Editing Loudoun County, Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
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[[James Monroe]] constructed and resided at Oak Hill near [[Aldie, Virginia|Aldie]] after his presidency. [[American Civil War]] [[Brigadier General]] [[Robert H. Chilton]] ([[Chief of staff (military)|Chief of Staff]] under [[Robert E. Lee]]) was a native of Loudoun County. [[World War II]] general [[George C. Marshall]] resided at [[Dodona Manor]] in Leesburg. Essayist and journalist [[Russell Baker]] grew up in [[Morrisonville, Virginia]] and his book ''[[Growing Up (memoir)|Growing Up]]'' highlights his childhood in rural Virginia. Entertainer [[Arthur Godfrey]] lived near historic [[Waterford, Virginia]]. Loudoun County is also the birthplace of Julia Neale Jackson, mother of [[Stonewall Jackson]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vmi.edu/content.aspx?id=5005 |title=Stonewall Jackson Ancestors |work=VMI Archives |publisher=Virginia Military Institute |quote=She was born 28 February 1798 near Aldie, Loudoun Co., VA.}}</ref> and [[Susan Catherine Koerner Wright]], mother of the [[Wright Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-2-095x.html |title=Happy Mother's Day, Mrs. Wright |work=AOPA ONLINE |publisher=Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association |quote=Susan Catherine Koerner was born in tiny Hillsboro, Va.}}</ref>
* [[Madeleine Albright]] (1937–2022) – U.S. [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] in Clinton Administration
* [[William H. Ash]] (1859–1908) – Former slave who was one of the first African-American politicians to be elected to the [[Virginia House of Delegates]]
* [[Russell Baker]] (1925–2019) – [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning author of ''[[Growing Up (memoir)|Growing Up]]'' (1983, Autobiography)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/1983w.html |title=The Pulitzer Prizes |work=pulitzer.org}}</ref>
* [[Geraldine Brooks (writer)|Geraldine Brooks]] (1955–) – Pulitzer Prize–winning author
* [[John Champe (soldier)|John Champe]] – Revolutionary War soldier and double agent
* [[R. Preston Chew|Roger Preston Chew]] (1843–1921) – Horse artillery commander in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, prominent West Virginia businessman, railroad executive and West Virginia legislator<ref>Hermitage NRIS at p. 13, available at http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/jefferson/93001444.pdf</ref>
* [[John L. Dagg]] (1794–1884) – Baptist theologian, pastor, educator, and president of Mercer University, GA (1844–54)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.founders.org/library/dagg_sketch.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961104222741/http://founders.org/library/dagg_sketch.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 1996 |title=Biographical Sketch of John L. Dagg |work=founders.org}}</ref><ref>[http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/MercerPresidents/ "John Leadley Dagg 1844-1854 Mercer University Presidents"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322180904/http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/MercerPresidents/ |date=March 22, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Westmoreland Davis]] (1859–1942) – Governor of Virginia
* [[Richard Henry Dulany]] (1820–1906) – Colonel of the [[7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment|7th Virginia Cavalry]] during the Civil War
* [[Michael Farris (lawyer)|Michael Farris]] (1951–) – Founder of the [[Home School Legal Defense Association]] and [[Patrick Henry College]] in [[Purcellville, Virginia|Purcellville]]; unsuccessful Republican nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia|lieutenant governor of Virginia]] in 1993
* [[Joe Gibbs]] (1940–) – Lived just west of Leesburg while coaching the [[Washington Redskins]]
* [[Arthur Godfrey]] (1903–1983) – Popular national radio and television personality
* [[Darrell Green]] (1960–) – Former Washington Redskin and inductee to the [[National Football League|NFL]] Pro Football Hall of Fame
* [[Pamela Harriman]] (1920–1997) – Daughter-in-law of [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]] and U.S. ambassador to France
* [[Gina Haspel]] (1956–) – Director of the CIA, first female ever appointed to the position
* [[Annia Hatch]] (1978–) – Cuban American 2x Olympic silver medalist in gymnastics, currently lives in Ashburn
* [[Fred Hetzel]] (1942–) – Former professional basketball player
* [[Barbara Holland]] (1933–2010) – author
* [[Tony Horwitz]] (1958–2019) – Pulitzer Prize–winning author
* [[John Janney]] (1798–1872) – Member of the Virginia General Assembly and officer of the [[Virginia Secession Convention of 1861]]
* [[Sheila Johnson]] (1949–) – Entertainment and sports entrepreneur and philanthropist.
* [[Wilton Lackaye]] (1862-1932) – American stage and film actor, the original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage Svengali, 1895
* [[Lyndon LaRouche]] (1921–2019) – Controversial American politician, activist, and founder of the [[LaRouche movement]]
* [[Marc Leepson]] (1945–) – Journalist, historian, author
* [[Sandra Lerner]] (c. 1953–) – Entrepreneur and philanthropist
* [[Mark Levin]] (1957–) – Author and conservative talk radio host
* [[George C. Marshall]] (1880–1959) – [[General of the Army (United States)|General of the Army]] (5-star), U.S. Secretary of State, [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]], and author of the "[[Marshall Plan]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dodona Manor |url=https://www.georgecmarshall.org/dodona-manor |access-date=August 2, 2022 |website=George C. Marshall |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Stevens T. Mason]] (1811–1843) – First governor of Michigan (Democrat, 1837–40)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9401895 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070930022305/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9401895 |url-status=dead |title=Stevens Thomson Mason Biography - Biography.com |date=September 30, 2007 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |website=Archive.is |access-date=August 7, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Andrew McCabe]] (1968–) – Former Deputy Director of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]
* [[Charles F. Mercer]] (1788–1858) – Founded village of Aldie; U.S. Congressman from Virginia
* [[Billy Mitchell]] (1879–1936) – Controversial Army officer and military aviation pioneer
* [[James Monroe]] (1758–1831) – 5th President of the United States
* [[Oliver North]] (1943–) – Former [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] Officer and figure in the [[Iran–Contra affair|Iran–Contra scandal]]; commentator and host on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network
* [[Patton Oswalt]] (1969–) – American stand-up comedian, writer and actor
*[[Vinton Liddell Pickens]] (1900–1993) – artist, chair of the first Loudoun County planning commission in 1941
* [[Wilson Pickett]] (1941–2006) – R&B and soul singer and songwriter
* [[Isaiah L. Potts]] (1784?–after 1843) – tavern keeper of the notorious Potts Tavern who, allegedly, ran a gang of highwaymen and murderers on the Illinois frontier
* [[Rachel Renee Russell]] (1959–) – #1 ''New York Times'' best-selling author of the children's book series, [[Dork Diaries]]
* [[Henry S. Taylor]] (1942–) – [[Pulitzer Prize for Poetry|Pulitzer Prize]]-winning poet
* [[Will Toledo]] (1992–) – lead singer of [[Car Seat Headrest]], musician, songwriter
* [[Joshua White (Illinois politician)|Joshua White]] (1812–1890) – businessman and Illinois state legislator
* [[Lucien Whiting Powell]] (1846–1930) – Renowned landscape artist
* [[William Wilson (Illinois jurist)|William Wilson]] (1794–1857) – Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Illinois]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_WWilson.asp |title=William Wilson - Previous Illinois Supreme Court Justice |website=Illinoiscourts.gov}}</ref>