List of personalities of the city of Seattle
The list of personalities of the city of Seattle includes people who were born in Seattle , Washington State , as well as those who worked in Seattle without being born here. Both sections are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Seattle-born personalities
Year of birth unknown
- Joanna Hood , violist
To 1900
- Robert Stroud (1890–1963), violent criminal
- Alice Ball (1892–1916), chemist
- Frederick Schiller Faust (1892–1944), writer and screenwriter
- Karl Llewellyn (1893–1962), legal scholar
- Guthrie McClintic (1893–1961), actor, film and theater producer
1901 to 1920
- Thomas Pelly (1902–1973), politician
- Ralph Julian Rivers (1903–1976), politician
- Bob Bartlett (1904–1968), politician
- Eugene Dennis (1905–1961), politician
- Earl Leaf (* 1905–1980), photographer
- Horace Byers (1906-1998), meteorologist
- Chester Carlson (1906–1968), physicist and patent attorney
- Frank L. Horsfall (1906–1971), virologist and cancer researcher
- Cliff Garrett (1908-1963), entrepreneur
- Calvin S. Hall (1909–1985), depth psychologist and dream scientist
- Roger Revelle (1909–1991), oceanographer and climatologist
- Constance Cummings (1910-2005), British film and stage actress
- Hugh De Lacy (1910–1986), politician
- Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970), actress and writer
- Audrey Wurdemann (1911–1960), poet and Pulitzer Prize winner
- Whitney Harris (1912-2010), lawyer
- Mary McCarthy (1912–1989), writer and suffragette
- Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), architect
- William P. Yarborough (1912–2005), Lieutenant-General in the US Army
- Frances Farmer (1913–1970), actress
- Jack Bradbury (1914-2004), author and illustrator
- Matt Dennis (1914–2002), jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
- Kevin McCarthy (1914-2010), actor
- Jim McMillin (1914-2005), rower
- Jack Medica (1914–1985), swimmer
- Gordon Adam (1915-1992), rower
- Stella Brooks (1915-2002), jazz singer
- Herbert Morris (1915-2009), rower
- Frank Colacurcio (1917-2010), Italian-American businessman
- Ebba Haslund (1917–2009), Norwegian writer
- Alfred M. Moen (1917–2001), inventor of the single-lever mixer
- William Pullen (1917–2008), actor and teacher
- Bumps Blackwell (1918–1985), music producer and songwriter
- Hank Ketcham (1920-2001), comic book artist
- Gene Nelson (1920–1996), film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer
- Jack Turner (1920–2004), racing car driver
1921 to 1940
- Carol Channing (1921–2019), singer and actress
- Warren Tallman (1921-1994), professor of literature
- Steven Hill (1922-2016), actor
- Carl H. Mau (1922–1995), Lutheran theologian
- Albert J. Reiss (1922–2006), sociologist and criminologist
- Irving Stoy Reed (1923–2012), mathematician and engineer
- Dick Collins (born 1924), jazz musician
- Harley D. Nygren (1924-2019), oceanographer
- Daniel J. Evans (* 1925), politician
- Keith Harvey Miller (1925-2019), politician
- Allen Morgan (1925–2011), helmsman in rowing
- Joel Pritchard (1925–1997), politician
- Douglas Croft (1926–1963), actor
- Kerwin Mathews (1926-2007), film actor
- John Spellman (1926-2018), politician
- Richard Wailes (1926-2002), rower
- Phillip D. Cagan (1927–2012), economist and author
- Laird Koenig (* 1927), writer and screenwriter
- Robert Paul Kraft (1927-2015), astronomer
- Richard Maxfield (1927–1969), composer
- Pete Schoening (1927-2004), mountaineer
- Dodie Heath (born 1928), film actress
- Joseph Ossanna (1928–1977), computer scientist
- Jo Baer (* 1929), painter and graphic artist
- Arthur Barnard (1929-2018), hurdler
- Mary Maxwell Gates (1929-1994), businesswoman
- Richard Gordon (1929-2017), astronaut
- James Whittaker (born 1929), mountaineer
- Patti Bown (1931–2008), modern jazz pianist
- Arthur B. Ford (* 1932), geologist and polar explorer
- Hal Riney (1932-2008), copywriter, art director and producer
- Paul William Hodge (1934-2019), astronomer
- Jerry Lewis (born 1934), politician
- Anthony CE Quainton (born 1934), diplomat
- Michael Paul Bertiaux (* 1935), philosopher and painter
- William Earl Buchan (born 1935), sailor
- Perry Green (born 1936), poker player
- Howard Jerome Keisler (* 1936), mathematician
- William Bolcom (* 1938), composer and pianist
- Judy Collins (* 1939), folk singer and songwriter
- Ron Holden (1939–1997), R'n'B singer and television presenter
- John E. Hopcroft (* 1939), computer scientist
- John Garnett (* 1940), mathematician
- Ron Santo (1940-2010), baseball player
1941 to 1950
- Jennifer Dunn (1941–2007), politician
- Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970), guitarist and singer
- Gary Kildall (1942–1994), inventor of the CP / M operating system and founder of Digital Research
- David G. Myers (* 1942), Professor of Psychology
- Terry Fox (1943–2008), action artist, painter and sculptor
- Richard Roblee (* 1943), trombonist
- Don Simpson (1943-1996), film producer
- Brian Sternberg (1943-2013), track and field athlete
- Judi Rollick (* 1944), Canadian badminton player
- Roy Schwitters (* 1944), physicist
- Lorna Dyer (* 1945), figure skater
- Gordon Eklund (born 1945), science fiction author
- Bruce Leven (1945–2017), racing car driver and entrepreneur
- Ronald Kauffman (* 1946), figure skater
- Caroline Leaf (born 1946), animator
- Barry Shulman (born 1946), poker player
- Sheila Silver (* 1946), composer and music teacher
- Roger S. Bagnall (* 1947), ancient historian and papyrologist
- Linda B. Buck (* 1947), neurophysiologist
- Phil Driscoll (* 1947), singer, trumpeter and songwriter
- Gregg Rolie (* 1947), keyboardist, organist and singer
- Jennifer Warnes (born 1947), singer
- Cynthia Kauffman (* 1948), figure skater
- Blu Mankuma (born 1948), actor
- Franklin Raines (* 1949), economic manager
- Jay Thomas (* 1949), jazz musician
- Gary Locke (born 1950), politician
1951 to 1960
- Daryl Anderson (born 1951), actor
- Susan Corrock (* 1951), ski racer
- Douglas Haldeman (* 1951), psychologist, psychotherapist and author
- Douglas Hanahan (* 1951), biochemist and cancer researcher
- Jay Inslee (born 1951), politician
- David Paul Jackson (* 1951), Tibetologist
- Judy Nagel (* 1951), ski racer
- Stephen Scot Oswald (* 1951), astronaut
- Jean Smart (born 1951), actress
- Greg Valentine (born 1951), wrestler
- Catherine Clinton (born 1952), historian
- Mark Norelius (* 1952), rower
- Pamela Roylance (born 1952), actress
- Oleta Adams (* 1953), soul singer, jazz singer and pianist
- Paul Allen (1953-2018), entrepreneur
- Howie Seago (* 1953), actor and theater director
- Randy Hansen (* 1954), guitarist
- Gregory Carl Johnson (born 1954), astronaut
- Kim Plainfield (1954-2017), drummer and composer
- James Edwards (born 1955), basketball player
- Hal Foster (* 1955), art historian, publicist and art critic
- Bill Gates (* 1955), entrepreneur and programmer
- Steve Lynch (* 1955), rock and studio guitarist
- William Carl Buchan (born 1956), sailor
- Kenny G (* 1956), saxophonist
- David Guterson (born 1956), writer
