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Past and present residents of
Potomac, Maryland
include:
Thomas Friedman
Jeff Halpern
Atiku Abubakar
, billionaire and vice president of
Nigeria
[
1
]
Freddy Adu
, professional soccer player for
Philadelphia Union
[
2
]
Robert A. Altman
, owner of
ZeniMax Media
; married to
Lynda Carter
[
3
]
Sam Anas
, ice hockey player for
Iowa Wild
[
4
]
Surinder Arora
, English hotelier
Mike Barrowman
, Olympic champion swimmer
[
5
]
Howard Behrens
, painter
[
6
]
Eric F. Billings
, CEO of
FBR Capital Markets Corporation
Wolf Blitzer
, anchor and host of
CNN
's
The Situation Room
Noah Bratschi
, professional speed climber, American record holder
Eric Brodkowitz
, Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the
Israel national baseball team
F. Lennox Campello
, artist, art critic, writer and art dealer
Lynda Carter
, television actress, best known for her roles of
Diana Prince
and the
title character
on
Wonder Woman
[
7
]
Paul Castro
, Hollywood screenwriter, best known for being the original writer/creator of the Warner Bros. hit drama,
August Rush
Calbert Cheaney
, NBA player
Michael Chertoff
, former
Secretary of Homeland Security
Kelen Coleman
, actress
Mike Cowan
, professional caddy for
Jim Furyk
Kamie Crawford
, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010, Miss Teen USA 2010
Donald Dell
, sports attorney
Sherman Douglas
, basketball player
Margaret Durante
, country music artist signed to Emrose Records
Jerome Dyson
, basketball player, 2012–13
top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Jen Easterly
,
director
of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Brooke Eby
, business development manager and social media personality
[
8
]
Patrick Ewing
, NBA player and head coach of
Georgetown University’s
men's basketball team
Kenneth Feld
, owner and CEO of Feld Entertainment, producers of
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Raul Fernandez
, entrepreneur
Thomas Friedman
, author
Phil Galfond
, professional
poker
player
John Glenn
, senator and astronaut
Jeff Halpern
(born 1976), NHL player, the first in league history to be raised in the
American South
[
9
]
Beth Harbison
,
New York Times
bestselling author
Ayman Hariri
, Lebanese billionaire and son of
Rafic Hariri
Leon Harris
, anchor for
WJLA-TV
Dwayne Haskins
, former football quarterback for the
Washington Redskins
and
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Hendricks
, founder and former chairman of
Discovery Communications
Marillyn Hewson
, chairman and CEO of
Lockheed Martin
Juwan Howard
, former member of the
Fab Five
, NBA Center, and current
Michigan Wolverines
basketball head coach
Karen Huger
,
Real Housewives of Potomac
cast member
Danny Hultzen
, former pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
E. Howard Hunt
, author, CIA officer and
Watergate
figure
King Hussein of Jordan
Frank Islam
, philanthropist and founder of QSS Group
[
10
]
Nurul Islam
, Bangladeshi ex-minister, politician, and economist
Antawn Jamison
, NBA player
Yahya Jammeh
, President of Gambia
Dhani Jones
, NFL player
Eddie Jordan
, former NBA coach
Joseph P. Kennedy
, Ambassador to the United Kingdom, resided at Marwood Manor
[
11
]
Olaf Kolzig
, ice hockey goaltender and coach
Ted Koppel
, former ABC News anchor
Ryan Kuehl
, NFL player
Paul Laudicina
, Chairman and CEO of A.T. Kearney
Sugar Ray Leonard
, professional and
Olympic
champion boxer
Ted Leonsis
, owner of the NHL's
Washington Capitals
, NBA's
Washington Wizards
, and WNBA's
Washington Mystics
Ted Lerner
, owner of
Lerner Enterprises
and MLB's Washington Nationals
Bruce Levenson
, owner of NBA's
Atlanta Hawks
Barry Levinson
, Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter
Liza Levy
, Jewish community activist
[
12
]
[
13
]
Chelsea Manning
, convicted of violating the Espionage Act
J. W. Marriott Jr.
, billionaire executive of
Marriott International
Mac McGarry
, host of the Washington and Charlottesville, Virginia, versions of
It's Academic
[
14
]
Nana Meriwether
, Miss Maryland USA 2012, Miss USA 2012 (succeeded)
Matt Mervis
(born 1998), baseball player for the
Chicago Cubs
Abby Meyers
(born 1999), basketball player for the
Dallas Wings
of the
Women's National Basketball Association
Serge Mombouli
, Ambassador of Congo 2000–2010
Taylor Momsen
, actress from CW TV series
Gossip Girl
Alonzo Mourning
, NBA player
Gheorghe Muresan
, NBA player
Dikembe Mutombo
, NBA player
Rachel Nichols
, sports journalist, CNN anchor
Queen Noor of Jordan
, queen consort of Jordan, widow of
Hussein of Jordan
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
, President of Equatorial Guinea
Farah Pahlavi
, former queen of
Iran
Reza Pahlavi II
, Crown Prince of
Iran
Benedict Peters
, Nigerian billionaire and CEO of
Aiteo
Issa Rae
, writer, actress, director, producer, author; co-creator of
Insecure
[
15
]
Mitchell Rales
, Chairman of the
Danaher Corporation
Rosa Rios
, Treasurer of the United States
David Ritz
, owner of
Ritz Camera
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
, United States President, occupied Marwood Mansion during the summer
[
16
]
Greg Rosenbaum
, co-founder of
The Carlyle Group
Pete Sampras
, tennis player (moved to California at age 7)
Chris Samuels
, former NFL offensive tackle, Washington Redskins
Monique Samuels
,
Real Housewives of Potomac
cast member; former spouse of Chris Samuels
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
, sister of
John
,
Robert
, and
Ted Kennedy
; mother of
Maria Shriver
Sargent Shriver
, husband of
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
; founder of the
Peace Corps
; former Ambassador to France
Topper Shutt
, chief meteorologist for
WUSA-TV
Donnie Simpson
, WPGC 95.5 radio personality; former BET VJ
Daniel Snyder
, former owner of the NFL's
Washington Redskins
; former chairman of the board of
Six Flags
Sylvester Stallone
, actor, screenwriter, and director
Darren Star
, television writer and producer
[
17
]
Tim Sweeney
, billionaire video game developer, founder of
Epic Games
David Trone
, businessman and U.S. Congressman
Spike Trotman
, founder of
Iron Circus Comics
Mike Tyson
, professional boxer
John Wall
, NBA player for the
Los Angeles Clippers
Mark A. Weinberger
, Global
Chairman
and
CEO
of
EY
Robert Wexler
, U.S. Congressman
Buck Williams
, NBA player
Christopher Williams
,
NASA
astronaut candidate
and medical physicist
Gary Williams
, former head coach of
University of Maryland
's basketball team
Willie J. Williams
, NFL player
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Potomac, Maryland
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Montgomery County Public Schools
Winston Churchill HS
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Connelly of the Holy Child
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