Biographical Records

Notable People from Delaware

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

John B. Penington
John B. Penington
American politician (1825-1902)
1825 - 1902
politicianlawyer
Isaac J. MacCollum
American physician (1889-1968)
1889 - 1968
politicianphysician
Thomas Robinson
American lawyer and politician from Delaware (1800-1843)
1800 - 1843
politicianlawyer
Bart Chilton
Bart Chilton
commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
1960 - 2019
television presenter
Stephen Bruton
Stephen Bruton
American musician (1948-2009)
1948 - 2009
film actorlyricisttelevision actor
Caleb S. Layton
Caleb S. Layton
American politician
1798 - 1882
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Sullivan
Samuel Sullivan
American politician (1773-1853)
1773 - 1853
ceramicisttreasurerpolitician
George Truitt
American politician (1756–1818)
1756 - 1818
politician
George Morgan
screenwriter (1854-1936)
1854 - 1936
film directoractorscreenwriter
George B. Rodney
George B. Rodney
American politician (1803-1883)
1803 - 1883
juristpoliticianlawyer
John Walter Bratton
American composer (1867-1947)
1867 - 1947
composeractor
Isaac Griffin
American politician
1756 - 1827
politician
John A. Nicholson
John A. Nicholson
American politician (1827-1906)
1827 - 1906
politicianlawyer
Kathleen Cassello
American operatic soprano
1958 - 2017
opera singer
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller
American theologian
1769 - 1850
Protestant theologianuniversity teachertheologian
Daniel Ullman
Daniel Ullman
United States general (1810-1892)
1810 - 1892
military officerlawyer
James R. Lofland
American politician (1823-1894)
1823 - 1894
politicianlawyer
William G. Whiteley
William G. Whiteley
American politician and judge (1819–1886)
1819 - 1886
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph Haslet
American politician (1769-1823)
1769 - 1823
politician
Bill McGowan
Bill McGowan
American baseball player
1896 - 1954
baseball playerbaseball umpire
Amy Biden
daughter of Joe Biden (1971-1972)
1971 - 1972
Thomas Cooper
American politician (1764–1829)
1764 - 1829
politicianlawyer
Roland Grubb Kent
American linguist; founder of the Linguistic Society of America
1877 - 1952
classical philologistlinguist
Tory Dent
American poet, essayist (1958–2005)
1958 - 2005
essayistjournalistpoet
Florence Bayard Hilles
Florence Bayard Hilles
American suffragist
1865 - 1954
suffragist
Alfred Irénée du Pont
Alfred Irénée du Pont
American industrialist (1864–1935)
1864 - 1935
entrepreneurcomposer
Harry Hoch
Major League Baseball pitcher (1887-1981)
1887 - 1981
baseball playerlawyer
William Romaine Newbold
William Romaine Newbold
American philosopher (1865–1926)
1865 - 1926
cryptographerphilosophertheologian
Daniel J. Layton
American judge
1879 - 1960
lawyerjudge
George Fisher
George Fisher
American baseball player, born 1855
1855 - 1937
baseball player
Bill Higgins
Bill Higgins
American baseball player
1859 - 1919
baseball player
Emma Louise Ashford
Emma Louise Ashford
American composer and organist
1850 - 1930
organistcomposer
Philip L. Cannon
Philip L. Cannon
American politician (1850–1929)
1850 - 1929
politician
Green Peyton Wertenbaker
American journalist and writer (1907–1968)
1907 - 1968
science fiction writerjournalistwriter
Sadie McMahon
Sadie McMahon
American baseball player
1867 - 1954
baseball player
Emily Bissell
Emily Bissell
American activist
1861 - 1948
social activistsocial worker
Edward Green Bradford II
Edward Green Bradford II
United States federal judge
1848 - 1928
politicianlawyerjudge
Chris Short
Chris Short
American baseball player (1937-1991)
1937 - 1991
baseball player
Collins J. Seitz
American judge
1914 - 1998
lawyerjudge
Edward W. Cooch
American politician
1876 - 1964
politician
Maude Drein Bryant
American painter (1880–1946)
1880 - 1946
painterartist
Ethel du Pont
Ethel du Pont
American heiress and socialite 1916 - 1965
1916 - 1965
socialite
Eugene Bookhammer
Eugene Bookhammer
American politician (1918-2013)
1918 - 2013
politician
Richard Chichester du Pont
American businessman (1911–1943)
1911 - 1943
aircraft pilotbusinessperson
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
John Biggs Jr.
John Biggs Jr.
United States federal judge (1895–1979)
1895 - 1979
judge
Kensey Johns, Jr.
Kensey Johns, Jr.
American politician (1791-1857)
1791 - 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
James M. Broom
James M. Broom
American politician (1776-1850)
1776 - 1850
politicianlawyer
Alexander McKim
American politician (1748–1832)
1748 - 1832
politicianlawyerjudge
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