The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in McLean, Virginia.
Arts and entertainment Mary Schmidt Amons, cast member on Bravo's The Real Housewives of DC Michael Arndt, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Kathryn Erskine, National Book Award-winning children's author James Tiptree Jr., pen name of Alice Sheldon, science fiction author Gore Vidal, author and political activist
Business Steve Case, co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online William E. Conway Jr., founder of the Carlyle Group Richard Darman, senior Carlyle Group affiliate Richard Fairbank, CEO, chairman, co-founder of Capital One Najeeb Halaby, CEO of Pan Am, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and father of Queen Noor of Jordan Jim Kimsey, co-founder, CEO, and first chairman of America Online Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards, former AOL senior executive Daniel Mudd, former CEO of Fortress Investment Group and former president of Fannie Mae Steve Salis, co-founder of &pizza, and founder of Sizzle Acquisition Dwight Schar, founder and chairman of NVR Inc, America's seventh-largest homebuilder Stu Shea, COO of Leidos and founder and chairman of United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Journalism Sharyn Alfonsi, correspondent for ABC World News, Good Morning America and Nightline Sam Donaldson, former ABC News anchor and Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, TV and print journalism for ABC News (originally from McLean, later in South Dakota and Poughkeepsie, New York) Roger Mudd, Emmy Award-winning journalist, television host and former CBS, NBC and PBS news anchor Lauren Shehadi, sportscaster for MLB Network and Turner Sports Derek Thompson, staff writer for The Atlantic
Judiciary Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Liam O'Grady, United States District Court judge Charles S. Rhyne lawyer who argued landmark case Baker v. Carr Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice
Military William A. Beiderlinden, U.S. Army major general Arnold W. Braswell, retired lieutenant general of the United States Air Force Frederic J. Brown II, U.S. Army lieutenant general Frederic J. Brown III, U.S. Army lieutenant general Major General John V. Cox, Marine Corps fighter pilot and naval aviator Vice Admiral Forrest S Petersen USN, naval aviator and X15 pilot General Colin Powell, former secretary of state
Politics
Spencer Abraham, 10th Secretary of Energy and Republican United States senator from Michigan (1995–2001) Elliott Abrams, special assistant to former President Bush Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, former Saudi ambassador to the United States Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, former Saudi ambassador to the United States Joe Allbaugh, campaign manager for George W. Bush Jacqueline Bouvier, wife of John F. Kennedy Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter Pat Buchanan, political analyst."The Watergate Story: Key Players: Pat Buchanan", 2009 Frank Carlucci, former secretary of defense, former chairman of the Carlyle Group Dick Cheney, former vice president of the United StatesAs Dick Cheney Prepares to Depart, His Mystery Lingers Elizabeth Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney Lynne Cheney, former Second Lady of the United States John Dingell, dean of the United States House of Representatives Senator Byron Dorgan Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House Chuck Hagel, United States secretary of defense10 Facts About Chuck Hagel Jon Huntsman Jr., former governor of Utah and presidential candidate Laura Ingraham, Fox News host and conservative political commentator Frank Keating, former governor of Oklahoma Ethel Kennedy Ted Kennedy, senior United States senator from Massachusetts Bill Kristol, political analyst Patrick Leahy, United States senator from Vermont Mike Lee, junior United States senator from Utah I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, lawyer, and former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney (2001–2005) Fred Malek, former assistant to United States presidents George H.W. Bush and Richard Nixon Terry McAuliffe, governor of Virginia and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee Luke Messer, member of the United States House of Representatives Don Nickles, former Republican senator from Oklahoma Queen Noor of Jordan Chuck Robb, former United States senator and governor of Virginia Mark Rosenker, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and Major General USAF (ret) Amha Selassie, last emperor of Ethiopia John E. Sununu, former United States senator from New Hampshire Nicholas Veliotes, former United States ambassador to Egypt and Jordan Jean Zermatten, chairman of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child; son of famous Swiss writer Maurice Zermatten
Science Herman Aguinis, professor at the George Washington University School of Business, and Past President of the Academy of Management Vint Cerf, computer scientist, internet pioneer, considered one of "the fathers of the Internet" Mark Lawrence, American psychiatrist and CIA profiler
Sports Bradley Beal, shooting guard for the Washington Wizards Eric Dorsey, former defensive end for the New York Giants; attended high school in McLean Kevin Hogan, quarterback for the Washington Redskins T. J. Oshie, right winger for the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals Josh Sborz, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization Max Scherzer, pitcher for the Washington Nationals organization
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