There have been only a few military vessels named after Americans who were alive at the time of naming.
- USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
- USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
- USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)
- USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
- USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709)