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.

Charlotte Winters
Charlotte Winters
United States Navy sailor (1897–2007)
1897 - 2007
enlisted person
Archibald Roosevelt
Archibald Roosevelt
United States Army officer
1894 - 1979
businessperson
Bailey Ashford
Bailey Ashford
American soldier, physician and author
1873 - 1934
botanistphysician
Deborah Washington Brown
US computer scientist and speech recognition researcher
1952 - 2020
piano teacheruniversity teacherinventor
Edna Skinner
actress (1921-2003)
1921 - 2003
film actortelevision actoractor
Harry Nice
Harry Nice
50th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1935 to 1939
1877 - 1941
lawyerjudge
Lynda Wiesmeier
American actress and model (1963-2012)
1963 - 2012
film actorPlayboy Playmateactor
Hamilton Ward Jr.
Hamilton Ward Jr.
American lawyer (1871–1932)
1871 - 1932
lawyer
Elizabeth Norment
American actress
1952 - 2014
film actorstage actor
C.W. Gortner
C.W. Gortner
American writer
1964 - 2025
novelistwriter
Levin Corbin Handy
Levin Corbin Handy
American photographer (1855–1932)
1855 - 1932
photographer
Marjorie Townsend
Marjorie Townsend
American electrical engineer
1930 - 2015
military flight engineer
Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo
American actress (1905-1996)
1905 - 1996
actor
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
Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler
American film producer and film editor (1903-1975)
1903 - 1975
producerfilm editorfilm producer
Len Spencer
Len Spencer
recording artist (1867–1914)
1867 - 1914
musiciancomposer
Joel Brinkley
American journalist
1952 - 2014
journalistcolumnist
Sidney Kramer
Sidney Kramer
American politician
1925 - 2022
officialcivil servantpolitician
Ken Kennedy
Ken Kennedy
American computer scientist
1945 - 2007
university teachercomputer scientistengineer
Eli Noyes
animator (1942–2024)
1942 - 2024
directorfilm directorfilm producer
John C. Whitcomb
American theologian
1924 - 2020
theologian
John Milton Brannan
John Milton Brannan
Union army general (1819–1892)
1819 - 1892
military officer
Waring Cuney
American writer (1906–1976)
1906 - 1976
poetwriter
Henry E. Emerson
Henry E. Emerson
United States Army officer
1925 - 2015
military personnel
Roscoe Brown
Roscoe Brown
Tuskegee airman and academic
1922 - 2016
aircraft pilotacademicradio personality
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
Paul Garner
Paul Garner
American actor (1909-2004)
1909 - 2004
television actorstage actoractor
James Brown Clay
James Brown Clay
American politician (1817-1864)
1817 - 1864
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Inez Demonet
Inez Demonet
American artist (1897-1980)
1897 - 1980
artist
Joseph Edward Willard
Joseph Edward Willard
American politician (1865-1924)
1865 - 1924
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
James Melville Gilliss
James Melville Gilliss
American astronomer (1811–1865)
1811 - 1865
naval officerastronomer
Rudulph Evans
American sculptor (1878–1960)
1878 - 1960
sculptor
George Raveling
George Raveling
American basketball coach and announcer (1937–2025)
1937 - 2025
basketball playerbasketball coach
Greg Howard
Greg Howard
American musician (1964–2023)
1964 - 2023
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
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
Mark Robin Geier
American geneticist (1948–2025)
1948 - 2025
anti-vaccine activisttennis playergeneticist
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
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara
American politician (1925-1989)
1925 - 1989
politicianlawyer
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
American explorer, surveyor, ambassador (1822-1893)
1822 - 1893
explorerdiplomatmilitary officer
Alvin C. Graves
Alvin C. Graves
American nuclear physicist (1909–1965)
1909 - 1965
nuclear physicistphysicist
Don Raye
American songwriter (1909-1985)
1909 - 1985
dancerlyricistsongwriter
Aram Bakshian
Aram Bakshian
American speechwriter
1944 - 2022
political adviserspeechwriterwriter
Don Laws
Don Laws
American figure skater and coach
1929 - 2014
figure skating coachfigure skaterice dancer
James Benjamin Lampert
James Benjamin Lampert
United States Army general (1914–1978)
1914 - 1978
military personnel
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