Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

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

John Spellman
John Spellman
American politician (1926-2018)
1926 - 2018
politicianlawyer
Al Ulbrickson
American rower (1930–2012)
1930 - 2012
rower
Lucille Lund
Lucille Lund
American film actress (1913–2002)
1912 - 2002
film actoractor
Booth Gardner
Booth Gardner
American politician (1936-2013)
1936 - 2013
governorpolitician
Peg Phillips
Peg Phillips
American actress (1918-2002)
1918 - 2002
television actorfilm actoractor
Ted Mittet
American rower
1941 - 2024
rower
Peter Kennedy
American pair skater
1927
figure skater
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
American politician (1934–2021)
1934 - 2021
politicianbusinessperson
Robert Joffrey
Ballet choreographer, 1928–1988
1928 - 1988
dancerchoreographerballet dancer
Bob Bartlett
Bob Bartlett
American politician (1904-1968)
1904 - 1968
minerpoliticianreporter
Nancy Lethcoe
Nancy Lethcoe
American swimmer
1940 - 2022
swimmer
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
Olive McKean
Olive McKean
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach (1915-2006)
1915 - 2006
swimmercoach
Ebba Haslund
Ebba Haslund
Norwegian writer and politician (1917-2009)
1917 - 2009
essayistliterary criticchildren's writer
Raymond Cecil Moore
U.S. geologist, paleontologist, botanist (1892-1974)
1892 - 1974
botanistresearcherpaleontologist
Jack Turner
racecar driver
1920 - 2004
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Clara Williams
Clara Williams
actress (1888-1928)
1888 - 1928
film actoractor
Bobby Hutchins
Bobby Hutchins
American actor (1925–1945)
1925 - 1945
film actoranimatoractor
Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb
American actress (1907-2003)
1907 - 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Robert W. Clower
American economist (1926-2011)
1926 - 2011
economist
William C. Dement
American sleep researcher (1928–2020)
1928 - 2020
jazz bassistneuroscientistresearcher
Ralph Purchase
American rower (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
coxswain
John Crawford
John Crawford
American actor (1920-2010)
1920 - 2010
film actortelevision actoractor
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
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
Gertrude Messinger
Gertrude Messinger
American actress (1911-1995)
1911 - 1995
film actoractor
Jeff Alexander
American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio and television scores (1910-1989)
1910 - 1989
music arrangerfilm score composerpianist
Yolanda Montes
Yolanda Montes
Mexican exotic dancer, actress and vedette (1932–2025)
1932 - 2025
film actortelevision actorexotic dancer
Donald Curtis
Donald Curtis
American actor (1915-1997)
1915 - 1997
television actoractor
Jean Spangler
American actress
1923
television actorfilm actormodel
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
William P. Yarborough
William P. Yarborough
American general (1912–2005)
1912 - 2005
paratroopermilitary officermilitary personnel
Karl Tunberg
American screenwriter (1907-1992)
1907 - 1992
film producerscreenwriter
Jack Bradbury
animator (1914-2004)
1914 - 2004
character animatoranimatorcomics artist
Charles Glen King
United States biochemist (1896-1988)
1896 - 1988
biochemistchemist
Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
American mathematician (1912–1992)
1912 - 1992
university teachermathematician
Matt Dennis
American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music (1914–2002)
1914 - 2002
songwriterpianistsinger
Robert Arthur
American actor, activist (1925-2008)
1925 - 2008
television actoractor
Marion Bauer
Marion Bauer
American composer (1882–1955)
1882 - 1955
music educatormusicologistmusic theorist
Brian Sternberg
Brian Sternberg
American pole vaulter (1943–2013)
1943 - 2013
athletics competitor
Irving S. Reed
American mathematician (1923–2012)
1923 - 2012
mathematicianengineercomputer scientist
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