List of people from Olympia, Washington
The following is a list of famous Olympians, those people of note who have lived in or around Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Actors, comedians
[edit]- Sam Miller (born c. 1982) comedian[1]
- Eloise Mumford (born 1986) actress
- Michael Richards (born 1949) actor and former stand-up comedian; played Kramer on Seinfeld
Academia
[edit]- Stephanie Coontz (born 1944) writer, academic and professor at Evergreen State College
Film, television, animation
[edit]- Craig Bartlett (born 1956) cartoonist, animator; graduated from Evergreen State College
- Dan Erickson (born 1984) television screenwriter, playwright and producer
- Matt Groening (born 1954) animator, cartoonist, creator of The Simpsons and Life in Hell
Military
[edit]- Robert Eugene Bush (1926–2005) youngest member of the U.S. Navy in World War II to receive the nation's highest military decoration for valor, Medal of Honor awardee
- Bruce P. Crandall (born 1933) Medal of Honor winner[2]
- Myron H. Ranney (c. 1845–1910) Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War[3]
Musicians, music producers
[edit]- Carrie Brownstein (born 1974) guitarist, singer (Sleater-Kinney), actress
- Dylan Carlson (born 1968) guitarist and lead vocalist of Earth
- Gretchen Christopher, singer for The Fleetwoods
- Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) guitarist and singer, Nirvana
- Kimya Dawson (born 1972) singer-songwriter, part of The Moldy Peaches
- Beth Ditto (born 1981) vocalist (The Gossip)
- Kathleen Hanna (born 1968) musician, vocalist, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre
- Calvin Johnson (born 1962) founder of K Records, singer in Beat Happening and Dub Narcotic Sound System
- Conrad Keely (born 1972) vocalist, guitarist (…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead)
- Macklemore (born 1983) hip hop musician; graduated from Evergreen State College
- Chiwoniso Maraire (1976–2013) American musician of Zimbabwean heritage
- Dumisani Maraire (1944–1999) Zimbabwean musician, singer-songwriter; taught at Evergreen State College
- Nellie McKay (born 1982) English Broadway actress, singer-songwriter
- Mirah (born 1974) singer-songwriter, released on K Records
- Slim Moon (born 1967) founder of Kill Rock Stars and 5 Rue Christine record labels
- Bruce Pavitt (born 1959) founder of Sub Pop Records; attended Evergreen State College
- Travis Shook (born 1969) jazz pianist
- Corin Tucker (born 1972) guitarist, singer for Sleater-Kinney
- Tobi Vail (born 1969) musician for Bikini Kill and The Frumpies
- Jared Warren, bassist, singer Big Business, The Melvins, formerly of Karp
- Kathi Wilcox (born 1969) musician (Bikini Kill, The Casual Dots)
- Allison Wolfe (born 1969) lead singer for Bratmobile and Partyline
Politicians, political figures
[edit]- Daniel Bigelow (1824–1905) pioneer legislator, lawyer, and abolitionist
- Rachel Corrie (1979–2003) nonviolence activist, Palestinian solidarity activist
- Don Eldridge (1919–2007) politician, businessman
- Roland S. Morris (1874–1945), diplomat, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Sports
[edit]- Geoff Jenkins (born 1974) MLB outfielder for Milwaukee Brewers
- Kasey Keller (born 1969) soccer goal keeper
- Brian Kendrick (born 1979) SmackDown! wrestler
- Peter Kennedy (born 1927) figure skater
- Travis Lee (born 1975) first baseman in Major League Baseball, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Justin Leone (born 1977) third baseman, San Diego Padres
- Jeff Monson (born 1971) American-born Russian mixed martial arts fighter and anarchist
- Jared Sandberg (born 1978) third baseman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Mike Sellers (born 1975) football player, Washington Redskins
- Jerramy Stevens (born 1979) football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jonathan Stewart (born 1987) running back, Carolina Panthers
Visual artists and designers
[edit]- Christopher Baldwin (born 1973), illustrator, cartoonist
- Lynda Barry (born 1956) cartoonist (Ernie Pook's Comeek), writer
- Benjamin Moore (1952–2021) studio glass artist, teacher
- Cappy Thompson (born 1952), painter, known for reverse glass painting
Writers, poets
[edit]- Phoebe Judson (1831–1926) author, founder of Lynden, Washington
- Jim Lynch (born 1961) author of The Highest Tide
- Wendy C. Ortiz (born 1973) American writer and poet, of Mexican heritage; graduated from Evergreen State College
Others
[edit]- George Washington Bush (c. 1779–1863) early settler of Bush Prairie, trapper
- Adam Fletcher (born 1975) nonprofit director, Freechild Project; graduated from Evergreen State College
- Rebecca G. Howard (c. 1829 – July 1881) pioneer black businesswoman
References
[edit]- ^ Drake, Jessica (May 10, 2023). "Comedian Sam Miller is 'real big' and gets big laughs". The Wenatchee World. Wenatchee, Washington. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Brunell, Don (December 18, 2024). "Enough is enough - civility is essential to governing America, and it must return". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Myron H. Ranney". Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.