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Famous people · Millsboro
8 famous people were born in Millsboro from 1799 to 2002
Elisha D. Cullen, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The American actress Quinn McColgan ranks second, ahead of Harriet Smith Windsor. The list’s best known name, Elisha D. Cullen, dates from 1799. 3 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Elisha D. Cullen
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Elisha D. Cullen
Youngest
2002
Quinn McColgan
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Millsboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Millsboro’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Millsboro
Elisha D. Cullen has articles in 6 languages, Quinn McColgan in 6 and Harriet Smith Windsor in 3.
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Known for
What Millsboro is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, 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 Millsboro
Of the other 5, 2 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Millsboro home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, John J. Williams the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Millsboro 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 (6)
- Huck Betts: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Broadway Jones: Baltimore Evening Sun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Burton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard S. Cordrey: Delaware Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Houston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons