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

Gbenga Akinnagbe (born 1978), actor; born in D.C. Jonathan Banks (born 1947), actor; born in D.C. Dave Bautista (born 1969), actor and former wrestler of the WWE; born in D.C. Jon Bernthal (born 1976), actor; born in D.C. David Birney (1939–2022), actor; born in D.C. Blair Brown (born 1946), actress; born in D.C. Billie Burke (1884–1970), actress; born in D.C. Louis C.K. (born 1967), actor, comedian; born in D.C. Dave Chappelle (born 1973), actor, comedian; born in D.C., raised in suburban Maryland Whitney Cummings (born 1982), comedian, actress; born in D.C. Pat Flaherty (1897–1970), actor; born in D.C. Matt Frewer (born 1958), actor; born in D.C. Isabelle Fuhrman (born 1997), born in D.C. Betty Gabriel (born 1981), actress born in D.C Ana Gasteyer (born 1967), actress; born in D.C. Cameron Goodman (born 1984), actress; born in Texas; raised in D.C. Regina Hall (born 1971), actress; born in D.C. Alyson Hannigan (born 1974), actress; born in D.C. Goldie Hawn (born 1945), actress; born in D.C.; raised in Takoma Park, Maryland Helen Hayes (1900–1993), actress; born in D.C. John Heard (1945–2017), actor; born in D.C. Katherine Heigl (born 1978), actress; born in D.C. Taraji P. Henson (born 1970), actress; born in D.C. Edward Herrmann (1943–2014), actor; born in D.C. William Hurt (1950–2022), actor; born in D.C. Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), actor; born in D.C. Archie Kao (born 1973), actor; born in D.C. Erik King (born 1963), actor; born in D.C. Michael Learned (born 1939), actress; born in D.C. James McDaniel (born 1958), actor; born in D.C. Christopher Meloni (born 1958), actor; born in D.C. Bridgit Mendler (born 1992), singer and actress; born in D.C. Michael Nouri (born 1958), actor; born in D.C. Clifton Powell (born 1956), actor; born in D.C. Madlyn Rhue (1935–2003), actress; born in D.C. Eden Riegel (born 1981), actress; born in D.C. Sam Riegel (born 1976), actor; born in D.C. Chita Rivera (1933–2024), Broadway musical actress; born in D.C. Corey Parker Robinson (born 1975), actor; born in D.C. Yeardley Smith (born 1964), actress; born in Paris, France, raised in D.C. Josh Stamberg (born 1970), actor; born in D.C. Ben Stein (born 1944), actor, author, economist, former political speechwriter; born in D.C.; raised in Maryland Frances Sternhagen (1930–2023), actress; raised in D.C. Rip Taylor (1934–2019), actor, comedian; born in D.C. Veronica Taylor (born 1965), actress; born in New York, raised in D.C. Leigh Taylor-Young (born 1945), actress; born in D.C. Justin Theroux (born 1971), actor; born in D.C. Tony Todd (1954–2024), actor; born in D.C. Robin Weigert (born 1969), actress; born in D.C. Samira Wiley (born 1987), actress; born in D.C. Kellie Shanygne Williams (born 1976), actress; born in D.C. Tom Williamson (born 1990), actor from The Fosters; born in D.C. Robert Wisdom (born 1953), actor; born in D.C. Jeffrey Wright (born 1965), Tony Award–winning stage and film actor; born in D.C. Leonard Wu (born 1986), actor; born in D.C. Damian Young (born 1961), actor; born in D.C. Rick Yune (born 1971), actor; born in D.C.

Artists Richard Artschwager (1923–2013), minimalist and pop artist; born in D.C. Robin Bell (born 1979), art projectionist; lives and works in D.C. Ned Bittinger (born 1951), portrait painter and illustrator; born in D.C. F. Lennox Campello (born 1956), visual artist, critic and author; works in D.C. Allen 'Big Al' Carter (1947–2008), painter; worked and taught art in D.C. Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), sculptor; born in D.C. Will H. Chandlee (1865–1955), painter and illustrator; born in D.C. Shanthi Chandrasekar, painter and sculptor; works out of D.C. Manon Cleary (1942–2011), painter and educator; lived in D.C. Gene Davis (1920–1985), painter; born in D.C. Rosetta DeBerardinis, visual artist; lives in D.C. Inez Demonet (1897–1980), visual artist; born in D.C. Victor Ekpuk (born 1964), visual artist; lives in D.C. Joseph Craig English, printmaker; born in D.C. Sharon Farmer (born 1951), photographer who served as the chief official White House photographer; born in D.C. Halim Flowers (born 1980), visual artist; born in Washington, D.C. Catriona Fraser (born 1972), photographer and art dealer; worked in D.C. Sam Gilliam (1933–2022), painter; lives in D.C. Nan Goldin (born 1953), photographer; born in D.C. Patricia Goslee, painter, lives in Washington, D.C. Michael Janis (born 1959), glass artist; lives in D.C. Mark Jenkins (born 1970), street artist; lives in D.C. Wayson R. Jones, visual artist; works in D.C. Margaret Sherratt Keys (1856–1942), British-born American artist, china painter, store proprietor; lived in D.C. Nate Lewis, visual artist; works out of D.C. Morris Louis (1912–1962), painter; lived in D.C. Kevin MacDonald (1947–2006), painter; lived in D.C. Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005), visual artist; born in D.C. Percy Martin, visual artist; lives in D.C. Benoit Maubrey (born 1952), born in D.C. Alexa Meade (born 1986), visual artist; born in D.C. Benson Moore (1882–1974), painter and sketcher; lived and worked in D.C. Judith Peck, visual artist, works in D.C. Michael B. Platt (1948–2019), visual artist and art professor; lived and worked in D.C. Martin Puryear (born 1941), sculptor; born in D.C. Paul Reed (1919–2015), painter; born in D.C. Amber Robles-Gordon, mixed media artist; lives in D.C. Joe Shannon (born 1937), painter and educator; worked in D.C. Lou Stovall (1937–2023), printmaker; lived in D.C. Tim Tate (born 1960), glass and video artist; born in D.C. Erwin Timmers (born 1964), glass artist; lives in D.C. Bill Watterson (born 1958), cartoonist; born in D.C. Frances Wieser (1869–1949), scientific illustrator; born and died in D.C. Frank Wright (1932–2020), painter; born in D.C.

Athletes

Kevyn Adams (born 1974), hockey player; born in D.C. Kevin Alston (born 1988), soccer player; born in D.C. Desmond Armstrong (born 1964), soccer player and coach; born in D.C. Jake Atz (1879–1945), baseball player; born in D.C. Khalid Balogun (born 1998), soccer player; born in D.C. Kay Banjo (born 1992), soccer player; born in D.C. Mike Banner (born 1984), soccer player; born in D.C. Elgin Baylor (1934–2021), basketball player; born in D.C. Walter Beall (1899–1959), former baseball player; born in D.C. Lu Blue (1897–1958), baseball player; born in D.C. Nate Burkey (born 1985), soccer player; born in D.C. Jerry Chambers (born 1943), former basketball player; born in D.C. Billy Chiles (born 1985), soccer player and coach; born in D.C. Patrick Clark (born 1995), professional wrestler; born in D.C. Bonzie Colson (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League; born in D.C. Arthur Cook (1928–2021), Olympic sport shooter; born in D.C. Derek Cooke (born 1991), basketball player; born in D.C. Judah Cooks (born 1976), soccer player and coach; born in D.C. Micah Cooks (born 1981), soccer player Josh Cribbs (born 1983), football player; born in D.C. Adrian Dantley (born 1956), former basketball player; born in D.C. Vernon Davis (born 1984), football player; born in D.C. Vontae Davis (born 1988), football player; born in D.C. Kevin Durant (born 1988), basketball player; born in D.C., raised in suburban Maryland Malik Ellison (born 1996), basketball player; born in D.C. A. J. Francis (born 1990), football player and wrestler; born in D.C. Lennard Freeman (born 1995), basketball player; born in D.C. Frank Funk (born 1935), former baseball player; born in D.C. Luka Garza (born 1998), basketball player; born in D.C. Paul Goldstein (born 1976), tennis player; born in D.C. Frank Jackson (born 1998), basketball player; born in D.C. Khyree Jackson (1999–2024), football player; born in D.C. Clay Kirby (1948–1991), baseball player; born in D.C. Katie Ledecky (born 1997), Olympic swimmer; born in D.C. Byron Leftwich (born 1980), football player; born in D.C. Tim Legler (born 1966), former basketball player; born in D.C. Ricky Lindo (born 2000), American-Panamanian basketball player; born in D.C. Andrew Luck (born 1989), football quarterback; born in D.C. Shawne Merriman (born 1984), football player; born in D.C. Matt Mervis (born 1998), baseball player; born in D.C. Rollie Miles (1927–1995), Canadian football player; born in D.C. Don Money (born 1947), baseball player; born in D.C. Robin Montgomery (born 2004), tennis player; born in D.C. Josh Morgan (born 1985), football player; born in D.C. Jon Morris (born 1942), football player; born in D.C. Bubba Morton (1931–2006), baseball player; born in D.C. Jonathan Ogden (born 1974), football player; born in D.C. Jordan Pefok (born 1996), soccer player; born in D.C. Jamorko Pickett (born 1997), basketball player; born in D.C. Jerry Porter (born 1978), former football player; born in D.C. Curtis Pride (born 1968), former baseball player; born in D.C. Pete Sampras (born 1971), tennis player; born in D.C. Gabriel Segal (born 2001), soccer player, born in D.C. Harold Solomon (born 1952), former tennis player; born in D.C. Teez Tabor (born 1995), cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons; born in D.C. Nikki Teasley (born 1979), basketball player; born in D.C. James Tillman (1919–2009), Negro league baseball player; born in D.C. Michael Weiss (born 1976), figure skater; born in D.C. Delonte West (born 1983), basketball player; born in D.C. Brian Westbrook (born 1979), football player; born in D.C. Mike Wilcher (born 1960), former football player; born in D.C. Caleb Williams (born 2001), football player; born in D.C. Maury Wills (1932–2022), former baseball player; born in D.C. Willie Wood (1936–2020), football player; born in D.C.

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

Jim Acosta (born 1971), journalist born in D.C. Thomas Boswell (born 1947), journalist born in D.C. John Dickerson (born 1968), journalist; born in D.C. Susan Ford (born 1957), photojournalist and chairman of the Betty Ford Center; born in D.C. David Frum (born 1960), journalist, newspaper writer of The Atlantic Anna Sanborn Hamilton (1848–1927), journalist, author, and teacher; lived, died in D.C. Douglas Harriman Kennedy (born 1967), journalist born in D.C. Austin H. Kiplinger (1918–2015), journalist and philanthropist; born in D.C. Buster Olney (born 1964), sports columnist; born in D.C. Frank Rich (born 1949), newspaper columnist; born in D.C. David Simon (born 1960), author, journalist; born in D.C. A. G. Sulzberger (born 1980), journalist; born in D.C. Cal Thomas (born 1942), newspaper columnist and author; born in D.C. Margaret Hicks Williams (1899–1972), government official, feature writer, political expert; lived in D.C.

Military

Frederic Vaughan Abbot (1858–1928), U.S. Army brigadier general, resided in D.C. during retirement