Editing Fairfax County, Virginia (section)

== Notable people ==
===Historic figures===
[[File:George Washington MET ap24.109.86.jpg|thumb|[[George Washington]], the victorious commander of the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] and nation's first [[President of the United States|president]], whose residence, [[Mount Vernon]], is in Fairfax County]]
[[File:George Mason portrait.jpg|thumb|[[George Mason]], whose residence, [[Gunston Hall]], is in Fairfax County]]
*[[John Wynn Davidson]], [[Union (American Civil War)|Union Army]] general who co-led the [[Bloody Island massacre]] in 1850
*[[Fitzhugh Lee]] (from [[Clermont (Alexandria, Virginia)|Clermont]]), [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] general and [[Governor of Virginia]]<ref name="Fitzhugh Lee">{{cite web|url=http://www.markerhistory.com/birthplace-of-fitzhugh-lee-marker-e-125/|title=Birthplace of Fitzhugh Lee|publisher=Marker History|access-date=August 2, 2011|archive-date=March 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328114315/http://www.markerhistory.com/birthplace-of-fitzhugh-lee-marker-e-125/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Richard Bland Lee]] (from [[Sully Historic Site|Sully Plantation]]), [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from 1789 to 1795
*[[George Mason]] (from [[Gunston Hall]]), [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]] considered the "Father of the [[United States Bill of Rights]]"<ref name="gunston hall">{{cite web|url=http://www.gunstonhall.org/georgemason/|title=George Mason|publisher=Gunston Hall|access-date=April 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103000354/http://www.gunstonhall.org/georgemason/|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[George Washington]] (from [[Mount Vernon]]), Commander-in-Chief of the [[Continental Army]] and first [[President of the United States]]<ref name="mount vernon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index.cfm/ss/21/|title=A Brief Biography of George Washington|publisher=Mount Vernon Plantation|access-date=April 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823160852/http://www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index.cfm/ss/21|archive-date=August 23, 2011}}</ref>

===Films and television===
*[[Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên (presenter)|Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên]], co-host, ''[[Paris By Night]]''
*[[Christina Hendricks]], actress, ''[[Mad Men]]'' and ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
*[[Julianne Moore]], [[Oscar Awards|Oscar]]-winning actress 
*[[Prince Poppycock]], ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' Season Five fourth place finalist 
*[[tobyMac]], [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-winning artist, producer, and songwriter
*[[Jason Sudeikis]], actor and writer, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
*[[Jimmy Workman]], actor, ''[[The Addams Family (1991 film)|The Addams Family]]'' and ''[[Addams Family Values]]''
*[[Park Yoo-chun]], singer, [[TVXQ]] and [[JYJ]]

===Government and politics===
*[[Sharon Bulova]], former chairwoman, board of supervisors
*[[Barbara Comstock]], former U.S. Congresswoman (VA-10) and former Virginia delegate (R-34)
*[[Gerry Connolly]], U.S. Congressman (VA-11) and former chairman of the Fairfax County board of supervisors
*[[Tom Davis (Virginia politician)|Tom Davis]], former U.S. Congressman (VA-11)
*[[James Gattuso]], senior research fellow, [[The Heritage Foundation]], and former associate director to U.S. Vice President [[Dan Quayle]]
*[[Katherine Hanley]], Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth and former county board chair
*[[Nguyễn Cao Kỳ]], [[South Vietnam]]ese prime minister, vice president, and Air Force general{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
*[[John Warner]], former U.S. senator
*[[Jim Webb]], former U.S. senator

===Media===
* [[Jayson Blair]], former ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' reporter who fabricated stories
* [[Steve Scully]], former host, political editor, and senior producer of [[C-SPAN]]'s ''[[Washington Journal]]''

