Family
- father Denzel Washington: Divorced Washington's mother when he was 14; originally from Dillwyn, Virginia; died in 1991 at age 81
- mother Lennis Washington: Divorced Washington's father when he was 14; born in Georgia and raised in Harlem
- sister Lorice Washington: Older
- brother : Younger
- son John David Washington: Born c. 1984; played a student in Harlem classroom in "Malcolm X" (1992); mother, Pauletta Pearson; was drafted by the NFL's St. Louis Rams in May 2006
- daughter Katia Washington: Born c. 1987; mother, Pauletta Pearson
- son Malcolm Washington: Born April 10, 1991; twin of Olivia; named after Malcolm X; mother, Pauletta Pearson
- daughter Olivia Washington: Born April 10, 1991; twin of Malcolm; mother, Pauletta Pearson
