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Seattle : Top 10 Famous Seattleites

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1. Chief Sealth (1786–1866)

Seattle draws its name from the Duwamish leader.
2. John Nordstrom (1871–1963)

Originally a shoe seller, the Nordstrom family empire is now a chain of upscale department stores.
3. Eddie Bauer (1899–1986)

The inventor of the goose-down parka opened his first store of clothes and sporting goods in Seattle.
4. Bruce Lee (1940–1973)

This Kung-Fu legend and movie star lived in Seattle.
5. Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970)

A self-taught and innovative electric guitarist, Hendrix’s original compositions continue to influence today’s music.
6. Ted Bundy (1946–1989)

The serial killer of the 1980s admitted to 30 murders and was executed in 1989.
7. Howard Schultz (b. 1953)

Schultz turned a few local coffee stores into the global Starbucks Empire worth billions of dollars.
8. Bill Gates (b. 1955)

Co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men, he continues to run the company today.
9. Jeff Bezos (b. 1964)

This Internet billionaire founded giant web retailer Amazon.com in 1995.
10. Gary Locke (b. 1949)

The first Asian-American governor in the US, Locke was elected in 1997.