
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Long Neck
Closest of all is John M. Clayton, from Dagsboro, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Long Neck. 44 towns across Delaware can name a famous person born there. Wilmington has the most of any town in Delaware: 42.
What stands out about Long Neck’s famous people
Famous people born near Long Neck
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





David Hall
1752–1817American lawyer and politician from Delaware



Bryan Stevenson
born 1959American lawyer, social reformer and academic






Thomas B. McCabe
1893–1982U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, businessman

Charles Albert Tindley
1851–1933American Methodist minister and gospel music composer



Richard R. Kenney
1856–1931American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware

William Alland
1916–1997Actor, producer, writer and director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Neck and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (19)
- John M. Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Stevenson: James Duncan Davidson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alland: RKO Radio Pictures, still photographer Alexander Kahle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Carey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Briscoe: Steve Wright Jr. from Conway, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Albert Tindley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Saulsbury Jr.: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Rodney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Kenney: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb R. Layton: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hazzard: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram R. Burton: The original uploader was Stilltim at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. McCabe: Federalreserve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Heber Clark: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Houston: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons