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Wilmington, Delaware ranks 455th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Donetsk, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Cali. Memorable people born in Wilmington, Delaware include Daniel Nathans, John Backus, and Elisabeth Shue. Memorable people who died in Wilmington, Delaware include Neilia Hunter Biden, John Dickinson, and Gunning Bedford Jr.. Wilmington, Delaware has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and companions. Wilmington, Delaware is located in United States.

Wilmington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It lies at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. The population was 70,898 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1828 and 1992, Wilmington, Delaware was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Daniel Nathans, John Backus, and Elisabeth Shue. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Wilmington, Delaware including Neilia Hunter Biden, John Dickinson, and Gunning Bedford Jr..

People Born in Wilmington, Delaware

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Wilmington, Delaware were actors (7), politicians (7), writers (2), singers (2), and basketball players (2),  while most who died were politicians (2), and companions (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wilmington, Delaware, including Elisabeth Shue, Judge Reinhold, and Aubrey Plaza. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wilmington, Delaware, including Elisabeth Shue, Judge Reinhold, and Estelle Taylor.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Wilmington, Delaware since 1700.