Top 10 Top 10 Famous Seattleites
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1. Chief Sealth (1786–1866)
Seattle draws its name from the Duwamish leader.
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2. John Nordstrom (1871–1963)
Originally a shoe seller, the Nordstrom family empire is now a chain of upscale department stores.
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3. Eddie Bauer (1899–1986)
The inventor of the goose-down parka opened his first store of clothes and sporting goods in Seattle.
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4. Bruce Lee (1940–1973)
This Kung-Fu legend and movie star lived in Seattle.
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5. Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970)
A self-taught and innovative electric guitarist, Hendrix’s original compositions continue to influence today’s music.
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6. Ted Bundy (1946–1989)
The serial killer of the 1980s admitted to 30 murders and was executed in 1989.
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7. Howard Schultz (b. 1953)
Schultz turned a few local coffee stores into the global Starbucks Empire worth billions of dollars.
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8. Bill Gates (b. 1955)
Co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men, he continues to run the company today.
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9. Jeff Bezos (b. 1964)
This Internet billionaire founded giant web retailer Amazon.com in 1995.
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10. Gary Locke (b. 1949)
The first Asian-American governor in the US, Locke was elected in 1997.
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