Ten notable Americans who served in the United States Marine Corps:
- Nathaniel Dawayne "Nate Dogg" Hale, rapper
- Sam Peckinpah, film director
- Don Adams, actor
- Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesar's Pizza and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers
- Barney Ross, boxer
- Donald P. Bellisario, TV producer
- Bill Janklow, Governor of South Dakota
- John Philip Sousa, composer
- Walter Cunningham, astronaut
- Bob Keeshan, Captain Kangaroo
On this date in 1775, the United States Marine Corps was organized.