- Chief Seattle
"Chief Sealth" (Ts'ial-la-kum), better known today as Chief Seattle ("c". 1786 – June 7, 1866), was a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish Native American tribes in what is now the U.S. state of Washington. A prominent figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with David Swinson "Doc" Maynard. Seattle, Washington was named after the Chief. - Greg Nickels
Gregory J. "Greg" Nickels (born August 7, 1955) became the 51st and current mayor of Seattle, Washington on January 1, 2002. He was elected to a second term November 8, 2005. Prior to becoming mayor, Nickels was legislative assistant to Seattle City Council member and future mayor Norm Rice from 1979 to 1987. Nickels was elected to the King County Council in 1987 (defeating longtime incumbent Bob Grieve), and reelected in 1991, 1995 and 1999. - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Hendrix is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. After initial success in England, he achieved worldwide fame following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival before his death in 1970, at the age of 27. A self-taught guitarist, … - Chris Pirillo
Chris Pirillo (born July 26, 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa) is the founder and maintainer of Lockergnome. He spent two years hosting the TechTV (now known as G4) television program "Call for Help" before parting ways with the company. He also hosted the first annual Call-for-Help-a-Thon on TechTV. - Jim McDermott
James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott (born December 28 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is the current U.S. Representative for. The 7th District includes most of Seattle and Vashon Island and portions of Shoreline, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Burien. McDermott is a member of the Democratic Party. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and is a member of the House Progressive Caucus. McDermott was born in Chicago, Illinois. - Detlef Schrempf
Detlef Schrempf (born January 21 1963, in Leverkusen, West Germany is a former NBA basketball player. - Brad Fitzpatrick
Bradley Joseph "Brad" Fitzpatrick (born February 5, 1980 in Iowa), often seen on the Internet under the nickname bradfitz, is an American programmer. He is best known as the creator of LiveJournal and is the author of many popular free software projects. Born in Iowa, Fitzpatrick grew up in Beaverton, Oregon and majored in computer science and minored in German at the University of Washington in Seattle. - Dann Gallucci
Dann Gallucci was a founding member of indie rock band Modest Mouse. He played guitar, keyboard, and synthesizer. He also played guitar for the Murder City Devils, A Gun Called Tension, and Truimph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death. He is currently attending The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Gilbert, AZ, For music production and engineering and will be graduating in October of 2007. - Mauro Magnani
SGI STUDIO GALLI INGEGNERIA SPA: SGI is an Italian leading consultancy specialised in the sectors of water, environment, energy, civil engineering and transportation. Since its establishment in 1920, SGI has expanded into a joint stock company that currently employs over 120 staff and has 8 offices throughout Italy. In order to support the implementation of major projects in the Middle and Far East and in North Africa. Committed to providing the highest standards to its clients, SGI has... - Ted Robert Bundy
Theodore Robert 'Ted' Bundy (November 24, 1946 - January 24, 1989) was one of the most infamous serial killers in U.S. history. Bundy raped and murdered scores of young women across the United States between 1974 and 1978. After more than a decade of vigorous denials, Bundy eventually confessed to thirty murders, although the actual total of victims remains unknown. Typically, Bundy would rape then murder his victims by bludgeoning, and sometimes by strangulation. - Joshua Plague
Joshua Plague (real name Joshua Ploeg) is an influential American musician and zine editor. Joshua was the singer for the queercore/hardcore bands Mukilteo Fairies; Behead the Prophet, No Lord Shall Live; Lords of Lightspeed; and The Special Friend, spanning a period from 1993-2001, Since then he has played drums for the band Kiss Me Kill Me and engaged in spoken word and various noise and vocal projects. - Seattle Bill James
William Lawrence James (March 12, 1892 - March 10, 1971) was a baseball player, who was given a nickname to differentiate him from his contemporary, "Big" Bill James. Seattle Bill James pitched mostly in the National League, and in his only full season, went 26-7 on the 1914 Boston Braves championship team. This team is known as the "Miracle Braves" because they made a dramatic comeback from last place in midseason to win the pennant. - Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington and grew up with a troubled childhood, which he frequently addressed in his songs and interviews. Known for his abrasive and often disturbing songwriting as well as his distinctive vocal style, Cobain is often cited among the most influential musicians of his time. Cobain formed Nirvana in 1986 with Krist Novoselic. - Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8% of the common stock. "Forbes" magazine's list of The World's Billionaires has ranked him as the richest person in the world since 1995, … - William H. Gates Sr.
William Henry Gates, Sr. (born William Henry Gates III on November 30, 1925) is a retired American attorney and philanthropist who is the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. - Anna Kay Faris
Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American actress, best known for her leading roles in the "Scary Movie" films as Cindy Campbell. - Bill Nye
William Sanford Nye (b. November 27, 1955), also known as "Bill Nye the Science Guy," is an American television program host, scientist, and mechanical engineer. - Roger Revelle
Roger Randall Dougan Revelle was a scientist and scholar who was instrumental in the formative years of the University of California, San Diego and was one of the first scientists to study global warming and the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. The six-foot-four Revelle was often referred to as a "scientific giant," both literally and figuratively. UC San Diego's first college was named Roger Revelle College in his honor. - Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) was a martial artist, philosopher, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the 20th century. Born in San Francisco and raised in Hong Kong, Lee is best remembered for the presentation of Chinese martial arts to the non-Chinese world. - Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953 in Seattle, Washington) is an American entrepreneur. With Bill Gates, he formed Microsoft. Allen regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; as of 2007 "Forbes" ranks him the fifth richest American, worth an estimated $18.0 billion. He is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. (his private asset management company)and chairman of Charter Communications. - Meg Greenfield
Meg Greenfield was a "Washington Post" and "Newsweek" editorial writer and a Washington, D.C. insider known for her wit and for being reclusive. She was influential in a male-dominated world and a close confidante of "Post" publisher Katharine Graham. She was awarded journalism's highest honor, a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing, in 1978. Greenfield was born in Seattle, where she attended The Bush School. She graduated from Smith College in 1952. - Greg Bear
Gregory Dale Bear (born August 20, 1951) is a science fiction author and more recently an author of mainstream novels. His work has covered themes of galactic conflict ("Forge of God" books), artificial universes ("Eon" series), consciousness and cultural practices ("Queen of Angels"), and accelerated evolution ("Blood Music", "Darwin's Radio", and "Darwin's Children"). - Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck (born February 10 1964) is a conservative talk-radio and television host. His radio show, "The Glenn Beck Program", is syndicated by over 230 radio stations and on XM Satellite Radio channel 165 talk radio, which airs from 9 AM - 12 PM (ET). The Glenn Beck Program is the 3<sup>rd</sup> highest-ranked national radio talk show among adults ages 25 to 54, according to Premiere Research/Arbitron. He is sixth for overall listeners with 3.75 million a week. - Ray Charles
Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson, a pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. He brought a soulful sound to country music, pop standards, and a rendition of "America the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" called the "definitive version of the song, an American anthem - a classic, … - Sherman Alexie
Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966 in Spokane, Washington) is an award-winning and prolific author and occasional comedian. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American. He lives in Seattle, Washington. - Ann Rule
Ann Rule (born October 221935 in Lowell, Michigan) is a popular American true crime writer. She came to prominence with her first book, "The Stranger Beside Me", about the Ted Bundy murders. At the time she started researching the book, the murders were still unsolved. In the course of time, it became clear that the killer was Bundy, her friend and her colleague as a trained volunteer on the suicide hotline at the Seattle, Washington Crisis Clinic, … - Constance Zimmer
Constance Zimmer (born October 11, 1970, in Seattle) is an American actress. She currently (as of 2006) resides in Eagle Rock, California. Her past credits include "Good Morning, Miami", "Entourage", "Joan of Arcadia", and "In Justice". She is currently appearing as attorney Claire Simms on Season 3 of "Boston Legal". She joined the regular cast in the episode "Lincoln". - Ron Reagan
