Biographical Records

Notable People from Delaware

345 notable figures born in Delaware, showing page 6 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

Edward Green Bradford II
Edward Green Bradford II
United States federal judge
1848 – 1928
politicianlawyerjudge
Alexander McKim
American politician (1748–1832)
1748 – 1832
politicianlawyerjudge
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
Daniel J. Layton
American judge
1879 – 1960
lawyerjudge
Thomas Rodney
American politician 1744-1811
1744 – 1811
lawyerjudge
Edward W. Cooch
American politician
1876 – 1964
politician
Thomas Gibson Lea
American botanist (1785-1844)
1785 – 1844
mycologistbotanist
Ignatius Cooper Grubb
Ignatius Cooper Grubb
American politician
1841 – 1927
lawyer
Tory Dent
American poet, essayist (1958–2005)
1958 – 2005
essayistjournalistpoet
Louis Dean
Louis Dean
American actor (1874-1933)
1874 – 1933
actor
Johnny Neel
Johnny Neel
American vocalist, songwriter, and musician (1954–2024)
1954 – 2024
songwriterpianistmusician
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
Peter Ruckman
Peter Ruckman
American baptist minister (1921-2016)
1921 – 2016
preacherpastordisc jockey
John Reed King
John Reed King
American television personality
1914 – 1979
radio personalitytelevision presenter
Phineas Banning
Phineas Banning
American businessman (1830–1885)
1830 – 1885
politician
Harry Hoch
Major League Baseball pitcher (1887-1981)
1887 – 1981
baseball playerlawyer
Ethel du Pont
Ethel du Pont
American heiress and socialite 1916 - 1965
1916 – 1965
socialite
Kevin J. McIntyre
Kevin J. McIntyre
American lawyer
1961 – 2019
lawyer
Maude Drein Bryant
American painter (1880–1946)
1880 – 1946
painterartist
Edward Groesbeck Voss
American botanist and lepidopterist (1929-2012)
1929 – 2012
zoological collectorscientific collectorexplorer
Frank Masley
American luger
1960 – 2016
luger
Sadie McMahon
Sadie McMahon
American baseball player
1867 – 1954
baseball player
Eugene Bookhammer
Eugene Bookhammer
American politician (1918-2013)
1918 – 2013
politician
Philip L. Cannon
Philip L. Cannon
American politician (1850–1929)
1850 – 1929
politician
Harold Peterman
American politician
1942 – 2016
politician
Dyre Kearney
American politician
1800 – 1791
politicianlawyer
John P. Gillis
John P. Gillis
United States Navy officer (1803-1873)
1803 – 1873
military officer
Leonard Eugene Wales
Leonard Eugene Wales
American judge
1823 – 1897
lawyerjudge
James Sykes
American politician (1725–1792)
1725 – 1792
politicianlawyerjudge
John Fisher
American judge
1771 – 1823
politicianlawyerjudge
Lemuel Paynter
American politician
1788 – 1863
politician
Thomas M'Clintock
Thomas M'Clintock
American abolitionist (1792-1876)
1792 – 1876
abolitionistpharmacist
William Peery
American politician
1743 – 1800
politicianlawyer
Robert Whyte Roberts
American politician (1784–1865)
1784 – 1865
politicianlawyerjudge
Hannah Stilley Gorby
Hannah Stilley Gorby
1746 – 1840
Henry Hayes Lockwood
Henry Hayes Lockwood
Union Army general (1814-1899)
1814 – 1899
military officer
Samuel D. Burris
Samuel D. Burris
American abolitionist
1813 – 1863
abolitionist
Nathaniel Bannister
American playwright (1813-1847)
1813 – 1847
stage actorplaywrightactor
John M. Brown
John M. Brown
African-American bishop
1817 – 1893
journalist
William Spencer Anderson
Liberian politician
1832 – 1872
politician
Mary C. Jacobs
Mary C. Jacobs
Delaware horticulturalist
1828 – 1909
horticulturistfarmerwriter
Jesse Freeman Boulden
Jesse Freeman Boulden
Baptist pastor and educator, Mississippi legislator
1846 – 1899
legislatorjournalisteditor
Napoleon B. Thistlewood
Napoleon B. Thistlewood
Union Army officer, politician (1837–1915)
1837 – 1915
politician
Henry Hemphill
Henry Hemphill
American malacologist (1830-1914)
1830 – 1914
scientific collectormalacologistzoologist
Henry Engard Gilroy
American baseball player
1852 – 1907
baseball player
Lewis E. Eliason
Lewis E. Eliason
American politician (1850-1919)
1850 – 1919
politician
Victor Baynard Woolley
Victor Baynard Woolley
United States federal judge (1867–1945)
1867 – 1945
judge
Will Holland
American baseball player
1862 – 1930
baseball player
Bert Cunningham
Bert Cunningham
American baseball player
1865 – 1952
baseball player
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