List of people from Arlington, Virginia
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The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Arlington County, Virginia.
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Contents
Academia
- Jerry Coyne, scientist
Arts and entertainment
- Danny Ahn, musician
- Dave Batista, WWE professional wrestler
- Warren Beatty, actor and director
- Gordon Bess, cartoonist
- Steve Buckhantz, sports announcer
- Sandra Bullock, actress
- 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
- Greg Garcia, television writer, producer and director
- Zac Hanson, musician
- Jacob Hemphill, lead singer for SOJA
- Shirley MacLaine, actress
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[2]
- Major Nidal Malik Hasan, sole suspect in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting; born in Arlington[3]
- Mikhail Kutzik and Natalia Pereverzeva, accused spies
Journalism
- Katie Couric, journalist and talk show host
Medicine
- Patch Adams, doctor
- 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
- 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
- George S. Patton, Jr., U.S. Army general who commanded Fort Myer[4]
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 from Louisiana
Sports
- Connor Barth, kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tom Dolan, Olympic swimmer
- Marcin Gortat, NBA player for the Washington Wizards
- John Hummer, W-L high school basketball star, retired NBA player, entrepreneur
- Brooks Laich, NHL player with the Washington Capitals
- Alex Ovechkin, NHL player for the Washington Capitals
References
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- ↑ 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
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