The

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

(USMA) is an undergraduate college in

West Point, New York West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. Located on the Hudson River in New York, West Point was identified by General George Washington as the most important strategic position in America during the Ame ...

with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

. The academy was founded in 1802 and is the oldest of the United States' five service academies. It is also referred to as West Point (the name of the military base that the academy is a part of). The academy graduated its first cadet, Joseph Gardner Swift, in October 1802. Sports media refer to the academy as "Army" and the students as "Cadets"; this usage is officially endorsed. The football team is also known as "The Black Knights of the Hudson" and "The Black Knights". A small number of graduates each year choose the option of cross-commissioning into the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

, or 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 combi ...

. Before the founding of the

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and U ...

in 1955, the academy was a major source of officers for the Air Force and its predecessors. Most cadets are admitted through the congressional appointment system. The curriculum emphasizes the sciences and engineering fields. The list is drawn from graduates, non-graduate former cadets, current cadets, and faculty of the Military Academy. Notable graduates include 2 American Presidents, 4 additional

heads of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...

, 20 astronauts, 76

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

recipients (more than any other service academy or undergraduate institution), 70 Rhodes Scholars, and 3 Heisman Trophy winners. Among American universities, the academy is fourth on the list of total winners for Rhodes Scholarships, seventh for

Marshall Scholarships The Marshall Scholarship is a postgraduate scholarship for "intellectually distinguished young Americans ndtheir country's future leaders" to study at any university in the United Kingdom. It is widely considered one of the most prestigious sc ...

and fourth on the list of Hertz Fellowships.

Academicians

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Academics

:''Note: "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early.''

Superintendents of the United States Military Academy

Commandants of the United States Military Academy

Top-ranking graduates

Astronauts

Businesspeople

* Henry A. du Pont, class of 1861, President and general manager of Wilmington & Western Railroad (1879–1899) * Robert E. Wood, class of 1900, chairman and CEO of Sears, Roebuck (1939–1954); responsible for shifting the company's focus from a mail-order catalog company to a department store retailer; started AllState Insurance as a subsidiary of Sears; served as the Quartermaster of the Army in World War I and as chief quartermaster during the construction of the Panama Canal * William T. Seawell, class of 1941, chairman and CEO of Pan Am Airways (1971–1981) * Robert F. McDermott, class of 1943, former chairman and CEO of United Services Automobile Association (

USAA The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 diversified financial services group of companies including a Texas Department of Insurance-regulated reciprocal inter-insurance exchange and subsidiaries offeri ...

) * John F. Donahue, class of 1946, founder and Chairman of Federated Investors ($400 billion asset management firm) *

Frank Borman Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel (United States), colonel, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, businessman, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first missio ...

, class of 1950, President of Eastern Airlines (1975–1986) * Walter F. Ulmer, class of 1952, President and CEO of Center for Creative Leadership (1985–1994) *

Rand Araskog Rand Vincent Araskog (October 31, 1931 – August 9, 2021) was an American manufacturing executive, investor, and writer who served as the CEO of ITT Corporation. During his time as the CEO between 1979 and 1998 he was known for divesting the ...

, class of 1953, President, chairman, and CEO of ITT Communications * Dana G. Mead, class of 1957, chairman and CEO of Tenneco (1994–1999), Chairman of MIT Corporation (since 2003) *

Pete Dawkins Peter Miller Dawkins (born March 8, 1938) is an American business executive and former college football player, hockey player, military officer, and political candidate. Dawkins attended the United States Military Academy, where he played as h ...

, class of 1959, former chairman and CEO of Primerica Financial Services, Vice-chairman and EVP of Travelers Insurance, Vice Chairman of Bain and Company, Vice Chairman of Citi Global Wealth Management, currently Senior Partner at Flintlock Capital *

Fred Malek Frederic Vincent Malek (December 22, 1936 – March 24, 2019) was an American business executive, political advisor, and philanthropist. He was a president of Marriott Hotels and Northwest Airlines and an assistant to United States Presidents Ric ...

, class of 1959, founder and Chairman of Thayer Capital Partners, Chairman of

Northwest Airlines Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWA) was a major American airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines, Inc. by a merger. The merger, approved on October 29, 2008, made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines ...

* Frank J. Caufield, co-founder of venture capital firm

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Kleiner Perkins, formerly Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), is an American venture capital firm which specializes in investing in incubation, early stage and growth companies. Since its founding in 1972, the firm has backed entrepreneur ...

* Albert Dunlap, class of 1960, CEO of Scott Paper and Sunbeam * Jim Kimsey, class of 1962, chairman and co-founder of AOL * Daniel W. Christman, class of 1965, Superintendent of USMA, 1996–2001; Chairman of Ultralife Corporation, SVP of International Affairs for

US Chamber of Commerce The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the largest lobbying group in the United States, representing over three million businesses and organizations. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urgin ...

(since 2003) * John B. Ritch III, class of 1965, chairman and co-founder of Calivita International (since 1992) * William P. Foley II, class of 1967, former CEO and current Chairman of Fidelity National Information Services * Marshall Larsen, class of 1970, chairman and CEO of Goodrich, Corporation (since 2003) * Bob McDonald, class of 1975, CEO of Procter & Gamble * Ken Hicks, class of 1974, President and CEO of

Foot Locker Foot Locker Retail, Inc. is an American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and operating in 28 countries. Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in 1988, Foo ...

, former President of JCPenney *

William Albrecht William Albert Albrecht (September 12, 1888 – May 19, 1974) chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri, was the foremost authority on the relation of soil fertility to human health and earned four degrees from the Universit ...

, class of 1974, President of Occidental Oil and Gas * Vincent Viola, class of 1977, former Chairman of NYMEX (2001–2004), CEO of VirtuFinancial, owner and member of Chairman's Council of the New Jersey Nets * Keith McLoughlin, class of 1978, President and CEO of

Electrolux Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variety ...

* Alex Gorsky, class of 1982, CEO of Johnson & Johnson * Mark Green, class of 1986, founder and former CEO of Align MD * Anthony J. Guzzi, class of 1986, President and CEO of EMCOR Group, Inc., the world's largest specialty construction, facilities services, energy infrastructure provider and a Fortune 500 company *

Mark Clouse Mark A. Clouse (born July 5, 1968) is an American business executive in the food industry. Since January 22, 2019, he has been the president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Pinnacle Foods from May 2016 through its ...

, class of 1990, President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company *

Anthony Noto Anthony Noto (born 2 May 1968) is an American businessman, the CEO of SoFi, and the former COO of Twitter. Previously, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, CFO of the National Football League, COO of Twitter, and head of Twitter Ventur ...

, class of 1991, former CFO and COO of

Twitter Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ...

and current CEO of

SoFi Sofi may refer to: *Sofi (mascot), the Mascot for 2010 ISF Women's World Championship *Sofi Marinova (born 1975), Bulgarian singer SOFI may refer to: * Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore * Spray-On Foam Insulation, used on the Space Shut ...

* John Ham, class of 2000,

Ustream IBM Watson Media (formerly Ustream and IBM Cloud Video) is an American virtual events platform company which is a division of IBM. Prior to IBM acquisition, it had more than 180 employees across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Budapest offices. ...

Founder, CEO and Chairman *

Brad Hunstable Fred Bradley Hunstable (born 1978) is an American businessman and the co-founder and CEO of the electric motor company Linear Labs. Linear Labs was founded by Hunstable in 2014 with his father, Fred Hunstable. Brad is also the co-founder and fo ...

, class of 2001, founder and President of Ustream.TV

Engineers

Government

Heads of state

Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency

Hoyt Vandenberg Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (January 24, 1899 – April 2, 1954) was a United States Air Force general. He served as the second Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the second Director of Central Intelligence. During World War II, Vandenberg was t ...

, class of 1923, DCI 10 June 1946 – 1 May 1947 *

David Petraeus David Howell Petraeus (; born November 7, 1952) is a retired United States Army general and public official. He served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 6, 2011, until his resignation on November 9, 2012. Prior to ...

, class of 1974, DCIA 6 September 2011 – 9 November 2012 *

Mike Pompeo Michael Richard Pompeo (; born December 30, 1963) is an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United State ...

, class of 1986, DCIA 23 January 2017 – 26 April 2018 (became United States Secretary of State)

Cabinet members

* Andrew J. Donelson, class of 1820, President's Secretary (1829–1837) * Jefferson Davis, class of 1828,

United States Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the ...

(1853–1857) *

Montgomery Blair Montgomery Blair (May 10, 1813 – July 27, 1883) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Lincoln administration cabinet as Postmaster-General from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War. He was the son of Francis Pres ...

, class of 1835,

United States Postmaster General The United States Postmaster General (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency. The PMG is selected and appointed by ...

(1861–1864) *

William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman ( ; February 8, 1820February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his com ...

, class of 1840,

(1869) * Gustavus Woodson Smith, class of 1842,

Confederate States Secretary of War The Confederate States Secretary of War was a member of President Jefferson Davis's Cabinet during the American Civil War. The Secretary of War was head of the Confederate States Department of War. The position ended in May 1865 when the Confede ...

(1862) *

John Schofield John McAllister Schofield (September 29, 1831 – March 4, 1906) was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He was appointed U.S. Secretary of War (1868–1869) under President Andrew Johnson and later served ...

, class of 1853,

(1868–1869) *

Marshall Carter Marshall Sylvester Carter (September 16, 1909 – February 18, 1993) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. From 1965 to 1969, he served as Director of the National Security Agency. Life and career Carter was born on September 16, 1 ...

