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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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379 notable people

0301 EMPLOYEE

Lee Ainslie

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0302 DRIVER

Bryan Dauzat

Born 1959

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0303 POLITICIAN

Brita Sailer

Born 1953

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0304 BANK

Marshall J. Beverley

1911 - 2000

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0305 OFFICER

James Patrick Lannon

1878 - 1953

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0306 BUSINESS

Buddy Tudor

1935 - 2010

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0307 BASEBALL

Chuck Scrivener

Born 1947

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0308 POLITICIAN

Doran Isackson

1938 - 1989

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0309 SPORT

Julie Kuliecza

Born 1980

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0310 SINGER

Slater Rhea

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0311 FOOTBALL

De'Mornay Pierson-El

Born 1995

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0312 LAWYER

William Fralin

Born 1963

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0313 BASKET

Matt Garrison (basketball)

Born 1973

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0314 POLITICIAN

John R. Conway

1825 - 1870

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0315 MATHEMATICIAN

Michael A. Hill

Born 1980

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0316 FOOTBALL

Archie Hoxton

1875 - 1951

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0317 JOURNALIST

Mary Lou Forbes

1926 - 2009

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0318 BASEBALL

Jay Aldrich

Born 1961

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0319 ACTOR

Mia Cottet

Born 1968

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0320 RABBI

A. James Rudin

Born 1934

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0321 MILITAR

Andrew J. Cummins

1868 - 1923

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0322 BASEBALL

Kevin McGehee

Born 1969

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0323 LAWYER

Arnold Jack Rosenthal

1923 - 2010

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0324 MUSIC

Charles Owens (Saxophonist, 1972)

Born 1972

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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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0327 LAWYER

Augustus P. Hunton

1816 - 1911

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0328 LAWYER

Louis L. Redding

1901 - 1998

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0329 DIPLOMAT

Mary Thompson-Jones

Born 1957

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0330 PRESENTER

Ethma Odum

1931 - 2009

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0331 JUDGE

William A. Culpepper

1916 - 2015

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0332 SINGER

Kyle James Hauser

Born 1985

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0333 POLITICIAN

Ed Rand

1920 - 1999

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0334 PAINTER

Tim Conlon (artist)

Born 1974

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0335 OFFICER

William Pinckney Mason

1843 - 1922

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0336 LIBRARIAN

Ellen Coolidge Burke

1901 - 1975

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0337 RESEARCH

Brian E. Carlson

Born 1947

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0338 FOOTBALL

Imoan Claiborne

Born 1992

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0339 ROWER

Nick Peterson

Born 1973

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0340 WRITER

Danielle Valore Evans

Born 1983

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0341 ENGINEER

John A. Haydon

1830 - 1902

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0342 ACTOR

Sarah Rudinoff

Born 1971

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0343 BANK

Robert H. Bolton

1908 - 2003

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0344 BANK

Levin R. Marshall

1800 - 1870

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0345 LAWYER

David Wendell Phillips

Born 1962

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0346 COACH

Elvin J. Cassell

1896 - 1970

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0347 BUSINESS

John McKee (philanthropist)

1821 - 1902

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0348 FOOTBALL

Callie Brownson

Born 1989

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0349 TEACHER

Zelia Ball Page

1850 - 1937

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0350 BASKET

Frank Summers (coach)

1899 - 1974

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0351 WRITER

Bob Deitrick

Born 1961

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0352 COMPOSER

Evan Chambers

Born 1963

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0353 BASEBALL

Dave Davenport

1890 - 1954

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0354 PRINTMAKER

Maria Epes

Born 1950

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0355 EXPLORER

Barbour Lathrop

1847 - 1927

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0356 DESIGNER

Imraan Faruque

Born 1984

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0357 OFFICER

William E. Blaisdell

1815 - 1864

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0358 LAWYER

Francis Xavier Ransdell

1861 - 1939

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0359 BUSINESS

George Washington Shaver

1832 - 1900

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0360 BASEBALL

Bill Yeatman

1839 - 1901

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0361 BUSINESS

Morgan W. Walker Jr.

1928 - 2008

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0362 BASKET

Bob Kessler

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0363 FOOTBALL

Khary Stockton

Born 1971

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0364 BASEBALL

Steve Fields

1941 - 2009

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0365 BASEBALL

Bill Kennedy (1942–47 pitcher)

1918 - 1995

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0366 SINGER

Rick Franklin

Born 1952

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0367 PROFESSOR

Lynda Delph

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0368 DIPLOMAT

Samuel McLean (U.S. Consul)

1797 - 1881

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0369 MODEL

Shannon Rusbuldt

Born 1985

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0370 OFFICER

George William Brent

1821 - 1872

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0371 FILMMAKER

Vicky Funari

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0372 BASEBALL

Jack Beach

1862 - 1896

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0373 WRITER

Jessica Peck

Born 1979

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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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0376 FOOTBALL

Louis L. Watson

Born 1895

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0377 LAWYER

L. Mendel Rivers Jr.

Born 1947

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0378 FOOTBALL

Fredrick Burgan

Born 1881

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0379 INTELLIGENCE

David O. Sullivan

1924 - 2012

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