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This is a list of notable bodyguards.
Former military
United Kingdom
- Duncan Falconer – author and security consultant
- Trevor Rees-Jones – former bodyguard for Dodi Al-Fayed
- Chris Ryan – author and security consultant
- Jacquie Davis – author and the world's top female bodyguard
Former police and security agencies
Russia
- Viktor Zolotov – former FSO RF bodyguard, Commander-in-chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Ukraine
- Mykola Melnychenko – Former SBU officer
United Kingdom
- James Wallace Beaton – Former Royalty Protection Group officer
- Barry Mannakee – Former Royalty Protection Group officer
- Walter H. Thompson (1890–1978) – bodyguard of Winston Churchill (1921–1945)
United States
- Clint Hill – former bodyguard for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the Kennedy assassination in Dallas, 1963. [2]
- Timothy J. McCarthy – former bodyguard for Ronald Reagan. [3]
Civilians
Ireland
- Fran Cosgrave – former bodyguard for Westlife
United States
- Chris Boykin – bodyguard on the TV show Rob and Big
- Michael Clarke Duncan – actor
- Mr. T – actor
- Brodus Clay – professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE, bodyguard for Snoop Dogg
- Shad Gaspard – professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE
- Sheamus – professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE, bodyguard for U2 and Bono
- Stan Love – professional basketball player, bodyguard for Brian Wilson
- Denida Grow – female bodyguard, founder of Athena Worldwide and Nannyguards [4]
Historic
- Satwant Singh and Beant Singh – Bodyguards who assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. [5]
- Sempronius Densus – bodyguard of Piso Licinianus, deputy Roman emperor
- Dian Wei – bodyguard of the warlord Cao Cao
- Porter Rockwell – bodyguard of Joseph Smith Jr.
References
- ^ "The secret life of a female bodyguard". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "JFK's Secret Service agents reflect on loss of a president". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
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^ Crean, Ellen (June 11, 2004).
"He Took a Bullet for Reagan". CBS.
'In the Secret Service,' [McCarthy] continued, 'we're trained to cover and evacuate the president. And to cover the president, you have to get as large as you can, rather than hitting the deck.'
- ^ "The Conversation". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "1984: Assassination and revenge". BBC News. 31 October 1984. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
(Redirected from
List of notable bodyguards)
This is a list of notable bodyguards.
Former military
United Kingdom
- Duncan Falconer – author and security consultant
- Trevor Rees-Jones – former bodyguard for Dodi Al-Fayed
- Chris Ryan – author and security consultant
- Jacquie Davis – author and the world's top female bodyguard
Former police and security agencies
Russia
- Viktor Zolotov – former FSO RF bodyguard, Commander-in-chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Ukraine
- Mykola Melnychenko – Former SBU officer
United Kingdom
- James Wallace Beaton – Former Royalty Protection Group officer
- Barry Mannakee – Former Royalty Protection Group officer
- Walter H. Thompson (1890–1978) – bodyguard of Winston Churchill (1921–1945)
United States
- Clint Hill – former bodyguard for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the Kennedy assassination in Dallas, 1963. [2]
- Timothy J. McCarthy – former bodyguard for Ronald Reagan. [3]
Civilians
Ireland
- Fran Cosgrave – former bodyguard for Westlife
United States
- Chris Boykin – bodyguard on the TV show Rob and Big
- Michael Clarke Duncan – actor
- Mr. T – actor
- Brodus Clay – professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE, bodyguard for Snoop Dogg
- Shad Gaspard – professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE
- Sheamus – professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE, bodyguard for U2 and Bono
- Stan Love – professional basketball player, bodyguard for Brian Wilson
- Denida Grow – female bodyguard, founder of Athena Worldwide and Nannyguards [4]
Historic
- Satwant Singh and Beant Singh – Bodyguards who assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. [5]
- Sempronius Densus – bodyguard of Piso Licinianus, deputy Roman emperor
- Dian Wei – bodyguard of the warlord Cao Cao
- Porter Rockwell – bodyguard of Joseph Smith Jr.
References
- ^ "The secret life of a female bodyguard". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "JFK's Secret Service agents reflect on loss of a president". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
-
^ Crean, Ellen (June 11, 2004).
"He Took a Bullet for Reagan". CBS.
'In the Secret Service,' [McCarthy] continued, 'we're trained to cover and evacuate the president. And to cover the president, you have to get as large as you can, rather than hitting the deck.'
- ^ "The Conversation". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "1984: Assassination and revenge". BBC News. 31 October 1984. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2017.