Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. ranks 27th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and Munich. Memorable people born in Washington, D.C. include Al Gore, Samuel L. Jackson, and Irvin D. Yalom. Memorable people who died in Washington, D.C. include Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John von Neumann. Washington, D.C. has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Washington, D.C. is located in United States.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States. The district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Washington, D.C. was the birth place of 277 globally memorable people, including Al Gore, Samuel L. Jackson, and Irvin D. Yalom. Additionaly, 237 globally memorable people have passed away in Washington, D.C. including Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John von Neumann.
People Born in Washington, D.C.
Go to all RankingsAl Gore
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 1
Samuel L. Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 2
Irvin D. Yalom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 3
J. Edgar Hoover
LAWYER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 4
Duke Ellington
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1974
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 5
Albert Fish
EXTREMIST
1870 - 1936
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 6
Robert Coleman Richardson
PHYSICIST
1937 - 2013
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 7
Paul Ekman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 8
Hugh Everett III
PHYSICIST
1930 - 1982
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 9
Goldie Hawn
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 10
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 11
Raymond Davis Jr.
CHEMIST
1914 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Washington, D.C.
Go to all RankingsAndrew Tate
BUSINESSPERSON
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 59
Rosalind E. Krauss
CRITIC
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 67
Julian Steward
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1902 - 1972
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 87
Billy Hart
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 96
Isabel Briggs Myers
WRITER
1897 - 1980
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 105
Harold Solomon
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 112
Charles Grimes
ATHLETE
1935 - 2007
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 125
Gintaras Grušas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 130
Virgil Jacomini
ATHLETE
1899 - 1984
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 141
David J. Griffiths
PHYSICIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 158
Charles R. Drew
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1950
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 160
Ketanji Brown Jackson
JUDGE
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 163
People Deceased in Washington, D.C.
Go to all RankingsAbraham Lincoln
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1865
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 1
Dwight D. Eisenhower
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1969
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 2
John von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 3
Douglas MacArthur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1964
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 4
John Quincy Adams
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1848
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 5
William Howard Taft
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1930
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 6
J. Edgar Hoover
LAWYER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 7
Zachary Taylor
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1850
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 8
Henry Clay
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1852
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 9
William Henry Harrison
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1841
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 10
Madeleine Albright
DIPLOMAT
1937 - 2022
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 11
Robert Peary
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1920
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Washington, D.C.
Go to all RankingsPaul Neményi
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 93
Alexander Gardner
PHOTOGRAPHER
1821 - 1882
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 109
Gottfried Haberler
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1995
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 112
Harriet Jacobs
WRITER
1813 - 1897
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 119
Joaquim Nabuco
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 132
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
WRITER
1892 - 1955
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 137
Hugh S. Johnson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1942
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 146
Gustaf Weidel
ATHLETE
1890 - 1959
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 165
David Dixon Porter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1813 - 1891
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 179
Edward William Nelson
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1934
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 190
Harold L. Ickes
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1952
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 194
Louis A. Johnson
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 197
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Washington, D.C. were actors (88), politicians (29), writers (19), musicians (16), and basketball players (15), while most who died were politicians (108), military personnels (21), writers (14), biologists (9), and social activists (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Washington, D.C., including Samuel L. Jackson, Goldie Hawn, and William Hurt. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Washington, D.C., including Samuel L. Jackson, Goldie Hawn, and William Hurt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Washington, D.C. since 1700.