List of people from Washington, D.C.
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This is a list of prominent people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise closely associated with Washington, D. C. and its surrounding metropolitan statistical area which includes portions of Maryland and Virginia
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[edit] Actors
- Jonathan Banks (b. 1947), actor; born in D.C.
- David Birney (b. 1939), actor; born in D.C.
- Blair Brown (b. 1946), actress; born in D.C.
- Dave Chappelle (b. 1973), actor, comedian; born in D.C.
- Matt Frewer (b. 1958), actor; born in D.C.
- Ana Gasteyer (b. 1967), actress; born in D.C.
- Regina Hall (b. 1967), actress; born in D.C.
- Alyson Hannigan (b. 1974), actress; born in D.C.
- Goldie Hawn (b. 1945), actress; born in D.C.; raised in Takoma Park, Maryland
- Helen Hayes (1900-1993), actress; born in D.C.
- John Heard (b. 1945), actor; born in D.C.
- Taraji P. Henson (b. 1970), actress; born in D.C.
- Edward Herrmann (b. 1943), actor; born in D.C.
- Samuel L. Jackson (b. 1943), actor; born in D.C.
- Archie Kao (b. 1973), actor; born in D.C.
- James McDaniel (b. 1958), actor; born in D.C.
- Christopher Meloni (b. 1958), actor; born in D.C.
- Michael Nouri (b. 1958), actor; born in D.C.
- Chita Rivera (b. 1933), Broadway musical actress; born in D.C.
- Yeardley Smith (b. 1964), actress; born in Paris, France, raised in D.C.
- Frances Sternhagen (b. 1930), actress; raised in D.C.
- Rip Taylor (b. 1934), actor, comedian; born in D.C.
- Tony Todd (b. 1954), actor; born in D.C.
- Kellie Shanygne Williams (b. 1976), actress; born in D.C.
- Jeffrey Wright (b. 1965), Tony Award winning stage and film actor; born in D.C.
- Justin Theroux (b. 1971), actor; born in D.C.
[edit] Artists
- Elizabeth Catlett (1915); sculptor; born in D.C.
- Gene Davis (1920-1985); painter; born in D.C.
- Nan Goldin (1953); photographer; born in D.C.
- Eugene J. Martin (1938-2005), visual artist; born in D.C.
- Martin Puryear (1941), sculptor; born in D.C.
- Paul Reed (artist) (1919), painter; born in D.C.
[edit] Athletes
- Kevyn Adams (b. 1974), hockey player; born in D.C.
- Dave Batista wrestler; born in D.C.
- Elgin Baylor (b. 1934), former basketball player; born in D.C.
- Adrian Dantley (b. 1956), former basketball player; born in D.C.
- Vernon Davis (b. 1984), football player; born in D.C.
- Byron Leftwich (b. 1980), football player; born in D.C.
- Tim Legler (b. 1966), former basketball player; born in D.C.
- Rollie Miles (1927-1995), former Canadian football player; born in D.C.
- Jonathan Ogden (b. 1974), football player; born in D.C.
- Pete Sampras (b. 1971), tennis player; born in D.C.
- Harold Solomon (b. 1952), former tennis player; born in D.C.
- Michael Weiss (b. 1976), figure skater; born in D.C.
- Delonte West (b. 1983), basketball player; born in D.C.
- Maury Wills (b. 1932), former baseball player; born in D.C.
- Willie Wood (b. 1936), former football player; born in D.C.
[edit] Musicians
- Tim Buckley (1947-1975), musician; born in D.C.
- Jack Casady (b. 1944), musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna); born in D.C.
- Duke Ellington (1899-1974), jazz composer, pianist and bandleader; born in D.C.
- Marty Friedman (b. 1962), musician; born in D.C.
- Danny Gatton (1945-1994), musician; born in D.C.
- Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), singer; born in D.C.
- Johnny Gill (b. 1966), singer; born in D.C.
- Dave Grohl (b. 1969), musician (Nirvana, Foo Fighters); began career as drummer for D.C. area bands
- Jorma Kaukonen (b. 1940), musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna); born in D.C.
- Damian Kulash (b. 1975), musician (OK Go); born in D.C.
- Stacy Lattisaw (b. 1966), singer; born in D.C.
- Mýa (b. 1979), singer; born and raised in Prince George's County, Maryland, a suburb of D.C.
- Henry Rollins (b. 1961), singer-songwriter (Black Flag, Rollins Band); born in D.C.
- Tim Rose (1940-2002), singer-songwriter; born in D.C.
- John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), composer; born in D.C.
- Peter Tork (b. 1942), musician; born in D.C.
[edit] Television
- Connie Chung (b. 1946), television journalist; born in D.C.
- Maury Povich (b. 1939), television talk show host; born in D.C.
- Bill Nye ("Bill Nye the Science Guy") (b. 1945), television host, scientist, mechanical engineer; born in D.C.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Pat Buchanan (b. 1938), author, syndicated columnist, television commentator; born in D.C.
- Charles R. Drew (1904-1950), physician, medical researcher; born in D.C.
- J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), former FBI director; born in D.C.
- David Simon (b. 1960), author, journalist; born in D.C.
- Ben Stein (b. 1944), actor, author, economist, former political speechwriter; born in D.C.; raised in Maryland
[edit] Historical (1607-1896)
- John Adlum (1759-1836), pioneer viticulturist, established a nursery in Georgetown, D.C. [1]
- Nathaniel Albertson (1800-1863), U.S. Congressman from Indiana; born in Fairfax [1]
- James Markham Marshall Ambler (1848-1881) Confederate Army soldier and physician on Arctic exploring ship U.S.S. Jeanette; born in Fauquier County, Virginia [1]
- Thomas Dickens Arnold (1798-1870), U.S. Congressman from Virginia; born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia [1]
- Turner Ashby (1828–1862), Confederate Army general; born in Fauquier County, Virginia [1]
- George Cary (1811-1850), U.S. Congressman from Georgia; born near Allens Fresh in Charles County, Maryland [1]
- Bernard G. Caulfield (1828-1887), lawyer, U.S. Congressman from Illinois; born in Alexandria [1]
- John Gadsby Chapman (1808-1889), noted American artist, one of America's first etchers; born in Alexandria [1]
- Leonard Covington (1768-1813), U.S. Congressman from Maryland; born in Aquasco, Prince George's County, Maryland [1]
- Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892), Unitarian minister, newspaper editor, noted author and artist; born in Alexandria [1]
- Hector Eaches (1840-1873), Confederate Army soldier and artist best known for his portraits of Robert E. Lee; born in Alexandria [1]
- John C. Herbert (1775-1846), U.S. Congressman from Maryland; born in Alexandria [1]
- William Forrest Hunter (1808-1874) U.S. Congressman from Ohio, born in Alexandria [1]
- Abner Lacock (1770-1837), judge, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator; born in Alexandria [1]
- William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837-1891), general of the Confederate Army, U.S. Congressman from Virginia; born in Arlington, Virginia [1]
- Lewis McKenzie (1810-1895), mayor of Alexandria, U.S. Congressman from Virginia, president of the Washington and Ohio Railroad; born in Alexandria [1]
- Edwin Ward Moore (1810-1865), officer of the U.S. Navy and the navy of the Republic of Texas, charted the Texas coast; born in Alexandria [1]
- Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847), U.S. Congressman from Virginia; born in Alexandria [1]
- Alexander D. Orr (1761-1835), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky; born in Alexandria [1]
- James Pearce (1805-1862), U.S. Senator for Maryland 1843-1862; born in Alexandria [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
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