This is a list of notable persons who have served as volunteers in the United States Peace Corps, along with their terms of service. Each volunteer is listed only once.

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• Sapreet Kaur, executive director of New York Cares and former executive director of the Sikh Coalition (Kenya and Uganda 1998–2001)^[1][2]
• Cindy Marano, late American economic justice activist (Ecuador 1967–69)^[3]
• Carl Pope, former executive director of the Sierra Club (India 1967–69)^[4]
• Craig Sholley, senior vice president of the African Wildlife Foundation (Zaire 1973–75)^[5]
• Gregory Stanton, founder and president of Genocide Watch (Ivory Coast 1969–71)^[6][7]
• Thomas Tighe, president and CEO of Direct Relief (Thailand 1986–88)^[8]

• Wayne Chabre, American sculptor (Lesotho 1969–70)^[9]
• Jonathan Lemon, English-American cartoonist and former musician, known for his work on the Alley Oop comic strip (Honduras 2003–05)^[10]
• Roger K. Lewis, American architect and urban planner and Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Maryland, College Park (Tunisia 1964–66)^[11]
• Martin Puryear, American artist (Sierra Leone 1964–66)^[12]
• Joel Shapiro, American sculptor (India 1965–67)^[13]

• Patricia Cloherty, late American business woman, former chairwoman and CEO of Delta Private Equity Partners and former chairwoman of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund and former Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Brazil 1963–65)^[14][15]
• Bob Haas, Chairman Emeritus of Levi Strauss & Co., son of Walter A. Haas Jr. and great-great-grandnephew of the company's founder, Levi Strauss (Ivory Coast 1964–66)^[16]
• Reed Hastings, co-founder and chairman of Netflix (Swaziland 1983–85)^[17]
• Christopher Hedrick, co-founder and former CEO of NextStep, former CEO of Intrepid Learning and Kepler and former country director of Peace Corps Senegal (Senegal 1988–90)^[18][19]
• Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the Knight Foundation (Venezuela 1966–68)^[20]
• Michael McCaskey, late American sports executive and former chairman of the Chicago Bears (Ethiopia 1965–67)^[21][22]

• Dirk Ballendorf, late American historian and professor of Micronesian studies at the University of Guam (Philippines 1961–63)^[23]
• Suzanne Preston Blier, American art historian and Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University (Benin 1969–71)^[24]
• Guy Consolmagno, American research astronomer, Jesuit religious brother and Director of the Vatican Observatory (Kenya 1983–85)^[25]
• Bruce Cumings, Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History at the University of Chicago (Korea 1967–68)^[26]
• James H. Fowler, American social scientist and professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego (Ecuador 1992–94)
• Robert H. Frank, Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management and professor of economics at Cornell University^[27]
• Allan Gibbard, American ethicist and Richard B. Brandt Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Michigan (Ghana 1963–65)
• Clark Gibson, American political scientist and university professor at the University of California, San Diego (Nepal ?–?)
• José Gómez, late civil rights and labor activist and former executive assistant to Cesar Chavez (Brazil 1968–69)
• John Haugeland, late American professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and former chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago (Tonga 1966–68)
• Charles R. Larson, American literary scholar credited as one of the founders of the study of African literature (Nigeria 1962–64)
• Victor H. Mair, American sinologist and professor of Chinese at the University of Pennsylvania (Nepal 1965–67)
• William G. Moseley, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography at Macalester College (Mali 1987–89)
• Joseph Opala, American historian, university professor at James Madison University (Sierra Leone 1974–77)
• Kenneth Poeppelmeier, Charles and Emma Morrison Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University (Western Samoa, 1971–1974)
• Mavis Sanders, senior research scholar of Black Children and Families at Child Trends (Papua New Guinea 1987–89)^[28]
• William Seraile, Professor Emeritus of African American History at the City University of New York (Ethiopia 1963–1965)
• Michael J. Snarskis, late American professor of archaeology at the University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica 1967–69)^[29]
• Dorothy Vellenga, American socioloigist, Africanist (Ghana, 1961–1963)
• R. David Zorc, American linguist (Philippines 1965–69)