===Musicians===
*[[J (singer)|J]], [[K-pop]] R&B, and soul musician<ref name="bio kbs">{{cite web|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_artists_detail.htm?No=10168|title=Biography Jun-Jae-Young|publisher=KBS World|access-date=April 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201163447/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_artists_detail.htm?No=10168|archive-date=December 1, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Lauren Graham]], actress, ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''<ref name="yahoo movies">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800023824/bio|title=Lauren Graham Biography|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=February 3, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Dave Grohl]], drummer, [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], and front man for [[Foo Fighters]]
*[[John Jackson (blues musician)|John Jackson]], blues guitarist, master of [[Piedmont blues]]
*[[The Dismemberment Plan]], band led by [[Travis Morrison]]

===Sportspeople===
*[[Bruce Arena]], head coach, [[United States men's national soccer team]]
*[[Eric Barton]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] linebacker
*[[Brian Carroll]], [[Midfielder]], [[Philadelphia Union]]
*[[Hubert Davis]], former professional basketball player
*[[Mia Hamm]], U.S. Olympic and professional soccer player
*[[Allen Johnson]], 110m hurdles U.S. Olympic gold medalist
*[[Andy Heck]], former NFL football player
*[[Grant Hill (basketball)|Grant Hill]], former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
*[[Bhawoh Jue]], professional football player, [[Green Bay Packers]]
*[[Brian Kendrick]], professional wrestler
*[[Javier López (baseball)|Javier López]], former professional baseball pitcher, [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Colorado Rockies]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], and the [[San Francisco Giants]] and four-time [[World Series]] champion
*[[Keith Lyle|Keith Allen Lyle]], former professional football player, [[Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles/St Louis Rams]]
*[[Ilia Malinin]], figure skater
*[[Michael McCrary]]. former [[defensive end]]
*[[Ed Moses (swimmer)|Ed Moses]], U.S. Olympic swimmer<ref name="ed moses bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.usaswimming.org/usasweb/DesktopModules/BioView.aspx?personid=e629d615-d3dc-4318-aabf-54099b2387aa&TabId=388&Mid=597|title=Ed Moses|publisher=USA Swimming|access-date=December 2, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513172858/http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopModules/BioView.aspx?personid=e629d615-d3dc-4318-aabf-54099b2387aa&TabId=388&Mid=597|archive-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref>
*[[Scott Norwood]], former professional football kicker, [[Buffalo Bills]]
*[[Alex Riley (wrestler)|Alex Riley]], professional wrestler
*[[Eddie Royal]], professional football [[wide receiver]], [[Chicago Bears]]
*[[Evan Royster]], free agent NFL running back
*[[Mike Glennon]], professional football [[quarterback]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
*[[Joe Saunders]], professional baseball pitcher, [[Seattle Mariners]]
*[[Justin Spring]], U.S. Olympic gymnast
*[[Chris Warren (American football)|Chris Warren]], former NFL running back
*[[Alan Webb (runner)|Alan Webb]], U.S. Olympic track runner and American record holder in the [[Mile run]]
*[[Michael Weiss (figure skater)|Michael Weiss]], [[figure skater]]
*[[Kate Ziegler]], U.S. Olympic swimmer

===Other===
*[[Seung-hui Cho]], shooter who perpetrated the [[Virginia Tech shooting]]
*[[Catherine Coleman]], astronaut<ref name="nasa">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/coleman.html|title=Astronaut Bio: Catherine Coleman|date=November 2009|publisher=NASA|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Robert Hanssen]], spy who sold secrets to the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Russia]]
*[[Kjell Lindgren]], astronaut<ref name="newclass">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/ascans2009.html|title=NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration|last=NASA HQ|date=June 29, 2009|publisher=[[NASA]]|access-date=June 29, 2009|archive-date=August 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801162824/http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/ascans2009.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Christopher McCandless]], wanderer who went to [[Alaska]] to try to "find himself" and died in the process, inspiring the non-fiction book ''[[Into the Wild (Krakauer book)|Into the Wild]]''
*[[Augusto, Michaela, and Lorenzo Odone|Lorenzo Odone]], [[Adrenoleukodystrophy|ALD]] patient who inspired the film, ''[[Lorenzo's Oil]]''
*[[Sean Parker]], co-founder of [[Napster]], [[Plaxo]], and [[Causes (company)|Causes]]