- List of people from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
This is a list of famous people and celebrities who were either born in or have lived in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, including the
Maryland and northernVirginia suburbs.Business
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Sergey Brin –University Park, Maryland – co-founder ofGoogle .
*Michael Karlan –Washington, D.C. – founder ofProfessionals in the City , a socializing and networking organization.
*J.W. Marriott, Jr. –Bethesda, Maryland – Chairman andCEO ofMarriott International .
*James W. Rouse –Columbia, Maryland – urban planner,real estate developer andphilanthropist ; grandfather of actorEdward Norton .
*David Rubenstein –Bethesda, Maryland – Co-founder ofThe Carlyle Group .
*Eric Schmidt –Arlington, Virginia –CEO ofGoogle .
*Paul Reed Smith –Bowie, Maryland – founder and owner ofPRS Guitars .Entertainment
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Gbenga Akinnagbe –Rockville, Maryland – Nigerian-Americanactor , best known for his portrayal of Chris Partlow onHBO 's "The Wire."
*Mark Oliver Everett –Washington, D.C. &Virginia –singer-songwriter , best known forThe Eels .
*Tori Amos –Rockville, Maryland –pianist andsinger-songwriter .
*Diedrich Bader –Alexandria, Virginia –actor .
*Warren Beatty –Arlington, Virginia –actor .
*Keter Betts –Silver Spring, Maryland –jazz bassist .
*Lewis Black –Silver Spring, Maryland –comedian ,author , andplaywright .
*Chuck Brown –Waldorf, Maryland –Go-Go guitarist .
*Sandra Bullock –Arlington, Virginia –actress .
*Hilarie Burton –Sterling, Virginia –actress .
* Bill Callahan –Silver Spring, Maryland –musician .
*Jameka Cameron –Waldorf, Maryland – Castmember ofBig Brother 8 .
*Chris Carmack –Washington, D.C. –actor , best known for his role on "The O.C. ".
*Neko Case –Alexandria, Virginia –singer ,songwriter .
*Mama Cass –Alexandria, Virginia –singer forThe Mamas & the Papas .
*Eva Cassidy –Washington, D.C. –singer .
*Mary Chapin Carpenter –Washington, D.C. –singer .
*Crystal Chappell –Silver Spring, Maryland –soap opera actress .
*Dave Chappelle –Washington, D.C. –comedian ,actor ,film producer .
*JC Chasez –Bowie, Maryland –musician , formerly of'N Sync .
*Roy Clark –Washington, D.C. – versatile country musician and TV star on "Hee Haw ".
*Stephen Colbert –Washington, D.C. –comedian , host of "The Colbert Report ".
*George Colligan –Columbia, Maryland –jazz pianist.
*Stewart Copeland –Alexandria, Virginia –drummer forThe Police .
*Adrian Cronauer –Arlington, Virginia –disc jockey .
*Cara DeLizia –Silver Spring, Maryland –actress .
*Raheem DeVaughn –Beltsville, Maryland –singer .
*William DeVaughn –Washington, D.C. – R&B singer.
*Michael Ealy –Silver Spring, Maryland –actor .
*Edan –Rockville, Maryland – Jewish-American alternativehip hop performer.
*Chris Edgerly –Silver Spring, Maryland –voice actor .
*Duke Ellington –Washington, D.C. –jazz composer .
*Sam Endicott –Bethesda, Maryland –musician .
* John Fahey –Takoma Park, Maryland –guitarist and founder ofAmerican Primitivism .
*Wayne Federman –Silver Spring, Maryland –comedian ,actor , andauthor .
*Roberta Flack –Arlington, Virginia –singer .
*Wale Folarin –Washington, D.C. –rapper .
*Chip Franklin –Alexandria, Virginia –comedian andtalk show host.
* Marty Friedman –Laurel, Maryland – former leadguitarist forMegadeth . [ [http://www.martyfriedman.com/fans_faq_content.php?id=584 "West Laurel barn razing"] . October 2002. Fan Questions and Answers. Marty Friedman Official Website. "Retrieved onApril 25 ,2007 ".]
*Dan Futterman –Silver Spring, Maryland –actor .
*Gregory Thomas Garcia –Arlington, Virginia – creator of thetelevision show "My Name Is Earl ."
*Marvin Gaye –Washington, D.C. –singer .
