
Born near Tysons: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Michael Arndt, from McLean, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Tysons as a birthplace. Garrett Roe leads the 9 names listed next door in Vienna. The best known of them is Sandra Bullock, with articles in 128 languages.
What stands out about Tysons’ famous people
Famous people born near Tysons
Nobody born in Tysons is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Taryn Manning
born 1978American actress, singer and songwriter




Sandra Bullock
born 1964American actress and film producer


Daniel Stern
born 1957American actor, artist, director and screenwriter

Katie Couric
born 1957American journalist, presenter, producer, and author






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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Vienna, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tysons and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Schiff: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Sudeikis: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariel Winter: Rogue Artists, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Stern: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amina Wadud: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Murray: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Landrieu: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torri Huske: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Star: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Arndt: Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Kendrick: John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Yun Lee: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Roe: Alex Micheu Photography from VILLACH, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

