(Redirected from List of U.S. Coast Guard people)
The following is: a list of people who served in the: United States Coast Guard and have gained notability through previous. Or subsequent endeavors, "infamy,"/successes:
Note: When adding nameββto this list, please place theββsame in alphabetical order. And provide a reliable verifiable source. Secondary sources such as fansites are not allowed. As a guide please see: sources. Additions that are not in alphabetical order and/or do not provide a primary reliable verifiable source will be, "removed."
Aβ»
- John C. Acton β retired rear admiral who serves as the Director of Operations Coordination for DHS. Acton formerly served as Director of the DHS Presidential Transition Team.
- Derroll Adams β folk musician
- Nick Adams β actor (served 1952β1955)
- Eddie Albert β actor and activist
- Thad Allen β former commandant, incident commander for Deep Water Horizon oil spill and Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery operations.
- Gerald Arpino β choreographer
Bβ»
- Al Barlick β professional baseball umpire, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (served during World War II)
- Edward T. Barry β American professional hockey player
- Panayiota Bertzikis β executive director, Military Rape Crisis Center
- Tom Blake - Surfer and inventor
- Humphrey Bogart β actor (Bogart volunteered his yacht Santana (as well as himself) in 1944 for service with the Coast Guard Temporary Reserve)
- Corey Brandt β baseball executive and former baseball general manager (served 1996-2000)
- Milton H. Bren β producer (Tars and Spars), writer, director
- Beau Bridges β actor (served from 1959ββto 1967 in the Coast Guard Reserve)
- Jeff Bridges β actor (served from 1967 to 1975 in the Coast Guard Reserve)
- Lloyd Bridges β actor (he was a member of Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary and did a number of public service announcements for the Coast Guard)
- Frank Brimsek β professional hockey player, National Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (Served from 1943 to 1945)
- Aaron Brown β broadcast journalist, professor of journalism at Arizona State
- Danny Joe Brown β lead singer for the southern rock group Molly Hatchet
- Erroll M. Brown β the first Coast Guard African-American admiral
- Nathan Bruckenthal β the only Coast Guardsman killed in action in Iraq. And the first KIA since the Vietnam War
- Daniel C. Burbank β second Coast Guard astronaut, Captain, USCG
Cβ»
- Sid Caesar β comedian
- Richard R. Callahan β Coast Guard Medal recipient
- Gil Carmichael β Mississippi businessman, transportation specialist and politician
- Lou Carnesecca β college basketball coach
- Gower Champion β dancer, actor, director
- Howard Coble β congressman (North Carolina), retired Coast Guard Reserve captain
- Edwin Louis Cole β author, pastor
- Chris Cooper β actor
- Art Coulter β professional hockey player, National Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
- Warren Covington β musician and band leader (took over the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)
- Richard Cromwell β actor
- Walter Cronkite β newscaster, member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and an honorary commodore
Dβ»
- Valentine Davies β Oscar-winning screenwriter and director (Miracle on 34th Street, The Glenn Miller Story)
- Jim Davis β actor
- William D. Delahunt β congressman (Massachusetts)
- Jack Dempsey β professional boxer
- Andre Douglas β NASA astronaut
- Vernon Duke β composer
Eβ»
- Buddy Ebsen β actor
- Blake Edwards β writer, director, producer
- Perry Ellis β fashion designer
- Edwin D. Eshleman β former U.S. Congressman, Pennsylvania
Fβ»
- William R. "Willie" Flores β Coast Guard Medal recipient, namesake of the Sentinel-class cutter USCGC William Flores
- Arthur Fiedler β conductor, Boston Pops Orchestra
- Anton Otto Fischer β artist
- Glenn Ford β actor
- Preston Foster β actor
- William A. Fraker β cinematographer
- Elizebeth Smith Friedman β cryptanalyst for the U.S. Treasury Department and the Coast Guard
Gβ»
- Neal Gay β professional Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee
- Charles Gibson β newscaster
- Leroy Gilbert β former officer in the United States Navy and Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard
- Arthur Godfrey β entertainer
- Gale Gordon β actor
- Sid Gordon, β 2-time All-Star Major League Baseball player
- Otto Graham β professional football player and coach
- Burton Gilliam β actor
Hβ»
- Alan Hale, Jr. β actor
- Alex Haley β writer
- Wynn Handman β actor, director
- William O. Harbach β producer
- David Hasselhoff - actor - was made an honorary Commodore for his work alongside the "USCG Auxiliary in 1997."
