• Source: List of people from Spokane, Washington

This is a list of people from Spokane, Washington. The list includes individuals who were born in or lived in the city. A person who lives in or comes from Spokane, Washington, is known as a Spokanite.




Authors


Arthur C. Brooks, author
Sherman Alexie, author
David Eddings, author of The Belgariad and many other books
Wilbur Crane Eveland, served in various functions as secret agent for the USA in the Arab East
Michael Gurian, New York Times bestselling author of thirty-two books published in twenty-two languages
Quail Hawkins, bookseller and children's author
Bruce Holbert, author, Washington State Book Award winner
Katherine Kelley, American journalist and author
Kenn Nesbitt, Children's Poet Laureate (2013–2015)
Jack Nisbet, author of several books on explorer David Thompson
Shann Ray, author, American Book Award winner
Rick Rydell, outdoor writer, worked at local radio stations as a radio talk show host
David Shannon, author of No, David! and many other children's books
Wayne Spitzer, author and low-budget horror filmmaker
Terry Trueman, Printz Award winning author of Stuck in Neutral and numerous other young adult novels
Shawn Vestal, author, Washington State Book Award winner and recipient of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize
Jess Walter, author, recipient of the 2006 Edgar Allan Poe Award




Chefs and restaurateurs


Sarah Minnick, chef owner at Lovely Hula Hands and Lovely's Fifty Fifty




Comedians


Julia Sweeney, actor and comedian (appeared on Saturday Night Live)
Tom McTigue, actor and comedian, Baywatch, Quantum Leap, Boyhood
Kelsey Cook, stand up comedian




Convicted criminals


Kevin Coe, convicted "South Hill rapist"
Jack Owen Spillman, serial killer
Rollen Stewart, kidnapper
Robert Lee Yates, serial killer




Film, stage and television industry


Rick Alverson, film director
Sophia Anne Caruso, Broadway actress best known for playing Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice: The Musical
Gary Frank, Emmy award-winning actor, known for playing Willie in the ABC series Family.
Russell Hodgkinson, actor
Jim Ignatowski, The Reverend Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski, played by Christopher Lloyd, is a fictional character in the 1970s television series Taxi.
Cheyenne Jackson, singer and actor, known for United 93
Paul Johansson, actor, appeared in One Tree Hill
Eric Johnston, former head of the United States Chamber of Commerce, former president of the Motion Picture Association of America
Chuck Jones, director of animated films, three-time Academy Award winner
Neil LaBute, film director/playwright
David Lynch, film director, known for Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks
Darren McGavin, actor, known for starring in Kolchak: the Night Stalker and A Christmas Story
John McIntire, actor on Wagon Train and The Virginian
Michele Morrow, actress, appeared in Basement Jack, The Young and the Restless, and Alias
Craig T. Nelson, actor, star of television series Coach and Parenthood, as well as the films The Incredibles and Poltergeist
Seena Owen, silent-film actress
Gale Page, actress, starred in Knute Rockne, All American with Ronald Reagan
Patrick Page, Tony-nominated actor best known as Hades in Hadestown
Susan Peters, actress
Matt Piedmont, film director and writer
Mariel Sheets, actress, known for The Peanuts Movie
Trevor St. John, actor; known for his role on One Life to Live (graduated from Whitworth University)
Wayne Spitzer, low-budget horror filmmaker
Hilary Swank, two-time Oscar-winning actress (father was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base)
Sydney Sweeney, actress; best known for her role as Cassie Howard in Euphoria
Tongolele, film and television actor
Sarah Truax, stage and film actress, Spokane resident from 1912 to 1927
Mary Ann Wilson, American Nurse and TV Fitness Instructor
Michael Winslow, actor and comedian, known for Police Academy
Deanna Oliver, actress and writer, known for her role in The Brave Little Toaster and work with Animaniacs and Casper movie
Clifton James, film actor Cool Hand Luke
Troy Robertson, Reality Star best known as 'Troyzan' on CBS Survivor (American TV series) Survivor: One World, Survivor: Game Changers




Artists


Harold Balazs, sculptor
Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, photographer/traveller
Kenneth Callahan, painter from the Northwest School
Brian Crane, cartoonist
Jerry Holkins, writer for Penny Arcade
Mike Krahulik, artist for Penny Arcade
Tom Kundig, principal at Olson Kundig Architects
George Nakashima, furniture maker, entrepreneur
Clyfford Still, abstract-expressionist painter
Paula Mary Turnbull, welding nun




Journalists


Timothy Egan, journalist, winner of the National Book Award and the Washington State Book Award
Neil Everett, journalist, ESPN SportsCenter anchor
Julian Guthrie, journalist and author based in San Francisco
Sue Herera, journalist, CNBC anchor
Eric Johnson, journalist, former sports director for KREM 2; weeknight news anchor for KOMO 4
John Richards, journalist, radio personality, producer of The Morning Show and Audioasis on 90.3 FM KEXP Seattle
Rick Rydell, journalist, worked at local radio stations KJRB, KZZU, and KKZX as a radio talk show host




Musicians


Jim Boyd, musician
Cami Bradley, America's Got Talent finalist and member of The Sweeplings
Keeley Brineman, musician and lead singer with Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz
Mike Clarke, member of the band The Byrds
Bing Crosby, singer/actor
Bob Crosby, bandleader and vocalist
Andra Day, singer-songwriter
Paul D'Amour, former member of the band Tool
Andy Gibson, singer-songwriter
Theo Hakola, singer/songwriter/musician
Dan Hamilton, member of Surf band The Ventures, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, and The T-Bones.
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Dan Hoerner, lead guitarist and backup vocalist for the band Sunny Day Real Estate
Myles Kennedy, lead singer of the band Alter Bridge
Keyboard Cat and his handler Charlie Schmidt, performer on a viral internet meme
Ryan Lewis, music producer; primarily with Macklemore
George Lynch, former member of the rock band Dokken; member of Lynch Mob
Chad Mitchell, member of the Chad Mitchell Trio
Craig Montoya, former member of the band Everclear
Matty Mullins, lead singer of the band Memphis May Fire
Patrice Munsel, former Metropolitan Opera star
Danny O'Keefe, singer-songwriter
Eckart Preu, conductor of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra
Jimmy Rowles, jazz pianist
Ann Sandifur, composer
Scott Thompson, former member of the Canadian band Lillix
Billy Tipton, jazz musician
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, boogie-woogie and blues-rock pianist
Tyrone Wells, singer-songwriter
Merrill Womach, undertaker, organist and gospel singer, founder of National Music Service
Charlie Butts - saxophone player, frontman of Charlie Butts and The Filter Tips
GrandMixer GMS - DJ/remixer for Tairrie B




Politicians


Civic
James Everett Chase, mayor of Spokane
Jack Geraghty, mayor of Spokane; former Spokane County Commissioner
Dennis P. Hession, mayor of Spokane
John Powers, mayor of Spokane
David H. Rodgers, mayor of Spokane
Ron Sims, former member of the King County Council; former King County Executive; former member of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jon Snyder, member of the Spokane City Council
John Talbott, mayor of Spokane
Mary Verner, mayor of Spokane
James E. West, Washington State Senator and Spokane mayor
Federal
Ryan Crocker, U.S. diplomat, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
Tom Foley, U.S. Congressman, former Democratic Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Former US Ambassador to Japan
Eric Johnston, former head of the United States Chamber of Commerce, former president of the Motion Picture Association of America
Mike McKevitt, U.S. Congressman for Colorado's 1st congressional district (1971–73)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Congresswoman for Washington's 5th congressional district (2005–present)
George Nethercutt, former Republican U.S. Congressman, judge and attorney
Ron Sims, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
State
Andy Billig, Washington State Senator
James M. Geraghty, Washington State Supreme Court Justice
Sam C. Guess, Washington State Senator
Samuel G. Havermale, early Spokane pioneer, minister and politician
Horace E. Houghton, Washington and Wisconsin state legislator, lawyer
James E. West, Washington State Senator and Spokane mayor
Marcus Riccelli, Washington State Representative




Science and technology


Michael P. Anderson, astronaut killed in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Walter Houser Brattain, awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics
Robert Dirks, computational chemist killed in a 2015 train wreck in New York
Dorothy M. Horstmann, virologist, made important discoveries about polio
Anne McClain, NASA Astronaut, Flight Engineer for Expedition 58/59 to the International Space Station
Wilder Graves Penfield, American-born Canadian neurosurgeon who mapped out the functional areas of the cerebral cortex and pioneered groundbreaking research into epilepsy treatment
Irwin Rose, biologist awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry




Sports


Auto racing
Chad Little, NASCAR race winner
Tom Sneva, Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion
Baseball
Jeremy Affeldt, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
Ed Brandt, MLB pitcher (1928–38)
Ed Kirkpatrick, former MLB outfielder and catcher
Andrew Kittredge, pitcher for Tampa Bay Rays
Larry Koentopp, Gonzaga University three-sport all-state selection, baseball head coach and athletic director
Tyler Olson, pitcher for Cleveland Indians
Mike Redmond, former MLB player for the Florida Marlins, Minnesota Twins, and Cleveland Indians; manager for the Marlins; (Gonzaga University graduate, 1993)
Ryne Sandberg, 2005 inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame, former second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, former MLB manager for the Philadelphia Phillies
Kevin Stocker, former shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Anaheim Angels; current analyst for the Pac-12 Network
Christine Wren, second female professional baseball umpire
Basketball
Briann January, former Arizona State Sun Devils player; plays for the WNBA's Indiana Fever (Lewis and Clark High School graduate, 2005)
Adam Morrison, former Gonzaga player, former 2005–2006 first-team All-American, Charlotte Bobcats and Los Angeles Lakers basketball player (Mead High School graduate, 2003)
John Stockton, NBA Hall of Fame former point guard for the Utah Jazz
Wayne Tinkle, player for the Montana Grizzlies (Ferris High School graduate, 1984); currently head coach for the Oregon State Beavers
Billiards
Dorothy Wise, member of Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
Boxing
Chauncy Welliver, professional boxer
Hockey
Patrick Dwyer, Spokane native who last played for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes
Tyler Johnson, former Spokane Chiefs player and 2008 Memorial Cup winner plus back-to-back Stanley Cup winner with the Tampa Bay Lightning
Derek Ryan, Spokane native currently playing for NHL's Edmonton Oilers
Kailer Yamamoto, Spokane native currently playing for NHL's Seattle Kraken
Bob Attwell, Spokane native who played 22 games in the NHL.
Extreme sports
Jess Roskelley, youngest American (at the time) to climb Mount Everest
Eric Uptagrafft, sport shooter
Football
Bob Bellinger, football player
Erik Coleman, former Washington State Cougars football player, former player for the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions (Lewis and Clark High School graduate, 2000)
Joe Danelo, former kicker for the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants, and the Buffalo Bills (graduated from WSU and Gonzaga Prep 1971)
Will Davis, former defensive back for the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, and Salt Lake Stallions of the AAF
Steve Emtman, 1992 NFL No. 1 draft pick, former defensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts
Bill Etter, held the Notre Dame record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game—146 yards
Steve Gleason, NFL former special teams player for the New Orleans Saints and a graduate of WSU and Gonzaga Prep.
Jason Hanson, former kicker with the Detroit Lions
Max Krause, running back for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins
Dan Lynch, first team All-American for Washington State University (Lewis & Clark High School graduate 1980)
Steve Parker, former NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
Mark Rypien, former quarterback for the Washington Redskins; Most Valuable Player of 1991 Super Bowl; Shadle Park High School, Washington State University
Bishop Sankey, former NFL running back for the Tennessee Titans (attended Gonzaga Preparatory School)
Cory Withrow, former NFL center for the St. Louis Rams
John Yarno, former NFL offensive lineman (attended Gonzaga Preparatory School and Ferris High School)
Mixed martial arts
Michael Chiesa, Ultimate Fighter winner and current UFC lightweight
Julianna Peña, Ultimate Fighter winner and current UFC women's bantamweight champion
Sam Sicilia, Ultimate Fighter alumnus and former UFC featherweight
Brady Hiestand, Ultimate Fighter finalist and current UFC bantamweight
Rowing
Joe Rantz, 1936 Summer Olympics gold medal winner in the eights competition
Soccer
Amy LePeilbet, professional player for Boston Breakers; vice world champion
Tennis
Jan-Michael Gambill, professional player
Track and field
Madonna Buder, 75-year-old Catholic nun and oldest Hawaii Ironman Triathlete competitor
Helga Estby, walked across the United States in 1896
Fortune Gordien, Olympic silver and bronze medalist in discus throw
Gerry Lindgren, runner, won 11 NCAA championships at Washington State University (attended John R. Rogers High School)
Brad Walker, American record holder and two-time world champion in the pole vault (University High School graduate)




Early Spokane notable residents


Joe Albi, attorney and civic leader
Kirtland Cutter, architect, known for his work in Spokane, including the Davenport Hotel
Sonora Smart Dodd, successfully campaigned for the establishment of Father's Day
Helga Estby, Norwegian-American resident of the Spokane area; in 1896 walked across America from Spokane to New York City
James Geraghty, Spokane City Corporate Counsel
Alice Houghton, broker
Henry John Kaiser, American industrialist
Native Americans
Chief Garry, one of the Spokane tribes' most prominent and influential leaders during the shift from indigenous to European-American control of their land
Military
John Babcock, last Canadian veteran of World War I
Col. David P. Jenkins, Civil War Colonel, Spokane homesteader, and philanthropist




Crime


Keith Hunter Jesperson, serial killer
Robert Lee Yates, serial killer
William H Parks III, serial killer




Other


Jimmy Marks, Romani American who sued Spokane




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