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This is a list of spies who engaged in direct espionage. It includes Americans spying against their own country and people spying on behalf of the United States.

American Revolution era spies[edit]

See also: Category:American Revolution spies

Spied for the Patriots[edit]

Culper Ring[edit]

Main article: Culper Ring

Spied for the Crown[edit]

Double agents[edit]

American Civil War era spies[edit]

Main article: American Civil War spies

Union spies[edit]

Confederate spies[edit]

American World War One era spies[edit]

See also: Category:World War I spies for the United States

American World War Two era spies[edit]

See also: Category:World War II spies for the United States and Category:American people convicted of spying for Nazi Germany
Further information: Duquesne Spy Ring

American Cold War era spies[edit]

Spied for America[edit]

See also: Category:American spies against the Soviet Union

Spied for USSR[edit]

Spied for Vietnam[edit]

Spied for Israel[edit]

Post-Cold War spies[edit]

Spied on Iran for America[edit]

Spied on Russia for America[edit]

Spied on America for Russia[edit]

Spied on America for China[edit]

See also: List of Chinese spy cases in the United States

Spied on America for Israel[edit]

Spied on America for Cuba[edit]

Spied on America for South Africa[edit]

Spied on Cuba for America[edit]

American Gulf War era spies[edit]

Americans who spied for foreign countries[edit]

CIA[edit]

NSA[edit]

FBI[edit]

Defense Intelligence Agency[edit]

Armed Forces[edit]

Federal contractors[edit]

House Committee on Armed Services[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, John C. (January 1939). The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799 Volume 12 June 1, 1778-September 30, 1778. p. 182. ISBN 162376422X.
  2. ^ Franklin Ben; and Morris, Robert (1776-07-08). "The Committee of Secret Correspondence to [Silas Deane]". "Philadelphia, July 8th, 1776." "Reprinted from The North American and United States Gazette (Philadelphia), October 12, 1855." Retrieved from http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedVolumes.jsp?vol=22&page=665a.
  3. ^ "Anna Elinor Jones Imprisoned on Confederate Spy Accusations".
  4. ^ Confederate Veteran, Volume 24. S.A. Cunningham, 1916. p. 328.
  5. ^ Swanson, James L., Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. New York, HarperCollins, 2006, pp.167, 256.
  6. ^ Tonia J. Smith. "Sarah Slater". osu.edu.
  7. ^ Swanson, James L., Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. New York, HarperCollins, 2006, p. 258f.
  8. ^ a b c d Cochran, John (14 August 2008). "Julia Child Dished Out ... Spy Secrets?". abcnews.go.com.
  9. ^ "Swiss-born WWII hero to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery". nydailynews.com. March 11, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "The day we discovered our parents were Russian spies". 7 May 2016 – via The Guardian.
  11. ^ The Jonathan Pollard Case. http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/spies/pollard/11.html Retrieved August 14, 2014. Archived January 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ 4spiritoftruthsays (7 June 2012). "Russian colonel was 'most successful CIA spy' in recent years". intelnews.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Russian colonel convicted of spying for U.S." cbsnews.com.
  14. ^ "FBI: 10 Russian Spies Arrested in U.S." cbsnews.com.
  15. ^ https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/ex-u-s-ambassador-charged-as-secret-agent-for-cuba-08c06b2f
  16. ^ "Ana Montes: Cuban Spy". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2016-12-05.

Further reading[edit]

  • Mashbir, Colonel Sidney (2019). I Was an American Spy - 65th Anniversary Edition. California: Horizon Productions. pp. This autobiography is like a course in military intelligence. ISBN 978-0-9903349-9-6.
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