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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 area, which includes portions of Maryland and Virginia.

Actors

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Artists

Athletes

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  • 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.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Paving the Way: Desmond Armstrong on Race and His Unlikely Path to the U.S. Men’s National Team |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/09/paving-the-way-desmond-armstrong-on-race-and-his-unlikely-path-to-the-us-mens-national-team |access-date=December 28, 2024 |website=United States Soccer Federation}}
  • Jake Atz (1879–1945), baseball player; born in D.C.
  • Khalid Balogun (born 1998), soccer player; born in D.C.{{Cite web |title=Khalid Balogun |url=https://smcmathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/khalid-balogun/4601 |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Saint Michael's Purple Knights}}
  • Kay Banjo (born 1992), soccer player; born in D.C.{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2015 |title=Whitecaps FC select striker Kay Banjo in second round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/whitecaps-fc-select-striker-kay-banjo-second-round-2015-mls-superdraft |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}
  • Mike Banner (born 1984), soccer player; born in D.C.{{Cite web |title=Mike Banner |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mike-banner/ |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}}
  • 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.{{Cite web |last=Gonzales |first=Mav C. |date=June 30, 2011 |title=Know your Azkals: Nate Burkey is homesick |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/224855/know-your-azkals-nate-burkey-is-homesick/story/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=GMA Integrated News}}
  • Jerry Chambers (born 1943), former basketball player; born in D.C.
  • Billy Chiles (born 1985), soccer player and coach; born in D.C.{{Cite web |title=Billy Chiles |url=http://www.crystalpalaceusa.com/PLAYER-Chiles.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519234905/http://www.crystalpalaceusa.com/PLAYER-Chiles.php |archive-date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=Crystal Palace Baltimore}}
  • 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.{{cite web |last1=Haydon |first1=John |date=January 27, 1998 |title=Maryland's Cooks Assigned to D.C. United by Project 40 |url=https://umterps.com/news/2013/4/9/208125516 |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=Maryland Terrapins}}
  • Micah Cooks (born 1981), soccer player{{Cite web |title=Micah Cooks |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/micah-cooks/ |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}}
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Harold Solomon (born 1952), former tennis player; born in D.C.
  • Teez Tabor (born 1995), cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons; 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

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  • 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.
  • 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

