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

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
• Art Chantry – graphic designer
• Erika Christensen – actress
• Judy Collins – folk singer
• Gail Devers – athlete
• Jennifer Dunn – politician
• Anna Faris – actor
• Kenny G – musician
• Bill Gates – co-founder of Microsoft
• Richard F. Gordon, Jr. – astronaut
• Stone Gossard – rythm guitarist of Pearl Jam
• David Guterson – author
• Ed Guthman – journalist
• Brian Herbert – author
• Leann Hunley – actress
• Jay Inslee – politician
• Richard Karn – television actor
• Jerry Lewis – politician
• Kevin McCarthy – actor
• Duff McKagan – bassist with Guns N' Roses
• Sir Mix-a-Lot – rap musician
• Mark O'Connor – country violinist (also performs in other musical genres)
• Apolo Anton Ohno – Olympic speed skating competitor
• John Olerud – professional baseball player
• Stacie Orrico – pop singer
• Stephen S. Oswald – astronaut
• Ron Reagan – son of U.S. President Ronald Reagan
• Ron Santo – professional baseball player
• Rielly M. Smith – musician, member of New Huevos
• Peter Steinbrueck – politician
• Ryan Stiles – comedian
• Jason Terry – NBA point guard
• Rachel Trachtenburg – drummer, member of The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
• Jennifer Warnes – singer and songwriter
• Lynn Woolsey – politician
• Ann Wilson – heart
• Robert Cray – musician
• Steve Miller – musician
• Linda Evans – actress both live in Tenino
• Sherley MacCalin – actress both live in Tenino
• Howard Leese – musician lives in Kent

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
• 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
• Jeff Ament – bassist of Pearl Jam
• Fred Beckey – mountaineer
• Josie Bissett – actress, wife of Rob Estes
• Terry Brooks – author
• Edward Knechtel – Graphic Designer
• Peter Buck – musician in R.E.M.
• Neko Case – musician
• Dale Chihuly – artist
• Matt Cameron – drummer of Pearl Jam
• Cameron Crowe – writer and director
• Rob Estes – actor
• Neile Graham – poet
• Nicola Griffith – author
• Dave Grohl – drummer of Nirvana
• Leland H. Hartwell – Nobel Prize winner
• Tom Hulce – actor in Animal House and Amadeus
• Jane Jensen – game designer and author
• Quincy Jones – musician
• Michael Kinsley – journalist
• Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins – creators of Penny Arcade
• Jayne Ann Krentz – romance novelist
• Leah LaBelle – singer
• Gary Larson – cartoonist
• Kyle MacLachlan – actor
• Dave Matthews – musician
• Mike McCready – lead guitarist of Pearl Jam
• Jim McDermott – congressman
• Rose McGowan – actress
• Marni Nixon – musician
• Kris Novoselic – bassist of nirvana
• Bill Nye – scientist
• J. P. Patches – TV star clown
• Jeff Probst Survivor (Host)
• Jonathan Raban – author
• 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
• Eddie Vedder – lead singer of Pearl Jam
• Jim Woodring – comic book author and artist

Dead

• Ted Bundy – serial killer
• Octavia Butler – author
• James E. Casey – United Parcel Service founder
• Ray Charles – musician
• Kurt Cobain – musician
• James Doohan – actor (1920-2005)
• 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
• Asa Shinn Mercer – the man behind the Mercer Girls, a model for the TV series Here Come the Brides
• Alexander Pantages – theatrical entrepreneur
• Theodore Roethke – poet
• 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

Musical groups

• Alice in Chains, rock band (Grunge)
• Foo Fighters, rock band (Grunge)
• The Gits, rock band
• Death Cab for Cutie, alternative band
• Harvey Danger, alternative band
• Heart, rock band
• Himsa, Metalcore band
• Minus the Bear, alternative rock band
• Modest Mouse, alternative rock band
• Mother Love Bone, rock band (Grunge)
• Mudhoney, rock band (Grunge)
• Nevermore, metal band
• Nirvana, rock band (Grunge)
• Pearl Jam, rock band (Grunge)
• Pedro the Lion, indie rock band
• Queensrÿche, metal band
• The Postal Service, indietronic band
• Presidents of the United States of America, rock band
• Soundgarden, rock band (Grunge)
• Smoosh, alternative pop band
• The Ventures, surf band
• United State of Electronica, or U.S.E., dance/rock band

Fictional Seattleites

• Frasier (1993-2004), television sitcom featuring Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce
• 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, 1995 movie, directed by Cameron Crowe

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• ''Double Jeopardy, 1999 movie, featuring Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd