ...

– actor; singer * Dave Douglas (1918–1978) – professional golfer (1940s and 1950s) * A. Felix du Pont Jr. (1905–1996) – aviator; co-founder, predecessor of

US Airways US Airways (formerly USAir) was a major United States airline that operated from 1937 until its merger with American Airlines in 2015. It was originally founded in Pittsburgh as a mail delivery airline called All American Aviation, which soon ...

* Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935) – businessman; philanthropist; established the

Nemours Foundation The Nemours Foundation is a non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida, created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont in 1936, and dedicated to improving the health of children. The Foundation operates the Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware ...

* Alfred V. du Pont (1798–1856) – head of the DuPont Company (1837–1850) * Charles I. du Pont (1797–1869) – manufacturer; Delaware General Assemblyman * E. Paul du Pont (1887–1950) – founder, Du Pont Motors; president,

Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company Indian Motorcycle (or ''Indian'') is an American brand of motorcycles owned and produced by American automotive manufacturer Polaris Inc.Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834) – founder, DuPont Company * Eugene du Pont (1840–1902) – head of the DuPont Company (1889–1902) * Henry du Pont (1812–1889) – head of the DuPont Company; Major General,

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

* Henry A. du Pont (1838–1926) – veteran, American Civil War; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

Henry Francis du Pont Henry Francis du Pont (May 27, 1880 – April 11, 1969) was an American horticulturist, collector of early American furniture and decorative arts, breeder of Holstein Friesian cattle, and scion of the powerful du Pont family. Converted into ...

(1880–1969) – art collector; established the

Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Pronounced “winter-tour," Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana in the United States. The museum and estate were the home o ...

Irénée du Pont Irénée du Pont I (December 21, 1876 – December 19, 1963) was an American businessman, president of the DuPont company and head of the Du Pont trust. Early life Irénée du Pont I was born on December 21, 1876, in New Castle, Delaware, the so ...

(1876–1963) – president, DuPont Company (1919–1926) * Lammot du Pont I (1831–1884) – scientist; inventor; soldier, American Civil War *

Lammot du Pont II Lammot du Pont II (October 12, 1880 – July 24, 1952) was an American businessman who was the head of the du Pont family's E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for 22 years. Early life He was born on October 12, 1880, in Wilmington, Delaware. H ...

(1880–1952) – president, DuPont Company (1926–1940) * Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954) – inventor; president, DuPont Company and General Motors * Pierre S. du Pont IV (1935–2021) – U. S. Representative; Governor of Delaware * Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817) – helped negotiate the 1783 Treaty of Paris and the

Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or app ...

* Richard C. du Pont (1911–1943) – aviator, co-founder,

All American Aviation All American Aviation was an airline company founded by Lytle Schooler Adams in 1937. It evolved over the decades to become Allegheny Airlines, then USAir and subsequently US Airways, with the latter's merger with American Airlines in 2013 creat ...

, the forerunner of

Samuel Francis Du Pont Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the Ca ...

(1803–1865) – Rear Admiral,

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

* T. Coleman du Pont (1863–1930) – president, DuPont Company; U. S. Senator from Delaware *

Victor Marie du Pont Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours (October 1, 1767 – January 30, 1827) was a French American diplomat, politician, and businessman. He was also a member of the Delaware General Assembly, the founder of the Du Pont, Bauduy & Co., wool manufactur ...

(1767–1827) – manufacturer; Delaware General Assemblyman * Sara Dylan (born 1939) – first wife of

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

; born in Delaware

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Mark Eaton Mark Edward Eaton (January 24, 1957 – May 28, 2021) was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career (1982–1993) with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Named an NBA All-Star in 1989, he wa ...

(born 1977) – professional ice hockey player; born in Delaware * Richard H. Ellis (1919–1989) – General; commander in chief, Strategic Air Command; from Delaware *

Raúl Esparza Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway reviva ...

(born 1970) – actor, born in Delaware *

Oliver Evans Oliver Evans (September 13, 1755 – April 15, 1819) was an American inventor, engineer and businessman born in rural Delaware and later rooted commercially in Philadelphia. He was one of the first Americans building steam engines and an advoca ...

(1755–1819) – inventor, born in Delaware * Thomas B. Evans Jr. (born 1931) – lawyer; U. S. Representative from Delaware

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George P. Fisher George Purnell Fisher (October 13, 1817 – February 10, 1899) was Attorney General of Delaware, Secretary of State of Delaware, a United States representative from Delaware and an United States federal judge, Associate Justice of the Supreme Co ...

(1817–1899) – U. S. Representative from Delaware; Justice of District Court * William H. Forwood (1838–1915) – 19th Surgeon General of the United States Army * Wayne Franklin (born 1974) – professional baseball player; born in Wilmington * J. Allen Frear Jr. (1903–1993) – veteran,

; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

Louis Freeh Louis Joseph Freeh (born January 6, 1950) is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001. Graduated from Rutgers University and New York Univers ...

(born 1950) – fifth director,

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...

