- List of people from Potomac, Maryland
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Past and present residents of the area include:
- Marc Balamaci, Owner EDGE Commercial
- Margaret Durante, Country Music Artist signed to Emrose Records
- Sugar Ray Leonard, Professional and Olympic champion boxer
- Mac McGarry, host of the Washington and Charlottesville, Virginia, versions of It's Academic
- Michael Chertoff, United States Secretary of Homeland Security
- Marriott International Hotels executives Richard Edwin Marriott and J.W. Marriott, Jr.
- Chuck O'Dell, Former CEO of Marriott
- Kenneth Feld Feld Entertainment owner and CEO Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice
- Wolf Blitzer Anchor/ Host CNN's The Situation Room
- David Ritz Owner Ritz Camera
- Mitchell Rales Chairman Danaher Corporation
- Daniel Snyder, Owner of the NFL Washington Redskins and COB of Six Flags[1], tore down the home of former Potomac resident Queen Noor of Jordan and three others to acquire the acreage to build his own mega-home.
- Mark Lerner Owner MLB Washington Nationals, Lerner Enterprises
- Bruce Levinson Owner NBA Atlanta Hawks
- Lynda Carter Actress - Played Wonder Woman
- Robert A. Altman Zenimax Media, married to Lynda Carter
- Atiku Abubakar Vice President of Nigeria
- Dhani Jones NFL Cincinnati Bengals
- Ted Koppel Former ABC News Anchor
- Justin Lin Vice President of Lin & Associates, LLC
- Phil Galfond Professional high stakes poker player, aka OMGClayAiken
- H.R.M. Reza Pahlavi II The Crown Prince of Iran
- Barry Levinson
- Beth Harbison New York Times bestselling author
- Michael Calvert RPCV
- Jeff Halpern NHLTampa Bay Lightning player
- Friedman Billings Ramsey co-founder Eric Billings
- Freddy Adu Soccer player of S.L. Benfica
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John, Robert and Edward Kennedy. (Mother of Maria Shriver)
- Sargent Shriver, husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of The Peace Corps, former ambassador to France.
- Gary Williams-- Head coach of University of Maryland basketball team. Final Four Champs 2001
- Calbert Cheaney Former NBA Washington Wizards player resides in Falconhurst
- Dikembe Mutombo NBA Player
- Alonzo Mourning NBA player
- Antawn Jamison NBA Player
- Buck Williams NBA player
- Patrick Ewing NBA player
- Leon Harris anchor for WJLA-TV
- Lea Thompson, "Dateline NBC" Correspondent
- Empress Farah Pahlavi who bought her residence in 2001.
- Donnie Simpson WPGC 95.5 radio personality and former BET Video VJ
- Howard Behrens Painter
- Taylor Momsen Actress from CW TV Show series Gossip Girl
- Topper Shutt, Chief Meteorologist for WUSA-TV
- Sylvester Stallone Actor
- Robert Wexler, U.S. congressman
- John ODonnell, Socialite
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Former governor of California, has a part time residence
- Ryan Kuehl NFL player, retired.
- Willie J. Williams NFL Player, Steelers, Retired
- Kamie Crawford Miss Teen USA 2010
- Serge Mombouli Ambassador of Congo 2000-2010
- Paul Laudicina Charmin and C.E.O. of A.T. Kearney
- Jim Schleckser CEO and Managing Partner of the CEO Project
- Marriott's
- Stephen Sparks, President and CEO Sparks HR
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