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.

Claudell Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Claudell Washington: is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics (1974-76), Texas Rangers (1977-78), Chicago White Sox (1978-80), New York Mets (1980), Atlanta Braves (1981-86), New York Yankees (1987-88, 1990) and California Angels (1989-90). He batted and threw left-handed.Washington was one of the youngest All-Stars in major league history when he was named to the 1975 American League All-Star team at the age of 20. He finished 5th in the American league in batting average with a mark of .308 and second in stolen bases with a total of 40. Prior to the 1977 season, Washington was traded to the Texas Rangers for second baseman Rodney Scott and left-handed pitcher Jim Umbarger.

La Rue Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

La Rue Washington: is a former Major League Baseball player. Washington played for the Texas Rangers in 1978 and 1979. He batted and threw right-handed.

Adolpho Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Adolpho Washington: was a professional boxer best known to hold the IBF Cruiser title for one fight. He had little power but a "steel" chin, and was never knocked out as a pro (but stopped once by James Toney). Washington turned pro in 1989 at light-heavy and in 1990 lost a

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 as

Eddie Washington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Washington: was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 60th District from 2003 until 2010. He was the sergeant at arms for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.