Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 15 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Cliff Harrington
American voice actor
1932 – 2013
actor
Dick Young
American baseball player (1928-2018)
1928 – 2018
baseball player
Dan Spiegle
artist
1920 – 2017
comics creatorillustratorcomics artist
Carolyn R. Dimmick
Carolyn R. Dimmick
United States federal judge
1929 – 2025
lawyerjudge
Bud Sheely
Bud Sheely
American baseball player (1920-1985)
1920 – 1985
baseball player
Bud Podbielan
Bud Podbielan
American baseball player (1924-1982)
1924 – 1982
baseball player
Bob Arbogast
American actor
1927 – 2009
radio personalityvoice actorscreenwriter
Benjamin F. Wilson
Benjamin F. Wilson
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1922–1988)
1921 – 1988
military personnel
Barbara Berjer
American actress (1920-2002)
1920 – 2002
television actoractor
Babe Martin
Major League Baseball player
1920 – 2013
baseball player
Scott Buchanan
American philosopher
1895 – 1968
philosophereducatormilitary officer
Roy Grover
Roy Grover
American baseball player
1892 – 1978
baseball player
Sandra Spence
Sandra Spence
American actress (1925-1974)
1925 – 1974
film actortelevision actorantiquarian seller
Tim Seibert
American architect
1927 – 2018
architect
Howard Glenn
American gridiron football player (1934–1960)
1934 – 1960
American football playerCanadian football player
Paul Fung
Paul Fung
Comic strip cartoonist (1897–1944)
1897 – 1944
cartoonist
Jack Spring
Jack Spring
American baseball player
1933 – 2015
baseball player
Toshiko Mayeda
Japanese American chemist
1923 – 2004
chemist
John F. Eisenberg
American zoologist
1935 – 2003
ethologistzoologist
Salve H. Matheson
Salve H. Matheson
American military personnel (1920-2005)
1920 – 2005
military personnel
Oscar Harstad
Oscar Harstad
American baseball player (1892–1985)
1892 – 1985
baseball player
Lawrence James Beck
American artist
1938 – 1994
sculptor
Lyle Jones
American psychologist (1924-2016)
1924 – 2016
psychologist
William E. Hunt
American judge (1923-2016)
1923 – 2016
judge
William Lee Dwyer
American judge (1929–2002)
1929 – 2002
lawyerjudge
Terry Fox
American performance artist (1943-2008)
1943 – 2008
video artistinstallation artistconceptual artist
Walter Thomas McGovern
Walter Thomas McGovern
United States federal judge (1922–2021)
1922 – 2021
lawyerjudge
Victor L. Kandle
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1921–1944)
1921 – 1944
military personnel
Arliss Sturgulewski
Arliss Sturgulewski
American politician
1927 – 2022
bookkeepercommunity leaderpolitician
Cap Peterson
American baseball player (1942-1980)
1942 – 1980
baseball player
Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas
American racing driver
1890 – 1965
racing automobile driverdirectorengineer
Del Bates
American baseball player
1940 – 2009
baseball player
Alan Angus McDonald
United States federal judge (1927-2007)
1927 – 2007
lawyerjudge
Don Secrist
baseball player
1944 – 2025
baseball player
Joe Dawson
American baseball player (1897-1978)
1897 – 1978
baseball player
Ed Kirkpatrick
Ed Kirkpatrick
Major League Baseball player
1944 – 2010
baseball player
Al Akins
American football player (1921-1995)
1921 – 1995
American football player
Gerry Staley
Gerry Staley
American baseball player (1920-2008)
1920 – 2008
baseball player
Warren Tallman
Canadian literary critic (1921-1994)
1921 – 1994
literary scholarliterary criticwriter
Joe Albi
Attorney and civic leader
1892 – 1962
lawyer
John Niederhauser
Agricultural researcher (1916–2005)
1916 – 2005
scientist
John Freeman
American character animator (1916-2010)
1916 – 2010
draftspersonanimator
Corky Corcoran
American musician (1924-1979)
1924 – 1979
saxophonistmusician
Stella Brooks
American singer (1915-2002)
1915 – 2002
jazz musiciansinger
James Frank Gilliam
American classical scholar (1915-1990)
1915 – 1990
historian of classical antiquityclassical philologistpapyrologist
Larry Portis
professor (1943-2011)
1943 – 2011
labor historiansociologisthistorian
William J. Gedney
American linguist (1915-1999)
1915 – 1999
linguistethnologist
Heinie Elder
American baseball player (1890–1958)
1890 – 1958
baseball player
Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly
American politician in Alaska (1942-2016)
1942 – 2016
aircraft pilotchief executive officerpolitician
Jesse Franklin Bone
American veterinarian and author
1916 – 2006
academicveterinarianwriter
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