- Robert Tacoma
Robert Tacoma (born in 1951) is an American writer living in Gainesville, Florida. His novels to date (2006) are set primarily in that state, particularly in Key West. Invoking partly on his own life as the character "Taco Bob," Tacoma's work brings together characters of the everyday and not-so-everyday kind into situations which, while largely humorous, often touch upon deeper aspects of modern life - Adam Smith
Adam Smith FRSE (baptised June 5 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. - July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist. He is a major contributor to the modern perception of economics. One of the key figures of the intellectual movement known as the Scottish Enlightenment, he is known primarily as the author of two treatises: "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" (1759), … - Henry Foss
Henry Foss (1891-1986) was a civic leader in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was the son of Norwegian immigrant parents, Andrew and Thea Foss, first owners and operators of Foss Launch and Tug Company. It is after his mother that the famed "Tugboat Annie" series was written. Henry Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington is named after him. - Doug Sutherland
Doug Sutherland, an American politician, currently serves as the Commissioner of Public Lands for the state of Washington. He is a Republican. Sutherland was born in Montana but moved to Spokane. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Central Washington University. With his purchase of the Tacoma Tent and Awning Company in 1971, Sutherland became a successful small business owner. In 1980, he was elected to the Tacoma City Council. - Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966, Tacoma, Washington) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as guitarist and main songwriter. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and was part of Alice in Chains' distinctive harmonizing dual-vocal style. He currently resides in Los Angeles and spends time on his family ranch in Oklahoma. - Jerry Miller
Jerry Miller is an American musician, a guitarist and vocalist who was a member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape. Before joining the group, Miller and bandmate Don Stevenson were members of The Frantics, a Pacific Northwest bar band. Jerry Miller's professional career began in the late ‘50s, playing and recording with popular Northwest dance-rock bands including the Elegants. - Donald Glaude
Donald Glaude is a famous house music artist, DJ and remixer. As a kid Donald began experimenting with tape decks and a primitive radio shack mixer at home in Tacoma, Washington. He began playing at nightclubs by the mid-80s and began gaining name recognition in early turntablism. In the early 90s when the rave scene took hold up and down the west-coast Donald had an entire friday at the legendary Underground nightclub in Seattle. - Mindy Main
Mindy Main is an American porn star, appearing online and on DVD. Born April 30th, 1986, she is 21 years old and according to her MySpace page she resides in Olympia, Washington. At present, there are 15 DVDs starring Mindy Main. She has also performed on such online sites as "MrBigDicksHotChicks.com", Naughty America's "My Sister's Hot Friend" and many more. Mindy Main is relatively new to the pornographic industry, only being a part of it since 2006. - Dave Foster
Dave Foster was the third drummer for the grunge rock band Nirvana. He was fired after playing only a couple of performances with the band, mostly because of his inability to attend rehearsal sessions regularly. Foster lived hours away from Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic back in Aberdeen, Washington, which required the men to pick Foster up and bring him to the band's rehearsal space in Tacoma. - Ben Cheney
Benjamin Bradbury Cheney (1905 - 1971) was an American businessman and sports enthusiast active in Pacific Coast states. Cheney is best known for his efforts in constructing Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington. In the lumber industry, Cheney established mills in Tacoma, Washington, and in Medford, Oregon. He also constructed mills in Greenville, Pondosa, and Arcadia, California. - Ty Barnett
Ty Barnett (full name: Tyrone Barnett) is an African American comic and runner up on season 4 of Last Comic Standing. He grew up in Chicago, and then later moved to Tacoma. After that, he again moved to Los Angeles to work on becoming more famous. - James Wickersham
James Wickersham (August 24, 1857-1939) was a district judge for Alaska, appointed by President McKinley to the Third Judicial District in 1900. He resigned his post in 1908 and was subsequently elected as Alaska's delegate to Congress, serving until 1917 and then being re-elected in 1930. He was instrumental in the passage of the Organic Act of 1912, which granted Alaska territorial status, introduced the Alaska Railroad Bill, legislation to establish McKinley Park, … - Mark Crisson
Mark Crisson was born Phillip Mark Stevens Crisson in Boston, Massachusetts in March 1949. He received his undergraduate degree in Applied Science from the United States Naval Academy, and a Masters of Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University. After beginning his career in Portland, Oregon, he was appointed to the Energy Northwest Board of Directors in September 1991. Crisson has served as the Director of Tacoma Public Utilities in Tacoma, … - Ed Nottle
