Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 19 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Macha Rosenthal
American poet
1917 – 1996
literary criticpoetwriter
George Makepeace Towle
George Makepeace Towle
American translator, politician (1841-1893)
1841 – 1893
linguistauthortranslator
George M. Bache
George M. Bache
United States naval officer
1840 – 1896
military officer
George Joyce
George Joyce
American baseball player
1847 – 1895
baseball player
Betty Duvall
American spy
1845 – 1891
spy
Allison Davis
American anthropologist (1902-1983)
1902 – 1983
anthropologisteducatorprofessor
Bill Supplee
Bill Supplee
American hurdler
1903 – 1966
athletics competitor
Brookner Brady
Brookner Brady
American military officer and modern pentathlete (1905–1977)
1905 – 1977
pentathletemodern pentathletemilitary officer
Denny Sothern
American baseball player (1904-1977)
1904 – 1977
baseball player
Earl Clark
Earl Clark
American baseball player (1907-1938)
1907 – 1938
baseball player
Frank Watt
American baseball player
1902 – 1956
baseball player
Frederick D. Patterson
Frederick D. Patterson
American academic (1901–1988)
1901 – 1988
university presidentteacher
John Stewart Muller
American film director
1901
film directorscreenwriter
Rob Sonic
Rob Sonic
American rapper
1901
rapperrecord producer
Rosser Goodman
American film director, writer and producer
1901
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
S. Lane Faison
S. Lane Faison
Art historian, Monuments Man, museum director, teacher
1907 – 2006
art historianhistorian
Tim Wilson
American filmmaker
1901
film director
Walter Nathan Tobriner
Walter Nathan Tobriner
American diplomat (1902–1979)
1902 – 1979
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
William Harrington Leahy
United States Navy Admiral (1904-1986)
1904 – 1986
military officer
Courtland Hector Hoppin
Courtland Hector Hoppin
American artist and animator (1906-1974)
1906 – 1974
filmmakerfinancieranimator
André de la Varre
American filmmaker (1904-1987)
1904 – 1987
film directorfilm producerphotographer
Lambert Tree
Lambert Tree
American judge (1832-1910)
1832 – 1910
diplomatlawyerjudge
Maurice Braverman
American lawyer
1916 – 2002
lawyer
Ralph A. Vaughn
American architect (1907-2000)
1907 – 2000
architect
James T. Berryman
James T. Berryman
American political cartoonist
1902 – 1971
editorial cartoonist
James Williams Riddleberger
James Williams Riddleberger
American diplomat and foreign service officer
1904 – 1982
diplomat
John Campbell
American professional baseball pitcher
1907 – 1995
baseball player
John Smith
baseball first baseman and utility man who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1931 (1906-1982)
1906 – 1982
baseball player
Julius J. Radice
University of Maryland sports person
1908 – 1966
baseball player
Norman Jackson
American baseball player
1909 – 1980
baseball player
Paul Mooney
American writer (1904–1939)
1904 – 1939
journalist
Theodore Reed
American zoologist
1922 – 2013
zoologist
Bill Coughlin
American journalist (1922–2014)
1922 – 2014
journalist
Robert G. Bradley
Robert G. Bradley
Posthumous Navy Cross recipient
1921 – 1944
military personnel
Richard Barr
American theatre director and producer (1917–1989)
1917 – 1989
theatre directortheatre managertheatrical producer
Robert S. Scott
Robert S. Scott
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1913–1999)
1913 – 1999
military personnel
Roy John Britten
American molecular biologist
1919 – 2012
molecular biologistgeneticist
Vern Pyles
American politician (1919-2013)
1919 – 2013
politician
Walter Stauffer McIlhenny
Walter Stauffer McIlhenny
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1910 – 1985
military officer
William A. Wimsatt
American chiropterologist (1917–1985)
1917 – 1985
university teacherbiologistzoologist
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
American football & basketball player (1918-1943)
1918 – 1943
American football playerbasketball playeraircraft pilot
Ken'ichirō Matsuoka
Japanese business executive
1914 – 1994
businessperson
William Stretch Abert
William Stretch Abert
American military officer (1836–1867)
1836 – 1867
military officer
William Grose
William Grose
American pioneer
1835 – 1898
pioneer
William W. Orme
William W. Orme
United States general (1832–1866)
1832 – 1866
military officer
William Taylor
William Taylor
Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War
1836 – 1902
military personnel
Elwood Henneman
American neurophysiologist (1915-1996)
1915 – 1996
neurophysiologistuniversity teacher
William Montrose Graham, Jr.
William Montrose Graham, Jr.
United States Army general (1834–1916)
1834 – 1916
military personnel
Betty Feves
American sculptor
1918 – 1985
sculptor
John Lewis Smith, Jr.
United States federal judge (1912-1992)
1912 – 1992
lawyerjudge
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