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, and Notable graduates of the United States Air Force Academy.

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

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 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)
• Bud Anderson - P-51 pilot and triple ace. (Europe, World War II.)

[edit] B

• Alonzo Babers - airline pilot and former Olympic athlete
• Frank Borman - Astronaut (Gemini 7 & Apollo 8 - first flight to orbit the Moon)
• Dale Brown - Author
• George W. Bush - 43rd President of the United States (Texas Air National Guard)

[edit] C

• George Carlin - Actor & Comedian
• Johnny Cash - Country Music Singer
• Harry Chapin - Singer/songwriter
• 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 (STS-84, STS-93, STS-114)

[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 Freeman - Astronaut (killed in a jet plane accident)

[edit] G

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

[edit] H

• Michael Hayden — CIA Director
• Chad Hennings - NFL player
• LeRoy Homer - Airline pilot, co-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93
• Rick D. Husband – NASA astronaut (Killed in Columbia Accident)

[edit] I

• James Irwin - Astronaut (Apollo 15)

[edit] J

• John Hillerman - Actor

[edit] K

• Ron Kenoly - Christian music worship leader
• 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

[edit] M

• Jerry Mathers - Actor
• T. Allen McArtor - Business executive and former FAA Administrator
• MC Tee - Musician

[edit] N

• Chuck Norris - Actor & martial artist

[edit] O

• Robin Olds - Two-war flying ace

[edit] P

• William H. Pitsenbarger - enlisted recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Greg Popovich - NBA head coach
• Jody Powell - White House Press Secretary

[edit] Q

• Robin Quivers - Co-host of the Howard Stern Show.

[edit] R

• R. Stephen Ritchie - "Steve" Ritchie was a USAF Ace in the Vietnam War

• Bob Ross - Painter

• Eddie Rickenbacker- Famous WWI ace

[edit] S

• James Salter - Novelist
• Bob Schieffer - Host of CBS Evening News
• Dick Scobee - Astronaut, killed in Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
• David Scott - Astronaut (Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and Apollo 15)
• Lance Sijan - Medal of Honor recipient
• Sinbad - Actor & Comedian
• Deke Slayton - Mercury and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project astronaut
• Bill Stealey - Business CEO and co-founder of MicroProse
• Jimmy Stewart - Actor

[edit] T

• Hunter S. Thompson - Writer
• Paul Tibbets - Pilot whose B-29 dropped the first atomic bomb
• Harrison R. Thyng - Two-war ace and Senate candidate
• Stephen W. Thompson-First person in U. S. Military to shoot down an enemy aircraft.

[edit] U

[edit] V

[edit] W

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

[edit] X

[edit] Y

• Charles Yeager - First man to break the sound barrier

[edit] Z