List of people from Seattle, Washington

A person who lives in or comes from Seattle, Washington, USA is called a "Seattleite". This is a list of well-known people who were born or lived in the city of Seattle.

Born in Seattle

Living

*Paul Allen – co-founder of Microsoft
*Bob Bingham - Jesus Christ Superstar actor
*Josie Bissett – actress, wife of Rob Estes
*William Bolcom – composer
*Carrie Brownstein – musician, member of Sleater-Kinney
*Linda B. Buck – scientist
*Raegan Butcher- poet
*Kyle Cease - Comedian
*Carol Channing – actress
*Art Chantry – graphic designer
*Erika Christensen – actress
*Judy Collins – folk singer
*Chris Cornell - Musician - Soundgarden, Audioslave
*Gail Devers – athlete
*WiL Francis – lead singer of the band, Aiden
*Bill Gates – co-founder of Microsoft
*Isis Gee - American singer in Poland and Eurovision Song Contest entrant
*Richard F. Gordon, Jr. – astronaut
*Tom Gorman - tennis player
*Stone Gossard – rhythm guitarist of Pearl Jam
*David Guterson – author
*Ed Guthman – journalist
*Marcus Hahnemann - professional soccer goalkeeper
*Brian Herbert – author
*Jay Inslee – politician
*Richard Karn – television actor
*Thomas Kohnstamm - author
*Jerry Lewis – politician
*Kevin McCarthy – actor
*Duff McKagan – bassist with Guns N' Roses
*Brian Stokes Mitchell - Broadway actor and baritone singer
*Sir Mix-a-Lot – rap musician
*Mark Morris – director, choreographer, dancer
*Jeffrey Dean Morgan - actor
*Frank Murkowski - Polish-American politician, raised in Ketchikan, Alaska, 10th Governor of Alaska
*Gabe Newell - CEO and Founder of Valve Corporation
*Mark O'Connor – country violinist (also performs in other musical genres)
*John Olerud – professional baseball player
*Stacie Orrico – pop singer
*Stephen S. Oswald – astronaut
*John Requa - screenwriter Cats and Dogs and Bad Santa
*Ron Santo – former professional baseball player
*Jean Smart - actress
*Peter Steinbrueck – politician
*Ryan Stiles - Comedian
*Jen Taylor – video game voice actress
*Rachel Trachtenburg – drummer, member of The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
*Jennifer Warnes – singer and songwriter
*Lou Whittaker - mountaineer, founded Mt. Rainier guide service
*Jim Whittaker - first American to climb Mt. Everest
*Rainn Wilson - actor, most notably The Office (US TV Series)
*Lynn Woolsey – politician

Dead

*Paul Jacob Alexander – newspaper publisher and Seattle City Councilman
*Richard Lee Armstrong - professor and geochemist
*Bob Bartlett – politician
*Barbara Berjer – television actress
*Max Brand – author (pen name)
*Chester Carlson – physicist and inventor
*Jennifer Dunn – politician
*Frances Farmer – actress
* Pete Fleming - missionary to Ecuador
*Keith Godchaux – musician
*Jimi Hendrix – rock musician
*Fred Hutchinson - Baseball Player and Manager
*Art Hupy - photographer
*Gypsy Rose Lee – actress and burlesque star
*Mary McCarthy - author, critic and social activist
*Margaret Murie – environmentalist

Moved to Seattle

Living

* Sherman Alexie – author
* Jeff Ament – bassist of Pearl Jam
* Harry Anderson - actor
* Brian Atwater - geologist
* Fred Beckey – mountaineer
* Jeff Borowiak - tennis player
* Terry Brooks – author
* Peter Buck – musician in R.E.M.
* Charles Burns - cartoonist
* Dyan Cannon – actress
* Neko Case – musician
* Dale Chihuly – artist
* Matt Cameron – drummer of Pearl Jam
* Kathryn Cramer - science fiction editor (lived in Seattle 1964-1985)
* Cameron Crowe – writer and director
* Rob Estes – actor
* Anna Faris – actress
* Brendan Fraser - actor
* Kenny G – musician
* Neile Graham – poet
* Nicola Griffith – author
* Dave Grohl – drummer of Nirvana and lead singer/guitarist of Foo Fighters
* Leland H. Hartwell – Nobel Prize winner
* David Horsey - cartoonist
* Tom Hulce – actor in "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "Amadeus"
* Jane Jensen – game designer and author
* Russell Johnson– actor
* Quincy Jones – musician
* S. T. Joshi – literary critic and editor
* Michael Kinsley – journalist
* Sascha Konietzko - founder and frontman of KMFDM
* Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins – creators of "Penny Arcade"
* Jayne Ann Krentz – romance novelist
* Jon Krakauer - author
* Leah LaBelle – singer
* Gary Larson - comic strip artist (the Far Side)
* Paul B. Lowney - author
* Jason Lutes - cartoonist
* Kyle MacLachlan – actor
* Dave Matthews – musician
* Mike McCready – lead guitarist of Pearl Jam
* Jim McDermott – congressman
* Rose McGowan – actress
* Joel McHale - host The Soup on E!
* Marni Nixon – musician
* Krist Novoselic – bassist of Nirvana
* Bill Nye – "Science Guy", actor, comedian
* Jeff Probst - host of TV show Survivor
* Jonathan Raban – author
* John Ratzenberger - actor 'Cheers'
* Gary Ridgway - serial killer
* Tom Robbins – author
* Don Roff - writer and filmmaker
* Ann Rule – true crime author
* Dan Savage – advice columnist
* Howard Schultz - chairman of Starbucks
* Ross Shafer – comedian and television host
* Tom Skerritt – actor
* Alex Steffen - award-winning author and editor
* Neal Stephenson – science-fiction author
* Mack Strong - Retired Seattle Seahawks Fullback 1993-2007
* Lauren Tewes – actress
* Earnest James Ujaama – community activist and indicted associate of al-Qaeda
* Eddie Vedder – lead singer of Pearl Jam
* Ann Wilson - lead singer and flute player of Heart
* Jim Woodring – comic book author and artist

Dead

*Bill Boeing - aviation pioneer, industrialist
* Ted Bundy – serial killer
* Octavia Butler – author
* James E. Casey – United Parcel Service founder
* Ray Charles – musician
* Charlie Chong - political activist
* Kurt Cobain – musician
* James Doohan – actor; Mr. Scott on Star Trek
* Kate Fleming – audio book narrator (voice-over actor) and producer
* Carl F. Gould - architect, educator
*Alex Haley - African American writer
* Anna Roosevelt Halsted - journalist, daughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Mitch Hedberg – comedian
* Frank Herbert – author
* George H. Hitchings – scientist
* Edward Sturgis Ingraham – first superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools and mountaineer
* Jacob Lawrence – painter
* Brandon Lee – actor
* Bruce Lee – actor
* Betty MacDonald – author
* Helene Madison - 3 gold medals at 1932 Olympic games
* Asa Shinn Mercer – the man behind the Mercer Girls, a model for the TV series "Here Come the Brides"
* Robert Moran - shipbuilder
* Alexander Pantages – theatrical entrepreneur
* Lionel Pries - architect, educator
* Theodore Roethke – poet
* James Willis Sayre – theatre critic, journalist, arts promoter, and historian
* Jeff Smith – TV chef and author
* Layne Staley – musician
* Henry Suzzallo – president of the University of Washington (1915-1926)
* August Wilson – playwright
* Mia Zapata – musician

Native Athletes

*Aaron Brooks - NBA PG Franklin High School
*Shaun Bodiford - NFL WR Federal Way High School
*Nate Burleson - NFL WR O'Dea High School
*Kevin Burleson - NBA PG O'Dea High School
*Jesse Chatman - NFL RB Franklin High School
*Doug Christie - NBA SG Rainier Beach High School
*Will Conroy - NBA PG Garfield (Seattle)
*Jamal Crawford - NBA SG Rainier Beach High School
*Michael Dickerson - NBA SF Federal Way High School
*Corey Dillon - NFL RB Franklin High School
*James Edwards - NBA PF Roosevelt High School
*Spencer Hawes – NBA C Seattle Prep
*Tim Lincecum - MLB P Liberty Senior High School
*Taylor Mays – USC Safety O'Dea High School
*Nate Robinson - NBA PG Rainier Beach High School
*Brandon Roy - NBA SF Garfield (Seattle)
*Brian Scalabrine- NBA C Enumclaw High School
*Isaiah Stanback - NFL WR Garfield (Seattle)
*Rodney Stuckey - NBA SG Kentwood High School
*Jason Terry – NBA PG Franklin High School
*Marques Tuiasosopo - NFL QB Woodinville High School
*Martell Webster - NBA SG Seattle Prep
*Marcus Williams - NBA SF Roosevelt High School

