#1Famous people · Fort Belvoir
Performers stand out among the 21 famous people born in Fort Belvoir
At the top of the list is the American astronaut John L. Phillips, covered in 28 languages. 14 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 7 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 24.9 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
John L. Phillips
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
John L. Phillips
Youngest
1989
Jarrett Parker
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Fort Belvoir’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fort Belvoir’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 10.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fort Belvoir is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fort Belvoir
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
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#3Military
Ann E. Dunwoody
born 1953U.S. Army, first four-star general in U.S. military history
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Fort Belvoir
18 more, from 1951 to 1989.
William F. Jung
born 1958United States federal judge for the Middle District of Florida
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Belvoir 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 (13)
- John L. Phillips: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Oefelein: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann E. Dunwoody: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Allen: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Kronholm: Max Mustermann (Pimpauge), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Driscoll: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ahtyba Rubin: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrett Parker: SD Dirk from San Diego, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wasdin: Cake6, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Izzo: Patriots_preseason_2007.jpg: jmwests derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Jung: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel L. Coberly: US EPA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ona Judge: Frederick Kitt, steward of the President's House., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons