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

Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003).

Austin Edward Seferian-Jenkins is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington. He also played for the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Patrick Simmons is an American musician best known as a founding member of the rock band The Doobie Brothers. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, he has been the only consistent member of the band throughout their tenure. Simmons wrote and sang many songs for the Doobie Brothers, including "South City Midnight Lady", "Dependin' On You", "Echoes of Love", "Wheels of Fortune" and "Black Water", the group's first #1 record.

Joel Dahmen is an American professional golfer.

Tyler Yamamoto is an American professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 22nd overall by the Oilers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

John Garrett Olerud, nicknamed Johnny O, is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1989 through 2005, most notably as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that won two consecutive World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. He also played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.

Emma Dumont is an American actress, model, and dancer, best known for her roles as Melanie Segal in the ABC Family series Bunheads, as Emma Karn in the NBC series Aquarius and as Lorna Dane/Polaris in the FOX series The Gifted.

William D. Swenson is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on October 15, 2013. He was the sixth living recipient in the War on Terror. Swenson, Thomas Payne and Matthew O. Williams are the only Medal of Honor recipients still on active duty.

Jon Kelly Kitna is a football coach at Burleson High School. He is also a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at Central Washington University.

Joshua Samuel Garnett is a former American football guard. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and Washington Football Team.