List of people from Arlington, Virginia
The following is a list of notable individuals who live or have lived in Arlington County, Virginia.
Academia
- Jerry Coyne, biologist, University of Chicago
- Harry Lee Morrison, former physicist, University of California, Berkeley
Arts and entertainment
- Danny Ahn, musician, g.o.d
- Dave Bautista, actor and former professional wrestler
- Warren Beatty, actor and director[1]
- Gordon Bess, cartoonist
- Steve Buckhantz, sports announcer, Washington Wizards
- Sandra Bullock, Academy Award-winning actress[1]
- Alyson Cambridge, classical music, jazz, and 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]
- Julia Kwon, visual artist[5]
- Shirley MacLaine, actress[1]
- Jim Morrison, rock musician, song writer, and lead vocalist, The Doors[6]
- DeStorm Power, American Internet personality
- Natalie Wynn, YouTube personality[7]
Astronauts
- David M. Brown, astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster[8]
- John Glenn, former U.S. Senator and NASA astronaut[9]
Business
- Frank Lyon, lawyer, newspaper publisher and land developer[10]
- Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and co-founder of Yelp
Civil rights
- Esther Cooper Jackson, African-American civil rights activist and social worker[11]
- Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, activist known for helping plan the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and taking part in Freedom Rides[12]
Crime
- Aldrich Ames, Central Intelligence Agency agent convicted of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union[13]
- Nidal Hasan, sole suspect in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting[14]
- Mikhail Kutzik and Natalia Pereverzeva, accused spies
Journalism
- Katie Couric, television journalist and talk show host[1]
Medicine
- Patch Adams, physician[1]
- Charles R. Drew, physician, most prominent African-American researcher in the field of blood transfusions in the 1940s; namesake of Drew School in San Francisco[15]
Military
- Holmes E. Dager, U.S. Army major general, lived in Arlington during his retirement[16]
- Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist, and United States Navy rear admiral[17]
- 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 Army general who lived at [Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial[|Arlington House]][18]
- George S. Patton, Jr., U.S. Army general during World War II[19]
- Blake Wayne Van Leer, commander and captain, United States Navy, led 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[20]
- Betty Heitman, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1983-1987; ran The Heitman Group consulting firm in Washington, D.C.; resided in Arlington
- Mary Landrieu, former U.S. Senator raised in Louisiana
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. Congresswoman
- Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Sports
- Nataly Arias, Colombian association footballer
- Gboly Ariyibi, soccer player[21]
- Connor Barth, former professional professional football player
- Paul Beachem, Olympic paddler, 1960 and 1968
- Michael Callahan, U.S. National Team and Olympic rower (spare-2004)
- Bruce Djite, American-Australian soccer player
- Tom Dolan, Olympic swimmer
- Azzi Fudd, college basketball player, UConn Huskies[22]
- Ryan Hall, mixed martial arts, UFC featherweight
- Sean Hall, Olympic rower, 1992 and 1996
- DeShawn Harris-Smith, college basketball player, Maryland Terrapins
- John Hummer, former professional basketball player and entrepreneur
- Torri Huske, Olympic swimmer, 2020
- Tony Johnson, Olympic rower, 1948 and 1968 silver medalist
- M. J. Stewart, former professional football player, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Other
- David Chang, chef
- 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
References
- ^ a b c d e Taylor, Dan (October 14, 2016). "4 Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Arlington". Arlington Patch. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Matt Collar. "Alyson Cambridge | Biography & History," AllMusic.
- ^ Jessica, Goldstein (October 19, 2012). "Roberta Flack: From Arlington to stardom". Washington Post. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Wynter, Dontei (March 14, 2017). "Hanson Brothers' Net Worth: How Rich is the '90s Pop Band?". EarnTheNecklace.com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Julia Kwon | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Jim Morrison: Ravindranath, Mohana (July 12, 2013). "Jim Morrison's childhood home listed in Arlington". Washington Post. Retrieved April 13, 2017.Jones, Mark (June 10, 2013). "Jim Morrison's Not So Happy Homecoming". WETA-TV. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ @ContraPoints (July 19, 2018). "Alright, alright astrologers. October 21, 1988. 8:00 AM. Arlington, VA. Tell me about my soul" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ O’Connell, Kim (August 1, 2023). "Beyond the Beautiful Earth - Arlington Astronaut David M. Brown". Arlington Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Public Information Officer (February 14, 2012). "John Glenn, First Arlingtonian in Orbit". Arlington County Library. Arlington County government. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ Philip Alexander Bruce, ed. (1924). History of Virginia. Vol. 6. Arlington Historical Society. pp. 123–125.
- ^ Johnson, Timothy V. (August 30, 2022). "Esther Jackson, 105: Life reflected the 20th century struggle for equality". People's World. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Joan Trumpauer Mulholland oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Arlington, Virginia, 2013 March 17". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ 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 July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Gen. Holmes Dager, WW II Commander". Northern Virginia Sun. Arlington, VA. July 27, 1973. p. 10 – via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia.
- ^ Markoff, John (January 3, 1992). "Rear Adm. Grace M. Hopper Dies; Innovator in Computers Was 85". NY Times. Retrieved April 13, 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 November 15, 2014.
- ^ Fineman, Howard (May 31, 2010). "Al and Tipper Gore's Separation Isn't a Huge Surprise". Newsweek. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Floyd, Thomas (February 1, 2017). "U.S. youth international Gboly Ariyibi signs with Nottingham Forest". Goal. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Azzi Fudd - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics.