Marion Barry
1936–2014 · Civil rights organizer and four-term Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Marion Barry, the civil rights organizer who became Washington's most prominent and controversial mayor, made Anacostia and Ward 8 his political and personal home base. He lived in the Anacostia section of the city during his mayoralty and later represented Ward 8 on the D.C. Council until his death in 2014. In 2023 Good Hope Road SE was renamed Marion Barry Avenue SE in his honor.
Connection to Anacostia: Lived in the Anacostia section of Ward 8 and represented Ward 8; Good Hope Road SE renamed Marion Barry Avenue SE in 2023.