WThe following is a list of people who served in the United States Coast Guard and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes:
WVincent Francis Callahan Jr. was an American politician who served for 40 years as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. From January 1968 to January 2008, he represented the 34th district, which covers McLean, Great Falls, Tysons Corner, and parts of Herndon and Vienna. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving Republican in the Virginia General Assembly.
WRichard Cromwell was an American actor. His career was at its pinnacle with his work in Jezebel (1938) with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda and again with Fonda in John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln (1939). Cromwell's fame was perhaps first assured in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), sharing top billing with Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone.
WRobert E. Fitch was an American athlete and coach. He broke the world record in the discus throw in 1946 with a mark of 54.93 m. He developed a rotational technique referred to as the "Minnesota Whip" and delivered a masters thesis on the subject. His training mate Fortune Gordien went on to break world records and win Olympic medals.
WCharles deWolf Gibson is a retired American broadcast television anchor and journalist. Gibson was a host of Good Morning America from 1987 to 2006, and the anchor of World News with Charles Gibson from 2006 to 2009.
WJacob Alexander Haller Jr. was an American pediatric surgeon who served as the first Robert Garrett Professor of Pediatric Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
WJames Edward Hegan was an American professional baseball player, coach, and scout. He played for 17 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1941 to 1942 and 1946 to 1960, most notably for the Cleveland Indians with whom he won a World Series in 1948. Although Hegan was a light-hitting player, he was notable for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era and a capable handler of pitching staffs, earning five All-Star selections. After retiring as a player he continued to serve as a major league coach in a baseball career that spanned almost 40 years.
WOliver Henry was a sailor in the United States Coast Guard. He started serving in the Coast Guard in 1940, as a mess steward, when the United States Armed Forces were still racially segregated. He was the first black sailor to transfer from the mess steward occupational class. He was transferred to the motor machinist mate occupational class - related to his pre-service work as an auto mechanic.
WVictor Jory was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast in villainous or sinister roles, such as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and Jonas Wilkerson in Gone with the Wind (1939). From 1959 to 1961, he had a lead role in the 78-episode television police drama Manhunt. He also recorded numerous stories for Peter Pan Records.
WAbraham Jacob Multer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from City College of New York in 1921 and Brooklyn Law School in 1922. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1943 until 1945. He was elected to Congress in 1947 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Leo F. Rayfiel and served from November 4, 1947, until his resignation on December 31, 1967 after election to the New York Supreme Court on November 7, 1967, where he served from January 1, 1968, until January 1, 1977. He then served as special referee in the Brooklyn Appellate Division, from 1979–1984. He died in West Hartford, Connecticut.
WFrank Hughes Murkowski is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. In his 2006 re-election bid, he finished in third place in the Republican primary behind Sarah Palin and John Binkley. Murkowski is notable for having appointed his daughter, Lisa Murkowski, to replace him in the U.S. Senate after he resigned his Senate seat to become governor of Alaska.
WAaron Andrew Robinson, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1943 to 1951 for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. Robinson's tenure with the Yankees spanned the gap between the careers of Yankee Hall of Fame catchers Bill Dickey (1928–1946) and Yogi Berra (1946–1963).
WEdward F. Sands,, also known as Edward Fitzwilliam Strathmore and Jazz, was a suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor on February 1, 1922.
WRichard Dominic "Dick" Stabile was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
WEdward John Stack was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.
WAlan M. Steinman is an American physician, retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral, former Chief Medical Officer of the United States Coast Guard, expert in sea survival, hypothermia and drowning, and an advocate for the open service of LGBT people in the US military.
WJohn Cushman Truesdale Jr. was an American lawyer and civil servant who served two terms as Executive Secretary of the National Labor Relations Board, four terms as a Board member, and one term as Board Chair.