Famous Sailors

This list is comprised of people whose main fame comes from their life OUTSIDE their military service,
and should not be confused with "Noteworthy Sailors", although the two are not mutually exclusive.

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June 20, 2004 - USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on the East Coast	1978 - Farmington, MO Carol, Joshua, Brent, Lewis, and Randolph Harty	June 21, 2004 - S-3B Viking being launched from the deck of USS Enterprise
Courtesy of http://www.news.navy.mil, at the suggestion of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/29/04 Thanks, Joe!	"I'm not a sailor, but I played one in a skit."	Courtesy of http://www.news.navy.mil, at the suggestion of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/29/04 Thanks, Joe!

PHOTO		NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	OTHER CLAIM TO FAME
		Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger)	22 Apr 1908 Rock Island, IL	26 May 2005 Pacific Palisades, CA (pneumonia)	* Circus Acrobat * Singer * Actor * Producer movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id= 1800012710&cf=biog&intl=us grandtimes.com/eddie.html

		Lew Anderson	8 May 1922 Kirkman, IA	14 May 2006 Hawthorne, NY	* Clarabell the Clown on TV's Howdy Doody Show

		Richard L. Armitage (Richard Lee Armitage)	1945	Living	* United States Naval Academy, Class of 1967 * Deputy Secretary of State, March 2001 - Present state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/2991.htm

		Harry Belafonte (Harold George Belafonte)	1 Mar 1927 New York City, NY	Living	* Singer * Actor * Producer * Composer bayarea.net/~floor13/music/harry.htm belafonte-asiteofsites.com/ w1.871.telia.com/~u87125666/ specialweb.com/belafonte/

		John Bell	10 Dec 1944	Apr 1984	* Newport News High School, Class of 1962 * My Friend nnhs65.00freehost.com /memoriam62.html

Heisman Trophy Winner Joe Bellino playing for the USNA Courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 08/21/04		Joe Bellino (Joseph M. Bellino)	13 Mar 1938 Winchester, MA	Living	* United States Naval Academy, Class of 1960 * Heisman Trophy Winner - 1960 * College Football Hall of Fame - 1977 * Director of National Accounts for ADESA Boston * Director - Northern Bank and Trust Company webcom.com/collectr/fb/bellinoj.html .heisman.com/years/1960.html hickoksports.com/biograph/bellinoj.shtml

		Jack Benny (Benjamin Kubelsky)	14 Feb 1894 Chicago, IL	26 Dec 1974 Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA (pancreatic cancer)	* Actor * Producer jackbenny.org/ members.tripod.com/~jbotw/ comedyorama.com/great/ jack/benny.htm seeing-stars.com/StarIndexes/ JackBenny.shtml members.aol.com/vartox/benny.htm

		Shelley Berman	3 Feb 1926 Chicago, IL	Living	* Comedian * Actor * Director * Teacher - University of Southern California in the Master of Professional Writing Program (Humor Writing) shelleyberman.com/ blockbuster.com/bb/person/details 0,7621,BIO-P++5739,00.html

John and Yogi Berra and their father		Yogi Berra (Lawrence Peter Berra)	12 May 1925 St. Louis, MO	Living	* Baseball Hall of Famer yogi-berra.com/

Jerry Blanchard in NYC		Jerry Blanchard (Gerald Wayne Blanchard)	2 June 1943 Lockgalley, WV	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1962 * My Friend * 1 July 2005 - Retired from the paper mill in West Point, VA after 40 years, 6 months, 13 days * Life Insurance Salesman for American General "My time in the Navy was in the Amphibious fleet in South East Asia. Some time in S.V.N. as an advisor, in the use of close air support for troops ashore."

Courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 07/27/04		Humphrey Bogart (Humphrey DeForest Bogart)	25 Dec 1899 New York City, NY	14 Jan 1957 Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA (cancer of the esophagus)	* Actor * Producer bogart-tribute.net moderntimes.com/palace/ bogart.htm

		Ernest Borgnine (Ermes Effron Borgnine)	24 Jan 1917 Hamden, CT	Living	* Actor * Producer 2.una.edu/library/borgnine/ bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/ interviews/borgnine/ slonet.org/vv/ipsloiff/files/ program/borgnine.html tortillaflatsnyc.com/ernie.html

		Lenny Bruce (Leonard Alfred Schneider)	13 Oct 1925 Mineola, Long Island, NY	3 Aug 1966 Hollywood, CA (drug overdose)	* Actor * Writer * Director members.aol.com/dcspohr/ lenny/lenny1.htm freenetpages.co.uk/hp/lennybruce/

		Raymond Burr (Raymond William Stacy Burr)	21 May 1917 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada	12 Sep 1993 Sonoma, CA (liver cancer)	* Actor * Wine Producer raymondburrvineyards.com/ northernstars.ca/actorsabc/ burrbio.html meredy.com/burrtriv.html

		Chuck Burton (Charles William Burton)	15 Feb l974 Newport, RI	Living	* Son of Jean Poole Burton (NNHS - '64)

		John Burton (John Frederick Burton)	28 Oct 1940 Warren Co., NC	Living	* Hampton High School, Class of 1958 * Naval Underwater Warfare Center in Newport/Middletown, RI * Husband of Jean Poole Burton (NNHS - '64)

		George Bush (George Herbert Walker Bush)	12 June 1924 Milton, MA	Living	* Businessman * Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1967-1971 * U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1971-1973 * Chief of Mission, U.S. Liaison Office to People’s Republic of China, 1974-1975 * Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1976-1977 * Vice President of the U. S. , 1981-1989 * 41st President of the U. S. (R), 1989-1993 whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/gb41.html grolier.com/presidents/ ea/bios/41pbush.html bushlibrary.tamu.edu/

		Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)	1 Oct 1924 Plains, GA	Living	* United States Naval Academy, Class of 1947 Farmer Author * U. S. Naval Officer, 1946-1953 * Board of Education Chair, Sumter County, 1955-62 Georgia State Senator, 1963-66 Governor of GA, 1971-1975 * 39th President of the U. S. (D), 1977-1981 whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/jc39.html gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/ bios/39pcart.html cartercenter.org/ jimmycarterlibrary.org/

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of Norfolk, VA - 06/01/03		Jackie Cooper (John Cooperman, Jr.)	15 Sep 1921 Los Angeles, CA	Living	* Actor * Director classicfilm.about.com/library /weekly/aa091601a.htm

		Roger Corman	5 Apr 1926 Detroit, MI	Living	* Actor * Producer * Director * Writer brightlightsfilm.com/27/ cormaninterview1.html theavclub.com/avclub3512/ avfeature3512.html .newconcorde.com/roger.html

		Bill Cosby (William H. Cosby, Jr.)	12 July 1937 Philadelphia, PA	Living	* Teacher * Comedian * Actor * Producer * Composer * Director * Writer * Author

1943		Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz)	3 June 1925 The Bronx, NY	Living	* Actor * Producer * Artist tonycurtis.com tonycurtisfan.com/ classicstars.com/tonycurtis/ geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Theater/3929/

1943		Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovich)	9 Dec 1916 Amsterdam, NY	Living	* Actor classicfilm.about.com/library/ weekly/aa071998.htm

		Tom Ewell	29 Apr 1909 Owensboro, KY	12 Sep 1994 Woodland Hills, CA	* Actor

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of Norfolk, VA - 06/01/03		Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.	9 Dec 1909 New York City, NY	7 May 2000 New York City, NY (heart attack)	* Actor * Producer * Writer members.aol.com/Harlow Gold/fairbanksjr.html

		Bob Feller (Robert William Andrew Feller)	3 Nov 1918 Van Meter, IA		* Baseball Hall of Famer, 1962 (Cleveland Indians) cmgww.com/baseball/feller/ bobfellermuseum.org/

December 1945		Fred Field (Fred W. Field)	7 June1928	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of June, 1945

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of Norfolk, VA - 06/01/03		Henry Fonda	16 May 1905 Grand Island, NE	12 Aug 1983 Los Angeles, CA (cardio-respiratory arrest)	* Actor * Producer members.tripod.com/ ~movie_pal/fonda.html

1944 - Gerald R. Ford, Jr. and an unidentified shipmate celebrate shore leave from their duties aboard USS MONTEREY		Gerald R. Ford (Gerald Rudolph Ford)	14 July 1913 Omaha, NE	Living	* Attorney * Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1949-1973 * Vice President of the U. S., 1973-1974 * 38th President of the U. S., 1974-1977 whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/gf38.html gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea /bios/38pford.html ford.utexas.edu/

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of Norfolk, VA - 06/01/03		Glenn Ford	1 May 1916 Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada	Living	* Actor * Producer glennfordonline.com/ pages/384118/index.htm meredy.com/glennfordtriv.html

About 1941 or 1942 - Alton Frix, Jr. and Alton Richmond, VA		Alton Frix (Alton Glenn Frix)	15 Jan 1906 Charlotte, NC	2 Oct 1988 Richmond, VA (cancer)	* John Marshall High School, Richmond, VA, Class of 1923 * Insurance Broker (Connecticut Mutual Life) * Virginia Division Commander, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 1976-1978 * My Uncle vascv.org/Camps.html

		Shecky Greene	8 Apr 1926 Chicago, IL	Living	* Actor jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/ personnel/bio_greene.html

		Ronnie Guilliams (Ronald M. Guilliams)	About 1940 Newport News, VA	13 Oct 2003 Prince Edward Co., VA	* Newport News High School Class of 1958 * Fire and Rescue Service nnhs65.00freehost.com memoriam58.html

		David B. Haight	2 Sep 1906 Oakley, ID	31 July 2004 Salt Lake City, UT	* Businessman * Mayor of Palo Alto, CA, 1959-1963 * Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1976-Present lds.org/newsroom/biography/0,15609, 3959-1----41,00.html

		Billy Hanrahan (Billy Carlton Hanrahan)	About 1939 Newport News, VA	2 Feb 2004 Hampton, VA	*Newport News High School , Class of 1957 * County Surveyor/Draftsman, York Co., VA nnhs65.00freehost.com memoriam57.html

30 Aug 1969 - Norfolk, VA Carol and Paul Harty		Paul Harty (Paul Hampton Harty, Jr.)	1 Aug 1943 Bloomfield, Stoddard, MO	Living	* Bardolph High School, Bardolph, IL, Class of 1961 * Teacher * Social Agency Worker * Father of Seven, Including Six Eagle Scouts and One Teenage Daughter * My Husband angelfire.com/alt/ktulu/paulsenior.html

		Ramona Harty (Ramona Ruth Harty)	28 Sep 1956 Macomb, IL	Living	* Student - Southeast Missouri State University * My Sister-in-Law

		Robert A. Heinlein (Robert Anson Heinlein)	07 July 1907 Butler, MO	08 May 1988	* United States Naval Academy, Class of 1929 * Science Fiction Author http://www.wegrokit.com/bio.htm

		Jesse Helms (Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr.)	18 Oct 1921 Monroe, NC	Living	U.S. Senator - (R) - NC, 1973-2003 jessehelmscenter.org/index.asp# wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Helms

		Pat Hingle	19 July 1924 Denver, CO	Living	* Actor

		Rodney Holloman (Rodney Earl Holloman)	13 June 1926 Wayne Co., NC	30 Apr 2006 Fayetteville, NC	* U. S. Navy: 01 Sep 1943 - 23 Jan 1964 * Army/Air Force Exchange Service, Food Operations Manager: 1964-1984 * My Friend http://www.nnhs65.00freehost. com/Rodney-Holloman.html
31 Oct 1947 Mt. Olive, NC "Just Married" Alma Dail and Rodney Holloman	1962 - CPO Rodney Holloman

