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List of people from Washington (state)

The following is a list of notable people from Washington state. It includes people who were born, raised, or who live(d) in the U.S. state of Washington, along with those who are strongly associated/have significant relations with the state.

A

 * Nathan Adrian (born 1988) (Bremerton), competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic gold medalist
 * Sandy Alderson (born 1947) (Seattle), baseball general manager, New York Mets
 * Sherman Alexie (born 1966) (Wellpinit), writer, poet, and filmmaker
 * Laura Allen (born 1974) (Bainbridge Island), actress, The 4400, Dirt, Awake
 * Paul Allen (1953–2018) (Seattle), entrepreneur and philanthropist; co-founder, Microsoft
 * Rick Anderson (born 1956) (Everett), baseball pitching coach,
 * Earl Anthony (1938–2001) (Tacoma), professional bowler
 * Brad Arnsberg (born 1963) (Seattle), baseball pitching coach, Houston Astros
 * Colleen Atwood (born 1948) (Quincy), Academy Award-winning costume designer
 * Earl Averill (1902–1983) (Snohomish), Major League Baseball outfielder in National Baseball Hall of Fame
 * John Aylward (born 1946) (Seattle), actor; ER, The Others, Armageddon

B

 * Red Badgro (1902–1998) (Kent), National Football League end; member, Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Jean-Luc Baker (born 1993), Olympic Ice Dancer
 * Chris Ballew (born 1965) (Seattle), singer, alternative-rock band The Presidents of the United States of America
 * Zach Banner (born 1993) (Tacoma), NFL football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Bob Barker (born 1923) (Darrington), game show host, The Price Is Right
 * Tony Barnette (born 1983) (Federal Way), relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers
 * Glenn Beck (born 1964) (Mount Vernon), conservative talk radio and television host
 * Welton Becket (1902–1969) (Seattle), architect
 * Caprice Benedetti (born 1966) (Seattle), actress
 * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007) (Tacoma), athlete and actor
 * Barbara Berjer (1920–2002) (Seattle), soap opera actress
 * Steven "Jesse" Bernstein (1950–1991) (Seattle), poet, author, and essayist
 * Jeff Bezos (born 1964) (Seattle), founder and CEO of Amazon
 * Greg Biffle (born 1969) (Vancouver), NASCAR driver
 * Josie Bissett (born 1970) (Seattle), actress
 * Angie Bjorklund (born 1989) (Spokane), basketball player, Chicago Sky
 * Tori Black (born 1988) (Seattle), adult model and pornographic actress
 * Frances Blakemore (1906–1997), artist and author
 * Sheila Bleck (born 1974) (Vancouver), IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Drew Bledsoe (born 1972) (Ellensburg), football quarterback, New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys
 * Mary L. Boas (1917–2010) (Seattle), mathematician and physics professor, and writer; author, Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
 * Ralph P. Boas Jr. (1912–1992) (Walla Walla), mathematician, teacher, and journal editor
 * Jeremy Bonderman (born 1982) (Kennewick), baseball pitcher, Cleveland Indians
 * Bill Bowerman (1911–1999) (Seattle), track coach, University of Oregon; co-founder, Nike
 * Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (1912–1988) (Tacoma), Major, Marine Corps aviator, Flying Ace, Medal of Honor recipient, Navy Cross recipient
 * Avery Bradley (born 1990) (Tacoma), shooting guard for Detroit Pistons
 * Bryan Braman (born 1987) (Spokane), linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
 * Jesse Brand (born 1976) (Ferndale), singer-songwriter
 * Michael Brantley (born 1987) (Bellevue), outfielder for Houston Astros
 * Karan Brar (born 1999) (Redmond), actor
 * Walter Houser Brattain (1902–1987) (Tonasket), Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-invented the transistor
 * Richard Brautigan (1935–1984) (Tacoma), novelist, poet, and short story writer
 * Isaac Brock (born 1975) (Issaquah), singer, indie rock band Modest Mouse
 * Jon Brockman (born 1987) (Snohomish), power forward for Milwaukee Bucks
 * Gail Brodsky (born 1991), tennis player
 * Arthur C. Brooks (born 1964) (Spokane), social scientist, economist, president of American Enterprise Institute
 * Brandon Brown (born 1989), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Angela Warnick Buchdahl (born 1972), rabbi
 * Linda B. Buck (born 1947) (Seattle), scientist, Nobel Prize winner
 * Travis Buck (born 1983) (Richland), Major League Baseball player for Houston Astros (OF)
 * Billy Burke (born 1966) (Bellingham), actor, Charlie Swan in The Twilight Saga
 * Nate Burleson (born 1981) (Renton), wide receiver for NFL's Detroit Lions
 * Jeff Burlingame (born 1971) (Aberdeen), author, winner of NAACP Image Award and Sigma Delta Chi Award
 * George Washington Bush (1779–1863) (Tumwater), pioneer
 * Raegan Butcher (Snohomish), poet
 * Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) (Lake Forest Park), science-fiction writer
 * Sarah Butler (born 1985) (Puyallup), actress

C

 * Tom Cable (born 1964) (Snohomish), assistant coach, Seattle Seahawks
 * Dove Cameron (born 1996) (Seattle), actress
 * Dyan Cannon (born 1937) (Tacoma), actress
 * Jerry Cantrell (born 1966) (Tacoma), guitarist for Alice in Chains
 * Maria Cantwell (born 1958) (Edmonds), United States Senator, former VP of RealNetworks
 * Bryan Caraway (born 1984) (Yakima), mixed martial artist
 * Orson Scott Card (born 1951) (Richland), author and professor at Southern Virginia University
 * Harvey Carignan (born 1927), serial killer
 * Brandi Carlile (born 1981) (Ravensdale), musician
 * Chester Carlson (1906–1968) (Seattle), inventor of xerography
 * JoAnne Carner (born 1939) (Kirkland), Hall of Fame golfer
 * Raymond Carver (1938–1988) (Port Angeles), author
 * Neko Case (born 1970) (Tacoma), chanteuse
 * Pat Cashman (Seattle), actor and radio personality
 * James Caviezel (born 1968) (Mount Vernon), actor
 * Ron Cey (born 1948) (Tacoma), All-Star Major League Baseball player
 * Drew Chadwick (born 1992) (Sequim), appeared on The X Factor USA with trio Emblem3
 * Edward Chamberlin (1899–1967) (La Conner), economist
 * Carol Channing (1921–2019) (Seattle), actress
 * Valentina Chepiga (born 1962) (Seattle), IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Dale Chihuly (born 1941) (Tacoma), glass artist
 * Chin Gee Hee (1844–1929) (Seattle), Chinese immigrant, made fortune in Seattle, returned to China as railway entrepreneur
 * Louis Chirillo (born 1961) (Seattle), voice actor
 * Jori Chisholm (born 1975) (Seattle), champion bagpiper
 * Erika Christensen (born 1982) (Seattle), actress
 * Adam Cimber (born 1990) (Puyallup), pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
 * Michael Clarke (1946–1993) (Spokane), drummer for The Byrds
 * Beverly Cleary (1916–2021) (Yakima), author
 * Chuck Close (born 1940) (Monroe), artist
 * Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) (Aberdeen), Nirvana vocalist and guitarist
 * Erik Coleman (born 1982) (Spokane), football player for Atlanta Falcons
 * Nancy Coleman (1912–2000) (Everett), actress
 * Judy Collins (born 1939) (Seattle), folk singer
 * Charles Congdon (1909–1965) (Blaine), professional golfer
 * Hank Conger (born 1988) (Federal Way), catcher for Houston Astros
 * Jeff Conine (born 1966) (Tacoma), former All-Star Major League Baseball player
 * John Considine (1868–1943) (Seattle), impresario; founded one of first vaudeville circuits
 * Chris Cornell (1964–2017) (Seattle), vocalist for Soundgarden and Audioslave
 * Lucy Covington (1910–1982) (Nespelem), Native American tribal leader and political activist
 * Fred Couples (born 1959) (Seattle), professional golfer
 * Randy Couture (born 1963) (Everett), mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor
 * Colin Cowherd (born 1962) (Bay Center), sports media personality
 * Bruce P. Crandall (born 1933), U.S. Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Ian Crawford (born 1988) (Auburn), affiliated with bands Panic! at the Disco and The Cab
 * Jamal Crawford (born 1980) (Seattle), NBA player for Los Angeles Clippers
 * Bing Crosby (1903–1977) (Tacoma), singer and actor
 * Bob Crosby (1913–1993) (Spokane), singer and actor
 * Sarah Crouch (born 1989) (Hockinson), long-distance runner
 * Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) (Centralia), dancer and choreographer
 * Anthony Curcio a.k.a. D.B. Tuber (born 1980), armored car robber
 * Colin Curtis (born 1985) (Issaquah), left fielder for New York Yankees
 * Brandy Clark (born 1975) (Morton), Country, singer and Songwriter

D

 * Joel Dahmen (born 1987) (Clarkston), professional golfer
 * Bryan Danielson (born 1981) (Aberdeen), professional wrestler
 * David DeCastro (born 1990) (Kirkland), guard for NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Arthur Denny (1822–1889), early pioneer who founded Seattle
 * Gail Devers (born 1966) (Seattle), athlete, Olympic gold medalist
 * Garret Dillahunt (born 1964) (Selah), actor
 * Corey Dillon (born 1974) (Federal Way), running back for NFL's New England Patriots
 * Westley Allan Dodd (1961–1993) (Toppenish), serial killer
 * Elinor Donahue (born 1937) (Tacoma), actress on Father Knows Best
 * James Doohan (1920–2005) (Redmond), actor, Scotty on Star Trek
 * Jon Dorenbos (born 1980) (Woodinville), long snapper for NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
 * Ryan Doumit (Moses Lake), outfielder for Minnesota Twins
 * Howard Duff (1913–1990) (Bremerton), actor
 * Jessie Duff (Burlington), competitive shooter
 * Bonnie Dunbar (born 1949) (Sunnyside), astronaut
 * Jeff Dye (Kent), stand-up comedian, socialite

E

 * Turk Edwards (1907–1973) (Douglas County), Hall of Fame offensive tackle and coach
 * John Ehrlichman (1925–1999) (Tacoma), counsel to President Richard Nixon
 * Ben Eisenhardt (born 1990), American-Israeli professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * C. J. Elleby (born 2000), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Lisa Ellis (born 1982) (Woodinville), professional mixed martial artist
 * Harris Ellsworth (1899–1986) (Hoquiam), Oregon congressman
 * John Elway (born 1960) (Port Angeles), NFL quarterback, two-time Super Bowl winner, Denver Broncos executive
 * Justin Ena (born 1978) (Shelton), NFL linebacker for Philadelphia Eagles
 * Helga Estby (1860–1942) (Spokane), walked across U.S. in 1896

F

 * Anna Faris (born 1976) (Edmonds), actress, starred in Scary Movie series and Just Friends
 * Frances Farmer (1914–1970) (Seattle), actress
 * Joe Feddersen (born 1953) (Omak), sculptor, painter, photographer
 * Ray Flaherty (1903–1994) (Spokane), football player, coach, Hall of Famer
 * Tom Foley (1929–2013) (Spokane), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989–1995)
 * Russ Francis (born 1953) (Seattle), tight end with New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers
 * Bryan Fuller (born 1969) (Clarkston), writer, creator of Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies
 * Stacy Marie Fuson (born 1978) (Tacoma), Playboy model, February 1999 Playmate of the Month

G

 * Kenny G (born Kenneth Gorelick, 1956) (Seattle), musician
 * Abdul Gaddy (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Tess Gallagher (born 1943) (Port Angeles), poet, essayist, writer
 * Nathan Gamble (born 1998) (Tacoma), child actor, The Dark Knight, Marley & Me, Hank
 * Myles Gaskin (born 1997) (Lynnwood), running back, Miami Dolphins
 * Bill Gates (born 1955) (Seattle), founder of Microsoft
 * Ben Gibbard (born 1976) (Bremerton), lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service
 * Andy Gibson (born 1981) (Spokane), country music singer
 * Cam Gigandet (born 1982) (Tacoma), actor
 * Garrett Grayson (born 1991) (Vancouver), quarterback, New Orleans Saints
 * Vernon Greene (1908–1965) (Battle Ground), cartoonist
 * Kaye (Hall) Greff (born 1951) (Tacoma), competitive swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist
 * David Guterson (born 1956) (Bainbridge Island), author

H

 * Richard Haag (1923–2018) (Seattle), landscape architect, only two-time recipient of ASLA President's Award for Design Excellence
 * Nick Hagadone (born 1986) (Sumner), pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
 * Ivar Haglund (1905–1985) (Seattle), folk singer, restaurateur
 * Matt Hague (born 1985) (Bellevue), first baseman, Toronto Blue Jays
 * Marcus Hahnemann (born 1972) (Kent), goalkeeper for Reading F.C.
 * Jason Hammel (born 1982) (Port Orchard), starting pitcher, Kansas City Royals
 * Thomas Hampson (born 1955) (Spokane), opera singer
 * Jane Hamsher (born 1959) (Seattle), film producer, author, and left-wing blogger
 * Jason Hanson (born 1970) (Spokane), placekicker, Detroit Lions
 * Nick Harmer (born 1975) (Puyallup), bass guitarist for Death Cab for Cutie
 * Joe Harris (born 1992) (Chelan), NBA player
 * Melissa Harris-Perry (born 1973) (Seattle), author, TV host, commentator
 * Spencer Hawes (born 1988) (Seattle), NBA player
 * Phil Heath (Seattle), IFBB Pro, 3X Mr. Olympia
 * Mel Hein (1909–1992) (Burlington), Hall of Fame player for New York Giants
 * Johnny Hekker (born 1990) (Redmond), punter, Los Angeles Rams
 * Mark Hendrickson (born 1974) (Mount Vernon), relief pitcher, Baltimore Orioles
 * Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) (Seattle), guitarist
 * Rachelle Henry (born 2000) (Richland), actress
 * Frank Herbert (1920–1986) (Tacoma), author of Dune novels
 * Sue Herera (born 1957) (Spokane), CNBC reporter and anchor
 * Josh Heytvelt (born 1986) (Clarkston), professional basketball player
 * Steven Hill (1922–2016) (Seattle), actor, Mission Impossible and Law & Order
 * Megan Hilty (born 1981) (Bellevue), actress
 * Gordon Hirabayashi (1918–2012) (Auburn), sociologist
 * Amy Holmes (born 1973) (Seattle), news anchor, TheBlaze TV
 * Joe Ronnie Hooper (1938–1979), soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
 * John Hopcroft (born 1939) (Seattle), theoretical computer scientist
 * Peter Horton (born 1953) (Bellevue), actor and television director; starred in Thirtysomething
 * Ray Horton (born 1960) (Tacoma), NFL cornerback; defensive backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Kei Hosogai (born 1984) (Seattle), actor and musician
 * Roy Huggins (1914–2002) (Littell), creator of television series The Fugitive and The Rockford Files
 * Yolanda Hughes-Heying (born 1963) (Bellingham), IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Fred Hutchinson (1919–1964) (Seattle), Major League Baseball player and manager of Cincinnati Reds

I

 * Travis Ishikawa (born 1983) (Seattle), first baseman for the San Francisco Giants
 * Lucie Fulton Isaacs (1841-1916) (Walla Walla), writer, philanthropist, suffragist
 * Jay Inslee (born 1951) (Seattle) American Politician, Lawyer, and Economist. 23rd Governor of Washington State
 * Burl Ives (1909–1995) (Anacortes), Academy Award-winning actor and folk singer

J

 * Henry M. Jackson (1912–1983) (Everett), U.S. Senator, presidential candidate
 * Jonathan Jackson (born 1982), actor.
 * J. A. Jance (born 1944), author of mystery and horror novels
 * Noname Jane (born 1977) (Aberdeen), pornographic actress
 * Megan (Quann) Jendrick (born 1984) (Tacoma), competitive swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame inductee
 * Keith Hunter Jesperson (born 1955) (Selah), serial killer
 * Sally Jewell (born 1956) (Renton), 51st U.S. Secretary of Interior
 * Robert Joffrey (1930–1988) (Seattle), choreographer
 * Denis Johnson (1949–2017), writer of Jesus' Son
 * Jason Johnson (born 1979), former Canadian Football League player
 * Matt Johnson (born 1989) (Olympia), safety, Dallas Cowboys
 * Russell Johnson (1924–2014) (Bainbridge Island), actor ("The Professor" on Gilligan's Island)
 * Chuck Jones (1912–2002) (Spokane), animator
 * Gary Lee Jones (born in Washington in 1946), member of Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from Alexandria, Louisiana
 * Quincy Jones (born 1933) (Seattle), composer, conductor, musician

