List of Famous people born in Washington, United States of America
KC Boutiette
KC Boutiette is an American speed skater from Tacoma, Washington, and a four-time Olympian. He was first of the wave of inline speed skaters who made the transition from inline to ice in order to have a shot at going to the Olympics.
Leon Hendrix
Leon Hendrix is an artist, songwriter and guitarist who began playing the guitar later in life and has released several albums. He is best known for his original artwork.
Derek Kilmer
Derek Christian Kilmer is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Washington's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kilmer previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and as a member of the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2012, representing the 26th district.
Dennis Washington
Dennis R. Washington is an American billionaire industrialist who owns, or co-owns controlling interests in, a large consortium of privately held companies collectively known as the Washington Companies and, in Canada, another collection of companies known as the Seaspan Marine Corporation.
Diane Schuur
Diane Joan Schuur, nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music. Her most successful album is Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra, which remained number one on the Billboard Jazz Charts for 33 weeks. She won Grammy Awards for best female jazz vocal performance in both 1986 and 1987 and has had three other Grammy nominations.
Jackson Douglas
Arthur D. Levinson
Arthur D. Levinson is an American businessman and is the current Chairman of Apple Inc. and CEO of Calico. He is the former chief executive officer and chairman of Genentech.
Phil Mahre
Phillip Ferdinand Mahre is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American skiers of all time. His total of 27 World Cup race wins is fourth among Americans, only behind Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Bode Miller.
David Guterson
David Guterson is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, and essayist. He is best known as the author of the bestselling Japanese American internment novel Snow Falling on Cedars.