37.4382° N, 81.8387° W

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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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

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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Angus King

Born 1944

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Mick Mulvaney

Born 1967

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Thomas Swann

1809 - 1883

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James Madison Wells

1808 - 1899

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James Pearce

1805 - 1862

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Joseph E. Ransdell

1858 - 1954

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Abner Lacock

1770 - 1837

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James Westcott

1802 - 1880

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Paula Dobriansky

Born 1955

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0081 POLITICIAN

Austin F. Pike

1819 - 1886

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Mikie Sherrill

Born 1972

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Henry Lee II

1730 - 1787

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Harold B. McSween

1926 - 2002

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Frederick Perry Stanton

1814 - 1894

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Lewis McKenzie

1810 - 1895

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John Cooksey

Born 1941

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Richard Wallach

1816 - 1881

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0114 POLITICIAN

John Carlyle Herbert

1775 - 1846

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0116 POLITICIAN

Thomas H. Werdel

1905 - 1966

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0117 POLITICIAN

Thomas Willoughby Newton

1804 - 1853

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0119 POLITICIAN

Cuthbert Powell

1775 - 1849

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0121 POLITICIAN

Bernard G. Caulfield

1828 - 1887

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Roger C. Weightman

1787 - 1876

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0132 POLITICIAN

Alexander D. Orr

1761 - 1835

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Adolphus Peter Nelson

1872 - 1927

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0136 POLITICIAN

John T. Towers

1809 - 1855

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0137 POLITICIAN

Robert L. Rock

1927 - 2013

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0145 POLITICIAN

David W. Marsden

Born 1948

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0196 POLITICIAN

Ned Randolph

1942 - 2016

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William D. Euille

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Julius Patrick

1938 - 2006

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William H. Daingerfield

1808 - 1878

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Jacques Roy (mayor)

Born 1970

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Peter Farrell (politician)

Born 1983

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Virginia deGravelles

1915 - 2017

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Jennifer Dougherty

Born 1961

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Danny Verdin

Born 1964

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Herbert Dixon (Louisiana politician)

Born 1949

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Ken Hollis

1942 - 2010

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Kathy Kozachenko

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Wilson Riles

1917 - 1999

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Charles W. DeWitt Jr.

Born 1947

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Carl Gunter Jr.

1938 - 1999

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Leroy S. Bendheim

1906 - 1987

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Pete Johnson (Mississippi)

Born 1948

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Hala Ayala

Born 1973

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Brita Sailer

Born 1953

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Doran Isackson

1938 - 1989

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John R. Conway

1825 - 1870

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0333 POLITICIAN

Ed Rand

1920 - 1999

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John L. Melnick

1921 - 2013

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