Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 2 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Ben Sharpsteen
film director, film producer (1895-1980)
1895 – 1980
producerdirectorfilm producer
Signe Toly Anderson
Signe Toly Anderson
American singer (1941–2016)
1941 – 2016
singer
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin
American actor (1922–2006)
1922 – 2006
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Dennis Oppenheim
Dennis Oppenheim
American artist, sculptor and photographer (1938–2011)
1938 – 2011
video artistinstallation artistland artist
Don Simpson
American film producer, screenwriter, actor (1943–1996)
1943 – 1996
film actorfilm producerscreenwriter
Joseph Rantz
American rower (1914–2007)
1914 – 2007
rowerathlete
Yakima Canutt
Yakima Canutt
American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman (1895–1986)
1895 – 1986
film actorrodeo riderfilm director
Janet Waldo
Janet Waldo
American actress (1919-2016)
1919 – 2016
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray
American marine biologist, politician and seventeenth governor of Washington (1914-1994)
1914 – 1994
marine biologistresearcherpolitician
Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913–1993)
1913 – 1993
jazz musicianradio personalitybandleader
Pete Rademacher
Pete Rademacher
American boxer (1928-2020)
1928 – 2020
American football playerboxer
Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner
American musician
1940 – 2026
recording artisttrumpeterjazz musician
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipient (1883-1953)
1883 – 1953
military personnel
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
Native American jazz singer
1907 – 1951
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Fraser
American alpine skier (1919-1994)
1919 – 1994
alpine skier
Jack Medica
Jack Medica
American swimmer (1914–1985)
1914 – 1985
swimmer
Robert Moch
American rower (1914–2005)
1914 – 2005
coxswainlawyer
Joe Sutter
Joe Sutter
American engineer (1921–2016)
1921 – 2016
aerospace engineermilitary flight engineerengineer
John Ehrlichman
John Ehrlichman
American lawyer, Watergate co-conspirator, writer (1925-1999)
1925 – 1999
politicianlawyer
Bill Gates Sr.
Bill Gates Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
1925 – 2020
philanthropistjuristentrepreneur
David Ray Griffin
David Ray Griffin
American philosopher
1939 – 2022
philosopheruniversity teachertheologian
Robert Osborne
Robert Osborne
American film historian and actor (1932–2017)
1932 – 2017
magazine writerfilm historianfilm critic
John Aylward
American actor (1946–2022)
1946 – 2022
film actortelevision actoractor
Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle
American racecar driver (1969–2025)
1969 – 2025
racing automobile driver
Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine Hutchinson
American actress (1903-1998)
1903 – 1998
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Howard P. Robertson
American mathematician and physicist (1903–1961)
1903 – 1961
university teacherphysicistmathematician
Gale Page
Gale Page
American actress (1913-1983)
1913 – 1983
film actortelevision actorsinger
Herbert Morris
American rower (1915–2009)
1915 – 2009
rower
John White
American rower (1916–1997)
1916 – 1997
rower
James McMillin
American rower (1914–2005)
1914 – 2005
rower
Arthur Barnard
Arthur Barnard
American hurdler (1929–2018)
1929 – 2018
athletics competitor
Fortune Gordien
Fortune Gordien
athletics competitor (1922-1990)
1922 – 1990
athletics competitortelevision actorfilm actor
Daniel J. Evans
Daniel J. Evans
American politician (1925–2024)
1925 – 2024
academic administratorgovernorpolitician
Cathryn Damon
Cathryn Damon
American actress (1930-1987)
1930 – 1987
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Timothy Ray Brown
Timothy Ray Brown
first person cured of HIV/AIDS
1966 – 2020
translator
Frederick Schiller Faust
Frederick Schiller Faust
American novelist, and short story writer (1892–1944)
1892 – 1944
novelistcomposerwriter
Charles Day
American rower (1914–1962)
1914 – 1962
rower
Gordon Adam
American rower (1915–1992)
1915 – 1992
rower
George Hunt
American rower (1916–1999)
1916 – 1999
rower
Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
American actor, dancer, screenwriter, director (1920-1996)
1920 – 1996
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Miiko Taka
Miiko Taka
American actress (1925–2023)
1925 – 2023
television actorfilm actoractor
Tommy Noonan
Tommy Noonan
American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921-1968)
1921 – 1968
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Mario Segale
Mario Segale
American businessman (1934-2018)
1934 – 2018
real estate developerentrepreneur
Alma Bennett
Alma Bennett
American actress (1904-1958)
1904 – 1958
film actoractor
Donald Hume
American rower (1915–2001)
1915 – 2001
rower
Howard Duff
Howard Duff
American actor (1913–1990)
1913 – 1990
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Trisha Brown
artist, dancer, and choreographer (1936-2017)
1936 – 2017
video artistperformance artistdancer
James Fifer
James Fifer
American rower (1930–1986)
1930 – 1986
rower
Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke
American drummer (1946–1993)
1946 – 1993
drummer
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