Notable Members
- General Stanley A. McChrystal; 10th Colonel of the Regiment; former Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A); former Director of the Joint Staff; former Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
- General John P. Abizaid, former Platoon Leader of Alpha Company, and XO of Charlie Company, Former CO of Alpha Company, 1st Ranger Battalion ; former Commander, Central Command.
- General Wayne A. Downing, 3rd Colonel of the Regiment; former Commander of 2nd Ranger Battalion; former Commander of Special Operations Command. Ranger Hall of Fame Member
- Lieutenant General David Barno, former Battalion Commander 2nd Ranger Battalion; former Commander, Combined Forces-Afghanistan.
- Lieutenant General Robert W. Wagner, former Company Commander, 2nd Ranger Battalion. Later becoming Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
- Major General James T. Jackson, 8th Colonel of the Regiment; former Platoon Leader and Company Commander, 2nd Ranger Battalion; was the Commanding General of the U.S. Military District of Washington during the events of 9/11.
- Colonel William O. Darby, established and commanded "Darby's Rangers" that later evolved into the 75th Ranger Regiment. Ranger Hall of Fame Member
- Colonel James Earl Rudder, former Commander, 2nd Ranger Battalion during World War II, which he led the Ranger assault on Pointe du Hoc on D-Day and was later the President of Texas A&M University.
- Colonel Michael D. Steele, former commander of Bravo Company, 3rd Ranger Battalion; was the Company Commander during the Battle of Mogadishu.
- Colonel Robert L. Howard, former Company Commander, 2nd Ranger Battalion; was nominated 3 times for the Medal Of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. Two were downgraded and the third was earned. Ranger Hall of Fame Member
- Lieutenant Colonel AJ "Bo" Baker, was the First Commander during the reactivation of 2nd Ranger Battalion. Ranger Hall of Fame Member
- Sergeant Major of the Army Glen E. Morrell, former 1st Ranger Battalion CSM and past Sergeant Major of the Army.
- Matt Larsen, served in 1st Ranger Battalion, 2nd Ranger Battalion and 75th Ranger Regiment; known as the father of Modern Army Combatives and founder of the United States Army Combatives School.
- Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, Medal of Honor recipient, who was killed in action during the Battle of Mogadishu while serving as a Delta Force sniper defending a downed helicopter, started his career in 2nd Ranger Battalion. Ranger Hall of Fame Member.
- Sergeant Paul R. Scurka, is the only soldier to have won the Best Ranger Competition twice.
- Corporal Pat Tillman, an American football player who left his NFL career and enlisted in the United States Army in May 2002; killed on 22 April 2004 as a member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion.
- Captain Joseph Yorio, former President and CEO of Xe Services, Blackwater Worldwide, served with 1st Ranger Battalion during Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm
- Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during a firefight in Afghanistan
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