Dover, Delaware
Dover, Delaware ranks 3,034th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Abbiategrasso, La Guaira, and Dulwich. Memorable people born in Dover, Delaware include Annie Jump Cannon, Doug Hutchison, and Teri Polo. Memorable people who died in Dover, Delaware include Donald Byrd and John M. Clayton. Dover, Delaware has been the birth place of many actors and astronomers and the death place of many musicians and politicians. Dover, Delaware is located in United States.
Dover is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Camden, PA–NJ–DE–MD, combined statistical area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England. As of 2020, its population was 39,403. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1772 and 1990, Dover, Delaware was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Annie Jump Cannon, Doug Hutchison, and Teri Polo. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Dover, Delaware including Donald Byrd and John M. Clayton.
People Born in Dover, Delaware
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Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1
Doug Hutchison
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 2
Teri Polo
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 3
Caesar Augustus Rodney
1772 - 1824
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 4
Madison Brengle
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.36
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Dover, Delaware
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Most individuals born in present day Dover, Delaware were actors (2), astronomers (1), politicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were musicians (1) and politicians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Dover, Delaware since 1700.
