Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 8 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

William Corson
William Corson
Film, actor (1909-1981)
1909 - 1981
actor
Megan Terry
American playwright
1932 - 2023
playwrightwriterscreenwriter
Gladys Ingle
Gladys Ingle
American pilot and wing walker
1899 - 1981
aircraft pilotstunt performer
Wallace R. Brode
American chemist (1900–1974)
1900 - 1974
university teacherchemist
Roy Williams
American animator (1907–1976)
1907 - 1976
animatorscreenwriter
Hugh De Lacy
Hugh De Lacy
American politician (1910-1986)
1910 - 1986
politician
Charles Perrow
American sociologist (1925–2019)
1925 - 2019
organizational theoristsociologistuniversity teacher
Hal Cole
Hal Cole
American racing driver (1912–1970)
1912 - 1970
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Ray W. Clough
American engineer
1920 - 2016
university teacherengineer
Floyd Hicks
Floyd Hicks
American politician (1915-1992)
1915 - 1992
politicianlawyerjudge
James Sargent Russell
James Sargent Russell
United States Navy Admiral (1903-1996)
1903 - 1996
military officer
Gary Kent
Gary Kent
American film actor and director (1933–2023)
1933 - 2023
film actorfilm directorstunt performer
Sam B. Williams
American inventor
1921 - 2009
inventorengineer
Shirley Kaufman
American writer
1923 - 2016
translatorpoetwriter
Paul V. Yoder
Paul V. Yoder
American composer (1908–1990)
1908 - 1990
musicologistmusicianconductor
Larry Hovis
American actor (1936–2003)
1936 - 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Judy Grable
Judy Grable
American professional wrestler (1935–2008)
1935 - 2008
professional wrestleractor
Al Rinker
Al Rinker
American musician (1907–1982)
1907 - 1982
jazz musicianjazz singerlyricist
Celia M. Hunter
Celia M. Hunter
American environmentalist
1919 - 2001
environmentalist
Leschi
Leschi
Native American leader (1808–1858)
1808 - 1858
traditional leader or chief
Earl Anthony
Earl Anthony
American ten-pin bowler
1938 - 2001
bowler
Billy Frank, Jr.
Billy Frank, Jr.
Nisqually environmental leader and treaty rights activist
1931 - 2014
environmentalist
Shawn Smith
Shawn Smith
American musician and singer (1965–2019)
1965 - 2019
songwritermusiciansinger
Turk Edwards
American football player and coach (1907–1973)
1907 - 1973
American football coachAmerican football player
Guy Bates Post
Guy Bates Post
American actor (1875-1968)
1875 - 1968
stage actoractor
Jack Metcalf
Jack Metcalf
American politician (1927-2007)
1927 - 2007
U.S. Army soldierentrepreneurpolitician
Genevieve Taggard
Genevieve Taggard
American poet (1894–1948)
1894 - 1948
biographerpoetwriter
Ken Steadman
American actor (1969-1996)
1969 - 1996
television actoractor
Jane Rose
Jane Rose
actor (1913-1979)
1913 - 1979
film actorstage actortelevision actor
Kay Bell
American football player, actor and professional wrestler (1914-1994)
1914 - 1994
American football playerprofessional wrestlertelevision actor
Dodie Heath
American actress (1926–2023)
1926 - 2023
film actortelevision actoractor
Don Wilson
Don Wilson
American guitarist (1933–2022)
1933 - 2022
guitariststonemasonmusician
Greg Haugen
American boxer
1960 - 2025
boxer
Chuck Gilmur
Chuck Gilmur
basketball player (1922–2011)
1922 - 2011
basketball player
John-Franklin Koenig
John-Franklin Koenig
American painter (1924–2008)
1924 - 2008
painter
Suzanne La Follette
American journalist (1893–1983)
1893 - 1983
journalistart historianhistorian
Robert Wells
American songwriter (1922–1998)
1922 - 1998
television producerlibrettistlyricist
James Okubo
James Okubo
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1967)
1920 - 1967
combat medic
George Irvine
American basketball player and coach (1948-2017)
1948 - 2017
basketball coachbasketball player
Patricia Wright
American actress
1921
film actortelevision actoractor
James Tinling
American stunt performer (1889–1967)
1889 - 1967
directorfilm directorstunt performer
Frances White
Frances White
American actress (1896-1969)
1896 - 1969
Ziegfeld girlactor
Billy Kearns
American actor (1923–1992)
1923 - 1992
actor
Richard B. Anderson
Richard B. Anderson
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1921-1944)
1921 - 1944
military personnel
Dale Schlueter
Dale Schlueter
American basketball player (1945-2014)
1945 - 2014
basketball player
Irving Kanarek
Irving Kanarek
American lawyer
1920 - 2020
lawyer
Richard Fiske
Richard Fiske
actor (1915-1944)
1915 - 1944
actor
Dwain Esper
American film director (1892–1982)
1892 - 1982
film producerfilm director
Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore
American actor and announcer (1912–2010)
1912 - 2010
voice actorannounceractor
Robert Eugene Bush
Robert Eugene Bush
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1926–2005)
1926 - 2005
marinerbusinesspersonmilitary personnel
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