List of United States Marines
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The following is a list of people who served in the United States Marine Corps 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. Template:Horizontal TOC
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- Joseph M. Acaba<ref name=NASAbio_Acaba>
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- Don Adams<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name=NYT>Template:Cite news</ref> – Emmy Award-winning actor (Get Smart)
- Eddie Adams<ref name=PostGazette_Pyle_20040920>
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- James H. Adams III<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Marine Corps lieutenant general serving as the deputy commandant for programs and resources of the U.S. Marine Corps. Previously served as the deputy director for requirements and capability development of the Joint Staff.
- Sandy Alderson<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – General Manager of the New York Mets
- Andrew M. Allen<ref name=Allen_NASAbio>Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA astronaut
- Nicholas Andersen – Former Presidential Appointee and Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response
- Art Anderson<ref name=NFLprofile>Template:Cite web</ref> – NFL football player
- Mike Anderson<ref name=NFLplayers_MikeAnderson>
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- Terry Anderson<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – journalist for the Associated Press who was taken hostage by Shia Hezbollah militants of the Islamic Jihad Organization in Lebanon and was held for six years
- Walter Anderson<ref name=ParadeBio>
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- Afa Anoaʻi<ref>Afa Anoa'i — The Wild Samoan — passes away Samoa News. Retrieved August 23, 2024.</ref> – Samoan-American professional wrestler and manager best known for performing with his brother Sika as The Wild Samoans
- Paul Arizin<ref name=NBAbio_PaulArizin>
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- Bea Arthur<ref>Her Marine Corps records are available for perusal at the National Archives and Records Administration. https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/public/persons-of-prominence.html#R</ref> – Emmy and Tony Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actor (Maude, The Golden Girls); she denied her service in the USMC in later life<ref>Arthur, Bea (15 March 2001). Beatrice Arthur – Archive Interview Part 1 of 5. Interview with Karen Herman. Archive of American Television.</ref>
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- F. Lee Bailey<ref name=IMPAC_FLeeBailey>Template:Cite web</ref> – lawyer, notable for his involvement in cases relating to the My Lai Massacre and the O.J. Simpson trial
- Dusty Baker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Major League Baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants
- James Baker<ref name=BakerInstitute>
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- Leslie M. "Bud" Baker, Jr.<ref name=Bud>
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- Greg Ballard<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Mayor of Indianapolis
- Dan Bankhead<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the Negro leagues for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Memphis Red Sox and later for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Nick Barone<ref name=EastsideBoxing>
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- Thomas D. Barr<ref name=NYT_Barr>
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- James Lee Barrett<ref name=TCM_Barrett>
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- Carmen Basilio<ref name=IBHOF>Template:Cite web</ref> – world champion boxer, Boxing Hall of Famer
- Hank Bauer<ref name=MCT_Mitchell_20080723>
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- Paul Baxley<ref>Stunts Stars and Legends: Paul Baxley www.moabhappenings.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – actor and stunt coordinator best known for his work as a stunt coordinator on Star Trek: The Original Series and as William Shatner's stunt double
- Jim Beaver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – actor, writer, star of Deadwood and Supernatural
- John Beckett<ref name=CFHOF_Beckett>
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- Bob Bell<ref name="10things">Template:Cite web</ref> – Bozo the Clown (TV)
- Glen Bell<ref name=Hevesi_NYT_20100118>
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- Terrel Bell<ref name=TerrelBell>
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- Donald P. Bellisario<ref name=Bellisario>
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- Henry Bellmon<ref name=CongressionalBio_Bellmon>
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- Peter Benchley<ref>Peter Benchley, Obituary The Guardian via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-nominated author, screenwriter and ocean activist (Jaws, The Deep)
- Paul Benedict<ref>Benedict, Paul 1938– Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor (Cold Turkey, Jeremiah Johnson)
- John Besh<ref name="John Besh">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="John Besh2">Template:Cite news</ref> – chef and restaurant owner
- Patty Berg<ref name=LPGA_Berg>
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- Rod Bernard<ref name=Bernard2003_p68 >
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- Larry Blyden<ref>Blyden, Larry (1925–1975) Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – Tony Award-winning actor and game show host (What's My Line?, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever)
- John Wayne Bobbitt<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – husband who gained international fame in 1993 when his then-wife Lorena severed John's penis with a knife while he was asleep in bed
- Charles F. Bolden, Jr.<ref name=NASA_Bolden>Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA shuttle pilot and administrator
- Robert Bork<ref name=Bork>Template:Cite web</ref> – retired federal judge, law professor and Supreme court nominee
- Blackbear Bosin<ref name=Bosin>
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- Harold Bradley Jr.<ref name=BradleyJr>
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- Vance D. Brand<ref name="NASA">Biographical Data: Vance DeVoe Brand NASA. Retrieved May 5, 2023.</ref> – Astronaut who also served in the U.S. Air Force (Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35)
