Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 10 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist (1906-1986)
1906 – 1986
tubistjazz musicianbassist
Anne Sutherland
Anne Sutherland
American stage and screen actress (1867-1942)
1867 – 1942
stage actoractor
Joan Braderman
Joan Braderman
American video artist, director, performer and writer (born 1948)
1948 – 2025
video artistfilm directortelevision producer
Tiko Campbell
American architect (1947–2012)
1947 – 2012
science fiction writernovelistarchitect
Elfriede Abbe
American sculptor, wood engraver and botanical illustrator (1919–2012)
1919 – 2012
graphic artistbotanical illustratorsculptor
William Edgar Cohen
filmmaker (1941-2014)
1941 – 2014
scientist
Diane Sommerfield
American actress (1949-2001)
1949 – 2001
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Eleanor Perenyi
Eleanor Perenyi
American gardener and author
1918 – 2009
gardenerwriter
Thomas Franklin Schneider
Thomas Franklin Schneider
American architect
1859 – 1938
architect
George H. Scithers
American writer (1929-2010)
1929 – 2010
science fiction writernovelisteditor-in-chief
David Bischoff
American writer
1951 – 2018
science fiction writernovelistscreenwriter
Helen Marie Black
American business manager, journalist, and publicist
1896 – 1988
journalist
Georgiana Simpson
Georgiana Simpson
African-American philologist
1868 – 1944
philologistschool teachertranslator
Bertha E. Perrie
American painter (1868-1921)
1868 – 1921
etcherpainterartist
Elizabeth Du Gue Trapier
Spanish art expert
1893 – 1974
art historian
Wesley L. McDonald
Wesley L. McDonald
United States admiral (1924-2009)
1924 – 2009
military officer
Lillian Evanti
Lillian Evanti
American opera singer (1890-1967)
1890 – 1967
opera singermusic teacher
Flora Batson
Flora Batson
African-American singer
1864 – 1906
singer
Clarice Smith
American painter (1933-2021)
1933 – 2021
watercoloristgraphic artistpainter
Paulita Sedgwick
American actress (1943-2009)
1943 – 2009
film actorfilm directorstage actor
George Steers
George Steers
American shipbuilder
1815 – 1856
yacht designerengineer
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Thornton Jenkins Hains
American writer (1866–1953)
1866 – 1953
novelistwriter
Samuel N. Moore
Samuel N. Moore
US Navy officer
1891 – 1942
military officer
Robert C. Macon
Robert C. Macon
United States general (1890–1980)
1890 – 1980
military personnel
Raymond Corbett Shannon
American entomologist (1894–1945)
1894 – 1945
entomologistzoologist
William Weaver
American writer (1923–2013)
1923 – 2013
translatorbiographer
Kimon Nicolaïdes
Kimon Nicolaïdes
American artist
1892 – 1938
painter
Montgomery M. Taylor
Montgomery M. Taylor
United States Navy admiral
1869 – 1952
military officer
Joe Engel
Joe Engel
American baseball player
1893 – 1969
baseball player
Carter Jefferson
American musician (1945-1993)
1945 – 1993
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Jean Briggs
American-born Canadian anthropologist
1929 – 2016
lexicographerlinguistanthropologist
Frank Edmund Beatty, Jr.
Frank Edmund Beatty, Jr.
United States admiral
1894 – 1976
military officer
Bernie Williams
American basketball player (1945–2003)
1945 – 2003
basketball player
Alberta Jeannette Cassell
American architect
1926 – 2007
architect
Margaret Armen
American author
1921 – 2003
television writernovelistscreenwriter
Louise Firouz
Iranian horse breeder (1933-2008)
1933 – 2008
horse breeder
Alfred Wingate Craven
Alfred Wingate Craven
American civil engineer (1810-1879)
1810 – 1879
civil engineerengineer
Bronson La Follette
Bronson La Follette
American politician
1936 – 2018
politicianlawyer
William Frederick Milton Arny
William Frederick Milton Arny
American government official (1813-1881)
1813 – 1881
governorpolitician
Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
Ambassador of the United States (1867–1936)
1867 – 1936
athletics competitordiplomatambassador
Richard Hanson Weightman
Richard Hanson Weightman
American politician and military officer (1816–1861)
1816 – 1861
military officerpolitician
Aurelius Battaglia
American artist (1910-1984)
1910 – 1984
illustratorartistscreenwriter
William Calvin Chase
William Calvin Chase
African American editor (1854–1921)
1854 – 1921
publisherlawyer
Benjamin Alvord, Jr.
Benjamin Alvord, Jr.
United States Army general
1860 – 1927
military officer
Sandra Scarr
American psychologist (1936–2021)
1936 – 2021
behavior geneticistpsychologist
Henry May
U.S. Representative from Maryland (1816-1866)
1816 – 1866
politicianlawyer
Sherburne Hopkins
Sherburne Hopkins
American Lawyer (1867-1932)
1867 – 1932
lobbyistlawyer
Joseph H. Gaines
Joseph H. Gaines
American politician (1864-1951)
1864 – 1951
politicianlawyer
Robert H. Dunlap
Robert H. Dunlap
US Military hero, Navy Cross recipient (1879–1931)
1879 – 1931
military officer
Frederic E. Davison
Frederic E. Davison
American military personnel
1917 – 1999
military personnel
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