October 9, 2008 - Thursday "famous" people fom Delaware

October 9, 2008 - Thursday

"famous" people fom Delaware
Current mood: awake
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
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John Andrews (1746–1813), minister and academic

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Phineas Banning (1830–1885), businessman and general
Alice M. Batchelder (born 1944), attorney and jurist
Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born 1942), Delaware's U.S. Senator (1972-present) and the 2008 Democratic candidate for Vice President
Sheena Benton (born 1982), Miss Delaware USA 2005
Valerie Bertinelli (born 1960), actress; born in Claymont
Cedella Booker (Born 1926-2008), Mother of late the reggae singer Bob Marley, Born in Jamaica; Lived in Delaware from 196?-76
Nicole Bosso (born 1986), Miss Delaware USA 2007
Charles Brandt, former chief deputy attorney general of Delaware and author
Dennis Brockenborough, trombone player for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Colin Burns, (born 1982), professional soccer player in Sweden, plays for Ljungskile SK; born in Newark, Delaware
William Sharp Bush (17??–1812), U.S. Marine Corps officer during War of 1812; born in Wilmington

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Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924), lawyer, rancher, judge, politician; born in Milton
Joe Carnahan (born 1969), film director; born in Delaware
Matthew Michael Carnahan, screenwriter
John W. Causey (1841–1908), farmer and politician; born in Milford
Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (born 1918), professor of business history at Harvard Business School; born in Guyencourt
Anne Rogers Clark (1929–2006), dog breeder and trainer
John M. Clayton (1796–1856), former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State
Ashley Coleman (born 1981), Miss Teen USA 1999
Joseph P. Comegys (1813–1893), lawyer and politician from Dover
Charles "Tarzan" Cooper (1907–1980), professional basketball player
Thomas Cooper (1764–1829) lawyer and politician, former U.S. Representative from Delaware
R. Crumb (born 1943), artist and illustrator; lived in Milford
Elisha D. Cullen (1799–1862), lawyer and politician, former U. S. Representative from Delaware

[edit] D
Jessica Darlin (born 1976), former porn star; born in Wilmington
Delino DeShields (born 1969), former Major League Baseball player; born in Seaford
Philemon Dickinson (1739–1809), Continental Congressman from Delaware
Dave Douglas, professional golfer in the 1940s and 1950s
Victor Marie du Pont (1767–1827), member of the Delaware General Assembly
Charles I. du Pont (1797–1869), manufacturer and politician
Sara Dylan (born 1939), first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan; born in Wilmington

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Mark Eaton (born 1977), professional ice hockey player; born in Wilmington
General Richard H. Ellis (1919–1989), commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command; born in Laurel
Raúl Esparza (born 1970), actor; born in Wilmington
Oliver Evans (1755–1819), inventor; born in Newport

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* Jennifer Fitzgerald (born Huffman, on March 22, 1979)

Wayne Franklin (born 1974), professional baseball player; born in Wilmington

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Thomas Garrett (1789–1871), abolitionist and leader in the Underground Railroad
Commodore John P. Gillis (1803–1873), officer in the United States Navy; born in Wilmington
Joseph (Joey) Graham (born 1982), professional basketball player; born in Wilmington
Dallas Green (born 1934), former pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball; born in Newport

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Willard Hall (1780–1875), lawyer, politician, served inDelaware General Assembly; from Wilmington
Orien Harris (born 1983), professional football player; born in Newark
Walt Hazzard (born 1942), college, Olympic and professional basketball player; college basketball coach; born in Wilmington
Henry Heimlich (born 1920), physician, invented the Heimlich Maneuver; born in Wilmington
Anthony Higgins (1840–1912), lawyer, Civil War veteran, U.S. Senator from Delaware
General Thomas Holcomb (1879–1965), 17th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps; born in New Castle
Cisco Houston (1918–1961), folk singer closely associated with Woody Guthrie; born in Wilmington
John Hunn (1818–1894), farmer and abolitionist; from Odessa
Doug Hutchison (born 1960), actor; born in Dover

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Kensey Johns, Jr. (1791–1857), U.S. Representative from Delaware
Eldridge R. Johnson (1867–1945), co-created the Victor Talking Machine Company, born in Wilmington
Commodore Jacob Jones (1768–1850), officer in the U.S. Navy; born near Smyrna

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Dyre Kearney (died 1791), lawyer, delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress; from Dover
Pat Kenney (born 1968), professional wrestler (stage name: Simon Diamond); born in Wilmington
Patrick Kerr (born 1956), television actor; born in Wilmington

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Isaac Lea (1792–1886), conchologist, geologist, business man; born in Wilmington
Leach, Ethel Pennewill Brown (1878-1959), artist
Judith LeClair (born 1958), bassoonist (New York Philharmonic), of faculty of Juilliard School; from Newark
John Bernard "Hans" Lobert (1881–1968), Major League Baseball player,, coach, manager and scout; born in Wilmington

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John Mabry (born 1970), professional baseball player; born in Wilmington
Thomas MacDonough
Eleazer McComb
Marshall Kirk McKusick
Kevin Mench
John J. Milligan
Hugh M. Morris

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Daniel Nathans

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John W. O'Daniel
Montell Owens

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William Jackson Palmer
John Patten (1746–1800), farmer and politician from Dover, former U.S. Representative
William Peery
Ryan Phillippe (born 1974), actor; born in New Castle
Teri Polo (born 1969), actress; born in Dover
Howard Pyle

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Judge Reinhold (born 1957), actor; born in Wilmington
Eugene Reybold
Thomas Rodney
David Roselle
Cynthia Rothrock

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Mary Ann Shadd (1823–1893), educator, newspaper publisher, abolitionist and suffragist; born in Wilmington
Chris Short
Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), actress; born in Wilmington
Melanie Sloan
Thomas Alfred Smyth
Ian Snell
Presley Spruance
Brian Steckel
Susan Stroman (born 1954), choreographer, director; born in Wilmington
James Sykes (1725–1792), lawyer, served in Delaware General Assembly and Continental Congress; from Dover
Dave Sheridan (born 1969), actor

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Sean Patrick Thomas (born 1970), actor; born in Wilmington
Jim Thompson (born 1906), businessman; born in Greenville
George Thorogood (born 1951), blues-rock musician; from Wilmington
James Tilton (1745–1822), physician, soldier, delegate in the Continental Congress; from Dover

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James C. Van Sice, Rear Admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard; born in Wilmington

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Herta Ware (1917–2005), actress and political activist; born in Wilmington
Johnny Weir (born 1984), figure skater, three-time U.S. national champion; resides in Newark
Samuel Wharton (1732–1800), merchant and politician from Dover, served as a Continental Congressman from Delaware.
Kathleen Widdoes (born 1939), actress; born in Wilmington
Thomas Wynne (1627–1691), physician, Justice of Sussex County from 1687–1691

[edit] Y
Cori Yarckin (born 1982), actress and singer; born in Seaford

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Aleksandra Ziółkowska Boehm (born 1949), writer of Polish origin, lives in Wilmington
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