List of people from Potomac, Maryland

Past and present residents of Potomac, Maryland include:

• Atiku Abubakar, billionaire and vice president of Nigeria^[1]
• Freddy Adu, professional soccer player for Philadelphia Union^[2]
• Robert A. Altman, owner of ZeniMax Media; married to Lynda Carter^[3]
• Sam Anas, ice hockey player for Iowa Wild^[4]
• Surinder Arora, English hotelier
• Mike Barrowman, Olympic champion swimmer^[5]
• Howard Behrens, painter^[6]
• Eric F. Billings, CEO of FBR Capital Markets Corporation
• Wolf Blitzer, anchor and host of CNN's The Situation Room
• Noah Bratschi, professional speed climber, American record holder
• Eric Brodkowitz, Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the Israel national baseball team
• F. Lennox Campello, artist, art critic, writer and art dealer
• Lynda Carter, television actress, best known for her roles of Diana Prince and the title character on Wonder Woman^[7]
• Paul Castro, Hollywood screenwriter, best known for being the original writer/creator of the Warner Bros. hit drama, August Rush
• Calbert Cheaney, NBA player
• Michael Chertoff, former secretary of Homeland Security
• Kelen Coleman, actress
• Mike Cowan, professional caddy for Jim Furyk
• Kamie Crawford, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010, Miss Teen USA 2010
• Donald Dell, sports attorney
• Sherman Douglas, basketball player
• Margaret Durante, country music artist signed to Emrose Records
• Jerome Dyson, basketball player, 2012–13 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Brooke Eby, business development manager and social media personality^[8]
• Patrick Ewing, NBA player and head coach of Georgetown University’s men's basketball team
• Kenneth Feld, owner and CEO of Feld Entertainment, producers of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
• Raul Fernandez, entrepreneur
• Thomas Friedman, author
• Phil Galfond, professional poker player
• John Glenn, senator and astronaut
• Jeff Halpern (born 1976), NHL player, the first in league history to be raised in the American South^[9]
• Beth Harbison, New York Times bestselling author
• Ayman Hariri, Lebanese billionaire and son of Rafic Hariri
• Leon Harris, anchor for WJLA-TV
• Dwayne Haskins, former football quarterback for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers
• John Hendricks, founder and former chairman of Discovery Communications
• Marillyn Hewson, chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin
• Juwan Howard, former member of the Fab Five, NBA Center, and current Michigan Wolverines basketball head coach
• Karen Huger, Real Housewives of Potomac cast member
• Danny Hultzen, former pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
• E. Howard Hunt, author, CIA officer and Watergate figure
• King Hussein of Jordan
• Nneka Ihim, Real Housewives of Potomac cast member
• Frank Islam, philanthropist and founder of QSS Group^[10]
• Nurul Islam, Bangladeshi ex-minister, politician, and economist
• 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^[11]
• Olaf Kolzig, ice hockey goaltender and coach
• Ted Koppel, former ABC News anchor
• Ryan Kuehl, NFL player
• 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
• 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^[12][13]
• Chelsea Manning, convicted of violating the Espionage Act
• J. W. Marriott Jr., billionaire executive of Marriott International
• April McClain Delaney, U.S. congresswoman^[14]
• Mac McGarry, host of the Washington and Charlottesville, Virginia versions of It's Academic^[15]
• Nana Meriwether, Miss Maryland USA 2012, Miss USA 2012 (succeeded)
• Matt Mervis (born 1998), baseball player for the Chicago Cubs
• Abby Meyers (born 1999), basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association
• Serge Mombouli, ambassador of Congo 2000–2010
• Taylor Momsen, actress from CW TV series Gossip Girl
• Alonzo Mourning, NBA player
• Gheorghe Muresan, 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
• Farah Pahlavi, former queen of Iran
• Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, and one of the leaders of the 2025-2026 Iranian protests and 2026 Iranian diaspora protests
• Benedict Peters, Nigerian billionaire and CEO of Aiteo
• Issa Rae, writer, actress, director, producer, author; co-creator of Insecure^[16]
• Mitchell Rales, chairman of the Danaher Corporation
• Rosa Rios, treasurer of the United States
• David Ritz, owner of Ritz Camera
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, United States president, occupied Marwood Mansion during the summer^[17]
• Greg Rosenbaum, co-founder of The Carlyle Group
• Pete Sampras, tennis player (moved to California at age 7)
• Chris Samuels, former NFL offensive tackle, Washington Redskins
• Monique Samuels, Real Housewives of Potomac cast member; former spouse of Chris Samuels
• 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, former owner of the NFL's Washington Redskins; former chairman of the board of Six Flags
• Gianmarco Soresi, stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, and internet personality
• Sylvester Stallone, actor, screenwriter, and director
• Darren Star, television writer and producer^[18]
• Tim Sweeney, billionaire video game developer, founder of Epic Games
• David Trone, businessman and U.S. congressman
• Spike Trotman, founder of Iron Circus Comics
• Mike Tyson, professional boxer
• John Wall, NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers
• Mark A. Weinberger, global chairman and CEO of EY
• Robert Wexler, U.S. congressman
• Buck Williams, NBA player
• Christopher Williams, NASA astronaut and medical physicist
• Gary Williams, former head coach of University of Maryland's basketball team
• Willie J. Williams, NFL player