Ed Nottle (born Edward William Nottle October 22 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former minor league baseball relief pitcher and manager. He has led two teams in the Boston Red Sox organizations, the New Britain Red Sox and the Pawtucket Red Sox, and managed the independent Brockton Rox. He currently manages the independent Sioux City Explorers of the American Association. - Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Kunigk Fraser (February 11 1919 - February 17 1994) was an American alpine skier. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing. The daughter of German and Norwegian immigrants, Gretchen Kunigk was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1919. Her Norwegian mother was a skier and Gretchen first skied at age 13, at Paradise on the south slopes of Mount Rainier in December 1932. - Charlie Fox
Charles Francis Fox was an American manager, general manager, scout, coach—and, briefly, a catcher—in Major League Baseball. As manager of the National League West Division champion San Francisco Giants in 1971, he was named "Manager of the Year" by "The Sporting News". Born in New York City, Fox appeared in only three games as a player (garnering three hits in seven at bats for a career batting average of .429) with the 1942 New York Giants, … - Leighton O'Brien
Leighton O'Brien (born March 14, 1976 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American soccer player. O'Brien played college soccer at the University of San Diego and was drafted by the New England Revolution in the third round of the 1999 MLS College Draft. He never played for the Revs, and instead spent the year with the then-San Jose Clash, only playing in four matches. San Jose released O'Brien in 2000, and he moved on to the Seattle Sounders of the A-League. - Joey Gjertsen
Joey Gjertsen (born June 13, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American soccer player, who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division. Gjertsen started his college soccer at Tacoma Community College where he produced 31 goals and a school record 14 assists in his freshman campaign. He then transferred to Yavapai College where he won a NJCAA national championship. Transferring once again, he enjoyed a successful 2 year career at Evergreen State College, … - Felecia
Felecia Danay (born March 1, 1972, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American pornographic actress, nude model, and feature dancer who typically uses her first name for her stage name. Off-screen, she is an exotic dancer and an open bisexual. - Dave Krusen
Dave Krusen (born March 10 1966, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American rock drummer who is best known for his work with Pearl Jam on their hit CD, "Ten". In the mid-90s Krusen joined the band Hovercraft under the name "Karl 3-30". He was also the second drummer for Candlebox, joining in 1997 after the departure of Scott Mercado and played drums with the band Unified Theory on their self titled album. - Lyman Bostock
Lyman Wesley Bostock, Jr. (November 22, 1950 - September 23, 1978) was an American professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for four seasons, as an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins (1975-77) and California Angels (1978). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. - Gary Roughead
Among his six operational commands, Roughead was the first officer to command both classes of Aegis ships, having commanded USS Barry and USS Port Royal . As a Flag Officer, Roughead commanded Cruiser Destroyer Group 2, the George Washington Battle Group; and U.S. Second Fleet/NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic and Naval Forces North Fleet East. - Sugar Ray Seales
Sugar Ray Seales, born in the Virgin Islands on April 9, 1952, was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics. He was a contender for the Middleweight title during the late 70's and early 80's. In 1980, he injured his eye in a fight with Jaime Thomas. He had torn his retina, and gradually went blind. Seales was forced to retire in 1983 because of his injury. Currently, he works with autistic students at Lincoln High School in Tacoma. - Tim Lawson
Tim Lawson (born December 13, 1975 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American soccer player. Lawson played college soccer for the University of Washington from 1995 to 1998. In his senior season, Lawson registered 5 goals and 9 assists, and finished his career at Washington with 14 goals and 16 assists. Upon graduating from Washington, Lawson moved to Germany, where he signed with SV Elversburg, of the Regionalliga. Lawson spent five years with the club from 1999 to 2004. - Robert Dollar
Robert Dollar Called the “Grand Old Man” of the Pacific, Captain Robert Dollar was born in Falkirk, Scotland. He worked as a boy in the logging in the forests of Canada. In the process, he made money in the logging industry and bought up timberlands around the northwest, including what is now the Bohemian Grove In 1895 he acquired his first vessel, a single steam schooner called Newsboy, to move his lumber from the Pacific Northwest to markets down the coast. - Jen-Hsun Huang
Jen-Hsun Huang co-founded NVIDIA Corporation in April 1993 and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors since its inception. Under his leadership, NVIDIA has become one of the largest fabless semiconductor companies in the world. - Ron Greer
Ron Greer is a Seattle based photographer and painter, born in Tacoma, Washington, USA in 1957, a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, California and The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. He is well known for his "in your face" black and white street photography, created with wide angle lenses at a very close distance, and his Vincent Van Gogh-inspired oil paintings. His work can be view at his web site, … - Sidney S. Culbert
Sidney Spence Culbert (1913 - October 28, 2003) was a psychologist and Esperantist. Born in Miles City, Montana, Culbert moved to Tacoma, Washington with his family in 1923 and lived in Tacoma and Seattle for most of his life. He extensively researched the number of speakers of various languages throughout the world (by stratified sampling), and contributed to the World Almanac's section on "Principal Languages of the World". - Daryl Green
Daryl Green is a retired U.S. soccer player who coaches youth soccer. Green was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Tacoma, playied youth soccer with the Bellevue, Washington Eastside Select and high school soccer at Tahoma Senior High School in Kent, Washington. He was All State in soccer in 1983 and 1984. Green did not excel only at soccer but was an excellent high school basketball player, earning All State honors in that sport in 1984. - Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith (born April 16 1967, in Tacoma, Washington) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 (partnering Elna Reinach) and 1996 (partnering Lisa Raymond). He also won the men's doubles title at the ATP Tour World Championships in 1995 (partnering Grant Connell). - Nathan C. Twining
Nathan Crook Twining (17 January 1869 - 4 July 1924) was an admiral of the United States Navy. Twining was born on 17 January 1869 at Boscobel, Wis. He was appointed a naval cadet in 1885 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 7 June 1889. During the Spanish-American War, he served in "Iowa" (BB-4) in Cuban waters and later was executive officer of "Kearsarge" (BB-5) when that ship circumnavigated the globe with the "Great White Fleet". - Bill Mooneyham
Bill Mooneyham was a former major league baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Bill Mooneyham was born on Tuesday, August 16, 1960, in Livermore, California. Mooneyham attended Merced Junior College. He was originally drafted in 1980 in the 1st round (10th overall). At the age of 25 he broke into the big leagues (April 19, 1986) with the Oakland Athletics. He only played for one year in the majors and was paid $60,000 that year. - Edward Lachapelle
Edward Randle "Ed" LaChapelle was an American avalanche researcher, glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author, and professor. He was a pioneer in the field of avalanche research and forecasting in North America. LaChapelle was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. Following high school at Stadium High School, he served in the Navy from 1944–1946 and then attended the University of Puget Sound, graduating in 1949 with degrees in physics and math. - George Wuerch
George P. Wuerch (born ca. 1936 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 2000 to 2003. In the 2003 mayor election, he was defeated for reelection by former city assemblyman Mark Begich. Before this, Wuerch was chair of the Anchorage Assembly and chair of the board of directors for the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. - Tiffany Doorn
Tiffany Tessa Doorn (born 1982) is a beauty queen from Woodinville, Washington who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Doorn won the Miss Washington USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She had previously placed fourth runner-up in the 2005 competition. In April 2006, Doorn represented Washington in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland. - Tristan Marcum
Tristan Marcum is a singer-songwriter based in Tacoma, Washington. He leads the bands Vells and Psychic Emperor. - Howie Seago
Howie Seago (born in Tacoma, Washington) is an American deaf actor. Born deaf, he first began to develop his mimic abilities as a child with the help of his mother. He began his serious acting work in college, when he joined the National Theatre of the Deaf. His break-out role was in Peter Sellars' production of "Ajax". He was later cast by David Byrne for the German production of "The Forest" (1989), because he was so impressed with Seago's performance. - Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. One of the first multi-media stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. - 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. - Dale Chihuly
Dale Patrick Chihuly (b. September 20, 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, USA) is an American glass sculptor.
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