Seattleites are people who are from or are residents of the city of

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

. This is a list of well-known people who lived and currently live in the city of Seattle.

Lived in Seattle

Athletics

* Seyi Adekoya – soccer player * Reed Baker-Whiting – soccer player *

Josh Barnett Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, submission wrestler, professional wrestler, and color commentator. Barnett previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the y ...

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MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

fighter, former

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...

heavyweight champion *

Peter Baum Peter Baum (born December 14, 1990) is an American professional lacrosse player. He also played for Colgate University in Division I college lacrosse. He is a member of Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. Early life Born in ...

– lacrosse player *

Carl Bennett Carl Blair Bennett (December 7, 1915 – May 15, 2013) was an American professional basketball general manager and head coach. He was born in Rockford, Indiana and began his sports career by playing softball. Bennett was recruited by Fred Zollne ...

– soccer player * Samad Bounthong – soccer player *

Jim Brazeau Jim Brazeau is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. He played one season in the American Professional Soccer League and five in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He earned the first shutout in CISL history on August 25, 1993. Playing Braze ...

– soccer player and coach *

Leo Burney Leo Burney (born November 2, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Career Burney started his youth career with local side Blue Arrows before joining Seattle United in 2010. He joined the ...

– soccer player * Jerry Cameron – soccer player *

Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...

– golfer *

Jamal Crawford Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2020. Nicknamed "J-Crossover", he is regarded as one of the best ball handlers in ...

– basketball player *

Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers ( ; born November 19, 1966) is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 60 m hurdles, 100 m and 100 m hurdles. One of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time, she was ...

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track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete, Olympic track-and-field gold medalist * Joan Dunlap-Seivold – soccer player * Tom Gorman – tennis player *

Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Stephen Hahnemann (born June 15, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Graduating out of Seattle Pacific University, he played for the Seattle Sounders between 1994 and 1996. Between 1997 an ...

– soccer player *

Nevin Harrison Nevin Harrison ( ; born June 2, 2002) is an American sprint canoeist. Career Harrison began canoeing at age 12 with the Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club in Seattle, Washington. She began competing for the United States at age 15, competing at the ...

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canoer Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an 'open canoe' or Canadian. A few of the recreational forms ...

, Olympic Canoe Sprint gold medalist *

Ryder Jones Ryder McKinley Jones (born June 7, 1994) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Playing career San Francisco Giants Jones attended Watauga Hi ...

– baseball player * B. J. Johnson – swimmer * Matthew King –

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

swimmer *

Kimber Lee Kimberly Ann Frankele (born June 27, 1990), better known by her ring name Kimber Lee, is an American professional wrestler. She is known for her work on both the American and international independent circuits, most notably as part of The Kimber ...

– wrestler *

Dejounte Murray Dejounte Dashaun Murray ( ; born September 19, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Washington Huskies, w ...

– basketball player for the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

Apolo Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fa ...

– world champion and Olympic gold-medalist short track speed skater *

John Olerud John Garrett Olerud Jr. (; born August 5, 1968) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that won two consecut ...

– baseball player who played at

Washington State University Washington State University (WSU, or colloquially Wazzu) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest Land-grant uni ...

* Lora Ottenad – bodybuilder * Paul Renkert – soccer player *

JR Ritchie Ian "JR" Ritchie Jr. (born June 26, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. Early life and amateur career Ritchie lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, where he attended Bainbridge High School (Wash ...

– baseball player *

Nate Robinson Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson (born May 31, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Seattle, Robinson played college basketball for the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA draft. ...

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NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

player, known for winning three All-Star Dunk contests *

Ron Santo Ronald Edward Santo (February 25, 1940 – December 3, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In 1990, Santo became a member of the ...

– 9-time All-Star and 5-time Gold Glove third baseman for the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ...

, inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 * Tim Sedlacek – soccer player *

Chester Simmons Chester Simmons III (born July 24, 1982), better known as Tre Simmons, is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. He played college basketball for Odessa, Green River CC and Washington before playing professionally i ...

– basketball player * Maurice Smith – mixed martial artist *

Jason Terry Jason Eugene Terry (born September 15, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 19 seasons in the NBA as a combo guar ...

– basketball player * Jack Thompson – All-American quarterback at

and No. 3 overall pick in the 1979 NFL draft *

Greg Valentine Jonathan Anthony Wisniski (born September 20, 1951) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "the Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine. Over five decades, Valentine held more than 40 championsh ...

– wrestler; inducted into the

WWE Hall of Fame The WWE Hall of Fame is a List of halls and walks of fame, hall of fame which honors professional wrestlers and professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE. Originally known as the "WWF Hall of Fame", it was created in 1993 when An ...

(2004) * DeAndre Yedlin – soccer player *

Katelyn Ohashi Katelyn Michelle Ohashi (born April 12, 1997) is an American gymnast who competed for the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a six-time All-American and was a four-time member of USA Gymnastics' Junior National Team, the 2011 junior n ...

– gymnast for

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

, multi time awardee for the US *

Jaden McDaniels Jaden McDaniels (born September 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies men's basketball, Wash ...

– NBA player

Business

Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend ...

– co-founder of

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company, technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the History of personal computers#The ear ...

Edward Giddings Edward Paul Giddings (1929–1993) was an American architect and painter based in Southern California and Mexico. Biography Early life Edward Giddings was born in Seattle, Washington in 1929. He graduated from the University of Washington. He als ...