- Hugh Brannum<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177>
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- Donald Bren<ref name=UCnews_20040609>
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- Randolph Bresnik<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle Crew STS-129, and ISS Flight Engineer/Commander 52/53
- Daniel B. Brewster<ref name=CongressionalBio_Brewster>
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- Wilford Brimley<ref>Marine Veteran and Renowned Actor Wilford Brimley Dies Military.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Award-winning-actor (The Thing, Cocoon, The Natural, The China Syndrome, Tender Mercies)
- Richard Brooks<ref>Richard Brooks, Director: Life Events Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Academy Award-winning filmmaker and novelist (In Cold Blood, Blackboard Jungle, Crossfire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elmer Gantry)
- Art Buchwald<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/><ref name=NYT_BuchwaldObit>
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- Dale Bumpers<ref name=CongressionalBio_Bumpers>
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- Jack Burke Jr.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – professional golfer who won the 1956 Masters Tournament and the 1956 PGA Championship
- Lem Burnham<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – American football player
- Romus R.V. Burgin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – 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<ref>Wise, James E. & Anne Collier Rehill, Stars in the Corps. Naval Institute Press, 1999, p. 67</ref> – comedian
- Conrad Burns<ref name=CongresionalBio_Burns>
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- Robert D. Cabana<ref name=NASAbio_Cabana>
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- Enrique Camarena<ref>
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- Philip Caputo<ref>
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- Rod Carew<ref>
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- Drew Carey<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name="10things"/><ref>
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- Philip Carey<ref>One Life to Live's' Philip Carey Dies at 83 – Co-starred in the 1960s TV western 'Laredo' Zap2it via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023</ref> – actor (One Life to Live)
- Timothy Carey<ref>Timothy Carey, Actor: Biography Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref><ref>Quote of the Week The Timothy Carey Experience via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – actor known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick and John Cassavetes films (The Killing, Paths of Glory, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie)
- Liz Carmouche<ref>Column: Fighter Liz Carmouche's 12-year journey to world title proves priceless The San Diego Union-Tribune via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – mixed martial arts fighter and Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion
- Gerald P. Carr<ref>
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- Paul Carr – actor (Executive Action, Akira)
- James Carville<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name="10things"/><ref>
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- Francis H. Case<ref name=CongressionalBio_Case>
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- Ronald D. Castille<ref>
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- John Chafee<ref>
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- Lonny Chapman<ref>Lonny Chapman, 87; theater company's artistic director Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor (Norma Rae, Take the Money and Run)
- Ernie Cheatham<ref>Ernest C. Cheatham Jr.</ref> – former defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts who led troops during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, attaining the rank of Lieutenant General
- Jack Chevigny<ref>Jeff Walker, The Last Chalkline: The Life & Times of Jack Chevigny, May 2012.</ref> – American football player, coach, lawyer and Marine Corps officer who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He is best known for scoring the famous "that's one for Gipper" touchdown for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame football team on November 10, 1928, against Army at Yankee Stadium.
- Roberto Clemente<ref name=MCT_Mitchell_20080723/> – baseball Hall of Famer
- Stephen Cochran<ref name="DoD Cochran">
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- Mike Coffman<ref name=CongressionalBio_Coffman>
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- Eddie Collins<ref name="VHOF">
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- Jerry Coleman<ref name="MCCS">
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- Charles Colson<ref>
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- Charlie Conerly<ref name="Bowden_p112">Template:Cite book</ref> – pro football player and College Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Tommy Cook<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> – actor (Panic in the Streets, Stalag 17)
- Gene L. Coon<ref>Love Classic Star Trek? You Owe a Huge Debt to Gene L. Coon</ref> – writer, Star Trek; Coon also wrote under the pseudonym Lee Cronin.
- Courtney Ryley Cooper<ref>
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- Gordon Cooper<ref>Cooper, Gordon; Henderson, Bruce (2000). Leap of Faith. New York: HarperCollins. Template:ISBN Template:OCLC</ref> – aerospace engineer, test pilot and astronaut (Mercury-Atlas 9, Gemini 5)
- Barry Corbin<ref>
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- Don Cornelius<ref>Don Cornelius, American television host and producer Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Grammy-winning and Emmy Award-nominated television show host and producer (Soul Train)
- Jon Corzine<ref>
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- Bill Cowan<ref>
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- Brad Crandall<ref>Brad Crandall, Broadcaster, 62 The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved May 5, 2023.</ref> – radio personality, voice-over announcer and film narrator, best known for his radio show on WNBC in New York City which aired from March 1964 to September 1971. Crandall also served in the U.S. Air Force.
- Bob Crosby<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – jazz singer and bandleader (The Jack Benny Program)
- Josh Culbreath<ref name=MCT_Mitchell_20080723/> – 1956 Summer Olympics 400m hurdles bronze medalist, college track coach with 10 national championships, actor on The Cosby Show
- Walter Cunningham<ref name=NASA_Cunningham>Template:Cite web</ref> – Apollo 7 astronaut
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- Jack Davis<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – American football player
- Brian Dennehy<ref>Brian Dennehy, Tony Award-Winning Actor, Dies at 81 The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated actor (First Blood)
- James Devereux<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Congressman from Maryland
- Albert Diaz<ref name=observer_20091009>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> – 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, first Hispanic judge to serve the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Richard Diebenkorn<ref name=RDbio>Template:Cite web</ref> – artist
- Charles Dierkop<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – actor (The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- Bradford Dillman<ref name=USMCStars_Dillman>Template:Cite book</ref> – Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor (Compulsion)
- David Dinkins<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – 106th Mayor of New York City (1990–1993)
- Nate Dogg<ref>Well Known U.S. Marines: Joining the Ranks of Famous Marines USMC.net. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Grammy Award-nominated rapper and singer
- Vince Dooley<ref>Vince Dooley, Devil Dog</ref> – head football coach and athletic director of University of Georgia
- Art Donovan<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – football Hall of Famer
- Terry Downes<ref>Terry Downes, boxer – obituary</ref> – British former world middleweight champion boxer
- Paul Douglas<ref>Template:Cite web
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- Buster Drayton<ref>
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- Ben Driebergen<ref>In the Military Green Valley News & Sun via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – reality television personality best known for competing on and winning Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- Adam Driver<ref>Famous Veteran: "Star Wars" Villain Adam Driver</ref> – Academy Award-nominated actor best known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy
- Don Dubbins<ref>Don Dubbins, Biography Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – actor (From the Earth to the Moon, Separate but Equal)
- Andre Dubus<ref>
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- Donald Roan Dunagan<ref>
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- David Douglas Duncan<ref>
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- Frank Dux<ref name=mental>Template:Cite magazine</ref> – Canadian-American martial artist and fight choreographer who claimed to have won a secret martial arts tournament called the Kumite in 1975. His alleged victory at the Kumite served as the inspiration for the 1988 film Bloodsport starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
- Dale Dye<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref>
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- Winsome Earle-Sears<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2022–present)
- William A. Eddy<ref name=Eddy>
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- Eddie Egan<ref name="nytobit">Edward R. Egan, Police Officer Who Inspired Movie, Dies at 65 The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – actor and former police detective who was the subject of the nonfiction book The French Connection and its 1971 film adaptation
- David Eigenberg<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007>
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- Nicholas Estavillo<ref name="CPtR">New 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
- Lacey Evans<ref>Former U.S. Marine Lacey Evans is Mae Young Classic's American dream ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – female professional wrestler best known for her career in WWE
- Don Everly<ref name="10things"/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Grammy Award-winning musician, member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Phil Everly<ref name="10things"/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Grammy Award-winning musician, member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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- Mike Farrell<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – Emmy Award-nominated actor and DGA Award-nominated television director (M*A*S*H)
- Freddie Fender<ref>
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- Bob Ferguson<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> – songwriter, record producer, and historian
- Jesse Ferguson<ref>
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- Nathaniel Fick<ref>A 'Reluctant Warrior' in Iraq U.S. News & World Report via Internet Archive. Published January 1, 2006. Archived October 6, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – diplomat and technology entrepreneur
- Edward J. FitzSimons<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> —Attorney and mayor of Mettawa, IL
- Morris Fisher<ref name="MCtimes">Template:Cite web</ref> – five-time Olympic gold medalist for shooting
- Bill Fitch<ref>
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- Pat Flaherty<ref>Marine Corps Chevron, Volume 2, Number 21, May 29, 1943</ref> – actor and pro football and baseball player (The Asphalt Jungle, Harvey)
- Shelby Foote<ref>
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- Glenn Ford<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – Golden Globe-winning and BAFTA Award-nominated actor (Gilda)
- Joe Foss<ref>
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- George Franck<ref>Sonny Franck dead at 92 Quad-City Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – football halfback who played for the New York Giants
- Rose Franco<ref name="WM">History Archive Puerto Rican Servicewomen Answer the Call to Serve Template:Webarchive</ref> – Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy
- Orville Freeman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – 29th Governor of Minnesota
- Hayden Fry<ref>
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- Mark Fuhrman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – LAPD detective who became famous during the O.J. Simpson trial for his racial profiling and police brutality tactics
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- Verne Gagne<ref>Verne Clarence Gagne, Obituary Star Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – amateur and professional wrestler, football player and actor (The Wrestler)
- Bill Gallo<ref name=Leatherneck_Gallo>
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- Christopher George<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – Golden Globe-nominated actor (The Rat Patrol)
- Merlin German<ref name=CNN_German>
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- Wayne Gilchrest<ref>
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- Jack Ging<ref name="twp">Template:Cite book</ref> – actor (The A-Team)
- Seamon Glass<ref>Seamon Glass, Tough Guy Character Actor, Dies at 90 The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – actor and stunt performer who also served in the U.S. Merchant Marine (Deliverance, This Is Not a Test)
- John Glenn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – astronaut, first American to orbit Earth, oldest man in space, U.S. Senator
- Scott Glenn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Saturn Award-nominated actor (The Right Stuff, The Silence of the Lambs)
- John F. Goodman<ref>Sports Heroes Who Served: Football Star Becomes Marine Corps 3-Star U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved April 24, 2024.</ref> – Marine Corps three-star general and naval aviator
- Josh Gracin<ref name=VOA_Gracin>
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- Calvin Graham<ref name=scripps>Template:Cite news</ref> – At age 12, Graham became the youngest U.S. serviceman to serve and fight in World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. The TV movie Too Young the Hero is based on his life. Graham later served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War.
- Bill Greason<ref>Sports Heroes Who Served: Montford Point Marine Went From Iwo Jima to Major Leagues U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved April 24, 2024.</ref> – former Major League Baseball player of the St. Louis Cardinals and Baptist minister in Birmingham, Alabama
- James Gregory<ref>James Gregory, 90; Veteran Player of Cops and Generals in Movies and Television Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor (The Manchurian Candidate, Captain Newman, M.D.)
- Clu Gulager<ref>
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- Gene Hackman<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name="10things"/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Academy Award-winning actor (The French Connection, Crimson Tide)
- Fred Haise<ref>
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- Ahmard Hall<ref name=Marines.com_AhmardHall>Template:Cite web</ref> – NFL football player
- Peter Hansen<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – Emmy Award-winning actor (General Hospital, The War of the Roses)
- Hugh W. Hardy<ref>
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- Ernie Harwell<ref>
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- Gustav Hasford<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – author of The Short-Timers and The Phantom Blooper and Oscar-nominated screenwriter (Full Metal Jacket)
- Sterling Hayden<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/><ref name=USMCStars_Hayden>
'Template:Cite book</ref> – BAFTA Award-nominated actor (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)
- Bill Hayes<ref name="45cat">Bill Hayes – Biography Retrieved July 15, 2022.</ref> – actor and recording artist who also served in the U.S. Navy (The Cardinal, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett")
- Lloyd Haynes<ref name=latobt>Actor Lloyd Haynes of Emmy-winning 'Room 222' dies at 52 Los Angeles Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Emmy Award-nominated actor who also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy (Room 222, Ice Station Zebra)
- Louis Hayward<ref name=USMCStars_Hayward>
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- Howell Heflin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Senator from Alabama
- Charles W. Henderson<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – author of books about Carlos Hathcock
- Jamel Herring<ref>Sports Heroes Who Served: Boxer Credits Marine Corps Discipline With Staying in the Fight U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved April 24, 2024.</ref> – professional boxer who held the World Boxing Organization junior lightweight title from 2019 to 2021
- George Roy Hill<ref>
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- Jack W. Hill<ref>National Personnel Records Center, Military Operations Branch, "Service number index and registry of retired, deceased, and discharged military personnel" (2007)</ref> – Hill bears the distinction of holding Marine Corps enlisted service number one million (1,000,000).
- Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch<ref name="MCCS"/> – football Hall of Famer
- Gil Hodges<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – professional baseball player
- Ernie Hudson<ref>Ernie Hudson Biography TV Guide. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – actor best known for playing Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise
- Duncan D. Hunter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Congressman (California-R)
- Douglas G. Hurley<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA astronaut
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- Don Imus<ref name=Imus>Template:Cite web</ref> – Grammy Award-nominated radio talk show host
- Zach Iscol<ref>Zack Iscol, Veteran and Entrepreneur, Joins NYC Mayor's Race U.S. News & World Report. Published October 20, 2020.</ref> – entrepreneur, candidate in the 2021 New York City Comptroller election
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- Keith Jackson<ref name=TSN082195>Template:Cite news</ref> – Emmy Award-winning sportscaster
- Brian Girard James<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – TNA professional wrestler
- Jamesons Travels<ref>Jamesons Travels at YouTube. Retrieved November 5, 2024.</ref> – YouTuber who specializes in reaction videos to military content
- Bill Janklow<ref>
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- Jamey Johnson<ref>
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- Howard Johnson<ref name="HJohnsonCHFF">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Green Bay">Template:Cite web</ref> – American football player for the Green Bay Packers
- George Jones<ref>
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- Robert A. Katz<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Oscar-nominated film producer (Gettysburg, Selena, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge)
- Bob Keeshan<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name="10things"/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Captain Kangaroo, original Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody
- Harvey Keitel<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – Oscar-nominated actor (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction)
- Brian Keith<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – actor (The Parent Trap)
- Greg Kelly<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – Fox News broadcast journalist, news reporter and accused rapist
- John F. Kelly<ref>U.S. Department of Defense </ref> – United States Secretary of Homeland Security
- Raymond W. Kelly<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – police commissioner of the City of New York
- Skip Kenney<ref>
Template:Cite journal</ref> – U.S. Men's Olympic Swim Coach, Head Swim Coach at Stanford University
- Jake King<ref>Glen Wright: A Shout of Joy and a Cry of Pain – The Press in the South Pacific Sage Publishing. Retrieved August 23, 2024.</ref> – owner of the newspaper Samoa News, published in Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Robert Kiyosaki<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – motivational speaker, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad
- Russell Klika<ref>
Template:Cite book</ref> – U.S. military combat photographer, photojournalist, author of Iraq: Through the Eyes of an American Soldier
- Ron Kovic<ref>
Template:Cite book</ref> – Oscar-nominated author and screenwriter (Born on the Fourth of July and its subsequent film adaptation directed by Oliver Stone)
- Ted Kulongoski<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Governor of Oregon
- Bill Kurtis<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Emmy Award-nominated television journalist, producer, narrator and news anchor
- Gary Kurtz<ref>Gary Kurtz, "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back" producer, dies at 78 TheWrap via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Oscar-nominated film producer (American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back)
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- Mills Lane<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – boxing referee and TV's People's Court judge
- Jim Lange<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – television game show host, including The Dating Game.
- Dan Lauria<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – television, stage and film actor (The Wonder Years)
- Eddie LeBaron<ref name=MCT_Mitchell_20080723/> – professional football player
- Robert Leckie<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – author of over 40 American war history books who was later portrayed in the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010)
- Jim Lehrer<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name=DartmouthHonoraryDegree_Lehrer>
Template:Cite web</ref> – journalist, host of PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
- Alfred Lerner<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – financier, Chairman of MBNA Corporation
- Sheldon Lettich<ref>How Did This Get Made: A Conversation with Sheldon Lettich, Screenwriter of Bloodsport Slashfilm. Retrieved February 2, 2024.</ref> – screenwriter, film director and producer (Bloodsport, Rambo III, Double Impact)
- Joe Lisi<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – actor (Third Watch), retired NYPD Captain
- Carey Loftin<ref>Carey Loftin at the AMA Hall of Fame AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – professional stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor (Bullitt, Vanishing Point, Duel, The French Connection)
- Clayton J. Lonetree<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – spied for Russia in the mid-1980s
- Tommy Loughran<ref name="SFS">Template:Cite web</ref> – world boxing champion
- Jack R. Lousma<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA astronaut
- Robert A. Lutz<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Vice Chairman of Global Product Development at General Motors Corporation
- Robert Ludlum<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – author (The Bourne Identity)
- William Lundigan<ref>Wise, James E. & Anne Collier Rehill, Stars in the Corps. Naval Institute Press, 1999, p. 117</ref> – actor (Men into Space)
- Ted Lyons<ref>Ted Lyons</ref> – baseball Hall of Famer
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- George Maharis<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> – Emmy Award-nominated and Theatre World Award-winning actor and singer
- Jock Mahoney<ref>Wise, James E. & Anne Collier Rehill, Stars in the Corps. Naval Institute Press, 1999, p. 127</ref> – actor, stuntman (Tarzan Goes to India, The Range Rider)
- William Manchester<ref name=WashingtonPost_Bernstein_20040604>
Template:Cite news</ref> – author and historian
- Herman J. Mankiewicz<ref>Herman J. Mankiewicz, Screenwriter — Biograph Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 12, 2022.</ref><ref>Herman Mankiewicz, Pauline Kael, and the Battle Over "Citizen Kane" The New Yorker via Internet Archive. Retrieved July 12, 2022.</ref><ref>5 Things You Don't Know About Herman J. Mankiewicz Algonquin Round Table. Retrieved July 12, 2022.</ref> – Oscar-winning screenwriter of Citizen Kane who also served in the United States Army Air Service
- Arman T. Manookian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – artist of Hawaiian themes
- Mike Mansfield<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Representative and Senator for Montana, Longest-serving Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, co-author of the Douglas–Mansfield Bill (1951) supporting the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Karl Marlantes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – businessman, author of Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
- Lee Marvin<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Academy Award-winning actor (Cat Ballou)
- Robert F. Marx<ref>Curriculum Vitae Sir Robert F. Marx</ref> – pioneer scuba diver and author
- Carlo Mastrototaro<ref>Mob leader, WWII veteran Carlo Mastrototaro dies</ref> – Mafia boss
- Al Matthews<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – actor and singer known for playing Gunny Apone in Aliens (1986) directed by James Cameron
- Tim Matheson<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – American Actor, star of Animal House and Fletch
- Bob Mathias<ref name="Nofti1997_pp176-177" /><ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – two-time Olympic champion in the decathlon, U.S. Congressman (California-R)
- James Mattis<ref>U.S. Department of Defense </ref> – United States Secretary of Defense
- Sam Mele<ref>Sam Mele, Major League Player, Manager and Scout, Dies at 95</ref> – baseball player and manager
- Ronald Meyer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal, former president and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Studios
- Joseph McCarthy<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – U.S. Republican Senator from Wisconsin best known for "McCarthyism", in reference to his anti-communist practices which included blacklisting
- Hugh McColl<ref name="Hugh McColl1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Hugh McColl2">Template:Cite web</ref> – former chairman and CEO of Bank of America
- Pete McCloskey<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – U.S. Congressman (California-R)
- Robert C. McFarlane<ref name=ReaganNSA1983>
Template:Cite press release</ref> – National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan; known for his role in Iran–Contra
- Tug McGraw<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – Major League relief pitcher and two-time World Series winner
- Paul F. McHale Jr.<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (D), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
- Ed McMahon<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – television personality
- Walter Stauffer McIlhenny<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – served as president of McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand pepper sauce.
- Sid McMath<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Governor of Arkansas
- Steve McQueen<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Academy Award-nominated actor who also served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II (Bullitt)
- William McMillan<ref name=r1>Bill McMillan. Sports-Reference.com</ref> – Olympic gold medalist (1960), 25 meter rapid fire pistol
- Donald E. McQuinn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – author of military and science fiction
- Zell Miller<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Governor of Georgia, U.S. Senator (D)
- Billy Mills<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Olympic gold medalist (1964), 10,000m run
- Tom Monaghan<ref name="NewYorker">
Template:Cite magazine</ref> – founder of Domino's Pizza
- Lawrence Montaigne<ref>Lawrence Montaigne, Obituary University of North Texas. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor and stuntman (The Great Escape, Star Trek)
- Elizabeth Moon<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> – award-winning fantasy and science fiction author
- Alvy Moore<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – actor (Green Acres)
- Paul Moore Jr.<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/><ref name=GuadalcanalFoundation>
Template:Cite web</ref> – 13th Bishop of New York
- Jim E. Mora<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – NFL head football coach
- Robert S. Mueller III<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – former director of the FBI (2001-2013)
- Blackjack Mulligan (a.k.a. Robert Windham)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – retired professional wrestler
- Robert Mulligan<ref>Robert Mulligan: A Biography. tokillamockingbirdauthorstudy.weebly.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.</ref><ref>Robert Mulligan, Director. bookmyshow.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.</ref> – Academy Award-nominated filmmaker (To Kill a Mockingbird, Summer of '42)
- Michael Murphy<ref>Michael Murphy, Actor: Life Events Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Gemini Award-winning actor (M*A*S*H, Manhattan, Nashville, An Unmarried Woman, Tanner '88, Batman Returns, Magnolia)
- Jimmy Murray<ref>
Template:Cite press release</ref> – former GM of Philadelphia Eagles and co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities
- John Murtha<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Representative (D-PA)
Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA astronaut
- Clay Myers<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – photographer (Pawprints of Katrina), animal welfare advocate
- Anton Myrer<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – author (Once an Eagle)
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- Art Nalls<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> – pilot/owner of an air show business starring his privately owned Harrier jump jet
- Kelly Lynn Nauyokas<ref>Meet Kelly Nauyokas of Clearwater VoyageTampa Magazine. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – professional female bodybuilder
- James Neilson<ref>Neilson, James, 1909–1979 Library of Congress. Retrieved December 28, 2023.</ref> – Emmy Award-nominated film and television director (Bon Voyage!)
