If you know me, no, I don't count myself among the celebrities in Washington.
I mean, my mom says I'm special, but that's not important.
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So who are some famous people from Washington state that we know?
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Bruce Lee…who else?
Let's start with the billionaires.
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Melinda and Mackenzie, let's go! What a wonderful thing to see successful women be named to such a prestigious list.
Who went to school in Washington state? There are certainly some famous names.
Other famous people who attended high schools in Washington state
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Let me just say, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, oh, he's a dream. I remember when he was playing on Gray Anatomy, I was like, oh my god, I was so smitten with him. And then his character died and came back as a ghost. Oh, it was sad enough for him to die, but then we had to be teased for him to come back as a ghost? Couldn't Meredith Gray help him find a sure cure? Huh? Okay, I'm leaving. But I said what I said and I stand by it.
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So what happens to celebrities who are no longer in this world?
If you like karate movies, you may be particularly aware of a karate movie buried here in Washington state.
These 10 celebrities are buried in Washington state
Here are some famous people buried in Washington state that you may have forgotten.
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Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain are two very notable losses to me, and is it morbidly cool that they're buried in my state's ways? I don't know how to say this without seeming weird, but at least it's within day trip distance of me if I wanted to.
Do you know a famous person from Washington State that we might have missed?
Five notorious Washington criminals are scary
Take a trip down memory lane and discover five of the most violent criminals to grace Washington's past.
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