You May Be Surprised To Learn These 14 Famous People Are From Washington DC
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Many people come to Washington DC and become famous for political reasons, but you may be surprised by the many famous comedians, actors, actresses, news anchors and singers who were born in Washington DC.
This NBA Star may have become the MVP with Oklahoma City but he was born in Washington DC.
He may not have lived here long but comedian, actor, writer, producer and director was born in Washington DC.
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You know him from being the Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton but did you know Al Gore was born in DC and went to high school here?
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Singer Marvin Gaye who is best known for classic songs like "Ain't No Mountain High," "What's Going On," and "Heard It Through The Grapevine" was born in Washington and began his singing career here.
Best known as Lily on How I Met Your Mother and Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, actress Alyson Hannigan was born in Washington, DC.
You may think of actor Christopher Meloni as protecting the streets of New York in Law & Order: SVU as Detective Elliot Stabler but he was actually born in a different city, Washington DC.
Before he hit Hollywood, the one and only Samuel L. Jackson came from Washington DC.
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Legendary jazz musician Duke Ellington was born and raised in Washington DC and there is a school of arts named after him in Georgetown.
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Before he married Jennifer Aniston, producer, actor and writer Justin Theroux grew up in Washington DC.
No wonder he's so interested in politics! Comedian, writer, producer and television Stephen Colbert calls South Carolina home but he was born in Washington DC.
Best known as Cookie on the hit TV show Empire, Taraji P. Henson was born in Washington DC and studied acting at Howard University here.
You know her as a leading news anchor but you may not know that Connie Chung was born in Washington DC.
Romantic comedy actress and one of the original stars of Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl was born in Washington DC before moving to Connecticut, where she was raised.
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One of the most popular scientists of our time, Bill Nye "the Science Guy" was born in Washington DC and went to Sidwell Friends School.
Comedian Dave Chappelle first began telling jokes in his hometown of Washington DC
Do you know of any other famous celebrities from Washington DC?
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