Alvin Drew

American astronaut.

Born November 5th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Washington, D.C..

Merritt Ruhlen

American linguist (1944–2021).

Born May 10th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 29th, 2021 at 76 years old in Palo Alto. ^[ref]

Ira Sullivan

American jazz musician (1931–2020).

Born May 1st, 1931 in Washington, D.C..

Died September 21st, 2020 at 89 years old in Miami (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Courtney Whitney

American army general.

Born May 20th, 1897 in Washington, D.C..

Died March 21st, 1969 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..

Gardnar Mulloy

American tennis player (1913–2016).

Born November 22nd, 1913 in Washington, D.C..

Died November 14th, 2016 at 102 years old in Miami (stroke). ^[ref]

Steven Bernstein

American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader.

Born October 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Washington, D.C..

Gene Littles

American basketball player and coach (1943-2021).

Born June 29th, 1943 in Washington, D.C..

Died September 9th, 2021 at 78 years old ^[ref]

William Morgan Shuster

American publisher (1877-1960).

Born February 23rd, 1877 in Washington, D.C..

Died May 26th, 1960 at 83 years old in New York City.

Ralph Asher Alpher

American cosmologist (1921–2007).

Born February 3rd, 1921 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 12th, 2007 at 86 years old in Austin. ^[ref]

David O'Connor

American equestrian.

Born January 18th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Washington, D.C..