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McLean (/ m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / mə-KLAYN) [5] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.The population of the community was 50,773 at the 2020 census. [1]
MacLean, also spelt McLean, is a Scottish Gaelic surname (Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes ().The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain", a patronymic meaning "son of Gillean".
Edward "Ned" Beale McLean (1889 – July 28, 1941) was the publisher and owner of The Washington Post newspaper, from 1916 until 1933. McLean was also a thoroughbred racehorse owner and purchaser of the Hope Diamond, which was traditionally believed to carry a curse. Edward McLean was declared insane and died in a psychiatric hospital. [1]
Donald McLean III / m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". [2] [3] He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". [4]
McLean High opened its doors on September 6, 1955, with an enrollment of 1,031 students from grades 8 through 11 with Principal Craighill S. Burks. [7] At the time, McLean was the newest high school in Fairfax County, and the only high school located in McLean since the Franklin Sherman School, originally built in 1914, closed in the late 1930s ...
Evalyn McLean (née Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly being an owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$180,000 from Pierre Cartier), as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East.
McLean is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 743 at the 2020 census , [ 3 ] down from 830 in 2010 . It is part of the Bloomington – Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area .
McLean County is a U.S. county in the east central region of Illinois, and is the largest county by land area in the state. According to the 2020 Census , it had a population of 170,954. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Bloomington . [ 2 ]