List of Famous people born in Washington, United States of America
Masahiro Chono
Masahiro "Masa" Chono is an American-born Japanese-American retired professional wrestler and actor best known for his 26 year stint with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). As the leader of NWO Japan, Team 2000 and Black New Japan, he was the promotion's top heel for much of his career, beginning in 1994 when he adopted his Yakuza inspired gimmick.
Mike Enzi
Michael Bradley Enzi is a retired American politician and accountant who served as a United States Senator from Wyoming from 1997 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Kyle Stanley
Kyle Stanley is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Myles Gaskin
Myles Gaskin is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington.
Malachi Flynn
Malachi Flynn is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on assignment with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars and the San Diego State Aztecs.
Ryan Lewis
Ryan S. Lewis is an American record producer, DJ, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, music video director, rapper and songwriter. Along with producing his own album titled Instrumentals, Lewis produced the albums The VS. EP (2009), The Heist (2012), and This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016) as part of the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. In 2006, Lewis befriended rapper Macklemore on Myspace and soon after became the behind-the-scenes partner of a successful duo, producing, recording, engineering and mixing all of the duo's music, as well as directing the music videos for "Same Love", "Thrift Shop", "And We Danced", "Otherside (Remix)", "Can't Hold Us", "Irish Celebration", "My Oh My", "Victory Lap", "Downtown", "Brad Pitt's Cousin" and "White Walls" and designing promotional graphics.
Nate Mendel
Nathan Gregor Mendel is an American musician for the bands Foo Fighters, The Jealous Sound, Sunny Day Real Estate, and The Fire Theft. In 2015, he announced he is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for his new project, Lieutenant.
Taylor Rapp
Taylor Rapp is an American football free safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington.
Lil Mosey
Lathan Moses Stanley Echols, known professionally as Lil Mosey, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in late 2017 with the release of his single "Pull Up". Mosey's debut studio album Northsbest (2018) included his first Billboard Hot 100 charting single, "Noticed". His second studio album, Certified Hitmaker (2019), peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard 200. In 2020, Mosey released the highest-charting single of his career, "Blueberry Faygo", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Nikki Stanton
Nicole Leslie Stanton is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).