text: The following is a list of people who served in the United States Marine Corps and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes. Marines who became notable in the United States Marine Corps and are part of the Marine Corps history and lore are listed and posted in the list of historically notable United States Marines.
  A
  Joseph M. Acaba – NASA astronaut
  Don Adams – Emmy Award-winning actor (Get Smart)
  Eddie Adams – Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
  Sandy Alderson – General Manager of the New York Mets
  Andrew M. Allen – NASA astronaut
  Art Anderson – NFL football player
  Mike Anderson – NFL football player
  Terry Anderson – journalist for the Associated Press who was taken hostage by Shia Hezbollah militants of the Islamic Jihad Organization in Lebanon and was held for six years
  Walter Anderson – author; Parade editor; Parade Publications CEO; GED spokesperson
  Paul Arizin – NBA basketball player
  Bea Arthur – Emmy and Tony Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actor (Maude, The Golden Girls); she denied her service in the USMC in later life
  B
  F. Lee Bailey – lawyer, notable for his involvement in cases relating to the My Lai Massacre and the O.J. Simpson trial
  Dusty Baker – Major League Baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants
  James Baker – former U.S. Secretary of State, elder statesman, advisor and friend of the Bush family
  Leslie M. "Bud" Baker, Jr. – chairman of the Board of Wachovia Bank
  Greg Ballard – Mayor of Indianapolis