| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Oleta Adams |
Singer |
4-May-1962 |
|
Get Here (If You Can) |
| Birdman of Alcatraz |
Criminal |
28-Jan-1890 |
22-Nov-1963 |
Subject of Burt Lancaster movie |
| Paul Allen |
Business |
21-Jan-1953 |
|
Co-Founder of Microsoft |
| Bob Bartlett |
Politician |
20-Apr-1904 |
11-Dec-1968 |
US Senator from Alaska, 1959-68 |
| Mario Batali |
Chef |
9-Sep-1960 |
|
TV chef |
| Glenn Beck |
TV Personality |
10-Feb-1964 |
|
Conservative TV and talk radio host |
| Robert R. Beezer |
Judge |
21-Jul-1928 |
30-Mar-2012 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-96 |
| Josie Bissett |
Actor |
5-Oct-1970 |
|
Jane Andrews Mancini on Melrose Place |
| William Bolcom |
Composer |
26-May-1938 |
|
Songs of Innocence and of Experience |
| Arthur C. Brooks |
Author |
21-May-1964 |
|
Gross National Happiness |
| Carrie Brownstein |
Musician |
27-Sep-1974 |
|
Sleater-Kinney |
| Linda B. Buck |
Biologist |
29-Jan-1947 |
|
Odorant receptors and olfactory organization |
| Dove Cameron |
Actor |
15-Jan-1996 |
|
Disney actress, Liv and Maddie |
| Chester Carlson |
Inventor |
8-Feb-1906 |
19-Sep-1968 |
Invented Xerography |
| Kyle Cease |
Comic |
19-Sep-1977 |
|
One Dimple |
| Carol Channing |
Singer |
31-Jan-1921 |
|
All-Singing All-Dancing |
| Erika Christensen |
Actor |
19-Aug-1982 |
|
Caroline in Traffic |
| Judy Collins |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-May-1939 |
|
Folk singer |
| Chris Cornell |
Musician |
20-Jul-1964 |
|
Soundgarden frontman |
| Fred Couples |
Golf |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
Winner, 1992 Masters Tournament |
| Constance Cummings |
Actor |
15-May-1910 |
23-Nov-2005 |
Blithe Spirit |
| Cathryn Damon |
Actor |
11-Sep-1930 |
4-May-1987 |
Mary Campbell on Soap |
| Gail Devers |
Track and Field |
19-Nov-1966 |
|
Olympic runner |
| Jennifer Dunn |
Politician |
29-Jul-1941 |
5-Sep-2007 |
Congresswoman from Washington, 1993-2005 |
| Robert L. Eastaugh |
Judge |
1943 |
|
Justice, Alaska Supreme Court |
| Daniel J. Evans |
Politician |
16-Oct-1925 |
|
Governor of Washington, 1965-77 |
| John H. Eyler, Jr. |
Business |
1948 |
|
CEO of Toys R Us, 2000-06 |
| Frances Farmer |
Actor |
19-Sep-1913 |
1-Aug-1970 |
Hollywood actress, institutionalized |
| wiL Francis |
Singer |
8-Jan-1982 |
|
Lead singer of Aiden |
| Kenny G |
Jazz Musician |
5-Jun-1956 |
|
Easy-Listening Saxophonist |
| Bill Gates |
Business |
28-Oct-1955 |
|
Co-Founder of Microsoft |
| Mary Maxwell Gates |
Business |
5-Jul-1929 |
9-Jun-1994 |
Mother of Bill Gates |
| Stone Gossard |
Musician |
20-Jul-1966 |
|
Pearl Jam |
| Joshua Green III |
Business |
1936 |
|
Joshua Green Corporation |
| Meg Greenfield |
Journalist |
27-Dec-1930 |
13-May-1999 |
The Washington Post |
| Gerald Grinstein |
Business |
c. 1932 |
|
CEO of Delta Air Lines, 2004-07 |
| Ed Guthman |
Journalist |
11-Aug-1919 |
31-Aug-2008 |
Nixon enemy, Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Melissa Harris-Perry |
Author |
2-Oct-1973 |
|
Barbershops, Bibles, and BET |
| Jimi Hendrix |
Guitarist |
27-Nov-1942 |
18-Sep-1970 |
Purple Haze |
| Steven Hill |
Actor |
24-Feb-1922 |
23-Aug-2016 |
Adam Schiff on Law & Order |
| Roderick M. Hills |
Business |
9-Mar-1931 |
29-Oct-2014 |
SEC Chairman, 1975-77 |
| Steven Hoefflin |
Doctor |
7-Feb-1946 |
|
Michael Jackson's former plastic surgeon |
| Josephine Hutchinson |
Actor |
12-Oct-1903 |
4-Jun-1998 |
North by Northwest |
| Jay Inslee |
Politician |
9-Feb-1951 |
|
Governor of Washington |
| James M. Johnson |
Judge |
c. 1946 |
|
Justice, Washington Supreme Court |
| L. Craig Johnstone |
Diplomat |
1-Sep-1942 |
|
US Ambassador to Algeria, 1985-88 |
| Bianca Kajlich |
Actor |
26-Mar-1977 |
|
Rules of Engagement |
| Richard Karn |
Actor |
17-Feb-1956 |
|
Al Borland on Home Improvement |
| David M. Kennedy |
Historian |
22-Jul-1941 |
|
Freedom from Fear |
| William T. Kerr |
Business |
17-Apr-1941 |
|
CEO of Meredith Corporation, 1997-2006 |
| Hank Ketcham |
Cartoonist |
14-Mar-1920 |
1-Jun-2001 |
Dennis the Menace |
| Gary Kildall |
Business |
19-May-1942 |
11-Jul-1994 |
Founder of Digital Research, Inc. |
| Sean Kinney |
Drummer |
27-May-1966 |
|
Drummer for Alice In Chains |
| Robert P. Kraft |
Astronomer |
16-Jun-1927 |
26-May-2015 |
Lick Observatory |
| Paul Gordon Lauren |
Historian |
17-Feb-1946 |
|
The Evolution of International Human Rights |
| Risa Lavizzo-Mourey |
Doctor |
1954 |
|
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| Edwin M. Lee |
Government |
5-May-1952 |
|
Mayor of San Francisco |
| Gypsy Rose Lee |
Dancer |
9-Feb-1911 |
26-Apr-1970 |
Terpsichorean ecdysiast |
| Arthur D. Levinson |
Business |
31-Mar-1950 |
|
CEO of Genentech |
| Gary Locke |
Politician |
21-Jan-1950 |
|
US Ambassador to China |
| Macklemore |
Rapper |
19-Jun-1983 |
|
Thrift Shop |
| Albert S. Macmillan, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Triaxia Partners |
| Blu Mankuma |
Actor |
5-Jul-1948 |
|
Capt. Joe Reese on Forever Knight |
| C. Roland Marchand |
Historian |
21-Oct-1933 |
14-Nov-1997 |
Advertising the American Dream |
| Kerwin Mathews |
Actor |
8-Jan-1926 |
5-Jul-2007 |
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad |
| Kevin McCarthy |
Actor |
15-Feb-1914 |
11-Sep-2010 |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
| Mary McCarthy |
Author |
21-Jun-1912 |
25-Oct-1989 |
The Group |
| Robert McClintock |
Diplomat |
30-Aug-1909 |
1976 |
US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1970-75 |
| Duff McKagan |
Bassist |
5-Feb-1964 |
|
Ex-Bassist for Guns N' Roses |
| Keith H. Miller |
Politician |
1-Mar-1925 |
|
Governor of Alaska, 1969-70 |
