Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 6 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

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
Robert J. McEliece
American mathematician (1942–2019)
1942 - 2019
cryptographeruniversity teacherelectrical engineer
Tony Horwitz
Tony Horwitz
American journalist (1958–2019)
1958 - 2019
journalistwriter
William Belden
American rower
1949 - 2025
rower
Mansfield Lovell
Mansfield Lovell
Confederate Army general (1822–1884)
1822 - 1884
soldierengineer
Fred Gaisberg
American record producer
1873 - 1951
record producercomposer
Charles Hamilton Houston
Charles Hamilton Houston
American lawyer and civil rights attorney
1895 - 1950
university teacherjuristlawyer
Hall S. Lusk
Hall S. Lusk
American politician (1883-1983)
1883 - 1983
prosecutorpoliticianlawyer
Richard Steere Aldrich
Richard Steere Aldrich
American politician (1884–1941)
1884 - 1941
politicianlawyer
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
American athlete (1884–1933)
1884 - 1933
athletics competitor
Robert Spencer Carr
American writer (1909–1994)
1909 - 1994
science fiction writernovelistwriter
David Mills
American journalist and TV writer (1961-2010)
1961 - 2010
journalisttelevision producerscreenwriter
Richard Mohun
Richard Mohun
American explorer and diplomat, born 1864 (1864–1915)
1864 - 1915
explorerdiplomat
Bill France, Jr.
former NASCAR president
1933 - 2007
entrepreneur
William Wallace Wotherspoon
William Wallace Wotherspoon
6th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
1850 - 1921
military personnel
Hugh McCormick Smith
Hugh McCormick Smith
American ichthyologist (1865-1941)
1865 - 1941
ichthyologist
Richard Bruce Nugent
Richard Bruce Nugent
American writer (1906-1987)
1906 - 1987
painterplaywrightwriter
Kurt Schork
American journalist (1947–2000)
1947 - 2000
journalistwar correspondent
Elizabeth Martínez
Elizabeth Martínez
American Chicana feminist (1925–2021)
1925 - 2021
feministwomen's rights activistcommunity organizer
Gene Davis
American painter (1920-1985)
1920 - 1985
draftspersonpainter
Pauline Chase
Pauline Chase
American actress (1885-1962)
1885 - 1962
stage actoractor
Betty Meggers
Betty Meggers
anthropologist, archaeologist, and director of the Latin American Archaeology Program at the National Museum of Natural History (1921–2012)
1921 - 2012
anthropologistarchaeologist
Joseph G. Gall
American biologist (1928–2024)
1928 - 2024
microscopistcell biologistuniversity teacher
Ottola Nesmith
Ottola Nesmith
actress (1889-1972)
1889 - 1972
film actoractor
Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd
Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd
American socialite (1891-1948)
1891 - 1948
secretary
John Surratt
John Surratt
accused conspirator in assassination of Abraham Lincoln
1844 - 1916
spy
Yukiko Miyake
Yukiko Miyake
Japanese politician (1965-2020)
1965 - 2020
politician
Mike Lane
American professional wrestler and actor (1933-2015)
1933 - 2015
professional wrestlerfilm actoractor
Lawrence Moten
American basketball player
1972 - 2025
basketball coachbasketball player
Fanny Jackson Coppin
Fanny Jackson Coppin
American educator (1837–1913)
1837 - 1913
pedagoguemissionaryteacher
Patrick James Byrne
American-born Maryknoll missionary and bishop
1888 - 1950
Catholic bishopCatholic priestmissionary
Christine White
Christine White
American actress (1926-2013)
1926 - 2013
television actoractor
Catie Lazarus
Catie Lazarus
American writer (1976–2020)
1976 - 2020
interviewertalk show hostpodcaster
Leo Parker
Leo Parker
American musician (1925–1962)
1925 - 1962
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Arline Pretty
Arline Pretty
American actress (1885-1978)
1885 - 1978
film actoractor
Oscar C. Badger II
Oscar C. Badger II
American naval officer; United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1890-1958)
1890 - 1958
military officer
May Miller
May Miller
American writer (1899-1995)
1899 - 1995
educatorplaywrightpoet
Charles Eaton
American stage and film actor (1910–2004)
1910 - 2004
film actorstage actoractor
Charles Liteky
Charles Liteky
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1931-2017)
1931 - 2017
military personnel
Fielding Hudson Garrison
Fielding Hudson Garrison
American medical historian (1870–1935)
1870 - 1935
medical historianbibliographermilitary physician
Michael Ruppert
American author (1951–2014)
1951 - 2014
journalistmusicianwriter
Frank Godwin
illustrator (1889-1959)
1889 - 1959
comics artistillustrator
Bill Sherwood
American film director (1952-1990)
1952 - 1990
film directorscreenwriter
Manning Force
Manning Force
Union Army general United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1824-1899)
1824 - 1899
military officerlawyerwriter
Doc White
Doc White
Major League Baseball pitcher, college baseball coach (1879–1969)
1879 - 1969
baseball player
Anne d'Harnoncourt
American art historian and museum director (1943-2008)
1943 - 2008
art historiandirectorexhibition curator
Archibald Roosevelt
Archibald Roosevelt
United States Army officer
1894 - 1979
businessperson
William Hansen
American film and stage actor (1911-1975)
1911 - 1975
television actoractor
Louis Joseph Vance
Louis Joseph Vance
American writer (1879-1933)
1879 - 1933
novelistwriter
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