; lives in Wilmington *

Yvette Freeman Yvette Freeman is an American actress, singer and director. Predominantly active as a stage actress, she made her Broadway debut in 1979 in the original production of '' Ain't Misbehavin. She won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance b ...

(born 1957) – actress; born in Wilmington

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* Chris Gutierrez (born 1992) – actor * John Gallagher Jr. (born 1984) – actor; musician *

Thomas Garrett Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the ...

(1789–1871) – abolitionist; leader in the

Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. ...

* Zack Gelof (born 1999) - baseball player * Michael Gibson (1944–2005) –

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

trombonist The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

and

musical arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition (music), composition. Differences from the original composition may include Harmony (music), reharmonization, musical phrasing, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, o ...

; born in Wilmington *Commodore John P. Gillis (1803–1873) – officer,

, born in Wilmington *

Paul Goldschmidt Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Golds ...

(born 1987) – first baseman for

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

, born in Wilmington *

Bill Gore Wilbert Lee "Bill" Gore (January 25, 1912 – July 26, 1986) was an American businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded W. L. Gore and Associates with his wife, Genevieve (Vieve). Trained as a chemical engineer and chemist, his technical intere ...

(1912–1986) – scientist, founder of W. L. Gore and Associates * Robert W. Gore (1937–2020) – businessman; inventor of

Gore-Tex Gore-Tex is a waterproof, breathable fabric membrane and registered trademark of W. L. Gore & Associates. Invented in 1969, Gore-Tex can repel liquid water while allowing water vapor to pass through and is designed to be a lightweight, waterpr ...

; lived in Newark * Annie Ryder Gracey (1836-1908) – writer, missionary; born in Christiana * Joseph (Joey) Graham (born 1982) – professional basketball player; born in Wilmington * Stephen Graham (born 1982) – professional basketball player; born in Wilmington * George Gray (1840–1925) – Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Dallas Green (1934–2017) – pitcher, manager, and executive in

; born in Newport * Crawford Hallock Greenewalt (1902–1993) – president, DuPont Company and the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...

* Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (1937–2012) – award-winning archaeologist

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* David Hall (1752–1817) – Continental Army officer; Governor of Delaware * John W. Hall (1817–1893) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Willard Hall (1780–1875) – U.S. Representative; Justice for the United States District Court * L. Irving Handy (1861–1922) – educator; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Duron Harmon (born 1991) – professional football player; born in

Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...

Kwame Harris Kwame Harris (born March 15, 1982) is a Jamaican-born former American football player who was an offensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, when he won the Mor ...

(born 1982) – professional football player; lived and went to high school in Newark * Orien Harris (born 1983) – professional football player; lived and went to high school in Newark * Harry G. Haskell Jr. (1921–2020) – businessman; U.S. Representative from Delaware *

John Haslet John Haslet ( – January 3, 1777) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and soldier from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the French and Indian War and an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, serving ...

(c. 1727–1777) – soldier,

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

; from Milford *

Joseph Haslet Joseph Haslet (1769June 20, 1823) was an American planter and politician from Cedar Creek Village in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served twice as Governor of Delaware. E ...

(1769–1823) – farmer; Governor of Delaware * Daniel O. Hastings (1874–1966) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

David Hazzard David Hazzard (May 18, 1781 – July 8, 1864) was an American merchant and politician from Milton, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, then the National Republican Party, and finally the Whig Party. ...

(1781–1864) – Associate Justice; Governor of Delaware *

Walt Hazzard Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first natio ...

(1942–2011) – college, Olympic and professional basketball player; college basketball coach; born in Wilmington * William H. Heald (1864–1939) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Henry Heimlich (1920–2016) – physician; inventor,

Heimlich Maneuver Abdominal thrusts, also known as the Heimlich maneuver or Heimlich manoeuvre, is a first aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstructions (or choking) by foreign objects. American doctor Henry Heimlich is often credited for its creation. ...

; born in Wilmington * Anthony Higgins (1840–1912) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware * John H. Hoffecker (1827–1900) – engineer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Walter O. Hoffecker (1854–1934) – businessman; U.S. Representative from Delaware *General Thomas Holcomb (1879–1965) – 17th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps; born in New Castle *

Outerbridge Horsey Outerbridge Horsey III (March 5, 1777 – June 9, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware (18 ...

(1777–1842) – General Assembly; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

Cisco Houston Gilbert Vandine "Cisco" Houston (August 18, 1918 – April 29, 1961) was an American folk singer and songwriter, who is closely associated with Woody Guthrie due to their extensive history of recording together. Houston was a regular recording ...

(1918–1961) – folk singer; closely associated with

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

; born in Wilmington * Henry A. Houston (1847–1925) – businessman; U.S. Representative from Delaware * John W. Houston (1814–1896) – U.S. Representative; Justice, Delaware Superior Court * Robert G. Houston (1867–1946) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Richard Howell (1754–1802) – 3rd

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official r ...

; born in Newark * James H. Hughes (1867–1953) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware * John Hunn (1818–1894) – farmer; abolitionist; from Odessa * John Hunn (1849–1926) – businessman; Governor of Delaware *

Morgan Hurd Morgan Elizabeth Hurd (born July 18, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast and a five-time member of the United States women's national team (2016–21). She is the 2017 World all-around champion and balance beam silver medalist and the 2018 ...

(born 2001) – artistic gymnast; world gold medalist; hometown Middletown *

Doug Hutchison Doug Anthony Hutchison (born May 26, 1960) is an American character actor, known for playing disturbing and antagonistic characters. Such characters include Obie Jameson in the 1988 film '' The Chocolate War'', Sproles in the 1988 film '' Fresh H ...

(born 1960) – actor; born in Dover

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* John Johns (1796–1876) – college president; bishop; brother of Kensey Johns Jr. * Kensey Johns Jr. (1791–1857) – U.S. Representative and Chancellor of Delaware; brother of John Johns * Eldridge R. Johnson (1867–1945) – co-creator,

Victor Talking Machine Company The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer that operated independently from 1901 until 1929, when it was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America and subsequently operated as a subsidi ...

; born in Wilmington *

Judy Johnson William Julius "Judy" Johnson (October 26, 1899 – June 15, 1989) was an American professional third baseman and manager whose career in Negro league baseball spanned 17 seasons, from 1921 to 1937. Slight of build, Johnson never developed as ...

(1899–1989) – Negro league baseball player; National Baseball Hall of Famer; lived and died in Wilmington *

Absalom Jones Absalom Jones (November 7, 1746February 13, 1818) was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became prominent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Disappointed at the racial discrimination he experienced in a local Methodist church, he found ...

(1746–1818) – abolitionist; minister * Commodore Jacob Jones (1768–1850) – officer,

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

; born near

Smyrna Smyrna ( ; grc, Σμύρνη, Smýrnē, or , ) was a Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to promi ...

* Kent A. Jordan (born 1957) – judge,

U.S. Court of Appeals The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary. The courts of appeals are divided into 11 numbered circuits that cover geographic areas of the United States and hear appeals fr ...

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Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis (March 22, 1917 – July 3, 1971) was a Republican Party activist from the U.S. state of Delaware who was appointed the 33rd Treasurer of the United States, having served from May 8, 1969, until her death. She was the ...

(1917–1971) –

Treasurer of the United States The treasurer of the United States is an officer in the United States Department of the Treasury who serves as custodian and trustee of the federal government's collateral assets and the supervisor of the department's currency and coinage produc ...

; lived in Middletown * Edward E. Kaufman (born 1939) – U.S. Senator from Delaware * Dyre Kearney (died 1791) – lawyer; delegate, Continental Congress from Delaware *

Pat Kenney Patrick Kenney (born May 26, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond. He is currently working for the National Wrestling Alliance as Director of Talent Relations. Diamo ...

(born 1968) – professional wrestler (stage name: Simon Diamond); born in Wilmington * Richard R. Kenney (1856–1931) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

Patrick Kerr Patrick Kerr (born January 23, 1956) is an American film and television actor, known for his recurring role as Noel Shempsky on ''Frasier''. Career He has appeared on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as a blind pianist and acquaintance of Larry, on '' ...

(born 1956) – television actor; born in Wilmington * Muqtedar Khan (born 1966) – Islamic intellectual; professor,

University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 ma ...

* Robert Kirkwood (1746–1791) – officer,

* Horace G. Knowles (1863–1937) – diplomat ( U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia –

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

); served under three different U.S. presidents * Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964) – current Prime Minister of Latvia * Ellen J. Kullman (born 1956) – president and chief executive officer, DuPont Company * Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014) – scientist; inventor,

Kevlar Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s a ...

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* Corinne Landrey (born 1986) – Director of Baseball Operations, the Philadelphia Phillies * Henry Latimer (1752–1819) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Caleb R. Layton (1851–1930) – physician; U.S. Representative from Delaware *

Daniel J. Layton Daniel John Layton (August 1, 1879 – May 13, 1960) served on the Delaware Supreme Court as Chief Justice from 1933 to 1945 and earlier as attorney general of Delaware from late 1932 until his nomination. He was a native of Sussex County, Delawa ...

(1879–1960) – Chief Justice; Attorney General of Delaware *

Isaac Lea Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...

(1792–1886) – conchologist; geologist; businessman; born in Wilmington *

Preston Lea Preston Lea (November 12, 1841 – December 4, 1916) was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served as Governor of Delaware. Early life and family Le ...

(1841–1916) – businessman; Governor of Delaware * Judith LeClair (born 1958) – bassoonist,

New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic, officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra based in New York City. It is ...

; faculty,

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

; from Newark * Jennifer Leigh (also known as Jennicide) (born 1983) – professional poker player; ''Playboy'' model; born in Wilmington *

Warren K. Lewis Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882 – 9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering. He co-authored an early major textbook on the subject which essentially introduced the concept of unit opera ...

(1882–1975) – chemical engineer; professor,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

* John Bernard "Hans" Lobert (1881–1968) –

player, coach, manager and scout; born in Wilmington * Henry Hayes Lockwood (1814–1899) – co-founder, U.S. Naval Academy; Brigadier General,

* James R. Lofland (1823–1894) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Edward L. Loper Sr. (1916–2011) – impressionist and colorist artist; from Wilmington * Charles B. Lore (1831–1911) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware

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* John Mabry (born 1970) – professional baseball player; born in Wilmington * Isaac J. MacCollum (1889–1968) – physician; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware *

Thomas MacDonough Thomas Macdonough, Jr. (December 31, 1783 – November 10, 1825) was an early-19th-century Irish-American naval officer noted for his roles in the first Barbary War and the War of 1812. He was the son of a revolutionary officer, Thomas Macdonou ...

(1783–1825) –

commodore Commodore may refer to: Ranks * Commodore (rank), a naval rank ** Commodore (Royal Navy), in the United Kingdom ** Commodore (United States) ** Commodore (Canada) ** Commodore (Finland) ** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore'' * Air commodore ...

; victor,

Battle of Lake Champlain The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final British invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. An army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost and a naval squadr ...

in the

Jack A. Markell Jack Alan Markell (born November 26, 1960) is an American politician who currently serves as the United States ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. He previously served as the 73rd governor of Delaware from ...

(born 1960) – State Treasurer; Governor of Delaware * Edward L. Martin (1837–1897) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Joshua H. Marvil (1825–1895) – merchant; Governor of Delaware * Joseph Maull (1781–1846) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware *

Dave May David LaFrance May (December 23, 1943 – October 20, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from through for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rang ...

(1943–2012) – professional baseball player; born in New Castle * Sarah McBride (born 1990) – transgender rights activist *

Thomas M'Clintock Thomas M'Clintock (March 28, 1792 – March 19, 1876) was an American pharmacist and a leading Quaker organizer for many reforms, including abolishing slavery, achieving women's rights, and modernizing Quakerism. Life He was born on Marc ...

(1792–1876) – abolitionist; women's rights activist * Eleazer McComb (1740–1798) – Continental soldier; Continental Congressman from Delaware * Harris B. McDowell Jr. (1906–1988) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Representative from Delaware * James D. McGinnis (1932–2009) – realtor; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware *

Bill McGowan William Aloysius McGowan (January 18, 1896 – December 9, 1954) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1925 to 1954. McGowan founded the second umpire school in the United States. He was inducted ...

(1896–1954) – Baseball Hall of Fame umpire; born in Wilmington * Bernie McInerney (born 1936) – actor; born in Wilmington *

Thomas McKean Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. During the American Revolution, he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, the United ...

(1734–1817) – Chief Justice; Governor of Pennsylvania; educated in Delaware * Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (1794–1852) – 2nd U.S. Secretary of the Interior *

John McKinly John McKinly (February 24, 1721August 31, 1796) was an American physician and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of the French and Indian War, served in the Delaware General Assembly, was the first elected President of Delawar ...

(1721–1796) – General Assemblyman; President of Delaware * Marshall Kirk McKusick (born 1954) – computer scientist * Louis McLane (1786–1857) – U.S. Representative from Delaware; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury;

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* Robert Milligan McLane (1815–1898) – diplomat ( U.S. Ambassador to Mexico,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

and China;

Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...

); son of Louis McLane; born in Wilmington * Richard C. McMullen (1868–1944) – manufacturer; Governor of Delaware * William Medill (1802–1865) – Governor of Ohio; Commissioner of Indian Affairs;

Comptroller of the Treasury The Comptroller of the Treasury was an official of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1817. According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller's duty to :''superintend ...

(U.S.) *

Kevin Mench Kevin Ford Mench (born January 7, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played eight years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Texas Rangers (2002–2006), Milwaukee Brewers (2006–2007), Toronto Blue Jays ...

(born 1978) – professional baseball player, born in Wilmington * Charles R. Miller (1857–1927) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Thomas W. Miller (1886–1973) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Henry Milligan (born 1958) – AAU boxing champion (1983) * John J. Milligan (1795–1875) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * David L. Mills (born 1938) – computer engineer; Internet pioneer * Ruth Ann Minner (1935-2021) – Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Delaware * Nathaniel Mitchell (1753–1815) – Continental Congressman; Governor of Delaware *

Roxanne Modafferi Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC. Though she last fought in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. A p ...

(born 1982) – mixed martial artist, born in Wilmington * Henry Molleston (1762–1819) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Hugh Montgomery (died 1780) – sea captain, raised the first

American flag The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the ''American flag'' or the ''U.S. flag'', consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the ca ...

in a foreign port * Jacob Moore – Attorney General of Delaware * John Bassett Moore (1860–1947) – member,

Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands. Unlike a judicial court in the traditional sense, the PCA provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that aris ...

(also known as the Hague Tribunal); first American judge,

International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; french: Cour internationale de justice, links=no; ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordanc ...

(also known as the World Court) * Vinnie Moore (born 1964) – musician, born in New Castle * Morgan Morgan (1688–1766) – pioneer * Hugh M. Morris – federal judge * John Morris (born 1941) – MLB pitcher, born in Lewes

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Daniel Nathans Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. He shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping. Early life a ...

(1928–1999) – microbiologist; recipient, 1978

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, accord ...

Arnold Naudain Arnold Snow Naudain (January 6, 1790 – January 4, 1872) was an American physician and politician from Odessa, Delaware, Odessa in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party (United States) ...

(1790–1892) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Garrett Neff (born 1984) –

fashion model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug ...

* Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935) – poet; journalist; anti-lynching activist * David M. Nelson (1920–1991) – football coach; College Football Hall of Famer *

John A. Nicholson John Anthony Nicholson (November 17, 1827 – November 4, 1906) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Early life ...

(1827–1906) – lawyer; U. S. Representative from Delaware

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* Alfie Oakes (born 1968) – farmer and businessman; born in Delaware City *

Brett Oberholtzer Brett Raymond Oberholtzer (born July 1, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Angels. He also played in the Chinese Profe ...

– baseball pitcher, Houston Astros; born in Christiana * Charles Oberly (born 1946) – attorney; born in Wilmington *

John W. O'Daniel Lieutenant General John Wilson O'Daniel (February 15, 1894 – March 27, 1975), nicknamed " Iron Mike", was a senior United States Army officer who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He is perhaps best known for serving wit ...

– general,

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ...

; commander, 3rd Infantry Division during

* Christine O'Donnell (born 1969) – Republican candidate,

(2006, 2008 and 2010) * Brian O'Neill (born 1995) – NFL offensive lineman; born in Wilmington * Shane O'Neill (born 1972) – tattoo artist, season one winner of ''

Ink Master ''Ink Master'' is an American reality competition television series that originally aired on Paramount Network (formerly called Spike), premiering on January 17, 2012. The show features tattoo artists who compete in various challenges assessing th ...

''; born in Middletown * Kirk Olivadotti (born 1974) – NFL coach; born in Wilmington * Ed Oliver (1915–1961) – professional golfer; born in Wilmington * Jeff Otah (born 1986) – former NFL offensive lineman; attended William Penn High School * William Outten (1948–2020) – member of the

Delaware House of Representatives The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is ...

; born in Milford *

Montell Owens Montell Ernest Owens (born May 4, 1984) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Maine. Owens was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He has also played for the Detroit Lions and Ch ...

– professional football player; born in Wilmington *

Mehmet Oz Mehmet Cengiz Öz (; born June 11, 1960), known professionally as Dr. Oz (), is an Turkish American former professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, television presenter, author and former political candidate. The son of Tur ...

– surgeon; television personality; attended

Tower Hill School Tower Hill School is a private college preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, offering instruction for pre-school through 12th grade. History Tower Hill was founded in 1919. The school is situated at the high point of Wilmington's neighbo ...

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William Jackson Palmer William Jackson Palmer (September 18, 1836 – March 13, 1909) was an American civil engineer, veteran of the Civil War, industrialist, and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, he was promoted to brevet brigadier general and receive ...

(1836–1909) – general,

;

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

developer; philanthropist; born in Leipsic *

Rudolph Pariser Rudolph Pariser (born December 8, 1923) is a physical and polymer chemist. He was born in Harbin, China to merchant parents, Ludwig Jacob Pariser and Lia Rubinstein. He attended the Von Hindenburg Schule in Harbin, an American Missionary School ...

(born 1923) – scientist; formulator, Pariser–Parr–Pople method * George Parshall (1929–2019) – scientist;

chemical weapons A chemical weapon (CW) is a specialized munition that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm on humans. According to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), this can be any chemical compound intended as a ...

destruction activist * John Patten (1746–1800) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Representative from Delaware *

Samuel Paynter Samuel Paynter (August 24, 1768 – October 2, 1845) was an American merchant and politician from Drawbridge, in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly an ...

(1768–1845) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Charles J. Pedersen (1904–1989) – co-recipient, 1987

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; lived in Delaware (1927–1969) * William Peery (1743–1800) – General Assemblyman; Continental Congressman from Delaware * John B. Penington (1825–1902) – Attorney General of Delaware; U. S. Representative from Delaware * Simeon S. Pennewill (1867–1935) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Arthur Perry (born 1946) – basketball player and coach * Russell W. Peterson (1916–2011) – scientist; Governor of Delaware; chairman,

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Council on Environmental Quality The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a division of the Executive Office of the President that coordinates federal environmental efforts in the United States and works closely with agencies and other White House offices on the developme ...

; president, National Audubon Society *

Daniel Pfeiffer Howard Daniel Pfeiffer (born December 24, 1975) is an American political advisor, author, and podcast host. He was the Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, Barack Obama, for strategy and communications from 2013 to 2015. Pfeiffe ...

(born 1975) –

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under U.S. President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

Ryan Phillippe Matthew Ryan Phillippe (; born September 10, 1974) is an American actor. After appearing as Billy Douglas on the soap opera ''One Life to Live'', he came to fame in the late 1990s with starring roles in films including ''I Know What You Did Las ...

(born 1974) – actor; born in New Castle *

Aubrey Plaza Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began her career performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She starred as April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom ''Pa ...

(born 1984) – actress; comedian;

April Ludgate April Roberta Ludgate-Dwyer, née Ludgate, (portrayed by Aubrey Plaza) is a fictional character in the NBC comedy ''Parks and Recreation''. She is first seen as an apathetic college student working as an intern in the Pawnee Department of Parks a ...

on '' Parks and Recreation'' * David Plouffe (born 1967) –

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; born in Wilmington * Albert F. Polk (1869–1955) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Charles Polk Jr. (1788–1857) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Teri Polo (born 1969) – actress; born in Dover * James Ponder (1819–1897) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * William Poole (born 1937) – member, Council of Economic Advisers; chief executive, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis * Bill Press (born 1940) –

talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featu ...

host; liberal commentator; author; raised in Delaware City * Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (1876–1936) – illustrator of covers for ''

The Saturday Evening Post ''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely ...

''; student and sister-in-law of

Howard Pyle Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894, he began ...

(1853–1911) – illustrator; author; founder,

Brandywine School The Brandywine School was a style of illustration—as well as an artists colony in Wilmington, Delaware and in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, near the Brandywine River—both founded by artist Howard Pyle (1853–1911) at the end of the 19th centu ...

, brother-in-law of Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle *

Katharine Pyle Katharine Pyle (November 23, 1863 – February 19, 1938) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people, an influential member of the Pyle artistic family, active in Philadelphia during the late 19th and early 20th ce ...

(1863–1938) – illustrator; author * Joe Pyne – broadcaster, worked in Delaware

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John J. Raskob John Jakob Raskob, KCSG (March 19, 1879 – October 15, 1950) was a financial executive and businessman for DuPont and General Motors, and the builder of the Empire State Building. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1928 t ...

(1879–1950) – businessman; builder, Empire State Building * Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond (1926–2017) – University of Delaware football coach; College Football Hall of Famer * George Read (1733–1798) – U.S. Senator from Delaware; Chief Justice of Delaware * George Read Jr. (1765–1836) – U.S. Attorney, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; built the Read House and Gardens * Thomas Read (1740–1788) – first Commodore, Continental Navy *

Louis L. Redding Louis Lorenzo Redding (October 25, 1901 – September 28, 1998) was a prominent lawyer and civil rights advocate from Wilmington, Delaware. Redding, the first African American to be admitted to the Delaware bar, was part of the NAACP legal ...

(1901–1998) – civil rights attorney; participant, ''

Brown v. Board of Education ''Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka'', 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segrega ...

'' case *

Judge Reinhold Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as '' Ruthless People'', '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', '' Stripes'' and '' Gremlins'', and co-starred in all of the ...

(born 1957) – actor; born in Wilmington * Eugene Reybold (1884–1961) –

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* Robert J. Reynolds (1838–1909) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Harry A. Richardson (1853–1928) – businessman; U.S. Senator from Delaware * John E. Rickards (1848–1927) – 2nd Governor of Montana; born in Delaware City *

George R. Riddle George Read Riddle (1817 – March 28, 1867) was an American engineer, lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Representative and as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life a ...

(1817–1867) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Henry M. Ridgely (1779–1847) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Robert P. Robinson (1869–1939) – banker; Governor of Delaware *

Thomas Robinson Jr. Thomas Robinson Jr. (1800 – October 28, 1843) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as United States Representative from Delaware. Early life ...

(1800–1843) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware *

Caesar Rodney Caesar Rodney (October 7, 1728 – June 26, 1784) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War a ...

(1728–1784) – Continental Congressman; President of Delaware * Caesar A. Rodney (1772–1824) – U.S. Senator from Delaware; U.S. Attorney General *

Caleb Rodney Caleb Rodney (April 29, 1767 – April 29, 1840) was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. E ...

(1767–1840) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Daniel Rodney (1764–1846) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware * George B. Rodney (1803–1883) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Thomas Rodney (1744–1811) – General Assemblyman; Continental Congressman from Delaware * Daniel Rogers (1754–1806) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * John W. Rollins (1916–2000) – businessman; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware * David Roselle (born 1939) – mathematician; academic administrator * George Ross (1730–1779) – represented

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

in the Continental Congress * William H. H. Ross (1814–1887) – farmer; Governor of Delaware * Jane Richards Roth (born 1935) – judge,

* William V. Roth Jr. (1923–2003) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware; namesake of

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and the

Roth 401(k) The Roth 401(k) is a type of retirement savings plan. It was authorized by the United States Congress under the Internal Revenue Code, section 402A, and represents a unique combination of features of the Roth IRA and a traditional 401(k) plan. Sinc ...

retirement savings plans *

Cynthia Rothrock Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cynd ...

(born 1957) – martial artist; actress; born in Wilmington

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;Sa–Sn * Eli M. Saulsbury (1817–1893) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Gove Saulsbury (1815–1881) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware *

Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chance ...

(1820–1892) – Chancellor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Willard Saulsbury Jr. (1861–1927) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware *

Frank Schoonover Frank Earle Schoonover (August 19, 1877 – September 1, 1972) was an American illustrator who worked in Wilmington, Delaware. A member of the Brandywine School, he was a contributing illustrator to magazines and did more than 5,000 paintin ...

(1877–1972) – illustrator,

Marion duPont Scott Marion duPont Scott (May 3, 1894 – September 4, 1983) was a thoroughbred horsebreeder who operated a racing stable for both flat and steeplechase racing. She was the last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of former Unite ...

(1894–1983) – preservationist; last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of former U.S. President

James Madison James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for h ...

; born in Wilmington * Collins J. Seitz (1914–1998) – judge,

; presided over '' Gebhart v. Belton'' case * Virginia A. Seitz (born 1956) – U.S. Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel * Frederic Kimber Seward (1878–1943) – corporate attorney; survivor, RMS ''Titanic'' *

Mary Ann Shadd Mary Ann Camberton Shadd Cary (October 9, 1823 – June 5, 1893) was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher i ...

(1823–1893) – educator; newspaper publisher; abolitionist; suffragist; born in Wilmington * Dave Sheridan (born 1969) – actor, born in Newark *

Chris Short Christopher Joseph Short (September 19, 1937 – August 1, 1991), nicknamed "Styles", was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1959–1972), and Milwaukee Brewers ...

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player, born in Milford *

Andrew Shue Andrew Eppley Shue (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Billy Campbell on the television series ''Melrose Place'' (1992–1999). Shue played soccer professionally for several years. He co-founded and served on the ...

(born 1967) – actor; born in Wilmington *

Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), ''Cocktail'' (1988), '' Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), ''B ...

(born 1963) – actress; born in Wilmington * John C. Sigler (born 1945) – former president, National Rifle Association * Helen Farr Sloan (1911–2005) – art philanthropist; former wife of

John French Sloan John French Sloan (August 2, 1871 – September 7, 1951) was an American painter and etcher. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art. He was also a member of the group known as The Eight. He is best known ...

* Melanie Sloan – executive director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington * Devin Smith – professional basketball player,

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

* Nathaniel B. Smithers (1818–1896) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Thomas Alfred Smyth – last

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general killed in the

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Ian Snell Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners. From 2001 to 2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo ...

(born 1981) –

player; born in Dover *

Peter Spencer Peter or Pete Spencer may refer to: *Peter Spencer (religious leader) (1782–1843), American Christian leader *Peter Spencer (journalist) (active 1970s onwards), British television news journalist *Peter Spencer (Royal Navy officer) (born 1947), B ...

(1782–1843) – founder, A.U.M.P. Church * Presley Spruance (1785–1863) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Senator from Delaware * E. R. Squibb (1819–1900) – pharmaceutical inventor; founder, E. R. Squibb and Sons, a forerunner of

Bristol-Myers Squibb The Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMS) is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. Headquartered in New York City, BMS is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies and consistently ranks on the ''Fortune'' 500 list of the lar ...

* W. Laird Stabler Jr. (1930–2008) – lawyer; Attorney General of Delaware * Walter King Stapleton (born 1934) – judge,

* J. George Stewart (1890–1970) – architect; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Michael Stewart (born 1977) – professional boxer, lived in New Castle * Charles C. Stockley (1819–1901) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Thomas Stockton (1781–1846) – soldier; Governor of Delaware * Jacob Stout (1764–1857) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Susan Stroman (born 1954) – choreographer; director; born in Wilmington *

George Sykes George Sykes (October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, and served in numerous conflicts, ...

(1822–1880) –

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, American Civil War * James Sykes (1725–1792) – General Assemblyman; Continental Congressman * James Sykes (1761–1822) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Timothy Szymanski (born 1964) – Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy SEAL

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* William Temple (1814–1863) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Representative from Delaware *

Charles L. Terry Jr. Charles Layman Terry Jr. (September 17, 1900 – February 6, 1970) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court ...

(1900–1970) – Chief Justice; Governor of Delaware *

William Tharp William Tharp (November 27, 1803 – January 9, 1865) was an American farmer and politician from Milford in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delawar ...

(1803–1865) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Charles Thomas (1790–1848) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware *

Lorenzo Thomas Lorenzo Thomas (October 26, 1804 – March 2, 1875) was a career United States Army officer who was Adjutant General of the Army at the beginning of the American Civil War. After the war, he was appointed temporary Secretary of War by U.S. ...

(1804–1875) –

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; acting U.S. Secretary of War *

Sean Patrick Thomas Sean Patrick Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Derek Reynolds in the 2001 film ''Save the Last Dance'' and as Jimmy James in '' Barbershop'' (2002), '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business'' (2004), and '' Barbershop: The Ne ...

(born 1970) – actor; born in Wilmington * Jim Thompson (1906–1967) – businessman; born in Greenville * George Thorogood (born 1950) – blues-rock musician; from Wilmington * James Tilton (1745–1822) – 7th Surgeon General of the United States Army; delegate, Continental Congress; from Dover * Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833–1880) – general,

; diplomat; born in Georgetown * Reorus Torkillus (1608–1643) – first Swedish Lutheran minister to

New Sweden New Sweden ( sv, Nya Sverige) was a Swedish colony along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in what is now the United States from 1638 to 1655, established during the Thirty Years' War when Sweden was a great military power. New Sweden f ...

* Jeff Townes, also known as

DJ Jazzy Jeff Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965), known professionally as DJ Jazzy Jeff (or simply Jazz), is an American disc jockey (DJ) and music producer. He was a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith. He is credited, alo ...

(born 1965) – hip hop, R&B

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...

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record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

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turntablist Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA sys ...

;

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

; has lived in Delaware since 2004 * John G. Townsend Jr. (1871–1964) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Philip A. Traynor (1874–1962) – dentist, U.S. Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington * Sherman W. Tribbitt (1922–2010) – Lieutenant Governor of Delaware; Governor of Delaware * George Truitt (1756–1818) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Ebe W. Tunnell (1844–1917) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * James M. Tunnell (1879–1957) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware

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* Nicholas Van Dyke (1738–1789) – Continental Congressman; President of Delaware * Nicholas Van Dyke (1770–1826) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware * James C. Van Sice – rear admiral, U.S. Coast Guard; born in Wilmington * Francis D. Vavala (born 1947) – major general, Army National Guard;

Delaware National Guard The Delaware National Guard consists of the Delaware Army National Guard, and the Delaware Air National Guard. It is a state agency of the government of Delaware. From February 2017 its commander, the State adjutant general, has been Major Gene ...

Tom Verlaine Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television. Biography Verlaine was born Thomas Miller in Denville, New Jersey and ...

– musician * Mabel Vernon (1883–1975) – leader, women's suffrage movement (1910s); born in Wilmington * John M. Vining (1758–1802) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware

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* John Wales (1783–1863) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Herbert B. Warburton (1916–1983) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware *

Herta Ware Herta Ware (June 9, 1917 – August 15, 2005) was an American actress and activist. Early life Ware was born Herta Schwartz in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Helen Ware, a musician and violin teacher, and Laszlo Schwartz, an actor wh ...

(1917–2005) – actress; political activist; born in Wilmington * William T. Watson (1849–1917) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware * Dave Weigel – journalist, born in Wilmington *

Johnny Weir John Garvin Weir (; born July 2, 1984) is an American figure skater and television commentator. He is a two-time Olympian (representing the United States in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, respectively), the 2008 World bronze medalist, a t ...

(born 1984) – figure skater; three-time U.S. national champion; lived in Newark * William H. Wells (1769–1829) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Joey Wendle (born 1990) – second baseman for the

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* George Alexis Weymouth (1936–2016) – painter; land conservationist; founder,

Brandywine River Museum The Brandywine Museum of Art is a museum of regional and American art located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Brandywine Creek. The museum showcases the work of Andrew Wyeth, a major American realist painter, an ...

; born in Wilmington * Samuel Wharton (1732–1800) – merchant; Continental Congressman * John P. Wheeler III (1944–2010) – government official; chair, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund * William G. Whiteley (1819–1886) – Mayor of Wilmington; U.S. Representative from Delaware * Randy White –

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coa ...

r; attended high school in Delaware * Samuel White (1770–1809) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Kathleen Widdoes (born 1939) – actress; born in Wilmington * Earle D. Willey (1889–1950) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware * George S. Williams (1877–1961) – businessman; U.S. Representative from Delaware * James Williams (1825–1899) – General Assemblyman; U. S. Representative from Delaware * John J. Williams (1904–1988) – businessman; U.S. Senator from Delaware * Jonathan S. Willis (1830–1903) – minister; U.S. Representative from Delaware * James H. Wilson (1837–1925) – major general,

(captured Jefferson Davis and Henry Wirz) * Josiah O. Wolcott (1877–1938) – U.S. Senator from Delaware; Chancellor of Delaware * Dale E. Wolf (1924–2021) – Lieutenant Governor of Delaware; Governor of Delaware *

Shien Biau Woo Shien Biau Woo (born August 13, 1937) is a Chinese American professor and politician from Newark, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Delaware. Early life and family Woo's ancestral h ...

(born 1937) – professor; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware * Daniel Woodall (1841–1880) – brigadier general, American Civil War * Victor Baynard Woolley (1867–1945) – judge,

* Paul Worrilow (born 1990) – professional football player; born in Wilmington *

Thomas Wynne Thomas Wynne (July 20, 1627 – January 16, 1692) was personal physician of William Penn and one of the original settlers of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania. Born in Ysceifiog, Wales, where his family dated back seventeen generatio ...

(1627–1691) – physician; justice, Sussex County (1687–1691)

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* Cori Yarckin (born 1982) – actress; singer; born in Seaford

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* Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (born 1949) – writer; of Polish origin; lives in Wilmington

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