Kurt Akeley is a computer graphics engineer.

Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former football quarterback, who achieved most of his success late in his career with the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League.

Nick H. Smith (born November 5 1934), is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 until 2005, representing from the 7th District of Michigan. Smith was born in Addison, Michigan. He earned a B.A. from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, in 1957 and an M.S. in Economics from the University of Delaware in 1959.

Kurt Charles Keeler (born July 26, 1959), known as K.C. Keeler, is the current head football coach at the University of Delaware football team in Newark. A former linebacker with the Fightin' Blue Hens from 1978-1980 under coach Harold "Tubby" Raymond, he began his coaching career as an assistant at Amherst College in 1981 and then at Rowan University in 1986. He became Rowan head coach starting with the 1993 season, …

Dr. Rakesh K. Jain is the Andrew Werk Cook Professor of Tumor Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jain primarily researches tumor pathophysiology. His work on cancer therapies led to discovery of an alternate use of Herceptin, an anti-tumor cell pharmaceutical compound produced by Genentech, as an inhibitor for blood vessel growth necessary for tumor growth.

Jim Quirk is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 1988 NFL season. Quirk originally started in the league as a line judge, but later moved to umpire for the start of the 1995 NFL season. He has officiated in one Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXXII and was an alternate in Super Bowl XXXVIII. Quirk is notable for his hustle between plays on the football field resulting in the length of games being shortened.

Andy Hall (born November 26, 1980) is a former National Football League quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the Eagles with the 185th overall selection in the 6th round of the 2004 NFL draft. He was acquired by the Las Vegas Gladiators, an Arena Football League team for the 2006 season. Andy is represented by Hadley Engelhard and James Ulrich.

Victor Gazaway Willis was a Major League Baseball player. He was a starting pitcher. Over a 13 year career Willis played for three teams, the Boston Beaneaters (1898-1905), Pittsburgh Pirates (1906-1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910), compiling a 249-205 record with a 2.63 ERA. He was known as a workhorse and completed 388 of his 471 starts. He holds the post-1900 records for most losses (29, in 1905) and complete games (45, in 1902) in a single season.

William Jeffrey Komlo (born July 30, 1956 in Cheverly, Maryland) is a former professional American football quarterback who played for the Detroit Lions from 1979 to 1981, the Atlanta Falcons in 1982 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1983.

Matt Nagy (born April 24, 1978) is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Columbus Destroyers. He was traded to Columbus during the 2006 offseason from the Georgia Force. Previously, he had seen action with the New York Dragons in 2002 and Carolina Cobras in 2004 before replacing injured Jim Kubiak early in the 2005 season and leading the Force to ArenaBowl XIX.

Michael Carl Adams (born on March 24, 1981 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a free safety in the NFL. He currently plays for the Cleveland Browns. He went to the University of Delaware. He was signed as a undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2004. In 2005, he had four interceptions and one returned for a touchdown. He was signed by the Browns on April 2, 2007.

Scott Lee Brunner (born March 24, 1957 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football quarterback who played for the New York Giants from 1980 to 1984 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985.

Anthony DiMarzo was an All-American NCAA lacrosse player at University of Delaware from 1992 to 1995 who is currently 14th all-time in Division I career soring, with 98 goals and 153 assists for 251 career points in 58 games. He is also the all-time leading scorer for the Blue Hens. DiMarzo was a schoolboy star at New York's Lakeland High School.

Maureen Johnson is an American author of young adult fiction.

Dan Reeder is an American NFL running back who most recently played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. "Delaware Dan" Reeder attended the University of Delaware and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Raiders. He was cut by the Raiders and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played parts of the 1986 and 1987 seasons with Pittsburgh, appearing in 13 games. He carried the ball eight times for 28 yards and caught two passes for four yards.

Jack E. Rechcigl is a noted soil scientist and agronomist and authority of environmental aspects of agriculture and the utilization of biodegradable waste and industrial waste for agricultural uses. He was born in Washington, DC on February 27, 1960, as a son of biochemist Mila Rechcigl.

Tom Griffith anchors television newscasts at New Hampshire's influential WMUR-TV. As a professional broadcaster for the past 30 years, the last 20 years at WMUR-TV, Griffith has been at the anchor desk longer than anyone in WMUR-TV history. Griffith has interviewed countless presidents and presidential candidates over the years and is remembered for asking Gov. Bill Clinton in 1992 whether he had ever had an extra-marital affair.

Ben Patrick (born August 23, 1984 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals. He played in college for the University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens football team. He was selected by the Cardinals with the 25th pick in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Patrick was a transfer from Duke University.

Nancy A. Rechcigl is a noted specialist on ornamental plant protection and phytopathology. She was born in Morristown, NJ and is married to soil scientist Jack Rechcigl. She now holds the position of Field Technical Manager of ornamental plants with the Syngenta Professional Products Corp., which has its headquarters in Greensboro, NC. In this role, …

Edward Joshua Bennett , 70, of Dover and Rehoboth Beach, died peacefully at home on Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. Ed Bennett, son of Joshua and Pauline Moore Bennett, was born in Dover on Oct. 28, 1937. He graduated from Dover High School and the University of Delaware and also served in the U.S. Army. Ed was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was the captain of the University of Delaware lacrosse team.