# List of people from Potomac, Maryland

Past and present residents of Potomac, Maryland include:
* Atiku Abubakar, billionaire and vice president of Nigeria
* Freddy Adu, professional soccer player for Philadelphia Union
* Robert A. Altman, owner of ZeniMax Media; married to Lynda Carter
* Sam Anas, ice hockey player for Iowa Wild
* Surinder Arora, English hotelier
* Mike Barrowman, Olympic champion swimmer
* Howard Behrens, painter
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Frank Islam, philanthropist and founder of QSS Group
* 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
* 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
* Chelsea Manning, convicted of violating the Espionage Act
* J.W. Marriott, Jr., billionaire executive of Marriott International
* Mac McGarry, host of the Washington and Charlottesville, Virginia, versions of It's Academic
* 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 II, Crown Prince of Iran
* Benedict Peters, Nigerian billionaire and CEO of Aiteo
* Issa Rae, writer, actress, director, producer, author; co-creator of Insecure
* 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
* 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
* Sylvester Stallone, actor, screenwriter, and director
* Darren Star, television writer and producer
* 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 candidate and medical physicist
* Gary Williams, former head coach of University of Maryland's basketball team
* Willie J. Williams, NFL player