Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 8 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Deborah Washington Brown
US computer scientist and speech recognition researcher
1952 – 2020
piano teacheruniversity teacherinventor
Terry Adkins
American visual artist (1953–2014)
1953 – 2014
video artistinstallation artistperformance artist
Joseph Rider Farrington
Joseph Rider Farrington
American politician (1897-1954)
1897 – 1954
publisherpoliticianreporter
Harry Nice
Harry Nice
50th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1935 to 1939
1877 – 1941
lawyerjudge
Manning Force
Manning Force
Union Army general United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1824-1899)
1824 – 1899
military officerlawyerwriter
Helen Dettweiler
Helen Dettweiler
professional golfer
1914 – 1990
golfer
Vontae Davis
Vontae Davis
American football player (1988-2024)
1988 – 2024
American football player
Hamilton Ward Jr.
Hamilton Ward Jr.
American lawyer (1871–1932)
1871 – 1932
lawyer
Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo
American actress (1905-1996)
1905 – 1996
actor
Elizabeth Norment
American actress
1952 – 2014
film actorstage actor
Levin Corbin Handy
Levin Corbin Handy
American photographer (1855–1932)
1855 – 1932
photographer
Anne O'Hagan
Anne O'Hagan
American journalist
1869 – 1933
journalistsuffragette
Ricky Lawless
American professional wrestler and promoter (1959-1988)
1959 – 1988
professional wrestleramateur wrestlerpromoter
Marjorie Townsend
Marjorie Townsend
American electrical engineer
1930 – 2015
military flight engineer
Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler
American film producer and film editor (1903-1975)
1903 – 1975
producerfilm editorfilm producer
Waring Cuney
American writer (1906–1976)
1906 – 1976
poetwriter
Len Spencer
Len Spencer
recording artist (1867–1914)
1867 – 1914
musiciancomposer
Paul Garner
Paul Garner
American actor (1909-2004)
1909 – 2004
television actorstage actoractor
Ken Kennedy
Ken Kennedy
American computer scientist
1945 – 2007
university teachercomputer scientistengineer
Roscoe Brown
Roscoe Brown
Tuskegee airman and academic
1922 – 2016
aircraft pilotacademicradio personality
Sidney Kramer
Sidney Kramer
American politician
1925 – 2022
officialcivil servantpolitician
Eli Noyes
animator (1942–2024)
1942 – 2024
directorfilm directorfilm producer
Jeffrey Bell
Jeffrey Bell
Author, Political Consultant (1943-2018)
1943 – 2018
political scientistgeneral managerspeechwriter
Joel Brinkley
American journalist
1952 – 2014
journalistcolumnist
Henry E. Emerson
Henry E. Emerson
United States Army officer
1925 – 2015
military personnel
John Milton Brannan
John Milton Brannan
Union army general (1819–1892)
1819 – 1892
military officer
John C. Whitcomb
American theologian
1924 – 2020
theologian
James Brown Clay
James Brown Clay
American politician (1817-1864)
1817 – 1864
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
James Melville Gilliss
James Melville Gilliss
American astronomer (1811–1865)
1811 – 1865
naval officerastronomer
Joseph Edward Willard
Joseph Edward Willard
American politician (1865-1924)
1865 – 1924
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Rudulph Evans
American sculptor (1878–1960)
1878 – 1960
sculptor
Garrett Mattingly
American historian
1900 – 1962
university teacherhistorianwriter
Alvin C. Graves
Alvin C. Graves
American nuclear physicist (1909–1965)
1909 – 1965
nuclear physicistphysicist
Royal E. Ingersoll
Royal E. Ingersoll
United States admiral
1883 – 1976
military officer
Marie Manning
Marie Manning
American journalist and author (1872-1945)
1872 – 1945
journalistwriter
C. J. Snare
C. J. Snare
American singer (1959–2024)
1959 – 2024
singer
Rose Greely
Rose Greely
First licensed women landscape architect in Washington DC (1887-1969)
1887 – 1969
landscape architectarchitect
Louisa Bernie Gallaher
Louisa Bernie Gallaher
scientific photographer for the National Museum of Natural History (1858–1917)
1858 – 1917
scientific collectorclerkphotographer
Paul Bransom
American artist (1885-1979)
1885 – 1979
draftspersoncomics artistpainter
Mary P. Burrill
American playwright (1881-1946)
1881 – 1946
suffragistactivisteducator
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
American explorer, surveyor, ambassador (1822-1893)
1822 – 1893
explorerdiplomatmilitary officer
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara
American politician (1925-1989)
1925 – 1989
politicianlawyer
Don Raye
American songwriter (1909-1985)
1909 – 1985
dancerlyricistsongwriter
Manning Kimmel
Manning Kimmel
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1913–1944)
1913 – 1944
submarinermilitary officer
Don Laws
Don Laws
American figure skater and coach
1929 – 2014
figure skating coachfigure skaterice dancer
Dick Thompson
Dick Thompson
American racing driver (1920-2014)
1920 – 2014
racing automobile driverdentist
Richard A. Anderson
Richard A. Anderson
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1948–1969)
1948 – 1969
military personnel
Walter Francis Sullivan
American bishop (1928–2012)
1928 – 2012
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Robert A. Altman
Robert A. Altman
American businessman (1947-2021)
1947 – 2021
businesspersonlawyer
Buck Hill
American musician (1927–2017)
1927 – 2017
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
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