The following is a list of notable individuals who live or have lived in Arlington County, Virginia.
Academia
Arts and entertainment
- Danny Ahn, musician, g.o.d
- Dave Bautista, actor and former professional wrestler
- Warren Beatty, actor and director
- Gordon Bess, cartoonist
- Steve Buckhantz, sports announcer, Washington Wizards
- Sandra Bullock, Academy Award-winning actress
- Alyson Cambridge, classical music, jazz, and popular song singer
- George Washington Parke Custis, orator and playwright; stepgrandson and informally adopted son of President George Washington
- Roberta Flack, jazz, soul, R&B, folk music singer, songwriter, and musician
- Greg Garcia, television writer, producer and director
- Zac Hanson, musician
- Julia Kwon, visual artist
- Shirley MacLaine, actress
- Jim Morrison, rock musician, song writer, and lead vocalist, The Doors
- DeStorm Power, Internet personality
- Natalie Wynn, YouTube personality
- Zach Cregger, Director
Astronauts
Business
Civil rights
Crime
Journalism
Medicine
Military
- George M. Browning Jr., United States Air Force lieutenant general
- Holmes E. Dager, U.S. Army major general, lived in Arlington during his retirement
- Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist, and United States Navy rear admiral
- George Juskalian, decorated member of the United States Army; served for over three decades; fought for three wars, including World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War
- Robert E. Lee, Confederate Army general who lived at Arlington House
- George S. Patton, Jr., U.S. Army general during World War II
- Blake Wayne Van Leer, commander and captain, United States Navy, led the nuclear research and power unit at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze
Politics and government
Sports
- Nataly Arias, Colombian association footballer
- Gboly Ariyibi, soccer player
- Connor Barth, former professional professional football player
- Paul Beachem, Olympic paddler, 1960 and 1968
- Michael Callahan, U.S. National Team and Olympic rower (spare-2004)
- Bruce Djite, American-Australian soccer player
- Tom Dolan, Olympic swimmer
- Azzi Fudd, college basketball player, UConn Huskies
- Ryan Hall, mixed martial arts, UFC featherweight
- Sean Hall, Olympic rower, 1992 and 1996
- DeShawn Harris-Smith, college basketball player, Maryland Terrapins
- John Hummer, former professional basketball player and entrepreneur
- Torri Huske, Olympic swimmer, 2020
- Tony Johnson, Olympic rower, 1948 and 1968 silver medalist
- M. J. Stewart, former professional football player, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Other
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