List of people from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

List of people from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

This is a list of famous people and celebrities who were either born in or have lived in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, including the Maryland and northern Virginia suburbs.

Business

* Sergey Brin – University Park, Maryland – co-founder of Google.
* Michael Karlan – Washington, D.C. – founder of Professionals in the City, a socializing and networking organization.
* J.W. Marriott, Jr. – Bethesda, Maryland – Chairman and CEO of Marriott International.
* James W. Rouse – Columbia, Maryland – urban planner, real estate developer and philanthropist; grandfather of actor Edward Norton.
* David Rubenstein – Bethesda, Maryland – Co-founder of The Carlyle Group.
* Eric Schmidt – Arlington, Virginia – CEO of Google.
* Paul Reed Smith – Bowie, Maryland – founder and owner of PRS Guitars.

Entertainment

* Gbenga Akinnagbe – Rockville, Maryland – Nigerian-American actor, best known for his portrayal of Chris Partlow on HBO's "The Wire."
* Mark Oliver Everett – Washington, D.C. & Virginia – singer-songwriter, best known for The Eels.
* Tori Amos – Rockville, Maryland – pianist and singer-songwriter.
* Diedrich Bader – Alexandria, Virginia – actor.
* Warren Beatty – Arlington, Virginia – actor.
* Keter Betts – Silver Spring, Maryland – jazz bassist.
* Lewis Black – Silver Spring, Maryland – comedian, author, and playwright.
* Chuck Brown – Waldorf, Maryland – Go-Go guitarist.
* Sandra Bullock – Arlington, Virginia – actress.
* Hilarie Burton – Sterling, Virginia – actress.
* Bill Callahan – Silver Spring, Maryland – musician.
* Jameka Cameron – Waldorf, Maryland – Castmember of Big Brother 8.
* Chris Carmack – Washington, D.C. – actor, best known for his role on "The O.C.".
* Neko Case – Alexandria, Virginia – singer, songwriter.
* Mama Cass – Alexandria, Virginia – singer for The Mamas & the Papas.
* Eva Cassidy – Washington, D.C. – singer.
* Mary Chapin Carpenter – Washington, D.C. – singer.
* Crystal Chappell – Silver Spring, Maryland – soap opera actress.
* Dave Chappelle – Washington, D.C. – comedian, actor, film producer.
* JC Chasez – Bowie, Maryland – musician, formerly of 'N Sync.
* Roy Clark – Washington, D.C. – versatile country musician and TV star on "Hee Haw".
* Stephen Colbert – Washington, D.C. – comedian, host of "The Colbert Report".
* George Colligan – Columbia, Maryland – jazz pianist.
* Stewart Copeland – Alexandria, Virginia – drummer for The Police.
* Adrian Cronauer – Arlington, Virginia – disc jockey.
* Cara DeLizia – Silver Spring, Maryland – actress.
* Raheem DeVaughn – Beltsville, Maryland – singer.
* William DeVaughn – Washington, D.C. – R&B singer.
* Michael Ealy – Silver Spring, Maryland – actor.
* Edan – Rockville, Maryland – Jewish-American alternative hip hop performer.
* Chris Edgerly – Silver Spring, Maryland – voice actor.
* Duke Ellington – Washington, D.C. – jazz composer.
* Sam Endicott – Bethesda, Maryland – musician.
* John Fahey – Takoma Park, Maryland – guitarist and founder of American Primitivism.
* Wayne Federman – Silver Spring, Maryland – comedian, actor, and author.
* Roberta Flack – Arlington, Virginia – singer.
* Wale Folarin – Washington, D.C. – rapper.
* Chip Franklin – Alexandria, Virginia – comedian and talk show host.
* Marty Friedman – Laurel, Maryland – former lead guitarist for Megadeth. [ [http://www.martyfriedman.com/fans_faq_content.php?id=584 "West Laurel barn razing"] . October 2002. Fan Questions and Answers. Marty Friedman Official Website. "Retrieved on April 25, 2007".]
* Dan Futterman – Silver Spring, Maryland – actor.
* Gregory Thomas Garcia – Arlington, Virginia – creator of the television show "My Name Is Earl."
* Marvin Gaye – Washington, D.C. – singer.
* Kathy Lee Gifford – Bowie, Maryland – actress.
* Ginuwine – Greenbelt, Maryland – R&B singer.
* Heather Graham – Springfield, Virginia – film and television actress.
* Tamyra Gray – Takoma Park, Maryland – finalist on season one of "American Idol".
* Dave Grohl – Alexandria, Virginia – drummer for Nirvana; frontman for the Foo Fighters.
* Tim Gunn – Washington, D.C. – Fashion Guru.
* Emmylou Harris – Woodbridge, Virginia – singer.
* Goldie Hawn – Takoma Park, Maryland – actress.
* Helen Hayes – Washington, D.C. – actress; popularly known as the, "First Lady of the American Theatre."
* Robert Hays – Bethesda, Maryland – actor, best known for his role in Airplane!.
* Jim Henson – University Park, Maryland – entertainer, creator of the Muppets.
* Taraji P. Henson – Washington, D.C. – actress.
* Ron Holloway – Washington, D.C. – tenor saxophonist
* J. Holiday – Washington, D.C. – R&B Singer.
* Keith Howland – Silver Spring, Maryland – guitarist for Chicago.
* William Hurt – Washington, D.C. – actor.
* Douglas Hyde – Alexandria, Virginia – opera singer.
* Gregory Itzin – Washington, D.C. – actor, best known for his role of President Charles Logan in 24
* John Jackson – Fairfax, Virginia – blues musician.
* Samuel L. Jackson – Washington, D.C. – actor
* Joan Jett – Rockville, Maryland – musician.
* Courtney Jines – Fairfax, Virginia – actress.
* Spike Jonze – Rockville, Maryland – film director and producer.
* JJ Kincaid – Columbia, Maryland – radio personality in New York City.
* Joe Lally – Silver Spring, Maryland – bassist for the Rock and roll band Fugazi.
* Martin Lawrence – Landover, Maryland – actor.
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Bethesda, Maryland – actress, known for her role on "Seinfeld."
* Ian MacKaye – Washington, D.C. – musician.
* Shirley MacLaine – Arlington, Virginia – actress.
* Wendy MacLeod – Arlington, Virginia – playwright.
* Benji Madden – Waldorf, Maryland – guitarist for the band Good Charlotte.
* Joel Madden – Waldorf, Maryland – lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte.
* Biz Markie – Laurel, Maryland – rap artist/DJ. [Morris, Mary. [http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_biz_markie/ "Biz Markie"] . Remix. February 1, 2004. "Retrieved on April 25, 2007".]
* Brian McComas – Bethesda, Maryland – country music singer.
* James McDaniel – Washington, D.C. – actor, best known for his role of Lt./Capt. Arthur Fancy in NYPD Blue.
* Scott McKenzie – Alexandria, Virginia – singer; known for the 1967 hit, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)."
* Christina Milian – Waldorf, Maryland – actress, singer, songwriter, and dancer.
* Reverend Jen Miller – painter, poet, actress, and owner of the Troll Museum.
* D'Monroe – Columbia, Maryland – Broadway and Off-Broadway actor.
* Jim Morrison – Alexandria, Virginia – singer for The Doors.
* Dermot Mulroney – Alexandria, Virginia – actor.
* Mýa – Greenbelt, Maryland – R&B singer and actress.
* Tim Neumark – Columbia, Maryland – solo pianist.
* Edward Norton – Columbia, Maryland – actor.
* Michelle Parma – Fairfax, Virginia – Contestant on MTV's Road Rules.
* Tom Paxton – Alexandria, Virginia – singer, songwriter.
* John Phillips – Alexandria, Virginia – singer for The Mamas & the Papas.
* Guy Picciotto – Chevy Chase, Maryland – singer/guitarist of Fugazi.
* Hilary Rhoda – Chevy Chase, Maryland – Supermodel.
* Amerie Rogers – Washington, D.C. – actress, singer and dancer.
* Henry Rollins – Washington, D.C. – musician, author, comedian.
* Matt Sharp – Arlington, Virginia – musician.
* Sylvia Snowden – Washington, D.C. – artist, best known for her Malik Series as well as other Corcoran Gallery of Art exhibitions.
* Ben Stein – Silver Spring, Maryland – economist, law professor, actor, and former White House speechwriter.
* Eddie Stubbs – Gaithersburg, Maryland – musician, disc jockey, and Grand Ole Opry announcer.
* John Philip Sousa – Washington, D.C. – composer.
* Daniel Stern – Bethesda, Maryland – actor.
* Paul Thomas – Waldorf, Maryland – bassist for the band Good Charlotte.
* Brian Transeau – Rockville, Maryland – musician.
* Jeff Tremaine – Bethesda, Maryland – film producer, director, and writer.
* Leeann Tweeden – Manassas, Virginia – model and television personality.
* Lisa Ann Walter – Silver Spring, Maryland – actress.
* Kiely Williams – Alexandria, Virginia – singer and actress; member of 3LW and The Cheetah Girls.
* Casey Wilson – Alexandria, Virginia – actress; Saturday Night Live cast member.
* Michael-Leon Wooley– Bowie, Maryland– Broadway, television and film actor

Government and politics

* Thad W. Allen – Chevy Chase, Maryland – Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
* Joseph R. Bartlett – Takoma Park, Maryland – member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999—present).
* Francis Preston Blair, Jr. – Silver Spring, Maryland – politician, Major General in the Civil War.
* Montgomery Blair – Silver Spring, Maryland – politician, United States Postmaster General under Abraham Lincoln.
* John R. Bolton – Bethesda, Maryland – former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Under Secretary of State.
* L. Paul Bremer – Bethesda, Maryland – former Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for post-war Iraq.
* Patrick Joseph Buchanan – Washington, D.C. – Columnist and Presidential Candidate.
* Cristeta Comerford – Columbia, Maryland – White House Executive Chef.
* William J. Crowe, Jr. – Alexandria, Virginia – United States Navy Admiral; former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; ambassador to the United Kingdom (1993—1997).
* Chris Daly – Silver Spring, Maryland – politician
* Douglas Feith – Bethesda, Maryland – former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Department of Defense.
* Al Gore, Jr. – Washington, D.C. – U.S. Vice President (1993—2001), Presidential Nominee, Democratic Party, (2000).
* Tipper Gore – Washington, D.C. – author; wife of former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore.
* Francis C. Hammond – Alexandria, Virginia – sailor in the United States Navy during the Korean War; recipient of the Medal of Honor.
* John C. Herbert – Alexandria, Virginia – United States Congressman from Maryland.
* J. Edgar Hoover – Washington, D.C. – former director of the FBI.
* Jack Kemp – Bethesda, Maryland – former US Vice Presidential Candidate, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, US Congressman, and Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.
* Jeane Kirkpatrick – Bethesda, Maryland – former American ambassador, known for her Kirkpatrick Doctrine on foreign politics.
* Abner Lacock – Alexandria, Virginia – judge, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, United States Congressman, and United States Senator.
* Mary Landrieu – Arlington, Virginia – U.S. Senator from Louisiana.
* Blair Lee I – Silver Spring, Maryland – former United States Senator from Maryland.
* Blair Lee III – Silver Spring, Maryland – former lieutenant governor, governor, and secretary of state of Maryland.
* Robert E. Lee – Arlington, Virginia – commander of Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
* William Henry Fitzhugh Lee – Arlington, Virginia – Confederate General in the American Civil War and later United States Congressman from Virginia.cite book |title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 |publisher = Marquis Who's Who |location = Chicago |date = 1963]
* Anthony McAuliffe – Chevy Chase, Maryland – U.S. Military Commander; Commander of Allied forces at the Battle of Bastogne.
* Lewis McKenzie – Alexandria, Virginia – Mayor of Alexandria; United States Congressman from Virginia; president of the Washington and Ohio Railroad."Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896" (1963). Marquis Who's Who: Chicago.]
* Jim Moody – Bethesda, Maryland – former US Congressman from Wisconsin.
* Edwin Ward Moore – Alexandria, Virginia – officer of the United States Navy and the navy of the Republic of Texas, charted the Texas coast.
* Bruce Morrison – Bethesda, Maryland – United States Congressman from Connecticut (1983—1991) and 1990 Connecticut Gubernatorial Candidate.
* Alexander D. Orr – Alexandria, Virginia – United States Congressman from Kentucky.
* James Pearce – Alexandria, Virginia – United States Senator from Maryland (1843—1862).
* Leven Powell – Manassas, Virginia – former United States Representative from Virginia.
* John Roberts – Chevy Chase, Maryland – Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
* Dennis Ross – Bethesda, Maryland – author, Director of Policy Planning in the US State Department (Bush Administration), Middle East Coordinator (Clinton Administration).
* Jan Scruggs – Bowie, Maryland – corporal in the United States Army; founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
* Thomas Swann – Alexandria, Virginia – Governor of Maryland (1866—1869), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd and 4th Districts (1869—1879); Mayor of Baltimore (1856—1860).
* George Tenet – Chevy Chase, Maryland – former Director of Central Intelligence.
* Linda Tripp – Columbia, Maryland – government clerk; whistleblower in the Lewinsky scandal.
* Mark Warner – Alexandria, Virginia – Governor of Virginia (2002—2006).
* George Washington – Alexandria, Virginia – Revolutionary War general; first President of the United States.
* Paul D. Wolfowitz – Chevy Chase, Maryland – former Deputy Secretary of Defense; former President of the World Bank.
* Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia – Fairfax, Virginia – member of the Yugoslavian Royal Family.
* Prince Philip of Yugoslavia – Fairfax, Virginia – member of the Yugoslavian Royal Family.