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Military

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  • Frederic Vaughan Abbot (1858–1928), U.S. Army brigadier general, resided in D.C. during retirement{{cite news |date=September 27, 1928 |title=Colonel Frederick V. Abbot, Famed Engineer Of The World War, Is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90588079/obituary-for-frederick-vaughan-abbot/ |work=The Yonkers Herald |location=Yonkers, NY |page=18 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Alfred E. Bates (1840–1909), U.S. Army major general, lived in D.C. during retirement{{cite news |date=June 22, 1906 |title=In the Berkshires |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105939442/berkshires/ |work=New-York Tribune |location=New York, NY |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |url=http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/2063*.html |title=Alfred E. Bates in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Volumes III-V |last=Thayer |first=Bill |website=Bill Thayer's Web Site |publisher=Bill Thayer |location=Chicago, IL |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=July 19, 2022}}
  • Upton Birnie Jr. (1877–1957), U.S. Army major general, retired in D.C.{{cite news |date=13 July 1950 |title=Mrs. Upton Birnie, Jr., Army General's Wife, Dies In Pennsylvania |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-birnie/161641222/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, D.C. |page=A-26 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |date=17 October 1957 |title=Deaths: Gen. Upton Birnie Jr. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel/161641514/ |work=The Evening Sentinel |location=Carlisle, Pennsylvania |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Harold W. Blakeley (1893–1966), U.S. Army major general, retired in D.C.{{cite news |date=May 11, 1966 |title=Harold Blakeley, 72, World War II General |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-daily-news-blakeley/150289159/ |work=The Washington Daily News |location=Washington, DC |page=32 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • George S. Blanchard (1920–2006), U.S. Army four-star general; born in D.C.{{cite news |last=Lamb |first=Yvonne Shinhoster |date=May 18, 2006 |title=Gen. George Blanchard |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/05/18/gen-george-blanchard/6a094024-f64e-41e6-ab79-2ed9d0d533d2/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, DC}}
  • Nathan W. Brown (1819–1893), Paymaster-General of the U.S. Army, lived in D.C. during retirement{{cite book |editor-last=Brown |editor-first=John Howard |date=1897 |title=The Cyclopædia of American Biographies |volume=I |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0hfnSwsmar8C&pg=PA450 |location=Boston |publisher=The Cyclopædia Publishing Company |page=450 |via=Google Books}}{{cite web |last=Gawler |first=Joseph |date=March 5, 1893 |title=Washington, District of Columbia Death Certificates, 1874-1931, Entry for Nathan W. Brown |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/31781719?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a224c537a53453831534f6a7354613554354758634f79384b32355351436a31626c2b336974335878335959673d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |website=Ancestry.com |location=Lehi, Utah |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLV |access-date=12 February 2025}}
  • William Bryden (1880–1972), U.S. Army major general, lived in Washington, D.C. during retirement{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals In Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ |location=Raleigh |publisher=Pentland Press |pages=56–57 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=Google Books}}
  • John Loomis Chamberlain (1858–1948), U.S. Army major general, retired in Washington, D.C.{{cite news |date=December 1, 1923 |title=Society: Maj. Gen. John L. Chamberlain |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111841048/chamberlain/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/2831*.html |title=John L. Chamberlain in Cullum's Register, Volumes III–IX |last=Cullum |first=George W. |author-link=George Washington Cullum |date=May 15, 2016 |website=Bill Thayer's Web Site |publisher=Bill Thayer |location=Chicago, IL |access-date=October 20, 2022}}
  • John M. K. Davis (1844–1920), U.S. Army brigadier general; born in D.C.{{cite web |url=http://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/people/3538/general-john-moore-kelso-davis;jsessionid=8F18DD2E910A0C7BCAB70F86E4A6ED7C |title=Biography, General John Moore Kelso Davis, American, 1844–1920 |website=Emuseum.chs.org |publisher=Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library |location=Hartford, CT |access-date=July 17, 2022}}
  • Lester A. Dessez (1896–1981), U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general; raised in D.C.{{cite news |date=June 4, 1916 |title=Best Drill In History |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107166470/best-drill/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, DC |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Lorenzo D. Gasser (1876–1955), U.S. Army general, retired to Washington, D.C.
  • Cecil D. Haney (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral who commanded U.S. Strategic Command; born in D.C.{{cite web |url=https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/602711/retired-admiral-cecil-d-haney/ |title=Biography, Admiral Cecil D. Haney |website=Defense.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense |location=Washington, DC |access-date=August 7, 2022}}
  • George Herbert Harries (1860–1934), U.S. Army major general, resided in Washington, D.C.{{cite news |date=September 29, 1934 |title=Gen. Harries Dies; Headed D.C. Guard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83096906/harries-dies/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, D.C. |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Charles L. Hodges (1847–1911), U.S. Army major general, retired in Washington, D.C.{{cite book |last=Beach |first=Frederick Converse |author-link=Frederick Converse Beach |date=1911 |title=The Americana Supplement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wbpRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA615 |location=New York, NY |publisher=The Scientific American Compiling Department |page=615 |via=Google Books}}
  • Martin P. Hottel (1904–1981), U.S. Navy Admiral and decorated submarine commander; born in D.C.{{cite book |date=1956 |title=Register of Alumni: Graduates and Former Naval Cadets and Midshipmen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zqgPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA284 |location=Annapolis, MD |publisher=United States Naval Academy Alumni Association |page=284 |via=Google Books}}
  • Beverley Kennon (1793–1844), commodore in the United States Navy and commander of the Bureau of Construction and Repair; resided in Washington{{cite book |last=White |first=James T. |date=1897 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=IV |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-1xDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA552 |location=New York, NY |publisher=James T. White & Company |ref={{sfnRef|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}}}}
  • Lester Lyles (born 1946), former U.S. Air Air Force general, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
  • Anthony McAuliffe (1898–1975), U.S. Army general, commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne; born in D.C.{{cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/23110 |title=Distinguished Service Cross Citation, Anthony C. McAuliffe |website=The Hall of Valor Project |publisher=Military Times |location=Tysons, VA |access-date=August 7, 2022}}
  • Henry C. Newcomer (1861–1952), U.S. Army brigadier general, engineer whose work included Taft Bridge and improvements to Washington Aqueduct; retired to Washington, D.C.{{cite news |date=December 5, 1952 |title=Gen. Henry Newcomer Dies; Helped Develop Arterial Roads Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-newcomer/141384233/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=A-26 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Edward C. Peter II (1929 – 2008), U.S. Army lieutenant general, commander of Fourth United States Army; born in D.C.{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/edward-peter-obituary?id=5627252 |title=Obituary, Edward C. Peter II |date=November 19, 2008 |website=Legacy.com |publisher=Legacy.com, Inc. |location=Chicago, IL |access-date=December 11, 2022 |via=The Washington Post, Savannah Morning News}}
  • Curtis C. Robinson (1919–2009), pharmacist, U.S. Army Air Force officer, fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen; lived and died in D.C.{{cite web |title=Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster |url=https://cafriseabove.org/the-tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-pilot-roster/ |website=CAF Rise Above |access-date=11 August 2020}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Curtis C. 'CC' Robinson |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/curtis-robinson-obituary?pid=172778397 |via=Legacy.com }}
