List of military vessels named after living Americans

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)