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Jimmy Carter (born 1924)
naval officer, diplomat, politician, farmer, autobiographer, submariner, statesperson, environmentalist, businessperson, engineer, peace activist, human rights activist, humanitarian
- Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia Tech
Alex Haley (1921-1992)
journalist, historian, genealogist, military personnel, biographer
- Elizabeth City State University, Alcorn State University
François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand (1768-1848)
translator, politician, diplomat, historian, poet, journalist, essayist, military personnel, biographer
Ernst Jünger (1895-1998)
military personnel, entomologist, philosopher, diarist, journalist, poet
- Leipzig University
Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
politician, diplomat, autobiographer, philosopher, revolutionary, military personnel, historian, journalist
- Odesa University
Pierre Loti (1850-1923)
naval officer, essayist, diarist, journalist, photographer
- Lycée Henri-IV, École Navale
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)
reporter, military personnel, poet
- University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857-1941)
scout leader, politician, sculptor, military officer
- Charterhouse School, Rose Hill School