Musical groups

* Alice in Chains, rock band (Grunge)
* Aiden, rock band (Emo)
* Blue Scholars, hip-hop
* Dave Matthews Band (originated in Charlottesville, Virginia)
* The Brothers Four, folksingers
* Foo Fighters, rock band
* The Gits, rock band
* Green River, rock band (Grunge)
* Death Cab for Cutie, alternative band
* Harvey Danger, alternative band
* Heart, rock band
* Himsa, Metalcore band
* Jimi Hendrix, guitarist
* KMFDM, industrial band
* Minus the Bear, alternative rock band
* Modest Mouse, indie rock band
* Mother Love Bone, rock band (Grunge)
* Mudhoney, rock band (Grunge)
* Murder City Devils, rock band (Garage Rock)
* Nevermore, metal band
* Nirvana, rock band (Grunge)
* Pearl Jam, rock band (Grunge)
* Pedro the Lion, indie rock band
* Queensrÿche, metal band (from nearby Bellevue)
* Quincy Jones, jazz musician
* The Postal Service, indietronic band
* Presidents of the United States of America, rock band
* Sinai 48, rock band that includes the former members of Buckingham Nicks
* Sir Mix-a-Lot, hip-hop
* Soundgarden, rock band (Grunge)
* Smoosh, alternative pop band
* Vendetta Red rock band
* The Ventures, surf band

eattle in fiction

*"Frasier" (1993-2004), Emmy award-winning US television sitcom featuring Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane and David Hyde Pierce as his brother, Dr. Niles Crane
*"Doonesbury", widely syndicated cartoon strip featuring numerous characters of which many live in Seattle, including Mike Doonesbury, Alex Doonesbury, Daisy 'The Widow' Doonesbury, Kim Rosenthal, J.J., Zeke Brenner, and Bernie
*Gordon Freeman, "Half-Life" game series for the PC, Xbox
* in the 1973 TV movie "The Night Stalker"
*"Harry and the Hendersons" (1987), movie comedy featuring John Lithgow and Don Ameche
*"John Doe" (2002-2003), television sci-fi featuring Dominic Purcell
*"Grey's Anatomy" (2004-), television drama, featuring Ellen Pompeo and Sandra Oh
*"Sleepless in Seattle", 1993 movie featuring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks
*"Dead Like Me", (2003-2004) Showtime comedy, featuring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin
*"The Ring", 2002 movie, featuring Naomi Watts
*"The 4400", (2004-), television sci-fi
*"The Fabulous Baker Boys", 1989 movie
*"Here Come the Brides" (1968-1970) television series
*"McQ", 1974 movie, featuring John Wayne
*"Say Anything...", 1989 movie
*"10 Things I Hate about You", movie, featuring Julia Stiles
*"Scorchy", 1976 movie, featuring Connie Stevens
*"Shadowrun", 1993 video game for Super NES
*"Millennium" (1996-1999) television series, featuring Lance Henriksen and Megan Gallagher
*"Mad Love", 1995 movie, featuring Drew Barrymore and Chris O'Donnell
*"Singles", 1992 movie, directed by Cameron Crowe
*"Double Jeopardy", 1999 movie, featuring Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd
*"Kyle XY", (2006-), television abc family
*"Dark Angel" (2000 – 2002) cyberpunk, science fiction television series, created by James Cameron and starring Jessica Alba
*"WarGames", 1983 movie, starring Matthew Broderick
*"iCarly", (2007-), television series, Nickelodeon, created by Dan Schneider and starring Miranda Cosgrove