  • William B. Rochester (1826–1909), Paymaster-General of the United States Army{{cite news |date=8 January 1902 |title=The marriage of Miss Alice Davies Rochester |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-marriage-of-rochester-fen/172387268/ |work=The Washington Times |location=Washington, DC |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |date=11 November 1909 |title=Gen. W. B. Rochester |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-rochester/172387523/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, D.C. |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Otho B. Rosenbaum (1871–1962), U.S. Army brigadier general, resided in Washington, D.C. during retirement{{cite news |date=December 24, 1962 |title=Gen. Otho B. Rosenbaum, 91, Spanish–American Veteran |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01140630143759003131709516417 |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=19 |via=GenealogyBank |url-access=subscription}}
  • Daniel H. Rucker (1812–1910), U.S. Army brigadier general, resided in Washington, D.C. during retirement{{cite web |url=https://quartermaster.army.mil/bios/previous-qm-generals/quartermaster_general_bio-rucker.html |title=Previous Quartermaster Commandants: Brigadier General Daniel H. Rucker, 15th Quartermaster School Commandant, February 13th 1882 – February 23rd 1882 |date=November 30, 2020 |website=Quartermaster.Army.Mil |publisher=U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps and Quartermaster School |location=Ft. Lee, VA |access-date=March 25, 2022 |ref={{sfnRef|Quartermaster Corps}}}}
  • Joseph P. Sanger (1840–1926), U.S. Army major general{{cite news |date=March 15, 1926 |title=Gen. J. P. Sanger Dies In 86th Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105667495/jp-sanger/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Charles G. Sawtelle (1834–1913), U.S. Army brigadier general, resided in Washington, D.C. during retirement{{cite magazine |last=Abbot |first=Henry Larcom |author-link=Henry Larcom Abbot |date=June 11, 1913 |title=Obituary, Charles Greene Sawtelle |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZUzpYpePl6AC&pg=RA2-PA80 |magazine=Forty-Second Annual Reunion of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy |location=Saginaw, MI |publisher=Seamann & Peters |page=76 |via=Google Books |ref={{sfnRef|Abbot}}}}
  • Charles L. Scott (1883–1954), U.S. Army major general; lived in D.C. in retirement; died in D.C.{{cite news |date=November 29, 1954 |title=Gen. Charles Scott, 2d Armored Division Organizer, Horseman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-obituary-for-charles-l-sco/125072327/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=A-16 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • William Renwick Smedberg Jr. (1871–1942), U.S. Army brigadier general; lived in D.C. in retirement; died in D.C.{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals in Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ&q=%22william+renwick+smedberg,+jr%22 |location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=Pentland Press |pages=337–338 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=Google Books}}
  • Franklin Guest Smith (1840–1912), U.S. Army brigadier general, resident of Washington, D.C. during retirement{{cite book |editor-last=Suter |editor-first=J. L. |date=1908 |title=District of Columbia: Concise Biographies of Its Prominent and Representative Contemporary Citizens |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vjRMAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA434 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Potomac Press |page=434 |via=Google Books}}
  • Culver C. Sniffen (1844–1930), Paymaster-General of the United States Army, lived in Washington{{cite news |date=30 December 1928 |title=Gen. C. C. Sniffen, Alert At 85, Lets Hobbies Keep Him Young |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-alert/172254000/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1875–1947), U.S. Army brigadier general, 1891 graduate of Central High School,{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Who's Who In the Nation's Capital |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ojlMAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA366 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Consolidated Publishing Company |page=366 |via=Google Books}} lived in Washington during retirement{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals in Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ&q=%22oliver+lyman+spaulding+(0-703)%22 |location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=Pentland Press |page=343 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=Google Books}}
  • William F. Spurgin (1838–1904), U.S. Army brigadier general, live in Washington during retirement{{cite book |editor-last=Leonard |editor-first=John W. |date=1903 |title=Who's Who In America |volume=III |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7OULAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1402 |location=Chicago |publisher=A. N. Marquis & Company |pages=1402–1403 |via=Google Books}}{{cite news |date=7 August 1904 |title=General Spurgin Dies In Kentucky |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-spurgin/163386445/ |work=The Washington Times |location=Washington, D.C. |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Donald A. Stroh (1892–1953), U.S. Army major general, raised and educated in Washington, retired to Washington{{cite web |url=https://9thinfantrydivision.net/donald-a-stroh/ |title=Biography, Donald A. Stroh |last=Stumpf |first=Robert E. |date=2018 |website=9th Infantry Division In WW2 |publisher=Yuri Beckers |location=Copenhagen, Denmark |access-date=June 2, 2024}}
  • Karl Truesdell (1882–1955), U.S. Army major general, raised in D.C.{{cite magazine |editor-last=Woodburn |editor-first=Thos. B. |date=August 1937 |title=Former Private Commands Fort Jay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XRWJXA-56KwC&pg=RA19-PA11 |magazine=Recruiting News |location=Governors Island, NY |publisher=Recruiting Publicity Bureau, U.S. Army |page=11 |via=Google Books}}{{cite news |date=September 8, 1952 |title=Julius A. Truesdell, 98, Former Newsman, and Father of General |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100241284/obituary-for-julius-a-truesdell-aged/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=A-10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Carlos Clark Van Leer (1865–1953), U.S. Army Captain and Chief of Personnel and Budget for Department of Treasury: lived and died in D.C.{{cite news |date=November 4, 1953 |title=Carlos Van Leer Dies In Washington |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61586277/obituary-for-carlos-clark-van-leer/ |work=Nashville Banner |location=Nashville, TN |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Earle Wheeler (1908–1975), U.S. Army general; born in D.C.{{cite web |url=https://www.jcs.mil/About/The-Joint-Staff/Chairman/General-Earle-Gilmore-Wheeler/ |title=Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Biographies: Earle Gilmore Wheeler |website=JCS.mil |publisher=Defense Media Activity |location= Fort Meade, MD |access-date=August 7, 2022}}
  • Eben Eveleth Winslow (1866–1928), U.S. Army brigadier general; raised and educated in D.C.{{cite news |date=December 27, 1883 |title=The Class of '82 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117015288/class-of-82/ |work=National Republican |location=Washington, DC |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |date=October 24, 1896 |title=High School Cadets |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117015956/cadets/ |work=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • William T. Wood (1854–1943), U.S. Army brigadier general, resided in Washington, D.C. during retirement{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals In Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ&q=%22William+Thomas+Wood+(+0-13251+)%22 |location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=Pentland Press |page=392 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=Google Books}}{{cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/2682*.html |title=William T. Wood in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Volumes III to IX |last=Cullum |first=George W. |author-link=George Washington Cullum |date=February 10, 2016 |website=Bill Thayer's Website |publisher=Bill Thayer |location=Chicago, IL |access-date=November 11, 2023}}
  • John E. Woodward (1870–1944), U.S. Army brigadier general, lived in D.C. during retirement{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=August 5, 1944 |title=Brig. Gen. Woodward, Retired, Dies at Farm Home in Mendon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110317320/obituary-for-john-e-woodward-aged-73/ |work=The Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Musicians

