The following is a list of people who served in the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through c ...

''and'' have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes. Marines who became notable in the United States Marine Corps and are part of the Marine Corps history and lore are listed and posted in the list of historically notable United States Marines.

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* Joseph M. Acaba –

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedin ...

astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...

Don Adams Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the television situation comedy '' G ...

–

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

-winning actor (''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...

'') * Eddie Adams –

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made ...

-winning photographer *

Sandy Alderson Richard Lynn "Sandy" Alderson (born November 22, 1947) is an American baseball executive. He is currently the president of the New York Mets. He previously served as the general manager of the New York Mets from 2011 to 2018, an executive in the O ...

– General Manager of the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major lea ...

* Andrew M. Allen –

astronaut * Art Anderson – NFL football player * Mike Anderson – NFL

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...

player * Walter Anderson – author; ''

PARADE A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of s ...

'' editor; Parade Publications CEO; GED spokesperson *

Paul Arizin Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed "Pitchin' Paul", was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He retir ...

– NBA

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player *

Bea Arthur Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving ...

– actor ('' Maude'', ''

The Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty Wh ...

''); she denied her service in the USMC in later life

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F. Lee Bailey Francis Lee Bailey Jr. (June 10, 1933 – June 3, 2021) was an American criminal defense attorney. Bailey's name first came to nationwide attention for his involvement in the second murder trial of Sam Sheppard, a surgeon accused of murdering ...

– lawyer, notable for his involvement in cases relating to the

My Lai Massacre My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Market ...

and the

O.J. Simpson Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed "Juice", is an American former football running back, actor, and broadcaster who played for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Once a popular fi ...

trial In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. The tribun ...

Dusty Baker Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in the MLB for 19 seasons, most notably with the Lo ...

– Major League Baseball manager for the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yo ...

James Baker James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House Chief of Staff and 67th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President ...

– former

U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

, elder statesman, advisor and friend of the Bush family * Leslie M. "Bud" Baker, Jr. – chairman of the Board of Wachovia Bank * Greg Ballard –

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

* Nick Barone – boxer (1950s), the "Fighting Marine" * Thomas D. Barr – attorney with

Cravath, Swaine & Moore Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (known as Cravath) is an American white-shoe law firm with its headquarters in New York City, and an additional office in London. The firm is known for its complex and high profile litigation and mergers & acquisit ...

, "father of modern big-case litigation" *

James Lee Barrett James Lee Barrett (November 19, 1929 – October 15, 1989) was an American author, producer and screenwriter. Biography Barrett was born in 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated in 1950 from Anderson University (South Carolina). ...

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Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...

-winning writer ('' Shenandoah'') *

Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter title. An ir ...

– world champion boxer, Boxing Hall of Famer *

Hank Bauer Henry Albert Bauer (July 31, 1922 – February 9, 2007) was an American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He played with the New York Yankees (–) and Kansas City Athletics (–); he batted and threw right-handed. He served as ...

– professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

player *

Jim Beaver James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He is most familiar to worldwide audiences as Bobby Singer in ''Supernatural''. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series ...

– actor, writer, star of '' Deadwood'' and ''

Supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

'' * John Beckett – college football star and coach * Bob Bell –

Bozo the Clown Bozo the Clown, sometimes billed as "Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown", is a clown character created for children's entertainment, widely popular in the second half of the 20th century. He was introduced in the United States in 1946, and to te ...

(TV) *

Glen Bell Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Taco Bell chain of restaurants. Biography Glen Bell was born in Lynwood, California, to Glen William Bell Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth B ...

– founder of

Taco Bell Taco Bell is an American-based chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1962 by Glen Bell (1923–2010) in Downey, California. Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve a variety of Mexican-inspired foods, includi ...

fast food chain *

Terrel Bell Terrel Howard Bell (November 11, 1921June 22, 1996) was the Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan. He was the second Secretary of Education, following Shirley Hufstedler. Early life and career Bell was born in Lava Ho ...

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U.S. Secretary of Education The United States secretary of education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities rel ...

(1981–1984) during the Reagan administration *

Donald P. Bellisario Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935) is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and sometimes wrote episodes for the TV series ''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980), ''Tales of the Gold Monkey'' (1982), ''Airwolf'' (1984), ''Quant ...

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television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

of '' Magnum, P.I.'', '' JAG'', and '' NCIS'' *

Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...

– Governor of Oklahoma, U.S. Senator (OK-R) *

John Besh John Besh (born May 14, 1968) is an American chef, TV personality, philanthropist, restaurateur and author. He is known for his efforts in preserving the culinary heritage of New Orleans cuisine. Background Besh was born in Meridian, Mississippi, ...

–

chef A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the director or head of a ki ...

and restaurant owner * Patty Berg –

LPGA The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of wee ...

golfer *

Rod Bernard Rod Bernard () was an American singer who helped to pioneer the musical genre known as "swamp pop", which combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Creole music. He is generally considered one of t ...

–

swamp pop Swamp pop is a music genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of southeast Texas. Created in the 1950s by young Cajuns and Creoles, it combines New Orleans–style rhythm and blues, country and weste ...

musician *

Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born August 19, 1946) is a former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He graduated from the United States Naval ...

– NASA shuttle pilot and

administrator Administrator or admin may refer to: Job roles Computing and internet * Database administrator, a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database * Forum administrator, one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum * N ...

Robert Bork Robert Heron Bork (March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012) was an American jurist who served as the solicitor general of the United States from 1973 to 1977. A professor at Yale Law School by occupation, he later served as a judge on the U.S. Cour ...

– retired federal judge, law professor and

Supreme court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

nominee *

Blackbear Bosin Blackbear Bosin (June 5, 1921 – August 9, 1980) was a self-taught Comanche/Kiowa sculptor, painter, and commercial artist. He is also known by his Kiowa name, Tsate Kongia, which means "black bear." Bosin gained notoriety for his surreal and ...

– artist * Harold Bradley Jr. –

player, International artist, actor and musician * Hugh Brannum – " Mr. Green Jeans" on ''

Captain Kangaroo ''Captain Kangaroo'' is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television progra ...

'' * Donald Bren – CEO, The Irvine Company *

Randolph Bresnik Randolph James "Komrade" Bresnik (born September 11, 1967) is a retired officer in the United States Marine Corps and an active NASA astronaut. A Marine Aviator by trade, Bresnik was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 19 in May 2004. ...

– NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle Crew STS-129, and ISS Flight Engineer/Commander 52/53 * Daniel B. Brewster – U.S. Senator from Maryland *

Art Buchwald Arthur Buchwald (October 20, 1925 – January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his column in ''The Washington Post''. At the height of his popularity, it was published nationwide as a syndicated column in more than 500 newspaper ...

– humor columnist * * Dale Bumpers – Governor of Arkansas, U.S. Senator from Arkansas * Lem Burnham – American football player * Romus R.V. Burgin – Author of ''Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific'' who was portrayed in the HBO miniseries ''The Pacific'' (2010) * Bob Burns – comedian *

Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later was a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Sen ...

– U.S. Senator from Montana

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* Robert D. Cabana – NASA space shuttle astronaut, director of Stennis and Kennedy Space Centers * Enrique Camarena – Mexican-American DEA agent murdered in 1985 * Philip Caputo – author, journalist *

Rod Carew Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945) is a Panamanian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman, second baseman and designated hitter from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins ...

– baseball Hall of Famer *

Drew Carey Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, '' The Drew Carey Show'', an ...

– comedian, actor, host of ''

The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also inc ...

'' (2007 – present) * Gerald P. Carr – NASA astronaut *

James Carville Chester James Carville Jr. (born October 25, 1944) is an American political consultant, author, and occasional actor who has strategized for candidates for public office in the United States and in at least 23 nations abroad. A Democrat, he is a ...

– political strategist and manager * Francis H. Case – represented South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1937–1950) and the U.S. Senate (1951–1962) * Ronald D. Castille – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania * John Chafee – Governor of Rhode Island, Secretary of the Navy, U. S. Senator (R-RI) * Roberto Clemente – baseball Hall of Famer * Stephen Cochran – country music singer and songwriter * Mike Coffman – U.S. Congressman representing Colorado * Eddie Collins – baseball Hall of Famer * Jerry Coleman – baseball player, announcer * Charles Colson – White House special counsel, Nixon staffer (Watergate), evangelist * Charlie Conerly – pro football player and College Football Hall of Fame inductee * Gene L. Coon – writer, ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek''; Coon also wrote under the pseudonym Lee Cronin. * Courtney Ryley Cooper – writer * Barry Corbin – actor (''WarGames'')"Northern Exposure" * Jon Corzine – former Governor of New Jersey and U.S. Senator (D-NJ) * Bill Cowan – hostage rescue expert, Fox News television commentator * Josh Culbreath – 1956 Summer Olympics 400m hurdles bronze medalist, college track coach with 10 national championships, actor on the ''Cosby Show'' * Walter Cunningham – Apollo 7 astronaut

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* Jack Davis (guard, born 1933), Jack Davis – American football player * James Devereux – U.S. Congressman from Maryland * Albert Diaz (judge), Albert Diaz – 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, first Hispanic judge to serve the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals * Richard Diebenkorn – artist * Bradford Dillman – actor (''Compulsion (1959 film), Compulsion'') * David N. Dinkins, David Dinkins – Mayor of New York City * Vince Dooley – head football coach and athletic director of University of Georgia * Art Donovan –

Hall of Famer * Terry Downes – British former world middleweight champion boxer * Paul Douglas – United States Senator and the oldest Marine recruit to have completed recruit training * Buster Drayton – world champion boxer * Adam Driver – Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award-nominated actor best known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy * Andre Dubus – author * Donnie Dunagan, Donald Roan Dunagan - Child actor best known for providing the voice of young Bambi (character), Bambi in ''Bambi'' (1942), and also for portraying the young son of Baron Frankenstein in ''Son of Frankenstein'' (1939). * David Douglas Duncan – photographer * Dale Dye – actor, film industry military technical advisor and historian

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* William A. Eddy – university professor and president, U.S. minister to Saudi Arabia (1943–1946) * David Eigenberg – actor (''Sex and the City'') * R. Lee Ermey, Ronald "R." Lee Ermey – actor (''Full Metal Jacket (film), Full Metal Jacket''), host of ''Mail Call'' and ''Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey'' * Nicholas EstavilloNew York, NY – Veteran NYPD Chief Of Patrol To Retire
/ref> – NYPD Chief of Patrol (Ret.); became in 2002 the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol * The Everly Brothers, Don Everly – musician, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame * The Everly Brothers, Phil Everly – musician, member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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* Hussein Mohamed Farrah – son and successor of Somalia, Somali warlord Aidid, Mohamed Farrah Aidid * Mike Farrell – actor (''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'') * Freddie Fender – Tejano music recording artist * Bob Ferguson (music), Bob Ferguson – songwriter, record producer, and historian * Jesse Ferguson – heavyweight boxer * Nathaniel Fick, Nate Fick -- diplomat and technology entrepreneur * Morris Fisher – five-time Olympic gold medalist for shooting * Bill Fitch – basketball coach * Shelby Foote – author, American Civil War historian * Glenn Ford – actor (''Gilda'') * Joe Foss – former Governor of South Dakota, first Commissioner of the American Football League, AFL, former National Rifle Association, NRA President * Rose FrancoHistory Archive Puerto Rican Servicewomen Answer the Call to Serve
– Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy * Orville Freeman – 29th Governor of Minnesota * Hayden Fry – football coach, University of Iowa * Mark Fuhrman – Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD detective who became famous during the

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* Bill Gallo – cartoonist, journalist * Christopher George – actor (''The Rat Patrol'') * Merlin German – "Miracle Marine", founder of Merlin's Miracles * Wayne Gilchrest – Republican U.S. Congress, U.S. Representative from Maryland * John Glenn – astronaut, first American to orbit Earth, oldest man in space, U.S. Senator * Scott Glenn – actor (''The Right Stuff (film), The Right Stuff'') * Josh Gracin – country singer and ''American Idol'' contestant * Calvin Graham – at age 12, Graham became the youngest United States military, U.S. serviceman to serve and fight in World War II. The TV movie ''Too Young the Hero'' was based on his life * Clu Gulager – actor (''The Return of the Living Dead'')

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* * Gene Hackman – Academy Award-winning actor (''The French Connection (film), The French Connection'', ''Crimson Tide (film), Crimson Tide'') * Fred Haise –

(Apollo 13 and Space Shuttle Enterprise), who also served in the United States Air Force. Of the 24 men to have ever flown to the moon, Haise is the only Marine. * Ahmard Hall – NFL football player * Hugh W. Hardy – pioneer of the 3D seismic method * Ernie Harwell – Sports journalism, sports journalist and Detroit Tigers broadcaster * Gustav Hasford – author of ''The Short-Timers'' (basis of movie ''Full Metal Jacket'') and ''The Phantom Blooper'' * Sterling Hayden ' – actor (''Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'') * Bill Hayes (actor), Bill HayesBill Hayes - Biography
Retrieved July 15, 2022. – actor and recording artist who also served in the United States Navy, U.S. Navy (''The Cardinal'', "The Ballad of Davy Crockett") * Louis Hayward – actor (''The Saint in New York (film), The Saint in New York'') * Howell Heflin – U.S. Senator from Alabama * Charles W. Henderson – author of books about Carlos Hathcock * George Roy Hill – Academy Award-winning director of ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' and ''The Sting'' * Jack W. Hill – Hill bears the distinction of holding Marine Corps enlisted Service number (United States Marine Corps), service number one million (1,000,000). * Elroy Hirsch, Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch – football Hall of Famer * Gil Hodges – professional baseball player * Duncan D. Hunter – U.S. Congressman (California-R) * Douglas G. Hurley – NASA astronaut

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* Shannon Ihrke – Maxim (magazine), Maxim super model who was featured on the cover of ''Maxim'' magazine. * Paul Ilyinsky, Paul Romanovsky Ilyinsky – Mayor of Palm Beach, Florida * Don Imus – radio List of talk show hosts, talk show host *Zach Iscol – entrepreneur, candidate in the 2021 New York City Comptroller election

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* Keith Jackson – sportscaster * Brian Girard James – Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA professional wrestler * Bill Janklow – Governor of South Dakota, U.S. Congressman (R-SD) * Jamey Johnson – country music artist * Howard Johnson (American football), Howard Johnson – American football player for the Green Bay Packers * George Jones – country music artist

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* Robert A. Katz – Academy Award-nominated film producer (''Gettysburg (1993 film), Gettysburg'', ''Selena (film), Selena'', ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'') * Bob Keeshan –

, original Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody * Harvey Keitel – actor (''Reservoir Dogs'', ''Pulp Fiction'') * Brian Keith – actor (''The Parent Trap (1961 film), The Parent Trap'') * Greg Kelly – Fox News broadcast journalist, news reporter * John F. Kelly – United States Secretary of Homeland Security * Raymond W. Kelly – police commissioner of the City of New York * Skip Kenney – U.S. Men's Olympic Swim Coach, Head Swim Coach at Stanford University * Robert Kiyosaki – motivational speaker, author of ''Rich Dad, Poor Dad'' * Russell Klika – U.S. military combat photographer, photojournalist, author of ''Iraq: Through the Eyes of an American Soldier'' * Ron Kovic – author (''Born on the Fourth of July'') * Ted Kulongoski – Governor of Oregon * Bill Kurtis – television journalist, producer, narrator, and news anchor

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* Mills Lane – boxing referee and TV's The People's Court, People's Court judge * Dan Lauria – Television, stage, and film actor * Eddie LeBaron – professional football player * Robert Leckie (author), Robert Leckie – Author of over 40 Military history of the United States, American war history books who was later portrayed in the HBO miniseries ''The Pacific (miniseries), The Pacific'' (2010) * Jim Lehrer – journalist, host of PBS' ''The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' * Al Lerner, Alfred Lerner – financier, Chairman of MBNA Corporation * Joe Lisi – actor (''Third Watch''), retired New York City Police Department, NYPD Captain * Clayton J. Lonetree – spied for Russia in the mid-1980s * Tommy Loughran – world boxing champion * Jack R. Lousma – NASA astronaut * Robert A. Lutz – Vice Chairman of Global Product Development at General Motors Corporation * Robert Ludlum – author (''The Bourne Identity (novel), The Bourne Identity'') * William Lundigan – actor (''Men into Space'') * Ted Lyons – baseball Hall of Famer

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* Jock Mahoney – actor, stuntman (''Tarzan Goes to India'', ''The Range Rider'') * William Manchester – author and historian * Herman J. Mankiewicz – Academy Awards, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ''Citizen Kane'' who also served in the United States Army Air Service * Arman Manookian, Arman T. Manookian – artist of Hawaiian art, Hawaiian themes * Mike Mansfield – United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and United States Senate, Senator for Montana, Longest-serving Senate majority leader, Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, co-author of the ''Douglas–Mansfield Bill'' (1951) supporting the U.S. Marine Corps. * Karl Marlantes – businessman, author of ''Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War'' * Lee Marvin – Academy Award-winning actor (''Cat Ballou'') * Robert F. Marx – pioneer scuba diver and author * Carlo Mastrototaro – Mafia boss * Al Matthews (actor), Al Matthews – actor and singer, he played Gunny Apone in the James Cameron film ''Aliens (film), Aliens'' (1986) * Tim Matheson- American Actor, star of Animal House and Fletch (film), Fletch * Bob Mathias – two-time Olympic champion in the decathlon, U.S. Congressman (California-R) * James Mattis – United States Secretary of Defense * Sam Mele, baseball player and manager * Ronald Meyer – Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal, former president and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Studios * Hugh McColl – former chairman and CEO of Bank of America * Pete McCloskey – U.S. Congressman (California's 11th congressional district, California-R) * Robert C. McFarlane – National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan; known for his role in Iran–Contra * Tug McGraw – Major League relief pitcher and two-time World Series winner * Paul F. McHale Jr. – U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (D), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense * Ed McMahon – television personality * Walter Stauffer McIlhenny served as president of McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco sauce, Tabasco brand pepper sauce. * Sid McMath – Governor of Arkansas * Steve McQueen – actor (''Bullitt'') * William McMillan (sport shooter), William McMillanBill McMillan
Sports-Reference.com – Olympic gold medalist (1960), 25 meter rapid fire pistol * Donald E. McQuinn – author of military and science fiction * Zell Miller – Governor of Georgia, U.S. Senator (D) * Billy Mills – Olympic gold medalist (1964), 10,000m run * Tom Monaghan – founder of Domino's Pizza * Elizabeth Moon – award-winning fantasy and science fiction author * Alvy Moore – actor (''Green Acres'') * Paul Moore Jr. – 13th Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of New York, New York * Jim E. Mora – NFL head football coach * Robert S. Mueller III – former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI (2001–2013) * Blackjack Mulligan- aka Robert Windham retired professional wrestler * Robert Mulligan – Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker (''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Mockingbird'', ''Summer of '42'') * Jim Murray (American football), Jimmy Murray – former GM of Philadelphia Eagles and co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities * John Murtha – U.S. Representative (D – PA) * Story Musgrave, Franklin Story Musgrave – NASA astronaut * Clay Myers (photographer), Clay Myers – photographer (''Pawprints of Katrina''), animal welfare advocate * Anton Myrer – author (''Once an Eagle'')

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* Art Nalls – pilot/owner of an air show business starring his privately owned Harrier jump jet * John Nelson (police officer), John Nelson – founder of SWAT. * Oliver Nelson – jazz composer and musician * Nick Newlin – rugby league player at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup * Cody Nickson – television personality, winner of The Amazing Race 30, contestant of Big Brother 19 (U.S.), Big Brother 19 * Carlos I. Noriega – NASA

* Oliver North – Iran-Contra Affair, Iran-Contra involvement, political commentator * Ken Norton – world champion boxer, Boxing Hall of Famer

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* Tom O'Brien (football coach), Tom O'Brien – former National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA head football coach, Boston College, North Carolina State University, NC State * Gerald S. O'Loughlin – actor (''The Rookies'') * Lee Harvey Oswald – Assassination of John F. Kennedy, accused assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy * Hugh O'Brian – actor (''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'')

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* Ralph Parcaut – professional wrestler, Middleweight Champion of the World * Fess ParkerRemembering Fess Parker
''The Alcalde'', Vol. 91 (no. 6), pg 34–37, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas via Internet Archive. Retrieved July 15, 2022. – Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy-nominated film and TV actor * Bob Parsons – founder and CEO of GoDaddy.com * Sam Peckinpah – director of ''The Wild Bunch'' and ''Straw Dogs (1971 film), Straw Dogs'' * Paul Pender – Middleweight Boxing Champion * George Peppard – actor (''Breakfast at Tiffany's (film), Breakfast at Tiffany's'') * Andy Phillip – Basketball Hall of Famer * Bum Phillips – NFL head coach * Charles Phillips (businessman), Charles Phillips – businessman, president of Oracle Corporation * Sidney Phillips – author of ''You'll be Sor-ree'', basis in part for Ken Burns' World War II documentary, ''The War (miniseries), The War'' (2007), and later portrayed in the HBO miniseries ''The Pacific (miniseries), The Pacific'' (2010) * Tony Poe – CIA paramilitary officer during the Vietnam War * Charles Portis – author, best known for ''True Grit (novel), True Grit'' * Lee Powell (actor), Lee Powell – actor (''The Lone Ranger (serial), The Lone Ranger'') * Tyrone Power – actor (''Alexander's Ragtime Band (film), Alexander's Ragtime Band'') * Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. –

-winning author, son of Lewis "Chesty" Puller * Artimus Pyle – Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer * Joe Pyne – 1960s conservative talk show host

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* C. J. Ramone, C.J. Ramone (b. Christopher Joseph Ward) – musician, former member of Ramones, The Ramones * Lawrence G. Rawl – CEO of Exxon (1988–1993) * Alex Raymond – cartoonist * Donald Regan – United States Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Chief of Staff (Reagan administration) * Buddy Rich – jazz drummer * Rudy Reyes (actor) – actor (Generation Kill) and martial arts instructor * Rob Riggle – actor/comedian (''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'') * Scott Ritter – former United Nations arms inspector, intelligence officer, outspoken opponent of the Bush administration's foreign policy * Charles Robb, Charles S. "Chuck" Robb – Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, married to Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, Linda Bird Johnson (daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lyndon Johnson) * Pat Robertson – evangelist, social commentator * James Roosevelt – U.S. Congressman (California); son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR, former Marine Raiders, Marine Raider * Barney Ross – world champion boxer, Boxing Hall of Famer * John Russell (actor), John Russell – actor (''Lawman (TV series), Lawman'') * Mark Russell – political satirist * Robert Ryan – actor (''The Wild Bunch'', ''Crossfire (film), Crossfire'')

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* Tony Santiago – military historian * Jim Sasser – U.S. senator from Tennessee * George Shultz – economist, United States Secretary of State, U.S. Secretary of State, United States Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Labor, United States Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of the Treasury * George C. Scott – Academy Award-winning actor (''Patton (film), Patton'') * Mike Scotti – author and producer of the documentary film ''Severe Clear'' * Tom Seaver – baseball Hall of Famer * Walter SeltzerWalter Seltzer obituary; Shrewd film publicist who later achieved success as a producer
''The Guardian''. Retrieved November 28, 2022. – film producer (''One-Eyed Jacks'', ''The Omega Man'', ''Soylent Green'') * Shaggy (artist), Shaggy – musician and singer * John Patrick Shanley – playwright,

, and Film director, director * Bernard Shaw (journalist), Bernard Shaw – CNN news anchor * Mark Shields – journalist * Alana Shipp – American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder * Scott Shriner – bass guitarist, member of Weezer * Oliver Sipple – saved President Gerald Ford, Gerald Ford's life during an assassination attempt * Otis Sistrunk – defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, National Football League * Eugene Sledge – author of ''With the Old Breed, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa'', basis in part for Ken Burns' World War II documentary, ''The War (miniseries), The War'' (2007), and later portrayed in the HBO miniseries ''The Pacific (miniseries), The Pacific'' (2010) * Harold Smith (diver), Harold "Dutch" Smith – diver, representing the US in the Summer Olympics in 1928 and 1932 (1 gold, 1 silver medal) * Frederick W. Smith – businessman, founder of Federal Express, FedEx * W. Thomas Smith, Jr. – author, journalist * John Philip Sousa – composer, conductor/orchestra leader * Anthony Sowell – Ohio serial murder suspect * Thomas Sowell – economist, social commentator, and author * Leon Spinks – world boxing champion * Robert C. Springer –

. * Scott H. Stalker – Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the United States Cyber Command, and the National Security Agency * Laurence Stallings – playwright, screenwriter, literary critic, journalist, novelist and photographer best known for the 1924 play ''What Price Glory? (play), What Price Glory'' * Brian Stann – World Extreme Cagefighting List of WEC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship, Light Heavyweight champion, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter * Ernie Stautner – NFL football player and coach * Richard Steele (boxing referee), Richard Steele – boxing referee * Robert J. Stevens – Retired Chairman, President and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation * Tuffy Stone – chef and competitive barbecue master * Eugene Stoner – designer of the AR-15 rifle, adopted by the US military as the M16 rifle, M-16 * Frederick W. Sturckow – NASA astronaut and shuttle commander * William Styron –

-winning author * Arthur Ochs Sulzberger – publisher of ''The New York Times'' * Chuck Swindoll, Charles R. "Chuck" Swindoll – evangelical Christian pastor, radio preacher * Anthony Swofford – author of the memoir ''Jarhead (book), Jarhead''

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* Steven W. Taylor – Oklahoma Supreme Court justice * Frank Tejeda, Frank M. Tejeda – U.S. Congressman from Texas * Jerald terHorst – press secretary (1974) for President Gerald Ford * Craig L. Thomas, Craig Thomas – U.S. Senator from Wyoming (R) * Jason Thomas (Marine), Jason Thomas – saved two police officers' lives on September 11 attacks, September 11 who were trapped in the rubble of the towers * Bernard Trainor – author, journalist, NBC military analyst * Lee Trevino – PGA Tour golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame * Bobby Troup – actor, singer, songwriter of ''Route 66 (song), (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66'' * William M. Tuck – U.S. Congressman from Virginia, Governor of Virginia * Gene Tunney – world boxing champion, Boxing Hall of Famer * Martin Tytell – owner of the Tytell Typewriter Company who became known as "Mr. Typewriter, New York"

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* Leon Uris – author (''Exodus (Uris novel), Exodus'', ''Trinity (novel), Trinity'')

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* J. D. Vance, J.D. Vance – writer and venture capitalist known for his memoir ''Hillbilly Elegy'' * Bill Veeck – baseball team owner, baseball Hall of Famer

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* Ralph Waite – actor (''The Waltons'') * Walter Walsh – FBI agent, award-winning shooter * Joseph Wambaugh – bestselling American writer (''The Onion Field'') * John Warner – former Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator from Virginia * Charles Waterhouse (artist), Charles Waterhouse – artist * Mike Weaver (boxer), Mike Weaver – world boxing champion * James E. Webb – second Administrator of NASA * James H. Webb, James H. "Jim" Webb – U.S. Senator (D – VA), former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, author * Robert WebberRobert Webber, Actor, Dies at 64.
Bourdain, C.S. ''The New York Times'' via Internet Archive. Published 20 May 1989.Webber, Robert L, PFC.
togetherweserved.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021. – actor (''12 Angry Men (1957 film), 12 Angry Men'', ''The Dirty Dozen'') * Chuck Wepner – boxer, often named as the inspiration for the Rocky, ''Rocky'' movie series * Bing West – author, former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Ronald Reagan, Reagan Administration * Jo Jo White – former NBA basketball player with the Boston Celtics * Charles Whitman – University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas clocktower sniper * James Whitmore – Academy Awards, Oscar-nominated actor (''Give 'em Hell, Harry!'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'') * Larry Wilcox USMC 1967–70, Sgt, Vietnam, I Corps, actor, CHIPS TV Series, NBC, Producer, The Ray Bradbury Theater. * Steve Wilkos – TV host, Chicago Police Department veteran * Montel WilliamsMontel Williams to host national convention opening.
American Legion. Retrieved May 26, 2021.Montel Williams, A Lifetime of Service.
''U.S. Veterans Magazine''. Retrieved May 26, 2021. – Emmy Awards, Emmy Award-winning talk show host who later served as a Cryptography, cryptology officer in the United States Navy, U.S. Navy; retired as a Lieutenant commander (United States), lieutenant commander after 22 years of service (''The Montel Williams Show'') * Ted Williams – baseball Hall of Famer * Jonathan Winters – comedian * Pete Wilson – former Governor of California * Ed Wood – director (''Glen or Glenda'' and ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'') * Jeremiah Wright – Jeremiah Wright controversy, controversial pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago

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* Burt Young – Academy Awards, Oscar-nominated actor, artist and former boxer (''Rocky'', ''Chinatown (1974 film), Chinatown'')

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* George D. Zamka – NASA astronaut * Anthony Zinni – foreign policy analyst and television commentator * Barry ZorthianMartin, Douglas
"Barry Zorthian, U.S. Diplomat in Vietnam, Dies at 90"
''The New York Times'', 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-01. – press officer for years during the Vietnam War

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