Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 16 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Allen Willis
American documentary filmmaker (1916-2011)
1916 – 2011
film directorwriter
C. Clyde Atkins
C. Clyde Atkins
United States federal judge
1914 – 1999
lawyerjudge
Gwendolyn T. Britt
American politician (1941-2008)
1941 – 2008
politician
Harry G. Robinson III
architecture professor
1942 – 2025
architect
William Ledyard Rodgers
William Ledyard Rodgers
United States Navy admiral (1860–1944)
1860 – 1944
military officer
Brumsic Brandon Jr.
American newspaper cartoonist (1927-2014)
1927 – 2014
cartoonistcomics artistveteran
Carson Davidson
Carson Davidson
American film director (1924-2016)
1924 – 2016
producerdirectorfilm director
Waldo L. Schmitt
Waldo L. Schmitt
American biologist (1887-1977)
1887 – 1977
scientific collectorcarcinologistbotanical collector
David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1877 – 1944
military officer
Maureen Downey
American zoologist
1921 – 2000
biologistcuratorzoologist
Wayne Hart
Wayne Hart
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
1889 – 1970
head coach
John D. Hoffman
John D. Hoffman
American chemist (1922–2004)
1922 – 2004
chemist
Allen M. Burdett, Jr.
Allen M. Burdett, Jr.
American military personnel (1921-1980)
1921 – 1980
military personnel
Herbert F. Leary
Herbert F. Leary
United States admiral (1885-1957)
1885 – 1957
military officer
Ida G. Ruben
Ida G. Ruben
American politician
1929 – 2024
politician
Sheldon S. Cohen
Sheldon S. Cohen
American attorney and U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
certified public accountantofficialcivil servant
William Warren Tunnicliffe
Canadian computer pioneer
1922 – 1996
computer scientistengineer
Charles B. Fisk
American physicist and organ builder
1925 – 1983
organ builderbusinessperson
Schuyler Colfax III
Schuyler Colfax III
American politician
1870 – 1925
politician
Katharine McCook Knox
Katharine McCook Knox
American art historian
1889 – 1983
art collectorart historian
Joe Gerhardt
Joe Gerhardt
Major League Baseball player (1855-1922)
1855 – 1922
baseball player
Edson Fessenden Gallaudet
Edson Fessenden Gallaudet
American aerospace engineer (1871–1945)
1871 – 1945
military flight engineerdesign engineerflight engineer
Ronni Solbert
Ronni Solbert
American illustrator and artist (1925–2022)
1925 – 2022
illustratorphotographer
Calvin Brent
American architect (1854–1899)
1854 – 1899
architect
Bob Barr
Bob Barr
American baseball player (1856-1930)
1856 – 1930
baseball player
Esther Cleveland
Esther Cleveland
second child of American president Grover Cleveland (1893–1980)
1893 – 1980
William Frank Reichenbach Sr.
American musician (1923–2008)
1923 – 2008
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
Jane Eleanor Datcher
Jane Eleanor Datcher
American botanist and teacher
1868 – 1934
botanistteacher
Otelia Cromwell
Otelia Cromwell
American writer (1874–1972)
1874 – 1972
writer
Rob Swope
American musician (1926–1967)
1926 – 1967
jazz musician
Lorenz E. Zimmerman
Lorenz E. Zimmerman
American university teacher (1920-2013)
1920 – 2013
ophthalmologistpathologistuniversity teacher
Rick Henderson
American musician (1928–2004)
1928 – 2004
jazz musiciansaxophonistcomposer
Mary Wright Gill
American scientific illustrator
1867 – 1929
scientific illustratorartist
Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian
Catholic bishop (1895–1960)
1895 – 1960
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Albert Fuller
American musician (1926–2007)
1926 – 2007
harpsichordist
Edith Hallor
Edith Hallor
American actress (1896-1971)
1896 – 1971
actor
Calvin Beale
Calvin Beale
American demographer
1923 – 2008
demographerstatistician
Peyton Gordon
Peyton Gordon
United States federal judge (1870-1946)
1870 – 1946
lawyerjudge
George David Beveridge Jr.
George David Beveridge Jr.
American journalist (1922-1987)
1922 – 1987
journalist
Hildy Parks
American television producer (1926-2004)
1926 – 2004
film actorstage actortelevision actor
Rayford Logan
Rayford Logan
American historian (1897–1982)
1897 – 1981
political activistuniversity teacherhistorian
Biff Jones
Biff Jones
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
1895 – 1980
head coach
Ralph Graves
American writer (1924–2013)
1924 – 2013
novelistjournalistwriter
Richard Beyer
American artist (1925–2012)
1925 – 2012
sculptor
George S. Cooper
George S. Cooper
American architect
1864 – 1929
architect
Robert M. McGovern
Robert M. McGovern
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1928 – 1951
military personnel
Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend
American businessman (1920–1998)
1920 – 1998
businesspersonwriter
Truman Abbe
Truman Abbe
American surgeon (1873-1955)
1873 – 1955
surgeon
Chick Tolson
Chick Tolson
American baseball player
1895 – 1965
baseball player
Richard Wainwright
Richard Wainwright
United States Navy officer of the Spanish-American War (1849-1926)
1849 – 1926
military officer
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