Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 21 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Gene Schroeder
Gene Schroeder
American football player
1929 – 2025
American football player
Jim Simpson
Jim Simpson
American sportscaster
1927 – 2016
sports commentatorcolor commentator
John P. McGovern
American physician
1921 – 2007
military physicianphysician
John Safer
John Safer
American artist (1922–2018)
1922 – 2018
bankerentrepreneur
Johnny Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein
American baseball player
1927 – 2003
baseball player
Kenneth Parkinson
Attorney
1927 – 2016
lawyer
Mimi Lee
First Lady of Maryland (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
chemist
Peter Burchard
American writer and illustrator, historian and creator of children's books (1921–2004)
1921 – 2004
children's writerillustratorwriter
Red Webb
American baseball player (1924–1996)
1924 – 1996
baseball player
Robert Fryer
American film and theatre producer (1920-2000)
1920 – 2000
film producertheatrical producer
Smith Hempstone
Smith Hempstone
American columnist and diplomat (1929–2006)
1929 – 2006
novelisteditorjournalist
Phil Wisner
American baseball player (1869-1936)
1869 – 1936
baseball player
Ted Hines
American librarian (1926–1983)
1926 – 1983
librarian
Tim Jecko
American swimmer (1938–2005)
1938 – 2005
swimmer
Tom Day
American football player (1935-2000)
1935 – 2000
American football player
William H. Goetzmann
American historian of philosophy (1930–2010)
1930 – 2010
university teacherhistorian
John F. Sullivan
American basketball player
1935 – 2010
basketball playerbasketball coachtrade unionist
Gladys-Marie Fry
Gladys-Marie Fry
American art historian
1931 – 2015
art historianhistorian
W. Royal Stokes
American historian
1930 – 2021
non-fiction writeruniversity teacherhistorian
Jerome L. Wilson
New York politician (1931-2019)
1931 – 2019
politicianlawyer
Phil Perlo
American football player
1935 – 1993
American football player
George Washington Riggs
American banker (1813-1881)
1813 – 1881
banker
William Henry Grey
William Henry Grey
American politician
1829 – 1888
Christian ministercookpolitician
Fulton Lewis III
American journalist
1936 – 2017
journalist
Genevieve Hughes
American civil rights activist (1932–2012)
1932 – 2012
stockbroker
Francis Costigan
American architect
1810 – 1865
carpenterarchitect
John A. Reed, Jr.
American judge (1931-2015)
1931 – 2015
lawyerjudge
Charles A. May
United States Army officer (1818-1864)
1818 – 1864
military personnel
Jeanne Sinkford
American dentist and educator
1933 – 2025
prosthodontistdentist
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
American engineer and educator (1810–1894); president of the College of William & Mary
1810 – 1894
civil engineer
Jean Lacy
museum educator and visual artist (1932–2023)
1932 – 2023
visual artisteducatorartist
Cyprian Davis
African-American Catholic monk, priest, and church historian
1930 – 2015
historian
Juliann Bluitt
American dentist (1938-2019)
1938 – 2019
professordentist
Gideon Brooke
American politician
1814 – 1881
politician
Mary Cutts
American socialite, amateur historian, and memoirist (1814-1856)
1814 – 1856
Decatur "Bucky" Trotter
Decatur "Bucky" Trotter
American politician (1932-2004)
1932 – 2004
politician
Doris Buchanan Smith
Doris Buchanan Smith
American author of award-winning children's books, including A Taste of Blackberries, 1973 (1934-2002)
1934 – 2002
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Satterlee Clark, Jr.
Satterlee Clark, Jr.
American politician (1816-1881)
1816 – 1881
politician
Andrew John Henry Way
Andrew John Henry Way
American portrait and still life painter (1826–1888)
1826 – 1888
painter
Michael Heisley
American businessman (1937–2014)
1937 – 2014
entrepreneur
A. A. Birch, Jr.
A. A. Birch, Jr.
American lawyer and Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (1932–2011)
1932 – 2011
lawyerjudge
Allen Sharp
United States federal judge (1932-2009)
1932 – 2009
military officerlawyerjudge
Ann Williams
actress
1936 – 1985
musical theatre actorstage actoractor
Benjamin Thurman Hacker
Benjamin Thurman Hacker
United States Navy admiral (1935-2003)
1935 – 2003
military officer
Bill Smith
left-handed baseball pitcher born in 1934
1934 – 1997
baseball player
Charles W. Gilchrist
American politician (1936–1999)
1936 – 1999
officialcivil servantpolitician
Chip Woodrum
American lawyer and politician
1938 – 2013
politicianlawyer
Robert A. Barnes
Robert A. Barnes
US businessman
1808 – 1892
businessperson
Johnny Olszewski
Johnny Olszewski
American football player (1929-1996)
1930 – 1996
American football player
Lew Luce
American football player
1938 – 2020
American football player
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