- Bennie G. Adkins, U.S. Army command sergeant major; Medal of Honor recipient
- John Michael Bednarek, Lieutenant General, United States Army
- William Beidelman, Union Army Second Lieutenant, Second Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania
- Ray Boland, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs[1]
- John Bott, artist; professor emeritus of Colby–Sawyer College
- Richard Brophy, U.S. Navy rear admiral, graduate of U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN).[citation needed]
- Bobby Bright, former mayor of Montgomery, Alabama and former congressman for Alabama's 2nd district[2]
- Hank Erwin, politician and Christian evangelist; Republican State Senator of Alabama, 2002–2010; portrayed by Sean Astin in the movie Woodlawnyv
- Delphine Feminear Thomas, class of 1910, educator, state official
- Jennifer Fidler, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Kevin A. Ford, NASA astronaut; pilot of the Space Shuttle Discovery during the August 2009 STS-128 mission; commander for the November 2012 Expedition 34 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
- James D. Halsell, NASA astronaut, flew multiple missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
- Mike Holmes, member of the Alabama House of Representatives.
- Don Gaetz, member of the Florida Senate[3]
- William G. Gregory, former NASA astronaut and STS–67 pilot for the March 1995 mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour[4]
- John C. Hanley, U.S. Army brigadier general[citation needed]
- Gordon S. Holder, former Vice Admiral in the United States Navy; commander of the Military Sealift Command
- Scott A. Howell, Commander of the military's Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
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- Fitz Johnson, Georgia Public Service Commissioner since 2021
- Manuel H. Johnson, former Federal Reserve Board of Governors, 1986–1990[5]
- Troy King, former attorney general for the state of Alabama[6]
- Kevin Kregel, NASA astronaut and mission commander for the February 2000 mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour[7]
- James J. LeCleir, U.S. Air Force major general[8]
- Michael J. McCarthy, U.S. Air Force major general[9]
- John Perzel, politician and member of the Republican Party
- James A. Roy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force[citation needed]
- Bubba Scott, former executive director of the AHSAA; former football head coach at Samford University.
- Robert W. Smith, band composer and educator[10]
- Mimi Soltysik, 2016 Socialist Party USA presidential nominee
- Steve Southerland, former politician and member of the Republican Party; served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district, 2011–2015
- Kim Swan, politician; Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in Bermuda and Party Leader of the United Bermuda Party[11]
- Bill Johnson, politician and member of the Republican Party; served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district, 2010–Present
- Zula Brown Toole, first woman to found and publish a newspaper in Georgia[12]
- Charles F. Wald, former Deputy Commander of United States European Command; four-star general
- Cam Ward, Republican member of the Alabama Senate
- Eric J. Wesley, Deputy Commanding General of United States Army Futures Command; three star general[13]
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