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List of Famous People from the Washington Metropolitan Area
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This is a list of famous people and celebrities that were either born in or have lived in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, including Maryland and northern Virginia.
- Stewart Copeland – drummer who played for The Police.
- Jim Morrison – singer for The Doors.
- Diedrich Bader – actor.
- Scott Norwood – Buffalo Bills placekicker who infamously missed the final field goal, "Wide Right" during Super Bowl XXV.
- Neko Case – singer, songwriter.
- John Phillips – singer for The Mamas & the Papas.
- Mama Cass – singer for The Mamas & the Papas.
- Scott McKenzie – singer of the 1967 hit, San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair).
- Kara Lawson – women's college basketball player and WNBA point guard.
- Bernard G. Caulfield – lawyer, United States Congressman from Illinois.[1]
- John Gadsby Chapman– noted American artist, one of America's first etchers.[1]
- Christopher Pearse Cranch – Unitarian minister, newspaper editor, author, and artist.[1]
- Hector Eaches – Confederate Army soldier and artist. Best known for his portraits of Robert E. Lee.[1]
- Philip Richard Fendall I – lawyer, merchant, builder of the, "Lee-Fendall House."
- Chip Franklin – comedian and talk show host.
- Dave Grohl – member of Nirvana and frontman for the Foo Fighters.
- John C. Herbert – United States Congressman from Maryland.[1]
- William Forrest Hunter – United States Congressman from Ohio.[1]
- Douglas Hyde – opera singer.
- Abner Lacock – judge, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, United States Congressman, and United States Senator.[1]
- Lewis McKenzie – mayor of Alexandria, United States Congressman from Virginia, and president of the Washington and Ohio Railroad.[1] (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
- Edwin Ward Moore – officer of the United States Navy and the navy of the Republic of Texas, charted the Texas coast.[1]
- Dermot Mulroney – actor.
- Thomas Newton, Jr. – United States Congressman from Virginia.[1]
- Alexander D. Orr – United States Congressman from Kentucky.[1]
- James Pearce – United States Senator from Maryland (1843-1862).[1]
- Willard Scott – television personality.
- Thomas Swann – Governor of Maryland (1866-1869), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd and 4th Districts (1869-1879), Mayor of Baltimore (1856-1860).
- Mark Warner – Governor of Virginia (2002-2006).
- George Washington – Revolutionary War general; first President of the United States.
- Hunter "Patch" Adams – doctor, Author, and Social Activist
- David Batista – Professional Wrestler.
- Warren Beatty – Actor.
- Sandra Bullock – Actress.
- Katie Couric – television news anchorwoman.
- Adrian Cronauer – Disc jockey.
- Tom Dolan – 1996 Olympic Gold medalist in swimming.
- Gregory Thomas Garcia – Creator of the television show, My Name Is Earl.
- Tipper Gore – Former Second Lady of the United States (1993-2001).
- Robert E. Lee – Commander of the Confederate Forces during the United States Civil War.
- William Henry Fitzhugh Lee – general of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War and later United States Congressman from Virginia.[1]
- Ian Mackaye – Rock and roll singer and [[guitar|guitarist].
- Shirley MacLaine – Actress.
- Wendy MacLeod – Playwright.
- Alexander Ovechkin – Professional Ice Hockey player for the Washington Capitals.
- Matt Sharp – Musician.
- Red Auerbach – Former Coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics.
- Dr. Robert Adrian – pioneer in cosmetic laser surgery.
- William Peter Blatty – writer, best known for, The Exorcist.
- John R. Bolton – former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Under Secretary of State.
- David Brooks – New York Times editorial writer and author of several books.
- James Brown – sports announcer.
- Gary Clark – Professional football player for the Washington Redskins and Two-Time Super Bowl Champion. Owner of the South Beach Restaurant and Martini Lounge in downtown Bethesda.
- E.J. Dionne – author and journalist, best known for Why Americans Hate Politics: The Death of the Democratic Process.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus – actress, known for her role on Seinfeld.
- John Feinstein – author, columnist and reporter.
- Thomas Friedman – New York Times editorial writer and author of several books.
- Jeff Halpern – Professional ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars.
- Robert Hays – actor, best known for his role in Airplane!.
- Tim Kurkjian – ESPN reporter and analyst for Baseball Tonight.
- Jean Kirkpatrick – former American ambassador, known for her Kirkpatrick Doctrine on foreign politics.
- Marie Levens – Former minister for foreign affairs of Suriname.
- J.W. Marriott, Jr. – Chairman and CEO of Marriott International.
- Bruce Morrison – United States Congressman from Connecticut (1983–1991) and 1990 Connecticut Gubernatorial Candidate.
- Maury Povich – talk show host.
- Dainius Zubrus – Professional ice hockey right winger and center currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres.
- Alana Beard – professional basketball player for the WNBA's Washington Mystics.
- Michael Bray – convicted terrorist and anti-abortion activist.
- JC Chasez – musician, formerly of 'N Sync.
- Danny Ferry – professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs.
- Kathy Lee Gifford – actress.
- Paul Reed Smith – founder and owner of PRS Guitars.
- Nathaniel Albertson – United States Congressman from Indiana.[1]
- Adam Birch – professional wrestler for WWE Smackdown.
- Brian Kendrick – professional wrestler and currently one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions.
- Shawn Kuykendall – professional soccer player for Red Bull New York.
- HRH Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
- HRH Prince Philip of Yugoslavia
- Mike O'Meara – radio personality, best known for his role on the nationally-syndicated Don and Mike Radio Show.
- Jon Knott – Professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles.
- Leven Powell – Former United States Representative from Virginia.
- Leeann Tweeden – model and television personality.
- Gbenga Akinnagbe – Nigerian-American actor, best known for his portrayal of Chris Partlow on HBO's The Wire.
- Tori Amos – pianist and singer-songwriter.
- Mike Curtis – Professional football player for the Baltimore Colts (1965-1975), Seattle Seahawks (1976), and the Washington Redskins (1977-1978).
- Edan – Jewish-American alternative hip hop performer.
- Spike Jonze – film director and producer
- Lisa Nowak – American astronaut, alleged attempted murderer.
- Elliot Segal – host of radio show Elliot in the Morning.
- Brian Transeau – musician.
- Brady Anderson – Former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians.
- Lonny Baxter – professional basketball player currently playing in Italy with Montepaschi Siena; member of the 2002 University of Maryland, College Park National Champion basketball team.
- Keter Betts – jazz bassist.
- Lewis Black – comedian, author, and playwright.
- Francis Preston Blair, Sr. – politician, journalist.
- Francis Preston Blair, Jr. – politician, Major General in the Civil War.
- Montgomery Blair – politician, United States Postmaster General under Abraham Lincoln.
- John Bunting - former head football coach for the University of North Carolina and professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Rachel Carson – author.
- William E. Caswell – Nobel Prize winner in Physics.
- Crystal Chappell – soap opera actress.
- Dominique Dawes – Olympic gymnast.
- Cara DeLizia – actress.
- Michael Ealy – actor.
- Chris Edgerly – voice actor.
- Wayne Federman – comedian, actor, and author.
- Leo Felton – African American white supremacist.
- Steve Francis – professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, and New York Knicks.
- Dan Futterman – actor.
- Goldie Hawn – actress.
- Keith Howland – guitarist for Chicago.
- Erik Imler – former professional soccer player.
- Joe Lally – bassist for the Rock and roll band Fugazi.
- Reverend Jen Miller – Painter, poet, actress, and owner of the Troll Museum.
- Blair Lee I – former United States Senator from Maryland.
- Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans – former professional football player for the New York Giants.
- John Walker Lindh – "The American Taliban."
- Nora Roberts – author.
- Shawn Springs – professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins.
- Ben Stein – economist, law professor, actor, and former White House speechwriter.
- Lisa Ann Walter – actress.
- George Pelecanos – author, journalist, film producer and writer/producer of The Wire.
- Oguchi Onyewu – professional soccer player for Newcastle United F.C.
- Ron Springs – Former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys and father of Shawn Springs.
- Melissa Belote – Olympic swimming gold medalist
- Heather Graham – film and television actress.
- Dave Grohl – drummer for Nirvana, and Foo Fighters leader.
- Gary Groth – comic book publisher.
- John Fahey (musician) – guitarist and founder of American Primitivism.
- Joseph R. Bartlett – Member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999-present).
- Chuck Brown – jazz guitarist.
- Benji Madden – guitarist for the band Good Charlotte.
- Joel Madden – lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte.
- Christina Milian – actress, singer, songwriter, and dancer.
- Samuel Mudd – doctor, implicated in aiding the Abraham Lincoln assassination by John Wilkes Booth.
- Edmund Spangler – conspirator in the Abraham Lincoln assassination.
- Robert Stethem – United States Navy diver, killed during the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.