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Arlington County, Virginia (usa)

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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

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People Deceased in Arlington County, Virginia

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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).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Arlington County, Virginia since 1700.