| Brian Stokes Mitchell |
Actor |
31-Oct-1957 |
|
Jackpot Johnson on Trapper John, MD |
| Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
Actor |
22-Apr-1966 |
|
Supernatural |
| Frank Murkowski |
Politician |
28-Mar-1933 |
|
Governor of Alaska, 2002-06 |
| Nathan Myhrvold |
Business |
3-Aug-1959 |
|
CTO of Microsoft, 1996-2000 |
| Gene Nelson |
Actor |
24-Mar-1920 |
16-Sep-1996 |
Oklahoma! |
| Stacie Orrico |
Singer |
3-Mar-1986 |
|
Christian pop/R&B singer |
| Megyn Price |
Actor |
24-Mar-1971 |
|
Grounded for Life |
| Anthony Quainton |
Diplomat |
4-Apr-1934 |
|
US Ambassador to Peru, 1989-92 |
| Franklin Raines |
Government |
14-Jan-1949 |
|
CEO of Fannie Mae, 1999-2004 |
| Ann Reinking |
Dancer |
10-Nov-1949 |
|
Broadway dancer |
| Gregg Rolie |
Musician |
17-Jun-1947 |
|
Co-Founder of Santana and Journey |
| Brandon Roy |
Basketball |
23-Jul-1984 |
|
Minnesota Timberwolves guard |
| Patrick Sammon |
Activist |
1974 |
|
President, Log Cabin Republicans |
| Ron Santo |
Baseball |
25-Feb-1940 |
2-Dec-2010 |
Third baseman, Chicago Cubs |
| Diane Schuur |
Musician |
1953 |
|
The New First Lady of Jazz |
| Sir Mix-A-Lot |
Rapper |
12-Aug-1963 |
|
Seriously, he likes big butts |
| Grady Sizemore |
Baseball |
2-Aug-1982 |
|
Centerfield, Cleveland Indians |
| Jean Smart |
Actor |
13-Sep-1959 |
|
Charlene on Designing Women |
| Jeff Smith |
Chef |
22-Jan-1939 |
7-Jul-2004 |
Former TV chef, alleged child molester |
| John Spellman |
Politician |
29-Dec-1926 |
|
Governor of Washington, 1981-85 |
| Ryan Stiles |
Actor |
22-Apr-1959 |
|
Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
| Arthur R. Thompson |
Activist |
1938 |
|
CEO, John Birch Society |
| Jennifer Warnes |
Singer/Songwriter |
3-Mar-1947 |
|
The Time of My Life |
| Jon Whitmore |
Educator |
22-Mar-1945 |
|
President, San Jose State University |
| Rainn Wilson |
Actor |
20-Jan-1966 |
|
Dwight on The Office |
| Lynn Woolsey |
Politician |
3-Nov-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, California 6th |
| Donald Yamamoto |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Ethiopia |
| Constance Zimmer |
Actor |
11-Oct-1970 |
|
Claire Simms on Boston Legal |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Lloyd Anderson |
Business |
4-Aug-1902 |
13-Sep-2000 |
Founder of REI |
| Richard A. Ballinger |
Government |
9-Jul-1858 |
6-Jun-1922 |
US Interior Secretary, 1909-11 |
| Charles Montgomery Barnes |
Business |
8-Sep-1833 |
19-May-1907 |
Founder of Barnes & Noble |
| Robert R. Beezer |
Judge |
21-Jul-1928 |
30-Mar-2012 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-96 |
| William Boeing |
Business |
1-Oct-1881 |
28-Sep-1956 |
Founder of Boeing, United Airlines |
| Walter H. Brattain |
Physicist |
10-Feb-1902 |
13-Oct-1987 |
Co-Inventor of the transistor |
| Kurt Cobain |
Musician |
20-Feb-1967 |
