Famous Americans Who Wrestled Join NWCA

Famous Americans Who Wrestled

The NWCA is very proud of the rich history of the sport of wrestling and many famous Americans who have once wrestled. Many of these famous wrestlers have attributed their success in their fields to the sport of wrestling. These famous Americans are from the political, business, entertainment and professional sports worlds.

U.S. PRESIDENTS

George Washington Painting by: Gilbert Stuart
Andrew Jackson Painting by: Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl
John Tyler Image Courtesy of: Library of Congress
Zachary Taylor Photo by: Maguire of New Orleans
Abraham Lincoln Photo by: Alexander Gardner
Ulysses S. Grant Photo by: Mathew Brady – Library of Congress
Chester Arthur Photo by: Charles Milton Bell
Theodore Roosevelt Photo by: Pach Brothers
William Howard Taft Image Courtesy of: Library of Congress
Calvin Coolidge Photo by: Notman Studio, Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower Image Courtesy of: The White House

U.S. SENAT0RS

John Chafee (Senator RI) Image Courtesy of: U.S. Senate Historical Office
Lincoln Chafee (Senator RI) Photo: Public Domain
John McCain (Senator AZ) Image Courtesy of: United States Congress
Paul Wellstone (Senator MN) Image Courtesy of United States Senate

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Greg Ganske (Congressman IA) Image Courtesy of: Congressional Pictorial Directory
Jim Jordon (Congressman OH) Image Courtesy of: United States Congress
Jim Leach (Congressman IA) Image Courtesy of: United States Office of Humanities
Jim Nussle (Congressman IA) Image Courtesy of: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Carl Albert (Former Speaker of the House) 
 Photo Public Domain

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Donald Rumsfeld Photo by: Scott Davis, U.S. Army
Frank Carlucci Photo by: Ron Hall
Chuck Hagel Photo by: Monica A. King

WHITE HOUSE STAFF

Ari Fleischer Image Courtesy of: The White House
George Stephanopoulos Photo by: Garret Nuzzo-Jones

ACADEMY AWARD WINNER

John Irving © Elke Wetzig
Scott Anderson Image Courtesy of: Executive Office of the President of the United States

ENTERTAINERS

Billy Baldwin Photo by: Greg Hernandez
Mario Lopez Photo by: Gage Skidmore
Ashton Kutcher Photo by: David Shankbone
Tom Cruise Photo by: Georges Biard
Robin Williams Photo by: Eva Rinaldi
Geraldo Rivera Photo by: Mark Taylor
Andy Rooney Photo by: Stephenson Brown
Chris Pratt Pratt at the Japan premiere of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 2018

SCIENTIST

Neil deGrasse Tyson Photo by: NASA/Bill Ingalls

AUTHORS

Terry Davis Photo Courtesy of: Terry Davis
Ken Kesey Image Courtesy of: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Ron Kovic Image Courtesy of: Architects of Peace Foundation

ASTRONAUTS

Joe Allen Image Courtesy of: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Michael Collins Image Courtesy of: NASA
Kjell Lindgren Photo by: NASA/Robert Markowitz
William Kerslake Image Courtesy of: Wikipedia

BUSINESS LEADERS

Michael Novogratz Photo by: Adam Jeffery | CNBC
Dan Cathy Image Courtesy of: Florida College
Ron McGruder Image Courtesy of: Canadian Restaurant Investment Summit
David Pottruck Image Courtesy of: leadingauthorities.com
Dave DeWalt Image Courtesy of: McAfee, Inc

MILITARY LEADERS

George Patton Image Courtesy of: Military Personnel Records Center
Paul Kennedy Image Courtesy of: Marine Corp Recruiting Command
Denny Benchoff Image Courtesy of: US Army Ordnance Corps
Charles Krulak Image Courtesy of: U.S.M.C
Norman Schwarzkopf Photo by: Russell Roederer

ATHLETES IN OTHER SPORTS

Charles Davies (Soccer) Photo by: Paul Frederiksen
Kyle Beckerman (Soccer) Photo by: Julie Harper
Pat Day (Jockey) Photo by: David Ohmer
Jimmy Pedro (Judo) Image Courtesy of: Fuji Sports
Brian Shimer (Bobsled) Photo by: Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres | U.S. Navy
Jason Morris (Judo) Image Courtesy of: Empire State Sports Council
Kevin Harvick (Auto Racing) Image Courtesy of: Getty Images
Sage Karam (Auto Racing) Image Courtesy of: State Farm
Brett Butler (Baseball) Photo by: Gabriel Cervantes