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It just so happens that I was born and raised in Washington. Had I been born in Chicago or San Antonio, the streets and places would have figured into whatever I wrote. Just so happens that it's Washington, D.C.

— Edward P. Jones

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully.

— Ahmet Ertegun

I was born in D.C. on 8th Street. I know what's up. I know what time it is. I used to hang out in Brooklyn and in the Bronx as a teenager. I know what the real world is like.

— Michael Steele

I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.

— Gallant

I grew up in D.C.

— Corey Hawkins

I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville.

— Abigail Washburn

I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history.

— Henry Rollins

I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston.

— Douglas Wood

I was born in Columbia in 1954, the year the Supreme Court invalidated racial segregation in public schools. I visited frequently but did not live there.

— Randall Kennedy

I grew up outside of DC, New York state, and Connecticut.

— Jim Coleman

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.

— Kristen Johnston