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ALEXANDRIA

Most Famous People Born in Alexandria, United States

Notable people
379
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1950
Most distinctive
Officer 6.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Alexandria during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Alexandria Is Known For

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Politician is Alexandria's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (51).

Alexandria over-indexes on officer — 6.0× the global rate.

Alexandria under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician51
  2. Football45
  3. Lawyer33
  4. Actor30
  5. Baseball20
  6. Basket19
  7. Officer15
  8. Singer12
  1. Officer156.0×
  2. Lawyer335.0×
  3. Baseball204.7×
  4. Basket194.0×
  5. Novelist53.3×
  6. Mathematician52.6×
  7. Militar81.7×
  8. Singer121.5×
  1. Writer80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Alexandria's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0017 SCULPTOR

Duane Hanson

1925 - 1996

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0025 BASKET

Earl Lloyd

1928 - 2015

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0042 ECONOMIST

Charles Schultze

1924 - 2016

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0099 POLITICIAN

Harold B. McSween

1926 - 2002

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0137 POLITICIAN

Robert L. Rock

1927 - 2013

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0138 LAWYER

Alvin Benjamin Rubin

1920 - 1991

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0142 BASKET

Hal Haskins

1924 - 2003

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0194 WRITER

Junius Edwards

1929 - 2008

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0206 JOURNALIST

Patrick McCauley

1927 - 2015

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0224 PRESENTER

Al Bolton

1925 - 2014

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0244 LAWYER

Ed Ware

1927 - 2016

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0261 ARCHITECT

Alma Carlisle

Born 1927

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0263 LAWYER

Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.

1926 - 2019

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0266 FOOTBALL

Bill Schroll

1926 - 2009

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0277 BASEBALL

Ben Steiner

1921 - 1988

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0287 LAWYER

Luther F. Cole

1925 - 2013

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0288 LIEUTENANT

Lloyd Herbert Hughes

1921 - 1943

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0317 JOURNALIST

Mary Lou Forbes

1926 - 2009

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0323 LAWYER

Arnold Jack Rosenthal

1923 - 2010

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0333 POLITICIAN

Ed Rand

1920 - 1999

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0361 BUSINESS

Morgan W. Walker Jr.

1928 - 2008

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0374 POLITICIAN

John L. Melnick

1921 - 2013

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0375 MUSIC

Elvin Shepherd

1923 - 1995

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0379 INTELLIGENCE

David O. Sullivan

1924 - 2012

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