Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 3 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Harrison White
Harrison White
American sociologist (1930–2024)
1930 – 2024
sociologistuniversity teacher
John Anthony Walker
John Anthony Walker
Soviet spy (1937–2014)
1937 – 2014
spynon-commissioned officer
David S. Johnson
American computer scientist (1945-2016)
1945 – 2016
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Scott Plank
American actor (1958-2002)
1958 – 2002
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Sheila Ingram
American sprinter (1957–2020)
1957 – 2020
athletics competitor
Greg Cannom
American make-up artist
1951 – 2025
make-up artist
E. Lilian Todd
E. Lilian Todd
(1865-1937) American aviation pioneer
1865 – 1937
inventor
Leonora Speyer
Leonora Speyer
American poet (1872–1956)
1872 – 1956
violinistpoetwriter
Francis Newton
American amateur golfer (1874–1946)
1874 – 1946
golfer
Mary Fuller
Mary Fuller
American actress and screenwriter (1888–1973)
1888 – 1973
film actorstage actorscreenwriter
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
actor (1876-1959)
1876 – 1959
film actorstage actoractor
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
President of Panama (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
diplomatpolitician
Princess Anne of Denmark
Princess Anne of Denmark
wife of Prince George Valdemar of Denmark; maternal first cousin of Elizabeth II
1917 – 1980
art collectoraristocrat
Tom Brown
American tennis player (1922–2011)
1922 – 2011
tennis player
Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician (1924–1988)
1924 – 1988
jazz musiciansaxophonist
Robert McFarlane
Robert McFarlane
American Marine Corps officer and National Security Advisor (1937–2022)
1937 – 2022
military officerpolitician
Jude Milhon
Jude Milhon
American hacker and author (1939–2003)
1939 – 2003
computer scientistwriter
Billy Stewart
American singer (1937–1970)
1937 – 1970
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Michael Sorkin
Michael Sorkin
American architect (1948-2020)
1948 – 2020
landscape architectuniversity teacherurban planner
Ron Bushy
Ron Bushy
American drummer (1941–2021)
1941 – 2021
designermusician
David Nolan
David Nolan
writer and politician (1943-2010)
1943 – 2010
politicianwriter
James Murray Mason
James Murray Mason
American politician (1798-1871)
1798 – 1871
diplomatjuristlawyer
George Bretz
Canadian lacrosse player
1880 – 1956
lacrosse player
Margaret Gorman
Margaret Gorman
American beauty queen, Miss America winner (1905–1995)
1905 – 1995
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Florence Mills
Florence Mills
African American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian (1896–1927)
1895 – 1927
jazz singerjazz musiciandancer
Robert C. Weaver
Robert C. Weaver
Member of the United States Cabinet (1907-1997)
1907 – 1997
university teachereconomistpolitician
Vinton Hayworth
Vinton Hayworth
American actor (1906–1970)
1906 – 1970
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Fred A. Seaton
Fred A. Seaton
American politician (1909-1974)
1909 – 1974
publisherpolitician
John Huettner
American sailor
1906 – 1970
sailor
Geoffrey Chew
Geoffrey Chew
American theoretical physicist (1924–2019)
1924 – 2019
theoretical physicistphysicist
Richard Artschwager
American artist (1923-2013)
1923 – 2013
draftspersonvisual artistsculptor
Buck Clarke
Buck Clarke
American jazz percussionist (1933–1988)
1933 – 1988
musician
David Birney
David Birney
American actor and director (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Thompson
John Thompson
American basketball player and coach (1941-2020)
1941 – 2020
basketball coachbasketball playersports commentator
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
American judge
1952 – 2017
journalistlawyerjudge
David Boggs
American electrical engineer (1950–2022)
1950 – 2022
computer scientistengineer
William Morgan Shuster
William Morgan Shuster
American publisher (1877-1960)
1877 – 1960
journalistdiplomatlawyer
Carlos Martínez de Irujo, Duke of Sotomayor
former Prime Minister of Spain (1847)
1802 – 1855
diplomatpolitician
David C. Broderick
David C. Broderick
American politician (1820-1859)
1820 – 1859
politician
Alfred Pleasonton
Alfred Pleasonton
Union Army general (1824-1897)
1824 – 1897
military officer
Will Marion Cook
Will Marion Cook
African American composer and violinist (1869–1944)
1869 – 1944
violinistconductorcomposer
Hugh Ford
Hugh Ford
American theatrical director, film director and screenwriter
1868 – 1942
theatre directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Seabury Quinn
American lawyer, journalist, and author (1889–1969)
1889 – 1969
science fiction writernovelistwriter
William H. Rupertus
William H. Rupertus
American Marine Corps general (1889-1945)
1889 – 1945
military officer
Joseph Leonard Walsh
Joseph Leonard Walsh
American mathematician (1895-1973)
1895 – 1973
university teachermathematician
Eslanda Goode Robeson
Eslanda Goode Robeson
American anthropologist, author, actor and civil rights activist (1895-1965)
1895 – 1965
activistfilm actoranthropologist
Priscilla Bonner
Priscilla Bonner
actress (1899-1996)
1899 – 1996
film actorZiegfeld girlsilent film
Hildegarde Howard
Hildegarde Howard
American paleornithologist
1901 – 1998
paleontologistornithologistzoologist
Edward Kirby
American long-distance runner
1901 – 1968
athletics competitor
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