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