Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 6 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Dinsmore Alter
Dinsmore Alter
American astronomer (1888–1968)
1888 - 1968
meteorologistastronomer
Earl Robinson
Earl Robinson
American singer-songwriter and composer (1910-1991)
1910 - 1991
film score composersingercomposer
Ted Robert Gurr
American political scientist (1936–2017)
1936 - 2017
university teacherpolitical scientist
Jess Roskelley
American mountain climber (1982-2019)
1982 - 2019
mountaineer
Nesmith Ankeny
mathematician
1927 - 1993
university teachermathematician
Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dean May
American politician (1914-2004)
1914 - 2004
politicianteacher
Shirley Chambers
Shirley Chambers
American actress (1913-2011)
1913 - 2011
film actoractor
Stuart Long
American boxer and Catholic priest
1963 - 2014
Catholic deaconboxerLatin Catholic priest
Jarred Rome
American discus thrower (1976-2019)
1976 - 2019
athletics competitor
Phillip D. Cagan
American economist (1927–2012)
1927 - 2012
economist
Hilaree Nelson
Hilaree Nelson
American ski mountaineer (1972–2022)
1972 - 2022
ski mountaineer
Clyde Edward Pangborn
Clyde Edward Pangborn
American aviator
1895 - 1958
aircraft pilot
Westley Allan Dodd
American serial killer (1961-1993)
1961 - 1993
babysitterserial killer
Welton Becket
American architect
1902 - 1969
architect
Cathy Lewis
Cathy Lewis
actress (1916-1968)
1916 - 1968
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Margaret Herrick
American librarian (1902-1976)
1902 - 1976
librarian
Eddie Dew
American actor and director (1909-1972)
1909 - 1972
film actorfilm directoractor
Richard Martin
American actor (1917–1994)
1917 - 1994
television actorfilm actoractor
Randolph Hokanson
American pianist (1915-2018)
1915 - 2018
pianist
Gale Bishop
Gale Bishop
American basketball player (1922–2003)
1922 - 2003
basketball player
Jennifer Dunn
Jennifer Dunn
American politician (1941-2007)
1941 - 2007
systems engineerpolitician
Gerald Ketchum
Gerald Ketchum
Explorer of Antarctica (1908–1992)
1908 - 1992
explorer
Lawrence Colburn
Lawrence Colburn
US Army soldier (1949–2016)
1949 - 2016
military personnel
Eldon Bargewell
Eldon Bargewell
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1947-2019)
1947 - 2019
military personnel
George Nakashima
George Nakashima
Japanese-American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker (1905-1990)
1905 - 1990
furniture makerdesignerfurniture designer
Smilin' Jack Smith
Smilin' Jack Smith
American singer and radio host (1913-2006)
1913 - 2006
musicianactor
George Frederick McKay
American composer
1899 - 1970
musicologistconductorcomposer
Bradley Page
Bradley Page
actor (1901-1985)
1901 - 1985
actor
Shirley Jean Rickert
Shirley Jean Rickert
Film actress (1926-2009)
1926 - 2009
actor
Keith Godchaux
American musician and songwriter (1948–1980)
1948 - 1980
pianist
Mickey McBan
child actor (1919-1979)
1919 - 1979
actor
Robert Brode
Robert Brode
American physicist (1900-1986)
1900 - 1986
physicist
George Abbey
George Abbey
American NASA administrator (1932–2024)
1932 - 2024
aircraft pilotengineer
George Nethercutt
George Nethercutt
American lawyer, author, and politician (1944–2024)
1944 - 2024
clerkpoliticianlawyer
Hawley Pratt
American film director and animator (1911–1999)
1911 - 1999
layout artistcharacter designerdirector
Louis Trimble
American writer (1917-1988)
1917 - 1988
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Roy Huggins
American writer (1914–2002)
1914 - 2002
novelistfilm producerdirector
Sophia Hutchins
American socialite (1996–2025)
1996 - 2025
television personalityentrepreneur
Joe S. Bain
American economist (1912–1991)
1912 - 1991
economist
Gay Seabrook
Gay Seabrook
actress (1901-1970)
1901 - 1970
film actorstage actoractor
Gene Savoy
Gene Savoy
American explorer and theologian (1927–2007)
1927 - 2007
explorertheologian
Elwood Zimmerman
American entomologist (1912-2004)
1912 - 2004
entomologistzoologist
Bryan Braman
Bryan Braman
American football player (1987-2025)
1987 - 2025
American football player
Patti Bown
American musician (1931–2008)
1931 - 2008
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Esther Pohl Lovejoy
Esther Pohl Lovejoy
American physician and international relief worker (1869–1967)
1869 - 1967
feministsuffragettephysician
John Maxwell
American film and television actor (1918-1982)
1918 - 1982
television actoractor
Al Swift
Al Swift
American politician (1935-2018)
1935 - 2018
politician
Karl-Erivan Haub
German-American businessman
1960 - 2018
Diploma of Business Administrationmanagercelebrity
Rick Parashar
Rick Parashar
American musician and record producer (1963–2014)
1963 - 2014
pianistrecord producercomposer
Rog Phillips
Rog Phillips
American writer (1909–1965)
1909 - 1965
science fiction writernovelist
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