16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilmington Manor
The nearest, Ryan Phillippe, was born in New Castle, 1 mi away. Elisabeth Shue is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Across the town line, New Castle lists 16, Ryan Phillippe first. Not one famous person on record comes from Wilmington Manor yet.
What stands out about Wilmington Manor’s famous people
Famous people born near Wilmington Manor
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Aubrey Plaza
born 1984American actress, producer and comedian



John Forsythe
1918–2010American film and television actor




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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to New Castle, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilmington Manor 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 (8)
- Aubrey Plaza: Original: Xfranksun / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Nathans: Willy Pragher, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- John Forsythe: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beau Biden: Lonnie Tague, United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valarie Allman: LeeMNichols, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Markell: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bragg: Lindeboom, Henk / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Gaudreau: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons