Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina ranks 2,236th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ibadan, Taiyuan, and Burlington, Iowa. Memorable people born in Wilmington, North Carolina include Sugar Ray Leonard, Stoya, and Percy Heath. Memorable people who died in Wilmington, North Carolina include Brandon Lee, Anne Donovan, and Henry Darrow. Wilmington, North Carolina has been the birth place of many boxers, and pornographic actors and the death place of many actors, and basketball players. Wilmington, North Carolina is located in United States.
Wilmington is a port city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 as of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. The county seat of New Hanover County, it is the principal city of the Wilmington metropolitan area, which includes New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. As of 2023, the region had an estimated population of 467,337. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1991, Wilmington, North Carolina was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Stoya, and Percy Heath. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Wilmington, North Carolina including Brandon Lee, Anne Donovan, and Henry Darrow.
People Born in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Sugar Ray Leonard
BOXER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 2
Stoya
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 3
Percy Heath
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 7
Charlie Daniels
SINGER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 5
Ariana DeBose
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 1
David Brinkley
PRESENTER
1920 - 2003
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 6
Kristen Dalton
CELEBRITY
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Anne Donovan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1961 - 2018
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Rank: 2
Henry Darrow
ACTOR
1933 - 2021
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Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Wilmington, North Carolina
Go to all RankingsBrandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
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Rank: 1
Anne Donovan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1961 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Henry Darrow
ACTOR
1933 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wilmington, North Carolina were boxers (1), pornographic actors (1), musicians (1), singers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were actors (2), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, boxers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wilmington, North Carolina, including Sugar Ray Leonard. Whereas, throughout history, boxers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wilmington, North Carolina, including Sugar Ray Leonard.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Wilmington, North Carolina since 1700.
