Biographical Records
Notable People from Delaware
345 notable figures born in Delaware, showing page 3 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.
Nathaniel Mitchell
1753 – 1814
governorpoliticianlawyer
George P. Fisher
1817 – 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
William Cannon
1809 – 1865
governorentrepreneurpolitician
William B. Cooper
1771 – 1849
juristgovernorfarmer
Joshua Hall
1768 – 1862
governorpolitician
Samuel Cornish
1795 – 1858
journalistwriter
Arnold Naudain
1790 – 1872
politicianphysician
David Hazzard
1781 – 1864
governorpoliticianlawyer
Richard Howell
1754 – 1802
Majorjuristgovernor
Hiram R. Burton
1841 – 1927
politician
Simeon S. Pennewill
1867 – 1935
governorpolitician
Preston Lea
1841 – 1916
governorpolitician
Samuel Paynter
1768 – 1845
governorpoliticianjudge
Ebe W. Tunnell
1844 – 1917
governorpolitician
James Sykes
1761 – 1822
surgeongovernorpolitician
William Jackson Palmer
1836 – 1909
military officerbusinessperson
Eddie Paskey
1939 – 2021
television actoractor
Joseph Maull
1781 – 1846
governorpolitician
Charles L. Terry
1900 – 1970
juristgovernorpolitician
Pierre Samuel Du Pont
1870 – 1954
botanistentrepreneurbusinessperson
Earle D. Willey
1889 – 1950
politicianlawyerjudge
Annie Arniel
1869 – 1924
suffragistsuffragette
Caleb Rodney
1767 – 1840
governorpolitician
George Welch
1918 – 1954
military officer
Joshua H. Marvil
1825 – 1895
governorpolitician
John G. McCullough
1835 – 1915
politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
William H. Heald
1864 – 1939
politicianlawyer
Jacob Stout
1764 – 1855
juristgovernorpolitician
Peter F. Causey
1801 – 1871
governorpolitician
Thomas Woodnutt Miller
1886 – 1973
politicianlawyer
John W. Houston
1814 – 1896
politicianlawyerjudge
Richard Lankford
1914 – 2003
politicianlawyer
William Burton
1789 – 1866
governorpolitician
John W. Hall
1817 – 1892
governorpolitician
William H. H. Ross
1814 – 1887
governorpolitician
Gove Saulsbury
1815 – 1881
governorpolitician
David Hall
1752 – 1817
juristgovernorpolitician
Nicholas Van Dyke
1738 – 1789
juristpoliticianlawyer
Philip A. Traynor
1874 – 1962
politiciandentist
Presley Spruance
1785 – 1863
politician
Outerbridge Horsey
1777 – 1842
politicianlawyer
Nicholas Van Dyke
1769 – 1826
politicianlawyer
John Hathorn
1749 – 1825
politician
Robert P. Robinson
1869 – 1939
governorpolitician
Walter McCrone
1916 – 2002
chemist
Henry M. Ridgely
1779 – 1847
politicianlawyer
Gunning Bedford
1742 – 1797
juristgovernorpolitician
Thomas Alexander Smith
1850 – 1932
politician
John Patten
1746 – 1800
politician
Lyman Pierson Powell
1866 – 1946
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