Abe Pollin
1923–2009 · Developer and longtime owner of the NBA's Bullets/Wizards; got his start in Brightwood
Abe Pollin began in his family's construction firm, which was part of the post-WWII homebuilding that filled in Brightwood. The firm built The Rittenhouse at 14th and Rittenhouse Streets NW (opened 1957), the project that helped launch Pollin before he became a major developer and owned the Bullets/Wizards for 46 years.
Connection to Brightwood: His family firm built Brightwood's Rittenhouse apartments, where his career began.