List of people from Reston, Virginia
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The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Reston, Virginia.
- Donna Andrews, mystery fiction writer
- Aja Barber, author and fashion activist
- Big Pooh, MC in the hip hop group Little Brother; attended South Lakes High School
- Benny Blanco, born Benjamin Levin, songwriter and producer who has worked with artists such as Katy Perry, Britney Spears, and 3OH!3[1]
- Roy Buchanan, guitarist and blues musician[2]
- Matt Duke (born 1985), singer-songwriter/musician; signed to Rykodisc; has released multiple albums; born in Reston[3]
- Aldn (born 2001), singer, songwriter and record producer.
- Jeremy Gelbwaks, child actor from The Partridge Family
- Evan Helmuth, actor (The Devil Inside, Fever Pitch, Jobs); raised in Reston[4]
- Michael Hersch, composer and pianist
- Lubomir Kavalek, chess grandmaster
- George Taylor Morris, radio host who popularized the "Dark Side of the Rainbow" phenomenon[5]
- Steve Niles (born 1965 in Jackson Township, New Jersey), comic book author, screenwriter and punk rock musician; grew up in Reston
- Jacob Sartorius, singer and internet personality
- Eddie Timanus (born 1968 in St. Joseph, Missouri), Jeopardy! champion; USA Today sportswriter; grew up in Reston
- Lynd Ward, artist
Business
- Stephanie Hannon, developer of Google Wave, first female technology officer of a major political campaign
- Michael Pocalyko, businessman, entrepreneur and author
- Robert E. Simon, founder of Reston
Crime
- Lloyd R. Woodson, arrested in 2010 with military-grade illegal weapons he intended to use in a violent crime, and a detailed map of the Fort Drum military installation
Politics and government
- Randy Babbitt, former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
- Milt Bearden, retired Central Intelligence Agency officer; author (The Black Tulip, The Main Enemy); frequent contributor to the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal
- T. Keith Glennan, first administrator of NASA
- Alan Larson (born 1949), diplomat and ambassador
- Kenneth R. Plum (D), Virginia House of Delegates Democratic Caucus leader, represented Reston[6]
- Howard Wolpe, former member of the United States House of Representatives