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L. Sprague de Camp (1907-2000)
military officer, historian, essayist, literary critic, journalist
- California Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology
Richard Marcinko (1940-2021)
military officer, radio personality, sailor, veteran
- Auburn University, Admiral Farragut Academy
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973)
linguist, poet, translator, literary critic, essayist, military officer, historian, illustrator, teacher, philologist
- University of Oxford, University of Oxford
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
historian, playwright, poet, public figure, opinion journalist, school teacher, military personnel, militant, full member of RAS, teacher
- Rostov State University
Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997)
zoologist, explorer, filmmaker, innovator, photographer, conservationist, oceanographer, inventor, Officer of the French Navy, marine biologist, engineer, biologist, film director, world traveler, producer
- École Navale, Collège Stanislas de Paris
Julius von Voss (1768-1832)
playwright, translator, military officer
Julius von Wickede (1819-1896)
war correspondent, military personnel
- Vitzthum-Gymnasium Dresden, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Jacques-Antoine de Révérony Saint-Cyr (1767-1829)
librettist, playwright, military personnel, politician