Israel Acrelius (1714–1800), Lutheran clergyman
John Backus (1924–2007), computer scientist, Fortran inventor, Turing Award laureate Bertice Berry, comedian, sociologist, author, and former talk show host Valerie Bertinelli (born 1960), actress Ashley Biden (born 1981), fashion designer, social worker, daughter of President Joe Biden Beau Biden (1969–2015), former attorney general of Delaware; first son of President Joe Biden Hunter Biden (born 1970), lawyer, second son of President Joe Biden Jill Biden (born 1951), First Lady of the United States (2021–present), Second Lady of the United States (2009–2017), wife of President Joe Biden Joe Biden (born 1942), 46th President of the United States (2021–present), 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017), and U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) John Biggs Jr (1895–1979), Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (1937–1965), Senior Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (1965–1979), and Judge for the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (1937–1965) David S. Breslow (1916–1995), industrial chemist David Bromberg (born 1945), musician Clifford Brown (1930–1956), jazz trumpeter Cab Calloway (1907–1994), musician, bandleader Henry Seidel Canby (1878–1961), critic, editor, Yale University professor John Carney (born 1956), Governor of Delaware since 2017 Thomas J. Capano (1949–2011), prominent city lawyer convicted of murder Charles I. Carpenter (1906–1994), first Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force Kathleen Cassello (1958–2017), opera singer Christopher Castellani (born 1972), writer Edwin Hyland Cooper (1881–1948), news reporter and official cameraman with the U.S. Signal Corps in World War I William Coyne, DuPont Company executive Victor DelCampo (born 1977), bodybuilding champion Laura M. Dickey, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Elena Delle Donne (born 1989), professional basketball player John Dossett (born 1958), stage and film actor William C. Drinkard (1929–2008), scientist, inventor Sara Dylan (born 1939), former actress and model who was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan Mark Eaton (born 1977), professional hockey player Herbert S. Eleuterio (1927–2022), scientist, inventor Raul Esparza (born 1970), actor Bill Fleischman (1939–2019), sports journalist and professor John Gallagher Jr. (born 1984), musician, performer, actor James Garretson (1828–1895), "father of oral surgery" Andrew Gemmell (born 1991), open water swimmer Charles Gilpin (1809–1891), mayor of Philadelphia (1851–1854) Barbara Gittings (1932–2007), prominent activist for LGBT equality Paul Goldschmidt (born 1987), baseball player Joan Goodfellow (born 1950), film, TV, and stage actress; mezzo-soprano Joey Graham (born 1982), power forward for Denver Nuggets Stephen Graham (born 1982), small forward for Charlotte Bobcats Dallas Green (1934–2017), baseball player, manager, executive Niem Green (born 1982), businessperson Dionna Harris (born 1968), softball player, 1996 Olympic gold medalist Henry Heimlich (1920–2016), thoracic surgeon, medical researcher; widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver Bankson T. Holcomb Jr. (1908–2000), Marine Corps Brigadier General, cryptanalyst and linguist during World War II Charles Hope (born 1970), NFL player Cisco Houston (1918–1961), singer-songwriter Bones Hyland (born 2000), NBA player Steven Ittel (born 1946), scientist Henrietta R. Johnson (1914–1997), first African American woman to serve in the Delaware General Assembly Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964), Prime Minister of Latvia, businessman, linguist Pat Kenney (born 1968), retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond Lisa C. Klein (born 1951), engineer, distinguished professor, Rutgers University Ellen J. Kullman (born 1956), former CEO of DuPont Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014), chemist who is known for inventing Kevlar Richard Lankford (1914–2003), U.S. Congressman Jennifer Leigh (born 1983), professional poker player Edward L. Loper Sr. (1916–2011), painter John Mabry (born 1970), baseball player Bob Marley (1945–1981), musician, lived in Wilmington Stephen Marley (born 1972), musician John P. Marquand (1893–1960), 20th century author, novelist Luke Matheny (born 1976), Oscar-winning director of God of Love Sarah McBride (born 1990), State senator, LGBT rights activist, and National Press Secretary of the Human Rights Campaign Bill McGowan (1896–1954), Baseball Hall of Fame umpire Robert Milligan McLane (1815–1898), U.S.