– architect and painter *

Ethan Stowell Ethan Stowell is an American chef and restaurateur. Based in Seattle, his restaurants include Goldfinch Tavern, How to Cook a Wolf, Red Cow (restaurant), Red Cow, Rione XIII, and Tavolàta. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Ethan ...

– chef and restaurateur

Literature

* Matt Briggs – writer *

Raegan Butcher CrimethInc., also known as CWC, which stands for either "CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective" or "CrimethInc Ex-Workers Ex-Collective", is a decentralized anarchist collective of autonomous cells. * * * CrimethInc. emerged in the mid-1990s, init ...

– poet * Mary Matsuda Gruenewald – memoirist *

David Guterson David Guterson ( ; born May 4, 1956) is an List of American novelists, American novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, and essayist. He is best known as the author of the bestselling Internment of Japanese Americans, Japanese American ...

– author *

Brian Herbert Brian Patrick Herbert (born June 29, 1947) is an American author, known for his work on the ''Dune'' franchise, which was created by his father, Frank Herbert. Brian Herbert's novels include ''Sidney's Comet'', ''Prisoners of Arionn'', ''Man of ...

– author *

Tan Lin Tan Anthony Lin is an American poet, author, filmmaker, and professor. He defines his work as "ambient" literature, which draws on and samples source material from the internet and popular culture to address issues involving plagiarism, copyright ...

– writer * Leslie Rule – author, novelist, paranormal writer

Movies, television, and media

Ken Jennings Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show host, former contestant, and author. He is best known for his work on the syndicated quiz show ''Jeopardy!'' as a contestant and later its host. Jennings was born in Edm ...

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Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead g ...

contestant and host, author, podcaster *

Jon Jon Augustavo Jonathan Augustavo, better known as Jon Jon or Jon Jon Augustavo, is an American filmmaker, commercial director, and music video director who has written and directed works for artists including Macklemore, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mike Posner, Al ...

– director *

John Aylward John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for playing the former DNC chairman Barry Goodwin on the NBC television series ''The West Wing'' and for playing Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the NBC televisio ...

– actor ('' ER'', ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American historical drama, period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on cable network AMC (TV channel), AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, with seven seasons ...

'', ''

House of Lies ''House of Lies'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Matthew Carnahan. The show, which premiered on Showtime on January 8, 2012, is based on the 2005 book of the same name by Martin Kihn. It follows a group of manageme ...

'', '' Gangster Squad'') *

David Michael Barrett David Michael Barrett (born April 3, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film producer in Los Angeles, California. Best known for his films '' Bad Actress'', '' Such Good People'' and '' Kiss Me, Kill Me'', his play ''Brentwood'' was featured ...

– screenwriter and film producer *

Craig Bartlett Craig Michael Bartlett (born October 18, 1956) is an American animator. He wrote, directed, created, and produced the Nickelodeon television series ''Hey Arnold!'' and the PBS Kids television series ''Ready Jet Go!'' and ''Dinosaur Train''. C ...

– ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. It originally aired from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandparents in an inner ...

'' creator * Bob Bingham – ''

Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Gospels' accounts of Passion of Jesus, the Passion, the work interprets ...

'' actor *

Josie Bissett Jolyn Christine Heutmaker (born October 5, 1970), known professionally as Josie Bissett, is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jane Mancini on the television series ''Melrose Place'' (1992–1999), and for her television film appe ...

– actress (''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime-time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex in West Hollywood, ...

''); ex-wife of

Rob Estes Rob Estes (born July 22, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Harry Wilson on the teen drama series '' 90210'', as Sgt. Chris Lorenzo on the crime drama series ''Silk Stalkings'', and as Kyle McBride on the primetime soap ...

Tori Black Tori Black (born 1988) is an American pornographic actress. In 2011, she became the first person to win the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award two years in a row. She was inducted in the XRCO and AVN Halls of Fame. Early life and educa ...

– porn star *

Dove Cameron Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame for her dual role of the eponymous characters in Disney Channel's comedy series '' Liv and Maddie'' (2013–2017) and her ...

– actress, singer *

Erika Christensen Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19, 1982) is an American actress. Her filmography includes roles in ''Traffic'' (2000), '' Swimfan'' (2002), '' The Banger Sisters'' (2002), '' The Perfect Score'' (2004), '' Flightplan'' (2005), '' How to Ro ...

– actress * Bobby Clark – actor *

Brett Davern Brett Davern is an American actor known for his role as Jake Rosati on the MTV series '' Awkward''. Early life Davern was born and raised in Edmonds, Washington. His love of theater and acting started at Madrona Elementary School in Edmonds. He ...

– actor, podcaster, ''

Awkward Awkward may refer to: * Awkwardness or embarrassment, an emotional state of intense discomfort with people * ''Awkward'' (TV series), an American teen comedy series * ''Awkward'' (album), a 2001 album by Ty * ''Awkward'', a 1999 graphic novel by ...

'' *

Graham Elliot Graham Elliot Bowles (born January 4, 1977) is an American chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. He first gained recognition in the restaurant business as a three-time nominee for the James Beard Award. In 2004, he was named to ' ...

