Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 18 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Buck Stanley
Major League Baseball pitcher
1889 – 1940
baseball player
Charles A. Barnard
American football player and coach (1880-1977)
1880 – 1977
American football player
Dave Howard
Dave Howard
American baseball player
1889 – 1956
baseball player
George McCall Courts
George McCall Courts
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1888-1932)
1888 – 1932
Gurnee Munn
Gurnee Munn
American businessman
1887 – 1960
businessperson
Joe Stanley
Joe Stanley
American baseball player
1881 – 1967
baseball player
Pop Snyder
Pop Snyder
American Major League Baseball player, catcher, manager, umpire (1854–1924)
1854 – 1924
baseball player
James McPherson Proctor
United States federal judge
1882 – 1953
lawyerjudge
William Ernest Seifriz
botanist (1888-1955)
1888 – 1955
botanist
Rosina Tucker
American labor organizer, civil rights activist and educator (1881–1987)
1881 – 1987
trade unionist
Mary Gine Riley
American painter
1883 – 1939
watercoloristpainterartist
Ella Watson
Ella Watson
American janitor, charwoman, and photograph subject (1883–1980)
1883 – 1980
charwomanmaid
Bruce Magruder
Bruce Magruder
U.S. Army major general
1882 – 1953
military personnel
Richard Oglesby Marsh
Richard Oglesby Marsh
American engineer, explorer, and ethnologist
1883 – 1953
explorerengineer
Julian P. Graham
Julian P. Graham
Del Monte / Pebble Beach photographer.
1886 – 1963
photographer
Levin H. Campbell, Jr.
Levin H. Campbell, Jr.
United States Army general (1886-1976)
1886 – 1976
military personnel
Red Waller
American baseball player (1883–1915)
1883 – 1915
baseball player
Tod Eberle
Tod Eberle
American sports coach
1886 – 1967
basketball coach
Tom Cantwell
American baseball player (1888–1968)
1888 – 1968
baseball player
Walter O. Snelling
Walter O. Snelling
American chemist (1880-1965)
1880 – 1965
chemistinventor
William S. Fitzgerald
William S. Fitzgerald
American mayor of Cleveland
1880 – 1937
politicianlawyer
Richard Wainwright
Richard Wainwright
officer in the United States Navy during World War I (1881-1944)
1881 – 1944
military officer
Howard Wall
Major League Baseball player
1854 – 1909
baseball player
Bill Stearns
Major League Baseball player
1853 – 1898
baseball player
Matthias B. Gardner
Matthias B. Gardner
United States Navy Vice admiral (1897-1975)
1897 – 1975
military personnel
Val Robinson
American baseball player (1848-1898)
1848 – 1898
baseball player
Edward Augustine Savoy
Edward Augustine Savoy
American bureaucrat
1855 – 1943
bureaucrat
Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell
Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell
United States United States Navy admiral (1844–1932)
1844 – 1932
military officer
Billy Martin
Billy Martin
American professional baseball shortstop
1894 – 1949
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Bolitha James Laws
Bolitha James Laws
United States federal judge
1891 – 1958
lawyerjudge
Brooke Brewer
American football player and coach (1894-1970)
1894 – 1970
American football coachathletics competitorAmerican football player
Charlie Becker
Charlie Becker
American baseball player
1890 – 1928
baseball player
David Andrew Pine
David Andrew Pine
American judge (1891-1970)
1891 – 1970
lawyerjudge
E. Blackburn Moore
E. Blackburn Moore
American politician in Virginia (1897-1980)
1897 – 1980
politician
John Rodgers Meigs
John Rodgers Meigs
Union United States Army officer
1841 – 1864
military personnel
Geary Eppley
Geary Eppley
American academic and sports coach (1895-1978)
1895 – 1978
director of student servicesathletics competitorassistant professor
Gil Gallagher
Major League Baseball shortstop (1896–1957)
1896 – 1957
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Joe Fitzgerald
American baseball player and coach (1897-1967)
1897 – 1967
baseball player
St. Clair Streett
St. Clair Streett
American Air Force general (1893-1970)
1893 – 1970
military aviatormilitary officer
Inez Hogan
Inez Hogan
American artist (1895–1973)
1895 – 1973
children's writerillustratorauthor
Joseph Charles McGarraghy
United States federal judge
1897 – 1975
lawyerjudge
Hilyard Robert Robinson
Hilyard Robert Robinson
American architect (1899-1986)
1899 – 1986
architect
Joseph Younger
American architect
1892 – 1932
architect
Edward T. Folliard
Edward T. Folliard
American journalist
1899 – 1976
journalist
Alphonse DeCarre
Alphonse DeCarre
American military personnel
1892 – 1977
military personnel
Mary G. Evans
Mary G. Evans
clergywoman, who was pastor at Chicago's Cosmopolitan Community Church (1891-1966)
1891 – 1966
cleric
Karl Holzinger
American educational psychologist
1892 – 1954
statisticianpsychologist
Violet Hill Whyte
American law enforcement officer
1897 – 1980
police officer
William Dwight Billings
American ecologist (1910–1997)
1910 – 1997
ecologistbotanistuniversity teacher
Ernie Kish
American baseball player (1918-1993)
1918 – 1993
baseball player
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