Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 1 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Al Gore
Al Gore
Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)
1948
oratorclimate activistblogger
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)
1899 – 1974
orchestra leaderjazz arrangerautobiographer
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)
1939 – 1984
soul musiciansongwritersinger-songwriter
William Hurt
William Hurt
American actor (1950–2022)
1950 – 2022
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
American actress (1900–1993)
1900 – 1993
autobiographerfilm actortelevision actor
Robert Coleman Richardson
Robert Coleman Richardson
American physicist
1937 – 2013
university teacherphysicist
Norman Foster Ramsey
Norman Foster Ramsey
American physicist (1915–2011)
1915 – 2011
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Raymond Davis Jr.
Raymond Davis Jr.
American scientist (1914-2006)
1914 – 2006
university teacherchemistphysicist
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
1895 – 1972
police officerjuristmilitary officer
Edward Albee
Edward Albee
American playwright (1928–2016)
1928 – 2016
theatre directoruniversity teacherplaywright
John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles
United States Secretary of State (1888-1959)
1888 – 1959
foreign ministertrusteechairperson
Alonzo Church
American mathematician and logician (1903–1995)
1903 – 1995
logicianphilosopheruniversity teacher
Christopher A. Sims
Christopher A. Sims
American econometrician and macroeconomist (1942-2026)
1942 – 2026
Nobel Prize winnerstatisticianuniversity teacher
Albert Fish
Albert Fish
American serial killer, pedophile and cannibal (1870–1936)
1870 – 1936
cannibalprostituteserial killer
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa
American conductor and composer (1854–1932)
1854 – 1932
sport shooterdirectorbandleader
John F. Kennedy Jr.
John F. Kennedy Jr.
American attorney and magazine publisher (1960–1999)
1960 – 1999
publisherjuristlawyer
Billie Burke
Billie Burke
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
1884 – 1970
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Tony Todd
Tony Todd
American actor (1954–2024)
1954 – 2024
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Elgin Baylor
Elgin Baylor
American basketball player, coach, and executive (1934–2021)
1934 – 2021
basketball coachbasketball playeractor
William Thurston
William Thurston
American mathematician (1946–2012)
1946 – 2012
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
Eva Cassidy
American singer (1963–1996)
1963 – 1996
jazz musicianguitaristmusician
John Heard
John Heard
American actor (1946–2017)
1946 – 2017
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman
American evolutionary and social psychologist (1934-2025)
1934 – 2025
sociologistopinion journalistnon-fiction writer
Caroline Harrison
Caroline Harrison
First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892
1832 – 1892
artistpolitician
Hugh Everett III
US physicist and discoverer of the relative-state interpretation of quantum mechanics
1930 – 1982
theoretical physicistphysicistmathematician
Edward Herrmann
American actor, director (1943–2014)
1943 – 2014
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Edward Brooke
Edward Brooke
American politician from Massachusetts (1919–2015)
1919 – 2015
politicianlawyer
Winston Groom
Winston Groom
American writer (1943-2020)
1943 – 2020
novelisthistorianwriter
Ralph Asher Alpher
Ralph Asher Alpher
American cosmologist (1921–2007)
1921 – 2007
university teacherastrophysicistphysicist
Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera
American actress, dancer and singer (1933–2024)
1933 – 2024
dancermusical theatre actormusician
Jane Greer
Jane Greer
American actress (1924–2001)
1924 – 2001
television actorfilm actormusician
Gregory Itzin
Gregory Itzin
American actor (1948–2022)
1948 – 2022
film actortelevision actoractor
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen
American actress (1930–2023)
1930 – 2023
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Joe Rosenthal
Joe Rosenthal
American photographer (1911–2006)
1911 – 2006
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
John Warner
John Warner
American lawyer and politician (1927–2021)
1927 – 2021
military officerjuristfarmer
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe McDonald
American musician (1942–2026)
1942 – 2026
recording artistpeace activistguitarist
Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer (1929–2020)
1929 – 2020
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist (1896–1953)
1896 – 1953
novelistchildren's writeruniversity teacher
Peter Tork
Peter Tork
American musician and actor (1942–2019)
1942 – 2019
television actorfilm actorguitarist
Georgia Engel
Georgia Engel
American actress (1948–2019)
1948 – 2019
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley
American musician (1947–1975)
1947 – 1975
recording artistjazz musicianbanjoist
Elizabeth Catlett
Black American-born Mexican artist (1915–2012)
1915 – 2012
printmakerart educatorsculptor
Richard S. Ewell
Richard S. Ewell
Confederate Army general (1817–1872)
1817 – 1872
military personnel
Ron Asheton
Ron Asheton
American musician (1948-2009)
1948 – 2009
songwriterlyricistguitarist
Ina Claire
Ina Claire
American stage and film actress (1893-1985)
1893 – 1985
film actorZiegfeld girlstage actor
Gardnar Mulloy
Gardnar Mulloy
American tennis player (1913–2016)
1913 – 2016
naval officertennis player
Robert Trivers
Robert Trivers
American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist
1943 – 2026
anthropologistuniversity teacherbiologist
Andy Stanfield
Andy Stanfield
American athletics competitor (1927–85)
1927 – 1985
athletics competitorsprinter
Helen Rowland
Helen Rowland
American journalist (1875–1950)
1876 – 1950
humoristjournalist
Jean Carnahan
Jean Carnahan
American politician and writer (1933–2024)
1933 – 2024
politicianwriter
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