Famous People with Name Washington

Washington Allston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Washington Allston: was a U.S. poet and influential painter, born in Waccamaw, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting. He was well known during his lifetime for his experiments with dramatic subject matter and his bold use of ligh

Washington Adrian De La Cruz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Washington Adrian De La Cruz: is an Uruguayan-born Salvadoran footballer who played for Alianza F.C. and the El Salvador national football team.

Washington King            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Washington King: was the fifteenth mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1855 to 1856.

Washington Frederick Willcox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Washington Frederick Willcox: was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1862. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Deep River, Connecticut. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1862 and 1863.

Gene Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gene Washington: was a NFL player for many years who played for the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions as a wide receiver. He also played football for Stanford University. He was a member of the fraternity Delta Tau Delta, and was the first black member in the whole organization

Joe Dan Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Dan Washington: is a former American football running back who played ten seasons for the San Diego Chargers, the Baltimore Colts, the Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1976 to 1985 in the National Football League.

MaliVai 'Mal' Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

MaliVai 'Mal' Washington: is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996.Washington's father, William, taught himself and then his five children to play tennis. When William was the assistant dean at the State University of New York, he decided to teach underprivileged children in the area how to play tennis on the university's new courts.

George Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Washington: ed the Continental Army to victory over the Kingdom of Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and served as the first President of the United States of America (1789–1797).

Dinah Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dinah Washington: was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. Because of her strong voice and emotional singing, she is known as the "Queen of the Blues".[1] Despite dying at the early age of 39, Washington became one of the most influential vocalists of the twentieth century,[2][3]