List of people from Olympia, Washington

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A list in progress of famous people who have lived in or around Olympia, Washington

• Christopher Baldwin - cartoonist
• Lynda Barry - cartoonist (Ernie Pook's Comeek)
• Craig Bartlett - cartoonist/animator
• Shoshana Bean - Broadway actress
• Josh Blue - comedian
• Carrie Brownstein - Guitarist/singer (Sleater-Kinney)
• Mark Bruener - Tight End, Houston Texans
• Charles Burns - cartoonist
• Robert Eugene Bush - Medal of Honor awardee
• Dylan Carlson - Guitarist and lead vocalist of Earth
• Shin-Soo Choo - professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the Cleveland Indians
• Gretchen Christopher - singer for The Fleetwoods
• Kurt Cobain - Guitarist/singer, Nirvana
• Stephanie Coontz - writer, academic and professor at Evergreen State College
• Derrike Cope - Nascar driver
• Rachel Corrie - Palestinian solidarity activist
• Kimya Dawson - Singer/songwriter
• Beth Ditto - Vocalist (The Gossip)
• Ryann Donnelly - vocalist (Schoolyard Heroes)
• Barbara Ellis - singer for The Fleetwoods
• Adam Fletcher - Executive Director, CommonAction
• Matt Groening - Creator of The Simpsons and Life in Hell
• Dave Grohl - drummer for Nirvana and lead singer for the Foo Fighters
• Kathleen Hanna - Musician (vocalist), Bikini Kill and Le Tigre
• Mark Hosler - Musician (Negativland)
• Geoff Jenkins - outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
• Calvin Johnson - Founder of K Records, singer in Beat Happening and Dub Narcotic Sound System
• Ricky Lee Jones - Singer-songwriter
• Kasey Kahne - NASCAR driver
• Conrad Keely - vocalist/guitarist (…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead)
• Kasey Keller - Soccer goal keeper
• Brian Kendrick - SmackDown! wrestler
• Travis Lee - First baseman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• Justin Leone - Third baseman, San Diego Padres
• Nancy LeRoux - Artist
• Gary Locke - former Governor of the State of Washington
• Courtney Love - Singer/writer/guitarist; widow of Nirvana member/former Olympia resident Kurt Cobain.
• Jim Lynch - Author
• Nellie McKay - actress, singer/songwriter
• Mirah - Singer/songwriter, released on K Records
• Jeff Monson - Mixed martial arts fighter and anarchist
• Slim Moon, founder of Kill Rock Stars record label
• Bruce Pavitt - Founder of Sub Pop Records
• Michael Richards - played Kramer on Seinfeld
• Travis Shook - Jazz pianist
• Jared Sandberg - Third Baseman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• Sealth - aka Chief Seattle of the Suquamish
• Mike Sellers - Washington Redskins; NFL
• Isaac Stevens - First Governor of Washington Territory, American Civil War general
• Jerramy Stevens - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Jonathan Stewart- Running Back at the University of Oregon
• Cappy Thompson - Glass artist/painter
• Corin Tucker - Guitarist/singer for Sleater-Kinney
• Tobi Vail - Musician for Bikini Kill and The Frumpies
• J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner - Forensic Psychologist/TV personality
• Jared Warren bassist, singer Big Business, The Melvins, formerly of Karp
• Janet Weiss - Drummer (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)
• Kathi Wilcox - Musician (Bikini Kill, The Casual Dots)
• Allison Wolfe - Lead singer for Bratmobile and Partyline
• Wolves In The Throne Room - An ecologist Black-Metal band