Famous people · Delaware
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delaware
Chris Penn, born in Lenapah, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Will Rogers, with articles in 60 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Delaware. In all of Oklahoma, the famous people on record come from 297 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Will Rogers
Best known
Will Rogers
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Delaware’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Delaware
Nobody born in Delaware is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Kenyon Hopkins
1912–1983American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom
Roy W. Harmon
1915–1944U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Clem McSpadden
1925–2008American rodeo announcer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delaware 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 (14)
- Will Rogers: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Price: Ubcwwong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Rutherford: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Burke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Cranshaw: film screenshot (American International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ehart: Wayne Camlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Jessye: Public Domain, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Kubik: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Hsu: Andrew McLaughlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clem McSpadden: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Campbell: Mary Temple/Macfadden publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Mix: Ward Lascelle Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold C. McGugin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons