#1Famous people · McLean
Of the 7 famous people born in McLean, an unusual share are athletes
Michael Arndt, the American screenwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The next two names are Kevin Hogan and Cecil Hoffman. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Cecil Hoffman to Kevin Hogan, the births on the list run from 1963 to 1992.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Michael Arndt
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1963
Cecil Hoffman
Youngest
1992
Kevin Hogan
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
18
notable residents
What stands out about McLean’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When McLean’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 2.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What McLean is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 4.5 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 McLean
Performers take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in McLean
4 more, 3 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called McLean home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 18 in all, led by Antonin Scalia.
Antonin Scalia
1936–2016Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016
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Clarence Thomas
born 1948Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991
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Andrew Card
born 1947U.S. Secretary of Transportation, White House Chief of Staff
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Mary Jo White
born 194731st Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Famous people from the towns next door
Arlington has the longest list next door: 84.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McLean 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 (17)
- Michael Arndt: Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hogan: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Shehadi: Cbssports, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonin Scalia: Steve Petteway, photographer, Supreme Court of the United States[1] (See [2]), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Thomas: Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry McAuliffe: Michael Davidson for Terry McAuliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Oshie: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Card: U.S. Coast Guard Digital, PA3 Amy Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Scherzer: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jo White: U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Case: Shealeah Craighead, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Karl: JonDKarl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosebud Baker: MpetersGotham, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Morano: The Corbett Report, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Star: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons