List of people from Arlington, Virginia

Arlington County, Virginia

The following is a list of notable individuals who live or have lived in Arlington County, Virginia.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Academia

Biologist Jerry Coyne

• Jerry Coyne, biologist, University of Chicago ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Harry Lee Morrison, former physicist, University of California, Berkeley

Arts and entertainment

Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock

• Danny Ahn, musician, g.o.d ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Dave Bautista, actor and former professional wrestler^{[ citation needed ]}
• Warren Beatty, actor and director ^[1]
• Gordon Bess, cartoonist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Steve Buckhantz, sports announcer, Washington Wizards ^{[ citation needed ]}
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}
• 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 ^{[ citation needed ]}

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

CIA agent and Soviet spy Aldrich Ames

• 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 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Journalism

Television journalist Katie Couric

• 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^{[ citation needed ]}
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}
• Mary Landrieu, former U.S. Senator raised in Louisiana ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Ilhan Omar, U.S. Congresswoman ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission ^{[ citation needed ]}

Sports

UFC mixed martial artist Ryan Hall

• Nataly Arias, Colombian association footballer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Gboly Ariyibi, soccer player ^[21]
• Connor Barth, former professional professional football player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Paul Beachem, Olympic paddler, 1960 and 1968^{[ citation needed ]}
• Michael Callahan, U.S. National Team and Olympic rower (spare-2004)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Bruce Djite, American-Australian soccer player
• Tom Dolan, Olympic swimmer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Azzi Fudd, college basketball player, UConn Huskies ^[22]
• Ryan Hall, mixed martial arts, UFC featherweight
• Sean Hall, Olympic rower, 1992 and 1996^{[ citation needed ]}
• DeShawn Harris-Smith, college basketball player, Maryland Terrapins
• John Hummer, former professional basketball player and entrepreneur^{[ citation needed ]}
• Torri Huske, Olympic swimmer, 2020
• Tony Johnson, Olympic rower, 1948 and 1968 silver medalist^{[ citation needed ]}
• M. J. Stewart, former professional football player, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Other

Robert E. Lee Jr.

• 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

1. Taylor, Dan (October 14, 2016). "4 Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Arlington". Arlington Patch. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
2. Matt Collar. "Alyson Cambridge | Biography & History," AllMusic.
3. Jessica, Goldstein (October 19, 2012). "Roberta Flack: From Arlington to stardom". Washington Post. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
4. Wynter, Dontei (March 14, 2017). "Hanson Brothers' Net Worth: How Rich is the '90s Pop Band?". EarnTheNecklace.com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
5. "Julia Kwon | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
6. 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.
7. @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.
8. O’Connell, Kim (August 1, 2023). "Beyond the Beautiful Earth - Arlington Astronaut David M. Brown". Arlington Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
9. 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.
10. Philip Alexander Bruce, ed. (1924). History of Virginia. Vol. 6. Arlington Historical Society. pp. 123–125.
11. Johnson, Timothy V. (August 30, 2022). "Esther Jackson, 105: Life reflected the 20th century struggle for equality". People's World. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
12. "Joan Trumpauer Mulholland oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Arlington, Virginia, 2013 March 17". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
13. 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
14. 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.
15. "Charles Drew House (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
16. "Gen. Holmes Dager, WW II Commander". Northern Virginia Sun. Arlington, VA. July 27, 1973. p. 10 – via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia.
17. Markoff, John (January 3, 1992). "Rear Adm. Grace M. Hopper Dies; Innovator in Computers Was 85". NY Times. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
18. Fellman, Michael (2000). The Making of Robert E. Lee . Random House. ISBN   0-679-45650-3.^: 24–25
19. 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.
20. Fineman, Howard (May 31, 2010). "Al and Tipper Gore's Separation Isn't a Huge Surprise". Newsweek. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
21. Floyd, Thomas (February 1, 2017). "U.S. youth international Gboly Ariyibi signs with Nottingham Forest". Goal . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
22. "Azzi Fudd - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics.