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List of people from Washington, D.C.

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 area, which includes portions of Maryland and Virginia.

Actors

Artists

Athletes

Entertainers

  • Pat Buchanan (born 1938), author, syndicated columnist, television commentator; born in D.C.
  • Connie Chung (born 1946), television journalist; born in D.C.
  • Stephen Colbert (born 1964), television host, comedian; born in D.C.
  • Sam Denby (born 1998), YouTuber; born and raised in D.C.
  • Sarah Urist Green (born 1979), PBS art program creator and former museum curator; born in D.C.
  • Petey Greene (1931–1984), radio and TV talk show host; born in D.C.
  • Tim Gunn (born 1953), TV personality and fashion expert; born in D.C.
  • Jim Henson (1936–1990), creator of the Muppets; lived in D.C. from 1948 until 1961.
  • King Molasses, drag king
  • Fulton Lewis (1903–1966), radio and TV commentator; born in D.C.
  • Patricia Newcomb (born 1930), producer and publicist; born in D.C.
  • Bill Nye ("Bill Nye the Science Guy") (born 1955), television host, scientist, mechanical engineer; born in D.C.
  • Maury Povich (born 1939), television talk show host; born in D.C.
  • Diane Rehm (born 1936), radio talk show host; born in D.C.
  • Scott Sanders (born 1968), screenwriter and director, born in N.C., raised in D.C.

Journalists

Military

Musicians

Political figures

Scientists

  • Charles R. Drew (1904–1950), physician, medical researcher; born in D.C.
  • Danielle Hairston, psychiatrist; educated in D.C.
  • Michael Hendricks, psychologist, suicidologist, and advocate for the LGBT community; long-time resident of D.C.
  • Lars Krutak, tattoo anthropologist; long-time resident of D.C.

Writers

  • Edward Albee (1928–2016), playwright; born in D.C.
  • Alida Anderson (born 1969), Arts researcher, author and professor at American University; born in D.C.
  • Ann Beattie (born 1947), short story writer and novelist; born in D.C.
  • Tracy Chevalier (born 1962), novelist; born in D.C.
  • Katherine M. Cook (1876–1962), educator and government official who specialized in rural education; lived and worked in D.C.
  • Ella Loraine Dorsey (1853–1935), author, journalist, translator; born in D.C.
  • Frederick Douglass (1817 or 1818–1895), author, public speaker, political activist, abolitionist; lived and died in D.C.
  • Jonathan Safran Foer (born 1977), writer; born in D.C.
  • Mary Downing Hahn (born 1937), author; born in D.C.
  • Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), author, journalist, political philosopher; lived in D.C. for most of his writing career
  • Langston Hughes (1901–1967), writer, poet; lived in D.C. at the start of his writing career
  • Edward P. Jones (born 1951), author; raised in D.C.
  • Florence King (1936–2016), author; born in D.C.
  • Jeannie Blackburn Moran (1842–1929), author, community leader, socialite, and philanthropist; lived in and died in D.C.
  • George Pelecanos (born 1957), author of detective fiction; born in D.C.
  • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953), writer; born in D.C.
  • Frederick Reuss (born 1960), novelist known for works such as Mohr and Horace Afoot.
  • David Simon (born 1960), screenwriter; born in D.C.
  • Paula Vogel (born 1951), playwright; born in D.C.
  • Walt Whitman (1819–1892), journalist, poet, essayist; lived in D.C. for a decade during and after the American Civil War

Miscellaneous

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