Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 12 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
George S. Blanchard
George S. Blanchard
United States general
1920 - 2006
military personnel
Guy Troy
Guy Troy
modern pentathlete (1923–2023)
1923 - 2023
pentathletemodern pentathlete
Jean Eichelberger Ivey
American composer (1923–2010)
1923 - 2010
composer
Leontine T. Kelly
American United Methodist bishop (1920-2012)
1920 - 2012
religious leaderpriest
Marky Markowitz
American musician (1923–1986)
1923 - 1986
jazz musician
Ted Lerner
American baseball executive
1925 - 2023
real estate developerbusiness executivelawyer
Robert F. Dorr
Robert F. Dorr
author and diplomat (1939–2016)
1939 - 2016
historiandiplomat
Vince Callahan
Vince Callahan
American politician
1931 - 2014
politician
Anthony Ray
American actor and film producer (1937-2018)
1937 - 2018
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Julian Abele Cook Jr.
Julian Abele Cook Jr.
United States federal judge (1930-2017)
1930 - 2017
lawyerjudge
James E. Proctor, Jr.
James E. Proctor, Jr.
American politician (1936-2015)
1936 - 2015
politician
Wes Wessberg
American cyclist
1939 - 2024
sport cyclist
Ed Snider
Ed Snider
American sports executive (1933-2016)
1933 - 2016
sports executiveart collectorentrepreneur
Florence King
American writer (born 1936)
1936 - 2016
essayistnovelistjournalist
Jean Edward Smith
American biographer and academic (1932-2019)
1932 - 2019
biographerpolitical scientisthistorian
Eugene Lane
American art historian, archaeologist and classical philologist (1936–2007)
1936 - 2007
classical archaeologistclassical philologistarchaeologist
Jed Johnson, Jr.
Jed Johnson, Jr.
American politician (1939-1993)
1939 - 1993
politician
John A. Burroughs, Jr.
John A. Burroughs, Jr.
American diplomat (1936–2014)
1936 - 2014
diplomat
Bert Sugar
Bert Sugar
American boxing historian (1937–2012)
1936 - 2012
journalistauthorhistorian
Sandra Scarr
American psychologist (1936–2021)
1936 - 2021
behavior geneticistpsychologist
Bronson La Follette
Bronson La Follette
American politician
1936 - 2018
politicianlawyer
Louise Firouz
Iranian horse breeder (1933-2008)
1933 - 2008
horse breeder
Carter Jefferson
American musician (1945-1993)
1945 - 1993
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Bernie Williams
American basketball player (1945–2003)
1945 - 2003
basketball player
Paulita Sedgwick
American actress (1943-2009)
1943 - 2009
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Tiko Campbell
American architect (1947–2012)
1947 - 2012
science fiction writernovelistarchitect
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
Diane Sommerfield
American actress (1949-2001)
1949 - 2001
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Mel Boozer
American academic and activist (1945-1987)
1945 - 1987
sociologistuniversity teacherpolitician
Eugenia P. Butler
Eugenia P. Butler
American artist (1947–2008)
1947 - 2008
conceptual artistartist
Frank G. Harrison
Frank G. Harrison
American politician (1940-2009)
1940 - 2009
military officerpolitician
Charles Edward Turner
American botanist (1945-1997)
1945 - 1997
ecologistbotanist
James Ray
American singer
1941 - 1964
singer
Loraine Hutchins
American activist
1948 - 2025
LGBTQ rights activistfounderwriter
Carolyn Reidy
Carolyn Reidy
American executive, head of Simon & Schuster (1949-2020)
1949 - 2020
publisherchief executive officer
Fred Hiatt
Fred Hiatt
American journalist (1955–2021)
1955 - 2021
journalist
Robert W. Brooks
Robert W. Brooks
American-Israeli mathematician
1952 - 2002
mathematician
Eunetta T. Boone
American television writer and producer
1955 - 2019
journalisttelevision producerwriter
Bill Nyrop
American ice hockey player
1952 - 1995
ice hockey playerice hockey coach
Karen Yarbrough
Karen Yarbrough
American politician (1950–2024)
1950 - 2024
politician
Ben Stevens
Ben Stevens
American politician
1959 - 2022
politician
Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan
American conductor (1957-2021)
1957 - 2021
music directormusicianconductor
Robert Newmyer
American film producer (1956-2005)
1956 - 2005
film producer
Elisa Rae Shupe
Elisa Rae Shupe
1963-2025 American veteran and writer
1963 - 2025
activistsoldierwriter
Dominic Pressley
Professional basketball players
1964 - 1997
basketball player
Michael Stevens
American television and film director, producer (1966–2015)
1966 - 2015
directorfilm producerfilm director
Shelley Solomon
American tennis player (1963–2014)
1963 - 2014
tennis player
Justin Tanner Petersen
American computer criminal
1960 - 2010
computer scientist
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