#1Film, TV & Stage
Sandra Bullock
born 1964American actress and film producer
128 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Arlington
Arlington leads Virginia with 84 famous people
Most widely known is Sandra Bullock, the American actress and film producer, with articles in 128 languages. The next two names are David M. Brown and Katie Couric. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 42 in all. The list has 1.9 times the usual share of business people, 4 in all.
Born here
84
notable people
Best known
Sandra Bullock
in 128 Wikipedia languages
First
1678
John Custis IV
Youngest
2004
Owen Walz
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
23
notable residents
What stands out about Arlington’s famous people
Known worldwideSandra Bullock has a Wikipedia article in 128 languages.Still making names61 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2004.A town of business people4 of the 84 people born here are business people, 1.9× the usual share.A chosen home23 more notable people chose to live in Arlington, including Iain Armitage.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Arlington
Ranked by languages covered: Sandra Bullock with 128, then David M. Brown with 39 and Katie Couric with 36.
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Writing & Arts
Katie Couric
born 1957American journalist, presenter, producer, and author
36 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Arlington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 15 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicBusinessNotableFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Arlington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Arlington
81 more, 25 of them athletes.
Gina Ortiz Jones
born 1981Mayor of San Antonio, Texas and former U.S. Air Force under secretary
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Ryan Hall
born 1985American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner
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Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton
1908–1986American botanist, artist and scientific illustrator
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Arlington home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Arlington, though born elsewhere.
Ajit Pai
born 1973American attorney and former FCC chairman in the United States
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Matthew Berry
born 1972Former FCC general counsel and 2010 Republican congressional candidate in Virginia
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Alexandria, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arlington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (61)
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Landrieu: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torri Huske: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Yun Lee: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Yamagata: Janet Dancer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Wadlow: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence Jennings: US Embassy London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Monroe: POPDUST, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Cooper Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Linkous: Osmund Geier, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susie Bright: Come As You Are Co-operative, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Griffiths: Contact '97, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Curry: Slamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Shostak: BDEngler, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Walkinshaw: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gboly Ariyibi: Dowson20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michele J. Sison: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Witt: Performance Printing / Texas Rangers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Ortiz Jones: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Clark: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Wallace: John Aurelius, member of the Northwest Computer Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Isham Schutt: USDA Photographer, 1910s, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Stoppelman: LeWeb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kika Toulouse: KazLovesPinoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Hall: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alisa Harvey: Mallet Photography on the behalf of the United States Armed Forces, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeStorm Power: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nazanin Nour: Meisam Poorzand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Golinkin: Itaygur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. J. Stewart: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark D. Sickles: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tatianna: S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Parkhomenko: Bluetiger50, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriett L. Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Stark: United States Navy photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Walz: HappyDog10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Johnson: Buck Conway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Marshall: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George McQuinn: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Custis IV: Charles Bridges (d.1747), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Martin: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joy Ann Williams: NIH, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Sauveur: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Spencer: Vas Panagiotopoulos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Bernhardt: Tami Heilemann/United States Department of the Interior, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Kudla: Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmo Zumwalt: PHC W. Mason, United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ajit Pai: U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sri Srinivasan: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Francis Burbidge: Willthacheerleader18 (Uploads), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Raddatz: United States Naval Forces Central Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Rose: Duane Duimstra, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomek Bartoszyński: Stotr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Gandy: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Remy Munasifi: ReasonTV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Grose: National Transportation Safety Board, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dermot Mulroney: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Gore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Arndt: Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons