Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 4 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Gus Pope
Gus Pope
athletics competitor (1898–1953)
1898 – 1953
athletics competitor
Ken Anderson
Art director, story artist and layout artist (1909–1993)
1909 – 1993
background artistlayout artistconcept artist
Lucille Lund
Lucille Lund
American film actress (1913–2002)
1912 – 2002
film actoractor
Peg Phillips
Peg Phillips
American actress (1918-2002)
1918 – 2002
television actorfilm actoractor
Booth Gardner
Booth Gardner
American politician (1936-2013)
1936 – 2013
governorpolitician
Olive McKean
Olive McKean
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach (1915-2006)
1915 – 2006
swimmercoach
Ted Mittet
American rower
1941 – 2024
rower
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
American politician (1934–2021)
1934 – 2021
politicianbusinessperson
Robert Joffrey
Ballet choreographer, 1928–1988
1928 – 1988
dancerchoreographerballet dancer
Peter Kennedy
American pair skater
1927
figure skater
Nancy Lethcoe
Nancy Lethcoe
American swimmer
1940 – 2022
swimmer
Bob Bartlett
Bob Bartlett
American politician (1904-1968)
1904 – 1968
minerpoliticianreporter
Seton I. Miller
American screenwriter, film producer (1902–1974)
1902 – 1974
film producerscreenwriter
Bill Sheffield
Bill Sheffield
Governor of Alaska (1928–2022)
1928 – 2022
governorbusinesspersonpolitician
Jack Turner
racecar driver
1920 – 2004
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Raymond Cecil Moore
U.S. geologist, paleontologist, botanist (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
botanistresearcherpaleontologist
Clara Williams
Clara Williams
actress (1888-1928)
1888 – 1928
film actoractor
Ebba Haslund
Ebba Haslund
Norwegian writer and politician (1917-2009)
1917 – 2009
essayistliterary criticchildren's writer
Robert W. Clower
American economist (1926-2011)
1926 – 2011
economist
Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb
American actress (1907-2003)
1907 – 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ralph Purchase
American rower (1916-2000)
1916 – 2000
coxswain
William C. Dement
American sleep researcher (1928–2020)
1928 – 2020
jazz bassistneuroscientistresearcher
John Crawford
John Crawford
American actor (1920-2010)
1920 – 2010
film actortelevision actoractor
Bobby Hutchins
Bobby Hutchins
American actor (1925–1945)
1925 – 1945
film actoranimatoractor
Earl Averill
Earl Averill
American baseball player (1902-1983)
1902 – 1983
baseball player
M. A. R. Barker
linguist, scholar, author and game designer (1929–2012)
1929 – 2012
science fiction writerrole-playing game designerlinguist
Amy Tryon
Olympic medalist in equestrian
1970 – 2012
event rider
Robert N. Bradbury
American film director (1886-1949)
1886 – 1949
film editorfilm producerdirector
Robert Landsburg
American photographer (1931–1980)
1931 – 1980
photographer
Gertrude Messinger
Gertrude Messinger
American actress (1911-1995)
1911 – 1995
film actoractor
Yolanda Montes
Yolanda Montes
Mexican exotic dancer, actress and vedette (1932–2025)
1932 – 2025
film actortelevision actorexotic dancer
William C. Dietz
William C. Dietz
American science fiction writer (1945–2026)
1945 – 2026
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Helen Margaret Gilkey
Helen Margaret Gilkey
American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1886-1972)
1886 – 1972
scientific collectorscientific illustratorbotanical illustrator
Marvin Loback
Marvin Loback
actor (1896-1938)
1896 – 1938
actor
Donald Curtis
Donald Curtis
American actor (1915-1997)
1915 – 1997
television actoractor
Jean Spangler
American actress
1923
television actorfilm actormodel
William P. Yarborough
William P. Yarborough
American general (1912–2005)
1912 – 2005
paratroopermilitary officermilitary personnel
Renié
Renié
American costume designer (1901−1992)
1901 – 1992
costume designer
Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn
actor (1888-1963)
1888 – 1963
actor
Doris May
Doris May
American actress (1902-1984)
1902 – 1984
film actoractor
Matt Dennis
American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music (1914–2002)
1914 – 2002
songwriterpianistsinger
Jack Bradbury
animator (1914-2004)
1914 – 2004
character animatoranimatorcomics artist
Brian Sternberg
Brian Sternberg
American pole vaulter (1943–2013)
1943 – 2013
athletics competitor
Karl Tunberg
American screenwriter (1907-1992)
1907 – 1992
film producerscreenwriter
Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
American mathematician (1912–1992)
1912 – 1992
university teachermathematician
Charles Glen King
United States biochemist (1896-1988)
1896 – 1988
biochemistchemist
Robert Arthur
American actor, activist (1925-2008)
1925 – 2008
television actoractor
Jeff Alexander
American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio and television scores (1910-1989)
1910 – 1989
music arrangerfilm score composerpianist
Marion Bauer
Marion Bauer
American composer (1882–1955)
1882 – 1955
music educatormusicologistmusic theorist
Irving S. Reed
American mathematician (1923–2012)
1923 – 2012
mathematicianengineercomputer scientist
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