List of famous Airmen

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Famous people who served in the United States Air Force. See also Notable people who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

The following is a list of former members of the USAF who have gained public notoriety through subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes:

Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I 10 J 11 K 12 L 13 M 14 N 15 O 16 P 17 Q 18 R 19 S 20 T 21 U 22 V 23 W 24 X 25 Y 26 Z

[edit] A

• Paul W. Airey - First Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
• Buzz Aldrin - Astronaut (Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 - Second man to walk on the Moon)
• William Anders - Astronaut (Apollo 8 - first flight to orbit the Moon)
• Michael P. Anderson - Astronaut (Killed in Columbia Accident)

[edit] B

• Frank Borman - Astronaut (Gemini 7 & Apollo 8 - first flight to orbit the Moon)
• George W. Bush - 43rd President of the United States (Texas Air National Guard)

[edit] C

• George Carlin - Actor & Comedian
• Johnny Cash - Country Music Singer
• Gordon Cooper - Mercury Astronaut (Mercury 9 & Gemini 5)
• Michael Collins - Astronaut (Gemini 10 & Apollo 11)
• Eileen Collins - Astronaut, first female Space Shuttle pilot and commander, flew first post-Columbia "Return To Space Flight"

[edit] D

• Tom Daschle - Former U.S. Senator and floor leader (D-SD)
• Charles Duke - Astronaut (Apollo 16)

[edit] E

• Joe Engle - Astronaut, X-15 and space shuttle pilot

[edit] F

• Kelly Flinn - First female B-52 pilot
• Joe Foss - Former Marine ace and governor of South Dakota (Air National Guard)
• Morgan Freeman - Actor
• Theodore C. Freeman - Astronaut (killed in a jet plane accident)

[edit] G

• Marvin Gaye - Singer
• Lindsay Graham - U.S. senator
• Gus Grissom - Mercury Astronaut (Mercury 4 and Gemini 3; later killed in Apollo 1 fire)

[edit] H

• Michael Hayden — CIA Director
• Rick D. Husband – NASA astronaut (Killed in Columbia Accident)

[edit] I

• James Irwin - Astronaut (Apollo 15)

[edit] J

• John Hillerman - Actor
• Jimi Marshall Hendrix - Musician

[edit] K

• Ivan Kincheloe - Air Force test pilot

[edit] L

• Curtis LeMay - Chief of Staff and vice presidential candidate
• John Levitow - enlisted recipient of the Medal of Honor
• George Lockwood - son of Monroe Consolidated Paper Company president

[edit] M

• Jerry Mathers - Actor
• MC Tee - Musician

[edit] N

• Chuck Norris - Actor & martial artist

[edit] O

[edit] P

• William H. Pitsenbarger - enlisted recipient of the Medal of Honor

[edit] Q

[edit] R

• Bob Ross - Painter

• Eddie Rickenbacker- Famous WWI ace

[edit] S

• James Salter - Novelist
• Dick Scobee - Astronaut, killed in Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
• David Scott - Astronaut (Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and Apollo 15)
• Sinbad - Actor & Comedian
• Deke Slayton - Mercury and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project astronaut
• Jimmy Stewart - Actor

[edit] T

• Hunter S. Thompson - Writer
• Harrison R. Thyng - Two-war ace and Senate candidate

[edit] U

[edit] V

[edit] W

• Edward H. White, II - Astronaut (first American to walk in space; later killed in Apollo 1 fire)
• Alfred Worden - Astronaut (Apollo 15)

[edit] X

[edit] Y

• Charles Yeager - First man to break the sound barrier

[edit] Z