Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

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

Tom Reed
American screenwriter (1901-1961)
1901 – 1961
screenwriter
Emily Inez Denny
Emily Inez Denny
American painter
1854 – 1918
writerpainter
Dennis Danell
American guitarist (1961–2000)
1961 – 2000
guitarist
Richard Throssel
Cree photographer (1882–1933)
1882 – 1933
photographer
Eugene E. Lindsey
Eugene E. Lindsey
US Navy officer
1905 – 1942
military officer
Gordon Dean
Gordon Dean
American lawyer and government official (1905–1958)
1905 – 1958
university teacherprosecutorbanker
Vance Breese
Vance Breese
American aviator (1904–1973)
1904 – 1973
aircraft pilot
Horace R. Byers
Horace R. Byers
American meteorologist (1906–1998)
1906 – 1998
meteorologistreporter
Doug Hopkins
American musician (1961-1993)
1961 – 1993
songwriterguitaristmusician
Margaret Elizabeth Murie
Margaret Elizabeth Murie
American activist (1902-2003)
1902 – 2003
scientific collectorconservationistactivist
Monte Rawlins
American actor (1907-1988)
1907 – 1988
actor
Paul Schwegler
American football player (1907-1980)
1907 – 1980
actor
Thomas James Kinsman
Thomas James Kinsman
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1945–2017)
1945 – 2017
military personnel
Bobby Jaggers
Bobby Jaggers
American professional wrestler
1948 – 2012
professional wrestler
Evie Hayes
Evie Hayes
American actress and singer (1912-1988)
1912 – 1988
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James Acord
American artist
1944 – 2011
sculptor
Verna Cook Salomonsky
American architect
1888 – 1978
architect
Robert Prince
Robert Prince
United States Army officer
1919 – 2009
military personnel
Thelma Johnson Streat
Thelma Johnson Streat
American artist, dancer, and educator. First African American to have painting at MoMA (1911–1959)
1911 – 1959
textile designerdraftspersonmuralist
John Weir Troy
John Weir Troy
American politician (1868-1942)
1868 – 1942
editorgovernorreporter
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
American politician (1945–2016)
1945 – 2016
politician
Jack Ross
singer
1916 – 1982
trumpeter
J. Edward McKinley
J. Edward McKinley
American actor
1917 – 2004
television actor
Robert D. Keppel
American criminologist (1944–2021)
1944 – 2021
criminologist
Don Rich
American country musician (1941–1974)
1941 – 1974
fiddlerguitaristsongwriter
Ron Rose
Ron Rose
American poker player (1944-2019)
1944 – 2019
poker playermilitary officer
Ron Holden
Ron Holden
American singer (1939–1997)
1940 – 1997
musician
Orin C. Smith
American businessman (1942-2018)
1942 – 2018
chief financial officer
Duane W. Rimel
American writer
1915 – 1996
science fiction writerpoet
C. Curtis-Smith
American composer (1941–2014)
1941 – 2014
music educatoruniversity teacherpianist
Maurice Murphy
actor (1913–1978)
1913 – 1978
actor
Betsy Ann Hisle
Betsy Ann Hisle
American actress (1917 – 1978)
1917 – 1978
actor
Bernard Berelson
American behavioral scientist (1912–1979)
1912 – 1979
sociologistuniversity teacherlibrarian
Herman Carl Andersen
Herman Carl Andersen
American politician (1897-1978)
1897 – 1978
civil engineerfarmerpolitician
Arnold Edmund Samuelson
Arnold Edmund Samuelson
American photographer (1917-2002)
1917 – 2002
war photographerphotographer
John M. Coffee
John M. Coffee
American politician (1897-1983)
1897 – 1983
lawyerpolitician
Valora Noland
Valora Noland
Film, television actress
1941 – 2022
film actortelevision actoractor
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
Ila Ray Hadley
figure skater
1942 – 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
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
Ray Hadley, Jr.
figure skater (1943-1961)
1943 – 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
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
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