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Famous people · Reston

Of the 16 famous people born in Reston, an unusual share are musicians

Best known of all is Chloe Angelides, written about in 8 languages. Big Pooh and Evan Helmuth follow. More than half were born since 1970, 15 in all. The earliest on the list is Dexter MacBride, born in 1964, and the youngest Aiden Harangi, born in 2006.

#6 best knownKarl MolineWriting & Arts · 1973–2024
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Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Chloe Angelides
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1964
Dexter MacBride
Youngest
2006
Aiden Harangi
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents

What stands out about Reston’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Reston is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, 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.

Through the years

When Reston’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.

The American centuryToday195020002050Matt Duke
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Reston

Musicians take two of the three places.

CA#1
Music

Chloe Angelides

born 1992

American singer, songwriter and producer

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BP#2
Music

Big Pooh

born 1973

American rapper from North Carolina

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EH#3
Film, TV & Stage

Evan Helmuth

1977–2017

American actor

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Reston

13 more names, born between 1964 and 2006.

CB

Carlyn Baldwin

born 1996

American soccer player

KR

Karen Reyes

born 1998

American–Salvadoran association football player

AH

Aiden Harangi

born 2006

American soccer player

AG

Andrew Goldstein

born 1986

American singer-songwriter and record producer

Andrew Siciliano

Andrew Siciliano

born 1974

American sports announcer

CR

Christopher Royal

born 1983

American football player and coach

CV

Collin Verfurth

born 1996

American soccer player

PV

Pat Viray

born 1985

Association football player

DM

Dexter MacBride

born 1964

American tennis player

TM

Thomas Mayo

born 1990

American football wide receiver

A chosen home

Also called Reston home

Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Nasser Ovissi.

NO

Nasser Ovissi

born 1934

Iranian-born American painter

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Robert L. Gordon III

Robert L. Gordon III

born 1957

American businessman

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Herndon has the longest list next door: 5.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reston 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.

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