Washington () is a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
and a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. It most frequently refers to
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
(1732–1799), the first
president of the United States of America
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...
.
Origin and dissemination
The name itself is a name of origin and refers to
place names
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
in England, such as
Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it is the ancestral settlement of the Washington family, which George Washington descended from.
It is located between Ches ...
, from which the ancestors of George Washington are said to have come.
The word became a surname in 1183 when
William de Hertburn
Margaret of Huntingdon (1145 – 1201) was a Scottish princess and Duchess of Brittany. She was the sister of Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William I, wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, and the mother of Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her second ...
took the name William de Wassyngtona. In 1657 the name came to Virginia; from 1789 to 1797 George Washington was president. Since this time the given name spread throughout the US as patriotic. In addition to a genealogical origin of the name, it is also (as with
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
and other persons associated with abolition of slavery in America) a favored assumed name of freed slaves and thus a widely spread surname of their progeny in the
black population of the US.
The name appears also as a male given name, often as a second or third name in honor of George Washington.
Family name
The
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
historically derived from the English place name.
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
(1732–1799), American general and statesman; first president of the United States (1789–1797)
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George Washington (name)
George Washington (1732–1799) was the commander-in-chief of Continental forces in the American Revolution and the first president of the United States.
People with the surname Washington
* George Washington (baseball) (1907–1985), Americ ...
, homonyms
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Adolphus Washington
Adolphus Fitzgerald Washington, Jr. (born November 24, 1994) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 20 ...
(born 1994), American football player
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Ar'Darius Washington (born 1999), American football player
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Arthur Lee Washington Jr.
Arthur Lee Washington Jr. (November 30, 1949 – disappeared April 12, 1989) is an American fugitive and former member of the Black Liberation Army wanted for the attempted murder of a New Jersey state trooper on April 12, 1989. Washington was ad ...
(born 1949), American fugitive
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Augustine Washington
Augustine Washington Sr. (November 12, 1694 – April 12, 1743) was the father of the first U.S. president, George Washington. He served as an officer in the British Navy during the War of Jenkin's Ear although he belonged to the Colony of Virg ...
(1694–1743), Virginian planter, father of George Washington
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Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American c ...
(1856–1915), American civil rights leader, educator and author
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Broderick Washington Jr.
Broderick Washington Jr. (born December 4, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech.
College career
Despite playing on the offensive line ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Bryce Washington (born 1996), American basketball player for
Hapoel Galil Elyon
Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...
of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
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Bushrod Washington
Bushrod Washington (June 5, 1762 – November 26, 1829) was an American attorney and politician who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1798 to 1829. On the Supreme Court, he was a staunch ally of C ...
(1762–1829), American judge
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Charles Washington (disambiguation) * Charles Washington
Charles Washington (May 2, 1738 – September 16, 1799) was a Virginia planter and government official in several counties, who founded a town in the Shenandoah Valley which was named Charles Town in his honor shortly after ...
, multiple people
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Claudell Washington
Claudell Washington (August 31, 1954June 10, 2020) was an American baseball outfielder who played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Atlanta B ...
(1954–2020), American baseball player
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Conor Washington
Conor James Washington (born 18 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Derby County and the Northern Ireland national team.
Washington began his career in non-league football with St. Ives Town, joining Newport Cou ...
(born 1992), Northern Irish footballer
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Craig Anthony Washington
Craig Anthony Washington (born October 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Texas who served in the Texas State Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
The son of Roy and Azalia Washington, Washin ...
(born 1941), American politician
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Cullen Washington, Jr.
Cullen Washington, Jr. (born 1972) is an African-American contemporary abstract painter. Washington lives and works in New York.
Early life and education
Cullen Washington, Jr. was born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1972. As a child, he loved sc ...
(born 1972) American abstract painter.
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Daryl Washington
Daryl Lewis Washington (born October 9, 1986) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horn ...
(born 1986), American football player
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Dennis Washington
Dennis R. Washington (born 1934) is an American billionaire industrialist who owns, or co-owns controlling interests in, a large consortium of privately held companies collectively known as the Washington Companies and, in Canada, another collec ...
(born 1934), American businessman
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Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...
(born 1954), American actor
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...
(1924–1963), American singer
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Eric Washington (disambiguation), multiple people
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Fredi Washington
Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, civil rights activist, performer, and writer. Washington was of African-American descent. She was one of the first black American ...
(1903–1994), American actress
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Geno Washington
Geno Washington (born William Francis Washington; December 1943, in Evansville, Indiana) is an American R&B singer who released five albums with The Ram Jam Band between 1966 and 1969, and eight solo albums beginning in 1976.
Music career 19 ...
(born 1943), American singer
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Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.
He wr ...
(1943–1999), American jazz saxophonist
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Haleigh Washington
Haleigh Meridian Washington (born September 22, 1995) is an American volleyball player of the United States women's national volleyball team. Washington was an All-American middle blocker for the Penn State women's volleyball team, where she hel ...
(born 1995), American Olympic volleyball player
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Harold Washington
Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as ma ...
(1922–1987), American politician
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Henry Stephens Washington
Henry Stephens Washington (January 15, 1867 – January 7, 1934) was an American geologist.
Biography
Washington was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 15, 1867. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1886, and took his masters there two y ...
(1867–1934), American geologist
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Herb Washington
In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...
(born 1951), American sprinter and baseball player
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Isaiah Washington
Isaiah Washington IV is an American actor and media personality. Following a series of film appearances, he came to prominence for portraying Dr. Preston Burke in the first three seasons of the series ''Grey's Anatomy'' from 2005 to 2007.
Wash ...
(born 1963), American actor
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Jack Washington Ronald "Jack" Washington (July 17, 1910 – November 28, 1964) was an American jazz saxophonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra in the 1930s and 1940s.
Life and career
Born in Kansas City, Kansas, he started playing soprano saxo ...
(1910–1964), American jazz saxophonist
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James Washington (wide receiver)
James Edward Washington Jr. (born April 2, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State, where he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award and ...
(born 1996), American football player
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Jay Washington
Anthony Jay Washington (born November 10, 1981) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for Yokohama Excellence of the Japanese B.League.
College career
Born in Zambales, Philippines, Washington played for the Eckerd College Trito ...
(born 1981), Filipino-American basketball player
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Joe Washington
Joe Dan Washington Jr (born September 24, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons.
Early career
Washington gradua ...
(born 1953), American football player
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John David Washington
John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former professional football player. He played college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Professionally, Washi ...
(born 1984), American football player
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John P. Washington
John Patrick Washington (July 18, 1908 – February 3, 1943) was a Catholic priest and a lieutenant in the United States Army. He was one of the Four Chaplains, who gave their lives to save other soldiers during the sinking of the troop transport ...
(1908–1943), Roman Catholic priest and lieutenant in the US Army
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John Washington (disambiguation)
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Justine Washington
Justine Washington (born October 13, 1940), usually credited as Baby Washington, but credited on some early records as Jeanette (Baby) Washington, is an American soul music vocalist, who had 16 '' Billboard'' R&B chart entries in 15 years, mo ...
(born 1940), American singer
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Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington (born February 18, 1981) is an American jazz saxophonist, usually playing tenor saxophone. Archived July 9, 2015.
Career
Washington was born in 1981 and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the Academy of ...
(born 1981), American jazz saxophonist
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Keith Washington
Keith Douglas Washington (born November 15, 1960) is an American R&B vocalist from Detroit who recorded the hit single " Kissing You" in 1991. The song was also used as background music for the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital''. ...
(born 1960), American singer
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Kelley Washington
James Kelley Washington (born August 21, 1979) is a former American Football wide receiver and special teamer. He was drafted 65th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennesse ...
(born 1979), American football player
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Kenny Washington (basketball)
Kenneth Washington is an American retired basketball player and coach. As a player, he won two national championships playing college basketball with the UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA Bruins and represented the United States men's national b ...
, American basketball player and coach
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Kermit Washington
Kermit Alan Washington (born September 17, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. Washington is best remembered for punching opposing player Rudy Tomjanovich during an on-court fight in 1977.
Washington was not a highly-cove ...
(born 1951), American basketball player
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Kerry Washington
Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) SidebarCertificate of Live Birth: Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha(County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health). Gives Kerry Washington birth dateArchivedfrom the original on May 2, 2016.Note: Fi ...
(born 1977), American actress
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Lawrence Washington (1602–1652)
Lawrence Washington (1602 – 21 January 1652) was a High Church rector of the Church of England. He was an early ancestor to the Washington family of Virginia, being the great-great-grandfather of U.S. President George Washington.
Family
Washin ...
, English rector, great-great-grandfather of George Washington
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Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)
Lawrence Washington (September 1659 – February 1698) was a colonial-era Virginia planter, slave holder, lawyer, soldier and politician, now principally remembered as the paternal grandfather of George Washington.
Early life and education
La ...
, Virginian planter, grandfather of George Washington
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Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)
Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) was an American soldier, planter, politician, and prominent landowner in colonial Virginia. As a founding member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and a member of the colonial legislature representing Fairfax C ...
, Virginian soldier, half-brother of George Washington
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L'Damian Washington (born 1991), American football player
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Leona Ford Washington
Leona Ford Washington (1928 – August 5, 2007) was a community activist in Texas and founder of the McCall Neighborhood Center in El Paso. She taught for 39 years in the El Paso Independent School District. Washington composed the song, "The City ...
(1928–2007), Texas community activist
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Lorenzo Washington (1986–2021), American football player
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Lucy Hall Washington (1835–1913), American poet and social reformer
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Lynneice Washington
Lynneice Washington is an American lawyer. In 2016, she was elected deputy district attorney assigned to the Bessemer Cutoff District (Alabama) of the 10th Judicial Circuit. She is the first black woman deputy district attorney in the state of Al ...
, American lawyer and district attorney
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Martha Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 21, 1731 — May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington served as the inaugural ...
(1731–1802), American first lady, wife of George Washington
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MaliVai Washington
MaliVai "Mal" Washington ( ) (born June 20, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996, won four ATP titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 in Octo ...
(born 1969), American tennis player
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Mashona Washington
Mashona Washington (born May 31, 1976) is a retired tennis player from the United States.
Her career-high singles ranking is No. 50, achieved on November 8, 2004. On July 18, 2005, she peaked at No. 55 in the doubles rankings. Washington retired ...
(born 1976), American tennis player
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McKinley Washington Jr.
McKinley Washington Jr. (August 8, 1936 – July 24, 2022) was an American politician in the state of South Carolina.
Early life, education and clergy work
Washington received his bachelor's degree from Johnson C. Smith University and his ma ...
(1936-2022), American minister and politician
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Montrell Washington
Montrell Washington (born March 14, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Samford.
Professional career
Denver Broncos
Washington was drafted ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Patrice Washington
Patrice Washington (born 1961) is a The Bahamas, Bahamian airplane Pilot (aeronautics), pilot, whose career was marked by a series of firsts. She was the first black woman graduate of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Embry†...
(born 1961), Bahamian airplane pilot
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P. J. Washington
Paul Jamaine Washington Jr. (born August 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Ken ...
(born 1998), American basketball player
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Megan Washington
Megan Alexanda Washington (born 7 January 1986) is an Australian musician and songwriter who has worked mononymously as Washington. Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has released three ...
(born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter
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Ned Washington
Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Life and career
Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...
(1901–1976), American lyricist
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Richard Washington
Richard Lee Washington (born July 15, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player.
Early life
A 6'11" center born in Portland, Oregon, Washington played high school ball at Portland's Benson Tech. An all-around athlete and agile ...
(born 1955), American basketball player
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Rico Washington
Enrico Aliceno Washington (born May 30, 1978) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President ...
(born 1978), American baseball player
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Ron Washington
Ronald Louis Washington (born April 29, 1952) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Houston Astros.
W ...
(born 1952), American baseball manager and player
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Sabrina Washington
Sabrina Fredrica Washington (born 27 October 1978) is a British singer who originally rose to fame as the lead singer of garage/ R&B girl group Mis-Teeq.
Whilst in Mis-Teeq, the singer notched up seven UK top 10 hits and two top 10, double p ...
(born 1978), British singer-songwriter
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Sydney Magruder Washington
Sydney Magdalene Magruder Washington is an American ballet dancer, actress, blogger, and mental health advocate. She was listed as one of ''21 Fierce Black Feminists To Follow'' by ''HuffPost'' in 2017 and included in ''Woke 100 Women'' by ''Esse ...
, American ballet dancer
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Taylor Washington
Taylor Brennan Washington (born August 16, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.
Career Youth and college
Washington was born in New York where he played youth ...
, American soccer player
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Tyree Washington
Tyree Washington (born August 28, 1976) is a retired American sprinter.
Born in Riverside, California, Washington attended both La Sierra High School and San Bernardino Valley College.
His coach during 2003 was Antonio Pettigrew, who ran alo ...
(born 1976), American sprinter
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TyTy Washington
Tyrone Lewis Washington Jr. (born November 15, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played c ...
(born 2001), American basketball player
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U L Washington
U L Washington (born October 27, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 to 1987 for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Washington playe ...
(born 1953), American baseball player
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Walter Washington
Walter Edward Washington (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was an American civil servant and politician. After a career in public housing, Washington was the chief executive of Washington, D. C. from 1967 to 1979, serving as the first an ...
