The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in McLean, Virginia.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.Arts and entertainment
- Mary Schmidt Amons, cast member on Bravo's The Real Housewives of DC
- Michael Arndt, Academy Award-winning screenwriter
- Kathryn Erskine, National Book Award-winning children's author
- James Tiptree Jr., pen name of Alice Sheldon, science fiction author
- Gore Vidal, author and political activist
Business
- Steve Case, co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online
- Steve Salis, co-founder of &pizza, and founder of Sizzle Acquisition
- William E. Conway Jr., founder of the Carlyle Group
- Richard Darman, senior Carlyle Group affiliate
- Richard Fairbank, CEO, chairman, co-founder of Capital One
- Najeeb Halaby, CEO of Pan Am, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and father of Queen Noor of Jordan
- Jim Kimsey, co-founder, CEO, and first chairman of America Online
- Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards, former AOL senior executive
- Daniel Mudd, former CEO of Fortress Investment Group and former president of Fannie Mae
- Dwight Schar, founder and chairman of NVR Inc, America's seventh-largest homebuilder
- Stu Shea, COO of Leidos and founder and chairman of United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Journalism
- Sharyn Alfonsi, correspondent for ABC World News, Good Morning America and Nightline
- Sam Donaldson, former ABC News anchor and Chief White House Correspondent
- Jonathan Karl, TV and print journalism for ABC News (originally from McLean, later in South Dakota and Poughkeepsie, New York)
- Roger Mudd, Emmy Award-winning journalist, television host and former CBS, NBC and PBS news anchor
- Lauren Shehadi, sportscaster for MLB Network and Turner Sports
- Derek Thompson, staff writer for The Atlantic
- Jackson Payne, award-winning student reporter and current sportswriter for the Deseret News
Military
- William A. Beiderlinden, U.S. Army major general
- Arnold W. Braswell, retired lieutenant general of the United States Air Force
- Frederic J. Brown II, U.S. Army lieutenant general
- Frederic J. Brown III, U.S. Army lieutenant general
- Major General John V. Cox, Marine Corps fighter pilot and Naval Aviator
- General Colin Powell, former Secretary of State
- Vice Admiral Forrest S Petersen USN, Naval Aviator and X15 pilot
Politics
- Spencer Abraham, 10th Secretary of Energy and Republican United States senator from Michigan (1995–2001)
- Elliott Abrams, Special Assistant to Former President Bush
- Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, former Saudi Ambassador to the United States
- Joe Allbaugh, campaign manager for George W. Bush
- Bandar bin Sultan, former Saudi Ambassador to the United States
- Jacqueline Bouvier, wife of John F. Kennedy
- Pat Buchanan, political analyst.
- Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter
- Frank Carlucci, former Secretary of Defense, former chairman of the Carlyle Group
- Dick Cheney, former Vice President of the United States
- Elizabeth Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney
- Lynne Cheney, former Second Lady of the United States
- John Dingell, Dean of the United States House of Representatives
- Senator Byron Dorgan
- Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House
- Chuck Hagel, United States Secretary of Defense
- Jon Huntsman Jr., former Governor of Utah and presidential candidate
- Frank Keating, former Governor of Oklahoma
- Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
- Ethel Kennedy
- Ted Kennedy, senior United States senator from Massachusetts
- Bill Kristol, political analyst
- Laura Ingraham, Fox News host and conservative political commentator
- Patrick Leahy, United States senator from Vermont
- Mike Lee, junior United States senator from Utah
- I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, lawyer, and former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney (2001–2005)
- Fred Malek, former assistant to United States presidents George H.W. Bush and Richard Nixon
- Terry McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Luke Messer, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Don Nickles, former Republican Senator from Oklahoma
- Queen Noor of Jordan
- Liam O'Grady, United States District Court Judge
- Chuck Robb, former United States senator and governor of Virginia
- Mark Rosenker, former Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and Major General USAF (ret)
- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
- Amha Selassie, last Emperor of Ethiopia
- John E. Sununu, former United States senator from New Hampshire
- Nicholas Veliotes, former United States Ambassador to Egypt and Jordan
- Jean Zermatten, chairman of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child; son of famous Swiss writer Maurice Zermatten
Science
- Vint Cerf, computer scientist, internet pioneer, considered one of ""the fathers of the Internet""
- Herman Aguinis, Professor at the George Washington University School of Business, and Past President of the Academy of Management
Sports
- Bradley Beal, shooting guard for the Washington Wizards
- Eric Dorsey, former defensive end for the New York Giants; attended high school in McLean
- Kevin Hogan, quarterback for the Washington Redskins
- Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals
- Josh Sborz, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization
- Max Scherzer, pitcher for the Washington Nationals organization
- T. J. Oshie, right winger for the Washington Capitals
References
- Phillips, Julie (2007). James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon. New York: Picador. ISBN 978-0-312-42694-1.
- ^ Crowley, Michael (September 11, 2006). "Welcome to McLean, home of America's ruling class". The New Republic. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- Hart, Kim (June 6, 2007). "Executives Cashing In Shares At NVR". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- "William Beiderlinden, 86, Ex-Major General in Army". The Washington Star. Washington, DC. April 16, 1981. p. B-Back – via GenealogyBank.com.
- "Arnold W. Braswell". mindenmemories.org. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- "Frederic J. Brown, Retired General". The New York Times. New York, NY. March 17, 1971. p. 48 – via TimesMachine.
- Damon, Victor (March 22, 2020). "Biography, LTG Frederic J. Brown PhD, U.S. Army (Ret.)" (PDF). 3AD.com. New Haven, CT: The 3rd Armored Division History Foundation. pp. 1–2. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- "The Watergate Story: Key Players: Pat Buchanan", 2009
- ^ As Dick Cheney Prepares to Depart, His Mystery Lingers
- 10 Facts About Chuck Hagel
- "Herman Aguinis | GW School of Business | The George Washington University". GW School of Business. Retrieved 2023-03-10.