List of people from Vancouver, Washington
The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Vancouver, Washington.
Notable people
[edit]- Mary Barnard, poet
- Greg Biffle, NASCAR driver
- Bob Bogle, guitarist and bassist for The Ventures
- Don Bonker, Congressman who resided in Vancouver while in office[1]
- Jason V. Brock, filmmaker and writer
- Alina Cho, journalist
- Jordan Chiles, Olympic Gymnast
- Westley Allan Dodd, American serial killer
- Tina Ellertson, soccer player
- Alan Embree, baseball player
- Robert Franks, basketball player
- Linda Garcia, environmental activist
- Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (stationed at the Columbia Barracks, 1852)[2][3] **born in Point Pleasant, Ohio
- Garrett Grayson, National Football League player
- Tonya Harding, figure skater
- Seth Aaron Henderson, fashion designer
- Ed Herman, mixed martial artist
- Lars Larson, conservative talk show host
- Ron Larson, author and mathematician
- Maarty Leunen, basketball player
- Hugo McCord, preacher and biblical scholar
- Scott Mosier, film producer
- Randy Myers, baseball player
- Willie Nelson, singer
- William F. Nolan, writer
- Val Ogden, politician
- Chuck Palahniuk, writer
- Ricky Simon, mixed martial artist
- Greg Peach, Canadian Football League player
- Michael Roos, National Football League player
- Dusty Russell, Auto daredevil and motorsport promoter
- Isaac Scott, blues guitarist and singer[4]
- Daniel Seavey, singer for Why Don't We
- Lon Simmons, sportscaster
- Tamina Snuka, professional wrestler
- Gerry Staley, baseball player
- Jack L. Tilley, 12th Sergeant Major of the Army
- Kathi Wilcox, musician
- Taylor Williams, baseball player
- Jeffrey C. Wynn, geophysicist
- Frances Yeend, concert and opera singer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics 1988. p. 1255.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Midlewood, Martin. "Clark County History: Ulysses S. Grant". columbian.com. The Columbian. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Smith, Jean Edward (2001). Grant. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-684-84927-5. OCLC 49642600.
- ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues – A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 408. ISBN 978-0313344237.