List of people from Annandale, Virginia
The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Annandale, Virginia.
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Pierce Askegren, author
- Myriam Avalos, classical pianist
- Tony Cavalero, actor and comedian
- Mark Hamill, actor[1]
- Rob Huebel, actor and comedian
- Cat Janice, singer-songwriter[2]
- Christopher Johnson McCandless, itinerant and subject of author Jon Krakauer's 1996 book, Into the Wild
- Pat McGee, singer-songwriter
- Keith Douglas Pruitt, actor, musician and composer[3]
- Robert Stanton, actor
- Kelly Willis, country singer-songwriter
Business
[edit]- Anthony Myint, author and restaurateur
Politics and government
[edit]- Jeffrey Bell, author and political consultant
- Fawn Hall, notable figure in the Iran-Contra affair
- Susan Hutchison, Chair of the Washington State Republican Party, former television news anchor
- August Larson, USMC major general
- Joe Morrissey, Virginia State Senator, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates; former Virginia Commonwealth Attorney
- Robert Sarvis, Libertarian candidate for Governor in the 2013 election
- Cao Van Vien, former Chairman of the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff
- Vivian E. Watts, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Kevin Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia
Science
[edit]- Frank Cepollina, engineer and inventor
- Frances L. Whedon, meteorologist[4]
Sports
[edit]- Ray Crittenden, football player
- Chuck Drazenovich, football player
- Mark Duffner, football coach
- Bill Hamid, professional soccer player for D.C. United
- Arthur Jackson, Olympic medalist sport shooter
- Michael Lahoud, professional soccer player for Chivas USA[5]
- Carl Strong, soccer player
- Don Whitmire, football player
References
[edit]- ^ Mark Hamill (I) - Biography
- ^ Iati, Marisa (January 26, 2024)."From hospice, alt-pop singer releases what may be final song — for her son". The Washington Post.
- ^ Weinstein, Steve (21 November 2008). "Composer, Actor, Hate-Crime Survivor Keith Douglass Pruitt Dies at 47". EdgeMediaNetwork. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Army Nominates 6 Employed in R&D for Annual Federal Woman's Award". Army Research & Development Newsmagazine. 12: 18. January–February 1971. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Fabulous Forum". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 2009.