United States Military Academy
Discover the notable alumni of United States Military Academy. The list includes people like Buzz Aldrin, Ulysses S. Grant, Edgar Allan Poe, Douglas MacArthur & Jefferson Davis. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as leaders, miscellaneous, writers, lawyers & judges and sportspersons etc.
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Birthdate: October 14, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States
Died: March 28, 1969
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Edgar Allan Poe(Writer and Poet - Widely Regarded as a Central Figure of Romanticism in the United States)
Birthdate: January 19, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 7, 1849
Birthdate: April 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States
Died: July 23, 1885
Birthdate: January 19, 1807
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia, United States
Died: October 12, 1870
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George Patton(One of the Most Successful Combat Generals in United States History)
Birthdate: November 11, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Gabriel, California, United States
Died: December 21, 1945
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Douglas MacArthur(American Military Leader Who Played a Prominent Role in the Pacific Theater During World War II)
Birthdate: January 26, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: April 5, 1964
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Buzz Aldrin(American Astronaut, Fighter Pilot and the Second Person to Set Foot on the Moon)
Birthdate: January 20, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Stonewall Jackson(One of the Best-Known Confederate Commanders During the American Civil War)
Birthdate: January 21, 1824
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States
Died: May 10, 1863
Birthdate: February 8, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lancaster, Ohio, United States
Died: February 14, 1891
Birthdate: June 3, 1808
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fairview, Kentucky, United States
Died: December 6, 1889
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John J. Pershing(Former Military Officer Who Served as the Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces During World War I)
Birthdate: September 13, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Laclede, Missouri, United States
Died: July 15, 1948
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Michael Collins(NASA Astronaut, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon))
Birthdate: October 31, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died: April 28, 2021
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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George Armstrong Custer(United States Army Officer and Cavalry Commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars)
Birthdate: December 5, 1839
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Rumley, Ohio, United States
Died: June 25, 1876
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Omar Bradley(1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949-53))
Birthdate: February 12, 1893
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clark, Missouri, United States
Died: April 8, 1981
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Alejandro Villanueva
(Former American Football Offensive Tackle)
Birthdate: September 22, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
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Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
(United States Army General)
Birthdate: August 22, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 27, 2012
Birthdate: December 24, 1964
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ogdensburg, New York
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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David Petraeus(4th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011 - 2012))
Birthdate: November 7, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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H. R. McMaster(25th United States National Security Advisor (Feb 2017 - Apr 2018))
Birthdate: July 24, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lloyd Austin
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: August 8, 1953
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mobile
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Matthew Ridgway
(Military officer)
Birthdate: March 3, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, United States
Died: July 26, 1993
Birthdate: December 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 20, 2010
Birthdate: January 8, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Died: January 2, 1904
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Frank Borman
(NASA Astronaut Who was the Commander of 'Apollo 8' Mission)
Birthdate: March 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gary
Birthdate: November 14, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died: January 27, 1967
Birthdate: December 23, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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John Eisenhower
(Diplomat, Military historian, Author, Writer, Biographer)
Birthdate: August 3, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Denver
Died: December 21, 2013
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George Meade(American Army Officer Who Decisively Defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War)
Birthdate: December 31, 1815
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cádiz, Spain
Died: November 6, 1872
Birthdate: February 6, 1833
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Patrick County, Virginia, United States
Died: May 12, 1864
Birthdate: May 23, 1824
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Liberty, Indiana, United States
Died: September 13, 1881
Birthdate: March 6, 1831
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: August 5, 1888
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: December 30, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Orange, California, U.S.
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: June 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 15, 1950
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Lon Horiuchi
(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)
Birthdate: June 9, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hawaii, United States
Birthdate: January 16, 1825
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: July 30, 1875
Birthdate: April 26, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Leslie Groves(United States Army Officer in Charge of the Construction of 'The Pentagon' and Director of 'The Manhattan Project')
Birthdate: August 17, 1896
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: July 13, 1970
Birthdate: September 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 4, 1974
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Roy Moore(Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama)
Birthdate: February 11, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gadsden, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Paula Broadwell
(journalist, biographer)
Birthdate: November 9, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bismarck
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Edwin Anderson Walker
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: November 10, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kerr County, Texas, United States
Died: October 31, 1993
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Martin Dempsey
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: March 14, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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Albert Sidney Johnston
(Military general)
Birthdate: February 2, 1803
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, Kentucky
Died: April 6, 1862
Birthdate: November 3, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: January 17, 2015
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Maxwell D. Taylor
(Military officer)
Birthdate: August 26, 1901
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Keytesville, Missouri, United States
Died: April 19, 1987
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Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
(Air Force General)
Birthdate: December 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: July 4, 2002
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Winfield Scott Hancock
(Military officer)
Birthdate: February 14, 1824
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 9, 1886
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George Washington Goethals
(Former 1st Governor of Panama Canal Zone (1914 - 1917))
Birthdate: June 29, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 21, 1928
Birthdate: March 19, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Palatka, Florida, United States
Died: October 12, 1946
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Raymond T. Odierno
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: September 8, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rockaway Township, New Jersey