		John R. Howard, Sr. (John Robert Howard, Sr.)	1915	1976	* Father of John Howard, Newport News High School, Class of 1966

		Henry Hoyle (Henry Bobbitt Hoyle)	1947	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1965 * Computer Software Developer with SAIC * My Very Distant Cousin * My Friend

		Rock Hudson (Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.)	17 Nov 1925 Winnetka, IL	2 Oct 1985 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA (AIDS)	* Actor cmgww.com/stars/ hudson/hudson.html

		Mark Hutcherson		Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1966 * My Friend * U.S. Navy 1969-70 Vietnam Vet

		Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson)	27 Aug 1908 Stonewall, TX	22 Jan 1973 San Antonio, TX (heart attack)	* U.S. House of Rep. (D) - TX * U. S. Senator (D) - TX, 1948-1960 * Vice President of the U.S., 1961-1963 * 36th President of the U. S., 1963-1969 whitehouse.gov/history /presidents/lj36.html gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/ bios/36pjohn.html lbjlib.utexas.edu/ history.navy.mil/faqs/faq60-6.htm homeofheroes.com/e-books/presidents/36_johnson.html

1941		John F. Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy)	29 May 1917 Brookline, MA	22 Nov 1963 Dallas, TX (assassinated)	* Author * Newspaper Correspondent * U.S. House of Rep. (D) - MA, 1947-1953 * U. S. Senator (D) - MA, 1953-1961; * 35th President of the U. S., 1961-1963 whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/jk35.html gi.grolier.com/presidents/ ea/bios/35pkenn.html americanpresident.org/kotrain/ courses/JFK/JFK_In_Brief.htm history.navy.mil/faqs/faq60-2.htm jfk-assassination.de/

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of Norfolk, VA - 06/01/03		Gene Kelly	23 Aug 1912 Pittsburgh, PA	2 Feb 1996 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA (complications from two strokes)	* Dancer * Actor * Director * Producer * Writer * Composer

		John Kerry	11 Dec 1943 Denver, CO	Living	* U. S. Senator (D) - MA, 1985 - Present kerry.senate.gov/

		Harvey Korman	15 Feb 1927 Chicago, IL	Living	* Actor * Director * Writer * Producer triviatribute.com/harveykorman.html

1943 Lucky Bag, USNA Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of Norfolk, VA - 08/22/03		Jake LaBoon (John L. LaBoon)			United States Naval Academy , Class of 19 Ordained Minister

		Jack Lemmon	8 Feb 1925 Newton, MA	27 June 2001 Los Angeles, CA (cancer)	* Actor cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies /06/28/lemmon.obit/

		Harvey Lembeck	15 Apr 1923 Brooklyn, NY	5 Jan 1982 Los Angeles, CA (heart attack)	* Actor * Producer members.aol.com/anthel/harvlemb.htm

		Guy Madison	19 Jan 1922 Bakersfield, CA	6 Feb 1996 Palm Springs, CA (emphysema)	* Actor * Producer guymadison.com/ briansdriveintheater.com/guymadison. html

		John McCain	29 Aug 1936 Panama Canal Zone	Living	* United States Naval Academy, Class of 1958 * Father of Seven * U. S. Senator (R) - AZ, 1987 - mccain.senate.gov/

		George J. McIntosh "Mr. Mac" (George James McIntosh)	17 Sep 1914 Orange, NJ	4 May 2005 Fredericksburg, VA	* President of the Student Body, Randolph-Macon College * High School Teacher, Coach, and Principal * Principal of Newport News High School, 1948 - 1958 * Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Newport News, VA, 1958 - 1965 * Superintendent of Schools, Newport News, VA, 1965 - 1975 http://www.nnhs65.00freehost. com/05-09-05-NNHS- Mr-George-J-McIntosh.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost. com/staff-McIntosh.html

20 Dec 1998 Hillsboro, IL		Luke Merano	30 Mar 1978 Hillsboro, IL	Living	* Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, IL, Class of 1997 * Systems Management Student - Lincoln Land College * My Friend angelfire.com/ill/merano/

