List of Seattleites Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

A person who lives in or comes from Seattle, Washington is called a Seattleite. This is a list of well-known current or former Seattle residents.

Table of contents

1 Born in Seattle 1.1 Living 1.2 Dead 2 Moved to Seattle 2.3 Living 2.4 Dead 3 Musical groups 4 Fictional Seattleites

Born in Seattle

Living

• Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft
• Lynda Barry, cartoonist
• William Bolcom, composer
• Stan Boreson, comedian
• Carrie Brownstein, musician, member of Sleater-Kinney
• Linda B. Buck, scientist
• Carol Channing, actress
• Judy Collins, folk singer
• Gail Devers, athlete
• Jennifer Dunn, politician
• Kenny G, musician
• Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft
• Richard F. Gordon, Jr, astronaut
• David Guterson, author
• Ed Guthman, journalist
• Richard Karn, television actor
• Jerry Lewis, politician
• Duff McKagan, bassist with Guns n' Roses
• Sir Mix-a-Lot, rap musician
• Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic speed skating competitor
• John Olerud, professional baseball player
• Stephen S. Oswald, astronaut
• Ron Santo, professional baseball player
• Peter Steinbrueck, politician
• Ryan Stiles, actor
• Jennifer Warnes, singer and songwriter
• Lynn Woolsey, politician

Dead

• Paul Jacob Alexander, newspaper publisher and Seattle City Councilman
• Bob Bartlett, politician
• Max Brand, author (pen name)
• Barbara Berjer, television actress
• Chester Carlson, physicist and inventor
• Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana
• Frances Farmer, actress
• Keith Godchaux;, musician
• Jimi Hendrix, rock musician
• Gypsy Rose Lee, actress and burlesque star
• Margaret Murie, environmentalist
• Jinny Osborn of the musical group The Chordettes
• Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz"
• Minoru Yamasaki, architect

Moved to Seattle

Living

• Sherman Alexie, author
• Fred Beckey, mountaineer
• Terry Brooks, author
• Peter Buck, musician in R.E.M
• Octavia Butler, author
• Neko Case, musician
• Dale Chihuly, artist
• Cameron Crowe, writer and director
• Neile Graham, poet
• Nicola Griffith, author
• Leland H. Hartwell, Nobel Prize winner
• Jane Jensen, game designer and author
• Quincy Jones, musician
• Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, creators of Penny Arcade
• Leah LaBelle, singer
• Gary Larson, cartoonist
• Kyle MacLachlan, actor
• Dave Matthews, musician
• Jim McDermott, congressman
• Rose McGowan, actress
• Marni Nixon, musician
• Jonathan Raban, author
• Ron Reagan, son of U.S. President Ronald Reagan
• Tom Robbins, author
• Ann Rule, true crime author
• Dan Savage, advice columnist
• Tom Skerritt, actor
• Neal Stephenson, author
• Lauren Tewes, actress
• Earnest James Ujaama, community activist and indicted associate of al-Qaeda
• Ann and Nancy Wilson, musicians in Heart
• Jim Woodring, comic book author and artist
• J. P. Patches, TV star clown

Dead

• Ted Bundy, serial killer
• James E. Casey, United Parcel Service founder
• Ray Charles, musician
• Kurt Cobain, musician
• 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
• Jeff Smith, TV chef and author
• Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington (1915-1926)
• Marion Zioncheck, politician

Musical groups

• The Gits, rock band
• Heart, rock band
• Mudhoney, rock band
• Nirvana, rock band
  • Dave Grohl, musician
• Pearl Jam, rock band
  • Stone Gossard
• Presidents of the United States of America, rock band
  • Jason Finn
  • Chris Ballew
  • Dave Dederer
• Soundgarden, rock band
  • Chris Cornell, singer/songwriter
  • Kim Thayil, guitarist
• The Ventures, surf band

Fictional Seattleites

• Frasier Crane, Niles Crane, Martin Crane, and Daphne Moon (from the TV show Frasier)

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