- Richard Karn (* 1956), actor and show master
- Susanna Driano (* 1957), figure skater
- Brian Stokes Mitchell (born 1957), actor and singer
- Gordon Sondland (* 1957), entrepreneur
- Kevin Tarte (born 1957), musical singer
- Fred Couples (* 1959), professional golfer
- Mark Lindquist (* 1959), writer and prosecutor
- Jonathan McKee (born 1959), sailor
- Ryan Stiles (born 1959), actor and comedian
- Robert Hudson (* 1960), documentary filmmaker and producer
- Mike Luckovich (* 1960), cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
- Karl Mecklenburg (* 1960), American football player
- Kim Thayil (* 1960), musician
1961 to 1980
- Warrel Dane (1961-2017), singer
- Bill Anschell , jazz pianist, composer, author and music producer
- Greta Matassa , jazz singer
- Gordon Dahlquist (* 1961), writer and playwright
- Sam Durant (* 1961), sculptor and installation artist
- Mark O'Connor (* 1961), violinist, fiddle player, guitarist, mandolin player, composer and music teacher
- Hiro Yamamoto (* 1961), bassist
- Mark Arm (* 1962), singer and guitarist
- Kenneth O. Boulton (* 1962), pianist and music teacher
- Melvin Brannon (* 1962), bassist
- Jean O. Lanjouw (1962–2005), economist, author, scientist and professor
- Charles McKee (born 1962), sailor
- Tamara Clatterbuck (born 1963), actress
- Clark Gayton (* 1963), jazz and studio musician
- Sir Mix-a-Lot (* 1963), rapper and music producer
- Clark Spencer (born 1963), film producer
- Rebecca Twigg (* 1963), racing cyclist
- Chris Cornell (1964-2017), singer
- Duff McKagan (born 1964), bassist
- Kirsten Johnson (* 1965), camerawoman, film producer, film director and scriptwriter of documentaries
- Paul Randles (1965-2003), game designer
- Steve Turner (* 1965), rock musician and guitarist
- Gail Devers (born 1966), track and field athlete
- Stone Gossard (* 1966), guitarist and songwriter
- John Maeda (born 1966), designer, author and President of the Rhode Island School of Design
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born 1966), actor
- Rainn Wilson (born 1966), actor
- Marcus Chong (* 1967), actor
- Chris Speed (* 1967), saxophonist and clarinetist as well as composer and band leader
- Samantha Strong (* 1967), porn actress
- John Roderick (* 1968), musician and podcaster
- Greg Anderson (born 1970), musician
- Josie Bissett (born 1970), actress
- Doug Christie (born 1970), basketball player
- Hala Gorani (* 1970), Syrian-American news anchor
- Constance Zimmer (born 1970), actress
- Natalie Grant (* 1971), singer
- Nana Miyagi (* 1971), Japanese-American tennis player
- Megyn Price (born 1971), actress
- David Leon Toups (* 1971), Roman Catholic Bishop of Beaumont
- Tom Abbs (* 1972), jazz musician, filmmaker and music manager
- Isis Gee (* 1972), US-Polish songwriter, composer and singer
- William Goldsmith (born 1972), drummer
- Dahlia Gray (* 1972), photo model and porn actress
- Marcus Hahnemann (* 1972), soccer goalkeeper
- Daniel Hallgrimson (* 1972), American-German musician and basketball player
- Kevin Kaska (* 1972), composer, conductor and arranger
- Carrie Brownstein (* 1974), musician, actress, author, director and comedian
- Corey Dillon (born 1974), American football player
- Ryan Longwell (born 1974), football player
- David Kennedy (* 1976), guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Jamie Nieto (* 1976), high jumper
- Jarred Rome (1976-2019), discus thrower
- Jeremy Teela (* 1976), biathlete
- Bianca Kajlich (* 1977), actress
- Bradley Stryker (born 1977), actor
