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This is a list of all people prominent enough to be contained in Wikipedia who were associated with the U.S. state of
Delaware , including those who were born, lived or were otherwise associated with locally performed activities in a recognizable way.
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Henry Seidel Canby (1878–1961) – educator; editor,
The Saturday Review of Literature
Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941) – pioneering female astronomer
Philip L. Cannon (1850–1929) –
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
William Cannon (1809–1865) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924) –
Wyoming politician; born in Delaware
Louis Carlet (born 1966) – union activist
John Carney (born 1956) – U.S. Representative for Delaware, current Governor
Wallace Carothers (1896–1937) – chemist; inventor of
neoprene and
nylon
Charles I. Carpenter (1906–1994) – Major General; first
Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
R. R. M. Carpenter (1877–1949) – businessman;
DuPont executive; owner,
Philadelphia Phillies
R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. (1915–1990) – owner,
Philadelphia Phillies
Ruly Carpenter (1940–2021) – former owner,
Philadelphia Phillies
Walter S. Carpenter Jr. (1888–1976) – businessman; oversaw construction of
Manhattan Project facilities
Thomas R. Carper (born 1947) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo –
Miss Delaware USA 2008; second runner up,
Miss United States 2014
Elbert N. Carvel (1910–2005) – businessman; Governor of Delaware
Michael N. Castle (born 1939) – U.S. Representative; Governor of Delaware
John W. Causey (1841–1908) – farmer; U.S. Representative from Delaware
Peter F. Causey (1801–1871) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
John T. Chain Jr. (born 1934) – U.S. Air Force General; commander,
Strategic Air Command
Alfred D. Chandler Jr. (1918–2007) – business history professor,
Harvard University ; born in
Guyencourt
Thomas H. Chilton (1899–1972) – pioneer, modern chemical engineering; member,
Manhattan Project
Uma Chowdhry (born 1947) – scientist
Anne Rogers Clark (1929–2006) – dog breeder and trainer
John Clark (1761–1821) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
John M. Clayton (1796–1856) – U.S. Senator from Delaware;
U.S. Secretary of State
Joshua Clayton (1744–1798) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware
Thomas Clayton (1777–1854) – Chief Justice; U.S. Senator from Delaware
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Carl C. Danberg (born 1964) – lawyer;
Attorney General of Delaware
F. O. C. Darley (1822–1888) – painter; illustrator
Samuel Davies (1723–1761) – writer, preacher, 4th
President of Princeton University
Jehu Davis (1738–1802) – General Assemblyman; President of Delaware
Elena Delle Donne (born 1989) –
Women's National Basketball Association player
Matthew P. Denn (born 1966) – Insurance Commissioner; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
William D. Denney (1873–1953) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Delino DeShields (born 1969) –
Major League Baseball player; born in Delaware
John Dickinson (1732–1808) – President of Delaware;
President of Pennsylvania
Mary Norris Dickinson (1740–1803) – owner of one of the largest libraries in
colonial America
Philemon Dickinson (1739–1809) – Continental Congressman from Delaware;
U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Donte DiVincenzo (born 1997) -
National Basketball Association Shooting Guard for the
Milwaukee Bucks
John Dossett – actor; singer
Dave Douglas (1918–1978) – professional golfer (1940s and 1950s)
A. Felix du Pont Jr. (1905–1996) – aviator; co-founder, predecessor of
US Airways
Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935) – businessman; philanthropist; established the
Nemours Foundation
Alfred V. du Pont (1798–1856) – head of the
DuPont Company (1837–1850)
Charles I. du Pont (1797–1869) – manufacturer; Delaware General Assemblyman
E. Paul du Pont (1887–1950) – founder,
Du Pont Motors ; president,
Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834) – founder,
DuPont Company
Eugene du Pont (1840–1902) – head of the
DuPont Company (1889–1902)
Henry du Pont (1812–1889) – head of the
DuPont Company ; Major General,
American Civil War
Henry A. du Pont (1838–1926) – veteran, American Civil War; U.S. Senator from Delaware
Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) – art collector; established the
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Irénée du Pont (1876–1963) – president,
DuPont Company (1919–1926)
Lammot du Pont I (1831–1884) – scientist; inventor; soldier, American Civil War
Lammot du Pont II (1880–1952) – president,
DuPont Company (1926–1940)
Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954) – inventor; president,
DuPont Company and
General Motors
Pierre S. du Pont IV (1935–2021) – U. S. Representative; Governor of Delaware
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817) – helped negotiate the
1783 Treaty of Paris and the
Louisiana Purchase
Richard C. du Pont (1911–1943) – aviator, co-founder,
All American Aviation , the forerunner of
US Airways
Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865) –
Rear Admiral ,
United States Navy
T. Coleman du Pont (1863–1930) – president,
DuPont Company ; U. S. Senator from Delaware
Victor Marie du Pont (1767–1827) – manufacturer; Delaware General Assemblyman
Sara Dylan (born 1939) – first wife of
Bob Dylan ; born in Delaware
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John Mabry (born 1970) – professional baseball player; born in Wilmington
