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Washington, D.C. ranks 27th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montevideo, Boston, and Munich. Memorable people born in Washington, D.C. include Al Gore, Samuel L. Jackson, and J. Edgar Hoover. 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 called 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. Washington, D.C., was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1854 and 1997, Washington, D.C. was the birth place of 233 globally memorable people, including Al Gore, Samuel L. Jackson, and J. Edgar Hoover. Additionaly, 215 globally memorable people have passed away in Washington, D.C. including Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John von Neumann.

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Most individuals born in present day Washington, D.C. were actors (83), politicians (26), writers (14), musicians (13), and basketball players (13),  while most who died were politicians (103), military personnels (18), writers (11), historians (8), and social activists (7).

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.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Washington, D.C. since 1700.