The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846. The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis, while sports media refer to the Academy as "Navy" and the students as "Midshipmen"; this usage is officially endorsed. During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers, with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps. Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force. Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system. The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering.
The list is drawn from graduates, non-graduate former Midshipmen, current Midshipmen, and faculty of the Naval Academy. Over 50 U.S. astronauts have graduated from the Naval Academy, more than from any other undergraduate institution. Over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates, including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars. Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States, 2 Nobel Prize recipients, and 73 Medal of Honor recipients.
Medal of Honor recipients
Academics "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early. For example, the Class of 1943 actually graduated in 1942.
Astronauts
Athletes
Basketball players
Football players
Olympics competitors
Other sports figures
Attorneys
Businesspeople
U.S. government
President of the United States
U.S. cabinet members
Secretaries of military services
U.S. legislators
National Security advisors
Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vice chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ambassadors
Governors
Literary figures
Military figures
Chiefs of Naval Operations
Commandants of the Marine Corps
Confederate States Navy officers
Union Navy officers
Spanish–American War combatants
Boxer Rebellion combatants
World War I combatants
Spanish Civil War combatant
World War II combatants
Korean War combatants
Vietnam War combatants
Combatants of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Scientists
Television figures
Notable fictional alumni
Faculty These faculty are not graduates, consequently their class year is listed as "NA" for 'not applicable' and they are listed alphabetically by last name.
Distinguished International Alumni
See also Shipmate (magazine) Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy USNA Out United States Service Academies Class of 1980 - first class to graduate with female cadets
References General
Inline citations
External links
United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation official website Website page for Shipmate (alumni magazine) Naval Academy Crew Champions