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Political figures

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  • Kenneth Bacon (1944–2009), Department of Defense spokesman; later served as president of Refugees InternationalMartin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/us/16bacon.html "K. H. Bacon, an Advocate For Refugees, Is Dead at 64"], The New York Times, August 15, 2009. Accessed August 16, 2009.
  • Cory Booker (born 1969), U.S. Senator from New Jersey; born in D.C.
  • Muriel Bowser (born 1972), mayor of Washington D.C.
  • Jean Carnahan, former U.S. Senator from Missouri, born and raised in D.C.
  • Mel Carnahan, former governor of Missouri, raised in D.C.
  • Pedro Casanave (c. 1766 – 1796), fifth mayor of Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
  • Dereck E. Davis (born 1967), Treasurer of Maryland; born in D.C.
  • John Foster Dulles (1888–1959), U.S. Secretary of State; born in D.C.
  • Omar Fateh (born 1990), Minnesota State Senator; born in D.C.
  • Adrian Fenty (born 1970), mayor of the District of Columbia, 2007–2011; born in D.C.
  • Don Forsht, West Virginia state delegate; born in D.C.
  • Al Gore (born 1948), U.S. vice president; born in D.C.
  • Tipper Gore (born 1948), wife of former vice president Al Gore; born in D.C.
  • Larry Hogan (born 1956), governor of Maryland; born in D.C.
  • Abraham Katz (1926–2013), diplomat, United States Ambassador to the OECD; lived in D.C.
  • Sharon Pratt Kelly (born 1944), mayor of the District of Columbia, 1991–1995; born in D.C.
  • Ned Lamont (born 1954), businessman and 89th Governor of Connecticut; born in D.C.
  • Brian Sims (born 1978), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; born in D.C.{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=2459&body=H|title=BRIAN K. SIMS|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.}}
  • Josh Stein (born 1966), governor and attorney general of North Carolina; born in D.C.
  • Gladys Spellman (1918–1988), former member of the U.S. House Of Representatives from Maryland; raised in New York and D.C.
  • Conrad Tillard (born 1964), politician, Baptist minister, radio host, author, and activist
  • Walter Nathan Tobriner (1902–1979), Washington, D.C., government official; born in D.C.
  • Larry Warner (1943–2022), Texas state legislator; born in D.C.
  • Paul Wellstone (1944–2002), U.S. Senator from Minnesota; born in D.C.

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

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Miscellaneous

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References

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