Dover, Delaware
Dover, Delaware ranks 3,382nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newry, Mishima, Shizuoka, and Częstochowa. Memorable people born in Dover, Delaware include Annie Jump Cannon, Caesar Augustus Rodney, and Doug Hutchison. Memorable people who died in Dover, Delaware include Donald Byrd, and John M. Clayton. Dover, Delaware has been the birth place of many actors, and astronomers and the death place of many musicians, and politicians. Dover, Delaware is located in United States.
Dover is the capital and the second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Camden, PA–NJ–DE–MD, combined statistical area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England. As of 2020, its population was 39,403. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1772 and 1990, Dover, Delaware was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Annie Jump Cannon, Caesar Augustus Rodney, and Doug Hutchison. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Dover, Delaware including Donald Byrd, and John M. Clayton.
People Born in Dover, Delaware
Go to all RankingsAnnie Jump Cannon
ASTRONOMER
1863 - 1941
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 2
Caesar Augustus Rodney
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1824
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1
Doug Hutchison
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 3
Teri Polo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 5
Madison Brengle
TENNIS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Dover, Delaware
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Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Dover, Delaware were actors (2), astronomers (1), politicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were musicians (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dover, Delaware, including Doug Hutchison, and Teri Polo. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dover, Delaware, including Doug Hutchison, and Teri Polo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Dover, Delaware since 1700.