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List of people from Seattle
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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
- 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
Moved to Seattle
Living
Dead
Native Athletes
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
- 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)
- 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
Seattle 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
- Carl Kolchak 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
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