Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 11 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Albert E. Schwab
Albert E. Schwab
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1945)
1920 - 1945
military personnel
Carolyn Reidy
Carolyn Reidy
American executive, head of Simon & Schuster (1949-2020)
1949 - 2020
publisherchief executive officer
Loraine Hutchins
American activist
1948 - 2025
LGBTQ rights activistfounderwriter
Dennis Bell
Dennis Bell
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1866-1953)
1866 - 1953
soldier
Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
Ambassador of the United States (1867–1936)
1867 - 1936
athletics competitordiplomatambassador
Charles Edward Turner
American botanist (1945-1997)
1945 - 1997
ecologistbotanist
Alfred Wingate Craven
Alfred Wingate Craven
American civil engineer (1810-1879)
1810 - 1879
civil engineerengineer
Benjamin Alvord, Jr.
Benjamin Alvord, Jr.
United States Army general
1860 - 1927
military officer
Eugenia P. Butler
Eugenia P. Butler
American artist (1947–2008)
1947 - 2008
conceptual artistartist
William Frederick Milton Arny
William Frederick Milton Arny
American government official (1813-1881)
1813 - 1881
governorpolitician
Frank G. Harrison
Frank G. Harrison
American politician (1940-2009)
1940 - 2009
military officerpolitician
Sherburne Hopkins
Sherburne Hopkins
American Lawyer (1867-1932)
1867 - 1932
lobbyistlawyer
Richard Hanson Weightman
Richard Hanson Weightman
American politician and military officer (1816–1861)
1816 - 1861
military officerpolitician
Jean Edward Smith
American biographer and academic (1932-2019)
1932 - 2019
biographerpolitical scientisthistorian
Joseph H. Gaines
Joseph H. Gaines
American politician (1864-1951)
1864 - 1951
politicianlawyer
Henry May
U.S. Representative from Maryland (1816-1866)
1816 - 1866
politicianlawyer
Walter S. Hartley
American composer of contemporary (classical) music (1927-2016)
1927 - 2016
music educatoruniversity teachercomposer
James Ray
American singer
1941 - 1964
singer
Bill Nyrop
American ice hockey player
1952 - 1995
ice hockey playerice hockey coach
William Edgar Cohen
filmmaker (1941-2014)
1941 - 2014
scientist
Joan Braderman
Joan Braderman
American video artist, director, performer and writer (born 1948)
1948 - 2025
video artistfilm directortelevision producer
Elsa Guerdrum Allen
American ornithologist
1888 - 1969
historian of scienceornithologist
Tiko Campbell
American architect (1947–2012)
1947 - 2012
science fiction writernovelistarchitect
Diane Sommerfield
American actress (1949-2001)
1949 - 2001
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Norma Elizabeth Boyd
Norma Elizabeth Boyd
American sorority founder
1888 - 1985
teacher
William Calvin Chase
William Calvin Chase
African American editor (1854–1921)
1854 - 1921
publisherlawyer
Nellie Quander
Nellie Quander
American labor leader (1880–1961)
1880 - 1961
trade unionistsuffragistteacher
George H. Scithers
American writer (1929-2010)
1929 - 2010
science fiction writernovelisteditor-in-chief
Margaret Crittendon Douglass
Margaret Crittendon Douglass
educator and author
1822
educator
William Lawrence Scott
William Lawrence Scott
American politician (1828-1891)
1828 - 1891
politician
Herman Dreer
Black American academic administrator, author (1888–1981)
1888 - 1981
academic administratoruniversity presidenthistorian
Wesley L. McDonald
Wesley L. McDonald
United States admiral (1924-2009)
1924 - 2009
military officer
Millicent Todd Bingham
Millicent Todd Bingham
American geographer, Emily Dickinson Scholar (1880-1968)
1880 - 1968
literary scholareditorgeographer
Reginald F. Nicholson
Reginald F. Nicholson
United States Navy admiral (1852–1939)
1852 - 1939
military officer
Jacqueline Noel
Jacqueline Noel
American librarian
1886 - 1964
librarian
Robert H. Dunlap
Robert H. Dunlap
US Military hero, Navy Cross recipient (1879–1931)
1879 - 1931
military officer
William Weaver
American writer (1923–2013)
1923 - 2013
translatorbiographer
Durham Stevens
Durham Stevens
Assassinated American diplomat. (1851–1908)
1851 - 1908
diplomat
Cyrus Hall McCormick II
Cyrus Hall McCormick II
American businessman (1859–1936)
1859 - 1936
businessperson
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
American crime writer (1881-1935)
1881 - 1935
crime fiction writernovelistwriter
Cameron McRae Winslow
Cameron McRae Winslow
United States Navy admiral
1854 - 1932
military officer
Margaret Gurney
American mathematician, statistician, and computer programmer (1908-2002)
1908 - 2002
statisticiancomputer scientist
Paulita Sedgwick
American actress (1943-2009)
1943 - 2009
film actorfilm directorstage actor
John Rodgers
John Rodgers
American aviator
1881 - 1926
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Richard Bowie
Richard Bowie
American politician (1807-1881)
1807 - 1881
politicianlawyerjudge
Carter Jefferson
American musician (1945-1993)
1945 - 1993
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Edward Beale McLean
Edward Beale McLean
American newspaper publisher
1889 - 1941
socialite
Sherman Miles
Sherman Miles
U.S. Army general, Massachusetts politician (1882-1966)
1882 - 1966
politicianmilitary personnel
Jean Briggs
American-born Canadian anthropologist
1929 - 2016
lexicographerlinguistanthropologist
Bernie Williams
American basketball player (1945–2003)
1945 - 2003
basketball player
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