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.

Edward Beale McLean
Edward Beale McLean
American newspaper publisher
1889 – 1941
socialite
Matilda Hall Gardner
Matilda Hall Gardner
American suffragist
1871 – 1954
suffragist
Francis Munroe Ramsay
Francis Munroe Ramsay
United States Navy admiral (1835-1914)
1835 – 1914
military officer
Joe Engel
Joe Engel
American baseball player
1893 – 1969
baseball player
Raymond Corbett Shannon
American entomologist (1894–1945)
1894 – 1945
entomologistzoologist
Joan Braderman
Joan Braderman
American video artist, director, performer and writer (born 1948)
1948 – 2025
video artistfilm directortelevision producer
Jean Edward Smith
American biographer and academic (1932-2019)
1932 – 2019
biographerpolitical scientisthistorian
Bertha E. Perrie
American painter (1868-1921)
1868 – 1921
etcherpainterartist
Edwin Finckel
Edwin Finckel
American jazz performer, arranger, composer (1917-2001)
1917 – 2001
jazz musicianfilm score composersongwriter
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
Bernie Williams
American basketball player (1945–2003)
1945 – 2003
basketball player
Fred Hiatt
Fred Hiatt
American journalist (1955–2021)
1955 – 2021
journalist
John Shippen
John Shippen
American golfer
1879 – 1968
golfer
Vince Callahan
Vince Callahan
American politician
1931 – 2014
politician
DeWitt Hyde
DeWitt Hyde
American politician (1909-1986)
1909 – 1986
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Aurelius Battaglia
American artist (1910-1984)
1910 – 1984
illustratorartistscreenwriter
Flora Batson
Flora Batson
African-American singer
1864 – 1906
singer
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
Carolyn Reidy
Carolyn Reidy
American executive, head of Simon & Schuster (1949-2020)
1949 – 2020
publisherchief executive officer
James E. Proctor, Jr.
James E. Proctor, Jr.
American politician (1936-2015)
1936 – 2015
politician
Wes Wessberg
American cyclist
1939 – 2024
sport cyclist
Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist (1906-1986)
1906 – 1986
tubistjazz musicianbassist
Marky Markowitz
American musician (1923–1986)
1923 – 1986
jazz musician
Elizabeth Du Gue Trapier
Spanish art expert
1893 – 1974
art historian
Norma Elizabeth Boyd
Norma Elizabeth Boyd
American sorority founder
1888 – 1985
teacher
Leontine T. Kelly
American United Methodist bishop (1920-2012)
1920 – 2012
religious leaderpriest
Jean Eichelberger Ivey
American composer (1923–2010)
1923 – 2010
composer
William B. Webb
William B. Webb
American politician (1825–1896)
1825 – 1896
politicianlawyer
Robert W. Brooks
Robert W. Brooks
American-Israeli mathematician
1952 – 2002
mathematician
Ethel Armes
Ethel Armes
American journalist/historian
1876 – 1945
journalist
Guy Troy
Guy Troy
modern pentathlete (1923–2023)
1923 – 2023
pentathletemodern pentathlete
Eunetta T. Boone
American television writer and producer
1955 – 2019
journalisttelevision producerwriter
George Steers
George Steers
American shipbuilder
1815 – 1856
yacht designerengineer
David Bischoff
American writer
1951 – 2018
science fiction writernovelistscreenwriter
George S. Blanchard
George S. Blanchard
United States general
1920 – 2006
military personnel
Samuel N. Moore
Samuel N. Moore
US Navy officer
1891 – 1942
military officer
Clarice Smith
American painter (1933-2021)
1933 – 2021
watercoloristgraphic artistpainter
Frederick C. Billard
Frederick C. Billard
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
1873 – 1932
military officer
Bill Nyrop
American ice hockey player
1952 – 1995
ice hockey playerice hockey coach
Aida Ward
American jazz singer
1903 – 1984
jazz singersinger
Percival Hall
Percival Hall
American mathematician (1872–1953)
1872 – 1953
academicmathematician
Betty Lane
Betty Lane
American painter (1907–1996)
1907 – 1996
draftspersonpainter
George Roussos
Comic artist (1915-2000)
1915 – 2000
comics coloristpencillercomics artist
Karen Yarbrough
Karen Yarbrough
American politician (1950–2024)
1950 – 2024
politician
Georgiana Simpson
Georgiana Simpson
African-American philologist
1868 – 1944
philologistschool teachertranslator
William Calvin Chase
William Calvin Chase
African American editor (1854–1921)
1854 – 1921
publisherlawyer
Eugene Lane
American art historian, archaeologist and classical philologist (1936–2007)
1936 – 2007
classical archaeologistclassical philologistarchaeologist
Albert E. Schwab
Albert E. Schwab
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1945)
1920 – 1945
military personnel
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