The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846. The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis, while sports media refer to the Academy as "Navy" and the students as "Midshipmen"; this usage is officially endorsed. During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers, with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps. Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force. Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system. The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering.
Academics
:''"Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early. For example, the Class of 1943 actually graduated in 1942.'' {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 ==Astronauts==
Astronauts
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Athletes
Basketball players {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Football players {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Olympics competitors {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Other sports figures {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 ==Attorneys==
Attorneys
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Businesspeople
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U.S. government
President of the United States {{mem/a2start U.S. cabinet members {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 Secretaries of military services {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 U.S. legislators {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 National Security advisors {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Vice chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Ambassadors {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Governors {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 ==Literary figures==
Literary figures
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Military figures
Chiefs of Naval Operations {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Commandants of the Marine Corps {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Confederate States Navy officers {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Union Navy officers {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Spanish–American War combatants {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Boxer Rebellion combatants {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 World War I combatants {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Spanish Civil War combatant World War II combatants {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2|ilist= {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Korean War combatants {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 Vietnam War combatants {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 Combatants of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 ==Scientists==
Scientists
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Television figures
{{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 ==Notable fictional alumni==
Notable fictional alumni
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Faculty
:''These faculty are not graduates, consequently their class year is listed as "NA" for 'not applicable' and they are listed alphabetically by last name.'' {{mem/a2start {{mem/a2 {{mem/a2 ==Distinguished International Alumni==
Distinguished International Alumni
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