Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

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

Arnold Edmund Samuelson
Arnold Edmund Samuelson
American photographer (1917-2002)
1917 - 2002
war photographerphotographer
Bill Hosokawa
Bill Hosokawa
American writer and journalist (1915–2007)
1915 - 2007
editorjournalistwriter
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
Dorothy M. Horstmann
American epidemiologist (1911–2001)
1911 - 2001
virologistepidemiologist
Vivian Mason
actress (1918-2009)
1918 - 2009
film actortelevision actoractor
Willis Harman
American electrical engineer
1918 - 1997
prognosticiansociologistuniversity teacher
Willard R. Espy
Willard R. Espy
American writer
1910 - 1999
journalistpoetwriter
Ferris Webster
American film editor (1912–1989)
1912 - 1989
film editor
Jackson Gillis
American screenwriter (1916–2010)
1916 - 2010
crime fiction writerwriterscreenwriter
George Vose
English footballer (1912-1981)
1912 - 1981
association football player
Albert J. Reiss
Albert J. Reiss
American sociologist and criminologist (1922–2006)
1922 - 2006
criminologistsociologistuniversity teacher
Alfred Goodwin
judge
1923 - 2022
lawyerjudge
Arvo Ojala
Stuntman, marksman, technical advisor (1920-2005)
1920 - 2005
television actorstunt performeractor
Dick Collins
American musician (1924–2016)
1924 - 2016
musician
William Dickey
American poet and professor (1928–1994)
1928 - 1994
creative writing teacherEnglish teacheruniversity teacher
Sally Pierone
Sally Pierone
American art director
1921 - 2018
artist
Wesley Wehr
Wesley Wehr
American paleontologist (1929-2004)
1929 - 2004
painterpaleontologist
Vernard Eller
Church of the Brethren pastor and academic (1927–2007)
1927 - 2007
religious writertheologianphilosopher
William R. Thompkins
William R. Thompkins
American actor and stuntman (1925-1971)
1925 - 1971
stunt performeractor
Betty B. Fletcher
Betty B. Fletcher
United States federal judge
1923 - 2012
lawyerjudge
Helen Grayco
Helen Grayco
musical artist
1924 - 2022
singeractor
Merrill Womach
Merrill Womach
American gospel singer
1927 - 2014
musicianorganist
Quintin Sondergaard
American actor (1925-1984)
1925 - 1984
television actoractor
Robert Middlekauff
American historian (1929–2021)
1929 - 2021
university teacherhistorianwriter
Joe E. Mann
Joe E. Mann
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1922 - 1944
military personnel
Lee Payant
American actor (1924–1976)
1924 - 1976
film directoractor
Leona Wood
Leona Wood
American painter, Writer, Dancer (1921-2008)
1921 - 2008
dancerpainterartist
Gil Robbins
American folk singer, folk musician and actor (1931-2011)
1931 - 2011
opera vocal coachstage actoractor
Jesse Glover
American judoka (1934–2012)
1935 - 2012
judoka
Meg Myles
American pin-up model, singer, and actress (1934-2019)
1934 - 2019
film actormodelstage actor
Paul W. Hodge
American astronomer, Ph.D. Harvard University 1960 (1934–2019)
1934 - 2019
university teacherastronomer
Gregory Short
Gregory Short
American composer, pianist, musicologist (1938–1999)
1938 - 1999
musicologistpianistcomposer
Bob Harvey
American bassist
1934 - 2025
bass guitaristmusician
Denis Arndt
American actor
1939 - 2025
film actortelevision actor
Red Morrison
Red Morrison
American basketball player (1932–2023)
1932 - 2023
basketball player
Meg Greenfield
American journalist
1930 - 1999
journalist
Richard Lee Armstrong
American-Canadian geologist (1937–1991)
1937 - 1991
university teachergeologist
Stephen L. Harris
American academic and Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies (1937-2019)
1937 - 2019
biblical scholar
William Quillian
American tennis player
1933 - 1973
tennis player
Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
author and host of The Frugal Gourmet (1939-2004)
1939 - 2004
cookbook writerchefwriter
Margo St. James
Margo St. James
American activist (1937-2021)
1937 - 2021
activistsex worker
Brian Cole
Brian Cole
bassist for The Association (1942-1972)
1942 - 1972
musician
Ray Hadley, Jr.
figure skater (1943-1961)
1943 - 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
Ila Ray Hadley
figure skater
1942 - 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
Valora Noland
Valora Noland
Film, television actress
1941 - 2022
film actortelevision actoractor
C. Curtis-Smith
American composer (1941–2014)
1941 - 2014
music educatoruniversity teacherpianist
Orin C. Smith
American businessman (1942-2018)
1942 - 2018
chief financial officer
Ron Holden
Ron Holden
American singer (1939–1997)
1940 - 1997
musician
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