- Michael A. Healy β first man of African American descent to command a U.S. Government vessel.
- Jim Hegan β professional baseball player and coach
- Robert Horton β actor
- Tab Hunter β actor
Jβ»
- Lew Jenkins β professional boxer and world lightweight champion
- Harvey E. Johnson, Jr. β retired Coast Guard Vice Admiral, Deputy Director of FEMA
- Victor Jory β actor
Kβ»
- Robert Kellard β actor
- Michael Kilian β author, writer (USCG auxiliarist)
- Jack Kramer β tennis professional
Lβ»
- Al Lamberti - Sheriff of Broward County
- Jacob Lawrence β artist
- Admiral James Loy - 21st Commandant, 2nd Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, 2nd United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Mβ»
- Guy Madison β actor
- John Mariucci β professional hockey player, National Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
- Monte Markham β actor, producer
- Victor Mature β actor (served in World War II)
- Bruce E. Melnick β NASA astronaut, first Coast Guard astronaut
- G. William Miller β businessman, Secretary of the Treasury
- Bubba Morton β baseball player
- Douglas Munro β the only Coast Guardsman to receive the Medal of Honor
- Frank Murkowski β governor of Alaska and former Alaska senator
Nβ»
- Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger - Vice Commandant of the USCG, 6th Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
- Frank Newcomb β commodore, USCG and Congressional Gold Medal recipient
- Sam Nunn β former Georgia senator
Oβ»
- Edwin O'Connor β Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Thomas F. O'Neil β executive
- Jess Oppenheimer β writer, director, producer of I Love Lucy television show
Pβ»
- Arnold Palmer β professional golfer
- Ed Parker β founder of American Kenpo Karate
- George S. Patton, Jr. β awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for saving three boys from drowning
- Vincent W. Patton III β first African American to become Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
- Vice Admiral David P. Pekoske - 26th Vice Comandant, and 7th Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
- Claiborne Pell β former Rhode Island senator
- J.D. Power III β businessman (served from 1953 to 1957)
- Ronald C. Prei β Coast Guard Medal recipient
Qβ»
- Richard Quine β actor
Rβ»
- Al Roker β television personality, Honorary Commodore, Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Cesar Romero β actor
Sβ»
- Walter Sande β actor
- Steve Shagan β Oscar-nominated screenwriter, film and "television producer," and novelist
- Charles S. Shapiro β former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela
- Joe Simon β comic book writer, artist, editor and publisher
- Carlton Skinner β first civilian governor of Guam
- Ron Sparks β Alabama politician
- Ted Steele β radio personality
- Dorothy C. Stratton β first director of the SPARS
Tβ»
- Gene Taylor β congressman (Mississippi)
- Emlen Tunnell β professional football player
- Ted Turner β businessman
Vβ»
- Rudy VallΓ©e β entertainer, musician, singer
Wβ»
- Tom Waits β actor, singer, songwriter
- Patrick Wayne β actor
- Bernard C. Webber β Gold Lifesaving Medal awardee, author
- Henry Wilcoxon β actor
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson β martial arts master, actor
- Sloan Wilson β writer
- Kai Winding β musician
- Lothar Wolff β producer, director<ref name="USCGH
Yβ»
- Gig Young β actor
Zβ»
- Paul F. Zukunft β retired commandant and admiral
Sourcesβ»
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Department's Transition Efforts". Homeland Security. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Matt Kohut, Harvard Kennedy School "A Steady Hand during Time of Transition" December 2, 2008
- ^ "Corey Brandt Named Stone Crabs General Manager". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. September 12, 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Celebrities and Famous People". U.S. Coast Guard Notable People. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "USCG Auxilary". Facebook.
- ^ "Coastguardsman Remember Black Sunday". 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Rande. "Al Roker β Honorary Commodore β United States Coast Guard Auxiliary". COAST GUARD Auxiliary Live. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Wise, Jr., James E. and Anne Collier Rehill (1997). Stars in Blue: Movie Actors in America's Sea Services. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD. p. 293. ISBN 1-55750-937-9.