Isaac J. MacCollum (1889–1968) – physician; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Thomas MacDonough (1783–1825) –
commodore ,
U.S. Navy ; victor,
Battle of Lake Champlain in the
War of 1812
Jack A. Markell (born 1960) – State Treasurer; Governor of Delaware
Edward L. Martin (1837–1897) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware
Joshua H. Marvil (1825–1895) – merchant; Governor of Delaware
Joseph Maull (1781–1846) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Dave May (1943–2012) – professional baseball player; born in
New Castle
Sarah McBride (born 1990) – transgender rights activist
Thomas M'Clintock (1792–1876) – abolitionist; women's rights activist
Eleazer McComb (1740–1798) – Continental soldier; Continental Congressman from Delaware
Harris B. McDowell Jr. (1906–1988) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Representative from Delaware
James D. McGinnis (1932–2009) – realtor; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Bill McGowan (1896–1954) –
Baseball Hall of Fame umpire; born in Wilmington
Bernie McInerney (born 1936) – actor; born in Wilmington
Thomas McKean (1734–1817) – Chief Justice;
Governor of Pennsylvania ; educated in Delaware
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (1794–1852) – 2nd
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
John McKinly (1721–1796) – General Assemblyman; President of Delaware
Marshall Kirk McKusick (born 1954) – computer scientist
Louis McLane (1786–1857) – U.S. Representative from Delaware;
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury ;
U.S. Secretary of State ; father of
Robert Milligan McLane ; born in
Smyrna
Robert Milligan McLane (1815–1898) – diplomat (
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico ,
France and
China ;
Governor of Maryland ); son of
Louis McLane ; born in
Wilmington
Richard C. McMullen (1868–1944) – manufacturer; Governor of Delaware
William Medill (1802–1865) –
Governor of Ohio ;
Commissioner of Indian Affairs ;
Comptroller of the Treasury (U.S.)
Kevin Mench (born 1978) – professional baseball player, born in
Wilmington
Charles R. Miller (1857–1927) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Thomas W. Miller (1886–1973) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware
Henry Milligan (born 1958) –
AAU boxing champion (1983)
John J. Milligan (1795–1875) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware
David L. Mills (born 1938) – computer engineer; Internet pioneer
Ruth Ann Minner (1935-2021) – Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Delaware
Nathaniel Mitchell (1753–1815) – Continental Congressman; Governor of Delaware
Roxanne Modafferi (born 1982) – mixed martial artist, born in Wilmington
Henry Molleston (1762–1819) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Hugh Montgomery (died 1780) – sea captain, raised the first
American flag in a foreign port
Jacob Moore – Attorney General of Delaware
John Bassett Moore (1860–1947) – member,
Permanent Court of Arbitration (also known as the Hague Tribunal); first American judge,
International Court of Justice (also known as the World Court)
Vinnie Moore (born 1964) – musician, born in
New Castle
Morgan Morgan (1688–1766) – pioneer
Hugh M. Morris – federal judge
John Morris (born 1941) – MLB pitcher, born in
Lewes
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William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909) – general,
American Civil War ;
railroad developer;
philanthropist ; born in
Leipsic
Rudolph Pariser (1923–2021) – scientist; formulator,
Pariser–Parr–Pople method
George Parshall (1929–2019) – scientist;
chemical weapons destruction activist
John Patten (1746–1800) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Representative from Delaware
Samuel Paynter (1768–1845) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Charles J. Pedersen (1904–1989) – co-recipient, 1987
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ; lived in Delaware (1927–1969)
William Peery (1743–1800) – General Assemblyman; Continental Congressman from Delaware
John B. Penington (1825–1902) – Attorney General of Delaware; U. S. Representative from Delaware
Simeon S. Pennewill (1867–1935) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Arthur Perry (born 1946) – basketball player and coach
Russell W. Peterson (1916–2011) – scientist; Governor of Delaware; chairman,
White House
Council on Environmental Quality ; president,
National Audubon Society
Daniel Pfeiffer (born 1975) –
Senior Advisor to the President under
U.S. President
Barack Obama
Ryan Phillippe (born 1974) – actor; born in
New Castle
Aubrey Plaza (born 1984) – actress; comedian;
April Ludgate on
Parks and Recreation
David Plouffe (born 1967) –
Senior Advisor to the President under
U.S. President
Barack Obama ; born in Wilmington
Albert F. Polk (1869–1955) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware
Charles Polk Jr. (1788–1857) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
Teri Polo (born 1969) – actress; born in Dover
James Ponder (1819–1897) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware
William Poole (born 1937) – member,
Council of Economic Advisers ; chief executive,
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Bill Press (born 1940) –
talk radio host; liberal commentator; author; raised in
Delaware City
Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (1876–1936) – illustrator of covers for
The Saturday Evening Post ; student and sister-in-law of
Howard Pyle
Howard Pyle (1853–1911) – illustrator; author; founder,
Brandywine School , brother-in-law of
Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle
Katharine Pyle (1863–1938) – illustrator; author
Joe Pyne – broadcaster, worked in Delaware
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