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Famous people · Wilmington
21 famous people were born in Wilmington from 1815 to 1961
Richard Brandt, the American philosopher, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Stephanie Hodge and Brian Agler. The list’s best known name, Richard Brandt, dates from 1910. 9 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Richard Brandt
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
Andrew J. Harlan
Youngest
1961
Jeff Noble
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
The best known
Born in Wilmington
Ranked by languages covered: Richard Brandt with 9, then Stephanie Hodge with 9 and Brian Agler with 8.
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#3Through the years
When Wilmington’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 4.
Politics & LawSportsFaithScience & MedicineMusicWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wilmington is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
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 Wilmington
Here are 18 more, born from 1815 to 1961.
Dwight Wallace
born 1943American football player, coach, college athletics administrator
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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 (8)
- Brian Agler: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred G. Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Haines Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison Peale Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Harlan: National magazine, March, 1902., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Q. Hildebrant: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. McVey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller: TRUMPF, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons