List of people from Delaware
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This is a list of prominent people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise closely associated with the U.S. state of Delaware.
| Contents | Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
[edit] A
- John Andrews (1746–1813), minister and academic
[edit] B
- Phineas Banning (1830–1885), businessman and general
- Alice M. Batchelder (born 1944), attorney and jurist
- Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born 1942), Delaware's U.S. Senator (1972-present)
- Sheena Benton (born 1982), Miss Delaware USA 2005
- Valerie Bertinelli (born 1960), actress; born in Claymont
- Nicole Bosso (born 1986), Miss Delaware USA 2007
- Charles Brandt, former chief deputy attorney general of Delaware and author
- Dennis Brockenborough, trombone player for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Colin Burns, (born 1982), professional soccer player in Sweden, plays for Ljungskile SK; born in Newark, Delaware
- William Sharp Bush (17??–1812), U.S. Marine Corps officer during War of 1812; born in Wilmington
[edit] C
- Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924), lawyer, rancher, judge, politician; born in Milton
- Joe Carnahan (born 1969), film director; born in Delaware
- Matthew Michael Carnahan, screenwriter
- John W. Causey (1841–1908), farmer and politician; born in Milford
- Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (born 1918), professor of business history at Harvard Business School; born in Guyencourt
- Anne Rogers Clark (1929–2006), dog breeder and trainer
- John M. Clayton (1796–1856), former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State
- Ashley Coleman (born 1981), Miss Teen USA 1999
- Joseph P. Comegys (1813–1893), lawyer and politician from Dover
- Charles "Tarzan" Cooper (1907–1980), professional basketball player
- Thomas Cooper (1764–1829) lawyer and politician, former U.S. Representative from Delaware
- R. Crumb (born 1943), artist and illustrator; lived in Milford
- Elisha D. Cullen (1799–1862), lawyer and politician, former U. S. Representative from Delaware
[edit] D
- Jessica Darlin (born 1976), former porn star; born in Wilmington
- Delino DeShields (born 1969), former Major League Baseball player; born in Seaford
- Philemon Dickinson (1739–1809), Continental Congressman from Delaware
- Dave Douglas, professional golfer in the 1940s and 1950s
- Victor Marie du Pont (1767–1827), member of the Delaware General Assembly
- Charles I. du Pont (1797–1869), manufacturer and politician
- Sara Dylan (born 1939), first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan; born in Wilmington
[edit] E
- Mark Eaton (born 1977), professional ice hockey player; born in Wilmington
- General Richard H. Ellis (1919–1989), commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command; born in Laurel
- Raúl Esparza (born 1970), actor; born in Wilmington
- Oliver Evans (1755–1819), inventor; born in Newport
[edit] F
- Wayne Franklin (born 1974), professional baseball player; born in Wilmington
[edit] G
- Thomas Garrett (1789–1871), abolitionist and leader in the Underground Railroad
- Commodore John P. Gillis (1803–1873), officer in the United States Navy; born in Wilmington
- Joseph (Joey) Graham (born 1982), professional basketball player; born in Wilmington
- Dallas Green (born 1934), former pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball; born in Newport
[edit] H
- Willard Hall (1780–1875), lawyer, politician, served inDelaware General Assembly; from Wilmington
- Orien Harris (born 1983), professional football player; born in Newark
- Walt Hazzard (born 1942), college, Olympic and professional basketball player; college basketball coach; born in Wilmington
- Henry Heimlich (born 1920), physician, invented the Heimlich Maneuver; born in Wilmington
- Anthony Higgins (1840–1912), lawyer, Civil War veteran, U.S. Senator from Delaware
- General Thomas Holcomb (1879–1965), 17th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps; born in New Castle
- Cisco Houston (1918–1961), folk singer closely associated with Woody Guthrie; born in Wilmington
- John Hunn (1818–1894), farmer and abolitionist; from Odessa
- Doug Hutchison (born 1960), actor; born in Dover
[edit] J
- Kensey Johns, Jr. (1791–1857), U.S. Representative from Delaware
- Eldridge R. Johnson (1867–1945), co-created the Victor Talking Machine Company, born in Wilmington
- Commodore Jacob Jones (1768–1850), officer in the U.S. Navy; born near Smyrna
[edit] K
- Dyre Kearney (died 1791), lawyer, delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress; from Dover
- Pat Kenney (born 1968), professional wrestler (stage name: Simon Diamond); born in Wilmington
- Patrick Kerr (born 1956), television actor; born in Wilmington
[edit] L
- Isaac Lea (1792–1886), conchologist, geologist, business man; born in Wilmington
- Judith LeClair (born 1958), bassoonist (New York Philharmonic), of faculty of Juilliard School; from Newark
- John Bernard "Hans" Lobert (1881–1968), Major League Baseball player,, coach, manager and scout; born in Wilmington
[edit] M
- John Mabry (born 1970), professional baseball player; born in Wilmington
- Thomas MacDonough
- Eleazer McComb
- Marshall Kirk McKusick
- Kevin Mench
- John J. Milligan
- Hugh M. Morris
[edit] N
[edit] O
[edit] P
- William Jackson Palmer
- John Patten (1746–1800), farmer and politician from Dover, former U.S. Representative
- William Peery
- Ryan Phillippe (born 1974), actor; born in New Castle
- Teri Polo (born 1969), actress; born in Dover
- Howard Pyle
[edit] R
- Judge Reinhold (born 1957), actor; born in Wilmington
- Eugene Reybold
- Thomas Rodney
- David Roselle
- Cynthia Rothrock
[edit] S
- Mary Ann Shadd (1823–1893), educator, newspaper publisher, abolitionist and suffragist; born in Wilmington
- Chris Short
- Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), actress; born in Wilmington
- Melanie Sloan
- Thomas Alfred Smyth
- Ian Snell
- Presley Spruance
- Brian Steckel
- Susan Stroman (born 1954), choreographer, director; born in Wilmington
- James Sykes (1725–1792), lawyer, served in Delaware General Assembly and Continental Congress; from Dover
[edit] T
- Sean Patrick Thomas (born 1970), actor; born in Wilmington
- Jim Thompson (born 1906), businessman; born in Greenville
- George Thorogood (born 1951), blues-rock musician; from Wilmington
- James Tilton (1745–1822), physician, soldier, delegate in the Continental Congress; from Dover
[edit] V
- James C. Van Sice, Rear Admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard; born in Wilmington
[edit] W
- Herta Ware (1917–2005), actress and political activist; born in Wilmington
- Johnny Weir (born 1984), figure skater, three-time U.S. national champion; resides in Newark
- Samuel Wharton (1732–1800), merchant and politician from Dover, served as a Continental Congressman from Delaware.
- Kathleen Widdoes (born 1939), actress; born in Wilmington
- Thomas Wynne (1627–1691), physician, Justice of Sussex County from 1687–1691
[edit] Y
- Cori Yarckin (born 1982), actress and singer; born in Seaford
[edit] Z
- Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (born 1949), writer of Polish origin, lives in Wilmington
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