Biographical Records

Notable People from Delaware

345 notable figures born in Delaware, showing page 5 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

James P. Heath
Congressman (1777-1854)
1777 - 1854
politician
Isaac J. MacCollum
American physician (1889-1968)
1889 - 1968
politicianphysician
Bart Chilton
Bart Chilton
commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
1960 - 2019
television presenter
Amy Biden
daughter of Joe Biden (1971-1972)
1971 - 1972
Eugene Reybold
Eugene Reybold
United States general (1884-1961)
1884 - 1961
military engineer
William G. Whiteley
William G. Whiteley
American politician and judge (1819–1886)
1819 - 1886
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller
American theologian
1769 - 1850
Protestant theologianuniversity teachertheologian
Thomas Cooper
American politician (1764–1829)
1764 - 1829
politicianlawyer
John A. Nicholson
John A. Nicholson
American politician (1827-1906)
1827 - 1906
politicianlawyer
John B. Penington
John B. Penington
American politician (1825-1902)
1825 - 1902
politicianlawyer
James R. Lofland
American politician (1823-1894)
1823 - 1894
politicianlawyer
Kathleen Cassello
American operatic soprano
1958 - 2017
opera singer
Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller
American politician (1916-1962)
1916 - 1962
politician
Joseph Haslet
American politician (1769-1823)
1769 - 1823
politician
Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert
Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert
Union Army general
1833 - 1880
diplomatmilitary officer
Bill McGowan
Bill McGowan
American baseball player
1896 - 1954
baseball playerbaseball umpire
Samuel Sullivan
Samuel Sullivan
American politician (1773-1853)
1773 - 1853
ceramicisttreasurerpolitician
George David Cummins
George David Cummins
American bishop (1822–1876)
1822 - 1876
Anglican priest
Thomas Robinson
American lawyer and politician from Delaware (1800-1843)
1800 - 1843
politicianlawyer
George Morgan
screenwriter (1854-1936)
1854 - 1936
film directoractorscreenwriter
Isaac Griffin
American politician
1756 - 1827
politician
Stephen Bruton
Stephen Bruton
American musician (1948-2009)
1948 - 2009
film actorlyricisttelevision actor
Henry A. Houston
Henry A. Houston
American politician (1847-1925)
1847 - 1925
politician
John Reed King
John Reed King
American television personality
1914 - 1979
radio personalitytelevision presenter
Richard H. Ellis
Richard H. Ellis
(1919-1989) commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force
1919 - 1989
military officer
Collins J. Seitz
American judge
1914 - 1998
lawyerjudge
Emily Bissell
Emily Bissell
American activist
1861 - 1948
social activistsocial worker
Alfred Irénée du Pont
Alfred Irénée du Pont
American industrialist (1864–1935)
1864 - 1935
entrepreneurcomposer
Henry Seidel Canby
Henry Seidel Canby
American literary critic, editor, and professor
1878 - 1961
non-fiction writerliterary criticuniversity teacher
Florence Bayard Hilles
Florence Bayard Hilles
American suffragist
1865 - 1954
suffragist
Arthur Francis Buddington
American geologist (1890–1980)
1890 - 1980
geologistuniversity teacher
William Romaine Newbold
William Romaine Newbold
American philosopher (1865–1926)
1865 - 1926
cryptographerphilosophertheologian
William Gibson Arlington Bonwill
William Gibson Arlington Bonwill
American dentist and researcher (1833–1899)
1833 - 1899
dentist
Phineas Banning
Phineas Banning
American businessman (1830–1885)
1830 - 1885
politician
Bill Higgins
Bill Higgins
American baseball player
1859 - 1919
baseball player
George Fisher
George Fisher
American baseball player, born 1855
1855 - 1937
baseball player
Emma Louise Ashford
Emma Louise Ashford
American composer and organist
1850 - 1930
organistcomposer
John H. Knight
John H. Knight
Military officer and politician
1836 - 1903
lawyer
John F. R. Seitz
John F. R. Seitz
United States Army general (1908–1978)
1908 - 1978
military personnel
J. Saunders Redding
American writer and educator
1906 - 1988
literary scholarphilologistnovelist
Edward Groesbeck Voss
American botanist and lepidopterist (1929-2012)
1929 - 2012
zoological collectorscientific collectorexplorer
Peter Ruckman
Peter Ruckman
American baptist minister (1921-2016)
1921 - 2016
preacherpastordisc jockey
Ignatius Cooper Grubb
Ignatius Cooper Grubb
American politician
1841 - 1927
lawyer
Kensey Johns, Jr.
Kensey Johns, Jr.
American politician (1791-1857)
1791 - 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
Alexis I. du Pont Bayard
Alexis I. du Pont Bayard
American politician in Delaware (1918-1985)
1918 - 1985
politicianlawyer
Harry Hoch
Major League Baseball pitcher (1887-1981)
1887 - 1981
baseball playerlawyer
Alfred Wells
American politician
1814 - 1867
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Henry R. Horsey
American jurist (1924-2016)
1924 - 2016
lawyerjudge
Sadie McMahon
Sadie McMahon
American baseball player
1867 - 1954
baseball player
Philip L. Cannon
Philip L. Cannon
American politician (1850–1929)
1850 - 1929
politician
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