, class of 1931,

Deputy Director of Central Intelligence The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA) is a statutory office () and the second-highest official of the Central Intelligence Agency. The DD/CIA assists the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) and is author ...

(1962–1965) and

Director of the National Security Agency The director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA) is the highest-ranking official of the National Security Agency, which is a defense agency within the U.S. Department of Defense. The director of the NSA also concurrently serves as the Chie ...

(1965–1969) * Rafael M. Ileto, class of 1943, Philippine Secretary of National Defense (1986–1988) *

Brent Scowcroft Brent Scowcroft (; March 19, 1925August 6, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer who was a two-time United States National Security Advisor, first under U.S. President Gerald Ford and then under George H. W. Bush. He served as Military As ...

, class of 1947, National Security Advisor (1974–1977, 1989–1993) *

Alexander Haig Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (; December 2, 1924February 20, 2010) was United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these ...

, class of 1947,

United States 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 ...

(1981–1982) *

Fidel V. Ramos Fidel Valdez Ramos (, ; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military ...

, class of 1950, Philippines Secretary of National Defense (1988–1991) * John Block, class of 1957,

United States Secretary of Agriculture The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments. The department includes several organi ...

(1981–1986) * Jim Nicholson, class of 1961,

United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries. The secretary is a me ...

(2005–2007) *

Barry McCaffrey Barry Richard McCaffrey (born November 17, 1942) is a retired United States Army general and current news commentator, professor and business consultant who served in President Bill Clinton's Cabinet as the Director of the Office of National Dru ...

, class of 1964, US

Drug Czar Drug czar is an informal name for the person who directs drug-control policies in various areas. The term follows the informal use of the term ''czar'' in U.S. politics. The 'drug czar' title first appeared in a 1982 news story by United Press Int ...

(1996–2001) * Eric K. Shinseki, class of 1965,

(2009–2014) * James Peake, class of 1966,

(2007–2009) * Robert Alan McDonald, class of 1975, United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2014–2017) *

, class of 1986,

(2018–2021), former

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office () that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community. Beginning February 2017, the ...

(2017–2018) *

Mark Esper Mark Thomas Esper (born April 26, 1964) is an American politician and manufacturing executive who served as the 27th United States secretary of defense from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously served as the 23rd ...

, class of 1986, 27th

United States Secretary of Defense The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high ranking member of the federal cabinet. DoDD 5100.1: Enclosure 2: a The ...

(2019–2020), former 23rd

United States Secretary of the Army The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, insta ...

(2017–2019) *

Lloyd Austin Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army four-star general who, since his appointment on January 22, 2021, has served as the 28th United States secretary of defense. He is the first African American to serv ...

, class of 1975, 28th

(2021–present)

Ambassadors

* Andrew J. Donelson, class of 1820, Chargé d'affaires of the United States to the Republic of Texas (1845), U.S. Minister to Prussia (1846–49), U.S. vice presidential candidate (1856) * Rufus King, class of 1833, U.S. Minister to the

Papal States The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope fro ...

(1863–1867) * William Woods Averell, class of 1855, U.S. Consul General to

British North America British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland, then further south at Roanoke and Jamestow ...

(1866–1869) *

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (January 14, 1836 – December 4, 1881) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile and an unsuccessful cand ...

, class of 1856, U.S. Minister to Chile, 1866–70, 1881 *

Frederick Dent Grant Frederick Dent Grant (May 30, 1850 – April 12, 1912) was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant. He was named after his ...

, class of 1871, U.S. Minister to Austro-Hungarian Empire (1890–1893) * James Maurice Gavin, class of 1929, U.S. Ambassador to France (1961–62) *

John Eisenhower John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower (August 3, 1922 – December 21, 2013) was a United States Army officer, diplomat, and military historian. He was a son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. His military career sp ...

, class of 1944, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium (1969–1971) *

David Manker Abshire David Manker Abshire (April 11, 1926 – October 31, 2014) served as a Special Counselor to President Ronald Reagan and was the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 1983 to 1987. Abshire presided over the Center for the Study of th ...

, class of 1951, U.S. Ambassador to

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

(1983–1987) * John Galvin, class of 1954, U.S. Ambassador to Bosnian Peace Negotiations * Jim Nicholson, class of 1961, U.S. Ambassador to the

Vatican Vatican may refer to: Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum The Holy See * The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized ...

(2001–2005) * John B. Ritch III, class of 1965, U.S. Ambassador to United Nations International Organizations in Vienna (1993–2001) * Robert M. Kimmitt, class of 1969, U.S. Ambassador to Germany (1991–1993) *

William B. Taylor Jr. William Brockenbrough Taylor Jr. (born September 14, 1947) is an American diplomat, government official, and former military officer. He served as the 6th United States ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009 under President Bush and Obama, an ...

, class of 1969, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2006–2009, 2019–2020) * Karl Eikenberry, class of 1973, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (2009–2011) * Matthew Klimow, class of 1974, U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan (2019–present), acting State Department Inspector General (2020)

Governors (civil)

* Robert Francis Withers Allston, class of 1821, Governor of South Carolina (1856–58) * David Wallace, class of 1821,

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

(1837–1840) *

Robert Milligan McLane Robert Milligan McLane (June 23, 1815 – April 16, 1898) was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as U.S. minister to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4t ...

, class of 1837,

Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...

(1884–85) *

Isaac Ingalls Stevens Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was an American military officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857, and later as its delegate to the United States House of Represen ...

, class of 1839,

Governor of Washington The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.WA Const. art. III, § 2. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws,WA Const. art. III, § 5. the power to either a ...

Territory (1853–1857) *

George Stoneman George Stoneman Jr. (August 8, 1822 – September 5, 1894) was a United States Army cavalry officer and politician who served as the fifteenth Governor of California from 1883 to 1887. He was trained at West Point, where his roommate was Stonewall ...

, class of 1846, Governor of California (1883–1887) *

George B. McClellan George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McCl ...

, class of 1846,

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official r ...

(1878–81) *

Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor ...

, class of 1847,

Governor of Rhode Island The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Democrat Dan McKee. In their capac ...

(1866–69) * Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls, class of 1855, Governor of Louisiana (1877–80, 88–92) * William H. Upham, class of 1866, Governor of Wisconsin (1895–1897) * Alexander Oswald Brodie, class of 1870,

Governor of Arizona Territory The governor of Arizona is the head of government of the U.S. state of Arizona. As the top elected official, the governor is the head of the executive branch of the Arizona state government and is charged with faithfully executing state laws. The ...

(1902–05) *

Charles H. Martin Charles Henry Martin (October 1, 1863September 22, 1946) was an American Army officer and later politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Illinois, he had a 40-year career in the military including serving in conflicts from the Spanish–Am ...

, class of 1887,

Governor of Oregon The governor of Oregon is the head of government of Oregon and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. ter ...

(1935–39) * Chester Harding, class of 1889, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1917–21) *

Jay Johnson Morrow Jay Johnson Morrow (February 20, 1870 – April 16, 1937) was Chief Engineer of the United States First Army and as Deputy Chief Engineer of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I and Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1 ...

, class of 1891, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1921–24) *

Meriwether L. Walker Meriwether Lewis Walker (September 30, 1869 – July 29, 1947) was an officer in the United States Army with the rank of Brigadier General, who served as a Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1924 to 1928. Biography Walker was born on Septem ...

, class of 1893, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1924–28) *

Harry Burgess Harry Burgess may refer to: *Harry Burgess (footballer) (1904–1957), footballer for England, Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday and Chelsea *Harry Burgess (governor) {{Infobox officeholder , image=Harry Burgess.jpg , caption= Burgess as a We ...

, class of 1895, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1928–32) * Clarence S. Ridley, class of 1905, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1936–40) * Glen E. Edgerton, class of 1908, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1940–44) * Joseph C. Mehaffey, class of 1911, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1944–48) * Francis K. Newcomer, class of 1913, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1948–52) * John S. Seybold, class of 1920, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1952–56) * William E. Potter, class of 1933, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1956–60) * William A. Carter, class of 1930, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1960–62) *

Robert John Fleming Robert John Fleming Jr. (January 13, 1907 – July 14, 1984) was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1962 to 1967. Biography Fleming was born at Fort Robinson in Nebraska on January 13, 1907 to Augusta and Robert John Fleming, an 1891 gradua ...

, class of 1928, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1962–67) * David Stuart Parker, class of 1940, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1971–75) *

Harold Parfitt Major General Harold Robert Parfitt (August 6, 1921 – May 21, 2006), was the last Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, from 1975 to 1979. Biography He was born in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Coaldale, Pennsylvania on August 6, 19 ...

, class of 1943, Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1975–79) *

Warren E. Hearnes Warren Eastman Hearnes (July 24, 1923 – August 16, 2009) was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Missouri from 1965 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first officeholder eligible to serve two consecuti ...

, class of 1946,

Governor of Missouri A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

(1965–1973) *

Dave Heineman David Eugene Heineman (born May 12, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 39th treasurer of Nebraska from 1995 to 2001 and 37th li ...

, class of 1970,

Governor of Nebraska The governor of Nebraska is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Constitution of Nebraska. The officeholder is elected to a four-year term, with elections held two years after presidential e ...

(2005–2015) *

John Bel Edwards John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 56th governor of Louisiana since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of ...

, class of 1988, Governor of Louisiana (2016–present)

Governors (military)

Thomas Childs Thomas Childs (16 March 1796 – 8 October 1855) was a U.S. soldier who served with distinction during the Mexican–American War. Childs was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son and grandson of Revolutionary War veterans. He graduated f ...

, class of 1814, military governor of Puebla, Mexico * John H. Martindale, class of 1835, military Governor of

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

Rufus Saxton Rufus Saxton (October 19, 1824 – February 23, 1908) was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions defending Harpers Ferry during Confed ...

, class of 1849, military governor of the Department of the South *

Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee (November 19, 1835 – April 28, 1905) was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish–American War. He was the son of Sydney S ...

, class of 1856, military governor of Havana, Cuba *

Philip Sheridan General of the Army Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close as ...

, class of 1853, military governor of the

Fifth Military District The Fifth Military District of the U.S. Army was one of five temporary administrative units of the U.S. War Department that existed in the American South from 1867 to 1870. The district was stipulated by the Reconstruction Acts during the Reconst ...

* Douglas MacArthur, class of 1903, military governor of Japan *

George S. Patton George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France ...

, class of 1909, military governor of Bavaria * Joseph T. McNarney, class of 1915, military governor of U.S. Occupation Zone, Germany *

Matthew Ridgway General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Altho ...

, class of 1917, military governor of Japan *

Lucius D. Clay General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1898 – April 16, 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D ...

, class of 1918, military Governor in West Germany noted for Berlin Airlift

Legislators

Daniel Azro Ashley Buck Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (April 19, 1789December 24, 1841) was an American lawyer and politician in the U.S. state of Vermont. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont and as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. Early life Bu ...

, class of 1808, U.S. Representative (1823–1825, 1827–1829), Vermont * Daniel Tunern, class of 1814, U.S. Representative, North Carolina (1827–1829) *

James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...

, class of 1815, U.S. Representative (1839–1841), New York * George Wurtz Hughes, class of 1827, U.S. Representative (1859–1861), Maryland * Jefferson Davis, class of 1828, U.S. Representative (1845–1846) and Senator (1847–1853, elected but not seated 1875), Mississippi * Alexander C.M. Pennington, class of 1828, represented in the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

1853–1857 *

Joseph E. Johnston Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3, 1807 – March 21, 1891) was an American career army officer, serving with distinction in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) and the Seminole Wars. After Virginia secede ...

, class of 1829, U.S. Representative, Virginia *

Henry Bell Van Rensselaer Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (May 14, 1810 – March 23, 1864) was an American military man, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a politician who served in the United States Congress as a Representative from the st ...

, class of 1831, U.S. Representative, New York *

, class of 1837, U.S. Representative, Maryland * John B. S. Todd, class of 1837, U.S. Congressman, Dakota Territory (1861–1863, 1864–1865) *

James Madison Leach James Madison Leach (January 17, 1815 – June 1, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Leach was born on his family's homestead, "Lansdowne", in Randolph County, North Carolina, January 17, 1815. He attended the common schools ...

, class of 1838, U.S. Representative, North Carolina *

, class of 1839, U.S. Representative,

Washington Territory The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington. It was created from the ...

* Egbert Ludoricus Viele, class of 1847, U.S. Representative, New York *

, class of 1847, U.S. Senator, Rhode Island (1875–1881) *

Henry Warner Slocum Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major g ...

, class of 1852, U.S. Representative, New York (1869–1873, 1883–1884) * Henry A. du Pont, class of 1861, U.S. Senator, Delaware (1895–1896, 1906–1917) *

Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...

, class of 1859, U.S. Representative, Alabama (1881–1882, 1883, 1885–1900) * Frank Obadiah Briggs, class of 1872, U.S. Senator, New Jersey * Jesse Matlack Baker, class of 1873, Pennsylvania State Representative (1889-1892) and State Senator (1893-1897) * Lawrence D. Tyson, class of 1883, U.S. Senator, Tennessee (1925–1929) *

Bertram Tracy Clayton Bertram Tracy Clayton (October 19, 1862 – May 30, 1918) was an American soldier and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1901. Biography Born on the Clayton estate near Clayton, Alabama, he went on ...

, class of 1886, U.S. Representative, New York (1899–1901) * Charles Henry Martin, class of 1887, U.S. Representative, Oregon *

Butler Ames Butler Ames (August 22, 1871 – November 6, 1954) was an American politician, engineer, soldier and businessman. He was the son of Adelbert Ames and grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler, both decorated generals in the Union Army during the Ame ...

, class of 1894, U.S. Representative, Massachusetts * Frank Kowalski, class of 1930, U.S. Representative from Connecticut * Nile Soik, class of 1945, member of the Wisconsin State Legislature * Howard Hollis Callaway, class of 1949, U.S. Representative, Georgia *

John Michael Murphy John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scand ...

, class of 1950, U.S. Representative, New York * Adam Benjamin Jr., class of 1958, U.S. Representative, Indiana (1977–82) * Jack Reed, class of 1971, U.S. Representative (1991–1997), U.S. Senator (1997- ), Rhode Island *

John Shimkus John Mondy Shimkus (, born February 21, 1958) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from 1997 to 2021, representing the 20th, 19th and 15th congressional districts of Illinois. Shimkus is a member of the Republican Part ...

, class of 1980, U.S. Representative, Illinois (1997– ) *

Geoff Davis Geoffrey Clark Davis (born October 26, 1958) is an American businessman, politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes 24 counties in the northeastern p ...

, class of 1981, U.S. Representative, Kentucky (2004– ) *

, class of 1986, U.S. Representative, Kansas (2011–2017) * Mark Green, class of 1986, U.S. Representative, Tennessee (2019– ) *

Brett Guthrie Steven Brett Guthrie (born February 18, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district is in central Kentucky and includes Fort Knox, Owensboro, Bowling Green, and Danville. Guthrie previo ...

, class of 1987, U.S. Representative, Kentucky (2009– ) *

Warren Davidson Warren Earl Davidson (born March 1, 1970) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district since 2016. The district, which was once represented by House Speaker John ...

, class of 1995, U.S. Representative, Ohio (2016– ) * Steve Watkins, class of 1999, U.S. Representative, Kansas (2018– ) * Pat Ryan, class of 2004, U.S. Representative, New York (2022– )

Mayors

William Lewis Cabell William Lewis Cabell (January 1, 1827 – February 21, 1911) was an American engineer, lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 14th, 16th and 20th mayor of Dallas (1874–1876, 1877–1879 and 1883–1885). Prior to that, he ...

, class of 1850, Mayor of Dallas, Texas (1874–76, 1877–79, 1883–85) * Frank Fischl, class of 1951, Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania (1978–1982) * Robert M. Isaac, class of 1951, Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado (1979–1997) * Matthew Collier, class of 1979, Mayor of Flint, Michigan (1988–1992) * Maria Vedder Lowe, class of 1998, Mayor of St. Pete Beach, Florida (2014–2016) *

Adrian Perkins Adrian Perkins (born October 23, 1985) is an American politician and attorney who served as the Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana. Perkins is a graduate of both the United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard Law School, and is an Arm ...

, class of 2008,

Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana This is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Shreveport, Louisiana. See also * Timeline of Shreveport, Louisiana The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. 19th century * 18 ...

(2018–Present)

Jurists

Rhesa Barksdale Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale (born August 8, 1944) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Early life, education and legal training Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Barksdale received a Bach ...

, class of 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1990– ) *

, class of 1835, attorney for Dred Scott in landmark 1857 Supreme Court Case ''Dred Scott v. Sandford'', in President Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet (1861–1864) *

Malcolm Jones Howard Malcolm Jones Howard (born June 24, 1939) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Education and career Born in Kinston, North Carolina, Howard received a Bachelo ...

, class of 1962, Judge, United States District Court Eastern District of North Carolina (1987– ) *

Mike Bowers Michael Joseph Bowers (born October 7, 1941) was the Attorney General of Georgia from 1981 to 1997 before mounting an unsuccessful campaign for Georgia Governor. Bowers was a Democrat through 1994, at which time he joined the Republican Party. B ...

, class of 1963, Georgia's longest serving Attorney General (1981–1997) * Richard D. Cudahy, class of 1948, Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit *

Roy Moore Roy Stewart Moore (born February 11, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who served as the 27th and 31st chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2013 to 2017, each time being removed fr ...

, class of 1969, Chief Justice Alabama Supreme Court (2001–2003, 2013–2017) * The Honorable

Eugene R. Sullivan Eugene Raymond Sullivan (born August 2, 1941) is an American lawyer who serves as a Senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush named him the chief judge. When not recalled to a ...

, class of 1964, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (AF) (1986–2002) * Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls, class of 1855, Chief Justice Louisiana Supreme Court (1892–1911) * Richard Whitehead Young, class of 1882, Philippines Supreme Court Justice (1899–1901)

Law enforcement and intelligence figures

Fitz John Porter Fitz John Porter (August 31, 1822 – May 21, 1901) (sometimes written FitzJohn Porter or Fitz-John Porter) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He is most known for his performance at the Se ...

, class of 1845, New York City Police Commissioner *

William Farrar Smith William Farrar Smith (February 17, 1824February 28, 1903), known as "Baldy" Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame. He was praised for his gallantry in the Seven Days Battles a ...

, class of 1845, New York City Police Commissioner *

, class of 1871, New York City Police Commissioner * Douglas I. McKay, class of 1905, New York City Police Commissioner * Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., class of 1917 * Alva Revista Fitch, class of 1930 *

class of 1964, Drug Czar during Clinton Administration * Donald B. Smith class of 1969, New York State Sheriff Association President, Putnam County Sheriff 2002–2018 * Keith B. Alexander class of 1974, Head of the National Security Agency, General – Commander of Cyber Command *

Lon Horiuchi Lon Tomohisa Horiuchi (born June 9, 1954) is an American former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) sniper and former United States Army officer who was involved in the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff and 1993 Waco siege. I ...

, class of 1976

Literary figures and actors

Henry Martyn Robert Henry Martyn Robert (May 2, 1837 – May 11, 1923) was an American soldier, engineer, and author. In 1876, Robert published the first edition of his manual of parliamentary procedure, ''Robert's Rules of Order'', which remains today the most com ...

, class of 1857, author of ''Robert's Rules of Order'' * William James Roe, class of 1867, author of satirical and metaphysical works, poet and artist *

John Wilson Ruckman John Wilson Ruckman (October 10, 1858 – June 6, 1921) was a major general in the United States Army. Early life Ruckman was born at Deers, Illinois, a flag-station just southeast of the University of Illinois. Biographies, however, usually lis ...

, class of 1883, first editor of ''Journal of U.S. Artillery'', author of numerous technical articles on gunnery * Herbert H. Sargent, class of 1883, author of ''Napoleon Bonaparte's First Campaign'', ''The Campaign of Marengo'' and ''The Campaign of Santiago de Cuba'' * Cornelis DeWitt Willcox, class of 1885 * Col. Mark M. Boatner III, class of June 1943, author of ''Civil War Dictionary'', ''Encyclopedia of the American Revolution'' *

Hal Moore Harold Gregory Moore Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general and author. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. military's second-highest decoration for valor, and was the firs ...

, class of 1945, author of '' We Were Soldiers Once...And Young'' *

James Salter James Arnold Horowitz (June 10, 1925 – June 19, 2015), better known as James Salter, his pen name and later-adopted legal name, was an American novelist and short-story writer. Originally a career officer and pilot in the United States Air For ...

, class of 1945, prolific author, selected to the Academy of Arts and Letters * Bill McWilliams, class of 1955, author of ''A Return To Glory'' * Gus Lee, ex-class of 1966, honorary member of the class of 1970, author of ''China Boy'', ''Chasing Hepburn'' *

Lucian Truscott IV Lucian King Truscott IV (born April 11, 1947) is an American writer and journalist. A former staff writer for ''The Village Voice'', he is the author of several military-themed novels including ''Dress Gray,'' which was adapted into Dress Gray, ...

, class of 1969, journalist and author of ''Dress Grey'' *

Brian Haig Brian Fox Haig (born March 15, 1953) is an American thriller author and Fox News military analyst. Early life and family Haig's father was former U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig (1924–2010); his mother is Patricia (née Fox). He has a ...

, class of 1975, novelist * James Carafano, class of 1977, author of ''Winning the Long War'' * Mark Valley, class of 1987, TV and movie actor * Col. Gregory D. Gadson, class of 1989, movie actor * Paula Broadwell, class of 1995, author

Military figures

Medal of Honor recipients

Civil War

Indian Wars

Spanish–American War

Philippine–American War

Boxer Rebellion

Mexican Campaign (Veracruz)

World War I

World War II

Korea

Vietnam

Mexican–American War combatants

American Civil War combatants

Confederate States Army generals

Union Army generals

Indian Wars combatants and Buffalo Soldiers

* John Hanks Alexander, class of 1887 *

Walker Keith Armistead Walker Keith Armistead (March 25, 1783 – October 13, 1845) was a military officer who served as Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Armistead was born in Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, and served as an o ...

, class of 1803 * John W. Barlow, class of 1861 * John T. Barnett, class of 1878 * Robert C. Buchanan, class of 1830 *

Edward Canby Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9, 1817 – April 11, 1873) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. In 1861–1862, Canby commanded the Department of New Mexico, defeating the Confederate Gen ...

, class of 1839 * Elias Chandler, class of 1880 * Philip St. George Cooke, class of 1827 * George Crook, class of 1852 *

George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, b ...

, class of 1861 * John Wynn Davidson, class of 1845 *

Henry Ossian Flipper Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856 – April 26, 1940) was an American soldier, engineer, former slave and in 1877, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a commission as a ...

, class of 1877 * James W. Forsyth, class of 1856 * Robert S. Garnett, class of 1841 *

John Gibbon John Gibbon (April 20, 1827 – February 6, 1896) was a career United States Army officer who fought in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Early life Gibbon was born in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the four ...

, class of 1847 * Oliver O. Howard, class of 1854 *

Robert Lee Howze Robert Lee Howze (August 22, 1864 – September 19, 1926) was a United States Army major general who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Indian Wars. Howze graduated from the United States Military Academy i ...

, class of 1888 * Charles King, class of 1866 * Thomas J. Lewis, class of 1875 * Gustavus Loomis, class of 1811 * Ranald S. Mackenzie, class of 1862 * Randolph B. Marcy, class of 1832 *

Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt (June 16, 1836December 3, 1910) was an American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier ...

, class of 1860 *

George H. Morgan George Horace Morgan (January 1, 1855 – February 14, 1948) was an American cavalry officer and Medal of Honor recipient. Early life George Horace Morgan was born in St. Catharines, Canada West, on January 1, 1855, to the American Civil War, Ci ...

, class of 1880 *

Edward Ord Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 – July 22, 1883) was an American engineer and United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of th ...

, class of 1839 * John J. Pershing, class of 1886 *

John Pope (military officer) John Pope (March 16, 1822 – September 23, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief stint in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bu ...

, class of 1842 *

Marcus Reno Marcus Albert Reno (November 15, 1834 – March 30, 1889) was a United States career military officer who served in the American Civil War where he was a combatant in a number of major battles, and later under George Armstrong Custer in the Gr ...

, class of 1857 *

, class of 1840 *

, class of 1853 * Samuel D. Sturgis, class of 1846 *

George Wright George Wright may refer to: Politics, law and government * George Wright (MP) (died 1557), MP for Bedford and Wallingford * George Wright (governor) (1779–1842), Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island * George Wright ...

, class of 1822 *

Charles Young Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

, class of 1889

Spanish–American War and Philippine Insurrection combatants

* Stanley Dunbar Embick, class of 1899 *

, class of 1871 *

William G. Haan Major general (United States), Major General William George Haan (October 4, 1863 – October 26, 1924) was a senior United States Army Officer (armed forces), officer. He commanded the 32nd Infantry Division (United States), 32nd Division during ...

, class of 1889 * Hamilton S. Hawkins, class of 1855 * Guy Henry, class of 1898 * Lucius Roy Holbrook, class of 1896 *

Willard Ames Holbrook Major General Willard Ames Holbrook (July 23, 1860 – July 18, 1932) was a United States Army officer who served for almost forty years. Coming from a family with long military tradition, he was the father of future Brigadier General Willard Ame ...

, class of 1885 *

, class of 1888 *

Richard L. Hoxie Richard Leveridge Hoxie (August 7, 1844 – April 29, 1930) was a brigadier general in the United States Army. Biography Hoxie was born on August 7, 1844, in New York City. His mother died on their way to Pisa, Italy, and his father died on t ...

, class of 1868 *

Jacob Ford Kent Jacob Ford Kent (September 14, 1835 – December 22, 1918) was a United States general during the Spanish–American War. Kent also served in the Union army during the American Civil War.Keenan's pg. 182 Early life and the American Civil War Ke ...

, class of 1861 * Charles King, class of 1866 *

, class of 1856 * Manus MacCloskey, class of 1898 *

, class of 1860 *

Eben Swift Eben Swift (May 11, 1854 – April 25, 1938) was a major general in the United States Army who served as the first commander of the 82nd Division, now the 82nd Airborne Division. Military career Swift was born on May 11, 1854, at Fort Chad ...

, class of 1876 * Charles Symmonds, class of 1888 *

, class of 1859 *

James H. Wilson James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 – February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer and a Union Army Major General in the American Civil War. He served as an aide to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan during the Maryland Cam ...

, class of 1860 *

John Moulder Wilson John Moulder Wilson (October 8, 1837 – February 1, 1919) was a Union Army officer and later served as Chief of Engineers as well as serving as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1889–1893. He was a recipient of the Me ...

, class of 1860

Pancho Villa Expedition combatants

World War I combatants

World War II combatants

Korean War combatants

Creighton Abrams Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (September 15, 1914 – September 4, 1974) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972, which saw United States troop strength in South Vietnam reduced ...

, class of 1936, Corps Chief of Staff, Korean War. In 1980, the United States Army named its then-new

main battle tank A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the role of armor-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension sys ...

, the M1 Abrams, after him. *

Arnold W. Braswell Arnold Webb Braswell (October 3, 1925 – March 15, 2022) was a lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF) and command pilot who was commander in chief of Pacific Air Forces, with headquarters a ...

, class of 1948 *

Mark Wayne Clark Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the US Army during World War II. During World War I ...

, class of 1917 * J. Lawton Collins, class of 1917 * Lawrence Russell Dewey, class of 1924 *

James Van Fleet General James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and gradu ...

, class of 1915 *

, class of 1947 * William M. Hoge, class of 1916 *

Lyman Lemnitzer Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was a United States Army general who served as the fourth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962. He then served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1 ...

, class of 1920 * Douglas MacArthur, class of 1903 * Andrew P. O'Meara, class of 1930 * Ralph Puckett, class of 1949, Commander of 8th Army Ranger Company *

, class of 1950, Platoon leader of the 20th Battalion Combat Team,

Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea The Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK) ( Filipino: ''Puwersang Expedisyonarya ng Pilipinas sa Korea'' or ''PEPK,'' Spanish: ''Fuerza Expedicionaria Filipina a Corea'' or ''FEFC,'' ) was the Philippine Army contingent of the United N ...

, class of 1917 * Davis C. Rohr, class of 1952 * Edward Rowny, class of 1941 * Maxwell D. Taylor, class of 1922 *

Thomas J. H. Trapnell Thomas John Hall "Trap" Trapnell (November 23, 1902 – February 13, 2002) was a United States Army lieutenant general. He was a career officer who served in World War II and the Korean War. Trapnell survived the Bataan Death March and the sinkin ...

, class of 1927 * William H. Tunner, class of 1928 * Sam S. Walker, class of 1946 *

Walton Walker Walton Harris Walker (December 3, 1889 – December 23, 1950) was a United States Army four-star general who served with distinction in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, where he commanded the Eighth United States Army before dyin ...

, class of 1912 *

Roderick Wetherill Major General Roderick Wetherill Sr. (January 19, 1918 – June 26 − 1978) was a notable officer of the United States Army, serving from World War II through to the Vietnam War. The official Army history of the War in southeast Asia considers hi ...

, class of 1940. later major general in the Vietnam War

Vietnam War combatants

, class of 1936, commanded the U.S. Army Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (1968–1972) * Anderson W. Atkinson, class of 1946 * Peter J. Boylan, class of 1961 *

Wesley Clark Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired United States Army officer. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree ...

, class of 1966 * Harry Griffith Cramer Jr., class of 1946 * Eugene Peyton Deatrick, class of 1946 * Jack K. Farris, class of 1957 *

, class of 1947 *

Paul D. Harkins Paul Donal Harkins (May 15, 1904 – August 21, 1984) was a career officer in the United States Army and attained the rank of General (United States), general. He is most notable for having served during World War II as Chief of Staff, deputy ch ...

, class of 1929 *

Harold Keith Johnson Harold Keith "Johnny" Johnson (February 22, 1912 – September 24, 1983) was a United States Army general who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1964 to 1968. Regarded as a premier tactician, Johnson became skeptical that the ...

, class of 1933 * Nicholas S. H. Krawciw, class of 1959 *

, class of 1964 * Montgomery Meigs, class of 1967 *

, class of 1945, commanded 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment in the Ia Drang Valley (1965) * Joseph J. Nazzaro, class of 1936 *

Robin Olds Robin Olds (July 14, 1922 – June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a " triple ace", with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. ...

, class of 1943 *

George Patton IV George Smith Patton IV (December 24, 1923 – June 27, 2004) was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Military career Patton was e ...

, class of 1946 * Ralph Puckett, class of 1949, Commander 2d Battalion, 502d Infantry (Airborne), 101st Airborne Division *

, class of 1950, Chief of Staff of the Philippine Military Contingent and Civil Action Group to Vietnam (1965–1968) * Davis C. Rohr, class of 1952 * Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr., class of 1951 * Sam S. Walker, class of 1946 *

William Westmoreland William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was a United States Army general, most notably commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from ...

Gulf War combatants

War on Terror

Participants

Afghanistan combatants

Iraq combatants

Supreme Allied Commanders of NATO

* Dwight Eisenhower, class of 1915 *

, class of 1922 *

Andrew Goodpaster Andrew Jackson Goodpaster (February 12, 1915 – May 16, 2005) was an American Army General. He served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), from July 1, 1969, and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command (CINC ...

, class of 1939 * Bernard W. Rogers, class of 1943 *

, class of 1947 * John Galvin, class of 1954 * George Joulwan, class of 1961 *

, class of 1966 * Curtis M. Scaparrotti, class of 1978

Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

* Omar N. Bradley, class of 1915, CJCS, 1949–1953 * Nathan F. Twining, class of 1919, CJCS, 1957–1960 * Lyman L. Lemnitzer, class of 1920, CJCS, 1960–1962 * Maxwell D. Taylor, class of 1922, CJCS, 1962–1964 * Earle G. Wheeler, class of 1932, CJCS, 1964–1970 * George Scratchley Brown, U.S. Air Force, class of 1941, CJCS, 1974–1978 * Martin E. Dempsey, class of 1974, CJCS, 2011–2015

Army Chiefs of Staff/Commanders of the Army

, class of 1846, Commanding General of the Army (1861–1862) *

Henry Wager Halleck Henry Wager Halleck (January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872) was a senior United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory: "Old Brains". He was an important par ...

, class of 1839, Commanding General of the Army (1862–1864) *

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

, class of 1843, Commanding General of the Army (1864–1869) *

, class of 1840, Commanding General of the Army (1869–1883) *

, class of 1853, Commanding General of the Army (1883–1888) *

, class of 1853, Commanding General of the Army (1888–1895) * J. Franklin Bell, class of 1878, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1906–1910) * Hugh L. Scott, class of 1876, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1914–1917) *

Tasker H. Bliss Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31, 1853 – November 9, 1930) was a United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918. He was also a diplomat involved in the peace negotiati ...

, class of 1875, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1917–1918) * Peyton C. March, class of 1888, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1918–1921) *

John Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Wes ...

, class of 1886, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1921–1924) * John L. Hines, class of 1891, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1924–1926) * Charles Pelot Summerall, class of 1892, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1926–1930) * Douglas MacArthur, class of 1903, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1930–1935) *

Malin Craig Malin Craig (August 5, 1875 – July 25, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who served as the 14th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1935 to 1939. He served in World War I and was recalled to active duty during World War II ...

, class of 1898, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1935–1939) *

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

, class of 1915, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1945–1948) *

Omar Bradley Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893April 8, 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, rising to the rank of General of the Army. Bradley was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and over ...

, class of 1915, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1948–1949) * J. Lawton Collins, class of 1917, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1949–1953) *

, class of 1917, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1953–1955) * Maxwell D. Taylor, class of 1922, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1955–1959) *

, class of 1920, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1959–1960) *

Earle Wheeler Earle Gilmore Wheeler (January 13, 1908 – December 18, 1975), nicknamed Bus, was a United States Army general who served as the chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1962 to 1964 and then as the sixth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ...

, class of 1932, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1962–1964) *

, class of 1933, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1964–1968)

, class of 1936, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1968–1972) * Bruce Palmer Jr., class of 1936, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1972) *

, class of 1936, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1972–1974) * Bernard W. Rogers, class of 1943, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1976–1979) * Edward C. Meyer, class of 1951, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1979–1983) * John Wickham, class of 1950, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1983–1987) * Carl E. Vuono, class of 1957, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1987–1991) * Dennis Reimer, class of 1962, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1995–1999) *

Eric Shinseki Eric Ken Shinseki (; born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014). His final United States Army post was as the 34th Chief of Staff of the Arm ...

, class of 1965, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1999–2003) * Martin E. Dempsey, class of 1974, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (2011) *

Raymond T. Odierno Raymond Thomas Odierno (8 September 1954 – 8 October 2021) was an American military officer who served as a four-star general of the United States Army and as the 38th chief of staff of the Army. Prior to his service as chief of staff, Odiern ...

, class of 1976, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (2011–2015) * James C. McConville, class of 1981, US. Army Chief of Staff (2019–present)

Chiefs of the National Guard Bureau / Chiefs of the Militia Bureau

* Erasmus M. Weaver Jr., class of 1875, 1st Chief of the Militia Bureau (1908-1911) * Robert K. Evans, class of 1875, 2nd Chief of the Militia Bureau (1911-1912) *

Albert Leopold Mills Albert Leopold Mills (May 7, 1854 – September 18, 1916) was a United States Army major general who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 1, 1898, near Santiago, Cuba. An 1879 graduate of West Point, he served in ...

, class of 1879, 3rd Chief of the Militia Bureau (1912-1916), Medal of Honor recipient in the Spanish-American War (Battle of San Juan Hill) *

George W. McIver Brigadier general (United States), Brigadier General George Willcox McIver (February 22, 1858 – May 9, 1947) was a United States Army officer who served as acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Chief of the Militia Bureau and commanded the ...

, class of 1882, acting Chief of the Militia Bureau (September–October 1916) * William Abram Mann, class of 1875, 4th Chief of the Militia Bureau (1916-1917) *

Jesse McI. Carter Jesse McIlvane Carter (April 12, 1863 – June 23, 1930) was a United States Army Major general (United States), Major General who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Chief of the Militia Bureau. Early life Jesse McI. Carter was born ...

, class of 1886, 5th Chief of the Militia Bureau (1917-1918 and 1919-1921) * John W. Heavey, class of 1891, acting Chief of the Militia Bureau (1918-1919) * Donald W. McGowan, attended 1919-1922, 16th Chief of the National Guard Bureau (1959-1963) * Raymond F. Rees, class of 1966, acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau (August–September 1994 and 2002-2003) * Daniel R. Hokanson, class of 1986, 29th Chief of the National Guard Bureau (2020–present)

Air Force Chiefs of Staff

* Carl Spaatz, class of 1914, 1st USAF Chief of Staff (1947–1948) *

Nathan Farragut Twining Nathan Farragut Twining ( ; October 11, 1897 – March 29, 1982) was a United States Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin. He was the chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957, and the third chairman of the Join ...

, class of 1918, 3rd USAF Chief of Staff (1953–1957) * Thomas D. White, class of 1920, 4th USAF Chief of Staff (1957–1961) * John P. McConnell, class of 1932, 6th USAF Chief of Staff (1965–1969) *

John Dale Ryan General John Dale Ryan (December 10, 1915 – October 27, 1983) was the seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, General Ryan served in a dual capacity. He was a member of the Joint Chiefs o ...

, class of 1938, 7th USAF Chief of Staff (1969–1973) * George Scratchley Brown, class of 1941, USAF Chief of Staff (1973–1974) *

Lew Allen Lew Allen Jr. (September 30, 1925 – January 4, 2010) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as the tenth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff, Allen served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer ...

, class of 1946, 10th USAF Chief of Staff (1978–1982) * Charles A. Gabriel, class of 1950, 11th USAF Chief of Staff (1982–1986) * Michael Dugan, class of 1958, 13th USAF Chief of Staff (1990)

Chief of Staff of non-American armed forces

* Douglas MacArthur, class of 1903, Field Marshal of the

Armed Forces of the Philippines The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ( fil, Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The ...

(1935–1946) *

, class of 1950, Chief of Staff of the

(1986–1988)

Presidential and Congressional awardees

Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

General Wesley Clark official photograph

, class of 1947, medal awarded in 1991 *

Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module ''Eagle'' pilot on the 1969 A ...

Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War. Born in Trenton, New ...

Earl Blaik Earl Henry "Red" Blaik (February 15, 1897 – May 6, 1989) was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth College from 1934 to 1940 and at ...

Congressional Gold Medal recipients

* John J. Pershing * Douglas MacArthur *

Congressional Space Medal of Honor recipients

* Ed White

Scientists, inventors, and physicians

* Benjamin Alvord, class of 1833, mathematician *

Seth Barton Seth Maxwell Barton (September 8, 1829 – April 11, 1900) was a United States Army officer and, then, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He later became noted as a chemist. Early life and career ...

, class of 1849 (USA and CSA), chemist * George Bomford, class of 1805, inventor of ordnance and explosives; standardized army usage as Chief of the Ordnance Department *

John James Abert John James Abert (17 September 1788 – 27 January 1863) was a United States soldier. He headed the Corps of Topographical Engineers for 32 years, during which time he organized the mapping of the American West. Abert was born in Shepherdstown ...

, class of 1811, head topographer for the U.S. Army; his officers mapped the American West under his supervision * Benjamin Bonneville, class of 1815, organized expedition that explored the Great Salt Lake, crossed the Sierras, found the headwaters of the Yellowstone and discovered the Humboldt River *

George Washington Whistler George Washington Whistler (May 19, 1800 – April 7, 1849) was a prominent American civil engineer best known for building steam locomotives and railroads. He is credited with introducing the steam whistle to American locomotives. In 1842, Tsa ...

, class of 1819, invented contour lines on maps, father of James McNeill Whistler, the artist, husband of "

Whistler's Mother ''Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1'', best known under its colloquial name ''Whistler's Mother'' or ''Portrait of Artist's Mother'', is a painting in oils on canvas created by the American-born painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler in 1871. ...

" *

Robert Parker Parrott Robert Parker Parrott (October 5, 1804 – December 24, 1877) was an American soldier and inventor of military ordnance. Born in Lee, New Hampshire, he was the son of John Fabyan Parrott. He graduated with honors from the United States Milita ...

, class of 1824, invented the

Parrott rifle The Parrott rifle was a type of muzzle-loading rifled artillery weapon used extensively in the American Civil War. Parrott rifle The gun was invented by Captain Robert Parker Parrott, a West Point graduate. He was an American soldier and inven ...

used extensively during the American Civil War * Ormsby M. Mitchel, class of 1825, astronomer *

Henry du Pont Henry du Pont (August 8, 1812 – August 8, 1889) was an American military officer and businessman from Delaware, and a member of the Du Pont family. Early life and education Du Pont was born at Eleutherian Mills, Wilmington, Delaware, the s ...

, class of 1833, improved the production of gunpowder, chemicals industry pioneer. Father of Henry A. du Pont, class of 1861, and Medal of Honor recipient * William W. Averell, class of 1855, inventor of asphalt *

, class of 1883, inventor of artillery devices critical in World War I *

George O. Squier Major General George Owen Squier (March 21, 1865 – March 24, 1934) was born in Dryden, Michigan, United States. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in the Class of 1887 and received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 18 ...

, class of 1887, developer of

Muzak Muzak is an American brand of background music played in retail stores and other public establishments. The name has been in use since 1934, and has been owned by a division or subsidiary of one or another company ever since. In 1981, Westingho ...

, early radio engineer *

Leslie Groves Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. (17 August 1896 – 13 July 1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project ...

, class of 1918, chief engineer for the Manhattan Project and the Pentagon * Edward A. Murphy Jr., class of 1940, credited with the invention of Murphy's Law * Peter Huybers, class of 1996, MacArthur Foundation Grant awardee ("Genius Grant"), planetary and climate scientist, currently a professor at Harvard *

John T. Thompson John Taliaferro () (anglicized to "Tolliver"http://www.nfatoys.com/tsmg/web/genthomp.htm John T. Thompson; A Brief History) Thompson (December 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Army officer best remembered as the inventor of the Th ...

, class of 1882, inventor of the

Thompson submachine gun The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy Gun", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", “Trench Sweeper” or "Trench Broom") is a blowback-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun, invented by United Sta ...

* Edward S. Holden, class of 1870, astronomer, librarian at West Point, 5th president of the University of California, Founder, Lick observatory * Isaac Newton Lewis, class of 1884, inventor of the Lewis gun

Sportspeople

Television and movie figures

, class of 1945, screenwriter *

Rod Lurie Rod Lurie ( he, רוד לוריא; born May 15, 1962) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter, and former film critic. Early life and career The son of internationally syndicated cartoonist Ranan Lurie, he was born in Israel but moved to ...

, class of 1984, director, screenwriter * Mark Valley, class of 1987, actor *

Kelly Perdew Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29, 1967) is an American businessman and winner of '' The Apprentice 2''. Before ''The Apprentice'' Perdew was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Florida and Wyoming. Prior to winning the show, he w ...

, class of 1989, reality show winner, ''

The Apprentice ''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backg ...

'' (2004) *

Greg Plitt George Gregory Plitt, Jr. (November 3, 1977 January 17, 2015) was an American fitness model and actor. He starred in the Bravo television series '' Work Out.'' He died at age 37 when he was struck by a train locomotive while filming a video. ...

, class of 2000, fitness supermodel and actor Ambrose Burnside2

Eponyms

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sideburns Sideburns, sideboards, or side whiskers are facial hair grown on the sides of the face, extending from the hairline to run parallel to or beyond the ears. The term ''sideburns'' is a 19th-century corruption of the original ''burnsides'', named ...

* Edward A. Murphy Jr. – Murphy's Law *

–

Robert's Rules of Order ''Robert's Rules of Order'', often simply referred to as ''Robert's Rules'', is a manual of parliamentary procedure by U.S. Army officer Henry Martyn Robert. "The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish the work for whic ...

Places named for graduates

Graduates depicted on currency

* James B. McPherson, $2 bill, 1890s * Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard, $20 1863 State of Louisiana, Shreveport * Joseph K. Mansfield, $500 1873, 1875, 1878, 1880 United States (legal tender) notes *

George Henry Thomas George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater. Thomas served in the Mexican–American War and later chose ...

, $5 1890, 1891 Treasury or coin notes * Jefferson Davis, on Confederate notes *

George Meade George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a United States Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. H ...

, $1,000 1890, 1891 Treasury notes * Robert E. Lee, on U.S. coins, the 1937 Battle of Antietam Half Dollar Commemorative, and 1925 Stone Mountain Commemorative *

George McClellan George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McCl ...

, on 1937 Battle of Antietam Half Dollar Commemorative, 10¢ 1863 Searsport Bank, Maine, $1 1862 Chicopee Bank, Mass., $2 1861 Merchants Bank, N.J., $20 1862 Rutland County Bank, Vt. * Stonewall Jackson, on U.S. coin, the 1925 Stone Mountain Commemorative, $500 17 Feb. 1864, Confederate note *

William T. Sherman William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

, 15¢ fractional currency (proof notes), fourth issue, never circulated *

Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...

, $2 silver certificates 1880s-90s *

, class of 1843, on 1922 Grant Memorial Half Dollar and current U.S. $50 bill *

, $5 1896 silver certificate (back), $10 1890, 1891 Treasury or coin notes * Douglas MacArthur, 2500 piso gold, 1980, Philippines *

$1 coin $1 coin may refer to: * Australian one-dollar coin * Loonie, the Canadian $1 coin * New Zealand dollar coin * Dollar coin (United States) The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been ...

from 1971 to 1978, and 1990 Eisenhower Centennial Dollar *

, 2000 piso gold, 1996, Philippines File:Eisenhower Dollar.jpg, $1 coin. Dwight D. Eisenhower, class of 1915 on obverse. The reverse is based on the Apollo 11 mission patch designed by Michael Collins, class of 1952. File:50 USD Series 2004 Note Front.jpg, $50 bill. U.S. Grant, class of 1846 File:5 Silver US Dollars 1896 reverse.jpg, $5 silver certificate with U.S. Grant and Phillip Sheridan File:Goldcertificate.jpg, U.S. Grant on a gold certificate

Graduates depicted on postage stamps

Alden Partridge Alden Partridge, (February 12, 1785 - January 17, 1854) was an American author, legislator, officer, surveyor, an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and a controversial pioneer in U.S. military edu ...