K

 * Kasey Kahne (born 1980) (Enumclaw), NASCAR driver
 * Bianca Kajlich (born 1977) (Seattle), actress, Jennifer on CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement
 * Richard Karn (born 1956) (Seattle), actor, Home Improvement, Family Feud
 * Chris Kattan (born 1970) (Bainbridge Island), actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live, The Middle
 * Carol Kaye (born 1935) (Everett), musician
 * Jermaine Kearse (born 1990) (Lakewood), wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks
 * John Keister (born 1956) (Seattle), comedian
 * Keone Kela (born 1993) (Seattle), relief pitcher for Texas Rangers
 * Senio Kelemete (born 1990) (Seattle), offensive guard, New Orleans Saints
 * Mick Kelleher (born 1947) (Seattle), MLB infielder and coach
 * Kasey Keller (born 1969) (Olympia), soccer goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders FC, formerly with Team USA
 * Kitty Kelley (born 1942) (Spokane), journalist and author of several best-selling unauthorized biographies
 * Donald M. Kendall (1921–2020) (Sequim), chief executive officer, PepsiCo (1971–1986)
 * Brian Kendrick (born 1979) (Olympia), WWE wrestler
 * Myles Kennedy (born 1969) Lead vocalist of Alter Bridge, From Spokane, Washington
 * Shiloh Keo (born 1987) (Bothell), safety for Denver Broncos
 * Hank Ketcham (1920–2001) (Seattle), cartoonist, creator of Dennis the Menace
 * Edward Kienholz (1927–1994) (Fairfield), artist
 * Sam Kinison (1953–1992) (Yakima), comedian
 * Dale Kinkade (1933–2004) (Hartline), linguist and professor
 * Justin Kirk (born 1969) (Union), actor, Weeds, Jack & Jill
 * Ed Kirkpatrick (1944–2010) (Spokane), Major League Baseball player
 * Jon Kitna (born 1972) (Tacoma), NFL quarterback
 * Kitsap, Suquamish leader
 * John Kitzhaber (born 1947) (Colfax), Oregon governor (1995–2003)
 * Mariana Klaveno (born 1979) (Endicott), actress, True Blood
 * Amanda Knox (born 1987) (Seattle), university student accused of murdering Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy
 * Michael Koenen (born 1982) (Ferndale), punter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * Max Komar (born 1987) (Lakewood), wide receiver for Chicago Bears
 * Richard Kovacevich (born 1943) (Tacoma), chief executive officer, Wells Fargo
 * Cooper Kupp (born 1993) (Yakima), NFL wide receiver

L

 * Jake Lamb (born 1990) (Seattle), third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
 * Amber Lancaster (born 1980) (Tacoma), actress, model, The Hard Times of RJ Berger, The Price is Right
 * Craig Lancaster (born 1970) (Lakewood), sportswriter, novelist
 * Bertha Knight Landes (1868–1943), Seattle mayor, first female mayor of major U.S. city
 * Mark Lanegan (born 1964) (Ellensburg), singer-songwriter Erik Larsen (born 1962) (Bellingham), comic book writer, artist and publisher
 * Rick Larsen (born 1965) (Arlington), U.S. Representative
 * Gary Larson (born 1950) (Tacoma), cartoonist, creator of The Far Side
 * Richard Lathim (born 1955) (Tri-Cities [Pasco, Richland, Kennewick]), politician, sheriff of Franklin County
 * Michael Leavitt (artist) (born 1977) (Seattle), visual artist, sculptor and toy maker
 * Brandon Lee (1965–1993), actor, son of Bruce Lee
 * Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970) (Seattle), entertainer, subject of musical Gypsy
 * Cassidy Lehrman (born 1992) (Seattle), actress, Sarah Gold on Entourage
 * Leschi (1808–1858), Nisqually chief
 * Jon Lester (born 1984) (Tacoma), starting pitcher for Chicago Cubs
 * Blake Lewis (born 1981) (Redmond), singer and beatboxer, American Idol runner-up
 * Rommie Lewis (born 1982) (Seattle), relief pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays
 * Ryan Lewis (born 1988) (Spokane), producer, musician, video director
 * Brent Lillibridge (born 1983) (Everett), utility player for New York Yankees
 * Tim Lincecum (born 1984) (Bellevue), MLB pitcher, 2008 National League Cy Young winner
 * Mary Livingstone (1905–1983) (Seattle), comedian, wife of Jack Benny
 * Gary Locke (born 1950) (Seattle), Governor of Washington; U.S. Secretary of Commerce; U.S. Ambassador to China
 * Jake Locker (born 1988) (Ferndale), quarterback for Tennessee Titans
 * Kenny Loggins (born 1948) (Everett), singer-songwriter
 * Travis Long (born 1991) (Spokane), outside linebacker for Philadelphia Eagles
 * Sam Longoria (born 1956) (Seattle), producer, visual effects engineer
 * Dane Looker (born 1976) (Puyallup), wide receiver, St. Louis Rams

M

 * Betty MacDonald (1908–1958), children's author
 * Macklemore (Seattle) (born Ben Haggerty, 1983), Northwest hip-hop singer
 * Kyle MacLachlan (Yakima) (born 1959), actor, Desperate Housewives, Twin Peaks, Sex and the City
 * Warren Magnuson (1905–1989), six-term US Senator and Dean of the United States Senate (1979–1981)
 * Nina Makino (born 2005) (Seattle), singer and member of NiziU
 * Sanjaya Malakar (born 1989) (Federal Way), singer, American Idol finalist
 * Joe E. Mann (born 1922-1944) (Reardan), United States Soldier who saved his comrades
 * Mary Mapes (Burlington), former 60 Minutes producer fired for 2004 Killian documents scandal
 * Charlie Marinkovich (born 1959) (Seattle), singer-songwriter, guitarist for Iron Butterfly
 * Bristol Marunde (born 1982) (Sequim), mixed martial artist
 * Dave Matthews (born 1967) (resides in Seattle), singer-songwriter
 * James Mattis (born 1950) (Pullman), U.S. Secretary of Defense
 * Trevor May (born 1989) (Kelso), relief pitcher, Minnesota Twins
 * Doc Maynard (1808–1873), founding father of Seattle
 * Taylor Mays (born 1988), NFL football player
 * Kevin McCarthy (1914–2010) (Seattle), actor
 * Mary McCarthy (1912–1989) (Seattle), author
 * Mike McCready (born 1966) (Seattle), Pearl Jam guitarist
 * Bear McCreary (born 1979), composer for film, television, video games
 * Darren McGavin (1922–2006) (Spokane), actor, A Christmas Story, Kolchak, The Natural
 * Rose McGowan (born 1973), actress, Paige Matthews on Charmed; attended high school in Seattle
 * Joel McHale (born 1971), actor, comedian; attended high school in Seattle
 * John McIntire (1907–1991) (Spokane), actor, Wagon Train
 * Duff McKagan (born 1964) (Seattle), Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses bassist
 * Bonnie McKee (born 1985) (raised in Seattle), singer-songwriter
 * Patricia McPherson (born 1954), actress, Knight Rider
 * Santiago Villalba Mederos (born 1991), murderer and former FBI most wanted fugitive
 * Jack Medica (1914–1985) (Seattle), competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, nine-time NCAA champion
 * Marjie Millar (1931–1966) (Tacoma), actress, About Mrs. Leslie, Money from Home
 * Angie Miller (born 1994), singer, American Idol runner-up
 * Roy Miller (born 1987) (Fort Lewis), defensive tackle for Jacksonville Jaguars
 * Sam Miller (Olympia), comedian
 * Martin Milner (1931–2015) (Seattle), actor, Adam-12, Route 66, The Swiss Family Robinson
 * Gary Miranda (born 1939), poet
 * Beau Mirchoff (born 1989), actor, MTV's Awkward
 * Patrick Monahan (born 1969), lead singer for band Train
 * Jeff Monson, mixed martial artist, UFC fighter
 * Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born 1966) (Seattle), actor, Watchmen, Grey's Anatomy, Magic City
 * Mark Morris (born 1956) (Seattle), dancer and choreographer
 * Adam Morrison (born 1984) (raised in Spokane), professional basketball player
 * Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) (Aberdeen), abstract expressionist painter
 * Dejounte Murray (born 1996) (Seattle), professional basketball player
 * Patty Murray (born 1950) (Bothell), U.S. Senator
 * Edward R. Murrow (1908–1965) CBS News correspondent; attended high school in Edison and Washington State University
 * PZ Myers (born 1957) (Kent), scientist, professor University of Minnesota Morris
 * Randy Myers (born 1962) (Vancouver), MLB four-time All-Star relief pitcher

 * Ross Mathews (born 1979) (Mount Vernon), Television personality
 * Lil Mosey (born 2002) (Mountlake Terrace), rapper

N

 * Craig T. Nelson (born 1944) (Spokane), actor, The Incredibles, Coach, Parenthood
 * Billy North (born 1948) (Seattle), former Major League Baseball player
 * Krist Novoselic (born 1965), Nirvana bassist

 * Bill Nye (born 1955), Bill Nye the Science Guy

O

 * Pat O'Day (1934–2020), KJR radio disc jockey, considered godfather of Seattle rock music scene
 * Eric O'Flaherty (born 1985) (Walla Walla), pitcher, Oakland Athletics
 * Apolo Anton Ohno (born 1982) (Seattle), Olympic speed skater
 * Danny O'Keefe (born 1943) (Spokane), musician
 * John Olerud (born 1968) (Seattle), Major League Baseball first baseman
 * Deanna Oliver (born 1952) (Spokane), actress, Toaster from The Brave Little Toaster and its sequels
 * Gregg Olsen (born 1959) (Seattle), true crime author
 * Tyler Olson (born 1989) (Spokane), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Henry O'Malley (1876–1936), United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
 * Robert Osborne (1932–2017) (Colfax), film historian, TV personality
 * Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born 1964) (Morton), guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, founder of Melvins, Fantômas and Venomous Concept
 * Lyle Overbay (born 1977) (Centralia), MLB first baseman
 * Logan Owen (born 1995) (Bremerton), professional cyclist, Cannondale–Drapac
 * Seena Owen (1894–1966) (Spokane), actress, Queen Kelly, Victory

P

 * Janis Paige (1922–2024) (Tacoma), actress
 * Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962) (Pasco), novelist and freelance journalist
 * Jaebeom Park (born 1987), member of Korean music group 2PM
 * J. P. Patches (born Chris Wedes; 1928–2013), clown; hosted one of the longest-running locally produced children's program in U.S. history
 * Robin Pecknold (born 1986), musician
 * Janice Pennington (born 1942), model, The Price is Right
 * Jay Pickett (1961–2021) (Spokane), actor, Port Charles, General Hospital
 * Mark Pigott (born 1954), chairman and chief executive officer, Paccar
 * Chris Pratt (born 1979) (raised in Lake Stevens), actor, Everwood, Parks and Recreation
 * Megyn Price (born 1971) (Seattle), actress
 * Cory Procter (born 1982) (Gig Harbor), guard for Miami Dolphins
 * Dorothy Provine (born 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota, died in Bremerton, Washington, 2010), singer, actress, attended University of Washington
 * Henry Prusoff (1912–1943) (Seattle), tennis player; # 8 in singles in the U.S. in 1940

R

 * Benji Radach (born 1979) (Castle Rock), professional mixed martial artist
 * Ella Raines (1920–1988) (Snoqualmie Falls), actress
 * Ford Rainey (Centralia), actor
 * Blair Rasmussen (born 1962) (Auburn), basketball player, Denver Nuggets
 * John Ratzenberger (born 1947, built a house on Vashon Island as a summer home in the 1990s), Cliff Clavin on Cheers
 * Pamela Reed (born 1949) (Tacoma), actress
 * Dave Reichert (born 1950) (raised in Kent), Congressman, law enforcement officer
 * Ann Reinking (1949–2020) (Seattle), actress, dancer, choreographer
 * Jason Repko (born 1980) (Richland), outfielder for Minnesota Twins
 * John Requa (born 1967) (raised in Burien), screenwriter, Cats & Dogs and Bad Santa
 * Roger Revelle (1909–1991) (Seattle), scientist, pioneer of global warming studies
 * Don Rich (1941–1974) (Olympia), guitarist, singer with Buck Owens
 * Davey Richards (born 1983), professional wrestler
 * Gary Ridgway (born 1949), serial killer
 * Luke Ridnour (born 1982), point guard for Minnesota Timberwolves; attended high school in Blaine
 * Theodore Rinaldo (Snohomish) (1944–2000), convicted child sex offender
 * James Robart (born 1947) (Seattle), federal judge
 * Tom Robbins (born 1932), best-selling novelist, worked for The Seattle Times
 * Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961) (Hoquiam), cosmologist
 * Laurent Robinson (born 1985) (Fort Lewis), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
 * Nate Robinson (born 1984) (Seattle), guard for Golden State Warriors
 * Jimmie Rodgers (1933–2021) (Camas), pop singer
 * Jarred Rome (Marysville), Olympic discus thrower, bodybuilder
 * Emily Rose (born 1981), actress, ER, Brothers & Sisters, John from Cincinnati
 * Brandon Roy (born 1984) (Seattle), shooting guard for Portland Trail Blazers
 * Kathryn Ruemmler (born 1971) (Richland), White House Counsel to President Barack Obama
 * Ann Rule (1931–2015), true-crime author; attended University of Washington; worked with the Seattle Police Department
 * Merrilee Rush (born Merrilee Gunst, 1944) (Seattle), singer, "Angel of the Morning"
 * Gerri Russell (born 1962), romantic fiction author
 * Rick Rydell (born 1963) (Seattle), radio talk show host, author, outdoors writer
 * Mark Rypien (born 1962) (raised in Spokane), quarterback for Washington Redskins, MVP of Super Bowl XXVI, philanthropist

S

 * Sa–Sm

 * Bud Sagendorf (1915-1994) (Wenatchee) American Cartoonist, known for illustrating Popeye
 * Ryne Sandberg (born 1959) (Spokane), MLB player and manager, member of Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Larry Sanger (born 1968), Wikipedia co-founder
 * Ron Santo (1940–2010) (Seattle), third baseman and radio broadcaster for Chicago Cubs; member of Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Robert (Bob) Satiacum (1929–1991), Puyallup tribal leader, American Indian activist
 * Dan Savage (born 1964), writer of advice column Savage Love and editor of Seattle weekly The Stranger
 * Brian Scalabrine (born 1978) (raised in Enumclaw), professional basketball player
 * Ivyann Schwan (born 1983), child actress, Parenthood, Problem Child 2
 * Dick Scobee (1939–1986), astronaut, commander of Space Shuttle Challenger
 * Seattle (c. 1786–1866), Duwamish/Suquamish leader and diplomat
 * Daniel Seavey (born 1999) (Vancouver), singer-songwriter, contestant American Idol season 14
 * Kyle Secor (born 1957) (Tacoma), actor
 * Derek Sheen, stand-up comedian
 * Danny Shelton (born 1993) (Auburn), defensive tackle for New England Patriots
 * Robert Shields (1918–2007) (Dayton), minister and teacher who wrote a 37.5-million-word diary, possibly the longest ever written
 * Roger Shimomura (born 1939) (Seattle), artist, professor at University of Kansas
 * Tre Simmons (born 1982) (Seattle), professional basketball player
 * Sir Mix-a-Lot (born Anthony Ray, 1963), hip-hop artist
 * Doug Sisk (born 1957) (Renton), MLB pitcher
 * Grady Sizemore (born 1982) (Seattle), MLB player, three-time All-Star, Silver Slugger award winner
 * Tom Skerritt (born 1933), actor; lives in Lake Washington
 * Alex Smith (born 1984) (Seattle), quarterback for Kansas City Chiefs
 * Jeff Smith (1939–2004) (Seattle), food expert, television personality
 * Shawn Smith (1956–2019), rock musician
 * Smohalla (c. 1851–1895), Sahaptin spiritual leader

