List of Famous people born in Washington, United States of America
Stephen McAlpine
Stephen Alan "Steve" McAlpine is an American lawyer and politician. McAlpine served as the lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1982 until 1990.
Tim Burgess
Timothy Burgess is an American journalist and politician from Seattle, Washington. He was a member of the Seattle City Council from 2007 to 2017, and served as Mayor of Seattle for 71 days in late 2017. Prior to his political career, Burgess was a radio journalist and Seattle Police Department officer.
Chris DeGarmo
Christopher Lee DeGarmo is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being a lead and rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche from their formation in 1980 until 1998, and with whom he played during their most commercially successful period. He briefly returned for collaborations in 2003 and 2007. DeGarmo was a member of Jerry Cantrell's band during his 1998 solo tour, and also contributed to his 2002 album, Degradation Trip. In 1999, he co-founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin with Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney. Since departing from Queensrÿche, DeGarmo has made his living as a professional private jet pilot. Since 2009, he has been making music with his daughter Rylie DeGarmo under the name The Rue, and collaborated with Alice in Chains on their 2018 album, Rainier Fog. DeGarmo was nominated for three Grammy Awards as a songwriter.
Dodie Heath
Dodie Heath, also known as Dody Heath, is an American actress.
Cliff Garrett
John Clifford "Cliff" Garrett was an American entrepreneur who founded a company in Los Angeles in 1936 which came to be known as Garrett AiResearch. The company was first named Aircraft Tool and Supply Company, then by early 1937 was renamed as Garrett Supply Company, and by 1939, AiResearch and shortly thereafter AiResearch Manufacturing Company, which then became a division within the Garrett Corporation.
Sir Mix-a-Lot
Anthony L. Ray, better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his 1992 hit song "Baby Got Back", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Christina Morimoto
Thomas Peterson
Thomas Peterson is an American former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam Giant–Shimano. Following a six-year stint with TIAA–CREF, Peterson joined Argos–Shimano for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Peterson is a domestique. A resident of Bellevue, Washington, Peterson owns the Peterson Bike Shop in Renton, Washington, United States.
Jack Endino
Jack Endino is an American producer and musician based in Seattle, Washington. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands including Mudhoney, Soundgarden and Nirvana. He was also the guitarist for Seattle band Skin Yard, which was active between 1985 and 1992. Endino currently manages a studio in Seattle called Soundhouse Recording.
Scott Rockenfield
Scott Rockenfield, also known as SRock, is an American drummer and composer. He is best known as the drummer for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982, and the hard rock band Slave to the System.