#1Famous people · Claymont
Claymont’s famous people span 152 years: 5 births from 1839 to 1991
Articles in 5 languages make the barbadian association football player Keasel Broome the best known. Close behind are Jeffrey W. Bullock and William Penn Cresson. The list comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Delaware, at 5. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Keasel Broome
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
William P. Clyde
Youngest
1991
Keasel Broome
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Claymont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Claymont’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Claymont
By how many languages cover them, Keasel Broome comes first (5), then Jeffrey W. Bullock (4) and William Penn Cresson (2).
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#3Writing & Arts
William Penn Cresson
1873–1932American architect, author, diplomat
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Known for
What Claymont is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Claymont
The other 2 span the years 1839 to 1932.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Claymont home
Born elsewhere, Joe Biden lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Claymont and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Keasel Broome: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey W. Bullock: U.S. National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. James Pernol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Penn Cresson: Peter A. Juley & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons