WMargaret "Maggie" Hilbiber Baylis (1912–1997) was an American graphic designer, illustrator, and author of gardening books.
WGeorge Ellsworth Boomer (1862–1915) was an American socialist journalist, newspaper editor, and political activist. Boomer is best remembered as a key participant in the formation of the Socialist Party of Washington and as its candidate for the Governor of Washington in 1908.
WRichard Gary Brautigan was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often clinically and surrealistically employs black comedy, parody, and satire, with emotionally blunt prose describing pastoral American life intertwining with technological progress. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967) and In Watermelon Sugar (1968).
WJohn Daniel Ehrlichman was counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important influence on Nixon's domestic policy, coaching him on issues and enlisting his support for environmental initiatives.
WEvelyn Fay Fuller was an American journalist, mountaineer and schoolteacher. In 1890 she became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Rainier.
WMark Griffin was an American spiritual teacher in the lineage of Bhagawan Nityananda. Griffin was an author on the philosophy and practice of Yoga Tantra. He emphasizes spiritual practice (sadhana), especially meditation. He was the founder and director of Hard Light Center of Awakening, a Los Angeles-based spiritual school that, according to its literature, offers intensive training in meditation and other practical techniques of Enlightenment. He was also an artist.
WHarriet A. Hall is a U.S. retired family physician, former U.S. Air Force flight surgeon and skeptic who writes about alternative medicine and quackery for Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer. She writes under the name The SkepDoc.
WThomas Scofield Handforth was an American artist and etcher. He wrote and illustrated the children's picture book Mei Li based on personal experience in China and won the 1939 Caldecott Medal for illustration.
WMichael Stern Hart was an American author, best known as the inventor of the e-book and the founder of Project Gutenberg (PG), the first project to make e-books freely available via the Internet. He published e-books years before the Internet existed via the ARPANET, and later on BBS networks and Gopher servers.
WFranklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science-fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
WMargaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden, better known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer. She has written five series set in the Realm of the Elderlings, which started in 1995 with the publication of Assassin's Apprentice and ended with Assassin's Fate in 2017. Her books have sold over a million copies.
WWhitney Keyes has served as a speaker sponsored by U.S. State Department on issues related to social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and women in leadership, and is the author of Propel: Five Ways to Amp Up Marketing and Accelerate Business. With filmmaker Wyatt Bardouille, she co-hosted and produced WhitneyandWyatt.com, one of the first independent, online television talk shows for women. Keyes has been an adjunct professor of Global Reputation Management at Seattle University and a fellow of the Center for Strategic Communications. She is an American speaker, writer and has been a television host.
WFred Van Lente from Chagrin Falls, Ohio is an American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.
WMarissa Meyer is an American novelist. Her debut novel, Cinder, was released on January 3, 2012. It is the first in her series The Lunar Chronicles.
WJohn Andrew Rea was an American journalist and politician. A native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he was one of the eight members of Cornell University's first graduating class. As a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the New York Herald, he covered the 1877 flight of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce to Montana and their final battle with the US Army. While living in North Dakota, he covered the Battle of the Little Bighorn and drafted the constitution adopted by North Dakota when it became a state in 1889. From 1889 until his death, Rea lived in Washington state where he was the editor-in-chief of The Olympian and later president of the University of Washington Board of Regents and the first executive director of the Port of Tacoma.
WJeffrey L. Smith was the author of several best-selling cookbooks and the host of The Frugal Gourmet, a popular American cooking show, which began locally in Tacoma, Washington, in 1973, and the show was originally called Cooking Fish Creatively. The show was first produced by KTPS in Tacoma, Washington, and then, by WTTW in Chicago, Illinois, and finally, to KQED in San Francisco, and Natan Katzman's A La Carte Communications. During each episode, Smith prepares step-by-step instructions on the preparation of international meals. He tells food-related stories, and goes to different places to show food from many different cultures. From 1989 to 1997, Lifetime aired reruns of The Frugal Gourmet. It also reran on PBS stations until 1998. He reminded the viewers that "frugal" doesn't mean cheap, it means you spend your money wisely on fruits, grains, vegetables, and meat, and "gourmet" means a lover of good food and good wine. From 1972 to 1983, Smith owned and operated the Chaplain's Pantry. He was best known for using his signature catchphrase at the end of each episode; "I bid you peace".
WHans Andreas Zeiger is a member of the Washington State Senate from the 25th district. A Republican, he previously served in the State House. Zeiger has written two books and serves in the Air National Guard.