Biographical Records

Notable People from Delaware

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

Charles I. Carpenter
Charles I. Carpenter
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force, 1948-1958
1906 - 1994
Christian ministermilitary officer
Bulldog Brower
American professional wrestler
1933 - 1997
professional wrestler
Ed Michaels
American football player (1914-1976)
1914 - 1976
American football player
Ed Oliver
professional golfer
1916 - 1961
golfer
Edmund Fuller
American educator, novelist, critic, historian
1914 - 2001
literary criticeditorjournalist
Eugene S. Ferguson
American engineer
1916 - 2004
mechanical engineerhistorian
Ed Moeller
American basketball player (1919-2018)
1919 - 2018
basketball player
Mary C. Jacobs
Mary C. Jacobs
Delaware horticulturalist
1828 - 1909
horticulturistfarmerwriter
William Spencer Anderson
Liberian politician
1832 - 1872
politician
Irénée du Pont
Irénée du Pont
American businessman 1876-1963
1876 - 1963
businessperson
John M. Brown
John M. Brown
African-American bishop
1817 - 1893
journalist
Nathaniel Bannister
American playwright (1813-1847)
1813 - 1847
stage actorplaywrightactor
Samuel D. Burris
Samuel D. Burris
American abolitionist
1813 - 1863
abolitionist
John P. Gillis
John P. Gillis
United States Navy officer (1803-1873)
1803 - 1873
military officer
Spook Jacobs
American baseball player (1925-2011)
1925 - 2011
baseball player
Gardner Lindzey
American psychologist (1920-2008)
1920 - 2008
university teacherpsychologist
Henry Hayes Lockwood
Henry Hayes Lockwood
Union Army general (1814-1899)
1814 - 1899
military officer
Brandy Davis
American baseball player
1927 - 2005
baseball player
Al Cohen
American magician
1926 - 2020
magician
Costen Shockley
Costen Shockley
American baseball player
1942 - 2022
baseball player
Harold Peterman
American politician
1942 - 2016
politician
Dave May
Dave May
American baseball player (1943-2012)
1943 - 2012
baseball player
Dyre Kearney
American politician
1791
politicianlawyer
Leon Dombrowski
American football linebacker (1938-1998)
1938 - 1998
American football player
Robert Phillips
Robert Phillips
American poet and academic
1938 - 2022
scholar of Englishuniversity teacherpoet
Peter Duus
American historian (1933–2022)
1933 - 2022
university teacherhistorian
Eleanor Foraker
American seamstress
1930 - 2011
seamstress
Hannah Stilley Gorby
Hannah Stilley Gorby
1746 - 1840
Robert Whyte Roberts
American politician (1784–1865)
1784 - 1865
politicianlawyerjudge
Leonard Eugene Wales
Leonard Eugene Wales
American judge
1823 - 1897
lawyerjudge
Kass Fleisher
Kass Fleisher
American writer and academic
1959 - 2023
essayistnovelistacademic
Tim Wilson
American football player (1954-1996)
1954 - 1996
American football player
Joe Campbell
American football player
1955 - 2023
American football player
Walter Robinson
Walter Robinson
American painter and art critic (1950–2025)
1950 - 2025
printmakerpainterjournalist
Gretchen Bender
American artist (1951–2004)
1951 - 2004
printmakervideo artisttelevision producer
William Peery
American politician
1743 - 1800
politicianlawyer
Thomas M'Clintock
Thomas M'Clintock
American abolitionist (1792-1876)
1792 - 1876
abolitionistpharmacist
Lemuel Paynter
American politician
1788 - 1863
politician
John Fisher
American judge
1771 - 1823
politicianlawyerjudge
James Sykes
American politician (1725–1792)
1725 - 1792
politicianlawyerjudge
Bert Cunningham
Bert Cunningham
American baseball player
1865 - 1952
baseball player
John Newell
American baseball player (1868-1919)
1868 - 1919
baseball player
Pete Cassidy
American baseball player (1873–1929)
1873 - 1929
baseball player
R. R. M. Carpenter
American businessman (1877–1949)
1877 - 1949
businessperson
Will Holland
American baseball player
1862 - 1930
baseball player
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