– chef, restaurateur *

Fantasy A Alexander Leroy Hubbard (born May 23, 1993), better known by his stage name Fantasy A, is an American rapper from Seattle, Washington working in the hip hop music, hip hop genre, as well as a songwriter, actor, and author. He is best known for his ...

– actor (''Fantasy A Gets a Mattress''); rapper *

India Gants India Kate Gants (born June 11, 1996) is an American fashion model. She is best known for winning the America's Next Top Model (cycle 23), twenty-third cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' in 2017. Early life Gants was born in Seattle, Washing ...

– model, winner of ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' Cycle 23 * Tom Gorai – film producer *

Brian Haley Brian Carlo Haley (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and comedian. His stand-up act is characterized by playing his all-American looks against manic outbursts and absurd situations. As an actor, he may be best known for his roles as Vee ...

– actor, comedian *

Bianca Kajlich Bianca Kajlich ( ) is an American actress. Kajlich has had starring and supporting roles in television and film including the role of Jennifer on the CBS comedy '' Rules of Engagement'' (2007–2013). Kajlich also starred as final girl Sara Mo ...

– television actress noted for role of Jennifer on '' Rules of Engagement'' *

Richard Karn Richard Karn (born Richard Karn Wilson; February 17, 1956) is an American actor, author and former game show host. He starred as Home Improvement (TV series)#Characters, Al Borland in the ABC series ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improveme ...

– television actor, game show host * Mike Luckovich – editorial cartoonist * Dave Losso – stand-up comedian *

Beau Mirchoff William Beau Mirchoff (; born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his role in the MTV series '' Awkward'', his role as Jamie Hunter in '' Good Trouble'', and his role in '' Now Apocalypse'' on Starz. Early life Mirchof ...

– actor known for television series ''

'' *

Brian Stokes Mitchell Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American actor and singer. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theater since the 1990s. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a ...

– Broadway actor and baritone singer *

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born April 22, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Negan in the AMC horror drama series '' The Walking Dead'' (2016–2022) and its spin-off '' The Walking Dead: Dead City'' (2023–present ...

– actor, known for ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'', ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...

'', '' Magic City'', The Walking Dead * Mark Morris – director, choreographer, dancer *

Janice Pennington Janice Maurine Pennington (born July 8, 1942) is an American former model and one of the original "Barker's Beauties" on ''The Price Is Right''. As its longest-serving model, Pennington was with the show from its premiere in 1972 until 2000. She ...

– ''

The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is an American television game show where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their The Price Is Right (1956 American game ...

'' model *

Megyn Price Megyn Price is an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Claudia Finnerty in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox/The WB, WB sitcom ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–05), Audrey Bingham on the CBS sitcom ''Rules of Engagement (TV se ...

– actress known for roles on ''

Grounded for Life ''Grounded for Life'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on Fox. Created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, it ran for two seasons on Fox until being canceled only two episodes into its th ...

'' and '' Rules of Engagement'' * Nick Robinson – actor known for portraying Ryder Scanlon on

ABC Family American cable television, cable and satellite television network Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through four different owners and six different name changes dur ...

sitcom ''

Melissa & Joey ''Melissa & Joey'' is an American television sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence that aired for four seasons between 2010 and 2015 on ABC Family (now Freeform). The series title reflects the actors' names, not their characters ...

'' * Omari Salisbury – journalist, videographer, media company owner * Derek Sheen – stand-up comedian *

Jean Smart Jean Elizabeth Smart (born September 13, 1951) is an American actress. Jean Smart filmography, Her work includes both comedy and drama, and List of awards and nominations received by Jean Smart, her accolades include six Primetime Emmy Awards a ...

– actress, known for ''

Designing Women ''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS between September 29, 1986 and May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomas ...

'', ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated Action comedy TV series, action comedy television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The Kim Possible (character), title character is a teenage girl tasked with saving ...

'', ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (scr ...

'', '' 24'' *

Ryan Stiles Ryan Lee Stiles (born April 22, 1959) is an American-Canadian comedian and actor. His work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his work on ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' (both the original British version and the ...

– comedian, known for ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' (both

U.S. The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous ...

and

U.K. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

versions), and playing

Lewis Kiniski This is a list of characters who have appeared on ''The Drew Carey Show''. Main characters Notes # Christa Miller only appeared in the first and second episodes in Season 8. # Kathy Kinney is credited as a guest star in the pilot episode, b ...

on ''

The Drew Carey Show ''The Drew Carey Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1995, to September 8, 2004. Set in Cleveland, Ohio, the series revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionaliz ...

'', and Herb Melnick on ''

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that aired on CBS for 12 seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. The series originally starred Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, a hedonis ...

'' *

Alison Sudol Alison Sudol (born December 23, 1984) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is formerly known as the singer A Fine Frenzy, and for her role as Queenie Goldstein in '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2016), as well as its s ...

– actress, singer, songwriter *

Jen Taylor Jen Taylor is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Cortana in ''Halo'' games and the intelligent personal assistant, the voice of Zoey in the ''Left 4 Dead'' franchise and formerly as Princess Peach, Toad and other charact ...

– video game voice actress *

Maiara Walsh Maiara Walsh (; ; born February 18, 1988) is an American actress. She played Ana Solis on the sixth season of the ABC show ''Desperate Housewives'', Meena Paroom on the Disney Channel sitcom ''Cory in the House'' and Simone Sinclair on the F ...

– actress, ''

Cory in the House ''Cory in the House'' is an American television sitcom which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, and was a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven''. The show focuses o ...

'', ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a tota ...

'', '' Switched at Birth'' * Zoe Weizenbaum – actress, '' 12 and Holding'', ''

Memoirs of a Geisha ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and w ...

'' *

Rainn Wilson Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director. He starred as Dwight Schrute on NBC's American adaptation of ''The Office'' from 2005 to 2013, and received t ...

– actor, ''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

Music

Nissim Black Nissim Baruch Black (born Damian Jamohl Black; December 9, 1986) is an American-Israeli rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Under the stage name D. Black, he released the albums '' The Cause & Effect'' (2006) and '' Ali'yah'' (2009) and was ...

– rapper *

William Bolcom William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, a Grammy Award, the Detroit Music Award and was named 2007 Composer of the Year by Musical America. He ...

– composer *

Carrie Brownstein Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. During a long hiatu ...

– musician, member of

Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney ( ) is an American rock band that formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1994. The band's lineup features Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar) and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals), following the departure of longtime member Janet We ...

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning nearly seven decades. An Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award-winning rec ...

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folk singer Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selli ...

– musician *

Isis Gee Tamara Diane Wimer (born October 11, 1972), known professionally as Tamara Gee (formerly Isis Gee), is an American Pop music, pop singer and songwriter. She grew up singing and performing from the age of 5, and was a professional vocalist by the ...

– American singer in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

and

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...

entrant *

Stone Gossard Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966) is an American musician and songwriter who serves as the rhythm guitarist for the rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of the ...

– rhythm guitarist of

Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. One of the key bands in the grunge, grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam has outsold and outlasted many of its contemporaries from the early 1990s, ...

Natalie Grant Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years, 2006–2009, and ...

– Christian music singer/songwriter * Mary Lambert – singer *

Lil Mosey Lathan Moses Stanley Echols (born January 25, 2002), known professionally as Lil Mosey, is an American rapper and singer. His 2017 single, " Pull Up", received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and led hi ...

– rapper *

Macklemore Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( ; formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist rele ...

– hip-hop artist, born Ben Haggerty *

Duff McKagan Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5, 1964) is an American musician. He was the bassist of hard rock band Guns N' Roses for twelve years, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. McKagan rejoined the b ...

– bassist of

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 as a merger of local bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" line-up consisted of vocalist Axl R ...

Sir Mix-a-Lot Anthony L. Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot or his CB handle Prime Minista, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 1992 hit song " Baby Got Back", which peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' ...

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rap Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...

musician *

Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player, composer, guitarist, and mandolinist whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Mu ...

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violinist (also performs in other genres) *

Stephen O'Malley Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974) is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone metal, doom metal, and expe ...

– member of

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Sunn O))) Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American drone metal band formed in 1998 in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. The band is known for its distinctive visual style and slow, heavy sound, which blends diverse genres including doom metal, ...

Jake One Jacob Brian Dutton (born May 11, 1976), known professionally as Jake One, is an American record producer and songwriter.Palermo, Thomas (2008)Jake One Readies New Album, XLR8R, September 5, 2008Matos, Michaelangelo (2004)Rocketship Blowing Up", ...

– hip-hop music producer *

Stacie Orrico Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. After signing to ForeFront Records, Orrico recorded her first album, '' Genuine'' (2000). Her second studio album '' Stacie Orrico'' (2003), released by ForeFront and ...

– pop singer *

Jay Park Jay Park (born April 25, 1987), Korean name Park Jae-beom (), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based breakdancing, b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM), and founder and former ...

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singer *

Robin Pecknold Robin Noel Pecknold (born March 30, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, who serves as the principal songwriter and vocalist for indie folk band Fleet Foxes, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. He is known for his distinct baritenor ...

– musician, lead singer in the folk-rock band

Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2006. The band currently consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar, mandolin, backing vocals), Casey Wescott (keyboards, mandolin, backin ...

Scott Rockenfield Scott Rockenfield (born June 15, 1963), also known as SRock, is an American drummer and composer. He is best known as the drummer for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982, and the hard rock band Slave to the Syste ...

– drummer with

Queensrÿche Queensrÿche () is an American progressive metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one Extended play, EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record ...

* John Roderick – musician (

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), writer, and podcaster *

Jim Sheppard James Patrick Sheppard (born May 8, 1961) is an American musician. He was the bassist and founding member of the progressive metal band, Nevermore, and its predecessor, Sanctuary.Mustica, Giorgio.An Interview with Jeff Loomis: Cooling The Burn ...

– bassist with

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band

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* Janet Thurlow – jazz singer *

Rachel Trachtenburg Rachel Sage Piña-Trachtenburg (born December 10, 1993) is an American musician. She is most notable for her key role as drummer and backup vocalist of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, a family band consisting of herself and her parent ...

– drummer, member of The

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Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet " Up Where We Belong", and in 1987 fo ...

– singer and songwriter * Mary Youngblood – Native American flutist

Politics

Maria Cantwell Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician who has been the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Washington House of Representatives from 19 ...

– U.S. senator *

Jenny Durkan Jenny Anne Durkan (born May 19, 1958) is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor, and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Seattle, Washington. She is the daughter of Martin Durkan. Durkan is a member of the Democratic Party. Afte ...

