Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 20 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Florence Miller Pierce
American painter (1918-2007)
1918 – 2007
painter
Elizabeth Peet McIntosh
Secret agent (1915-2015)
1915 – 2015
journalist
Samuel Spencer
American politician (1910-1997)
1910 – 1997
politicianlawyer
John J. Craighead
John J. Craighead
American conservationist
1916 – 2016
environmentalistnaturalist
John C. Webb
American politician
1915 – 2000
politician
William R. Collins
William R. Collins
U.S. Marine Corps Major General (1913-1991)
1913 – 1991
military personnel
Margaret Just Butcher
American educator and civil rights activist (1913–2000)
1913 – 2000
political activistcivil rights advocateteacher
Robert J. Rankin
Robert J. Rankin
American fighter ace
1918 – 2013
military personnel
Amoz Gibson
member of the Universal House of Justice
1918 – 1982
Emmett Leahy
American archivist and entrepreneur
1910 – 1964
archivistbusinessperson
George W. Maynard
George W. Maynard
American painter (1843–1923)
1843 – 1923
muralistpainter
Frank J. Frost
American scholar (1929–2026)
1929 – 2026
historian
Carl W. Thompson
Carl W. Thompson
American politician
1914 – 2002
politicianlawyer
Lemuel Penn
Lemuel Penn
American murder victim (1915-1964)
1915 – 1964
soldier
Fred Talbot
Fred Talbot
American baseball player
1941 – 2013
baseball player
Garrett Ford, Sr.
American football player
1945 – 2025
American football player
Grattan Kerans
Grattan Kerans
American politician (1941–2019)
1941 – 2019
journalistpolitician
Alexander G. B. Grosvenor
Alexander G. B. Grosvenor
American navy pilot
1927 – 1978
United States Naval Aviator
Laughlin Phillips
American museum director, art collector and artist (1924-2010)
1924 – 2010
art collectorpainter
Bob Mulvihill
Bob Mulvihill
American basketball player (1924-2016)
1924 – 2016
basketball player
Malkia Roberts
American painter
1927 – 2004
artistpainter
Georgia Mills Jessup
American painter and ceramicist (1926-2016)
1926 – 2016
collagistceramicistmuralist
Marjorie Riordan
American motion picture actress (1921 - 1984)
1921 – 1984
actor
Edith DeVoe
US Navy nurse
1921 – 2000
dietitiannurse
Charles Lazarus
American businessman and founder of Toys "R" Us
1923 – 2018
entrepreneurmilitary personnel
Robert L. Sinsheimer
American molecular biologist
1920 – 2017
academic administratormolecular biologistbiochemist
Charles Coleman
American electronic engineer
1926 – 2005
electronic engineermilitary personnel
James H. Johnson
James H. Johnson
American army officer (born 1929)
1929 – 2008
military officer
Lou Nolan
American poster artist (1926–2008)
1926 – 2008
poster artist
Gladys Quander Tancil
prominent figure in the history of Mount Vernon’s public history and educational programming
1921 – 2002
tour guidecivil servant
Annie Kaylor
Annie Kaylor
restaurateur known for Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse
1927 – 2013
restaurateur
Edward C. Peter II
Edward C. Peter II
American Army general
1929 – 2008
military officer
Robert F. R. Lewis
United States admiral (1826–1881)
1826 – 1881
military officer
Peter Rainsford Brady
American military officer, , surveyor and politician. (1825–1902)
1825 – 1902
military personnel
Hunter Davidson
American/Argentine sailor
1827 – 1913
military engineer
James Theodore Holly
James Theodore Holly
American bishop (1829-1911)
1829 – 1911
Christian missionaryAnglican priestmissionary
James D. Hutton
American surveyor, cartographer and photographer
1828 – 1868
explorercartographertopographer
Alexander Burton Hagner
Alexander Burton Hagner
United States federal judge (1826-1915)
1826 – 1915
politicianlawyerjudge
Walter Jay Skinner
Walter Jay Skinner
United States federal judge (1927–2005)
1927 – 2005
lawyerjudge
Wallace H. Robinson
Wallace H. Robinson
United States Marine Corps general
1920 – 2013
military officer
Harry Lovejoy Rogers
Harry Lovejoy Rogers
US Army officer
1867 – 1925
military officer
Jerome Sykes
Jerome Sykes
American actor and singer
1868 – 1903
stage actor
Arthur Starr Eakle
American mineralogist
1862 – 1931
mineralogistuniversity teacher
Henry Wilson Hodge
Henry Wilson Hodge
director of railroads for the American Expeditionary Force
1865 – 1919
civil engineer
Douglass Wallop
American writer (1920-1985)
1920 – 1985
novelistplaywright
Albert H. Small
American philanthropist (1927–2021)
1927 – 2021
businessperson
Andy Davis
Andy Davis
American football player (1927-2007)
1927 – 2007
American football player
Bernie Custis
American and Canadian football player (1928-2017)
1928 – 2017
American football playerCanadian football player
Dizzy Sutherland
American baseball player (1922–1979)
1922 – 1979
baseball player
Elliot Liebow
American anthropologist
1925 – 1994
anthropologistethnologist
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