Notable people who served in the Foreign Legion. The following is a list of legionnaires who have gained fame or notoriety inside or outside of the legion.
Simon Murray, British businessman, adventurer, author and the oldest man to reach the South Pole unsupported
Peter Julien Ortiz, American, later decorated USMC officer and OSS operative in Occupied France during WWII (Also served in the Legion as an acting Lieutenant)
^While controversy exists regarding his enlistment, the Foreign Legion backs his claim to have served, and a portrait of Porter hangs in the Foreign Legion’s museum at Aubagne, France.