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* Bob Ferguson –

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Steve Gunderson Steven Craig Gunderson (born May 10, 1951) is an American former politician who was a Republican U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1997, when he was succeeded by Democrat Ron Kind. After leaving office, ...

– politician in Montana *

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– former governor of Washington *

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, with a career spanning seven decades in film, stage, television and radio. Famously nicknamed as "Th ...

– California politician * Gary Locke – U.S. Ambassador to China, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, former List of governors of Washington, governor of Washington * Patty Murray – U.S. senator, former state senator * Frank Murkowski – Polish-American politician, tenth governor of Alaska * Lonnie Nelson – civil rights, Indigenous peoples, labor, peace, and social justice activist * Marjorie Pitter King – first African-American woman to serve in the Washington State Legislature * William Farrand Prosser – U.S. congressman from Tennessee, Seattle city treasurer, Yakima, Washington, Yakima mayor * Angela Rye – CNN political commentator * Peter Steinbrueck – politician * Lynn Woolsey – politician

Miscellaneous

* Marc D. Angel – rabbi * Mario Batali – chef, writer, restaurateur and media personality * Linda B. Buck – scientist * Art Chantry – Graphic designer, graphic design * Greg Colson – artist * Stephen Funk – former United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal#United States, Lance Corporal who refused to deploy to Iraq * Emerald Ignacio (aka "DriftGirl") – actor and model; builds and races cars * Irene the Alien – drag performer * Amanda Knox – tried and convicted in Italy for murder of Meredith Kercher but subsequently acquitted on appeal * Paul Kuniholm Pauper, Paul Kuniholm – artist * Michael Leavitt (artist), Michael Leavitt – sculptor and toy maker * Melissa Miranda – chef and restaurateur * Stephen S. Oswald – astronaut * Catherine Eaton Skinner – multimedia artist * Casey Treat – pastor, televangelist * Paula Mary Turnbull – artist, nun * Jim Whittaker – 1963 American Mount Everest expedition, first American to climb Mount Everest * Lou Whittaker – Mountaineering, mountaineer, founded Mount Rainier guide service * Colleen Willoughby – philanthropist

Deceased

* Ann Reinking – actress, dancer, choreographer, ''All That Jazz (film), All That Jazz'', ''Micki + Maude'', ''Annie (1982 film), Annie'' * Paul Jacob Alexander – newspaper publisher and Seattle City Councilman * Paul Allen – co-founder of

* Signe Toly Anderson – original lead singer of The Jefferson Airplane * Richard Lee Armstrong – professor and Geochemistry, geochemist * Jo Baer – painter * Bob Bartlett – politician * Lawrence James Beck – sculptor * Frank T. Bell – United States Fish Commission, United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries (1933–1939) * Barbara Berjer – television actress * Max Brand – author (pen name of Frederick Schiller Faust) * Gerald Brashear – musician, played with Wyatt Ruther, Ray Charles, Della Reese, Cecil Young Quartet * Chester Carlson – physicist and inventor * Carol Channing – actress, ''Hello, Dolly! (musical), Hello, Dolly!'', ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'', ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' * Irma Schoennauer Cole – swimmer, civil servant * Chris Cornell – musician,

, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog * Don Coryell – NFL coach * Marian Cummings (c. 1892–1984) – first woman in the US to gain a commercial pilot's license * Warrel Dane – musician, singer for Sanctuary (band), Sanctuary,

* Jennifer Dunn (politician), Jennifer Dunn – politician * Frances Farmer – actress * Pete Fleming – missionary to Ecuador * Keith Godchaux – musician * Kathi Goertzen – longtime news anchor for KOMO-TV, KOMO 4 * Richard F. Gordon Jr. – astronaut * Bonnie Guitar – singer * Ed Guthman – journalist * Ivar Haglund – folk music, folksinger and restaurateur * Jimi Hendrix – rock guitarist and singer * Steven Hill – actor, portrayed Adam Schiff in the TV series ''Law & Order'' * Eldon Hoke (aka El Duce) – drummer and singer of rock band The Mentors * Art Hupy – photographer * Fred Hutchinson – baseball player and manager * Ruth Jessen – golfer * Gary Kildall – scientist, inventor and founder of Digital Research * Ed Lee (politician), Ed Lee – first Asian American mayor of San Francisco * Gypsy Rose Lee – actress and American burlesque, burlesque star * Mary Livingstone – comedian and wife of Jack Benny * Kevin McCarthy (actor), Kevin McCarthy – actor * Mary McCarthy (author), Mary McCarthy – author, critic and social activist * Rob Roy McGregor (admiral), Rob Roy McGregor – U.S. Navy rear admiral and decorated submariner * Alfred M. Moen – inventor and founder of Moen Incorporated * Margaret Murie – environmentalist * Mako Nakagawa – Japanese American advocate, educator, and activist * Harley D. Nygren – admiral and engineer, first Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps * Adella M. Parker – suffragist, politician, lawyer, and high school teacher * Walt Partymiller – cartoonist * Tuulikki Pietilä – graphic artist and professor * Guy Bates Post – stage and film actor * Hal Riney – advertising executive *

– Hall of Fame baseball player * Bell M. Shimada – Fisheries science, fisheries scientist who pioneered the study of the tuna fishery in the tropical Pacific Ocean * Robert Stroud – convicted felon, "Birdman of Alcatraz" * George Tsutakawa – painter, sculptor and professor * Emmett Watson – journalist