, class of 1806, appears on 11¢

Great Americans series The Great Americans series is a set of definitive stamps issued by the United States Postal Service, starting on December 27, 1980, with the 19¢ stamp depicting Sequoyah, and continuing through 1999, the final stamp being the 55¢ Justin S. Morr ...

stamp (1985) *

Sylvanus Thayer Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 – September 7, 1872) also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineeri ...

, class of 1808, appears on 9¢ Great Americans series stamp (1985) * Jefferson Davis, class of 1828, appears on 6¢

Stone Mountain Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome Inselberg, monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state o ...

Memorial commemorative stamp (1970), 32¢ Civil War commemorative stamp (1995) and eight Confederate stamps *

, class of 1829, appears on 32¢ Civil War commemorative stamp (1995) * Robert E. Lee, class of 1829, appears on 4¢ Army commemorative stamp (1937), 30¢ Liberty series stamp (1955 and 1957), 6¢ Stone Mountain Memorial stamp (1970), and 32¢ Civil War commemorative stamp (1995) *

, class of 1835, appears on 15¢ airmail stamp (1963) and on one Belgian stamp *

, class of 1840, appears on 8¢ stamps (1893 and 1895), 3¢ Army commemorative stamp (1937), 32¢ Civil War commemorative stamp (1995), and on stamps from Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico *

, class of 1843, appears on 5¢ stamps (1890, 1895, 1898), 4¢ stamp (1903), 8¢ stamp (1922), 3¢ Army commemorative stamp (1937), 18¢ Presidential series stamp (1938), 32¢ Civil War commemorative stamp (1995) *

, class of 1844, appears on 32¢ Civil War commemorative stamp (1995) * Stonewall Jackson, class of 1846, appears on 4¢ Army commemorative stamp (1937) and 6¢ Stone Mountain Memorial stamp (1970) * Phillip Sheridan, class of 1853, appears on 3¢ Army commemorative stamp (1937) *

George Washington Goethals George Washington Goethals ( June 29, 1858 – January 21, 1928) was a United States Army General and civil engineer, best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. He was the State E ...

, class of 1880, appears on 3¢ Panama Canal commemorative stamp (1939) and on stamps issued for the Panama Canal Zone * John J. Pershing, class of 1886, appears on 8¢ Liberty series stamp (1961) and on French stamps * John L. Hines, class of 1891, appears on 33¢ Distinguished Soldiers commemorative stamp (2000) * Douglas MacArthur, class of 1903, appears on 6¢ commemorative stamp (1971) and on stamps from Korea and the Philippines *

Joseph Stilwell Joseph Warren "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. An early American popular hero of the war for leading a column walking o ...

, class of 1904, appears on 10¢

Distinguished Americans series The Distinguished Americans series is a set of definitive stamps issued by the United States Postal Service which was started in 2000 with a 10¢ stamp depicting Joseph Stilwell. The designs of the first nine issues are reminiscent of the earlier Gr ...

stamp (2000) *

Henry H. Arnold Henry Harley Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), ...

, class of 1907, appears on 65¢ Great Americans series stamp (1988) * George S. Patton Jr., class of 1909, appears on 3¢ commemorative stamp (1953) and on stamps from Belgium and Luxembourg. *

, class of 1915, appears on 33¢ Distinguished Soldiers commemorative stamp (2000) *

, class of 1915, appears on 6¢ commemorative stamp (1969), 6¢ (1970) and 8¢ (1971) Prominent Americans series stamps, and on stamps of other countries *

, class of 1950, appears on ten stamps of Haiti, Hungary, and Senegal *

, class of 1950, appears on numerous Philippine Stamps since the 1990s *

, class of 1951, appears on foreign stamps

Graduates selected as ''Time Magazine''s "Person of the Year"

* Hugh S. Johnson, class of 1903, Man of the Year – 1933 *

, class of 1915, Man of the Year – 1944, 1959 * General

, class of 1936, Man of the Year – 1965 * Col.

, Apollo 8, Men of the Year – 1968 (shared honor with U.S. Naval Academy graduates

James Lovell James Arthur Lovell Jr. (; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the f ...

and Col.

William Anders William Alison Anders (born 17 October 1933) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) major general, former electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, t ...

)

Other

* Maj. Gen. Samuel Ringgold, class of 1818; the "father of modern artillery" * Maj.

David Moniac David Moniac (December 1802 – November 21, 1836), an American military officer, was the first Native American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1822.

, class of 1822 * Gen.

Albert Sidney Johnston Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) served as a general in three different armies: the Texian Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States Army. He saw extensive combat during his 34-year military career, figh ...

, class of 1826 * Lt. Gen.

Leonidas Polk Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk (April 10, 1806 – June 14, 1864) was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and founder of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America, which separated from the Episcopal Ch ...

, class of 1827 * Gen. Jefferson Davis, class of 1828 * Gen. Robert E. Lee, class of 1829 * Maj. Gen. Whitfield Jack, class of 1928 * Gen.

, class of 1829 * Maj. Gen.

Francis Henney Smith Francis Henney Smith (October 18, 1812 – March 21, 1890) was an American military officer, mathematician and educator. After graduating from West Point and a brief service in the United States Army, he became the first Superintendent of the ...

, class of 1835 * Gen.

, class of 1835 * Maj. Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, class of 1836 * Gen.

Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was an American army officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War and Confederate general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, serving in the Western ...

, class of 1837 * Lt. Gen.

Jubal Early Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who became a Confederate States of America, Confederate general during the American Civil War. Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early r ...

, class of 1837 * Maj. Gen.

Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879) was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Hooker had serv ...

, class of 1837 * Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant (P.G.T.) Beauregard, class of 1838 * Maj. Gen.

E.R.S. Canby Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9, 1817 – April 11, 1873) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. In 1861–1862, Canby commanded the Department of New Mexico, defeating the Confederate Gen ...

, class of 1839 * Maj. Gen.

, class of 1839 * Lt. Gen.

Richard S. Ewell Richard Stoddert Ewell (February 8, 1817 – January 25, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. L ...

, class of 1840 * Gen.

, class of 1840 * Col.

Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a p ...

, class of 1842 * Gen. James Longstreet, class of 1842 * Maj. Gen.

William Rosecrans William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819March 11, 1898) was an American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was ...

, class of 1842 * Gen.

, class of 1843 * Lt. Gen. and Gov.

Simon Bolivar Buckner Simon Bolivar Buckner ( ; April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914) was an American soldier, Confederate combatant, and politician. He fought in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War. He later fought in the Confederate States Army ...

, class of 1844 * Maj. Gen.

, class of 1844 * Gen. Stonewall Jackson, class of 1846 * Maj. Gen.

, class of 1846 * Maj. Gen.

George Pickett George Edward Pickett (January 16,Military records cited by Eicher, p. 428, and Warner, p. 239, list January 28. The memorial that marks his gravesite in Hollywood Cemetery lists his birthday as January 25. Thclaims to have accessed the baptism ...

, class of 1846; graduated last in the class * Maj. Gen.

, class of 1847 * Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill, class of 1847 * Maj. Gen.

John Buford John Buford, Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union as a brigadier general during the American Civil War. Buford is best known for having played a major role in the first day ...

, class of 1848 * Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II, class of 1848 * Brig. Gen.

Eugene Asa Carr Eugene Asa Niel Carr (March 20, 1830 – December 2, 1910) was a soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Ear ...

, class of 1850 * Maj. Gen. Alvan Cullem Gillem, class of 1851 * Maj. Gen. George Crook, class of 1852 * Gen.

John Bell Hood John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Although brave, Hood's impetuosity led to high losses among his troops as he moved up in rank. Bruce Catton wrote that "the de ...

, class of 1853 * Lt. Gen

, class of 1853 * Gen.

, class of 1853 * Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, class of 1854 * Gen.

Jeb Stuart James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833May 12, 1864) was a United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials o ...

, class of 1854 * Gen.

, class of June 1861; graduated last in class * Brig. Gen.

William Louis Marshall William Louis Marshall (June 11, 1846, in Washington, Kentucky – July 2, 1920) was an influential figure in the US Corps of Engineers. At age 16 Marshall enlisted in the 10th Kentucky Cavalry, Union Army. He graduated from the United State ...

, class of 1868 * Gen.

, class of 1875 * Brig. Gen.

Willard Young Willard Young (April 30, 1852 – July 25, 1936) was a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who served for many years in the United States military, and later held high positions within the LDS Church's ...

class of 1875; first Mormon graduate and son of Brigham Young * Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, class of 1876 * Henry O. Flipper, class of 1877; first black American graduate * Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, class of 1878 * Lt. Gen.

Hunter Liggett Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett (March 21, 1857 − December 30, 1935) was a senior United States Army officer. His 42 years of military service spanned the period from the Indian campaigns to the trench warfare of World War I. Additionally, h ...

, class of 1879 GeorgeWashingtonGoethals

, class of 1880 * Maj. Gen.

, class of 1883 * General of the Armies John J. Pershing, class of 1886 * General Peyton C. March, class of 1888 * General John L. Hines, class of 1891 * General Charles Pelot Summerall, class of 1892 * Maj. Gen.

Fox Conner Fox Conner (November 2, 1874 – October 13, 1951) was a Major general (United States), major general of the United States Army. He served as operations officer for the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, and is best remembered as a ...

, class of 1898 * Robert E. Wood, class of 1900 *

Thomas Selfridge Thomas Etholen Selfridge (February 8, 1882 – September 17, 1908) was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the first person to die in an airplane crash. He was also the first active-duty member of the U.S. military to die in a crash whil ...

, class of 1903; the first person to die in a crash of a powered airplane * Gen.

Lesley J. McNair Lesley James McNair (May 25, 1883 – July 25, 1944) was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He attained the rank of lieutenant general during his life; he was killed in action during World War I ...

, class of 1904 * Gen. Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, class of 1904 * Gen.

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953) was a career American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time Japan surrendered to the United States, during World War II. Wainwright ...

, class of 1906 Henry H

* General of the Air Force

Henry "Hap" Arnold Henry Harley Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), ...

, class of 1907 * Lt. Gen.

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ( ; July 18, 1886 – June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II who served in the Pacific Theater. As commanding general of Alaska Defense Command, Buckner commanded America ...

, class of 1908 * Gen.

Jacob L. Devers Jacob Loucks Devers (; 8 September 1887 – 15 October 1979) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the 6th Army Group in the European Theater during World War II. He was involved in the development and adoption of numerous w ...

, class of 1909 * Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, class of 1909 * Gen.

, class of 1909 * Lt. Gen.

William Hood Simpson General William Hood Simpson (May 18, 1888 – August 15, 1980) was a senior United States Army Officer (armed forces), officer who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II. He is best known for being the Commanding officer, ...

, class of 1909 * Gen.

Wade H. Haislip General (United States), General Wade Hampton Haislip (July 9, 1889 – December 23, 1971) was a senior United States Army Officer (armed forces), officer who served in both World War I and World War II, where he led the XV Corps (United States) ...

, class of 1912 * Lt. Gen.

, class of 1912 * Gen.

Alexander Patch General Alexander McCarrell Patch (November 23, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both world wars, rising to rank of general. During World War II, he commanded U.S. Army and Marine Corps ...

, class of 1913 * Maj. Gen

Junius Wallace Jones Junius Wallace Jones, B. S., (April 3, 1890 – February 14, 1977) was a major general in the United States Air Force. He was the Air Inspector (a precursor to Inspector General) for the Air Force when it was formed in 1947. Early life Jones wa ...

, class of 1913 * Brig. Gen.

Vicente Lim Vicente Podico Lim (February 24, 1888 – December 31, 1944) was a Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero. Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914). Prior to the establish ...

, class of 1914 * Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, class of 1914 * Gen. Carl Andrew Spaatz, class of 1914 * General of the Army

, class of 1915 * General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower, class of 1915 * Gen. Hubert Harmon, class of 1915 * Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, class of 1915 * Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, class of 1915 * Gen.

, class of 1915 * Gen.

Robert Neyland Robert Reese Neyland (; February 17, 1892 – March 28, 1962) was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He served three stints as the head football coach at the Univ ...

, class of 1916 * Gen.

Mark W. Clark Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the US Army during World War II. During World War I ...

, class of 1917 * Gen. J. Lawton Collins, class of 1917 * Maj. Gen.

Norman Cota Norman Daniel "Dutch" Cota, Sr. (May 30, 1893 – October 4, 1971) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II. Cota was heavily involved in the planning and execution of the Allied invasion of Normandy, in June 1944, c ...

, class of 1917 * Maj. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon, class of 1917 * Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, class of 1917 * Maj. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., class of 1917 * Gen.

, class of June 1918 * Lt. Gen

, class of November 1918 * Gen.

Alfred Gruenther General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (March 3, 1899 – May 30, 1983) was a senior United States Army officer, Red Cross president, and bridge player. After being commissioned towards the end of World War I, he served in the army throughout t ...

, class of 1919 * Gen.

Anthony McAuliffe Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (July 2, 1898 – August 10, 1975) was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in Wor ...

, class of 1919 * Gen.

Williston B. Palmer Williston Birkhimer Palmer (November 11, 1899 – November 10, 1973) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1955 to 1957; Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Co ...

, class of 1919 *

, class of 1920 * Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, class of 1922 * Col.

Mickey Marcus David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus (22 February 1901 – 10 June 1948) was a United States Army colonel, later Israel's first General, who was a principal architect of the U.S. military's World War II civil affairs policies,Ossad, Steven L."Out of the ...

, class of 1924 * Gen.

James Edward Moore James Edward Moore (November 29, 1902 – January 28, 1986) was a United States Army four-star general who served as the United States High Commissioner of the Ryukyus after World War II. Early life and career James Edward Moore was born in N ...

, class of 1924 * Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, class of 1929 * Gen. Harold K. Johnson, class of 1933 * Lt. Gen. Leighton I. Davis, class of 1935 * Gen.

, class of 1936 * Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., class of 1936 * Gen.

, class of 1936 * Gen.

Rafael Ileto Rafael Manio Ileto (October 24, 1920 – June 19, 2003) was a Filipino general who served as the 22nd Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) of the Philippines. He also became the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the P ...

, class of 1943 * Gen. Bernard W. Rogers, class of 1943 * Gen. Anastasio Somoza Debayle, class of 1946 * Col. Thomas L. Gatch Jr., class of 1946 * Gov.

, class of 1946 * Lt. Gen.

, class of 1947 * Gen.

, class of 1947 * Col.

, class of 1950 * Gen.

, class of 1950 * Col.

, class of 1951 * Gen. Roscoe Robinson Jr., class of 1951 *

, class of 1952 * Lt. Col. Ed White, class of 1952 * Gen.

, class of 1956 * John Block, class of 1957 * Brig. Gen.

, class of 1959 * Col. Jim Nicholson, class of 1961 * Maj. James Kimsey, class of 1962 * Gen. George A. Fisher Jr., class of 1964, commander of Multi-National Force – Haiti during

Operation Uphold Democracy Operation Uphold Democracy was a military intervention designed to remove the military regime installed by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état that overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The operation was effectively authorized by t ...

(1995) * Gen.

, class of 1964 * Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, class of 1965 * Gen.

, class of 1966 * Brig. Gen.

Thomas E. White Thomas Eugene White Jr. (born December 14, 1943) is an American businessman and former United States Army officer who served as senior executive at the now collapsed Enron and as the United States Secretary of the Army from May 31, 2001 until ...

, class of 1967 * Maj. Gen. Albert Madora, class of 1986 * Capt.

Mike Krzyzewski Michael William Krzyzewski ( ; born February 13, 1947), nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022, during which he led the Blue Devils to five nati ...

, class of 1969 * Capt.

, class of 1969 * Brig. Gen.

Patrick Finnegan Patrick Finnegan (September 20, 1949 – July 2, 2018) was a United States Army Brigadier General, and the president of Longwood University. Finnegan served 39 years in the U.S. Army, retiring in 2010 after serving as the 12th Dean of the Acade ...

, class of 1971 * Capt. Jack Reed, class of 1971 * Gen. Richard A. Cody, class of 1972, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff (2004-2008) * Col. William S. McArthur, class of 1973 * Col. Frank E. Weiss, class of 1973 * Gen. Keith B. Alexander, class of 1974 * Gen. Martin Dempsey, class of 1974 * Gen.

, class of 1974 * Gen. Walter L. Sharp, class of 1974 * Capt. Louis Caldera, class of 1978 * Gen. John F. Campbell, class of 1979, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff (2013-2014) *

José María Figueres José María Figueres Olsen (born 24 December 1954 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican businessman and politician, who served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. He also ran for president in the 2022 presidential election bu ...

, class of 1979 * Col. Robert L. Gordon III, class of 1979 * Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, class of 1981, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff (2014-2017) * Capt.

, class of 1981 * Maj. Gen.

Nadja West Nadja Yudith West (née Grammer; March 20, 1961) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and the 44th Surgeon General of the United States Army and former Commanding General of the United States Army Medical Command. West, a physician, ...

, class of 1982, the first black Army Surgeon General, the first black female active-duty major general, and the first black female major general in Army medicine * Gen.

Joseph M. Martin Joseph Matthew Martin (born 29 December 1962) is a retired general in the United States Army who served as the 37th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as the director of the Army Staff in Washington, D.C. E ...

, class of 1986, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff (2019–2022) * Maj. Gen. Diana M. Holland, class of 1990; the first female commandant of cadets at West Point; first female deputy commanding general of a light infantry division; first woman promoted to Maj. Gen. in the active component of the Army's engineer branch * Lt. Gen.

Hun Manet Hun Manet ( km, ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត, ; born 20 October 1977) is a Cambodian lieutenant general who currently serves in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) as the commander of Royal Cambodian Army since 2018. He is the eldest so ...

, class of 1999; the first Cambodian graduate; Deputy commander-in-chief of the

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF; km, កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ ) is Cambodia's national military force. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief is King Norodom Sihamoni. Since 2018, General Vong Pisen has been ...

, son of Cambodian Prime Minister

Hun Sen Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and ...

* Lt.

Dan Choi Dan Choi (born February 22, 1981) is an American former infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq War during 2006–2007. He became an LGBT rights activist following his coming out on ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' ...

, class of 2003; founding member and spokesperson of

Knights Out Knights Out is an organization of West Point alumni, staff and faculty who support the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to serve openly in the U.S. military and who wish to educate young officers about the issues an ...

, an organization of West Point alumni who support the rights of

LGBT ' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. The LGBT term ...

soldiers to serve openly *Capt. Alejandro Villanueva, class of 2010; football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

* Lt. Josh McNary, class of 2011; football

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...

for the Indianapolis Colts in the

* Gen. Randy A. George, class of 1988, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff (2022–present)

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