- Jason Terry (born 1977), basketball player
- Scott Macartney (* 1978), ski racer
- Kevin Burleson (born 1979), basketball player
- Nick Thune (* 1979), American actor, comedian and musician
- Jamal Crawford (born 1980), basketball player
- Nicole Joraanstad (* 1980), curler
From 1981
- Daniel Lee (* 1980), cellist
- Peter Reed (* 1981), British rower
- Erika Christensen (* 1982), actress
- Wil Francis (* 1982), pop and rock singer
- Sara Gazarek (* 1982), jazz singer
- Tatum Greenblatt (* 1982), jazz musician
- Apolo Anton Ohno (* 1982), short track runner
- Macklemore (born 1983), rapper
- Gianna Michaels (* 1983), porn actress
- Ivyann Schwan (born 1983), actress
- Ian Johns (born 1984), poker player
- Nate Robinson (born 1984), basketball player
- Brandon Roy (* 1984), basketball player
- Aaron Brooks (born 1985), basketball player
- Emily Cross (* 1986), foil fencer
- Augie Johnston (born 1986), basketball player
- Ally Maki (* 1986), actress
- Stacie Orrico (* 1986), pop singer
- Kara Winger (* 1986), javelin thrower
- Terrence Williams (born 1987), basketball player
- Spencer Hawes (born 1988), basketball player
- Maiara Walsh (* 1988), actress
- London Keyes (* 1989), porn actress and erotic model
- Beau Mirchoff (* 1989), actor
- Stefano Bizzarri (* 1990), racing driver
- Jaron Brown (born 1990), American football player
- Adelle Tracey (* 1993), British athlete
- DeAndre Yedlin (born 1993), football player
- Darien Nelson-Henry (* 1994), basketball player
- Alina Lopez (* 1995), porn actress
- Dove Cameron (* 1996), actress and singer
- Dejounte Murray (born 1996), basketball player
Famous Seattle residents
- Betty MacDonald (1907-1958), American writer
- Torben Ulrich (* 1928), Danish writer, musician, filmmaker and tennis player
- Jesse R. Glover (1935–2012), Bruce Lee's first student and assistant instructor
- Sigrid Valdis (1935–2007), actress
- Ron Hudson (1939–2011), photographer and author
- Jonathan Raban (born 1942), British writer
- Michael Winters (* 1943/44), actor
- Michael Dibdin (1947–2007), crime novelist and writer
- Charles Richard Johnson (* 1948), novelist and short story writer, essayist and university professor
- Jayne Ann Krentz (* 1948), author
- Pete Carroll (born 1951), American football player and coach, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks
- Jim Woodring (born 1952), artist, comic book artist and author
- Robin Holcomb (* 1954), jazz and folk composer, songwriter, pianist and singer
- Jon Krakauer (* 1954), author
- Richard Paul Russo (born 1954), science fiction author
- Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (1957–2012), chess player
- Ronald Prescott Reagan (born 1958), journalist
- Amy Thomson (born 1958), writer
- Dan Savage (* 1964), journalist and author
- Franz Vohwinkel (* 1964), German graphic artist
- Christian Welp (1964–2015), German basketball player and coach
- Gerald Brom (* 1965), Gothic and fantasy artist and illustrator
- Sherman Alexie (* 1966), writer, poet, humorist and screenwriter
- Ed Brubaker (born 1966), comic book author and illustrator
- Kurt Cobain (1967-1994), lead singer
- Anu Garg (* 1967), bestselling author
- Joel McHale (born 1971), actor
- Tom Shear (* 1971), musician and record producer
- Ulrich Steidl (* 1972), German long-distance runner
- Cheyenne Jackson (* 1975), singer and actor
- Matthew Inman (born 1982), cartoonist
- Katerina Rohonyan (* 1984), Ukrainian chess player
- Stacie Orrico (* 1986), pop singer
See also
Web links
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