cientists and engineers

* Hunter "Patch" Adams – Arlington, Virginia – doctor, author, and social activist.
* Charles L. Bennett – Bethesda, Maryland – astrophysicist; PI of WMAP.
* Wernher von Braun – Alexandria, Virginia – rocket scientist; father of the US space program.
* William E. Caswell – Silver Spring, Maryland – physicist.
* Charles Drew – Washington, D.C. – physician and noted medical researcher in the fields of blood plasma and blood transfusions.
* Charlene Drew Jarvis – Washington, D.C. – president of Southeastern University and former medical researcher.
* Bill Nye – Washington, D.C. – mechanical engineer, scientist, and comedian, television personality.
* Frank Whittle – Columbia, Maryland – inventor of the jet engine.

ports

* Nick Adenhart – Silver Spring, Maryland – professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels.
* Freddy Adu – Rockville, Maryland – teenage soccer prodigy, youngest American ever to sign a professional sports contract.
* Tommy Amaker – Fairfax, Virginia – coach of the Harvard University basketball team.
* Brady Anderson – Silver Spring, Maryland – former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians.
* Jess Atkinson – Bethesda, Maryland – former football player.
* Red Auerbach – Bethesda, Maryland – former coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics.
* David Bautista – Arlington, Virginia – professional wrestler.
* Alana Beard – Bowie, Maryland – professional basketball player for the WNBA's Washington Mystics.
* Melissa Belote – Washington, D.C. – former Olympic gold-medal swimmer.
* Adam Birch – Fairfax, Virginia – former professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown!.
* Mike Brey – Bethesda, Maryland – Men's Basketball coach for the University of Notre Dame.
* James Brown – Bethesda, Maryland – sports announcer.
* John Bunting – Silver Spring, Maryland – former head football coach for the University of North Carolina and professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles.
* Gary Clark – Bethesda, Maryland – professional football player for the Washington Redskins.
* Mike Curtis – Rockville, Maryland – professional football player for the Baltimore Colts (1965—1975), Seattle Seahawks (1976), and the Washington Redskins (1977—1978).
* Vernon Davis – Washington, D.C. – professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers.
* Dominique Dawes – Takoma Park, Maryland – Olympic gymnast.
* Tom Dolan – Arlington, Virginia – 1996 Olympic Gold medalist in swimming.
* Jeremy Duchesne – Silver Spring, Maryland – NHL goaltending prospect currently in the Philadelphia Flyers system.
* Kevin Durant – Washington, D.C. – former University of Texas Longhorns basketball star (2006-2007) and professional basketball player for the Seattle Supersonics.
* Billy Edelin – Silver Spring, Maryland – former college basketball player for Syracuse University and member of the 2003 National Championship team.
* Danny Ferry – Bowie, Maryland – professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs.
* Hank Fraley – Gaithersburg, Maryland – professional football player for the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles.
* Steve Francis – Takoma Park, Maryland – professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets.
* Keith B. Gordon – Bethesda, Maryland – Major League Baseball player.
* Jeff Halpern – Bethesda, Maryland – professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
* Shane Halter – La Plata, Maryland – former professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers and Anaheim Angels.
* Andy Heck – Fairfax, Virginia – former professional football player.
* Tony Hunt – Alexandria, Virginia – professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles.
* Erik Imler – Silver Spring, Maryland – former professional soccer player.
* Larry Johnson – La Plata, Maryland – football player.
* William Joppy – Rockville, Maryland – boxer.
* Brian Kendrick – Fairfax, Virginia – professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment
* Johnny Klippstein – Silver Spring, Maryland – professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers.
* Jon Knott – Manassas, Virginia – professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles.
* Tim Kurkjian – Bethesda, Maryland – ESPN reporter and analyst for "Baseball Tonight."
* Shawn Kuykendall – Fairfax, Virginia – professional soccer player for Red Bull New York.
* Kara Lawson – Alexandria, Virginia – women's college basketball player and professional basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA.
* Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans – Silver Spring, Maryland – former professional football player for the New York Giants.
* Byron Leftwich – Washington, D.C. – football player.
* Sugar Ray Leonard – Palmer Park, Maryland – former professional boxer.
* Ted Lerner – Chevy Chase, Maryland – owner of the Washington Nationals.
* Earl Lloyd – Alexandria, Virginia – retired professional basketball player; first African-American to play in the National Basketball Association.
* Marty Lyons – Takoma Park, Maryland – former professional football player New York Jets.
* Roger Mason – Washington, D.C. – professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards.
* Scott Norwood – Alexandria, Virginia – professional football player for the Buffalo Bills.
* Buzz Nutter – La Plata, Maryland – football player.
* Oguchi Onyewu – Silver Spring, Maryland – professional soccer player for Standard Liège.
* Chris Parks – Washington, D.C. – professional wrestler.
* David Robinson – Manassas, Virginia – professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs.
* Brad Schumacher – Bowie, Maryland – swimmer and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist.
* Jason Spence – Fairfax, Virginia – professional wrestler.
* Ron Springs – Silver Spring, Maryland – former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys and father of Shawn Springs.
* Shawn Springs – Silver Spring, Maryland – professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins.
* Scott Van Pelt – Brookville, Maryland – ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor and ESPN Radio host.
* Greivis Vasquez – Rockville, Maryland – basketball player for the University of Maryland, College Park.
* Michael Weiss (figure skater) – Fairfax, Virginia – Olympic ice skater.
* Delonte West – Washington, D.C. – professional basketball player.
* Morgan Wootten – University Park, Maryland – high school basketball coach; achieved most wins in high school basketball history.
* Dainius Zubrus – Bethesda, Maryland – professional ice hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres.

