List of Famous people born in District of Columbia, United States of America

Anthony Ryan Leslie is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur from Washington, D.C.. Leslie has produced singles for a number of prominent artists in a variety of genres, ranging from R&B, hip hop, pop and gospel. Artists Leslie has worked with include Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Jojo, LL Cool J, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Cory Gunz, Booba, Lloyd Banks, Fabolous and Red Café.

Zachary Bagans is an American paranormal investigator, actor, television personality, museum operator, and author. He is the principal host of the Travel Channel series Ghost Adventures.

Joseph Blakeney Brown Jr., known as Judge Joe Brown, is an American lawyer and television personality. He is a former Shelby County, Tennessee, Criminal Court judge and a former arbiter of the arbitration-based reality court show Judge Joe Brown.

Raven Shamira Goodwin is an American actress. She began acting at the age of 9, starring as Annie Marks in the film Lovely & Amazing (2001), for which her performance was received positively, earning her nominations from the Black Reel Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards. Following this, she appeared in The Station Agent (2003) and in Phat Girlz (2006). She began working in television in 2007, starring as Tangie Cunningham on the comedy series Just Jordan (2007–2008).

Diane Rehm is a retired American public radio talk show host. Her program, The Diane Rehm Show, was distributed nationally and internationally by National Public Radio. The show was produced at WAMU, which is licensed to American University in Washington, D.C.

Matthew George Frewer is a Canadian-American actor, singer and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom and Doctor Leekie in the Canadian science fiction drama Orphan Black (2013–2017).

Adrian Delano Dantley is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was a six-time NBA All-Star. Dantley finished ninth on the all-time NBA scoring list at the time of his retirement and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. He served as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA from 2003 to 2011.

Lucas Russert, best known as Luke Russert, is an American broadcast news correspondent, who worked for NBC News from 2008 to 2016. His reporting was seen on NBC Nightly News, TODAY, NBCNews.com, and MSNBC. He also was a guest anchor on various MSNBC programs, including Andrea Mitchell Reports and Way Too Early.

John Martin Cochran, also known by just his surname Cochran, is an American reality television personality and television writer. He first appeared on the 23rd season of Survivor, Survivor: South Pacific, and came in eighth place. He returned for the 26th season, Survivor: Caramoan, and ultimately won the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million prize. He later went on to become a writer for various CBS sitcoms, including The Millers and, more recently, Kevin Can Wait.

Michael Nouri is an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C., Phil Grey on Damages, Caleb Cortlandt on All My Children, and Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone. He is also known for his starring roles in the films Flashdance (1983) and The Hidden (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including the original production of Victor/Victoria. He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee.