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×
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.
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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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Angus King
Born 1944
Mick Mulvaney
Born 1967
Thomas Swann
1809 - 1883
James Madison Wells
1808 - 1899
James Pearce
1805 - 1862
Joseph E. Ransdell
1858 - 1954
Abner Lacock
1770 - 1837
James Westcott
1802 - 1880
Paula Dobriansky
Born 1955
Austin F. Pike
1819 - 1886
Mikie Sherrill
Born 1972
Henry Lee II
1730 - 1787
Harold B. McSween
1926 - 2002
Frederick Perry Stanton
1814 - 1894
Lewis McKenzie
1810 - 1895
John Cooksey
Born 1941
Richard Wallach
1816 - 1881
John Carlyle Herbert
1775 - 1846
Thomas H. Werdel
1905 - 1966
Thomas Willoughby Newton
1804 - 1853
Cuthbert Powell
1775 - 1849
Bernard G. Caulfield
1828 - 1887
Roger C. Weightman
1787 - 1876
Alexander D. Orr
1761 - 1835
Adolphus Peter Nelson
1872 - 1927
John T. Towers
1809 - 1855
Robert L. Rock
1927 - 2013
David W. Marsden
Born 1948
Ned Randolph
1942 - 2016
William D. Euille
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Julius Patrick
1938 - 2006
William H. Daingerfield
1808 - 1878
Jacques Roy (mayor)
Born 1970
Peter Farrell (politician)
Born 1983
Virginia deGravelles
1915 - 2017
Jennifer Dougherty
Born 1961
Danny Verdin
Born 1964
Herbert Dixon (Louisiana politician)
Born 1949
Ken Hollis
1942 - 2010
Kathy Kozachenko
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Wilson Riles
1917 - 1999
Charles W. DeWitt Jr.
Born 1947
Carl Gunter Jr.
1938 - 1999
Leroy S. Bendheim
1906 - 1987
Pete Johnson (Mississippi)
Born 1948
Hala Ayala
Born 1973
Brita Sailer
Born 1953
Doran Isackson
1938 - 1989
John R. Conway
1825 - 1870
Ed Rand
1920 - 1999
John L. Melnick
1921 - 2013