Celebrities Who Live in Seattle

Updated August 14, 2019 86.2K views 15 items

One of the most popular cities to live in Washington, Seattle is home to many celebs. This list includes information about celebrities who live in Seattle and the surrounding area, loosely ranked by popularity. Famous people from Seattle come in many forms. Some celebrities in Seattle are actors and other Seattle celebs are tech giants. A few of the most famous people in Seattle are members of the biggest rock bands of all time.

Who are the famous people who live in Seattle? Bill and Melinda Gates have a $127 mansion in Medina, WA, which is about 15 minutes from Seattle. Jeff Bezos is another one of the Seattle celebrities. He lives in a 29,000 square foot home in Medina, WA.

The list of celebrities from Seattle includes Pearl Jam, who got its start in Seattle. Many of the grunge group's members still live there today including Eddie Vedder, who lives in West Seattle. While plenty of other rock musicians, particularly of the grunge era, still reside in Seattle, we have limited this list to Pearl Jam. Other Seattle famous people who aren't in tech or entertainment include NBA Bill Russell and Bill Nye.

Did you know there were so many celebrities living in Seattle? Take a look at this list to learn more about the famous people in Seattle.

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Bill Gates
Bill and Melinda Gates have a $127 mansion in Medina, WA, which is about 15 minutes from Seattle.
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Anna Faris
Anna Faris was raised in Seattle and she has a house in San Juan Islands.
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Danny Bonaduce
Danny Bonaduce lives in Seattle and works as a DJ for Seattle's KZOK classic rock station.
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Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos lives in a 29,000 square foot home in Medina, WA. He also has homes in Beverly Hills, Van Horn, New York City, and other locations.
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Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder lives in West Seattle.
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Bill Nye
Bill Nye moved to Seattle after graduating from Cornell and he still lives there today.
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Bill Russell
NBA legend Bill Russell lives in Seattle. He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 1973 to 1977.
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Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews and his family live in Seattle. He has lived there since the early 2000s.
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Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz lives in an Estate in Madison Park that is reportedly worth almost $30 million.
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Dan Savage
Dan Savage has a home in Seattle's Capital Hill.

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Sir Mix-a-Lot
Sir Mix-a-Lot first became a star in Seattle and he still lives in the city today.
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Matt Cameron
Pearl Jam and Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron lives just outside of Seattle in Woodway, WA.
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Mike McCready
According to his Twitter bio, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready still lives in Seattle, though he is also on record as living in Orange County, California.
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Tom Hulce
Animal House actor Tom Hulce currently lives in Seattle. While he works less in Hollywood, he still produces plays.
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Yuji Okumoto
Karate Kid Park II actor Yuji Okumoto lives in Seattle and owns the restaurant Kona Kitchen.