1990) – second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays George Alexis Weymouth (1936–2016) – painter; land conservationist; founder, Brandywine River Museum; born in Wilmington Samuel Wharton (1732–1800) – merchant; Continental Congressman John P. Wheeler III (1944–2010) – government official; chair, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund William G. Whiteley (1819–1886) – Mayor of Wilmington; U.S. Representative from Delaware Randy White – Pro Football Hall of Famer; attended high school in Delaware Samuel White (1770–1809) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware Kathleen Widdoes (born 1939) – actress; born in Wilmington Earle D. Willey (1889–1950) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware George S. Williams (1877–1961) – businessman; U.S. Representative from Delaware James Williams (1825–1899) – General Assemblyman; U. S. Representative from Delaware John J. Williams (1904–1988) – businessman; U.S. Senator from Delaware Jonathan S. Willis (1830–1903) – minister; U.S. Representative from Delaware James H. Wilson (1837–1925) – major general, American Civil War (captured Jefferson Davis and Henry Wirz) Josiah O. Wolcott (1877–1938) – U.S. Senator from Delaware; Chancellor of Delaware Dale E. Wolf (1924–2021) – Lieutenant Governor of Delaware; Governor of Delaware Shien Biau Woo (born 1937) – professor; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Daniel Woodall (1841–1880) – brigadier general, American Civil War Victor Baynard Woolley (1867–1945) – judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Paul Worrilow (born 1990) – professional football player; born in Wilmington Thomas Wynne (1627–1691) – physician; justice, Sussex County (1687–1691) Y Cori Yarckin (born 1982) – actress; singer; born in Seaford Z Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (born 1949) – writer; of Polish origin; lives in Wilmington See also List of Delaware state senators List of governors of Delaware List of justices of the Delaware Supreme Court List of lieutenant governors of Delaware List of Delaware suffragists List of mayors of Wilmington, Delaware List of people from Wilmington, Delaware List of United States congressional delegations from Delaware List of United States representatives from Delaware List of United States senators from Delaware List of University of Delaware people References