• T. D. Allman, American author, historian and journalist (Nepal, 1966–68)
• Ben Bradlee Jr., American journalist and writer, supervised the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston (Afghanistan 1970–72)
• Leon Dash, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the Washington Post (Kenya 1969–70)
• Peter Hessler, American writer and journalist (China 1996–97)
• Arnold Hano, late American editor, novelist, biographer and journalist (Costa Rica 1991–93)
• Laurence Leamer, American author and journalist (Nepal 1964–66)
• Nina Mukerjee Furstenau, American journalist and culinary author, recipient of the Kansas Notable Book Award in 2014 (Tunisia 1984–86)^[40][41]
• Maureen Orth, American journalist, author, and special correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine (Colombia, 1964–66)
• George Packer, American journalist, novelist, and playwright, know for The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq (Togo 1982–83)
• Tony D'Souza, American novelist, journalist, essayist, and reviewer (India 1966–68, Côte d'Ivoire 2001–02)

• Howard Ashman, American playwright and lyricist (Burkina Faso ? – ?)
• Stefanie DeLeo, American author, playwright, actress, director, and teacher (South Africa 2007–09)
• Kent Haruf, author of The Tie That Binds, received the Whiting Award and a special Hemingway Foundation/PEN citation (Turkey 1966–68)
• George B. Hutchinson, author of In Search of Nella Larsen (Burkina Faso 1975–77)
• Roland Merullo, author of Leaving Losapas, In Revere, In Those Days, and Breakfast with Buddha (Micronesia 1979–80)
• Charles Murray, American Libertarian political scientist, author, and columnist, known for Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950–1980 and The Bell Curve (Thailand 1965–68)
• John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Ecuador 1968–70)
• Bob Shacochis, author of Easy in the Island, recipient of the American Book Award (Eastern Caribbean 1975–76)
• Gene Stone, author of The Bush Survival Bible and The Trump Survival Guide (Niger 1974–76)^[42]
• Mark T. Sullivan, author of mystery novels, known for collaborations with James Patterson (Niger ?–?)
• Mildred D. Taylor, author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, awarded the 1977 Newbery Medal (Ethiopia 1965–67)^[43]
• Paul Theroux, author of Waldo, Jungle Lovers, Mosquito Coast and The Great Railway Bazaar (Malawi 1963–65)^[44]
• Moritz Thomsen, author of Living Poor (Ecuador 1963–1965)^[45]
• Bruce Watson, author of Freedom Summer and Sacco and Vanzetti (Costa Rica 1985–87)
• Richard Wiley, author of Ahmed's Revenge and Soldiers in Hiding, PEN/Faulkner Award recipient (Korea 1967–69)^[46]

• Kinky Friedman, Texas singer, songwriter, novelist, politician (Malaysia 1967–1969)
• Mary Kim Joh, Korean-American music composer, academic and medical research scientist. (Liberia 1977–78)^[47]

• Joseph M. Acaba, American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut (Dominican Republic 1994–96)
• Lillian Carter, nurse, mother of President Jimmy Carter (India 1966–68)
• Gene Carl Feldman, oceanographer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Western Samoa 1974–77)
• Ina May Gaskin, Certified Professional Midwife, author, known as the "Mother of Modern Midwifery" (Malaysia 1963–65)
• Mae Jemison, American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut (Sierra Leone and Liberia 1983–85)
• Carle M. Pieters, American planetary scientist (Malaysia 1967–69)

• Marissa Aroy, Filipino-American director and producer, directed the Emmy award-winning documentary Sikhs in America (Dominican Republic 1995–97)
• Bob Beckel, late American political analyst and original co-host of The Five (Philippines 1971–72)
• Taylor Hackford, American film director, former president of the Directors Guild of America, known for directing Ray, An Officer and a Gentleman and The Devil's Advocate (Bolivia 1968–69)^[48]
• Judith Dwan Hallet, American documentary filmmaker (Tunisia 1964–66)
• Rajiv Joseph, American playwright and 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist (Senegal 1996–98)
• Milt Kogan, American actor (Upper Volta 1970–72)
• Cy Kuckenbaker, American filmmaker, video artist and professor (Lithuania 2000-02)^[49]
• Chyna (born Joan Laurer), late American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, pornographic actress and television personality (Guatemala 1993–95)
• Chris Matthews, American political commentator, retired talk show host, and author, known for hosting Hardball with Chris Matthews (Swaziland 1968–70)
• Richard Sanders, American actor and screenwriter, known for his role as Les Nessman on WKRP in Cincinnati (Brazil 1966–69)
• Bob Vila, American television show host, known for This Old House (Panama 1971–73)^[50]
• Marco Werman, American radio personality and host of The World (Togo 1984–87)

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