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
• 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

• David McDowell Brown, died in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
• John Glenn^[1]

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 raised in Louisiana
• Al Gore, former vice president

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. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. 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.