Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 5 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Willie Wood
American football safety (1936-2020)
1936 - 2020
American football player
Eugene B. Fluckey
Eugene B. Fluckey
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1913–2007)
1913 - 2007
submarinersoldiermilitary officer
Arnold Landvoigt
Arnold Landvoigt
German rugby union player (1879–1970)
1879 - 1970
rugby union playerathletics competitor
Keith Donnellan
American philosopher (1931–2015)
1931 - 2015
philosopheruniversity teacher
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
American World War II pilot, first African-American U.S. Air Force general (1912–2002)
1912 - 2002
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Tefft Johnson
Tefft Johnson
American actor (1883–1956)
1883 - 1956
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Mary Jeanne Kreek
Mary Jeanne Kreek
American neurobiologist (1937–2021)
1937 - 2021
neurobiologistresearcherneurologist
Marshall Clagett
American historian of science (1916-2005)
1916 - 2005
historian of sciencemedievalistuniversity teacher
Jack Nichols
American gay-rights activist (1938–2005)
1938 - 2005
LGBTQ rights activistjournalistwriter
Quentin Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
son of Theodore Roosevelt (1897–1918)
1897 - 1918
fighter pilotmilitary officer
Robert Underwood Johnson
Robert Underwood Johnson
American journalist (1853-1937)
1853 - 1937
journalisthistorianpoet
Eric Johnston
president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a motion picture association executive and U.S. government administrator
1896 - 1963
merchantbusinessperson
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
American actor and baseball player (1897–1970)
1897 - 1970
American football playerbaseball playertelevision actor
Marta Heflin
American actress (1945-2013)
1945 - 2013
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Belle da Costa Greene
Belle da Costa Greene
American librarian (1883-1950)
1883 - 1950
curatorlibrarian
Leslie Stevens
American film director (1924-1998)
1924 - 1998
science fiction writerfilm directorplaywright
William N. Roach
William N. Roach
Union Army soldier, politician (1840–1902)
1840 - 1902
politician
Anatole Katok
Anatole Katok
American mathematician (1944–2018)
1944 - 2018
university teachermathematician
Catherine G. Wolf
Catherine G. Wolf
Psychologist, computer scientist
1947 - 2018
artificial intelligence researcherpsychologistcomputer scientist
Forest McNeir
Forest McNeir
sport shooter (1875–1957)
1875 - 1957
sport shooter
Andrew White
Andrew White
American musician (1942-2020)
1942 - 2020
jazz musicianoboistnon-fiction writer
David A. Kennedy
David A. Kennedy
American journalist
1955 - 1984
journalist
Max Julien
Max Julien
American actor
1945 - 2022
television actoractorscreenwriter
John Harmon
John Harmon
American actor (1905-1985)
1905 - 1985
television actoractor
George Englund
George Englund
American film director (1926-2017)
1926 - 2017
film editorproducerfilm producer
Herbert Eustis Winlock
American egyptologist, museum director (1884-1950)
1884 - 1950
anthropologistarchaeologistart historian
Eddie Sturgis
Eddie Sturgis
American actor (1881-1947)
1881 - 1947
film actoractor
Charles Pitts
Charles Pitts
American musician (1947–2012)
1947 - 2012
guitarist
Tim Bassett
American basketball player (1951–2018)
1951 - 2018
basketball player
Ronnie Dyson
American singer and actor (1950-1990)
1950 - 1990
film actorstage actormusician
Aloysius Schwartz
Aloysius Schwartz
American Venerable (1930-1992)
1930 - 1992
Catholic priest
William Wright
Australian bishop (1952–2021)
1952 - 2021
Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Floyd Gibbons
Floyd Gibbons
American journalist
1887 - 1939
journalistscreenwriter
Frank Moore Colby
American historian
1865 - 1925
university teacherhistorianwriter
Reid Blackburn
Reid Blackburn
American photographer (1952-1980)
1952 - 1980
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Tony Horwitz
Tony Horwitz
American journalist (1958–2019)
1958 - 2019
journalistwriter
Thomas Barlow
Thomas Barlow
American politician (1940–2017)
1940 - 2017
politician
Dudley Randall
American poet (1914– 2000)
1914 - 2000
editing stafflibrarianpoet
Edwin Spanier
Edwin Spanier
American mathematician (1921-1996)
1921 - 1996
topologistmathematician
Julian C. Dixon
Julian C. Dixon
American politician (1934–2000)
1934 - 2000
politician
Helen Page Camp
American actress (1930-1991)
1930 - 1991
film actortelevision actorstage actor
E. D. E. N. Southworth
E. D. E. N. Southworth
American writer (1819–1899)
1819 - 1899
novelistwriter
Richard Schayer
screenwriter (1880-1956)
1880 - 1956
screenwriter
Channing Pollock
Channing Pollock
American playwright and screenwriter (1880-1946)
1880 - 1946
criticlyricistplaywright
Mary Daisy Arnold
Mary Daisy Arnold
US botanical artist (1879–1955)
1879 - 1955
botanical illustratorartist
Weldon Heyburn
Weldon Heyburn
American actor (1910–1951)
1910 - 1951
film actorstage actoractor
John Leonard
American critic, writer, and commentator (1939-2008)
1939 - 2008
film criticcriticliterary critic
Ellen Eglin
inventor
1849 - 1916
inventor
Turner Layton
American musician (1894–1978)
1894 - 1978
lyricistsongwriterpianist
Marcus Dinwiddie
sport shooter
1906 - 1951
sport shooter
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