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.

William Wilson Corcoran
William Wilson Corcoran
American banker (1798–1888)
1798 - 1888
art collectorbankerpolitician
Ben Warley
American basketball player (1936-2002)
1936 - 2002
basketball player
George Peter
George Peter
American politician (1779-1861)
1779 - 1861
politician
Edna Hague Fawcett
Edna Hague Fawcett
American botanist (1879-1960)
1879 - 1960
pathologistbotanistphytopathologist
Archibald Roosevelt
Archibald Roosevelt
United States Army officer
1894 - 1979
businessperson
Bailey Ashford
Bailey Ashford
American soldier, physician and author
1873 - 1934
botanistphysician
Teddy Smith
American bassist
1932 - 1979
jazz musician
Hamilton Ward Jr.
Hamilton Ward Jr.
American lawyer (1871–1932)
1871 - 1932
lawyer
George Raveling
George Raveling
American basketball coach and announcer (1937–2025)
1937 - 2025
basketball playerbasketball coach
John C. Underwood
John C. Underwood
American politician (1840-1913)
1840 - 1913
army officerjournalistpolitician
Marie Wimer
American tennis player (1876–1965)
1876 - 1965
tennis player
Keith Martin
American musician (1966–2022)
1966 - 2022
songwriterrecord producersinger
William Rivers Pitt
writer
1971 - 2022
political activistediting staffjournalist
C.W. Gortner
C.W. Gortner
American writer
1964 - 2025
novelistwriter
Greg Howard
Greg Howard
American musician (1964–2023)
1964 - 2023
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Larry Shaw
Larry Shaw
American physicist and curator, Pi Day founder (1939-2017)
1939 - 2017
curatorphysicist
Anne O'Hagan
Anne O'Hagan
American journalist
1869 - 1933
journalistsuffragette
Len Spencer
Len Spencer
recording artist (1867–1914)
1867 - 1914
musiciancomposer
Waring Cuney
American writer (1906–1976)
1906 - 1976
poetwriter
Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler
American film producer and film editor (1903-1975)
1903 - 1975
producerfilm editorfilm producer
Marjorie Townsend
Marjorie Townsend
American electrical engineer
1930 - 2015
military flight engineer
Ricky Lawless
American professional wrestler and promoter (1959-1988)
1959 - 1988
professional wrestleramateur wrestlerpromoter
Levin Corbin Handy
Levin Corbin Handy
American photographer (1855–1932)
1855 - 1932
photographer
Joel Brinkley
American journalist
1952 - 2014
journalistcolumnist
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
John Milton Brannan
John Milton Brannan
Union army general (1819–1892)
1819 - 1892
military officer
Henry E. Emerson
Henry E. Emerson
United States Army officer
1925 - 2015
military personnel
John C. Whitcomb
American theologian
1924 - 2020
theologian
Jeffrey Bell
Jeffrey Bell
Author, Political Consultant (1943-2018)
1943 - 2018
political scientistgeneral managerspeechwriter
C. J. Snare
C. J. Snare
American singer (1959–2024)
1959 - 2024
singer
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
American track athlete (1890–1970)
1890 - 1970
athletics competitorbaseball player
Mike Bradner
Mike Bradner
American politician
1937 - 2021
publisherjournalistpolitician
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
Inez Demonet
Inez Demonet
American artist (1897-1980)
1897 - 1980
artist
Joseph Edward Willard
Joseph Edward Willard
American politician (1865-1924)
1865 - 1924
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Paul Garner
Paul Garner
American actor (1909-2004)
1909 - 2004
television actorstage actoractor
Rudulph Evans
American sculptor (1878–1960)
1878 - 1960
sculptor
Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo
American actress (1905-1996)
1905 - 1996
actor
Eli Noyes
animator (1942–2024)
1942 - 2024
directorfilm directorfilm producer
Elizabeth Norment
American actress
1952 - 2014
film actorstage actor
Marie Manning
Marie Manning
American journalist and author (1872-1945)
1872 - 1945
journalistwriter
Royal E. Ingersoll
Royal E. Ingersoll
United States admiral
1883 - 1976
military officer
Gilbert Gude
Gilbert Gude
American politician (1923-2007)
1923 - 2007
politician
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
Garrett Mattingly
American historian
1900 - 1962
university teacherhistorianwriter
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