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 Washington, D.C. *

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 Washington may also refer to:

Places

England

* Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough **

Washington Old Hall Washington Old Hall is a historic manor house in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom. It lies in the centre of Washington, being surrounded by other villages. The building was the ancestral home of the family of George Washington ...

, ancestral home of the family of George Washington *

Washington, West Sussex Washington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located west of Steyning and east of Storrington on the A24 between Horsham and Worthing. The parish covers an area of . In the 2001 census 1,930 pe ...

, a village and civil parish

Greenland

* Cape Washington, Greenland *

Washington Land Washington Land is a peninsula in northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Avannaata municipality. Washington Land was explored in the 19th century. Traditionally it was one of the hunting grounds of the Inuit, but there are archaeological rem ...

Philippines

* New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in

Catarman, Northern Samar Catarman, officially the Municipality of Catarman ( war, Bungto han Catarman; tgl, Bayan ng Catarman), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

*Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City

United States

Washington, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Washington, Wisconsin may refer to: * Washington County, Wisconsin * Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, a town ** Washington (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Door County * Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a to ...

Fort Washington (disambiguation) Fort Washington may refer to: Events * Battle of Fort Washington, during the American Revolutionary War Places United States * Fort Washington, a sub-post of Fort Adams, Mississippi, near Washington in the Mississippi Territory * Fort Washington ...

Lake Washington (disambiguation) Lake Washington is a lake bordering Seattle. Lake Washington or Washington Lake may also refer to: Lakes in the United States * Washington Lake (California), Sacramento, California * Lake Washington (Florida), a lake at Melbourne, Florida * Was ...

Mount Washington (disambiguation) Mount Washington is a mountain in New Hampshire. Mount Washington may also refer to: Places Mountains *List of peaks named Mount Washington Communities in the United States * Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California * Mount Washington, Kentucky ...

Port Washington (disambiguation) Port Washington is the name of some places in the United States of America: *Port Washington, New York *Port Washington, Ohio *Port Washington, Wisconsin, a city *Port Washington (town), Wisconsin, a town *Dyes Inlet, Dyes Inlet, Washington, an inle ...

* Washington Avenue (disambiguation) * Washington Boulevard (disambiguation) * Washington Bridge (disambiguation) * Washington County (disambiguation) * Washington district (disambiguation) * Washington Island (disambiguation) * Washington Park (disambiguation) * Washington Square (disambiguation) * Washington Street (disambiguation) * Washington Township (disambiguation) *

Washington Valley (disambiguation) Washington Valley may refer to: Places United States * Washington Valley, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Morris County, New Jersey ** Washington Valley Historic District, in Washington Valley, New Jersey ** Washington Valley Schoolhou ...

Cities and communities

Washington, Alabama Washington is a ghost town located in Autauga County, Alabama on the north bank of the Alabama River, just west of the mouth of Autauga Creek. Washington was founded by European American settlers in 1817 on the site of the former Autauga Indian to ...

* Washington, Arkansas *

Washington, California Washington (originally, Indiana Camp) is a census-designated place located in Nevada County, California. Washington is located on the banks of the South Fork of the Yuba River and has a population of approximately two hundred people. There is a h ...

, in Nevada County *

Washington, Yolo County, California Broderick (formerly, Washington) is a former town in Yolo County, California, United States, now forming part of the City of West Sacramento. It is located just west of the Sacramento River in the eastern portion of the county. Broderick's ZIP C ...

* Washington, Connecticut * Washington, Georgia * Washington, Illinois * Washington, Indiana * Washington, Iowa *

Washington, Kansas Washington is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,071. History Washington was established in spring 1860, and in the same year named county seat. ...

* Washington, Kentucky * Washington, Louisiana *

Washington, Maine Washington, officially the Town of Washington, is a town in Knox County, Maine. The population was 1,590 at the 2020 United States Census. History Washington, Maine was first settled in 1797, by the Nelson family. At that time it was known as ...

* Washington, Massachusetts *

Washington, Michigan Washington Charter Township, located within Metro Detroit, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,139 at the 2010 census. Washington Township is bordered by the village of Romeo as well as Ra ...

, an unincorporated community in Washington Township *

Washington, Mississippi Washington is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Located along the lower Mississippi, east of Natchez, it was the second and longest-serving capital of the Mississippi Territory. History This area along t ...

* Washington, Missouri *

Washington, Nebraska Washington is a village in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 150 at the 2010 census. History Washington was platted in 1887 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was na ...

Washington, New Hampshire Washington is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,192 at the 2020 census. Situated in a hilly, rocky, forested area, and with 26 lakes and ponds, Washington is a picturesque resort area. It is home to Pill ...

* Washington, New Jersey *

Washington, New York Washington is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,522 at the 2020 census. The town is named after George Washington, who passed through the town during the Revolution. Washington is in the central part of th ...

* Washington, North Carolina * Washington, Oklahoma * Washington, Pennsylvania *

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Fort Washington is a census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,446 at the 2010 census. History Prior to the Revolutionary War the Fort Washington area was settle ...

