List of people from Wilmington, Delaware
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A list of people born in and around Wilmington, Delaware. This list also includes long and short term residents.
[edit] Notable people from Wilmington
- Israel Acrelius, Lutheran clergyman
- John Backus, computer scientist, Fortran inventor, and Turing Award laureate
- Bertice Berry, comedian, sociologist, author, and former talk show host
- Valerie Bertinelli, actress
- Joe Biden, U.S. Senator
- Clifford Brown, jazz trumpeter
- Thomas Capano, prominent city lawyer convicted of murder
- Cab Calloway, musician and bandleader
- Kathleen Cassello, opera singer
- Christopher Castellani, writer
- Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan
- Mark Eaton, professional hockey player
- John Gallagher Jr., musician, performer, and actor
- Barbara Gittings, gay and lesbian civil rights activist
- Pat Kenney, professional wrestler better known by his stage name Simon Diamond
- Richard Lankford, U.S. Congressman
- Jennifer Leigh, professional poker player
- John Mabry, baseball player
- Bob Marley, musician
- Stephen Marley musician
- John P. Marquand, 20th century author and novelist
- Robert Milligan McLane, U.S. Congressman
- Marshall Kirk McKusick, computer scientist and author
- Kevin Mench, professional baseball player
- Keith Powell, actor and director
- Bill Press, author, commentator
- Howard Pyle, author and illustrator
- Judge Reinhold, actor
- William V. Roth, Jr., U.S. Senator
- Jessica Savitch, newscaster
- Elisabeth Shue, actress
- Susan Stroman, Broadway and film director and choreographer
- Sean Patrick Thomas, actor
- George Thorogood, blues/rock musician
- Tom Verlaine, rock musician
- Rick Wagoner, Chairman and Chief Executive Office of General Motors
- Dave Walls, entertainer and radio/TV personality
- Randy White, NFL Hall-Of-Famer
- Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm, of Polish descent, author