- John Nelson<ref>History of S.W.A.T.</ref> – founder of SWAT
- Oliver Nelson<ref name="Company1968">Template:Cite magazine</ref> – jazz composer and musician
- Nick Newlin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – rugby league player at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup
- Cody Nickson<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> – television personality, winner of The Amazing Race 30, contestant of Big Brother 19
- Carlos I. Noriega<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA astronaut
- Oliver North<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – Iran-Contra involvement, political commentator
- Ken Norton<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – world champion boxer, Boxing Hall of Famer
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- Warren Oates<ref>Obituaries, Warren Oates. The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – National Society and New York Film Critics Circle Award-nominated actor (In the Heat of the Night, The Wild Bunch, Badlands, Stripes)
- Tom O'Brien<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – former NCAA head football coach, Boston College, NC State
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin<ref>Wise, James E. & Anne Collier Rehill, Stars in the Corps. Naval Institute Press, 1999, p. 153</ref> – actor (The Rookies)
- Lee Harvey Oswald<ref>
Template:Cite book</ref> – accused assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
- Hugh O'Brian<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Golden Globe-winning and Emmy Award-nominated actor (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp)
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- Ralph Parcaut<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – professional wrestler, Middleweight Champion of the World
- Fess Parker<ref name="alcalde">Remembering Fess Parker The Alcalde, Vol. 91 (no. 6), pg 34–37, University of Texas via Internet Archive. Retrieved July 15, 2022.</ref> – Emmy-nominated film and TV actor
- Bob Parsons<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – founder and CEO of GoDaddy.com
- Pat Paulsen<ref>Pat Paulsen, 69, a Parodist of Presidential Doubletalk The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian and satirist (The Smothers Brothers Show, Night Patrol)
- Sam Peckinpah<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Oscar-nominated filmmaker of The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs
- Paul Pender<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Middleweight Boxing Champion
- Jack Pennick<ref>Jack Pennick, 69, Dies; Character Actor in Films The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor (Mister Roberts, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)
- Daniel Penny<ref>Opening statements delivered in manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny in NYC subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely CNN. Retrieved November 1, 2024.</ref> – former Marine charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal negligent homicide after placing an unarmed, mentally ill, homeless black man named Jordan Neely (a street performer, dancer and Michael Jackson impersonator) in a chokehold for 15 minutes, killing him, on a New York City subway on May 1, 2023
- Luke Pensabene<ref name="Times of SD">Template:Cite interview</ref> – actor and film producer (Friend of the World, South of 8)
- George Peppard<ref name="MarinesMagazine_2007" /><ref name="Nofti1997_pp176-177" /> – BAFTA Award-nominated actor (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
- Jack Perkins<ref>Jack Perkins (1921–1998), Biography ElCinema.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</ref> – actor (What's Up, Doc?, Nickelodeon)
- Andy Phillip<ref name="MCtimes"/> – Basketball Hall of Famer
- Bum Phillips<ref>
Template:Cite magazine</ref> – NFL head coach
- Charles Phillips<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – businessman, president of Oracle Corporation
- Robert Phillips<ref>Film Star? Not Bob The Charlotte News via Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor and professional football player for the Washington Redskins (The Killers, The Dirty Dozen, Walking Tall: Final Chapter)
- Sidney Phillips<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – author of You'll be Sor-ree, basis in part for Ken Burns' World War II documentary, The War (2007), and later portrayed in the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010)
- Tony Poe<ref>Leary, William L. "Death of a Legend". Air America Archive. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.</ref><ref>Ehrlich, Richard S. (8 July 2003). "CIA operative stood out in 'secret war' in Laos". Bangkok Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20090806040904/http://geocities.com/asia_correspondent/laos0307ciaposhepnybp.html. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref> – CIA paramilitary officer during the Vietnam War
- Charles Portis<ref>Arkansas History and Culture</ref> – author, best known for True Grit<ref name=marine>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lee Powell<ref>Wise, James E. & Anne Collier Rehill, Stars in the Corps. Naval Institute Press, 1999, p. 163</ref> – actor (The Lone Ranger)
- Tyrone Power<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – actor (Alexander's Ragtime Band)
- Steven Pressfield<ref>Inner Wars and Outer Wars Steven Pressfield. Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref><ref name="stevenpressfield">Template:Cite web</ref> – American author of historical fiction, non-fiction and screenplays including his 1995 novel The Legend of Bagger Vance and 2002 non-fiction book The War of Art
- Lewis Chesty Puller – The most decorated Marine in American History
- Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. – Pulitzer Prize-winning author, son of Lewis "Chesty" Puller
- Artimus Pyle<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer
- Joe Pyne<ref>
Template:Cite magazine</ref> – 1960s conservative talk show host
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- C.J. Ramone (b. Christopher Joseph Ward)<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – musician, former member of The Ramones
- Dan Rather<ref>Dan Rather: American journalist Dan Rather is best known for his 24-year tenure as anchor of 'CBS Evening News.' Biography.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, commentator and former national evening news anchor
- Lawrence G. Rawl<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – CEO of Exxon (1988–1993)
- Alex Raymond<ref>Alex Raymond's USMC Art</ref> – cartoonist
- Donald Regan – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Chief of Staff (Reagan administration)
- Buddy Rich<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> – jazz drummer
- Rudy Reyes<ref>SGT Rudy Reyes (Marine Recon OIF, OEF Veteran)</ref> – actor and martial arts instructor (Generation Kill)
- Hari Rhodes<ref>A Chosen Few: The Battle Cry of America's Black Marines Amazon.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor and author (Shock Corridor, Return to Peyton Place)
- Rob Riggle<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – actor/comedian (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Scott Ritter<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – former United Nations arms inspector, intelligence officer, outspoken opponent of the Bush administration's foreign policy
Template:Cite news</ref> – Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, married to Linda Bird Johnson (daughter of President Lyndon Johnson)
- Pernell Roberts<ref>Pernell Roberts, Star of TV's 'Bonanza,' Dies at 81 The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Emmy Award-nominated actor (Bonanza, Trapper John, M.D.)
- Pat Robertson<ref name="10things"/><ref>
Template:Cite journal</ref> – evangelist, social commentator
- James Roosevelt<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Congressman (California); son of FDR, former Marine Raider
- Barney Ross<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – world champion boxer, Boxing Hall of Famer
- Dan Rossi<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – American hot dog vendor in New York City
- Arthur Rowe<ref>Arthur Rowe Variety. March 9, 2024.</ref> – screenwriter and television producer (The Magnificent Seven Ride!, Fantasy Island)
- John Russell<ref name=Wise1999_Russell>
Template:Cite book</ref> – actor (Lawman)
- Mark Russell<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – political satirist
- Robert Ryan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Jarlett, Franklin. Robert Ryan: A Biography and Critical Filmography, McFarland, 1997, p. 20</ref> – Oscar-nominated actor (The Wild Bunch, Crossfire)
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- Tony Santiago<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – military historian
- Jim Sasser<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. senator from Tennessee
- George C. Scott<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/><ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Academy Award-winning actor (Patton)
- Mike Scotti<ref>"Marines Film 'Real' War Movie", nbcdfw.com, 23 March 2010</ref> – author and producer of the documentary film Severe Clear
- Tom Seaver<ref name=NBHoF_USMCSHoF>Template:Cite web</ref> – baseball Hall of Famer
- Walter Seltzer<ref name="guardian obit">Walter Seltzer obituary; Shrewd film publicist who later achieved success as a producer The Guardian. Retrieved November 28, 2022.</ref> – film producer (One-Eyed Jacks, The Omega Man, Soylent Green)
- Shaggy<ref name="10things"/><ref>
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- John Patrick Shanley<ref name="John Patrick Shanley">Template:Cite news</ref> – playwright, screenwriter, and director
- Bernard Shaw<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – CNN news anchor
- Mark Shields<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – journalist
- James Shigeta<ref name=sgt>Template:Cite book</ref> – Golden Globe-winning Japanese-American actor (Die Hard, The Yakuza)
- Alana Shipp<ref>The talented Ms. Ripped </ref> – American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Scott Shriner<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – bass guitarist, member of Weezer
- George Shultz<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – economist, U.S. Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury
- Oliver Sipple<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – saved President Gerald Ford's life during an assassination attempt
- Otis Sistrunk<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, National Football League
- Eugene Sledge<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – author of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa, basis in part for Ken Burns' World War II documentary, The War (2007), and later portrayed in the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010)
- Harold "Dutch" Smith<ref name=ishof>Template:Cite web</ref> – diver, representing the US in the Summer Olympics in 1928 and 1932 (1 gold, 1 silver medal)
- Frederick W. Smith<ref name=AcademyofAchievement>
Template:Cite web</ref> – businessman, founder of FedEx
- W. Thomas Smith, Jr.<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – author, journalist
- Guillermo Söhnlein<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref><ref> Template:Cite web</ref> – cofounder of OceanGate together with Stockton Rush, the company that later went on to build the Titan (submersible)
- John Philip Sousa<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – composer, conductor/orchestra leader
- Anthony Sowell<ref>
Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> – Ohio serial murder suspect
- Thomas Sowell<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – economist, social commentator, and author
- Taylor Spadaccino<ref>Taylor Spadaccino Stays Committed to Country, Service and Fitness Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Fitness and glamour model
- Leon Spinks<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – world boxing champion
- Robert C. Springer<ref>[ww.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/springer-rc.html NASA]</ref> – NASA astronaut.
- Scott H. Stalker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the United States Cyber Command, and the National Security Agency
- Laurence Stallings<ref name=Stallings>Template:Cite web</ref> – playwright, screenwriter, literary critic, journalist, novelist and photographer best known for the 1924 play What Price Glory
- Brian Stann<ref name="Stann1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Stann2">Template:Cite web</ref> – World Extreme Cagefighting Light Heavyweight champion, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter
- Ernie Stautner<ref name=MCT_Mitchell_20080723/> – NFL football player and coach
- Richard Steele<ref>
Template:Cite interview</ref> – boxing referee
- Robert J. Stevens<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Retired Chairman, President and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Tuffy Stone<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – chef and competitive barbecue master
- Eugene Stoner<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – designer of the AR-15 rifle, adopted by the US military as the M-16
- Michael R. Strobl<ref> https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/a-marine-s-journey-home-2762679.php </ref><ref> https://www.mortuary.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/456100/escort-whose-story-inspired-movie-taking-chance-visits-mortuary-speaks-at-uso-g/ </ref> – author, co-screenwriter of the 2009 Award-winning movie Taking Chance, inspired by his own story as the final military escort of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps
- Frederick W. Sturckow<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – NASA astronaut and shuttle commander
- William Styron<ref>
Template:Cite news</ref> – Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Template:Cite news</ref> – publisher of The New York Times
- Bo Svenson<ref>Bo Svenson, Actor: Biography Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> – Saturn Award-winning actor best known for the Walking Tall film and television series
- Charles R. "Chuck" Swindoll<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> – evangelical Christian pastor, radio preacher
- Anthony Swofford<ref>
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- Steven W. Taylor<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – Oklahoma Supreme Court justice
- Frank M. Tejeda<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Congressman from Texas
- Jerald terHorst<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – press secretary (1974) for President Gerald Ford
- Craig Thomas<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Senator from Wyoming (R)
- Jason Thomas<ref name=USAToday_20060815>
Template:Cite news</ref> – saved two police officers' lives on September 11 who were trapped in the rubble of the towers
- Bernard Trainor<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – author, journalist, NBC military analyst
- Lee Trevino<ref name=MCT_Mitchell_20080723/><ref name="10things"/> – PGA Tour golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
- Bobby Troup<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – actor, singer, songwriter of (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
- Daniel Truhitte<ref>After 50 years, Dan Truhitte still hears 'The Sound of Music' Salisbury Post via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor best known for playing Rolf Gruber, the young Austrian telegram delivery boy in The Sound of Music (1965)
- William M. Tuck<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Congressman from Virginia, Governor of Virginia
- Gene Tunney<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – world boxing champion, Boxing Hall of Famer
- Martin Tytell<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – owner of the Tytell Typewriter Company who became known as "Mr. Typewriter, New York"
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- Leon Uris<ref>
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- JD Vance<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – 50th Vice President of the United States (2025–present), writer and venture capitalist known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy
- Bill Veeck<ref name="VHOF"/> – baseball team owner, baseball Hall of Famer
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- Ralph Waite<ref>"The Waltons' actor Ralph Waite dies at 85 in Palm Desert" Template:Webarchive, "Mydesert.com", 13 February 2014</ref> – Emmy Award-nominated actor (The Waltons)
- Walter Walsh<ref name="History">Template:Cite web</ref> – FBI agent, award-winning shooter
- Joseph Wambaugh<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – bestselling American writer (The Onion Field)
- John Warner<ref>
Template:Cite press release</ref> – former Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator from Virginia
- Charles Waterhouse<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – artist
- Mike Weaver<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref> – world boxing champion
- James E. Webb<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – second Administrator of NASA
- James H. "Jim" Webb<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – U.S. Senator (D-VA), former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, author
- Robert Webber<ref name="nyt">Robert Webber, Actor, Dies at 64. Bourdain, C.S. The New York Times via Internet Archive. Published 20 May 1989.</ref><ref name="together">Webber, Robert L, PFC. togetherweserved.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.</ref> – actor (12 Angry Men, The Dirty Dozen)
- Preston A. Wells Jr.<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – businessman and Heritage Foundation board member
- Chuck Wepner<ref>
Template:Cite magazine</ref> – boxer, often named as the inspiration for the Rocky movie series
- Bing West<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – author, former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration
- Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman<ref>Floyd Red Crow Westerman, 71; Performer, activist The Washington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Dakota Sioux musician, country music singer, political activist and actor
- Jo Jo White<ref name="SFS"/> – former NBA basketball player with the Boston Celtics
- Charles Whitman<ref>
Template:Cite web</ref> – University of Texas clocktower sniper
- James Whitmore<ref name=Nofti1997_pp176-177/> – Oscar-nominated actor (Give 'em Hell, Harry!, The Shawshank Redemption)
- Larry Wilcox<ref>Together We Served</ref> – actor (CHiPs)
- Steve Wilkos<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – TV host, Chicago Police Department veteran
- Montel Williams<ref name="americanlegion">Montel Williams to host national convention opening. American Legion. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref><ref name="vetmagazine">Montel Williams, A Lifetime of Service. U.S. Veterans Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> – Emmy Award-winning talk show host who later served as a cryptology officer in the U.S. Navy; retired as a lieutenant commander after 22 years of service (The Montel Williams Show)
- Ted Williams<ref name=MCT_Mitchell_20080723/> – baseball Hall of Famer
- Michael Wilson<ref>Michael Wilson papers, 1942–1977 California Digital Library. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – Oscar-winning screenwriter (A Place in the Sun, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Planet of the Apes)
- Pete Wilson<ref>
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- Terry Wilson<ref name="westclips">Action Actors by Neil Summers: Terry Wilson www.westernclippings.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor (Wagon Train, Westworld)
- Jonathan Winters<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – Emmy and Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated comedian, actor, author, television host and artist (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
- Ed Wood<ref name=MarinesMagazine_2007/> – director (Glen or Glenda and Plan 9 from Outer Space)
- Jeremiah Wright<ref name="Wright">Template:Cite news</ref> – controversial pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago
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- Burt Young<ref>
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- Otis Young<ref name="csg">Actor Otis Young Will Be Featured Speaker Here Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> – actor (The Last Detail, Rawhide)
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- George D. Zamka<ref>
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- Douglas Zembiec<ref>Sports Heroes Who Served: 'Lion of Fallujah' Led His Warriors by Example U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved April 24, 2024.</ref> – Marine Corps officer and member of the CIA's Special Activities Division's Ground Branch who was killed in action while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Anthony Zinni<ref name=Ricks2003>Template:Cite news</ref> – foreign policy analyst and television commentator
- Barry Zorthian<ref>Martin, Douglas, "Barry Zorthian, U.S. Diplomat in Vietnam, Dies at 90", The New York Times, 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-01.</ref> – press officer for Template:Frac years during the Vietnam War
See also
- List of historically notable United States Marines
- List of United States Marine Corps astronauts
- List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
References
External links
- Famous Marines from HQMC
- Famous Marines
- Famous Marines list at USMC Hangout