Moved to Seattle

Living

* Zaid Abdul-Aziz – former Seattle SuperSonics power forward * Dustin Ackley – former Seattle Mariners outfielder * Sherman Alexie – author * Kimball Allen – writer, playwright, performer, gay activist, author of ''Secrets of a Gay Mormon Felon'' and ''Be Happy Be Mormon'' * Jeff Ament – bassist of

* Brian Atwater – geologist * Anomie Belle – musician * BenDeLaCreme – actor, drag queen, 5th place and Miss Congeniality of ''Rupaul's Drag Race'' Season 6 * Jeff Bezos – former CEO and founder of Amazon.com * Christopher Boffoli – photographer * Jeff Borowiak – tennis player * Bosco (drag queen), Bosco – drag queen; contestant and finalist on ''Rupaul's Drag Race'' Season 14 * David Brewster (journalist), David Brewster – publisher and journalist * Terry Brooks – author * Robert Brown (musician), Robert Brown – musician, lead singer of Abney Park (band), Abney Park * Ed Brubaker – comics writer and artist * Peter Buck – musician in R.E.M. * Charles Burns (cartoonist), Charles Burns – cartoonist * Matt Cameron – drummer of

and

* Dyan Cannon – actress * Roberto Carcelen – Olympian * Neko Case – musician * J.R. Celski – Olympic speed skater * Michael Chang – tennis player, French Open champion * Valentina Chepiga – IFBB professional bodybuilder * Dale Chihuly – glass blowing artist * Nick Collison – Oklahoma City Thunder forward * Emily Compagno – former federal attorney, Oakland Raiderettes cheerleader, sports reporter, and analyst; current litigator, legal analyst, and Fox News contributor * Dan Corson – artist * Kathryn Cramer – science fiction editor (lived in Seattle 1964–1985) * Cameron Crowe – writer and director * Chris DeWolfe – founder of MySpace * Jim Donald (CEO), Jim Donald – former CEO of Starbucks Coffee * Mark Driscoll (pastor), Mark Driscoll – co-founder and preaching pastor of Mars Hill Church * C. J. Elleby (born 2000) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

– actor * Anna Faris – actress * Brendan Fraser – actor * Charlie Furbush – former Seattle Mariners pitcher * Ari Glass – painter, designer and musician * Jorge Enrique González Pacheco – Cuban poet * Neile Graham – poet * Nicola Griffith – author * Dave Grohl – drummer of Nirvana (band), Nirvana; lead singer, guitarist of Foo Fighters * Caren Gussoff – author * Gary Hall Jr. – 10-time Olympic medalist * Leland H. Hartwell – Nobel Prize winner * Matt Hasselbeck – quarterback, Seattle Seahawks player * Jenni Hogan – KIRO-TV traffic anchor * Jerry Holkins – co-creator of ''Penny Arcade'' * David Horsey – cartoonist * Tom Hulce – actor in ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' and ''Amadeus (film), Amadeus'' * Jane Jensen – game designer and author *Phoenix Jones – superhero, vigilante * Quincy Jones – musician * S. T. Joshi – literary critic and editor * Michael Kinsley – journalist * Sascha Konietzko – founder and frontman of KMFDM * Mike Krahulik – co-creator of ''Penny Arcade'' * Jon Krakauer – author * Jayne Ann Krentz – romance novelist * Gary Larson – comic strip artist (''The Far Side'') * Lusine – Intelligent dance music, IDM musician * Kyle MacLachlan – actor * Dave Matthews – musician * Taylor Mays – football player * Jim McDermott – Congressman * Rose McGowan – actress, ''Charmed'', ''Jawbreaker (film), Jawbreaker'' * Joel McHale – actor, host of ''The Soup'' on E! and star of NBC television series ''Community (TV series), Community'' * Mike McCready – lead guitarist of

(considered local, went to grade school – college in Seattle) * Carol Milne – Canadian American sculptor * Patrick Monahan – lead singer of the band Train (band), Train * Jinkx Monsoon – actor, drag queen, winner of ''Rupaul's Drag Race'' Season 5 * Gabe Newell – CEO and founder of Valve Corporation, Valve * Krist Novoselic – bassist of Nirvana * Bill Nye – "Science Guy", actor, comedian * Yuji Okumoto – actor, ''The Karate Kid, Part II'' and ''Real Genius''; owner of Kona Kitchen * Trey Parker – co-creator of ''South Park'' * Susan Powter – motivational speaker, dietitian, personal trainer and author * Karen Prell – puppeteer * Jeff Probst – host of TV show ''Survivor (U.S. TV series), Survivor'' * Julia Quinn – author * John Ratzenberger – actor, played Cliff Clavin on TV series ''Cheers'' * Richard Read – journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner, 1999, 2001 * Ron Reagan – radio talk host, son of Ronald Reagan * Gary Ridgway – serial killer * Tom Robbins – author * Don Roff – writer and filmmaker * Ryan Rowland-Smith – Seattle Mariners pitcher * Dan Savage – advice columnist * Howard Schultz – chairman of Starbucks *Becky Selengut – chef and cookbook author * Ross Shafer – comedian and television host * Richard Silverstein – blogger * Tom Skerritt – actor * Quest Skinner – mixed media artist * Alex Steffen – award-winning author and editor * Neal Stephenson – science-fiction author * Adam Stern (conductor), Adam Stern – symphony conductor * Mack Strong – retired Seattle Seahawks fullback 1993–2007 * Ichiro Suzuki – baseball player, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Miami Marlins * Robert Swift – former Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder center * Geoff Tate – lead singer of

