List of United States Military Academy Alumni - Literary Figures and Actors

Literary Figures and Actors

Name Class year Notability References
Bourke, John GregoryJohn Gregory Bourke 1869 Captain at time of retirement, Private at the time of the Medal of Honor action; recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee; prolific diarist and author focusing on the Old West b
  • Henry Martyn Robert, Class of 1857. Author of Robert's Rules of Order
  • John Wilson Ruckman, Class of 1883. First Editor, Journal of U.S. Artillery. Author of numerous technical articles on gunnery.
  • Cornelis DeWitt Willcox, Class of 1885.
  • Archibald Gracie IV, Survivor of the RMS Titanic. Author of "Titanic: A Survivor's Story".
  • Hal Moore, Class of 1945. Author of We Were Soldiers Once...And Young
  • James Salter, Class of 1945, prolific US author. Selected to The Academy of Arts and Letters.
  • Bill McWilliams, Class of 1955. Author of "A Return To Glory".
  • Thomas M. Carhart, Class of 1966. Author of Lost Triumph, etc.
  • Gus Lee, Class of 1966. Author of China Boy, Chasing Hepburn, etc.
  • French MacLean, Class of 1974. Military Historian; author of "Custer's Best." Received John M. Carroll Award.
  • Brian Haig, Class of 1975. Novelist
  • James Carafano, Class of 1977. Author of Winning the Long War, etc.
  • Mark Valley, Class of 1987. TV and movie actor.
  • Tom McCafferty, Class of 1988. Movie and television actor.
  • Amy Efaw, Class of 1989. Author of "Battle Dress".
  • Col. Greg Gadsen, Class of 1989. Movie Actor.

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