Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 10 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Stephen L. Harris
American academic and Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies (1937-2019)
1937 - 2019
biblical scholar
Paul Schwegler
American football player (1907-1980)
1907 - 1980
actor
Doug Hopkins
American musician (1961-1993)
1961 - 1993
songwriterguitaristmusician
Bernard Berelson
American behavioral scientist (1912–1979)
1912 - 1979
sociologistuniversity teacherlibrarian
Arnold Edmund Samuelson
Arnold Edmund Samuelson
American photographer (1917-2002)
1917 - 2002
war photographerphotographer
Herman Carl Andersen
Herman Carl Andersen
American politician (1897-1978)
1897 - 1978
civil engineerfarmerpolitician
C. Curtis-Smith
American composer (1941–2014)
1941 - 2014
music educatoruniversity teacherpianist
Bill Hosokawa
Bill Hosokawa
American writer and journalist (1915–2007)
1915 - 2007
editorjournalistwriter
Monte Rawlins
American actor (1907-1988)
1907 - 1988
actor
William Quillian
American tennis player
1933 - 1973
tennis player
Retta Scott
American artist (1916-1990)
1916 - 1990
concept artiststoryboard artistillustrator
Bud Sagendorf
American cartoonist (1915-1994)
1915 - 1994
cartoonistcomics artist
Byron Randall
Byron Randall
American artist (1918-1999)
1918 - 1999
printmakerpainter
John M. Coffee
John M. Coffee
American politician (1897-1983)
1897 - 1983
lawyerpolitician
Margaret Elizabeth Murie
Margaret Elizabeth Murie
American activist (1902-2003)
1902 - 2003
scientific collectorconservationistactivist
Valora Noland
Valora Noland
Film, television actress
1941 - 2022
film actortelevision actoractor
Dorothy M. Horstmann
American epidemiologist (1911–2001)
1911 - 2001
virologistepidemiologist
Richard Throssel
Cree photographer (1882–1933)
1882 - 1933
photographer
Vivian Mason
actress (1918-2009)
1918 - 2009
film actortelevision actoractor
Willis Harman
American electrical engineer
1918 - 1997
prognosticiansociologistuniversity teacher
Dennis Danell
American guitarist (1961–2000)
1961 - 2000
guitarist
Ila Ray Hadley
figure skater
1942 - 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
Willard R. Espy
Willard R. Espy
American writer
1910 - 1999
journalistpoetwriter
Horace R. Byers
Horace R. Byers
American meteorologist (1906–1998)
1906 - 1998
meteorologistreporter
Vance Breese
Vance Breese
American aviator (1904–1973)
1904 - 1973
aircraft pilot
Gordon Dean
Gordon Dean
American lawyer and government official (1905–1958)
1905 - 1958
university teacherprosecutorbanker
Eugene E. Lindsey
Eugene E. Lindsey
US Navy officer
1905 - 1942
military officer
Johnny Bumphus
American boxer (1960–2020)
1960 - 2020
boxer
Ferris Webster
American film editor (1912–1989)
1912 - 1989
film editor
Jackson Gillis
American screenwriter (1916–2010)
1916 - 2010
crime fiction writerwriterscreenwriter
Emily Inez Denny
Emily Inez Denny
American painter
1854 - 1918
writerpainter
Tom Reed
American screenwriter (1901-1961)
1901 - 1961
screenwriter
Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
lawyer and civic leader in Portland, Oregon, president of Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Bar Association
1852 - 1927
lawyer
Ray Hadley, Jr.
figure skater (1943-1961)
1943 - 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
George Vose
English footballer (1912-1981)
1912 - 1981
association football player
Paul Jessup
Paul Jessup
American discus thrower (1908-1992)
1908 - 1992
discus thrower
Max Krause
Max Krause
American football player (1909-1984)
1909 - 1984
American football player
Eric Engstrom
American software engineer
1965 - 2020
programmer
Brian Cole
Brian Cole
bassist for The Association (1942-1972)
1942 - 1972
musician
Muir Stephen Fairchild
Muir Stephen Fairchild
United States general (1894–1950)
1894 - 1950
military officer
Tamara Grigsby
Tamara Grigsby
American politician (1974-2016)
1974 - 2016
social workerpolitician
Kim Murphy
American actress (1974–2018)
1974 - 2018
television actorfilm actoractor
Fred Eggan
American anthropologist (1906-1991)
1906 - 1991
anthropologist
Jack Westland
Jack Westland
U.S. Congressman, amateur golfer (1904-1982)
1904 - 1982
golferpolitician
Kamiakin
Kamiakin
Yakama tribal leader (1800–1877)
1800 - 1877
traditional leader or chief
Albert J. Reiss
Albert J. Reiss
American sociologist and criminologist (1922–2006)
1922 - 2006
criminologistsociologistuniversity teacher
Calvin S. Hall
American psychologist (1909–1985)
1909 - 1985
university teacherpsychologist
Betty B. Fletcher
Betty B. Fletcher
United States federal judge
1923 - 2012
lawyerjudge
Jak Knight
American actor (1993–2022)
1993 - 2022
actor
William Ruhl
William Ruhl
American actor (1901-1956)
1901 - 1956
actor
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