Ronald Prescott Reagan (born May 20, 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA), usually known as Ron Reagan, is the son of the late former President of the United States Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy. He is currently a political commentator for the cable television network MSNBC as well as a talk show host on and chief political analyst for KIRO radio in Seattle. In May 2006, he became part of the regular line-up on 710 KIRO, … - Neal Stephenson
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer, known primarily for his science fiction works in the postcyberpunk genre with a penchant for explorations of society, mathematics, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as "Wired Magazine", and has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (funded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system. - David Quinn
David Quinn is an American actor, entrepreneur and teacher. Quinn began acting at the age of four and appeared in numerous commercials and several educational television programs before embarking on simultaneous careers in business and education. Quinn started out as a regular on the enduring children's program Sesame Street. Between 1986-1988, he was the host of 3-2-1 Contact, the educational science series produced for PBS. - Mary Kay Letourneau
Mary Kay Fualaau (born, former married name Mary Kay Letourneau; birth name Mary Katherine Schmitz) is a former schoolteacher known for having a sexual relationship, and two children, with her underage pupil. She was convicted of statutory rape and was sentenced to seven years in prison. - David Lanz
David Lanz, (born June 28, 1950 in Seattle, Washington) is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. He has released 13 albums, each having some chart success. His most famous album, "Cristofori's Dream", topped the new age charts in 1988, which was Number One on Billboard's first adult alternative/new age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum and "Natural States" peaked at place 125 on the Billboard 200. - Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born April 22, 1966 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actor. Morgan became well known in 2006 for playing three high-profile recurring roles simultaneously: patient Denny Duquette on "Grey's Anatomy", patriarch John Winchester on "Supernatural", and Judah Botwin, the deceased husband of show protagonist Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) on the Showtime series "Weeds". - Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Freisen on January 4 1937) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. - Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned more than 70 Grammy Award nominations, more than 25 Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of two of the top-selling records of all time: the album "Thriller", by pop icon Michael Jackson, … - Jeff Probst
Jeffrey Lee Probst (born November 4, 1962) is a six-time Emmy Award-nominated American television personality, acting as a game show host, executive producer and a reporter. He is best known for his role as the host of the U.S. version of the "Survivor" reality show franchise. Probst won an Emmy award in 2001 for his work on the series. - Mike Holmgren
Mike Holmgren is the head coach of the NFL 's Seattle Seahawks and was a Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Green Bay Packers . Holgren is scheduled to step down as the Seahawks coach at the conclusion of the 2008 season. ... Mike Holmgren coached at the high school level at various high schools in the San Jose, California area. He then moved on from San Jose to coach the at San Francisco State University. - Lofa Tatupu
Mosiula Mea'alofa Tatupu (born November 15, 1982 in Plainville, Massachusetts) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California. As a rookie in 2005, he was named to the Pro Bowl, while leading the NFC Champion Seahawks in tackles, with 104. He also had four sacks and three interceptions, … - Dan Savage
Daniel Keenan Savage is an openly gay American sex advice columnist, author, media pundit, journalist, and newspaper editor. His strong opinions pointedly clash with both traditional conservative moral values and those put forth by what Savage has been known to call the "gay establishment." Savage has also worked as a theater director, both under his real name and under the name Keenan Hollahan, … - Gypsy Rose Lee
Gypsy Rose Lee (also known as Rose Louise Hovick and Louise Hovick) (February 9, 1911 or 1914 - April 26, 1970) was an American actress and burlesque entertainer, whose 1957 memoir, which included a scathing portrait of her domineering mother, was made into the stage musical and film "Gypsy".
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