Famous People

Carl Bernstein (1944 - ) Reporter for The Washington Post that helped to uncover the Watergate scandal (1974). Born in Washington, DC (628)

Pat Buchanan (1938 - ) An American political commentator, Pat Buchanan works for MSNBC. Previously, Buchanan has served as a senior advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. Buchanan is also a former Presidential candidate, and used to host CNN's "Crossfire." Born in Washington, DC (735)

Connie Chung (1946 - ) Television news anchor who has worked for CBS and NBC. Born in Washington, DC (629)

Adrian Dantley (1956 - ) During his time playing in the NBA, Dantley was an All-Star 6 times, and won an Olympic Gold Medal once. Dantley scored 23,177 points in his career, and when he retired he was ninth on the NBA career scoring list. Born in Washington, DC (729)

Benjamin Oliver Davis (1877 - 1970) Army officer who became the first African American general in the U.S. Army (1940). Born in Washington, DC (630)

Gene Davis (1920 - 1985) Davis became known for paintings with vertical stripes of color. Davis was a member of the Washington Color School during the 1960s. His works are housed in several art museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Walker Art Center. Born in Washington, DC (732)

John Foster Dulles (1888 - 1959) John Foster Dulles served as Secretary of State in the Eisenhower administration. In this capacity, Dulles helped to encourage Eisenhower to pursue policies which would contain communism and the Soviet sphere of influence. Born in Washington, DC (730)

Edward "Duke" Ellington (1899 - 1974) Considered one of America's greatest composers, bandleaders, and recording artists, Ellington composed nearly 2,000 songs prior to his death. Ellington was well known for his Jazz compositions. Born in Washington, DC (727)

Al Gore (1948 - ) Gore is a former Vice President of the United States. Gore has also won the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Washington, DC (731)

John Edgar Hoover (1895 - 1972) Hoover was the first director of the FBI, and is generally credited with turning it into a large, efficient crime-fighting organization. He was, however, and remains, a highly controversial figure. Born in Washington, DC (736)

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896 - 1953) Rawlings won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1939 for best known work, "The Yearling." Born in Washington, DC (734)

Pete Sampras (1971 - ) Sampras won 14 Grand Slam titles, which is more than any other men's player in the history of tennis. Sampras also held the year-end number 1 ranking for 6 consecutive years. Born in Washington, DC (733)

John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932) Sousa came to be known as "The March King." Sousa was well known for the civilian band which he formed in 1892, as well as for his 12 years as leader of the US Marine Band. Born in Washington, DC (728)