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.

Contents

Actors

Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle (cropped).jpg
Dave Chappelle
Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn at 1989 Oscars.jpg
Goldie Hawn
Helen Hayes Promotional photograph of Helen Hayes.jpg
Helen Hayes
Taraji P. Henson Taraji P. Henson 2011.jpg
Taraji P. Henson
Christopher Meloni Chris Meloni (7605736124).jpg
Christopher Meloni

Artists

Athletes

Elgin Baylor Elgin Baylor Night program-(cropped).jpg
Elgin Baylor
Bonzie Colson 2022-12-22 ALBA Berlin gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (EuroLeague 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-011.jpg
Bonzie Colson
Josh Cribbs Josh Cribbs (47929666951) (cropped).jpg
Josh Cribbs
Kevin Durant Kevin Durant (Wizards v. Warriors, 1-24-2019) (cropped).jpg
Kevin Durant
Katie Ledecky Katie Ledecky 2016c.jpg
Katie Ledecky
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Don Money

Entertainers

Bill Nye Bill Nye BSC.jpg
Bill Nye

Journalists

Cal Thomas Cal Thomas by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Cal Thomas

Military

Cecil D. Haney Admiral Cecil D. Haney STRATCOM.jpg
Cecil D. Haney

Musicians

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Duke Ellington
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye (1973).png
Marvin Gaye
John Philip Sousa JohnPhilipSousa-Chickering.LOC.jpg
John Philip Sousa
Peter Tork Peter Tork 1966 (cropped).JPG
Peter Tork
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Wale

Political figures

Al Gore Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg
Al Gore
Conrad Tillard Rev. Conrad Tillard in June 2022.jpg
Conrad Tillard

Scientists

Writers

Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass as a younger man.jpg
Frederick Douglass

Miscellaneous

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J. Edgar Hoover

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