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==Notable people from Washington==
==Notable people from Washington==
*[[Paul Allen]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]] and despoiler of skylines.[http://www.emplive.org/]
*[[Glenn Beck]], [[conservative]] [[talk radio]] [[host]] and [[television]] [[anchor]] [[employee|employed]] by [[Fox News]].
*[[Glenn Beck]], [[conservative]] [[talk radio]] [[host]] and [[television]] [[anchor]] [[employee|employed]] by [[Fox News]].
*[[Bob Barker]], host of the long-running game show ''The Price is Right'', was born in Darrington.
*[[Bob Barker]], host of the long-running game show ''The Price is Right'', was born in Darrington.
*[[Harry P. Cain]], U.S. senator, 1946-1953
*[[Kurt Cobain]], lead singer of the influential grunge band [[Nirvana (Band)|Nirvana]], was from Aberdeen.
*[[Kurt Cobain]], lead singer of the influential grunge band [[Nirvana (Band)|Nirvana]], was from Aberdeen.
*[[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.
*[[Slade Gorton]], [[Moderate Republican]] U.S. Senator from 1981 to 1987 and 1989 to 2001
*[[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
*[[Henry Jackson]], U.S. Senator, 1953-1983
*[[Arthur B. Langlie]], three-term Republican governor
*[[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.
*[[Warren Magnuson]], U.S. senator, 1944 to 1981
*[[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.