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→Notable people from Washington
*[[Bill Gates]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]] and the world's richest man as of 2007, lives in Medina.
*[[Bill Gates]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]] and the world's richest man as of 2007, lives in Medina.
*[[Paul Allen]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]] and despoiler of skylines.[http://www.emplive.org/]
*[[Paul Allen]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]] and despoiler of skylines.[http://www.emplive.org/]
*[[Slade Gorton]], [[Moderate Republican]] U.S. Senator from 1981 to 1987 and 1989 to 2001
*[[Jimi Hendrix]], an influential rock guitarist of the late 1960s, was born in Seattle.
*[[Jimi Hendrix]], an influential rock guitarist of the late 1960s, was born in Seattle.
*[[Gary Larson]], cartoonist known for his strip ''The Far Side'', was born in Tacoma.
*[[Gary Larson]], cartoonist known for his strip ''The Far Side'', was born in Tacoma.
*[[Rob Maness]], Louisiana Republican and Tea Party figure, born in Fort Lewis in 1961.
*[[Rob Maness]], Louisiana Republican and Tea Party figure, born in Fort Lewis in 1961.
*[[Bill Nye]], engineer best known for his children's television series ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'', studied at Washington State University in Pullman.
*[[Bill Nye]], engineer best known for his children's television series ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'', studied at Washington State University in Pullman.
*[[Dixy Lee Ray]], governor from 1977 to 1981; last chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]]
*[[Chief Sealth]], a Native American leader who converted to [[Roman Catholicism]], lent his name to the city of Seattle.
*[[Chief Sealth]], a Native American leader who converted to [[Roman Catholicism]], lent his name to the city of Seattle.
*[[John Stockton]], the all-time [[NBA]] leader in assists and steals, was born and raised in Spokane.
*[[John Stockton]], the all-time [[NBA]] leader in assists and steals, was born and raised in Spokane.