Writers and journalists

* Jayson Blair – Columbia, Maryland – former reporter for the "New York Times".
* Francis Preston Blair, Sr. – Silver Spring, Maryland – politician, journalist.
* William Peter Blatty – Bethesda, Maryland – writer, best known for "The Exorcist."
* Ann Brashares – Bethesda, Maryland – author, known for "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants".
* David Brooks – Bethesda, Maryland – "New York Times" columnist.
* Rachel Carson – Silver Spring, Maryland – author.
* Michael Chabon – Columbia, Maryland – author.
* Steve Charnovitz – Falls Church, Virginia – author on international trade and law professor.
* Frank Cho – Beltsville, Maryland – syndicated cartoonist.
* Connie Chung – Washington, D.C. – journalist.
* Jerry Climer – Alexandria, Virginia – political consultant.
* Katie Couric – Arlington, Virginia – television news anchorwoman.
* Christopher Pearse Cranch – Alexandria, Virginia – Unitarian minister, newspaper editor, author, and artist.
* E.J. Dionne – Bethesda, Maryland – author and journalist.
* Michael Dirda – Silver Spring, Maryland – Pulitzer Prize–winning literary journalist
* Matt Drudge – Takoma Park, Maryland – internet journalist.
* John Feinstein – Bethesda, Maryland – author, columnist and reporter.
* Jonathan Safran Foer – Washington, D.C. – writer.
* Thomas Friedman – Bethesda, Maryland – "New York Times" columnist.
* David Gardner – Alexandria, Virginia – founder of the Motley Fool.
* Tom Gardner – Alexandria, Virginia – founder of the Motley Fool.
* Doreen Gentzler – Chevy Chase, Maryland – WRC-TV television news anchor.
* Gary Groth – Springfield, Virginia – comic book publisher.
* Stephen Hunter – Columbia, Maryland – film critic and author.
* Gayle King – Chevy Chase, Maryland – editor-at-large for "O, The Oprah Magazine".
* Laura Lippman – Columbia, Maryland – author.
* Suzanne Malveaux – Columbia, Maryland – reporter for CNN.
* Chris Matthews – Chevy Chase, Maryland – host of "Hardball with Chris Matthews".
* Aaron McGruder – Columbia, Maryland – cartoonist.
* Paul Mirengoff – Bethesda, Maryland – attorney, co-author of the "Power Line".
* Phyllis Reynolds Naylor – Bethesda, Maryland – author.
* Mike O'Meara – Manassas, Virginia – radio personality, best known for his role on the nationally-syndicated Don and Mike Radio Show.
* George Pelecanos – Silver Spring, Maryland – author, journalist, film producer and writer/producer of "The Wire".
* Audrey Penn – Silver Spring, Maryland – author.
* Maury Povich – Washington, D.C. – television personality.
* Gordon Prange – University Park, Maryland – historian.
* Cokie Roberts – Bethesda, Maryland – journalist, author.
* Nora Roberts – Silver Spring, Maryland – author.
* Willard Scott – Alexandria, Virginia – television personality; meteorologist for NBC's "The Today Show".
* Elliot Segal – Rockville, Maryland – host of radio show "Elliot in the Morning."
* Michael Tomasky – Silver Spring, Maryland – author and journalist.
* Valerie Tripp – Silver Spring, Maryland – author.
* Michael Wilbon – Bethesda, Maryland – columnist for the "Washington Post", host of ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption".
* David Willman – Bethesda, Maryland – recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.

Other

* Michael Bray – Bowie, Maryland – convicted terrorist and anti-abortion activist.
* Leo Felton – Silver Spring, Maryland – white supremacist.
* John Walker Lindh – Washington, D.C. – fought for the Taliban during the 2001 War in Afghanistan.
* Samuel Mudd – Waldorf, Maryland – doctor, implicated in aiding the Abraham Lincoln assassination by John Wilkes Booth.
* Lisa Nowak – Rockville, Maryland – astronaut and alleged attempted murderer.
* Lorenzo Odone – Fairfax, Virginia – adrenoleukodystrophy patient.
* Edmund Spangler – Waldorf, Maryland – conspirator in the Abraham Lincoln assassination.
* Robert Stethem – Waldorf, Maryland – United States Navy diver, killed during the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.

ee also

*List of Presidents of the United States

References


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