 * Sn–Sz

 * Blake Snell (born 1992) (Seattle), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
 * Tom Sneva (born 1948) (Spokane), 1983 Indy 500 champion, 2-time USAC champion
 * Travis Snider (born 1988) (Everett), MLB outfielder
 * Quin Snyder (born 1966) (Mercer Island), head coach of NBA's Utah Jazz
 * Tim Soares (born 1997), American-Brazilian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Hope Solo (born 1981) (Richland), goalkeeper for United States women's national soccer team
 * Steven Souza (born 1989) (Everett), outfielder for Arizona Diamondbacks
 * Jack Owen Spillman (Spokane) (born 1960), serial killer, "Werewolf Butcher"
 * Layne Staley (1967–2002), vocalist for Alice in Chains
 * Isaiah Stanback (Seattle) (born 1984), wide receiver on New York Giants
 * Lyn Stanley, born in Tacoma, jazz singer since 2013
 * Rick Steves (born 1955) (Edmonds), authority on European travel
 * Jonathan Stewart (born 1987) (Fort Lewis), running back for New York Giants
 * Ryan Stiles (born 1959) (Seattle), actor, comedian, The Drew Carey Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Two and a Half Men
 * Robert Stock (born 1989), MLB baseball player
 * John Stockton (born 1962) (Spokane), Hall of Fame player for NBA's Utah Jazz
 * Mel Stottlemyre (1941–2019), pitcher and coach for New York Yankees; lives in Issaquah
 * Keaton Stromberg (born July 16, 1996) (Sequim), appeared on The X Factor USA with trio Emblem3
 * Wesley Stromberg (born December 6, 1994) (Sequim), appeared on The X Factor USA with trio Emblem3
 * Robert Stroud (1890–1963) (Seattle), convict, "Birdman of Alcatraz"
 * Rodney Stuckey (born 1986), NBA player
 * Michael Swango (born 1954), physician, serial killer
 * Julia Sweeney (born 1959) (Spokane), actress, comedian, Saturday Night Live
 * Gloria Wilson Swisher (born 1935) (Seattle), composer and educator

T

 * Miesha Tate (born 1986) (Tacoma), UFC mixed martial artist
 * Chrissy Teigen (born 1985) (Snohomish), Sports Illustrated model
 * Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (born 1987), NFL defensive end; lived in Mill Creek
 * Jason Terry (born 1977) (Seattle), NBA player for Milwaukee Bucks
 * Kim Thayil (born 1960), guitarist for grunge band Soundgarden
 * Isaiah Thomas (born 1989) (Tacoma), point guard for Los Angeles Lakers
 * Brian Thompson (born 1959) (Ellensburg), actor'
 * Cappy Thompson (born 1952), glass artist
 * Nick Thune (born 1979) (Seattle), actor, comedian, and musician
 * Earl Torgeson (1924–1990) (Snohomish), Major League Baseball player
 * Rachel Trachtenburg (born 1993), drummer, singer of Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
 * Desmond Trufant (born 1990), NFL cornerback for Atlanta Falcons
 * George Tsutakawa (1910–1997) (Seattle), sculptor and painter
 * Ann Tyrrell (1909–1983) (Whatcom County), actress, Private Secretary and The Ann Sothern Show

U

 * Blair Underwood (born 1964) (Tacoma), actor, L.A. Law, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Ironside
 * Misty Upham (born 1982) (Auburn), actress
 * Brian Urlacher (born 1978) (born in Pasco, but raised in New Mexico), linebacker for the Chicago Bears

V

 * Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (born 1951) (Seattle), professional wrestler
 * Courtney Vandersloot (born 1989) (Kent), player with WNBA's Chicago Sky
 * Eddie Vedder (born 1964), vocalist for Pearl Jam; lived in Seattle
 * Austin Voth (born 1992) (Redmond), relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals

W

 * Chris Walla (born 1975) (Bothell), guitarist for Death Cab for Cutie
 * Jessica Wallenfels, actress, choreographer, and movement/theatre director
 * Maiara Walsh (born 1988), actress, singer, Ana Solis on Desperate Housewives and Meena Paroom on Cory in the House
 * Bryan Walters (born 1987), wide receiver for San Diego Chargers
 * Jennifer Warnes (born 1947) (Seattle), singer
 * Martell Webster (born 1986), NBA player, Minnesota Timberwolves
 * Zoe Weizenbaum (born 1991) (Seattle), actor
 * Adam West (1928–2017) (Seattle), actor; played Batman on TV series (1966–1968)
 * Myles White (born 1990) (Tacoma), wide receiver for New York Giants
 * Sammy White (1928–1991) (Wenatchee), Major League Baseball player
 * Sean White (born 1981) (Pullman), relief pitcher for Boston Red Sox
 * Bernie Whitebear (born Bernard Reyes; 1937–2000), American Indian activist
 * Christopher Wiehl (born 1970) (Yakima), actor
 * Lis Wiehl (born 1961), legal analyst for Fox News; author
 * Michael Winslow (Spokane) (born 1958), actor and comedian; Cadet Jones in Police Academy films
 * Marcus Williams (born 1986) (Seattle), NBA player
 * Marvin Williams (born 1986) (Bremerton), NBA player for Charlotte Hornets
 * Terrence Williams (born 1987) (Seattle), NBA player for Houston Rockets
 * Ann (born 1950) and Nancy Wilson (born 1954), members of Heart; lived in Bellevue
 * Rainn Wilson (born 1968) (Seattle), actor, The Office

Y

 * Takuji Yamashita (1874–1952), early 20th-century civil-rights pioneer
 * Robert Lee Yates (born 1952) (Spokane), serial killer
 * DeAndre Yedlin (born 1993), soccer player
 * Henry Yesler (Seattle), entrepreneur; considered to be one of Seattle's founding fathers
 * Katrina Young (born 1992) (Shoreline), two time Olympic platform diver
 * Chika Yoshida (born 1984) (Anacortes), YouTuber

Z

 * Constance Zimmer (born 1970) (Seattle), actress, Entourage, Boston Legal, House of Cards

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Glossary of mathematical jargon

The language of mathematics has a vast vocabulary of specialist and technical terms. It also has a certain amount of jargon: commonly used phrases which are part of the culture of mathematics, rather than of the subject. Jargon often appears in lectures, and sometimes in print, as informal shorthand for rigorous arguments or precise ideas. Much of this is common English, but with a specific non-obvious meaning when used in a mathematical sense.

Some phrases, like "in general", appear below in more than one section.

Philosophy of mathematics
"[The paper of ] introduced the very abstract idea of a 'category' — a subject then called 'general abstract nonsense'!"
 * Abstract nonsense:A tongue-in-cheek reference to category theory, using which one can employ arguments that establish a (possibly concrete) result without reference to any specifics of the present problem. For that reason, it is also known as general abstract nonsense or generalized abstract nonsense.

"[Grothendieck] raised algebraic geometry to a new level of abstraction...if certain mathematicians could console themselves for a time with the hope that all these complicated structures were 'abstract nonsense'...the later papers of Grothendieck and others showed that classical problems...which had resisted efforts of several generations of talented mathematicians, could be solved in terms of...complicated concepts."

"There are two canonical proofs that are always used to show non-mathematicians what a mathematical proof is like: —The proof that there are infinitely many prime numbers.
 * Canonical:A reference to a standard or choice-free presentation of some mathematical object (e.g., canonical map, canonical form, or canonical ordering). The same term can also be used more informally to refer to something "standard" or "classic". For example, one might say that Euclid's proof is the "canonical proof" of the infinitude of primes.

—The proof of the irrationality of the square root of two."

"The beauty of a mathematical theory is independent of the aesthetic qualities...of the theory's rigorous expositions. Some beautiful theories may never be given a presentation which matches their beauty....Instances can also be found of mediocre theories of questionable beauty which are given brilliant, exciting expositions....[Category theory] is rich in beautiful and insightful definitions and poor in elegant proofs....[The theorems] remain clumsy and dull....[Expositions of projective geometry] vied for one another in elegance of presentation and in cleverness of proof....In retrospect, one wonders what all the fuss was about. Mathematicians may say that a theorem is beautiful when they really mean to say that it is enlightening.  We acknowledge a theorem's beauty when we see how the theorem  'fits' in its place....We say that a proof is beautiful when such a proof finally gives away the secret of the theorem...."
 * Deep:A result is called "deep" if its proof requires concepts and methods that are advanced beyond the concepts needed to formulate the result. For example, the prime number theorem — originally proved using techniques of complex analysis — was once thought to be a deep result until elementary proofs were found. On the other hand, the fact that π is irrational is usually known to be a deep result, because it requires a considerable development of real analysis before the proof can be established — even though the claim itself can be stated in terms of simple number theory and geometry.
 * Elegant:An aesthetic term referring to the ability of an idea to provide insight into mathematics, whether by unifying disparate fields, introducing a new perspective on a single field, or by providing a technique of proof which is either particularly simple, or which captures the intuition or imagination as to why the result it proves is true. In some occasions, the term "beautiful" can also be used to the same effect, though Gian-Carlo Rota distinguished between elegance of presentation and beauty of concept, saying that for example, some topics could be written about elegantly although the mathematical content is not beautiful, and some theorems or proofs are beautiful but may be written about inelegantly.

"Many of the results mentioned in this paper should be considered "folklore" in that they merely formally state ideas that are well-known to researchers in the area, but may not be obvious to beginners and to the best of my knowledge do not appear elsewhere in print."
 * Elementary:A proof or a result is called "elementary" if it only involves basic concepts and methods in the field, and is to be contrasted with deep results which require more development within or outside the field. The concept of "elementary proof" is used specifically in number theory, where it usually refers to a proof that does not resort to methods from complex analysis.
 * Folklore :A result is called "folklore" if it is non-obvious and non-published, yet generally known to the specialists within a field. In many scenarios, it is unclear as to who first obtained the result, though if the result is significant, it may eventually find its way into the textbooks, whereupon it ceases to be folklore.

 * Chicanery
 * A term regarding statements. If a statement holds false, then it is said to exhibit chicanery. "What do you mean a subset of R is compact if and only if it is bounded? This is chicanery!"

"Since half a century we have seen arise a crowd of bizarre functions which seem to try to resemble as little as possible the honest functions which serve some purpose....Nay more, from the logical point of view, it is these strange functions which are the most general....to-day they are invented expressly to put at fault the reasonings of our fathers...."
 * Natural:Similar to "canonical" but more specific, and which makes reference to a description (almost exclusively in the context of transformations) which holds independently of any choices. Though long used informally, this term has found a formal definition in category theory.
 * Pathological:An object behaves pathologically (or, somewhat more broadly used, in a degenerated way) if it either fails to conform to the generic behavior of such objects, fails to satisfy certain context-dependent regularity properties, or simply disobeys mathematical intuition. In many occasions, these can be and often are contradictory requirements, while in other occasions, the term is more deliberately used to refer to an object artificially constructed as a counterexample to these properties. A simple example is that from the definition of a triangle having angles which sum to π radians, a single straight line conforms to this definition pathologically.

"[The Dirichlet function] took on an enormous importance...as giving an incentive for the creation of new types of function whose properties departed completely from what intuitively seemed admissible. A celebrated example of such a so-called 'pathological' function...is the one provided by Weierstrass....This function is continuous but not differentiable."

 * Note for that latter quote that as the differentiable functions are meagre in the space of continuous functions, as Banach found out in 1931, differentiable functions are colloquially speaking a rare exception among the continuous ones. Thus it can hardly be defended any-more to call non-differentiable continuous functions pathological.

 * Rigor (rigour):The act of establishing a mathematical result using indisputable logic, rather than informal descriptive argument. Rigor is a cornerstone quality of mathematics, and can play an important role in preventing mathematics from degenerating into fallacies.
 * Well-behaved:An object is well-behaved (in contrast with being Pathological) if it satisfies certain prevailing regularity properties, or if it conforms to mathematical intuition (even though intuition can often suggest opposite behaviors as well). In some occasions (e.g., analysis), the term "smooth" can also be used to the same effect.

Descriptive informalities
Although ultimately every mathematical argument must meet a high standard of precision, mathematicians use descriptive but informal statements to discuss recurring themes or concepts with unwieldy formal statements. Note that many of the terms are completely rigorous in context. "Norbert A'Campo of the University of Basel once asked Grothendieck about something related to the Platonic solids. Grothendieck advised caution. The Platonic solids are so beautiful and so exceptional, he said, that one cannot assume such exceptional beauty will hold in more general situations."
 * almost all: A shorthand term for "all except for a set of measure zero", when there is a measure to speak of. For example, "almost all real numbers are transcendental" because the algebraic real numbers form a countable subset of the real numbers with measure zero.  One can also speak of "almost all" integers having a property to mean "all except finitely many", despite the integers not admitting a measure for which this agrees with the previous usage.  For example, "almost all prime numbers are odd". There is a more complicated meaning for integers as well, discussed in the main article.  Finally, this term is sometimes used synonymously with generic, below.
 * arbitrarily large: Notions which arise mostly in the context of limits, referring to the recurrence of a phenomenon as the limit is approached. A statement such as that predicate P is satisfied by arbitrarily large values, can be expressed in more formal notation by ∀x : ∃y ≥ x : P(y). See also frequently. The statement that quantity f(x) depending on x "can be made" arbitrarily large, corresponds to ∀y : ∃x : f(x) ≥ y.
 * arbitrary: A shorthand for the universal quantifier. An arbitrary choice is one which is made unrestrictedly, or alternatively, a statement holds of an arbitrary element of a set if it holds of any element of that set. Also much in general-language use among mathematicians: "Of course, this problem can be arbitrarily complicated".
 * eventually:In the context of limits, this is shorthand meaning for sufficiently large arguments; the relevant argument(s) are implicit in the context. As an example, the function log(log(x)) eventually becomes larger than 100"; in this context, "eventually" means "for sufficiently large x."
 * factor through: A term in category theory referring to composition of morphisms. If for three objects A, B, and C a map $$f \colon A \to C$$ can be written as a composition $$f = h \circ g$$ with $$g \colon A \to B$$ and $$h \colon B \to C$$, then f is said to factor through any (and all) of $$B$$, $$g$$, and $$h$$.
 * finite: When said of the value of a variable assuming values from the non-negative extended reals $$\R_{\geq 0}\cup\{\infty\},$$ the meaning is usually "not infinite". For example, if the variance of a random variable is said to be finite, this implies it is a non-negative real number, possibly zero. In some contexts though, for example in "a small but finite amplitude", zero and infinitesimals are meant to be excluded. When said of the value of a variable assuming values from the extended natural numbers $$\N\cup\{\infty\},$$ the meaning is simply "not infinite". When said of a set or a mathematical object whose main component is a set, it means that the cardinality of the set is less than $\aleph_0$.
 * frequently: In the context of limits, this is shorthand for arbitrarily large arguments and its relatives; as with eventually, the intended variant is implicit. As an example, the sequence $$(-1)^n$$ is frequently in the interval (1/2, 3/2), because there are arbitrarily large n for which the value of the sequence is in the interval.
 * formal, formally: Qualifies anything that is sufficiently precise to be translated straightforwardly in a formal system. For example. a formal proof, a formal definition.
 * generic: This term has similar connotations as almost all but is used particularly for concepts outside the purview of measure theory. A property holds "generically" on a set if the set satisfies some (context-dependent) notion of density, or perhaps if its complement satisfies some (context-dependent) notion of smallness.  For example, a property which holds on a dense Gδ (intersection of countably many open sets) is said to hold generically.  In algebraic geometry, one says that a property of points on an algebraic variety that holds on a dense Zariski open set is true generically; however, it is usually not said that a property which holds merely on a dense set (which is not Zariski open) is generic in this situation.
 * in general: In a descriptive context, this phrase introduces a simple characterization of a broad class of objects, with an eye towards identifying a unifying principle. This term introduces an "elegant" description which holds for "arbitrary" objects.  Exceptions to this description may be mentioned explicitly, as "pathological" cases.

