United States Naval Academy Alumni - Literary Figures

Literary Figures

Name Class year Notability References
Keyhoe, DonaldDonald Keyhoe 1919 Marine Corps Major and aviator; author, UFO researcher
Heinlein, Robert A.Robert A. Heinlein 1929 Science fiction author; winner of several Hugo and Nebula Award prizes for groundbreaking science fiction
Lederer, WilliamWilliam Lederer 1936 Science fiction writer and playwright who co-authored The Ugly American (1958)
Webb, Jr., James H.James H. Webb, Jr. 1968 Marine Corps officer and Vietnam veteran; United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (1984–1987); Secretary of the Navy (1987–88); noted American novelist for books such as Fields of Fire; US Senator from Virginia (2006–) l

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