Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County, Virginia ranks 1,076th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gori, Georgia, Cartagena, Colombia, and Mosul. Memorable people born in Arlington County, Virginia include Sandra Bullock, Will Yun Lee, and David M. Brown. Memorable people who died in Arlington County, Virginia include Grace Hopper, Robert S. Mulliken, and Ken Mattingly. Arlington County, Virginia has been the birth place of many athletes, and musicians and the death place of many lawyers, and politicians. Arlington County, Virginia is located in United States.
Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., the national capital. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 2002, Arlington County, Virginia was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Sandra Bullock, Will Yun Lee, and David M. Brown. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Arlington County, Virginia including Grace Hopper, Robert S. Mulliken, and Ken Mattingly. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Arlington County, Virginia than were born there.
People Born in Arlington County, Virginia
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Sandra Bullock
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 1
Will Yun Lee
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 2
David M. Brown
ASTRONAUT
1956 - 2003
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 3
Katie Couric
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 4
Frank Havens
ATHLETE
1924 - 2018
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 5
Mark Linkous
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2010
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 6
Rachael Yamagata
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 7
Mary Landrieu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 8
Jeff Wadlow
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 9
ContraPoints
YOUTUBER
1988 - Present
HPI: 25.83
Rank: 10
Tom Dolan
SWIMMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.09
Rank: 11
Terrence Jennings
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 17.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Arlington County, Virginia
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Kendell Williams
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Akari Inaba
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Arlington County, Virginia
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Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 1
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2
Ken Mattingly
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3
George Lincoln Rockwell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1967
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 4
Lizzie Magie
GAME DESIGNER
1866 - 1948
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 5
Seymour Martin Lipset
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 6
Herbert Friedman
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 7
William Rehnquist
LAWYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 8
Hyman G. Rickover
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1986
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 9
Donald Johnston
ATHLETE
1899 - 1984
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 10
William Blum
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 11
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Arlington County, Virginia
Go to all RankingsDonald Johnston
ATHLETE
1899 - 1984
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 10
Margaret Heckler
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Arlington County, Virginia were athletes (4), musicians (3), actors (2), swimmers (2), and astronauts (1), while most who died were lawyers (3), politicians (3), computer scientists (1), chemists (1), and astronauts (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Arlington County, Virginia, including Frank Havens, Terrence Jennings, and Kendell Williams. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Arlington County, Virginia, including Frank Havens, Terrence Jennings, and Kendell Williams.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Arlington County, Virginia since 1700.
