Timothy Henry Hill (born August 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and politician who has held numerous public offices in Washington, including two terms as King County Executive.

Due to his father’s work, the family spent two years in Pasadena, California, before moving to Seattle, Washington, in 1948.

Hill studied at West Seattle High School and then attended Whitman College where, influenced by his roommate, he majored in political science.

[1] Hill met Margot David, a nurse at Doctor's Hospital, on a blind date in 1961 and the couple married the following year.

[1][2][3] He won his election, beating the incumbent Clarence F. Massart, and flipped the council to a reformist majority along with Phyllis Lamphere and Sam Smith.