 * left-hand side, right-hand side (LHS, RHS): Most often, these refer simply to the left-hand or the right-hand side of an equation; for example, $$x = y + 1$$ has $$x$$ on the LHS and $$y + 1$$ on the RHS. Occasionally, these are used in the sense of lvalue and rvalue: an RHS is primitive, and an LHS is derivative.
 * nice: A mathematical object is colloquially called nice or sufficiently nice if it satisfies hypotheses or properties, sometimes unspecified or even unknown, that are especially desirable in a given context. It is an informal antonym for pathological. For example, one might conjecture that a differential operator ought to satisfy a certain boundedness condition "for nice test functions," or one might state that some interesting topological invariant should be computable "for nice spaces X."
 * onto: A function (which in mathematics is generally defined as mapping the elements of one set A to elements of another B) is called "A onto B" (instead of "A to B" or "A into B") only if it is surjective; it may even be said that "f is onto" (i. e. surjective). Not translatable (without circumlocutions) to some languages other than English.
 * proper: If, for some notion of substructure, objects are substructures of themselves (that is, the relationship is reflexive), then the qualification proper requires the objects to be different. For example, a proper subset of a set S is a subset of S that is different from S, and a proper divisor of a number n is a divisor of n that is different from n. This overloaded word is also non-jargon for a proper morphism.
 * regular : A function is called regular if it satisfies satisfactory continuity and differentiability properties, which are often context-dependent. These properties might include possessing a specified number of derivatives, with the function and its derivatives exhibiting some nice property (see nice above), such as Hölder continuity. Informally, this term is sometimes used synonymously with smooth, below. These imprecise uses of the word regular are not to be confused with the notion of a regular topological space, which is rigorously defined.
 * resp.: (Respectively) A convention to shorten parallel expositions. "A (resp. B) [has some relationship to] X (resp. Y)" means that A [has some relationship to] X and also that B [has (the same) relationship to] Y. For example, squares (resp. triangles) have 4 sides (resp. 3 sides); or compact (resp. Lindelöf) spaces are ones where every open cover has a finite (resp. countable) open subcover.
 * sharp: Often, a mathematical theorem will establish constraints on the behavior of some object; for example, a function will be shown to have an upper or lower bound. The constraint is sharp (sometimes optimal) if it cannot be made more restrictive without failing in some cases. For example, for arbitrary non-negative real numbers x, the exponential function ex, where e = 2.7182818..., gives an upper bound on the values of the quadratic function x2. This is not sharp; the gap between the functions is everywhere at least 1. Among the exponential functions of the form αx, setting α = e2/e = 2.0870652... results in a sharp upper bound; the slightly smaller choice α = 2 fails to produce an upper bound, since then α3 = 8 < 32. In applied fields the word "tight" is often used with the same meaning.
 * smooth: Smoothness is a concept which mathematics has endowed with many meanings, from simple differentiability to infinite differentiability to analyticity, and still others which are more complicated. Each such usage attempts to invoke the physically intuitive notion of smoothness.
 * strong, stronger: A theorem is said to be strong if it deduces restrictive results from general hypotheses. One celebrated example is Donaldson's theorem, which puts tight restraints on what would otherwise appear to be a large class of manifolds. This (informal) usage reflects the opinion of the mathematical community: not only should such a theorem be strong in the descriptive sense (below) but it should also be definitive in its area.  A theorem, result, or condition is further called stronger than another one if a proof of the second can be easily obtained from the first but not conversely. An example is the sequence of theorems: Fermat's little theorem, Euler's theorem, Lagrange's theorem, each of which is stronger than the last; another is that a sharp upper bound (see sharp above) is a stronger result than a non-sharp one.  Finally, the adjective strong or the adverb strongly may be added to a mathematical notion to indicate a related stronger notion; for example, a strong antichain is an antichain satisfying certain additional conditions, and likewise a strongly regular graph is a regular graph meeting stronger conditions. When used in this way, the stronger notion (such as "strong antichain") is a technical term with a precisely defined meaning; the nature of the extra conditions cannot be derived from the definition of the weaker notion (such as "antichain").
 * sufficiently large, suitably small, sufficiently close: In the context of limits, these terms refer to some (unspecified, even unknown) point at which a phenomenon prevails as the limit is approached. A statement such as that predicate P holds for sufficiently large values, can be expressed in more formal notation by ∃x : ∀y ≥ x : P(y). See also eventually.
 * upstairs, downstairs: A descriptive term referring to notation in which two objects are written one above the other; the upper one is upstairs and the lower, downstairs. For example, in a fiber bundle, the total space is often said to be upstairs, with the base space downstairs.  In a fraction, the numerator is occasionally referred to as upstairs and the denominator downstairs, as in "bringing a term upstairs".
 * up to, modulo, mod out by: An extension to mathematical discourse of the notions of modular arithmetic. A statement is true up to a condition if the establishment of that condition is the only impediment to the truth of the statement. Also used when working with members of equivalence classes, especially in category theory, where the equivalence relation is (categorical) isomorphism; for example, "The tensor product in a weak monoidal category is associative and unital up to a natural isomorphism."
 * vanish: To assume the value 0. For example, "The function sin(x) vanishes for those values of x that are integer multiples of π." This can also apply to limits: see Vanish at infinity.
 * weak, weaker: The converse of strong.
 * well-defined: Accurately and precisely described or specified. For example, sometimes a definition relies on a choice of some object; the result of the definition must then be independent of this choice.

Proof terminology
The formal language of proof draws repeatedly from a small pool of ideas, many of which are invoked through various lexical shorthands in practice. "Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space over k....Let (ei)1≤ i ≤ n be a basis for V....There is an isomorphism of the polynomial algebra k[Tij]1≤ i, j ≤ n onto the algebra Symk(V ⊗ V*)....It extends to an isomorphism of k[GLn] to the localized algebra Symk(V ⊗ V*)D, where D = det(ei ⊗ ej*)....We write k[GL(V)] for this last algebra. By transport of structure, we obtain a linear algebraic group GL(V) isomorphic to GLn."
 * aliter: An obsolescent term which is used to announce to the reader an alternative method, or proof of a result. In a proof, it therefore flags a piece of reasoning that is superfluous from a logical point of view, but has some other interest.
 * by way of contradiction (BWOC), or "for, if not, ...": The rhetorical prelude to a proof by contradiction, preceding the negation of the statement to be proved.
 * if and only if (iff): An abbreviation for logical equivalence of statements.
 * in general: In the context of proofs, this phrase is often seen in induction arguments when passing from the base case to the induction step, and similarly, in the definition of sequences whose first few terms are exhibited as examples of the formula giving every term of the sequence.
 * necessary and sufficient: A minor variant on "if and only if"; "A is necessary (sufficient) for B" means "A if (only if) B". For example, "For a field K to be algebraically closed it is necessary and sufficient that it have no finite field extensions" means "K is algebraically closed if and only if it has no finite extensions".  Often used in lists, as in "The following conditions are necessary and sufficient for a field to be algebraically closed...".
 * need to show (NTS), required to prove (RTP), wish to show, want to show (WTS): Proofs sometimes proceed by enumerating several conditions whose satisfaction will together imply the desired theorem; thus, one needs to show just these statements.
 * one and only one: A statement of the existence and uniqueness of an object; the object exists, and furthermore, no other such object exists.
 * Q.E.D.: (Quod erat demonstrandum): A Latin abbreviation, meaning "which was to be demonstrated", historically placed at the end of proofs, but less common currently, having been supplanted by the Halmos end-of-proof mark, a square sign ∎.
 * sufficiently nice: A condition on objects in the scope of the discussion, to be specified later, that will guarantee that some stated property holds for them. When working out a theorem, the use of this expression in the statement of the theorem indicates that the conditions involved may be not yet known to the speaker, and that the intent is to collect the conditions that will be found to be needed in order for the proof of the theorem to go through.
 * the following are equivalent (TFAE): Often several equivalent conditions (especially for a definition, such as normal subgroup) are equally useful in practice; one introduces a theorem stating an equivalence of more than two statements with TFAE.
 * transport of structure: It is often the case that two objects are shown to be equivalent in some way, and that one of them is endowed with additional structure. Using the equivalence, we may define such a structure on the second object as well, via transport of structure.  For example, any two vector spaces of the same dimension are isomorphic; if one of them is given an inner product and if we fix a particular isomorphism, then we may define an inner product on the other space by factoring through the isomorphism.

 * without (any) loss of generality (WLOG, WOLOG, WALOG), we may assume (WMA): Sometimes a proposition can be more easily proved with additional assumptions on the objects it concerns. If the proposition as stated follows from this modified one with a simple and minimal explanation (for example, if the remaining special cases are identical but for notation), then the modified assumptions are introduced with this phrase and the altered proposition is proved.

Proof techniques
Mathematicians have several phrases to describe proofs or proof techniques. These are often used as hints for filling in tedious details.

 * angle chasing: Used to describe a geometrical proof that involves finding relationships between the various angles in a diagram.
 * back-of-the-envelope calculation: An informal computation omitting much rigor without sacrificing correctness. Often this computation is "proof of concept" and treats only an accessible special case.
 * brute force: Rather than finding underlying principles or patterns, this is a method where one would evaluate as many cases as needed to sufficiently prove or provide convincing evidence that the thing in question is true. Sometimes this involves evaluating every possible case (where it is also known as proof by exhaustion).
 * by example: A proof by example is an argument whereby a statement is not proved but instead illustrated by an example. If done well, the specific example would easily generalize to a general proof.
 * by inspection: A rhetorical shortcut made by authors who invite the reader to verify, at a glance, the correctness of a proposed expression or deduction. If an expression can be evaluated by straightforward application of simple techniques and without recourse to extended calculation or general theory, then it can be evaluated by inspection. It is also applied to solving equations; for example to find roots of a quadratic equation by inspection is to 'notice' them, or mentally check them. 'By inspection' can play a kind of gestalt role: the answer or solution simply clicks into place.
 * by intimidation: Style of proof where claims believed by the author to be easily verifiable are labelled as 'obvious' or 'trivial', which often results in the reader being confused.
 * clearly, can be easily shown: A term which shortcuts around calculation the mathematician perceives to be tedious or routine, accessible to any member of the audience with the necessary expertise in the field; Laplace used obvious (French: évident).
 * complete intuition : commonly reserved for jokes (puns on complete induction).
 * diagram chasing: Given a commutative diagram of objects and morphisms between them, if one wishes to prove some property of the morphisms (such as injectivity) which can be stated in terms of elements, then the proof can proceed by tracing the path of elements of various objects around the diagram as successive morphisms are applied to it. That is, one chases elements around the diagram, or does a diagram chase.
 * handwaving: A non-technique of proof mostly employed in lectures, where formal argument is not strictly necessary. It proceeds by omission of details or even significant ingredients, and is merely a plausibility argument.
 * in general: In a context not requiring rigor, this phrase often appears as a labor-saving device when the technical details of a complete argument would outweigh the conceptual benefits. The author gives a proof in a simple enough case that the computations are reasonable, and then indicates that "in general" the proof is similar.
 * index battle: For proofs involving objects with multiple indices which can be solved by going to the bottom (if anyone wishes to take up the effort). Similar to diagram chasing.
 * obviously: See clearly.
 * the proof is left as an exercise to the reader: Usually applied to a claim within a larger proof when the proof of that claim can be produced routinely by any member of the audience with the necessary expertise, but is not so simple as to be obvious.
 * trivial: Similar to clearly. A concept is trivial if it holds by definition, is an immediate corollary to a known statement, or is a simple special case of a more general concept.

Miscellaneous
This section features terms used across different areas in mathematics, or terms that do not typically appear in more specialized glossaries. For the terms used only in some specific areas of mathematics, see glossaries in Category:Glossaries of mathematics.

B
binary: A binary relation is a set of ordered pairs; an element x is said to be related to another element y if and only if (x,y) are in the set.

C
canonical: A canonical map is a map or morphism between objects that arises naturally from the definition or the construction of the objects being mapped against each other. A canonical form of an object is some standard or universal way to express the object.

correspondence: A correspondence from a set $A$ to a set $B$ is a subset of a Cartesian product $A \times B$; in other words, it is a binary relation but with the specification of the ambient sets $A, B$ used in the definition.

D
diagram: See mathematical diagram.

F
function: A function $f: A \to B$ is an ordered triple $(A, B, f)$ consisting of sets $A, B$ and a subset $f$ of the Cartesian product $A \times B$ subject to the condition $(a, b), (a, b') \in f$ implies $b = b'$. In other words, it is a special kind of correspondence where given an element $a$ of $A$, there is a unique element $b$ of $B$ that corresponds to it. undefined:

The word fundamental is used to describe a theorem with a given area of mathematics considered to be the most central theorem of that particular area (e.g. Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic for Arithmetic

I
invariant: An invariant of an object or a space is a property or number of the object or a space that remains unchanged under some transformations.

M
map: A synonym for a function between sets or a morphism in a category. Depending on authors, the term "maps" or the term "functions" may be reserved for specific kinds of functions or morphisms (e.g., function as an analytic term and map as a general term).

mathematics: See mathematics.

multivalued: A "multivalued function” from a set $A$ to a set $B$ is a function from $A$ to the subsets of $B$. It has typically the property that, for almost all points $x$ of $B$, there is a neighbourhood of $x$ such that the restriction of the function to the neighbourhood can be considered as a set of functions from the neighbourhood to $B$.

P
projection: A projection is, roughly, a map from some space or object to another that omits some information on the object or space. For example, $\mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}, (x, y) \mapsto x$ is a projection and its restriction to a graph of a function, say, is also a projection. The terms “idempotent operator” and “forgetful map” are also synonyms for a projection.

S
structure: A mathematical structure on an object is an additional set of objects or data attached to the object (e.g., relation, operation, metric, topology).

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Talk:Madden NFL

John Madden Duo Football
Okay, how come there's no mention of the Turbo Duo version of Madden on that system? Here's Moby's info on the game http://www.mobygames.com/game/john-madden-duo-cd-football

This article isn't complete until this is acknowledged, and well and any other versions not known.

Coffee5binky (talk) 01:41, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Probably due to lack of notability. Zappa (talk) 19:34, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, looks like it's actually because MobyGames is not a reliable source, according to WP:VG/S.  Zappa  O  Mati   18:38, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Needs Many New Perspectives
It has become abundantly clear after only a short time reading this that there are many, many errors and many more unbiased, declaratory, opinionated, theorized, and generally incorrect statements throughout this entire article. Most of this discussion page is based on the madden curse section, which, incidentally, really shouldn't be on the same page as the article; yet the section isn't even written in the right tone or voice of a documented, cited article (which it isn't). This is but one example.

It comes down to the writers and editors of this page being too close to football, video games, and the Madden franchise in general. Sure, I'm the biggest fan of all three, but there needs to be "outside" writers and editors. Or even better, people who are just a huge fan of research and writing.

Some members should flag this for an egregious offense on many guidelines.

24.3.48.131 (talk) 17:40, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Drew Brees
Ok, there have been at least 3 removal of the defeat to the Seahawks, mine was the first one to be deleted. First of all, while injury in the main Curse characteristic is not the only one, and i think it should be mentioned; Now, granted the defeat is a team thing, Brees had a acceptable game, but still... the losing record playoff team is just so...cursy-like. Zidane tribal (talk) 08:11, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * That game has nothing to do with the curse, that's wny it keeps being removed. The curse deals with cover athletes who subsequently suffer an injury.  Whether that is coincidence or not remains to be seen, but nevertheless a cover athlete who has a bad game - had a bad game, period.      ArcAngel    (talk) ) 08:51, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * If the Saints team plane crashed, I'm sure someone would include it in the Madden Curse Section. Crappy teams can upset good teams, its nothing out of the ordinary - it's football. --  StarScream1007  ►Talk  18:33, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I would love to include it, make the curse bigger, but you are right, it was just a game, a very good game, nothing more. Zidane tribal (talk) 19:40, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Not even mentioning him isn't the right way to go about it. Something happens to Peyton Hillis, are you just going to skip right over Brees as if he was never on the cover? I'd say a career-high 22 interceptions and losing to the only playoff team to ever have a sub-.500 record is curse-esque. It says "experienced a decline in performance". That happened. Smk42 (talk) 05:38, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The context is "usually due to injury". Since Brees was never injured, the loss to the Seahawks isn't considered linked to the "curse".     ArcAngel    (talk) ) 07:17, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Madden 2000
The article mentions that in 1999, Garrison Hearst was on the cover, and since then an athlete has graced the cover. Yet, cover athletes are not mentioned until Madden 2001. Madden 2000 PAL version had Dorsey Levens on the cover. This should be reflected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.192.104.176 (talk) 13:39, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Now it is. Zappa (talk) 22:01, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Madden 25 needs its own page
for real — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.233.194 (talk) 18:26, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Madden curse section
I trimmed down this section. It was mostly a long list that seemed to support the idea of the curse existing (see WP:WHIM). A lot of the sources didn't even mention the curse and were just used to imply a specific conclusion (see WP:OR and WP:SYNTH). This information could be found elsewhere and presumably be placed on another wiki (indeed, a slightly out of date entry exists on the Gaming Wikia). But on Wikipedia it should suffice to describe the "phenomenon" and mention a few reactions to it. --Jtalledo (talk) 16:44, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

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Ps please do not remove this tag until a agreement has been reached.BigRed606 (talk) 00:21, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

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