*Kathy Lee Gifford –Bowie, Maryland –actress .
*Ginuwine –Greenbelt, Maryland –R&B singer .
* Heather Graham –Springfield, Virginia –film andtelevision actress .
*Tamyra Gray –Takoma Park, Maryland – finalist on season one of "American Idol ".
*Dave Grohl –Alexandria, Virginia – drummer for Nirvana; frontman for theFoo Fighters .
*Tim Gunn –Washington, D.C. – Fashion Guru.
*Emmylou Harris –Woodbridge, Virginia –singer .
*Goldie Hawn –Takoma Park, Maryland –actress .
*Helen Hayes –Washington, D.C. –actress ; popularly known as the, "First Lady of the American Theatre."
*Robert Hays –Bethesda, Maryland –actor , best known for his role inAirplane! .
*Jim Henson –University Park, Maryland –entertainer , creator of theMuppets .
*Taraji P. Henson –Washington, D.C. –actress .
*Ron Holloway –Washington, D.C. –tenor saxophonist
*J. Holiday –Washington, D.C. – R&B Singer.
*Keith Howland –Silver Spring, Maryland –guitarist for Chicago.
*William Hurt –Washington, D.C. –actor .
*Douglas Hyde –Alexandria, Virginia –opera singer .
*Gregory Itzin –Washington, D.C. –actor , best known for his role of President Charles Logan in 24
*John Jackson –Fairfax, Virginia – bluesmusician .
*Samuel L. Jackson –Washington, D.C. –actor
*Joan Jett –Rockville, Maryland –musician .
*Courtney Jines –Fairfax, Virginia –actress .
*Spike Jonze –Rockville, Maryland – film director and producer.
*JJ Kincaid –Columbia, Maryland –radio personality inNew York City .
*Joe Lally –Silver Spring, Maryland –bassist for theRock and roll band Fugazi.
*Martin Lawrence –Landover, Maryland –actor .
*Julia Louis-Dreyfus –Bethesda, Maryland –actress , known for her role on "Seinfeld ."
*Ian MacKaye –Washington, D.C. –musician .
*Shirley MacLaine –Arlington, Virginia –actress .
*Wendy MacLeod –Arlington, Virginia –playwright .
*Benji Madden –Waldorf, Maryland –guitarist for the bandGood Charlotte .
*Joel Madden –Waldorf, Maryland –lead vocalist for the bandGood Charlotte .
*Biz Markie –Laurel, Maryland – rap artist/DJ. [Morris, Mary. [http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_biz_markie/ "Biz Markie"] . Remix.February 1 ,2004 . "Retrieved onApril 25 ,2007 ".]
*Brian McComas –Bethesda, Maryland –country music singer .
*James McDaniel –Washington, D.C. –actor , best known for his role of Lt./Capt.Arthur Fancy inNYPD Blue .
*Scott McKenzie –Alexandria, Virginia –singer ; known for the1967 hit, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) ."
*Christina Milian –Waldorf, Maryland –actress ,singer ,songwriter , anddancer .
* Reverend Jen Miller – painter,poet ,actress , and owner of the Troll Museum.
*D'Monroe –Columbia, Maryland – Broadway and Off-Broadwayactor .
*Jim Morrison –Alexandria, Virginia –singer forThe Doors .
*Dermot Mulroney –Alexandria, Virginia –actor .
*Mýa –Greenbelt, Maryland –R&B singer andactress .
*Tim Neumark –Columbia, Maryland – solo pianist.
*Edward Norton –Columbia, Maryland –actor .
*Michelle Parma –Fairfax, Virginia – Contestant onMTV 'sRoad Rules .
*Tom Paxton –Alexandria, Virginia –singer ,songwriter .
*John Phillips –Alexandria, Virginia –singer forThe Mamas & the Papas .
*Guy Picciotto –Chevy Chase, Maryland –singer /guitarist ofFugazi .
*Hilary Rhoda –Chevy Chase, Maryland –Supermodel .
*Amerie Rogers –Washington, D.C. –actress ,singer anddancer .
*Henry Rollins –Washington, D.C. –musician ,author ,comedian .
*Matt Sharp –Arlington, Virginia –musician .
*Sylvia Snowden –Washington, D.C. –artist , best known for her Malik Series as well as otherCorcoran Gallery of Art exhibitions.
*Ben Stein –Silver Spring, Maryland – economist, law professor,actor , and formerWhite House speechwriter.
*Eddie Stubbs –Gaithersburg, Maryland –musician ,disc jockey , andGrand Ole Opry announcer.
*John Philip Sousa –Washington, D.C. –composer .
* Daniel Stern –Bethesda, Maryland –actor .
*Paul Thomas –Waldorf, Maryland –bassist for the bandGood Charlotte .
*Brian Transeau –Rockville, Maryland –musician .
*Jeff Tremaine –Bethesda, Maryland – film producer, director, and writer.
*Leeann Tweeden –Manassas, Virginia – model and television personality.
*Lisa Ann Walter –Silver Spring, Maryland –actress .
*Kiely Williams –Alexandria, Virginia –singer andactress ; member of3LW and The Cheetah Girls.
*Casey Wilson –Alexandria, Virginia –actress ; Saturday Night Live cast member.
*Michael-Leon Wooley –Bowie, Maryland –Broadway ,television andfilm actor Government and politics
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Thad W. Allen –Chevy Chase, Maryland – Commandant of theUnited States Coast Guard .
*Joseph R. Bartlett –Takoma Park, Maryland – member of theMaryland House of Delegates (1999—present).
*Francis Preston Blair, Jr. –Silver Spring, Maryland –politician ,Major General in the Civil War.
*Montgomery Blair –Silver Spring, Maryland –politician ,United States Postmaster General underAbraham Lincoln .
*John R. Bolton –Bethesda, Maryland – formerU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations andUnder Secretary of State .
*L. Paul Bremer –Bethesda, Maryland – former Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for post-war Iraq.
*Patrick Joseph Buchanan –Washington, D.C. – Columnist and Presidential Candidate.
*Cristeta Comerford –Columbia, Maryland –White House Executive Chef.
*William J. Crowe, Jr. –Alexandria, Virginia –United States Navy Admiral; former Chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff ; ambassador to theUnited Kingdom (1993—1997).
*Chris Daly –Silver Spring, Maryland –politician
*Douglas Feith –Bethesda, Maryland – formerUnder Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Department of Defense.
*Al Gore, Jr. –Washington, D.C. –U.S. Vice President (1993—2001), Presidential Nominee, Democratic Party, (2000).
*Tipper Gore –Washington, D.C. –author ; wife of formerVice President of the United States ,Al Gore .
*Francis C. Hammond –Alexandria, Virginia – sailor in theUnited States Navy during theKorean War ; recipient of theMedal of Honor .
*John C. Herbert –Alexandria, Virginia – United States Congressman fromMaryland .
*J. Edgar Hoover –Washington, D.C. – former director of theFBI .
*Jack Kemp –Bethesda, Maryland – former US Vice Presidential Candidate, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, US Congressman, andQuarterback for theBuffalo Bills .
*Jeane Kirkpatrick –Bethesda, Maryland – former Americanambassador , known for herKirkpatrick Doctrine onforeign politics .
*Abner Lacock –Alexandria, Virginia –judge , member of thePennsylvania State Senate ,United States Congressman , andUnited States Senator .
*Mary Landrieu –Arlington, Virginia –U.S. Senator fromLouisiana .
*Blair Lee I –Silver Spring, Maryland – former United States Senator fromMaryland .
*Blair Lee III –Silver Spring, Maryland – former lieutenant governor,governor , and secretary of state ofMaryland .
*Robert E. Lee –Arlington, Virginia – commander of Confederate forces during theAmerican Civil War .
*William Henry Fitzhugh Lee –Arlington, Virginia – Confederate General in theAmerican Civil War and laterUnited States Congressman fromVirginia .cite book |title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 |publisher = Marquis Who's Who |location = Chicago |date = 1963]
*Anthony McAuliffe –Chevy Chase, Maryland – U.S. Military Commander; Commander of Allied forces at theBattle of Bastogne .
*Lewis McKenzie –Alexandria, Virginia –Mayor of Alexandria; United States Congressman fromVirginia ; president of theWashington and Ohio Railroad ."Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896" (1963). Marquis Who's Who: Chicago.]
*Jim Moody –Bethesda, Maryland – former US Congressman fromWisconsin .
*Edwin Ward Moore –Alexandria, Virginia – officer of theUnited States Navy and the navy of theRepublic of Texas , charted the Texas coast.
*Bruce Morrison –Bethesda, Maryland – United States Congressman fromConnecticut (1983—1991) and 1990 Connecticut Gubernatorial Candidate.
*Alexander D. Orr –Alexandria, Virginia – United States Congressman fromKentucky .
*James Pearce –Alexandria, Virginia –United States Senator fromMaryland (1843—1862).
*Leven Powell –Manassas, Virginia – formerUnited States Representative fromVirginia .
*John Roberts –Chevy Chase, Maryland –Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court .
*Dennis Ross –Bethesda, Maryland – author, Director of Policy Planning in the US State Department (Bush Administration ), Middle East Coordinator (Clinton Administration ).
*Jan Scruggs –Bowie, Maryland – corporal in theUnited States Army ; founder of theVietnam Veterans Memorial .
*Thomas Swann –Alexandria, Virginia –Governor ofMaryland (1866—1869), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd and 4th Districts (1869—1879);Mayor of Baltimore (1856—1860).
*George Tenet –Chevy Chase, Maryland – formerDirector of Central Intelligence .
*Linda Tripp –Columbia, Maryland – government clerk;whistleblower in the Lewinsky scandal.
*Mark Warner –Alexandria, Virginia –Governor ofVirginia (2002—2006).
*George Washington –Alexandria, Virginia –Revolutionary War general; firstPresident of the United States .
*Paul D. Wolfowitz –Chevy Chase, Maryland – formerDeputy Secretary of Defense ; former President of theWorld Bank .
* Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia –Fairfax, Virginia – member of the Yugoslavian Royal Family.
*Prince Philip of Yugoslavia –Fairfax, Virginia – member of the Yugoslavian Royal Family.cientists and engineers
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Hunter "Patch" Adams –Arlington, Virginia – doctor,author , and social activist.
*Charles L. Bennett –Bethesda, Maryland –astrophysicist ; PI ofWMAP .
*Wernher von Braun –Alexandria, Virginia –rocket scientist ; father of the US space program.
*William E. Caswell –Silver Spring, Maryland –physicist .
*Charles Drew –Washington, D.C. –physician and noted medical researcher in the fields ofblood plasma andblood transfusion s.
*Charlene Drew Jarvis –Washington, D.C. – president ofSoutheastern University and former medical researcher.
*Bill Nye –Washington, D.C. –mechanical engineer , scientist, andcomedian , television personality.
*Frank Whittle –Columbia, Maryland – inventor of thejet engine .ports
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Nick Adenhart –Silver Spring, Maryland – professional baseball player for theLos Angeles Angels .
*Freddy Adu –Rockville, Maryland – teenage soccer prodigy, youngest American ever to sign a professional sports contract.
*Tommy Amaker –Fairfax, Virginia – coach of theHarvard University basketball team.
*Brady Anderson –Silver Spring, Maryland – former professionalbaseball player for theBaltimore Orioles ,Boston Red Sox andCleveland Indians .
*Jess Atkinson –Bethesda, Maryland – former football player.
*Red Auerbach –Bethesda, Maryland – former coach and General Manager of theBoston Celtics .
* David Bautista –Arlington, Virginia – professionalwrestler .
*Alana Beard –Bowie, Maryland – professionalbasketball player for theWNBA 'sWashington Mystics .
*Melissa Belote –Washington, D.C. – former Olympic gold-medalswimmer .
*Adam Birch –Fairfax, Virginia – former professionalwrestler forWorld Wrestling Entertainment 's SmackDown!.
*Mike Brey –Bethesda, Maryland – Men'sBasketball coach for theUniversity of Notre Dame .
* James Brown –Bethesda, Maryland –sports announcer .
* John Bunting –Silver Spring, Maryland – former headfootball coach for the University of North Carolina and professional football player for thePhiladelphia Eagles .
*Gary Clark –Bethesda, Maryland – professional football player for theWashington Redskins .
* Mike Curtis –Rockville, Maryland – professional football player for the Baltimore Colts (1965—1975),Seattle Seahawks (1976 ), and theWashington Redskins (1977—1978).
*Vernon Davis –Washington, D.C. – professional football player for theSan Francisco 49ers .
*Dominique Dawes –Takoma Park, Maryland – Olympicgymnast .
*Tom Dolan –Arlington, Virginia –1996 OlympicGold medal ist inswimming .
*Jeremy Duchesne –Silver Spring, Maryland –NHL goaltending prospect currently in thePhiladelphia Flyers system.
*Kevin Durant –Washington, D.C. – formerUniversity of Texas Longhorns basketball star (2006-2007) and professionalbasketball player for theSeattle Supersonics .
*Billy Edelin –Silver Spring, Maryland – former collegebasketball player forSyracuse University and member of the 2003 National Championship team.
*Danny Ferry –Bowie, Maryland – professionalbasketball player for theCleveland Cavaliers andSan Antonio Spurs .
*Hank Fraley –Gaithersburg, Maryland – professional football player for theCleveland Browns and thePhiladelphia Eagles .
*Steve Francis –Takoma Park, Maryland – professionalbasketball player for theHouston Rockets .
*Keith B. Gordon –Bethesda, Maryland –Major League Baseball player.
*Jeff Halpern –Bethesda, Maryland – professionalice hockey player for theTampa Bay Lightning .
*Shane Halter –La Plata, Maryland – former professional baseball player for theDetroit Tigers andAnaheim Angels .
*Andy Heck –Fairfax, Virginia – former professional football player.
*Tony Hunt –Alexandria, Virginia – professional football player for thePhiladelphia Eagles .
*Erik Imler –Silver Spring, Maryland – former professionalsoccer player.
* Larry Johnson –La Plata, Maryland – football player.
*William Joppy –Rockville, Maryland – boxer.
*Brian Kendrick –Fairfax, Virginia – professionalwrestler forWorld Wrestling Entertainment
*Johnny Klippstein –Silver Spring, Maryland – professionalbaseball player for theChicago Cubs ,Cincinnati Reds ,Los Angeles Dodgers ,Cleveland Indians , Washington Senators,Philadelphia Phillies ,Minnesota Twins , andDetroit Tigers .
*Jon Knott –Manassas, Virginia – professionalbaseball player for theBaltimore Orioles .
*Tim Kurkjian –Bethesda, Maryland –ESPN reporter andanalyst for "Baseball Tonight ."
*Shawn Kuykendall –Fairfax, Virginia – professionalsoccer player forRed Bull New York .
*Kara Lawson –Alexandria, Virginia – women'scollege basketball player and professionalbasketball player for theSacramento Monarchs of theWNBA .
*Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans –Silver Spring, Maryland – former professional football player for theNew York Giants .
*Byron Leftwich –Washington, D.C. – football player.
*Sugar Ray Leonard –Palmer Park, Maryland – former professional boxer.
*Ted Lerner –Chevy Chase, Maryland – owner of theWashington Nationals .
*Earl Lloyd –Alexandria, Virginia – retired professionalbasketball player; firstAfrican-American to play in theNational Basketball Association .
*Marty Lyons –Takoma Park, Maryland – former professional football playerNew York Jets .
* Roger Mason –Washington, D.C. – professionalbasketball player for theWashington Wizards .
*Scott Norwood –Alexandria, Virginia – professional football player for theBuffalo Bills .
*Buzz Nutter –La Plata, Maryland – football player.
*Oguchi Onyewu –Silver Spring, Maryland – professionalsoccer player forStandard Liège .
*Chris Parks –Washington, D.C. – professional wrestler.
* David Robinson –Manassas, Virginia – professionalbasketball player for theSan Antonio Spurs .
*Brad Schumacher –Bowie, Maryland – swimmer and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist.
*Jason Spence –Fairfax, Virginia – professional wrestler.
*Ron Springs –Silver Spring, Maryland – former professional football player for theDallas Cowboys and father ofShawn Springs .
*Shawn Springs –Silver Spring, Maryland – professional football player for theSeattle Seahawks andWashington Redskins .
*Scott Van Pelt –Brookville, Maryland –ESPN "SportsCenter " anchor andESPN Radio host.
*Greivis Vasquez –Rockville, Maryland –basketball player for theUniversity of Maryland, College Park .
*Michael Weiss (figure skater) –Fairfax, Virginia – Olympic ice skater.
*Delonte West –Washington, D.C. – professionalbasketball player.
*Morgan Wootten –University Park, Maryland –high school basketball coach; achieved most wins in high school basketball history.
*Dainius Zubrus –Bethesda, Maryland – professionalice hockey player for theBuffalo Sabres .Writers and journalists
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Jayson Blair –Columbia, Maryland – former reporter for the "New York Times ".
