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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 officer6.0× 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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0002 ACTOR

John Hawkes (actor)

Born 1959

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0003 COMPOSER

Stewart Copeland

Born 1952

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0012 FILM

John Wells (filmmaker)

Born 1956

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0014 SINGER

Mackenzie Phillips

Born 1959

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0021 ACTRESS

Donna Dixon

Born 1957

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0034 ACTOR

Rich Hall

Born 1954

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0041 ACTOR

Rolf Saxon

Born 1955

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0044 ACTOR

Reed Birney

Born 1954

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0056 MATHEMATICIAN

Michael J. Hopkins

Born 1958

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0063 MATHEMATICIAN

Greg Lawler

Born 1955

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0071 NOVELIST

Douglas Clegg

Born 1958

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0072 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Scott Shenker

Born 1956

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0080 POLITICIAN

Paula Dobriansky

Born 1955

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0096 FOOTBALL

Dave Dalby

1950 - 2002

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0102 PHYSICIST

Stephen Shenker

Born 1953

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0161 ROWER

Chip Lubsen

Born 1955

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0162 PAINTER

Cappy Thompson

Born 1952

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0164 NOVELIST

Claire Cook

Born 1955

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0170 SINGER

Kate Jacobs

Born 1959

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0173 LAWYER

Mildred Methvin

Born 1952

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0183 FOOTBALL

Gerry Bertier

1953 - 1981

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0204 SUPERINTENDENT

Mike Edmonson

Born 1958

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0207 MILITAR

Michael K. Nagata

Born 1954

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0241 CEO

Timothy Koogle

Born 1951

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0253 SPECIAL EFFECTS

Mark Vargo

Born 1954

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0286 JOURNALIST

Megan Beyer

Born 1957

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0302 DRIVER

Bryan Dauzat

Born 1959

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0303 POLITICIAN

Brita Sailer

Born 1953

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0325 ARTIST

Anita Douthat

Born 1950

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0326 FOOTBALL

Chris Williams (defensive back)

Born 1959

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0329 DIPLOMAT

Mary Thompson-Jones

Born 1957

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0354 PRINTMAKER

Maria Epes

Born 1950

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0366 SINGER

Rick Franklin

Born 1952

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