5-Apr-1994 |
Lead singer of Nirvana |
| Michael Dibdin |
Novelist |
21-Mar-1947 |
30-Mar-2007 |
Aurelio Zen novels |
| Turk Edwards |
Football |
28-Sep-1907 |
12-Jan-1973 |
NFL Hall of Fame Tackle |
| Robert F. Furchgott |
Scientist |
4-Jun-1916 |
19-May-2009 |
Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| Mary Maxwell Gates |
Business |
5-Jul-1929 |
9-Jun-1994 |
Mother of Bill Gates |
| Alex Haley |
Novelist |
11-Aug-1921 |
10-Feb-1992 |
Roots |
| W. Stull Holt |
Historian |
2-Oct-1896 |
12-Oct-1981 |
Treaties Defeated by the Senate |
| Lyman Knapp |
Politician |
5-Nov-1837 |
9-Oct-1904 |
Territorial Governor of Alaska, 1889-93 |
| Edwin G. Krebs |
Scientist |
6-Jun-1918 |
21-Dec-2009 |
Protein phosphorylation |
| Alma Kruger |
Actor |
13-Sep-1871 |
5-Apr-1960 |
Molly Byrd, Dr. Kildare's head nurse |
| Arthur B. Langlie |
Politician |
25-Jul-1900 |
24-Jul-1966 |
Twice Governor of Washington |
| Denise Levertov |
Poet |
24-Oct-1923 |
20-Dec-1997 |
With Eyes at the Back of Our Heads |
| Warren G. Magnuson |
Politician |
12-Apr-1905 |
20-May-1989 |
US Senator from Washington |
| Thomas E. Martin |
Politician |
18-Jan-1893 |
27-Jun-1971 |
US Senator from Iowa, 1955-61 |
| Hugh B. Mitchell |
Politician |
22-Mar-1907 |
10-Jun-1996 |
Congressman from Washington, 1949-53 |
| John W. Nordstrom |
Business |
15-Feb-1871 |
1-Oct-1963 |
Founder of Nordstrom |
| Kristen Pfaff |
Bassist |
26-May-1967 |
16-Jun-1994 |
Bassist for Hole and Janitor Joe |
| Peg Phillips |
Actor |
20-Sep-1918 |
7-Nov-2002 |
Ruth-Anne Miller on Northern Exposure |
| William Pigott |
Business |
27-Jun-1860 |
19-Jul-1929 |
Pacific Car & Foundry |
| Albert Rosellini |
Politician |
21-Jan-1910 |
10-Oct-2011 |
Governor of Washington, 1957-65 |
| Ann Rule |
Author |
22-Oct-1937 |
26-Jul-2015 |
Prolific true crime paperback writer |
| Amos Rusie |
Baseball |
30-May-1871 |
6-Dec-1942 |
The Hoosier Thunderbolt |
| Carl Sagan |
Astronomer |
9-Nov-1934 |
20-Dec-1996 |
Popular astronomer, host of Cosmos |
| Don W. Samuelson |
Politician |
27-Jul-1913 |
20-Jan-2000 |
Governor of Idaho, 1967-71 |
| Max Savelle |
Historian |
8-Jan-1896 |
12-Sep-1979 |
The Origins of American Diplomacy |
| Layne Staley |
Musician |
22-Aug-1967 |
14-Apr-2002 |
Frontman for Alice In Chains |
| John F. A. Strong |
Politician |
15-Oct-1856 |
27-Jul-1929 |
Territorial Governor of Alaska, 1913-18 |
| E. Donnall Thomas |
Scientist |
15-Mar-1920 |
20-Oct-2012 |
Bone marrow transplants |
| Randy Warmer |
Musician |
30-Mar-1955 |
12-Jan-2004 |
Just When I Needed You Most |
| James E. West |
Politician |
28-Mar-1951 |
22-Jul-2006 |
Former Mayor of Spokane |
| August Wilson |
Playwright |
27-Apr-1945 |
2-Oct-2005 |
The Piano Lesson |
| Marion A. Zioncheck |
Politician |
5-Dec-1901 |
7-Aug-1936 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
