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
Arts and entertainment
- Danny Ahn, musician
- Dave Bautista, actor and professional wrestler
- Warren Beatty, actor and director[1]
- Gordon Bess, cartoonist
- Steve Buckhantz, sports announcer
- 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
- Zac Hanson, musician[4]
- Jacob Hemphill, lead singer for SOJA
- Shirley MacLaine, actress[1]
- Jim Morrison[5]
- Natalie Wynn, YouTube personality
Astronauts
- David McDowell Brown, died in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
- John Glenn[6]
Business
- Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and co-founder of Yelp
Civil rights
- Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, activist known for helping plan the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and taking part in Freedom Rides[7]
Crime
- Aldrich Hazen Ames[8]
- Major Nidal Malik Hasan, sole suspect in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting; born in Arlington[9]
- Mikhail Kutzik and Natalia Pereverzeva, accused spies
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[10]
Military
- Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist, and United States Navy rear admiral[11]
- 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
- Robert E. Lee, Confederate general who lived at Arlington House[12]
- George S. Patton, Jr., U.S. Army general who commanded Fort Myer[13]
- 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
- Al Gore, former Vice President[14]
- Betty Heitman, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1983-1987; operated The Heitman Group consulting firm in Washington, D.C.; resided in Arlington
- Mary Landrieu, former U.S. Senator raised in Louisiana
- Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. Congresswoman
Sports
- Nataly Arias, Colombian association footballer
- Connor Barth, kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tom Dolan, Olympic swimmer
- John Hummer, W-L high school basketball star, retired NBA player, entrepreneur
- M. J. Stewart, NFL player, cornerback for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, attended Yorktown High School
References
- 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.
- 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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