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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
Otfried Preußler (1923-2013)
translator, pedagogue, military personnel
Brian Aldiss (1925-2017)
literary critic, artist, military personnel, bookseller, editor-in-chief, journalist
- Framlingham College, West Buckland School
Donald Rumsfeld (1932-2021)
politician, military officer, diplomat, businessperson, civil servant, defence minister
- Princeton University, Georgetown University Law Center
Karl Marlantes (born 1944)
military officer, documentary filmmaker
- Yale University, University of Oxford
Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838)
botanist, poet, pteridologist, bryologist, naturalist, zoologist, explorer, curator, botanical collector, military officer
- Humboldt University of Berlin, Französisches Gymnasium Berlin
Charles François Dumouriez (1739-1823)
military officer, military personnel, politician
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Laurence Waddell (1854-1938)
explorer, military officer, traveler, army officer