Tori Amos went to RM
Gbenga Akinnagbe went to Magruder (name might not be recognizable but he was a main character in The Wire)

RaMell Ross. He was nominated for an Oscar a few years back and has a new movie, Nickel Boys, coming out.

He was a standout basketball player in high school at Lake Braddock in Burke.

Anonymous wrote:Oh! Along the tech lines, Sergey Brin went to Adelphi elementary, Eleanor Roosevelt high school and UMD.

Tim Sweeney of Fortnite Churchill

Couple of major billionaires both UMD.

Henry Rollins .. Bullis

Chris Meloni … St Stephen’s

Darren Star … Churchill

Joan Jett went to Wheaton

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ana Gasteyer from snl grew up on Capitol Hill and based her character Gingger Atterbury on a certain classic dc character type
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svgOuwXR8Mo&pp=ygUYIG1ycyBhdHRlcmJ1cnkgc3Rpbmcgc25s

That's the worst most fabulous video I've ever seen!

This is my favorite
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKDxgXcJP4&pp=ygURc25sIG1ycyBhdHRlcmJ1cnk%3D

Anonymous wrote:Ana Gasteyer from snl grew up on Capitol Hill and based her character Gingger Atterbury on a certain classic dc character type
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svgOuwXR8Mo&pp=ygUYIG1ycyBhdHRlcmJ1cnkgc3Rpbmcgc25s

That's the worst most fabulous video I've ever seen!

Anonymous wrote:Hilarie Burton, actress from One Tree Hill and wife of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, went to Park View High in Sterling.

another show from my teen years, Greek, has Calvin played by Paul James from North Potomac MD. He was also in I Love that for You and a bunch of Netflix movies

Ben Feldman - Superstore, Mad Men

Kelen Coleman - the Newsroom, The Office

Both went to Churchill in Potomac.

I have to say that it's a bit surprising that so many famous entertainers came out of the DC metro area. You expect this from NYC, LA, or Chicago.

But DC? It's an arguably 2nd/cusp of 3rd tier major US city.

I'm guessing it bats above its weight class because this area has long had excellent public schools, some of the highest median incomes in the nation, and the best education population in the country.

The singer Mya also attended Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Martin Lawrence attended Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Anonymous wrote:Not exactly a celebrity but a famous book: "Bridge to Terabithia" was written by Katherine Patterson while living in Takoma Park set in the fabulous tree canopy of that area.

Yes! I knew that when I read these as a kid. The Great Gilly Hopkins was set in “Tompkins Park” but it was totally Takoma Park.

Hilarie Burton, actress from One Tree Hill and wife of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, went to Park View High in Sterling.

Anonymous wrote:Jim Morrison went to high school briefly in Alexandria and the mamas and the papas guy was from here too alexandria

From wikipedia on Jim Morrison:

"In 1959, his family returned to Northern Virginia, where he graduated from George Washington High School, now a middle school in Alexandria, in June 1961.[27] While attending George Washington High School, Morrison maintained a grade average of 88 and tested in the top 0.1% with an IQ of 149"

He also attended elementary school for awhile in Fairfax.