Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 16 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Walter Woelber Dalquest
American zoologist
1917 – 2000
mammalogistpaleontologistzoologist
Bruce Ariss
American artist and writer (1911–1994)
1911 – 1994
artist
Emmett T. Anderson
Emmett T. Anderson
American politician
1890 – 1969
politician
Syvilla Fort
American dancer (1917-1975)
1917 – 1975
dancerchoreographer
Wayne Sulo Aho
Wayne Sulo Aho
Contactee
1916 – 2006
Dave Gregg
American baseball player (1891-1965)
1891 – 1965
baseball player
Don White
American baseball player (1919–1987)
1919 – 1987
baseball player
Bud Erickson
American football player (1916-2008)
1916 – 2008
American football player
Bill Smith
American football player, born 1912
1912 – 1999
American football player
Jerry Sneva
American racing driver (1949-2018)
1949 – 2018
engineer
Clements Ripley
American fiction writer and screenwriter
1892 – 1954
authorwriterscreenwriter
Isabel Cooper
Isabel Cooper
American artist and scientific illustrator (1892-1984)
1892 – 1984
scientific illustratorpainterartist
Tom Blackaller
American racing driver (1940–1989)
1940 – 1989
racing driver
Tom Chambers
American judge (1943–2013)
1943 – 2013
lawyerjudge
Tom Jans
American singer-songwriter (1948–1984)
1948 – 1984
guitaristsongwritersinger-songwriter
Betty Taylor
performer
1919 – 2011
performing artist
Frank Colacurcio
American mobster (1917–2010)
1917 – 2010
businessperson
Milo Miloradovich
American opera vocalist and cookbook author (1897-1972)
1897 – 1972
cookbook writeropera singer
Robert Blake
Robert Blake
American military personnel (1894-1983)
1894 – 1983
military personnel
Eddie Bauer
American outdoorsman
1899 – 1986
businessperson
Austin Mecklem
American painter (1894–1951)
1894 – 1951
painter
Michael P. Malone
American historian
1940 – 1999
historian
Charles F. Stafford
American judge (1918-1984)
1918 – 1984
lawyerjudge
Jack Jennings
American basketball player
1918 – 1992
basketball player
Howard Biggs
Howard Biggs
American pianist, songwriter and arranger (1917-1999)
1917 – 1999
music arrangerpianistsongwriter
Dave Nisbet
American football player (1910-1976)
1910 – 1976
American football player
Scott Barr
Scott Barr
former politician from the U.S. state of Washington
1916 – 2015
politician
William Ivey
American painter (1919–1992)
1919 – 1992
painter
Reinhardt J. Keppler
Reinhardt J. Keppler
U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1918–1942)
1918 – 1942
military personnel
Fred Brinkman
American architect (1892-1961)
1892 – 1961
architect
Perry Woodall
Perry Woodall
American politician (1912–1975)
1912 – 1975
politician
Richard Beeman
American historian (1942–2016)
1942 – 2016
university teacherhistorian
Robert Hull
American architect
1945 – 2014
architect
Norman J. Johnston
American architectural historian and architecture teacher
1918 – 2015
architecture professorarchitectural historianuniversity teacher
Norm Branch
American baseball player
1915 – 1971
baseball player
Lyle Smith
American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
1916 – 2017
American football playerbasketball coach
Loren McIntyre
photojournalist
1917 – 2003
travelerjournalistethnologist
Ken Dow
American football player (1917-1988)
1917 – 1988
American football player
John Dove Isaacs
American scientist (1913-1980)
1913 – 1980
oceanographerengineer
John Burnside
American inventor (1916-2008)
1916 – 2008
inventor
W. R. Davies
W. R. Davies
Wisconsin educator
1893 – 1959
educator
Jack Edward Tanner
United States federal judge
1919 – 2006
lawyerjudge
Al Worley
American football player
1940 – 2020
American football player
Ira Spring
American environmentalist (1918–2003)
1918 – 2003
environmentalistphotographer
Alice Stuart
Alice Stuart
American musician
1942 – 2023
singer-songwriter
Sherman Lee
American curator, museum director (1918-2008)
1918 – 2008
art historianpaintercurator
Robert W. Copeland
Robert W. Copeland
United States admiral (1910–1973)
1910 – 1973
military officerlawyer
Robert E. Galer
Robert E. Galer
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1913–2005)
1913 – 2005
military officer
Hal Moe
American football player and coach (1910–2001)
1910 – 2001
head coachAmerican football player
Gwen Pharis Ringwood
Canadian playwright (1910–1984)
1910 – 1984
playwrightwriter
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