Washington, Rhode Island Washington is a village within the town of Coventry, Rhode Island, Coventry in Kent County, Rhode Island, and is part of the . Background The village was first settled in the 1670s around the time of King Philip's War. It was re-settled after the ...

* Washington, Utah *

Washington, Vermont Washington is a town in Orange County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 1,032 at the 2020 census. The town is believed to be named after George Washington, although the town may also be named after Washington, Connecticut, as the ...

* Washington, Virginia * Washington, West Virginia * Washington Court House, Ohio * Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas * Washington Square (Philadelphia) *

Washington Square West, Philadelphia Washington Square West is a neighborhood Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Chestnut and South Streets, bordering on the Independence Mall tourist are ...

Elsewhere

* Washington Escarpment, Antarctica *

Washington, Ontario Blandford-Blenheim is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Oxford County. The township had a population of 7,359 in the Canada 2011 Census. Its government consists of a mayor and four councillors. There are no geographi ...

, Canada *

Washington Island (French Polynesia) Ua Huka is one of the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is situated in the northern group of the archipelago, approximately to the east of Nuku Hiva, at . Name Ua Huka is sometimes ...

Washington Island (Kiribati) Teraina (written also Teeraina, also known as Washington Island – these two names are constitutional) is a coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and part of the Northern Line Islands which belong to Kiribati. Obsolete names of Teraina a ...

* Washington, Guyana, a community in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana

Education

Higher education

In Washington (state)

* Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington *

Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University (EWU) is a public university in Cheney, Washington. It also offers programs at a campus in EWU Spokane at the Riverpoint Campus and other campus locations throughout the state. Founded in 1882, the university is ...

, Cheney, Washington * University of Washington, Seattle, Washington * Washington State University, Pullman, Washington * Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington

Elsewhere in the United States

* George Washington University, Washington, D.C. *

Harold Washington College Harold Washington College is a community college, part of the City Colleges of Chicago system of the City of Chicago, in Illinois, United States. It is located in the downtown "Loop" area of the City, near the series of parks along the lakefro ...

, Chicago, Illinois * University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia * Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania ** Washington College (Pennsylvania), merged with Jefferson College (Pennsylvania) in 1865 to form Washington & Jefferson College *

Washington College (California) Washington College, also called Washington College of Science and Industry, was a private coeducational secondary school established 1871 in the village of Washington Corners, which later (1884) became the town of Irvington, now (since 1956) par ...

, formerly in Irvington, Fremont, California * Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland *

Washington College, Connecticut Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded as Washington College in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut. Coeducational since 1969, the college enrolls 2,235 students. Tr ...

, the original name of Trinity College * Washington College of Law, at

American University The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...

, Washington, D.C. * Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia *

Washington Female Seminary The Washington Female Seminary was a Presbyterian seminary for women operating from 1836 to 1948 in Washington, Pennsylvania. During the 19th century, it was "one of the best known and most noted institutions of its kind in the state". History T ...

, Washington, Pennsylvania *

Washington University (medical school) Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) is the medical school of Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine has 1,260 students, 604 of which are pursuing a medical degree with o ...

, a defunct institution formerly in Baltimore, Maryland * Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

Outside of the United States

Washington International University Washington International University is an online unaccredited institution of higher education founded in 1994 and currently incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. It describes itself as a "cyberspace university" and a "university without borde ...

, unaccredited institution in the British Virgin Islands *

Washington University of Barbados Washington University of Barbados (WUB) is a defunct medical school which opened in 2017 and closed the following year. The for-profit university received a charter from the Barbados Ministry of Education in 2016, but was unaccredited. Allege ...

, named as part of an international medical school scam

Secondary education

* Lake Washington High School, Kirkland, Washington *

Washington Academy (disambiguation) Washington Academy may refer to: *Washington Academy (Maine), a preparatory high school in East Machias, Maine, United States * Washington Academy, Sunderland, a secondary school in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England See also *Washingt ...

* Washington College Academy, Limestone, Tennessee *

Booker T. Washington High School (disambiguation) Booker T. Washington High School refers to several schools in the United States named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington: * Booker T. Washington Magnet High School (Montgomery, Alabama) * Booker T. Washington High Sc ...

* George Washington High School (disambiguation) *

Washington County High School (disambiguation) Washington County High School may refer to any of the following United States educational institutions: *Washington County High School (Alabama) in Chatom, Alabama *Washington County High School (Georgia) in Sandersville, Georgia * Washington County ...

* Washington High School (disambiguation) * Washington International School, Washington, D.C. *

Washington School (disambiguation) Washington School may refer to: Argentina *Washington School, Buenos Aires, Argentina United States (sorted by state, then city/town) * Washington School (Eureka, California), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Humboldt ...

People

Washington (name) Washington () is a male given name and a surname. It most frequently refers to George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States of America. Origin and dissemination The name itself is a name of origin and refers to plac ...

, a given name or surname shared by several people *

Washington (musician) 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 s ...

, the stage name of Australian musician Megan Washington *

Washington (footballer, born 1953) Washington Luiz de Paula (23 January 1953 – 15 February 2010), known as Washington, was a Brazilian association football, footballer who played as forward (association football), forward. Career Born in Bauru, Washington was a standout yo ...

, full name Washington Luiz de Paula, Brazilian football forward *

Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975) Washington Stecanela Cerqueira, or simply Washington (born 1 April 1975), is a Brazilian football pundit, coach, and former player who played as a striker. Career In the 2002–03 Turkish league season Washington scored 9 goals in 12 games ...

, full name Washington Stecanela Cerqueira, Brazilian football manager and former striker *

Washington (footballer, born 10 April 1975) Washington Luiz Pereira dos Santos (born 10 April 1975) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays as a striker for Nacional Futebol Clube Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Nacional, is a Brazilian professional club b ...

, full name Washington Luiz Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian football striker *

Washington (footballer, born August 1978) Washington Luiz Mascarenhas Silva (born August 23, 1978 in São José dos Campos), or simply Washington, is a Brazilian striker who was the top striker in Copa Libertadores 2006 playing for Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), co ...

, full name Washington Luiz Mascarenhas Silva, Brazilian football forward *

Washington (footballer, born November 1978) Washington Luigi Garcia (born November 14, 1978), known as Washington, is a former Brazilian football player. Career Born in Sao Paulo, Washington began playing professional football as a striker with Sao Paulo FC. He embarked on a journeyman' ...

, full name Washington Luigi Garcia, Brazilian football forward *

Washington (footballer, born 1985) Washington Roberto Mariano da Silva (born 19 June 1985) is a Brazilian Association football, footballer. Club career Brazil Washington started his professional career with Clube Atlético Metropolitano, Atlético Metropolitano, signed a 5-year ...

, full name Washington Roberto Mariano da Silva, Brazilian football striker *

Washington (footballer, born May 1986) Washington de Mesquista Ferreira or simply Washington (born May 19, 1986 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront n ...

, full name Washington de Mesquista Ferreira, Brazilian football striker *

Washington (footballer, born November 1986) Cezar Washington Alves Portela (born 16 November 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Esportivo as a midfielder. Career Club Washington signed for Brasil de Pelotas in June 2012 to play in 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, having ...

, full name Cezar Washington Alves Portela, Brazilian football midfielder * Washington (footballer, born 1989), full name Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian football midfielder

Sports

In the Washington D.C. metropolitan area

* Washington Capitals, professional ice hockey team of the National Hockey League * Washington Nationals, professional baseball team of Major League Baseball * Washington Mystics, professional basketball team of the Women's National Basketball Association * Washington Commanders, formerly ''Washington Redskins'', professional American football team of the National Football League * Washington Wizards, professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association

In Washington (state)

Division I

Eastern Washington Eagles The Eastern Washington Eagles are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams that represent Eastern Washington University, located in Cheney, southwest of Spokane. A member of the Big Sky Conference, EWU's athletic program comprises five men's ...

, athletic teams of Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington * Washington Huskies, athletic teams of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington * Washington State Cougars, athletic teams of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington

Division II

Central Washington Wildcats The Central Washington Wildcats (also CWU Wildcats) are the 12 varsity athletic teams that represent Central Washington University, located in Ellensburg, Washington, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Wildcats compete as members of ...

, athletic teams of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington *

Western Washington Vikings The Western Washington Vikings represent Western Washington University in intercollegiate sports in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference of the NCAA Division II with the exception of the women's rowing team which is a member of the Northwest C ...

, athletic teams of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington

Elsewhere

Washington F.C. Washington Football Club is a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. The club was formed by the local miners at the local "F-Pit" Colliery in the early 20th century as Washington Colliery F.C. The club's distinctive red colo ...

, a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England * Washington University Bears, athletic teams of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Transportation

Ships

* SS ''Washington'' (1930), an ocean liner * SS ''Washington'' (1941), a cargo ship * USS ''Washington'', several U.S. Navy ships * ''Washington'' (steamboat 1851)

Other

Washington station (disambiguation) Washington station may refer to: Railroad stations * Washington station (Los Angeles Metro) * Washington station (Missouri), an Amtrak station in Washington, Missouri * Washington station (New Jersey), a disused station in Washington, New Jersey ...

Other uses

Washington (tree) The Washington tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest Grove in Tulare County, California, within Sequoia National Park. It is named after George Washington, first President of the United States. Until it partially collapsed in January 2005, ...

, a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US *

Washington Consensus The Washington Consensus is a set of ten economic policy prescriptions considered to constitute the "standard" reform package promoted for crisis-wracked developing countries by Washington, D.C.-based institutions such as the International Monet ...

, an economic policy *

Boeing Washington The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Fly ...

, British designation for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress