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
- Jerry Coyne, scientist
- Harry Lee Morrison, physicist and the first African American physics faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley
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, Academy Award-winning actress
- Alyson Cambridge (born 1980), operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer
- 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
- Julia Kwon, visual artist
- Shirley MacLaine, actress
- Jim Morrison
- Natalie Wynn, YouTube personality
- DeStorm Power, American Internet personality
Astronauts
- David M. Brown, astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
- John Glenn
Business
- Frank Lyon, lawyer, newspaper publisher and land developer
- Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and co-founder of Yelp
Civil rights
- Esther Cooper Jackson, African-American civil rights activist and social worker
- 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
- Major Nidal Malik Hasan, sole suspect in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting; born in Arlington
- 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
- Holmes E. Dager, U.S. Army major general, lived in Arlington during his retirement
- 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 Army general who lived at Arlington House
- George S. Patton, Jr., U.S. Army general who commanded Fort Myer
- Blake Wayne Van Leer, Commander and Captain in the U.S. Navy. Lead SeaBee program and lead the nuclear research and power unit at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze.
Politics and government
- W. Sterling Cole, former U.S. Congressman
- Al Gore, former Vice President
- Betty Heitman, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1983-1987; ran The Heitman Group consulting firm in Washington, D.C.; resided in Arlington
- Mary Landrieu, former U.S. Senator raised in Louisiana
- Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
- Ilhan Omar, U.S. Congresswoman
Sports
- Nataly Arias, Colombian association footballer
- Connor Barth, former kicker in the NFL
- Paul Beachem, Olympic paddler ('60 & '68), W-L high school class of '53
- Michael Callahan, U.S. National Team and Olympic rower (spare-2004), W-L high school class of '92
- Bruce Djite, American-Australian footy player
- Tom Dolan, Olympic swimmer
- Torri Huske, swimmer, USA National Team
- Tony Johnson, Olympic rower ('48 & '68- silver medalist), W-L high school class of '58
- Ryan Hall, mixed martial arts, UFC featherweight
- Sean Hall, Olympic rower ('92,'96), W-L high school class of '85
- John Hummer, W-L high school basketball star, retired NBA player, entrepreneur
- Stephen Robinson, U.S National team rower, W-L high school class of '90
- M. J. Stewart, NFL player, cornerback for Cleveland Browns, attended Yorktown High School
- Azzi Fudd, American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference.
- DeShawn Harris-Smith, American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins of the Big Ten Conference.
Other
- 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
- ^ Taylor, Dan (October 14, 2016). "4 Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Arlington". Arlington Patch. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- Matt Collar. "Alyson Cambridge | Biography & History," AllMusic.
- 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.
- "Julia Kwon | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- 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.
- @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.
- O’Connell, Kim (2023-08-01). "Beyond the Beautiful Earth - Arlington Astronaut David M. Brown". Arlington Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- 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.
- Philip Alexander Bruce, ed. (1924). History of Virginia. Vol. 6. Arlington Historical Society. pp. 123–125.
- Johnson, Timothy V. (30 August 2022). "Esther Jackson, 105: Life reflected the 20th century struggle for equality". People's World. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- "Joan Trumpauer Mulholland oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Arlington, Virginia, 2013 March 17". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- 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.
- "Charles Drew House (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- "Gen. Holmes Dager, WW II Commander". Northern Virginia Sun. Arlington, VA. July 27, 1973. p. 10 – via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Azzi Fudd - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics.