Editing 101st Airborne Division (section)

==Notable members==
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* [[Naser Jason Abdo]], convicted on charges related to an attempted attack on Ft. Hood soldiers while AWOL.
* [[Ed Austin]], Florida politician and lawyer
* [[Frank K. Berry]], chess administrator and FIDE arbiter
* [[Joseph Beyrle]], the only American soldier to have served with both the United States Army and the Soviet Army in World War II.
* [[John Rusling Block|John R. Block]], [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] under [[Ronald Reagan]]
* [[Allen M. Burdett Jr.]] He served as the Assistant Division Commander from 1968 to 1969.
* [[Donald Burgett]], author of four books on his experiences as a paratrooper during World War II.
* [[Blake Clark]], American actor
* [[2019 Dallas courthouse shooting#Perpetrator|Bryan Isaack Clyde]], attempted mass shooter.
* [[Robert G. Cole]], World War II Medal of Honor recipient.
* [[William C. Coleman Jr.]], Florida politician
* [[Tom Cotton]], Arkansas politician, current junior U.S. Senator from Arkansas.
* [[Randy Couture]], MMA fighter and coach.
* [[Fred Dailey]], Ohio politician
* [[Mark Esper]], 27th [[United States Secretary of Defense]]
* [[Sam Gibbons]], Florida politician
* [[Eugene Goodman]], Capitol Police officer and acting Deputy Senate Sergeant at Arms.
* [[Bob Gunton]], actor
* [[David Hackworth]], writer
* [[Jimi Hendrix]], musician
* [[Bob Kalsu]], University of Oklahoma and Buffalo Bills guard. Killed in action FSB Ripchord South Vietnam, Bronze Star.
* [[Mike Lebowitz]], attorney, pioneer in field of [[military expression]], [[military law]]. He served in Iraq with Pathfinder Company of 101st Airborne Division.
* [[William C. Lee]], General, World War II veteran, considered one of the most important influences behind the establishment of U.S. airborne troops
* [[Dario Lorenzetti]], CIA Officer killed in Afghanistan
* [[Joe E. Mann]], World War II Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Salve H. Matheson]], U.S. Army general (including command of 1st Brigade and later the Division)
* [[James C. McConville]], General, 40th Chief of Staff of the Army, Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from 2011 to 2014 and Combined Joint Task Force-101, Operation Enduring Freedom
* [[Jake McNiece]], Acting 1st Sergeant of the 1st Demolition Section, 506th Headquarters Company ([[Filthy Thirteen]])
* [[Tommy Mercer]], professional wrestler, currently signed to TNA Wrestling under the name Crimson
* [[Patrick Nagel]], illustrator.
* [[Hugh Nibley]], scholar and an [[Mormon studies#Apologetics|apologist]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Jorge Otero Barreto|Jorge Otero-Barreto]]. He received 3 Silver Stars and 5 Purple Hearts in Vietnam.
* [[David H. Petraeus]], General. He commanded 101st Airborne Division in 2003 during V Corp's drive to Baghdad and 3rd Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment "Iron Rakkasans" of the 101st Airborne Division from 1991 to 1993.
* [[Colin L. Powell]], General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–1993. He commanded 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division in 1976.
* [[Leslie H. Sabo Jr.]], [[Vietnam War]] Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Joseph F. Sackett]], radiologist and professor of neuroradiology, Company Commander, 326 Med Battalion
* [[Charlie Sayles]], [[Chicago blues]] harmonicist, singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2020/04/charlie-sayles-raw-harmonica-genius/ |title=Charlie Sayles - Raw Harmonica Genius |website=American Blues Scene |date=April 24, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/charlie-sayles-and-the-blues-disciples-album-review/ |title=Charlie Sayles And The Blues Disciples Album Review |first=Marty |last=Gunther |website=Blues Blast |date=November 7, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Louis Simpson]], poet who won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for poetry with his collected works ''At the End of the Open Road''
* [[Robert Sink]]. He commanded the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He was played by [[Dale Dye]] in the mini-series ''Band of Brothers''.
* [[Vincent Speranza]], private during World War II, famous for carrying beer in his helmet and hero of the [[siege of Bastogne]]. He wrote a book in 2014 called ''NUTS! A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2023/08/03/auburn-iii-resident-vincent-speranza-fought-at-battle-of-the-bulge-dies/70519606007/|title=Vincent Speranza, popular WWII veteran and hero, passes away at 98|author=Steven Spearie|work=[[The State Journal-Register]]|date=3 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/oral-history/collections/speranza-vincent-1-1/interview-detail|title=Vincent Speranza - World War II|work=[[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]|access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>
* [[Maxwell Taylor]], division commander during World War II and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
* [[Vincent Viola]], American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran.
* [[Jack Warden]], actor who served with the [[501st Infantry Regiment (United States)|501st Infantry]]; in ''[[That Kind of Woman]]'' Warden played a paratrooper from the [[82nd Airborne Division]].<ref name=msn>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/shampoo-star-jack-warden-dies-85-wbna13974886 |title='Shampoo' star Jack Warden dies at 85 |date=21 July 2006 |website=Today.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-22-me-warden22-story.html |title=Jack Warden, 85; Prolific Film, TV Actor |last=Nelson |first=Valerie J. |date=22 July 2006 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=12 October 2008}}</ref>
* [[Ernie Wheelwright (running back)|Ernie Wheelwright]], American football player, actor and singer.<ref>''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', Readers letter, 15 June 1970.</ref>
* [[Dan White]], San Francisco supervisor who assassinated San Francisco Mayor [[George Moscone]] and Supervisor [[Harvey Milk]], on Monday, 27 November 1978.
* [[Jesse White (politician)|Jesse White]], Illinois politician
* [[Barry Winchell]], Kansas City soldier who was brutally murdered by two of his fellow soldiers. His story at [[Fort Campbell]] has become a landmark in the debate about the "[[Don't ask, don't tell]]" policy.
* [[Richard D. Winters|Richard Winters]], Major, World War II veteran, portrayed by [[Damian Lewis]] in the TV series ''Band of Brothers''.