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Famous people · Wilmington
Kiiara tops a list of 7 famous people born in Wilmington
Kiiara, the American singer and songwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball pitcher Tanner Roark, third to Ruth Randall Edström. 5 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Kiiara
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Ruth Randall Edström
Youngest
1995
Kiiara
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Wilmington
Three names lead: Kiiara (24 languages), Tanner Roark (9) and Ruth Randall Edström (5).
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#3Through the years
When Wilmington’s famous people were born
The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilmington 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 (5)
- Tanner Roark: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Randall Edström: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Feely: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cutshaw: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Arthur Abt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons