List of people from Seattle

A person who lives in or comes from Seattle, Washington, is called a Seattleite. This is a list of well known people who were born, lived, or grew up in the city of Seattle.

Born in Seattle

Athletics

  • Josh Barnett – MMA fighter, former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion
  • Peter Baum – lacrosse player
  • Fred Couples – professional golfer
  • Jamal Crawford – professional basketball player
  • Gail Devers – track and field athlete, Olympic track-and-field gold medalist
  • Joan Dunlap-Seivold – former soccer player
  • Tom Gorman – tennis player
  • Marcus Hahnemann – professional soccer goalkeeper
  • Nevin Harrison - canoer, Olympic Canoe Sprint gold medalist
  • Ryder Jones – professional baseball player
  • B. J. Johnson – swimmer
  • Kimber Lee – professional wrestler
  • Dejounte Murray – professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks
  • Apolo Ohno – world champion and Olympic gold-medalist short track speed skater
  • John Olerud – professional baseball player who played at Washington State University
  • Lora Ottenad - professional bodybuilder
  • Paul Renkert – retired professional soccer player
  • JR Ritchie – professional baseball player
  • Nate RobinsonNBA player, known for winning three All-Star Dunk contests
  • Tim Sedlacek – retired soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League, and American Indoor Soccer Association
  • Chester Simmons – professional basketball player
  • Maurice Smith – mixed martial artist
  • Jason Terry – professional basketball player
  • Greg Valentine – professional wrestler; inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (2004)
  • DeAndre Yedlin (born 1993) – professional soccer player for Newcastle United F.C. and the United States men's national soccer team
  • Katelyn Ohashi – professional gymnast for UCLA, multi time awardee for the US
  • Jaden McDaniels – NBA player

Business

Literature

Movies, television, and media

Music

Politics

Miscellaneous

Deceased

Moved to Seattle

Living

Deceased

Athletes from Seattle

Musical groups

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