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 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