Famous People Born In Washington D.C.

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Bridgit Claire Mendler
(American Actress and Singer)
Bridgit Claire Mendler
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Bridgit Mendler is best known for her Teen Choice Award-nominated portrayal in Good Luck Charlie and her role of Olivia in the TV movie Lemonade Mouth. Her debut music album contained the chartbusting track Ready or Not. She has also worked for Give With Target and First Book.

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Patch Adams
(Physician)
Patch Adams
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini

Patch Adams is an American physician, clown, comedian, author, and social activist. Credited with founding the Gesundheit! Institute, Adams advocates an alternative health care model. He also organizes volunteers who travel to various countries every year in order to bring a smile to the faces of patients, orphans, and other people.

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Michael Learned
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Birthdate: April 9, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Michael Learned is best known as Olivia Walton from the long-running series The Waltons and won three Emmys for her role. She won another Emmy for playing Nurse Mary Benjamin in the medical drama Nurse. She has appeared on stage and in movies such as Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
 4 
Ben Stein
(Writer, Actor, Lawyer)
Ben Stein
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 25, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Ben Stein initially worked as a speechwriter for American presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He then plunged into the entertainment world, starring in films such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off and hosting shows such as Win Ben Stein's Money. He also appeared as Arthur Neuman in The Mask franchise.
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Chamillionaire
(Rapper)
Chamillionaire
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 28, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 6 
Chita Rivera
(American Actress and Singer)
Chita Rivera
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 23, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: January 30, 2024
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 7 
Nicholas Hammond
(Actor)
Nicholas Hammond
3
Birthdate: May 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Ian MacKaye
(American Musician Who is the Co-Founder and Owner of 'Dischord Records')
Ian MacKaye
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 16, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 9 
Maureen Dowd
(American Columnist)
Maureen Dowd
5
Birthdate: January 14, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 10 
Laura Wright
(Actresses)
Laura Wright
4
Birthdate: September 11, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 11 
Donnell Rawlings
(Comedian)
Donnell Rawlings
5
Birthdate: December 6, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 12 
Caroline Vreeland
(German-American Actress, Singer-Songwriter, Model, and Columnist)
Caroline Vreeland
3
Birthdate: October 26, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 13 
Jermaine Fowler
(Actor)
Jermaine Fowler
7
Birthdate: May 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 14 
Isabel Wilkerson
(Journalist)
Isabel Wilkerson
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1961 AD
 15 
Mo Rocca
(Humorist)
Mo Rocca
5
Birthdate: January 28, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Justin Theroux
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Birthdate: August 10, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 17 
Judy Smith
(Crisis manager)
Judy Smith
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 27, 1958
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 18 
Vontae Davis
(American football player)
Vontae Davis
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 27, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 19 
Yannick Ngakoue
(American football player)
Yannick Ngakoue
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 31, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries
 20 
Alan Hale
(Actor)
Alan Hale
4
Birthdate: February 10, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: January 22, 1950
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 21 
John Fahey
(Guitarist)
John Fahey
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 28, 1939
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: February 22, 2001
 22 
John Foster Dulles
(Former United States Secretary of State)
John Foster Dulles
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 25, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: May 24, 1959
 23 
Jim Acosta
(Journalist)
Jim Acosta
5
Birthdate: April 17, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
 24 
Michael Chabon
(Writer, Essayist, Screenwriter, Novelist, Columnist, Science fiction writer)
Michael Chabon
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 24, 1963
Sun Sign: Gemini

Best known for his Pulitzer-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon is known for dealing with themes such as nostalgia, divorce, and Jewish identity. He has also contributed to TV and film projects, such as the Star Trek series. He is married to novelist Ayelet Waldman.

 25 
David Simon
(Author)
David Simon
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Birthdate: February 9, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 26 
Tosin Abasi
(Guitarist)
Tosin Abasi
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 7, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 27 
Paul David Wellstone
(United States Senator)
Paul David Wellstone
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: October 25, 2002
 28 
John Dickerson
(Journalist)
John Dickerson
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 6, 1968
Sun Sign: Cancer
 29 
Gbenga Akinnagbe
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 12, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 30 
Gary Russell Jr.
(Boxer)
Gary Russell Jr.
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 31 
André Leon Talley
(Fashion journalist, stylist and the former creative director and American editor-at-large of Vogue magazine)
André Leon Talley
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Birthdate: October 16, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 18, 2022

With Master’s degree in French literature, fashion designer André Leon Talley’s initial aspiration was to become a teacher. Instead he was drawn to fashion and beginning his career as unpaid apprentice for Diana Vreeland, he went to become fashion news director for Vogue magazine and then its creative director. Also an author, he has written three books, including two memoirs.

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Sarah Baker
(Actress)
Sarah Baker
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Birthdate: June 30, 0000
Sun Sign: Cancer
 33 
Armistead Maupin
(Writer)
Armistead Maupin
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 13, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
 34 
Madlyn Rhue
(Actress)
Madlyn Rhue
2
Birthdate: October 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: December 16, 2003
 35 
Lauren Bowles
(Actress)
Lauren Bowles
3
Birthdate: March 24, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 36 
John Walker Lindh
(Criminal)
John Walker Lindh
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 9, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 37 
James Brown
(Basketball player, Sports commentator)
James Brown
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 25, 1951
Sun Sign: Pisces
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Shawne Merriman
(Former American Football Player)
Shawne Merriman
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 39 
Eden Riegel
(Actress)
Eden Riegel
1
Birthdate: January 1, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 40 
Hank Johnson
(Politician)
Hank Johnson
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 2, 1954
Sun Sign: Libra
 41 
Susan Ford
(Journalist)
Susan Ford
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 6, 1957
Sun Sign: Cancer
 42 
Nan Goldin
(Photographer)
Nan Goldin
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 12, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
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H. Lawrence Culp
(Business Executive)
H. Lawrence Culp
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 1964 AD
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Erik King
(Film actor)
Erik King
3
Birthdate: April 21, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 45 
Shari Redstone
(Businessperson)
Shari Redstone
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: April 14, 1954
Sun Sign: Aries
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Orlando Brown
(American football player)
Orlando Brown
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 12, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: September 23, 2011
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
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Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
(Air Force General)
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: July 4, 2002
 48 
Butler Lampson
(Computer scientist)
Butler Lampson
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 23, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
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Caitlin Glass
(Voice actress)
Caitlin Glass
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Birthdate: November 16, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Roger Mudd
(Broadcaster)
Roger Mudd
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Birthdate: February 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius