List of people from Arlington, Virginia
The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Arlington County, Virginia.
Academia[]
- Jerry Coyne, scientist[citation needed]
Arts and entertainment[]
- Danny Ahn, musician[citation needed]
- Dave Bautista, actor and professional wrestler[citation needed]
- Warren Beatty, actor and director[1]
- Gordon Bess, cartoonist[citation needed]
- Steve Buckhantz, sports announcer[citation needed]
- Sandra Bullock, Academy Award-winning actress[1]
- Alyson Cambridge (born 1980), operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer[2]
- George Washington Parke Custis, orator and playwright; stepgrandson and informally adopted son of President George Washington
- Roberta Flack, jazz, soul, R&B, folk music singer, songwriter, and musician[3]
- Greg Garcia, television writer, producer and director[citation needed]
- Zac Hanson, musician[4]
- Jacob Hemphill, lead singer for SOJA[citation needed]
- Maria Keffler, author and activist[5]
- Shirley MacLaine, actress[1]
- Jim Morrison[6]
- Natalie Wynn, YouTube personality
Astronauts[]
- David McDowell Brown, died in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster[citation needed]
- John Glenn[7]
Business[]
- Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and co-founder of Yelp[citation needed]
Civil rights[]
- Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, activist known for helping plan the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and taking part in Freedom Rides[8]
Crime[]
- Aldrich Hazen Ames[9]
- Major Nidal Malik Hasan, sole suspect in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting; born in Arlington[10]
- Mikhail Kutzik and Natalia Pereverzeva, accused spies[citation needed]
Journalism[]
- Katie Couric, journalist and talk show host[1]
Medicine[]
- Patch Adams, doctor[1]
- Charles R. Drew, physician, most prominent African-American researcher in the field of blood transfusions in the 1940s; namesake of Drew School[11]
Military[]
- Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist, and United States Navy rear admiral[12]
- George Juskalian, decorated member of the United States Army; served for over three decades; fought for three wars, including World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War[citation needed]
- Robert E. Lee, Confederate general who lived at Arlington House[13]
- George S. Patton, Jr., U.S. Army general who commanded Fort Myer[14]
- Blake Wayne Van Leer, Commander and Captain in the U.S. Navy. Lead SeaBee program and lead the nuclear research and power unit at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze.
Politics and government[]
- W. Sterling Cole, former U.S. Congressman[citation needed]
- Al Gore, former Vice President[15]
- Betty Heitman, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1983-1987; ran The Heitman Group consulting firm in Washington, D.C.; resided in Arlington[citation needed]
- Mary Landrieu, former U.S. Senator raised in Louisiana[citation needed]
- Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. Congresswoman
Sports[]
- Nataly Arias, Colombian association footballer[citation needed]
- Connor Barth, Former kicker in the NFL[citation needed]
- Tom Dolan, Olympic swimmer[citation needed]
- John Hummer, W-L high school basketball star, retired NBA player, entrepreneur[citation needed]
- M. J. Stewart, NFL player, cornerback for Cleveland Browns, attended Yorktown High School
- Torri Huske, Swimmer, USA National Team
Other[]
- Anne Carter Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee
- Mary Custis Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee
- Mildred Childe Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee
- Robert E. Lee Jr., son of Robert E. Lee
- William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, son of Robert E. Lee
- David Chang, chef
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Taylor, Dan (October 14, 2016). "4 Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Arlington". Arlington Patch. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Matt Collar. "Alyson Cambridge | Biography & History," AllMusic.
- ^ Jessica, Goldstein (October 19, 2012). "Roberta Flack: From Arlington to stardom". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Wynter, Dontei (March 14, 2017). "Hanson Brothers' Net Worth: How Rich is the '90s Pop Band?". EarnTheNecklace.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Trinko, Katrina (2019-04-30). "This Mom Is Fighting Her Kids' School District's LGBT Indoctrination". The Daily Signal. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ Jim Morrison: Ravindranath, Mohana (July 12, 2013). "Jim Morrison's childhood home listed in Arlington". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2017.Jones, Mark (June 10, 2013). "Jim Morrison's Not So Happy Homecoming". WETA-TV. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Public Information Officer (2012-02-14). "John Glenn, First Arlingtonian in Orbit". Arlington County Library. Arlington County government. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- ^ "Joan Trumpauer Mulholland oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Arlington, Virginia, 2013 March 17". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ A Spy's Story in a World Of Many-Sided Betrayal, The New York Times, by Tim Weiner, February 23, 1994 dated February 22, 1994, Washington
- ^ McKinley, Jr., James C.; Dao, James (November 8, 2009). "Fort Hood Gunman Gave Signals Before His Rampage". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
- ^ "Charles Drew House (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Markoff, John (January 3, 1992). "Rear Adm. Grace M. Hopper Dies; Innovator in Computers Was 85". NY Times. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Fellman, Michael (2000). The Making of Robert E. Lee. Random House. ISBN 0-679-45650-3.: 24–25
- ^ Blumenson, Martin (1971). "The Many Faces of George S. Patton, Jr" (PDF). USAFA Harmon Memorial Lecture #14. Colorado Springs, Colorado: United States Air Force Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-15.
- ^ Fineman, Howard (May 31, 2010). "Al and Tipper Gore's Separation Isn't a Huge Surprise". Newsweek. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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