major general, American Civil War James Sykes (1725–1792) – General Assemblyman; Continental Congressman James Sykes (1761–1822) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware Timothy Szymanski (born 1964) – Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy SEAL T William Temple (1814–1863) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Representative from Delaware Charles L. Terry Jr. (1900–1970) – Chief Justice; Governor of Delaware William Tharp (1803–1865) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware Charles Thomas (1790–1848) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware Lorenzo Thomas (1804–1875) – adjutant general, U.S. Army; acting U.S. Secretary of War Sean Patrick Thomas (born 1970) – actor; born in Wilmington Jim Thompson (1906–1967) – businessman; born in Greenville George Thorogood (born 1950) – blues-rock musician; from Wilmington James Tilton (1745–1822) – 7th Surgeon General of the United States Army; delegate, Continental Congress; from Dover Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833–1880) – general, Union Army; diplomat; born in Georgetown Reorus Torkillus (1608–1643) – first Swedish Lutheran minister to New Sweden Jeff Townes, also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff (born 1965) – hip hop, R&B disc jockey; record producer; turntablist; actor; has lived in Delaware since 2004 John G. Townsend Jr. (1871–1964) – Governor of Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware Philip A. Traynor (1874–1962) – dentist, U.S. Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington Sherman W. Tribbitt (1922–2010) – Lieutenant Governor of Delaware; Governor of Delaware George Truitt (1756–1818) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware Ebe W. Tunnell (1844–1917) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware James M. Tunnell (1879–1957) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware V Nicholas Van Dyke (1738–1789) – Continental Congressman; President of Delaware Nicholas Van Dyke (1770–1826) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware James C. Van Sice – rear admiral, U.S. Coast Guard; born in Wilmington Francis D. Vavala (born 1947) – major general, Army National Guard; adjutant general, Delaware National Guard Tom Verlaine – musician Mabel Vernon (1883–1975) – leader, women's suffrage movement (1910s); born in Wilmington John M. Vining (1758–1802) – U.S. Representative; U.S. Senator from Delaware W John Wales (1783–1863) – lawyer; U.S. Senator from Delaware Herbert B. Warburton (1916–1983) – lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware Herta Ware (1917–2005) – actress; political activist; born in Wilmington William T. Watson (1849–1917) – General Assemblyman; Governor of Delaware Dave Weigel – journalist, born in Wilmington Johnny Weir (born 1984) – figure skater; three-time U.S. national champion; lived in Newark William H. Wells (1769–1829) – General Assemblyman; U.S. Senator from Delaware Joey Wendle (born