#1Famous people · Delaware City
7 famous people were born in Delaware City from 1738 to 1997
Articles in 9 languages make the American politician John E. Rickards the best known. The next two names are Nicholas Van Dyke and Eugene Reybold. John E. Rickards, the best known, was born in 1848. The longest list in Delaware is Wilmington’s, with 42 names.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
John E. Rickards
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1738
Nicholas Van Dyke
Youngest
1997
Nana Akosah-Bempah
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Delaware City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Delaware City’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1840s than in any other decade: 1.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Delaware City
John E. Rickards has articles in 9 languages, Nicholas Van Dyke in 8 and Eugene Reybold in 5.
#1ND#2
#3Known for
What Delaware City is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Delaware City
4 more, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Delaware City?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Delaware City’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delaware City 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 (4)
- John E. Rickards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Reybold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Janvier Black: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfie Oakes: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons