List of people from Olympia, Washington

The following is a list of famous Olympians, those people of note who have lived in or around Olympia, Washington:

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*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
*Phoebe Judson – founder of Lynden, Washington
*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
*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
*Krist Novoselic – bass player for Nirvana
*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
*Chief Seattle – chief 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
*Patrick Swayze – actor
*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