Annandale High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Larry Asante, safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 5th round draft pick in 2010. (Did not graduate from Anandale. Graduated from Hayfield Secondary School
  • Roger Craig, recurrent Jeopardy! contestant who holds a number of the show's all-time records
  • Ray Crittenden, professional American football player for the New England Patriots (1993–94) and San Diego Chargers (1997) and CFL (1995–96)
  • Faisal Gill, former Senior Policy Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security who was the subject of the 2004 Faisal Gill Affair, a media storm concerning his ties with the American Muslim Council
  • Clarence Goodson, professional soccer player for IK Start of the Tippeligaen league in Norway (did not graduate from AHS)
  • Dave Grohl, American rock musician, instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the Foo Fighters, and as the drummer for the former grunge band, Nirvana (did not graduate from AHS)
  • Fawn Hall, former secretary to Lt. Colonel Oliver North and a notable figure in the Iran-Contra Affair
  • Bill Hamid, professional American soccer player for D.C. United (2009–present)
  • Mark Hamill, actor and voice artist, best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy (did not graduate from AHS)
  • Mark Hoppus, bass guitarist and vocalist, co-founder and member of Blink-182 and +44, host of Hoppus on Music (did not graduate from AHS)
  • Rob Huebel, comedian and actor, known for playing Owen Maestro in the television series Childrens Hospital, and himself in the series Human Giant; he was the voice of the Anchorman in Despicable Me
  • Robin Jennings, Former MLB player (Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds)
  • Waleed Karimullah, Professional cricketer, played for the U.S.A U-19 cricket team. Graduated from Annandale High School in 2011
  • Michael Vitez, journalist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Journalism
  • Dylan Walsh, actor, known for his role as Dr. Sean McNamara in the television series Nip Tuck and as Detective Al Burns in the series Unforgettable (TV series)

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