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, David M. Brown, and Frank Havens. Memorable people who died in Arlington County, Virginia include Grace Hopper, Robert S. Mulliken, and Seymour Martin Lipset. Arlington County, Virginia has been the birth place of many athletes, and musicians and the death place of many politicians, and lawyers. 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, which is located in the Washington metropolitan area and the broader Northern Virginia region, is positioned directly across from Washington, D.C., the national capital, on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River. The smallest self-governing county in the United States by area, Arlington has both suburban and urbanized districts, the latter being concentrated around corridors along several Washington Metro lines. Its seat of government is located in the Court House neighborhood, which hosts many of its administrative offices and county courthouse. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 2002, Arlington County, Virginia was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Sandra Bullock, David M. Brown, and Frank Havens. Additionaly, 20 globally memorable people have passed away in Arlington County, Virginia including Grace Hopper, Robert S. Mulliken, and Seymour Martin Lipset. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Arlington County, Virginia than were born there.
People Born in Arlington County, Virginia
Go to all RankingsSandra Bullock
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 14
David M. Brown
ASTRONAUT
1956 - 2003
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 16
Frank Havens
ATHLETE
1924 - 2018
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1
Will Yun Lee
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 12
Katie Couric
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 10
Mary Landrieu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 4
Rachael Yamagata
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 9
Mark Linkous
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2010
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 15
Jeff Wadlow
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 5
Tom Dolan
SWIMMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 8
ContraPoints
YOUTUBER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 11
Terrence Jennings
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Arlington County, Virginia
Go to all RankingsGrace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 6
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 11
Seymour Martin Lipset
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 16
Lizzie Magie
GAME DESIGNER
1866 - 1948
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 12
Bob Bennett
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 2
Ken Mattingly
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 15
Richard Armitage
DIPLOMAT
1945 - 2025
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 3
George Lincoln Rockwell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1967
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 17
William J. Brennan Jr.
LAWYER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 18
William Rehnquist
LAWYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 14
Herbert Friedman
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 5
Hani Hanjour
CELEBRITY
1972 - 2001
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 19
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 politicians (3), lawyers (3), computer scientists (1), chemists (1), and sociologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Arlington County, Virginia, including Rachael Yamagata, Mark Linkous, and Asher Monroe. 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.