		Albert A. Michelson (Albert Abraham Michelson)	19 Dec 1852 Strelno, Prussia	1931	United States Naval Academy , Class of 1873 Measured speed of light while professor at USNA .nobel.se/physics/laureates/1907 /michelson-bio.html

		James Michener	3 Feb 1907 New York City, NY	16 Oct 1997 Austin, TX (kidney failure)	* Author grandtimes.com/michener.html cnn.com/US/9710/16/michener.obit/

		Thomas S. Monson	21 Aug 1927 Salt Lake City, UT	Living	* Businessman * Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1963 - Present lds.org/media2/biographies/detail /0,5930,245-1-38,00.html

		Robert Montgomery (Henry Montgomery, Jr.)	21 May 1904 Beacon, NY	27 Sep 1981 New York City, NY (cancer)	* Actor * Director * Producer

		Daniel Patrick Moynihan	16 Mar 1927 New York City, NY	26 Mar 2003 Washington, D.C. (complications from an emergency appendectomy)	* U. S. Senator (D) - NY, 1977-2001 nydems.org/moynihan/moynihan.html creativequotations.com/one/1018.htm

		Paul Newman	26 Jan 1925 Shaker Heights, OH	Living	* Actor * Producer * Director * Writer geocities.com/cbdtorbi/paul.html thegoldenyears.org/newman.html newmansown.com/

		Richard M. Nixon	9 Jan 1913 Yorba Linda, CA	22 Apr 1994 New York City, NY	* Attorney * 37th President of the U. S., 1969-1974 whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/rn37.html gi.grolier.com/presidents/ ea/bios/37pnixo.html

		Pat O'Brien	11 Nov 1899 Milwaukee, WS	15 Oct 1983 Santa Monica, CA (heart attack)	* Actor

		Brant Parker	26 Aug 1920 Lynchburg, VA	22 Apr 2007 Lynchburg, VA	* Cartoonist for "The Wizard of ID" http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ entertainment/stories.nsf/story/ 18CE4EEF014F429A862572C200 1459DE?OpenDocument

Carr, Juanita, and Carr Payne Nashville, TN		M. Carr Payne (Maxwell Carr Payne, Jr.)	9 Feb 1927 Nashville, TN	Living	* Psychology Professor (Emeritus) at Georgia Tech * 1986 - President, The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology * My Mother's First Cousin, Once Removed http://www.catalog.gatech edu/programs/cos/psychology.php http://www.cquest.utoronto.ca/env/ aera/aera-lists/aera-c/98-03/0075.html http://www.soci.niu.edu/~sspp /Presidents.html

		H. Ross Perot	27 June 1930 Texarkana, TX	Living	* United States Naval Academy, Class of 1953 * Business Titan Politician perot.org/* texassciencesummit.org /halloffame2k1/scannedinfo /perotbio.htm

		Jack Powers (Jack F. Powers)			* Newport News High School History Teacher and Coach http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com /teach-Powers.html

		Kenny Powers	13 Aug 1922 Fieldon, IL	30 Oct 2003 Jerseyville, IL	* Farmer * My Friend
1943	1945 Kenny and Billie

		Doug Puckett (Douglas Ralph Puckett)	1 Aug 1919 Appomattox, VA	31 Jan 1967 Newport News, VA	* Newport News High School, Class of 1939 * Also attended Stonewall Jackson Elementary School. * Father of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ((NNHS - '65)
Doug	Doug and Virginia Portsmouth Naval Hospital, VA

		Chuck Ragland (John CharlesRagland)	20 May 1948	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1966 * Brother of Butch Ragland ((NNHS - '63)

		Paul Randolph (Paul J. Randolph)	15 Oct 1950 Bay St. Louis, MS	12 Jan 2001 Yorktown, VA	* Newport News High School, Class of 1968 * Businessman http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com typhoondeaths.html

		Aldo Ray	25 Sep 1926 Pen Argyl, PA	27 Mar 1991 Martinez, CA (throat cancer)	* Actor