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Wilmington, Delaware ranks 407th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santander, Spain, Rijeka, and Campinas. Memorable people born in Wilmington, Delaware include Elisabeth Shue, Daniel Nathans, and Henry Heimlich. Memorable people who died in Wilmington, Delaware include John Dickinson, Neilia Hunter Biden, and Gunning Bedford Jr.. Wilmington, Delaware has been the birth place of many actors and politicians and the death place of many politicians and companions. Wilmington, Delaware is located in United States.

Wilmington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister during the reign of George II of Great Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1828 and 1990, Wilmington, Delaware was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Elisabeth Shue, Daniel Nathans, and Henry Heimlich. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Wilmington, Delaware including John Dickinson, Neilia Hunter Biden, and Gunning Bedford Jr..

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Most individuals born in present day Wilmington, Delaware were actors (8), politicians (6), writers (2), singers (2), and basketball players (2),  while most who died were politicians (2) and companions (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wilmington, Delaware, including Elisabeth Shue, Judge Reinhold, and Aubrey Plaza. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wilmington, Delaware, including Elisabeth Shue, Judge Reinhold, and Estelle Taylor.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Wilmington, Delaware since 1700.