* Francis Preston Blair, Sr. –Silver Spring, Maryland – politician, journalist.
*William Peter Blatty –Bethesda, Maryland – writer, best known for "The Exorcist ."
*Ann Brashares –Bethesda, Maryland – author, known for "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ".
* David Brooks –Bethesda, Maryland – "New York Times " columnist.
*Rachel Carson –Silver Spring, Maryland – author.
*Michael Chabon –Columbia, Maryland – author.
*Steve Charnovitz –Falls Church, Virginia – author oninternational trade and law professor.
*Frank Cho –Beltsville, Maryland – syndicated cartoonist.
*Connie Chung –Washington, D.C. – journalist.
*Jerry Climer –Alexandria, Virginia – political consultant.
*Katie Couric –Arlington, Virginia – television news anchorwoman.
*Christopher Pearse Cranch –Alexandria, Virginia –Unitarian minister, newspaper editor, author, and artist.
*E.J. Dionne –Bethesda, Maryland – author and journalist.
*Michael Dirda –Silver Spring, Maryland – Pulitzer Prize–winning literary journalist
*Matt Drudge –Takoma Park, Maryland – internet journalist.
*John Feinstein –Bethesda, Maryland – author, columnist and reporter.
*Jonathan Safran Foer –Washington, D.C. –writer .
*Thomas Friedman –Bethesda, Maryland – "New York Times " columnist.
*David Gardner –Alexandria, Virginia – founder of theMotley Fool .
*Tom Gardner –Alexandria, Virginia – founder of theMotley Fool .
*Doreen Gentzler –Chevy Chase, Maryland –WRC-TV television news anchor.
*Gary Groth –Springfield, Virginia –comic book publisher.
*Stephen Hunter –Columbia, Maryland – film critic andauthor .
*Gayle King –Chevy Chase, Maryland – editor-at-large for "O, The Oprah Magazine ".
*Laura Lippman –Columbia, Maryland –author .
*Suzanne Malveaux –Columbia, Maryland – reporter forCNN .
*Chris Matthews –Chevy Chase, Maryland – host of "Hardball with Chris Matthews ".
*Aaron McGruder –Columbia, Maryland –cartoonist .
*Paul Mirengoff –Bethesda, Maryland –attorney , co-author of the "Power Line ".
*Phyllis Reynolds Naylor –Bethesda, Maryland –author .
*Mike O'Meara –Manassas, Virginia –radio personality, best known for his role on the nationally-syndicated Don and Mike Radio Show.
*George Pelecanos –Silver Spring, Maryland –author ,journalist , film producer and writer/producer of "The Wire".
*Audrey Penn –Silver Spring, Maryland –author .
*Maury Povich –Washington, D.C. – television personality.
*Gordon Prange –University Park, Maryland –historian .
*Cokie Roberts –Bethesda, Maryland –journalist ,author .
*Nora Roberts –Silver Spring, Maryland –author .
*Willard Scott –Alexandria, Virginia – television personality;meteorologist forNBC 's "The Today Show".
*Elliot Segal –Rockville, Maryland – host of radio show "Elliot in the Morning ."
*Michael Tomasky –Silver Spring, Maryland –author andjournalist .
*Valerie Tripp –Silver Spring, Maryland –author .
*Michael Wilbon –Bethesda, Maryland – columnist for the "Washington Post ", host of ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption ".
*David Willman –Bethesda, Maryland – recipient of thePulitzer Prize .Other
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Michael Bray –Bowie, Maryland – convictedterrorist and anti-abortionactivist .
*Leo Felton –Silver Spring, Maryland –white supremacist .
*John Walker Lindh –Washington, D.C. – fought for theTaliban during the 2001 War in Afghanistan.
*Samuel Mudd –Waldorf, Maryland – doctor, implicated in aiding theAbraham Lincoln assassination byJohn Wilkes Booth .
*Lisa Nowak –Rockville, Maryland –astronaut and alleged attempted murderer.
*Lorenzo Odone –Fairfax, Virginia –adrenoleukodystrophy patient.
*Edmund Spangler –Waldorf, Maryland – conspirator in theAbraham Lincoln assassination .
*Robert Stethem –Waldorf, Maryland –United States Navy diver, killed during the hijacking ofTWA Flight 847 .ee also
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