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]
- 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[2]
- Greg Garcia, television writer, producer and director
- Zac Hanson, musician[3]
- Jacob Hemphill, lead singer for SOJA
- Shirley MacLaine, actress[1]
- Jim Morrison[4]
Astronauts
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
Crime
- Aldrich Hazen Ames[6]
- Major Nidal Malik Hasan, sole suspect in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting; born in Arlington[7]
- 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
Military
- Nidal Malik Hasan, killer in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting
- Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist, and United States Navy rear admiral[8]
- 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[9]
- George S. Patton, Jr., U.S. Army general who commanded Fort Myer[10]
Politics and government
- W. Sterling Cole, former US Congressman
- 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
- Al Gore, former vice president[11]
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
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Taylor, Dan (October 14, 2016). "4 Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Arlington". Arlington Patch. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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