List of Famous people born in Washington, United States of America

Shoshana E. Bean is an American singer, songwriter, recording artist, YouTuber, and stage actress. She has released three records and has appeared on many theater cast recordings and film soundtracks.

Steven J. Wiebe is an American two-time world champion of the video game Donkey Kong, most recently holding the title from September 20, 2010, to January 10, 2011, with a high score of 1,064,500. Wiebe was the first person to achieve over a million points in a public game, with 1,006,600 on July 4, 2004. He is one of the primary subjects of the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Like his Donkey Kong rival Billy Mitchell, Wiebe was put in a Topps Allen & Ginter baseball set, which is featured in the 2009 edition of the baseball product.

Matthew Thomas Shea is a far-right American politician, attorney and pastor. A Republican, he represented the 4th legislative district in the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021. A 2019 report published by the Washington House of Representatives accused Shea of domestic terrorism in relation to his role in a series of standoffs with federal authorities.

Jack Owen Spillman III is a serial killer from Spokane, Washington. He is known as the Werewolf Butcher.

Kasen Williams is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington.

William H. Moos is an American college administrator and former college football player who is currently the Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Moos also served as the director of athletics at Oregon and Washington State before being hired by Nebraska in 2017.

Craig Marion Kupp is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Phoenix Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Pacific Lutheran University.

David Karl Krusen is an American musician who is best known for being the first drummer for the American rock band Pearl Jam and for his work on the band's debut album, Ten. Krusen was also a member of the bands Hovercraft and Unified Theory, and is currently the drummer for Candlebox.

Carrie Rachel Brownstein 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 hiatus from Sleater-Kinney, she formed the group Wild Flag. During this period, Brownstein wrote and appeared in a series of comedy sketches alongside Fred Armisen which were developed into the satirical comedy TV series Portlandia. The series went on to win Emmy and Peabody Awards. Sleater-Kinney eventually reunited; as of 2015 Brownstein was touring with the band as well as in support of her new memoir.

Marcus Chong is an American actor. He is known for playing Huey P. Newton in Panther (1995), directed by Mario Van Peebles and Tank the Operator in The Matrix (1999) and as Miguel Mendez in Street Justice (1991-1993).