Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

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

Shig Murao
American book seller
1926 – 1999
bookseller
C. Vance Haynes
American archaeologist
1928
documentary participantanthropologistarchaeologist
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
Janet Thurlow
American jazz singer
1926 – 2022
jazz singersinger
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
Jerry Grant
American racing driver (1935-2012)
1935 – 2012
racing driver
Dick King
Dick King
American politician
1934 – 2018
politician
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
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