Famous Military

American frontiersman and showman who founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West, a spectacle that popularized the image of the American Old West

American astronaut, test pilot, and naval officer who walked on the Moon and commanded the first Space Shuttle mission

American film director known for his revisionist Westerns and explicit action sequences

American actor and decorated military officer known for his Academy Award-winning performance in "Cool Hand Luke" and his roles in the "Airport" and "Naked Gun" film series

American talk show host and comedian best known for hosting The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years

American astronaut and lunar explorer who was the third person to walk on the Moon and commander of Skylab 2

American naval officer and aviator who pioneered polar exploration by air and led expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic

American World War II flying ace and test pilot, known as the first person to fly faster than sound

American lawyer and politician who served as the 15th Vice President of the United States under President Abraham Lincoln

American statesman who was the first and longest-serving Governor of New York, a Revolutionary War general, and the fourth Vice President of the United States

American writer and Scientology founder who authored Dianetics and established a global religious movement

United States Army general known for commanding the largest American army group in WWII and serving as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

American actor best known for his iconic villainous roles in spaghetti Westerns like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

American Army General and mentor to World War II leaders who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

President of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975, navigating the nation through the critical final years of the Vietnam War

American cavalry commander known for his rapid rise in the Civil War and his controversial death at Little Bighorn

American astronaut and artist who was the fourth person to walk on the Moon and later painted his lunar experiences with actual Moon dust

American actor known for his intense villainous roles and distinctive features, earning an Oscar for <i>City Slickers</i>

Confederate general during the American Civil War, celebrated for his tactical command and steadfastness on the battlefield

American businessman, Secretary of Defense, and World Bank president who modernized corporate management and later expressed regret for his role in the Vietnam War

American economist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on financial markets and advised President Kennedy

American astronaut and Air Force colonel who commanded Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the Moon

American actor known for his charming, roguish leads in <i>Maverick</i> and <i>The Rockford Files</i>, and for films like <i>The Great Escape</i>