(1915–2003), American politician
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William Washington
William Washington (February 28, 1752 – March 6, 1810) was a cavalry officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, who held a final rank of brigadier general in the newly created United States after the war. Primaril ...
(1752–1810), American soldier
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William D. Washington (1833–1870), American painter
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William Henry Washington
William Henry Washington (February 7, 1813 – August 12, 1860) was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1841 and 1843.
Born near Goldsboro, North Carolina, he graduated from Yale College in 1834, where he was a member of Sku ...
(1813–1860), American politician
Given name
Washington as a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
is derived from the surname. It is particularly popular in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
and
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
, evoking the memory of George Washington.
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George Washington Bush
George Washington Bush (1779 – April 5, 1863) was an American pioneer and one of the first African-American (Irish and African) non-Amerindian settlers of the Pacific Northwest.
Early life and education
George Bush was born in Pennsylvania ...
(1779–1863), American soldier and pioneer
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George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver ( 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the ea ...
(1864–1943), American scientist and inventor
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Washington Abdala
Manuel Juan Washington Abdala Remerciari, aka el Turco (born 8 September 1959, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.
He was a National Representative for the Colorado Party from 1995 till 2010. In 2000, with Jorge Batlle elected ...
(born 1959), Uruguayan politician
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Washington Sebastián Abreu (born 1976), Uruguayan football player
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(1814–1883), justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
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Washington Bartlett
Washington Montgomery Bartlett (February 29, 1824 – September 12, 1887) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of California from January 1887 until his death in September of that year, as well as the 20th mayor of San Fr ...
(1824–1887), American politician
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Washington Beltrán Barbat (1885–1920), Uruguayan politician
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Washington Beltrán Washington Beltrán Mullin (6 April 1914, Montevideo – 19 February 2003) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background
A journalist by profession, and son of deputy Washington Beltrán Barbat, who was killed in 1920 in a duel with former Colorado ...
(1914–2003), Uruguayan politician, son of the former
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Washington Benavides (born 1930), Uruguayan poet and musician
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Washington Bushnell
Washington Bushnell (September 20, 1825 – June 30, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Madison County, New York, Bushnell and his family moved to Kendall County, Illinois and settled in Lisbon, Illinois. In 1853, Bushnell gr ...
(1825–1885), American politician
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Washington Stecanela Cerqueira (born 1975), Brazilian football player
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Washington Duke
Washington Duke (December 18, 1820 – May 8, 1905) was an American tobacco industrialist and philanthropist. During the American Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate States Navy. In 1865, Duke founded the "W. Duke, Sons & Co.", a tobacco ma ...
(1820–1905), American industrialist
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Washington Irving
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...
(1783–1859), American author
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Washington LuÃs
Washington LuÃs Pereira de Sousa (; 26 October 1869 – 4 August 1957) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 13th president of Brazil. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926, Washington LuÃs belonge ...
(1869–1957), the 13th President of Brazil
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Washington Muzzy (1828-1898), American farmer and politician
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Washington Olivera
Enrique Washington Olivera Castro (born June 25, 1954 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Washington Olivera, is a coach and former footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the United States and El Salvador, as well as the Uru ...
(born 1954), Uruguayan coach and former footballer
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Washington Roebling
Washington Augustus Roebling (May 26, 1837 – July 21, 1926) was an American civil engineer who supervised the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, designed by his father John A. Roebling. He served in the Union Army during the American Civ ...
(1837–1926), American civil engineer
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Washington César Santos
Washington César Santos (January 3, 1960 – May 25, 2014) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Valença, Bahia State, and died in Curitiba.
In his career (1980–1996) he played for several clubs: GalÃcia (19 ...
(1960–2014), Brazilian football player
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Washington Silva (disambiguation), several people
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Washington Silva (boxer)
Washington LuÃs da Silva (born February 25, 1976, in Diadema, São Paulo) is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to participate in the 2004 Olympics and qualifying for 2008 at light-heavyweight. He is the uncle of Hamilton Ventura b ...
, Brazilian boxer who participated in Olympics
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Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar (born 5 October 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He also plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batsma ...
(born 1999), Indian cricketer
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Óscar Washington Tabárez (born 1947), manager of the Uruguay national football team
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Washington Tais (born 1972), Uruguayan footballer
See also
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Washington (disambiguation)
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
, other meanings including place names (in modern times, mostly named after George Washington)
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All pages beginning with Washington
References
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Masculine given names
English-language surnames
English toponymic surnames