List of 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 female bodyguard ^[1]

Former police and security agencies

France

• Yassine Cheuko - bodyguard of Lionel Messi

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]
• James Hamilton - Former FBI Special Agent and Personal Security Expert ^[4]

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 ^[5]

Historic

• Satwant Singh and Beant Singh – Bodyguards who assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. ^[6]
• 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

1. "The secret life of a female bodyguard". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
2. "JFK's Secret Service agents reflect on loss of a president". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
3. 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.'
4. News, A. B. C. "Video Keeping your family safe in an emergency". ABC News. Retrieved 2026-02-11.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. "The Conversation". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
6. "1984: Assassination and revenge". BBC News. 31 October 1984. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2017.