* Lauren Tewes – actress * Jason Thornberry – writer, musician * Earnest James Ujaama – community activist and indicted associate of al-Qaeda * Eddie Vedder – lead singer of

* Guy Williams (basketball), Guy Williams – basketball player, Washington Bullets and Golden State Warriors * Ann Wilson – lead singer and flute player of Heart (band), Heart * Mark Wirth – "fashion notable", local character * Al Young (dragster driver), Al Young – dragster driver

Deceased

* Harry Anderson – actor * Frank Barsotti – professional photographer * Jack Bechdolt – journalist for ''Seattle Post Intelligencer'', illustrator/artist, author of thousands of short stories * Fred Beckey – Mountaineering, mountaineer * William Edward Boeing, Bill Boeing – aviation pioneer, industrialist * Robert Bray – actor * Edwin Frederick Brotze – cartoonist for the ''Seattle Daily Times'' * Libbie Beach Brown – president, Seattle City Federation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union * Francis H. Brownell – businessman, president of the Seattle First National Bank * Octavia Butler – author * Frank Calvert – cartoonist for the ''Seattle Daily Times'' * James E. Casey – United Parcel Service founder * Ray Charles – musician * Charlie Chong – political activist * Kurt Cobain – Nirvana (band), Nirvana frontman, awesome * Frantz Hunt Coe – educator * Alexander DeSoto – physician and philanthropist, founder of Seattle's first hospital * James S. Ditty – photoengraver, ''Seattle Star'' * James Doohan – actor; Montgomery Scott on ''Star Trek'' * Ford Quint Elvidge – governor of Guam * Frances Farmer – actress * Kate Fleming – audio book narrator (voice acting, voice-over actor) and producer * George Frederick Frye – Seattle pioneer and politician * Edgar Gott – aviation pioneer, first president of Boeing * Carl F. Gould – architect, educator * George Hager – cartoonist for the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' * John Hager (cartoonist), John "DOK" Hager – cartoonist for the ''Seattle Daily Times'' * Alex Haley – writer, author of ''Roots (book), Roots'' * Anna Roosevelt Halsted – journalist, daughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt * Victor Hanzeli – linguist, former Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literature at University of Washington, UW * George H. Hitchings – scientist * Alan Hovhaness – composer * Edward Sturgis Ingraham – first superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools; mountaineering, mountaineer * Don James (American football), Don James – American football coach * Ernest C. Jenner – illustrator for the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' * Russell Johnson – actor; Professor Roy Hinkley on ''Gilligan's Island'' * Jacob Lawrence – painter * Brandon Lee – actor * Bruce Lee – actor * Denise Levertov – poet * J. P. D. Lloyd – Episcopal polity, Episcopal Clergy, cleric, the president of the Seattle Public Library * Keye Luke – actor * Betty MacDonald – author * Helene Madison – three gold medals at 1932 Summer Olympics * Benjamin Brown Martin – illustrator for the ''Seattle Daily Times'' * Rick May – voice actor, theatrical performer, director, and teacher * William Charles McNulty – illustrator for ''Seattle Star''; teacher at Art Students League * Asa Mercer – man behind the Mercer Girls, a model for the TV series ''Here Come the Brides'' * Robert Moran, Shipbuilder, Robert Moran – shipbuilder * Marni Nixon – musician * Henry O'Malley – United States Fish Commission, United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries * Alexander Pantages – theatrical entrepreneur * Robert W. Patten – veteran, storyteller, inspiration for cartoon series * Lionel Pries – architect, educator * Henry Prusoff – tennis player * Jonathan Raban – author * Alfred T. Renfro – cartoonist, ''Seattle Star'' * Theodore Roethke – poet * Zola Helen Ross – author * Ann Rule – true crime (genre), true crime author * Bill Russell – retired Hall of Fame basketball player and coach * James Willis Sayre – theatre critic, journalist, arts promoter, and historian * Jeff Smith (TV personality), Jeff Smith – TV chef and author * Layne Staley – musician, singer of grunge band Alice In Chains * Henry Suzzallo – president of the University of Washington (1915–1926) * Sarah Truax – stage actor * August Wilson – playwright * Andrew Wood (singer), Andrew Wood – singer of

band Mother Love Bone * Lillian Yarbo – actress, comedienne, dancer, and singer * Mia Zapata – musician

Athletes from Seattle

* Aaron Brooks (basketball), Aaron Brooks –

PG; Benjamin Franklin High School (Seattle), Franklin High School * Bobby Brown (third baseman), Bobby Brown – Major League Baseball, MLB infielder and executive, played in four World Series * Kevin Burleson – NBA PG; O'Dea High School * Nate Burleson – NFL WR; O'Dea High School * Jesse Chatman – NFL RB; Franklin High School * Doug Christie – NBA SG; Rainier Beach High School * Josh Conerly Jr. – NFL OT; Rainier Beach High School * Will Conroy – NBA PG; Garfield High School (Seattle), Garfield (Seattle) *

