List of Famous people born in Washington, United States of America
Melissa Reese
Melissa Reese is an American musician and model who has collaborated with Bryan "Brain" Mantia and is a current member of hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
Tejay van Garderen
Tejay van Garderen is an American professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo. During the season, he lives in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Art Wolfe
Art Wolfe is an American photographer and conservationist, best known for color images of landscapes, wildlife, and native cultures. His photographs document scenes from every continent and hundreds of locations, and have been noted by environmental advocacy groups for their "stunning" visual impact.
Sarah Butler
Sarah Elizabeth Butler is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jennifer Hills in the I Spit on Your Grave film series.
Brandon Mann
Brandon Michael Mann is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Mann is currently the minor league pitching coordinator for the KBO's Lotte Giants.
Anthony Hudson
Anthony Patrick Hudson is an English-American professional association football manager who is currently assistant coach of the United States national team.
Chester Carlson
Chester Floyd Carlson was an American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney born in Seattle, Washington.
Gary Locke
Gary Faye Locke is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 10th United States ambassador to China (2011–14). He was previously the 21st governor of Washington (1997–2005) and served in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce (2009–11). Locke is the first governor in the continental United States of East Asian descent and the only Chinese American ever to have served as a governor of any state. He was also the first Chinese American to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China.
Megyn Price
Megyn Price is an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Claudia Finnerty in the FOX Network/WB sitcom Grounded for Life (2001–05), Audrey Bingham on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement (2007–13), and Mary Roth on the Netflix sitcom The Ranch (2016–2020).
Clarence Gilyard
Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr. is an American actor, college professor, and author who has been featured in movies, television and regional theatre since 1980. He is sometimes credited as Clarence A. Gilyard.