Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 13 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Virginia B. Smith
Virginia B. Smith
American jurist, economist, politician, and 8th president of Vassar College (1923–2010)
1923 - 2010
academic administratoruniversity teacherjurist
Harry K. Fukuhara
US Army officer
1920 - 2015
military personnel
Daun Kennedy
Daun Kennedy
American actress (1922-2002)
1922 - 2002
actor
Jack Nagel
American alpine skier
1926 - 2004
alpine skier
Ann London Scott
American feminist
1929 - 2009
Virginia Beavert
American linguist
1921 - 2024
linguistanthropologistuniversity teacher
Francis Schuckardt
American bishop (1937-2006)
1937 - 2006
presbyter
Charles F. Gumm Jr.
Charles F. Gumm Jr.
American flying ace (1920–1944)
1920 - 1944
aircraft pilot
Barney Childs
Barney Childs
American composer (1926-2000)
1926 - 2000
music educatoruniversity teachercomposer
Bill Ward
American football player (1921-1992)
1921 - 1992
American football player
Don Paul
Don Paul
football player (1926-2001)
1926 - 2001
American football player
Donald W. Meinig
American geographer (1924-2020)
1924 - 2020
university teachergeographerhistorian
Doris Brougham
Doris Brougham
American missionary (1926–2024)
1926 - 2024
educatormissionary
Doris Totten Chase
American artist (1923-2008)
1923 - 2008
paintercinematographertelevision producer
James A. Andersen
James A. Andersen
American politician
1924 - 2022
politicianjudge
Jim Healy
American sports anchor (1923-1994)
1923 - 1994
journalist
Allen C. Kelley
economist
1937 - 2017
economist
Doris Johnson
Doris Johnson
American politician
1923 - 2021
politician
Robert R. Beezer
Robert R. Beezer
Circuit Judge (1928–2012)
1928 - 2012
military officerlawyerjudge
Eric Holmback
Eric Holmback
American professional wrestler (1924-1965)
1924 - 1965
professional wrestleractor
George I. Fujimoto
American chemist
1920 - 2023
chemist
L. Jane Hastings
American architect (1928–2024)
1928 - 2024
architect
Jerry Williams
American football player and coach, Canadian football coach (1923-1998)
1923 - 1998
American football playerAmerican football coach
John Okada
American writer
1923 - 1971
novelistlibrarianwriter
Ken Lehman
Ken Lehman
Major League Baseball relief pitcher
1928 - 2010
baseball player
Lou Whittaker
Lou Whittaker
American mountaineer
1929 - 2024
mountaineer
Anthony C. E. Quainton
Anthony C. E. Quainton
American diplomat
1934 - 2023
diplomat
Chuck Allen
American football player (1939-2016)
1939 - 2016
American football player
Jack Elway
Jack Elway
American football player, coach, scout and executive (1931-2001)
1931 - 2001
American football player
Donald Trunkey
US physician (1937–2019)
1937 - 2019
surgeon
Robert T. Schimke
American biochemist (1932–2014)
1932 - 2014
biochemistuniversity teacher
Adelle August
American actress (1934-2005)
1934 - 2005
beauty pageant contestantfilm actortelevision actor
Roderick M. Hills
American lawyer; Securities and Exchange commissioner (1931-2014)
1931 - 2014
managerjuristpolitician
Jerry Grant
American racing driver (1935-2012)
1935 - 2012
racing driver
Chuck Alm
American rower
1937 - 2025
rower
Margaret Benston
Canadian scientist and feminist
1937 - 1991
chemistcomputer scientist
Billy Mahan
actor (1930-2002)
1930 - 2002
actor
David W. Henderson
David W. Henderson
American mathematician (1939-2018)
1939 - 2018
university teachermathematician
Marjie Millar
American actress
1930 - 1966
film actoractor
Marvin Glenn Shields
Marvin Glenn Shields
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1939-1965)
1939 - 1965
military personnel
Ilene Meyer
American artist (1939-2009)
1939 - 2009
artist
Ken Eikenberry
Ken Eikenberry
American politician
1932 - 2023
politicianlawyer
Champ Summers
Champ Summers
American baseball player and coach (1946-2012)
1946 - 2012
baseball player
Douglas Kirby
Douglas Kirby
American research scientist (1943-2012)
1943 - 2012
sex educator
William Ronald Heyer
U.S. herpetologist (1941–2023)
1941 - 2023
herpetologistcurator
Leo Hindery
American businessman and writer
1947 - 2025
investorbusinessperson
John Carrell
figure skater
1947 - 1989
ice dancerfigure skater
Dorothy McEwen Kildall
American microcomputer industry pioneer (1943-2005)
1943 - 2005
computer scientist
Kathi McDonald
American singer (1948-2012)
1948 - 2012
singer
Keith King
Keith King
American politician
1948 - 2024
politicianbusinesspersonteacher
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