List of people from Potomac, Maryland
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Past and present residents of the area include:
- Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria
- Freddy Adu, professional soccer player for Philadelphia Union
- Robert A. Altman, owner of ZeniMax Media; married to Lynda Carter
- Surinder Arora, English hotelier
- Creston Baker, musician
- Howard Behrens, painter
- Eric F. Billings, CEO of FBR Capital Markets Corporation
- Wolf Blitzer, anchor and host of CNN's The Situation Room
- Lynda Carter, television actress, best known for her roles of Diana Prince and the title character on Wonder Woman
- Calbert Cheaney, NBA player
- Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security
- Kelen Coleman
- Mike Cowan, professional caddy for Jim Furyk
- Kamie Crawford, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010, Miss Teen USA 2010
- Donald Dell
- Sherman Douglas
- Margaret Durante, country music artist signed to Emrose Records
- Patrick Ewing, NBA player
- Kenneth Feld, owner and CEO of Feld Entertainment, producers of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Ben Feldman
- Raul Fernandez
- Thomas Friedman, author
- Ann Friedman, wife of Thomas Friedman and daughter of billionaire Matthew Bucksbaum
- Phil Galfond, professional poker player
- John Glenn, Senator and astronaut
- Jeff Halpern, NHL player, the first in league history to be raised in the American South
- Beth Harbison, New York Times bestselling author
- Ayman Hariri, Lebanese billionaire and son of Rafic Hariri
- Leon Harris, anchor for WJLA-TV
- John Hendricks, founder and former chairman of Discovery Communications
- Marillyn Hewson, chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin
- Juwan Howard
- Frank Islam, philanthropist and founder of QSS Group
- Antawn Jamison, NBA player
- Yahya Jammeh, President of Gambia
- Dhani Jones, NFL player
- Eddie Jordan, former NBA coach
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Ambassador to the United Kingdom, resided at Marwood Manor[1]
- Olaf Kolzig
- Ted Koppel, former ABC News anchor
- Ryan Kuehl, NFL player
- Sachiko Kuno, patron of the arts and pharmaceutical tycoon, appeared on Forbes' list of Wealthiest Self-Made Women[2]
- Paul Laudicina, Chairman and CEO of A.T. Kearney
- Sugar Ray Leonard, professional and Olympic champion boxer
- Ted Leonsis, owner of the NHL's Washington Capitals, NBA's Washington Wizards, and WNBA's Washington Mystics
- Mark Lerner, son of billionaire Ted Lerner
- Ted Lerner, owner of Lerner Enterprises and MLB's Washington Nationals
- Bruce Levenson, owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks
- Barry Levinson, Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter
- Liza Levy, Jewish community activist[3][4]
- Justin Lin, Vice President of Lin & Associates, LLC
- Sam Malhotra, current Cabinet Secretary for Maryland's Department of Human Resources
- Chelsea Manning, convicted of violating the Espionage Act
- Samuel Marcus, actor, known for The People's Couch and Teens React
- J.W. Marriott, Jr., billionaire executive of Marriott International
- Richard Marriott, Chairman of the Board of Host Hotels & Resorts
- Mac McGarry, host of the Washington and Charlottesville, Virginia, versions of It's Academic
- Nana Meriwether, Miss Maryland USA 2012, Miss USA 2012 (succeeded)
- Serge Mombouli, Ambassador of Congo 2000-2010
- Taylor Momsen, actress from CW TV series Gossip Girl
- Alonzo Mourning, NBA player
- Dikembe Mutombo, NBA player
- Rachel Nichols, sports journalist, CNN anchor
- Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Consort of Jordan, widow of Hussein of Jordan
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea
- Chuck O'Dell, former CEO of Marriott International
- Farah Pahlavi, former Queen of Iran
- Reza Pahlavi II, Crown Prince of Iran
- Mitchell Rales, Chairman of the Danaher Corporation
- Friedman Billings Ramsey, co-founder of Eric Billings
- Rosa Rios, Treasurer of the United States
- David Ritz, owner of Ritz Camera
- Chris Rogers, co-founder of Nextel and former owner of Marwood Mansion
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, United States President, occupied Marwood Mansion during the summer[5]
- Greg Rosenbaum, co-founder of The Carlyle Group
- Noah Samara, founder of 1worldspace and pioneer of satellite radio
- Pete Sampras, tennis player (moved to California at age 7)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John, Robert, and Ted Kennedy; mother of Maria Shriver
- Sargent Shriver, husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver; founder of the Peace Corps; former Ambassador to France
- Topper Shutt, Chief Meteorologist for WUSA-TV
- Donnie Simpson, WPGC 95.5 radio personality; former BET VJ
- Daniel Snyder, owner of the NFL's Washington Redskins; former Chairman of the Board of Six Flags
- Sylvester Stallone, actor[citation needed]
- Darren Star
- Tim Sweeney, video game developer, founder of Epic Games
- Mike Tyson
- Ryuji Ueno, philanthropist and pharmaceutical tycoon, owner of Evermay and Halcyon House
- John Wall, NBA player for the Washington Wizards
- Robert Wexler, U.S. Congressman
- Buck Williams, NBA player
- Gary Williams, former head coach of University of Maryland's basketball team
- Willie J. Williams, NFL player
References
- ^ "Riverside Palace". www.bethesdamagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Forbes' list of Wealthiest Self-Made Women
- ^ Minton, Emily (12 June 2013). "Levy to Lead Federation". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Levy Family Starts the New Year in Tel Aviv". Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Surreal Estate: Ted Leonsis buys lavish Potomac estate". The Washington Post. 2011-01-04. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-02-05.