This is a list of all people prominent enough to be contained in Wikipedia who were associated with the U.S. state of Delaware
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Henry Seidel Canby (1878–1961) – educator; editor, The Saturday Review of Literature Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941) – pioneering female astronomerPhilip L. Cannon (1850–1929) – Lieutenant Governor of Delaware William Cannon (1809–1865) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareJoseph M. Carey (1845–1924) – Wyoming politician; born in DelawareLouis Carlet (born 1966) – union activistJohn Carney (born 1956) – U.S. Representative for Delaware, current GovernorWallace 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 facilitiesThomas R. Carper (born 1947) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from DelawareVincenza Carrieri-Russo – Miss Delaware USA 2008; second runner up, Miss United States 2014Elbert N. Carvel (1910–2005) – businessman; Governor of DelawareMichael N. Castle (born 1939) – U.S. Representative; Governor of DelawareJohn W. Causey (1841–1908) – farmer; U.S. Representative from DelawarePeter F. Causey (1801–1871) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareJohn 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) – scientistAnne Rogers Clark (1929–2006) – dog breeder and trainerJohn Clark (1761–1821) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareJohn 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 DelawareThomas 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; illustratorSamuel Davies (1723–1761) – writer, preacher, 4th President of Princeton University Jehu Davis (1738–1802) – General Assemblyman; President of DelawareElena Delle Donne (born 1989) – Women's National Basketball Association playerMatthew P. Denn (born 1966) – Insurance Commissioner; Lieutenant Governor of DelawareWilliam D. Denney (1873–1953) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareDelino DeShields (born 1969) – Major League Baseball player; born in DelawareJohn 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; singerDave 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 AssemblymanE. 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 DelawareHenry 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 WarLammot 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 DelawarePierre 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 DelawareVictor Marie du Pont (1767–1827) – manufacturer; Delaware General AssemblymanSara Dylan (born 1939) – first wife of Bob Dylan ; born in Delaware
John Mabry (born 1970) – professional baseball player; born in WilmingtonIsaac J. MacCollum (1889–1968) – physician; Lieutenant Governor of DelawareThomas 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 DelawareEdward L. Martin (1837–1897) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from DelawareJoshua H. Marvil (1825–1895) – merchant; Governor of DelawareJoseph Maull (1781–1846) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareDave May (1943–2012) – professional baseball player; born in New Castle Sarah McBride (born 1990) – transgender rights activistThomas M'Clintock (1792–1876) – abolitionist; women's rights activistEleazer McComb (1740–1798) – Continental soldier; Continental Congressman from DelawareHarris B. McDowell Jr. (1906–1988) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Representative from DelawareJames D. McGinnis (1932–2009) – realtor; Lieutenant Governor of DelawareBill McGowan (1896–1954) – Baseball Hall of Fame umpire; born in WilmingtonBernie McInerney (born 1936) – actor; born in WilmingtonThomas McKean (1734–1817) – Chief Justice; Governor of Pennsylvania ; educated in DelawareThomas McKean Thompson McKennan (1794–1852) – 2nd U.S. Secretary of the Interior John McKinly (1721–1796) – General Assemblyman; President of DelawareMarshall Kirk McKusick (born 1954) – computer scientistLouis 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 DelawareWilliam 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 DelawareThomas W. Miller (1886–1973) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from DelawareHenry Milligan (born 1958) – AAU boxing champion (1983)John J. Milligan (1795–1875) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from DelawareDavid L. Mills (born 1938) – computer engineer; Internet pioneerRuth Ann Minner (1935-2021) – Lieutenant Governor and Governor of DelawareNathaniel Mitchell (1753–1815) – Continental Congressman; Governor of DelawareRoxanne Modafferi (born 1982) – mixed martial artist, born in WilmingtonHenry Molleston (1762–1819) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareHugh Montgomery (died 1780) – sea captain, raised the first American flag in a foreign portJacob Moore – Attorney General of DelawareJohn 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) – pioneerHugh M. Morris – federal judgeJohn 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 activistJohn Patten (1746–1800) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Representative from DelawareSamuel Paynter (1768–1845) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareCharles 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 DelawareJohn B. Penington (1825–1902) – Attorney General of Delaware; U. S. Representative from DelawareSimeon S. Pennewill (1867–1935) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareArthur Perry (born 1946) – basketball player and coachRussell 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 WilmingtonAlbert F. Polk (1869–1955) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from DelawareCharles Polk Jr. (1788–1857) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareTeri Polo (born 1969) – actress; born in DoverJames Ponder (1819–1897) – General Assemblyman; Governor of DelawareWilliam 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 Howard Pyle Howard Pyle (1853–1911) – illustrator; author; founder, Brandywine School , brother-in-law of Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle Katharine Pyle (1863–1938) – illustrator; authorJoe Pyne – broadcaster, worked in Delaware
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