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.

Richard Boyd
American philosopher (1942-2021)
1942 – 2021
philosopher
Anita Colby
Anita Colby
American actress (1914-1992)
1914 – 1992
film actormodelinventor
Tefft Johnson
Tefft Johnson
American actor (1883–1956)
1883 – 1956
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Arnold Landvoigt
Arnold Landvoigt
German rugby union player (1879–1970)
1879 – 1970
rugby union playerathletics competitor
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
Jack Nichols
American gay-rights activist (1938–2005)
1938 – 2005
LGBTQ rights activistjournalistwriter
Eric Johnston
president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a motion picture association executive and U.S. government administrator
1896 – 1963
merchantbusinessperson
Quentin Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
son of Theodore Roosevelt (1897–1918)
1897 – 1918
fighter pilotmilitary officer
Marshall Clagett
American historian of science (1916-2005)
1916 – 2005
historian of sciencemedievalistuniversity teacher
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
American actor and baseball player (1897–1970)
1897 – 1970
American football playerbaseball playertelevision actor
Robert Underwood Johnson
Robert Underwood Johnson
American journalist (1853-1937)
1853 – 1937
journalisthistorianpoet
Catherine G. Wolf
Catherine G. Wolf
Psychologist, computer scientist
1947 – 2018
artificial intelligence researcherpsychologistcomputer scientist
Max Julien
Max Julien
American actor
1945 – 2022
television actoractorscreenwriter
Forest McNeir
Forest McNeir
sport shooter (1875–1957)
1875 – 1957
sport shooter
Belle da Costa Greene
Belle da Costa Greene
American librarian (1883-1950)
1883 – 1950
curatorlibrarian
William N. Roach
William N. Roach
Union Army soldier, politician (1840–1902)
1840 – 1902
politician
Leslie Stevens
American film director (1924-1998)
1924 – 1998
science fiction writerfilm directorplaywright
John Harmon
John Harmon
American actor (1905-1985)
1905 – 1985
television actoractor
Marta Heflin
American actress (1945-2013)
1945 – 2013
film actortelevision actorstage actor
David A. Kennedy
David A. Kennedy
American journalist
1955 – 1984
journalist
Anatole Katok
Anatole Katok
American mathematician (1944–2018)
1944 – 2018
university teachermathematician
B.G., the Prince of Rap
American rapper and singer (1965–2023)
1965 – 2023
rappersongwritermusician
Mary Jeanne Kreek
Mary Jeanne Kreek
American neurobiologist (1937–2021)
1937 – 2021
neurobiologistresearcherneurologist
Andrew White
Andrew White
American musician (1942-2020)
1942 – 2020
jazz musicianoboistnon-fiction writer
Aloysius Schwartz
Aloysius Schwartz
American Venerable (1930-1992)
1930 – 1992
Catholic priest
Eddie Sturgis
Eddie Sturgis
American actor (1881-1947)
1881 – 1947
film actoractor
Herbert Eustis Winlock
American egyptologist, museum director (1884-1950)
1884 – 1950
anthropologistarchaeologistart historian
Helen Page Camp
American actress (1930-1991)
1930 – 1991
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ronnie Dyson
American singer and actor (1950-1990)
1950 – 1990
film actorstage actormusician
William Wright
Australian bishop (1952–2021)
1952 – 2021
Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Tony Horwitz
Tony Horwitz
American journalist (1958–2019)
1958 – 2019
journalistwriter
Tim Bassett
American basketball player (1951–2018)
1951 – 2018
basketball player
Floyd Gibbons
Floyd Gibbons
American journalist
1887 – 1939
journalistscreenwriter
Edwin Spanier
Edwin Spanier
American mathematician (1921-1996)
1921 – 1996
topologistmathematician
Frank Moore Colby
American historian
1865 – 1925
university teacherhistorianwriter
Reid Blackburn
Reid Blackburn
American photographer (1952-1980)
1952 – 1980
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Mildred Cram
American writer (1889-1985)
1889 – 1985
writerscreenwriter
Thomas Barlow
Thomas Barlow
American politician (1940–2017)
1940 – 2017
politician
Julian C. Dixon
Julian C. Dixon
American politician (1934–2000)
1934 – 2000
politician
Millie Bailey
Millie Bailey
American WWII veteran, civil servant, and volunteer
1918 – 2022
fundraiservolunteercivil servant
Dudley Randall
American poet (1914– 2000)
1914 – 2000
editing stafflibrarianpoet
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
George Englund
George Englund
American film director (1926-2017)
1926 – 2017
film editorproducerfilm producer
Mary Daisy Arnold
Mary Daisy Arnold
US botanical artist (1879–1955)
1879 – 1955
botanical illustratorartist
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
Weldon Heyburn
Weldon Heyburn
American actor (1910–1951)
1910 – 1951
film actorstage actoractor
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