Biographical Records

Notable People from Washington

908 notable figures born in Washington, showing page 9 of 19, ranked by historical prominence.

Frances White
Frances White
American actress (1896-1969)
1896 - 1969
Ziegfeld girlactor
Larry Hovis
American actor (1936–2003)
1936 - 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Richard Fiske
Richard Fiske
actor (1915-1944)
1915 - 1944
actor
Dwain Esper
American film director (1892–1982)
1892 - 1982
film producerfilm director
Walter Franklin Horan
Walter Franklin Horan
American politician (1898–1966)
1898 - 1966
politician
Gordon Hirabayashi
Gordon Hirabayashi
American sociologist (1918–2012)
1918 - 2012
human rights defendersociologist
Gail Sheridan
actress
1916 - 1982
film actoractor
Sam B. Williams
American inventor
1921 - 2009
inventorengineer
Paul Schwegler
American football player (1907-1980)
1907 - 1980
actor
Leona Wood
Leona Wood
American painter, Writer, Dancer (1921-2008)
1921 - 2008
dancerpainterartist
Monte Rawlins
American actor (1907-1988)
1907 - 1988
actor
Johnny Bumphus
American boxer (1960–2020)
1960 - 2020
boxer
Margaret Elizabeth Murie
Margaret Elizabeth Murie
American activist (1902-2003)
1902 - 2003
scientific collectorconservationistactivist
James Dunsmuir
James Dunsmuir
British Columbian industrialist and politician (1851-1920)
1851 - 1920
politician
Doug Hopkins
American musician (1961-1993)
1961 - 1993
songwriterguitaristmusician
Joe E. Mann
Joe E. Mann
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1922 - 1944
military personnel
Lee Payant
American actor (1924–1976)
1924 - 1976
film directoractor
Dennis Danell
American guitarist (1961–2000)
1961 - 2000
guitarist
Horace R. Byers
Horace R. Byers
American meteorologist (1906–1998)
1906 - 1998
meteorologistreporter
Thomas James Kinsman
Thomas James Kinsman
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1945–2017)
1945 - 2017
military personnel
Vance Breese
Vance Breese
American aviator (1904–1973)
1904 - 1973
aircraft pilot
Gordon Dean
Gordon Dean
American lawyer and government official (1905–1958)
1905 - 1958
university teacherprosecutorbanker
Bobby Jaggers
Bobby Jaggers
American professional wrestler
1948 - 2012
professional wrestler
Eugene E. Lindsey
Eugene E. Lindsey
US Navy officer
1905 - 1942
military officer
Robert D. Keppel
American criminologist (1944–2021)
1944 - 2021
criminologist
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
American politician (1945–2016)
1945 - 2016
politician
James Acord
American artist
1944 - 2011
sculptor
Don Rich
American country musician (1941–1974)
1941 - 1974
fiddlerguitaristsongwriter
Dick Collins
American musician (1924–2016)
1924 - 2016
musician
Arvo Ojala
Stuntman, marksman, technical advisor (1920-2005)
1920 - 2005
television actorstunt performeractor
John Weir Troy
John Weir Troy
American politician (1868-1942)
1868 - 1942
editorgovernorreporter
Alfred Goodwin
judge
1923 - 2022
lawyerjudge
Orin C. Smith
American businessman (1942-2018)
1942 - 2018
chief financial officer
Verna Cook Salomonsky
American architect
1888 - 1978
architect
Ron Holden
Ron Holden
American singer (1939–1997)
1940 - 1997
musician
Ron Rose
Ron Rose
American poker player (1944-2019)
1944 - 2019
poker playermilitary officer
Tom Reed
American screenwriter (1901-1961)
1901 - 1961
screenwriter
Edward Allworth
Edward Allworth
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1895 - 1966
military personnel
Paul Jessup
Paul Jessup
American discus thrower (1908-1992)
1908 - 1992
discus thrower
Albert J. Reiss
Albert J. Reiss
American sociologist and criminologist (1922–2006)
1922 - 2006
criminologistsociologistuniversity teacher
Max Krause
Max Krause
American football player (1909-1984)
1909 - 1984
American football player
Quintin Sondergaard
American actor (1925-1984)
1925 - 1984
television actoractor
Robert Middlekauff
American historian (1929–2021)
1929 - 2021
university teacherhistorianwriter
C. Curtis-Smith
American composer (1941–2014)
1941 - 2014
music educatoruniversity teacherpianist
Helen Grayco
Helen Grayco
musical artist
1924 - 2022
singeractor
Ila Ray Hadley
figure skater
1942 - 1961
ice dancerfigure skater
Valora Noland
Valora Noland
Film, television actress
1941 - 2022
film actortelevision actoractor
George Vose
English footballer (1912-1981)
1912 - 1981
association football player
Merrill Womach
Merrill Womach
American gospel singer
1927 - 2014
musicianorganist
Jackson Gillis
American screenwriter (1916–2010)
1916 - 2010
crime fiction writerwriterscreenwriter
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