The following is a list of famous Olympians, those people of note who have lived in or around Olympia, Washington:
- Christopher Baldwin – cartoonist
- Lynda Barry – cartoonist (Ernie Pook's Comeek)
- Craig Bartlett – cartoonist, animator (graduated from The Evergreen State College)
- Daniel Bigelow – pioneer legislator and abolitionist
- Carrie Brownstein – guitarist, singer (Sleater-Kinney)
- George Washington Bush – early settler of Bush Prairie
- Robert Eugene Bush – Medal of Honor awardee
- Dylan Carlson – guitarist and lead vocalist of Earth
- Bruce P. Crandall – Medal of Honor winner[1]
- Gretchen Christopher – singer for The Fleetwoods
- Kurt Cobain – guitarist and singer, Nirvana
- Stephanie Coontz – writer, academic and professor at Evergreen State College
- Rachel Corrie – Palestinian solidarity activist
- Kimya Dawson – singer-songwriter
- Beth Ditto – vocalist (The Gossip)
- Don Eldridge – businessman and politician
- Dan Erickson - playwright and producer
- Adam Fletcher – director, Freechild Project (graduated from The Evergreen State College)
- Matt Groening – creator of The Simpsons and Life in Hell
- Kathleen Hanna – musician, vocalist, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre
- Rebecca G. Howard – pioneer black businesswoman
- Geoff Jenkins – MLB outfielder for Milwaukee Brewers
- Calvin Johnson – founder of K Records, singer in Beat Happening and Dub Narcotic Sound System
- Phoebe Judson – founder of Lynden, Washington
- Conrad Keely – vocalist, guitarist (…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead)
- Kasey Keller – soccer goal keeper
- Brian Kendrick – SmackDown! wrestler
- Peter Kennedy – figure skater
- Travis Lee – first baseman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Justin Leone – third baseman, San Diego Padres
- Jim Lynch – author of The Highest Tide
- Macklemore – hip hop musician (graduated from The Evergreen State College)
- Chiwoniso Maraire – Zimbabwean musician
- Nellie McKay – actress, singer-songwriter
- Sam Miller – comedian[2]
- Mirah – singer-songwriter, released on K Records
- Jeff Monson – mixed martial arts fighter and anarchist
- Slim Moon – founder of Kill Rock Stars record label
- Roland S. Morris (1874-1945), U.S. Ambassador to Japan
- Wendy C. Ortiz – writer (graduated from The Evergreen State College)
- Bruce Pavitt – founder of Sub Pop Records
- Myron H. Ranney – Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War[3]
- Michael Richards – played Kramer on Seinfeld (graduated from The Evergreen State College)
- Jared Sandberg – third baseman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Mike Sellers – football player, Washington Redskins
- Travis Shook – jazz pianist
- Jerramy Stevens – football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jonathan Stewart – running back, Carolina Panthers
- Cappy Thompson – glass artist and painter
- Corin Tucker – guitarist, singer for Sleater-Kinney
- Tobi Vail – musician for Bikini Kill and The Frumpies
- Jared Warren – bassist, singer Big Business, The Melvins, formerly of Karp
- Kathi Wilcox – musician (Bikini Kill, The Casual Dots)
- Allison Wolfe – lead singer for Bratmobile and Partyline
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