Famous military leaders

someone who leads the army and the troops in a war or battle

270 people

All Alive Deceased
Muhammad

Muhammad

0571 – 0632 · Age 61
Deceased
Napoleon

Napoleon

1769 – 1821 · Age 51
Deceased
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Deceased
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Deceased
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1162 – 1227 · Age 65
Deceased
Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman the Magnificent

1494 – 1566 · Age 71
Deceased
Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad

1965 · Age 60
Alive
Cyrus the Great

Cyrus the Great

Deceased
Hannibal

Hannibal

Deceased
Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

1892 – 1975 · Age 82
Deceased
Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser

1918 – 1970 · Age 52
Deceased
Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

1918 – 1981 · Age 62
Deceased
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

1599 – 1658 · Age 59
Deceased
Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan

1215 – 1294 · Age 78
Deceased
Darius I

Darius I

Deceased
Mohammed VI of Morocco

Mohammed VI of Morocco

1963 · Age 62
Alive
Husayn ibn Ali

Husayn ibn Ali

0626 – 0680 · Age 54
Deceased
Józef Piłsudski

Józef Piłsudski

1867 – 1935 · Age 67
Deceased
Ayman al-Zawahiri

Ayman al-Zawahiri

1951 – 2022 · Age 71
Deceased
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

1971 – 2019 · Age 48
Deceased
Hassan Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah

1960 – 2024 · Age 64
Deceased
Spartacus

Spartacus

Deceased
Alexander Suvorov

Alexander Suvorov

1730 – 1800 · Age 69
Deceased
William Wallace

William Wallace

1270 – 1305 · Age 35
Deceased
Charles Martel

Charles Martel

0688 – 0741 · Age 53
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q1402561