– Professional Golfers' Association of America, PGA; O'Dea High School *

– NBA SG; Rainier Beach High School * Michael Dickerson – NBA SF; Federal Way High School * Corey Dillon – NFL RB; Franklin High School * James Edwards (basketball), James Edwards – NBA PF; Roosevelt High School (Seattle), Roosevelt High School * C. J. Giles – NBA PF; Rainier Beach High School * Charles Greene (athlete), Charlie Greene – USA Track & Field, USATF Olympian; Track & Field Hall of Fame; O'Dea High School * Spencer Hawes – NBA C; Seattle Prep * Phil Heath – second world ranked International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilding, bodybuilder * Jeff Jaeger – NFL K; University of Washington * Ruth Jessen – professional golfer, Seattle University * Earl Johnson (baseball), Earl Johnson – Major League Baseball P; Ballard High School (Seattle, Washington), Ballard High School * Taylor Mays – NFL S; O'Dea High School * Reese McGuire – MLB catcher; Kentwood High School * Jack Medica – Olympic Games, Olympic Swimming (sport), swimmer; University of Washington"Jack C. Medica: 1914 - 1985"
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"Toast of the Town in the Thirties: Seattle's Washington Athletic Club and Its Champion Swimmers"
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– NBA PG; Rainier Beach High School * Brandon Roy – NBA SF; Garfield (Seattle) *

– NBA PG; Garfield (Seattle) * Peyton Siva – NBA PG; Franklin High School (Seattle) * Isaiah Stanback – NFL WR; Garfield (Seattle) * Rodney Stuckey – NBA SG; Kentwood High School (Washington), Kentwood High School *

– NBA PG; Franklin High School * Martell Webster – NBA SG; Seattle Prep * Marcus Williams (University of Arizona), Marcus Williams – NBA SF; Roosevelt High School * Terrence Williams – NBA SF; Rainier Beach High School * Sheila Lambert – WNBA PG; Chief Sealth High School

Musical groups

* Abney Park (band), Abney Park – steampunk band, formerly Gothic rock, goth * Aiden – rock band (emo) * Alice in Chains – rock band (

/Heavy metal music, metal) * Amber Pacific – pop punk band * Band of Horses – previously known as Horses, indie rock band * The Blood Brothers (band), The Blood Brothers – post-hardcore band * Blue Scholars – Hip hop music, hip hop * Brite Futures – indie pop * The Brothers Four – folksingers * Candlebox – alternative band * The Classic Crime – alternative band * Common Market (band), Common Market – hip hop * Dave Matthews Band – originated in Charlottesville, Virginia * Death Cab for Cutie – alternative band * Demon Hunter (band), Demon Hunter – metal band * Earth (American band), Earth – drone/doom band * The Fall of Troy (band), The Fall of Troy – post-hardcore band (originally from Mukilteo, Washington) *

– indie rock band * Foo Fighters – rock band * The Gits – rock band * Grand Archives – alternative rock band * Green River (band), Green River – rock band (

) * Gruntruck - rock band (grunge) * Harvey Danger – alternative band * He Is We – indie pop * The Head and the Heart – indie rock band * Heart (band), Heart – rock band * Hey Marseilles – alternative band * Himsa – Metalcore band * I Declare War (band), I Declare War – deathcore band * Ivan & Alyosha – pop rock band *

– Hip hop music, hip hop producer * Jerry Cantrell - lead guitarist from Alice in Chains' solo career * Quincy Jones – jazz musician * KMFDM – Industrial music, industrial band * Love Battery - rock band - grunge and psychedelic *

and Ryan Lewis – hip hop/rap duo * Mad Season (band), Mad Season - rock super group (grunge) * Melvins – sludge metal band (originally from Montesano, Washington) * Metal Church – metal band * Minus the Bear – alternative rock band * Modest Mouse – indie rock band (from nearby Issaquah, Washington) * Mother Love Bone – rock band (grunge) * Mudhoney (band), Mudhoney – rock band (grunge) * Murder City Devils – rock band (garage rock) * MxPx – rock band (punk rock) *

– metal band * Nirvana (band), Nirvana – rock band (grunge) (originally from Aberdeen, Washington) * Odesza – electronic/experimental *

– rock band (grunge) * Pedro the Lion – indie rock band * Pickwick (band), Pickwick – indie rock band * Tad (band), Tad - rock band (grunge) * Temple of the Dog (grunge) * The Postal Service – indietronica band * The Presidents of the United States of America (band), Presidents of the United States of America – rock band *

– metal band (from nearby Bellevue) * Thee Satisfaction – hip hop/rap duo * Schoolyard Heroes – horror punk/post hardcore (originally from Tacoma, Washington) * The Scene Aesthetic – acoustic/indie pop band * Screaming Trees - rock band (grunge) - originally formed in Ellensburg * Shabazz Palaces – hip hop/rap duo * Sinai 48 – a rock band that includes the former members of Buckingham Nicks * Skin Yard - rock band (grunge) * Smoosh – alternative pop band *

– rock band (grunge) *

–

band * Kyle Townsend – record producer, musician *

– indie rock/pop band * Trial (Seattle band), Trial – political straightedge band * Ugly Casanova – indie rock band featuring the main member Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse (from nearby Issaquah, Washington) * Vendetta Red – rock band * The Ventures – surf band

References

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