Famous military officers

member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority

2,903 people

All Alive Deceased
Mikhail Lermontov

Mikhail Lermontov

1814 – 1841 · Age 26
Deceased
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

1921 – 2021 · Age 99
Deceased
Juan Carlos I of Spain

Juan Carlos I of Spain

1938 · Age 88
Alive
Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

1918 – 1981 · Age 62
Deceased
George VI

George VI

1895 – 1952 · Age 56
Deceased
Felipe VI of Spain

Felipe VI of Spain

1968 · Age 58
Alive
Trajan

Trajan

0053 – 0117 · Age 64
Deceased
Yizhak Rabin

Yizhak Rabin

1922 – 1995 · Age 73
Deceased
Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

1880 – 1964 · Age 84
Deceased
Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II of Jordan

1962 · Age 64
Alive
Idi Amin

Idi Amin

1925 – 2003 · Age 78
Deceased
Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

1891 – 1944 · Age 52
Deceased
Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

1893 – 1946 · Age 53
Deceased
Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

1922 – 2015 · Age 93
Deceased
Paul Newman

Paul Newman

1925 – 2008 · Age 83
Deceased
Carl von Clausewitz

Carl von Clausewitz

1780 – 1831 · Age 51
Deceased
Georgy Zhukov

Georgy Zhukov

1896 – 1974 · Age 77
Deceased
Albert A. Michelson

Albert A. Michelson

1852 – 1931 · Age 78
Deceased
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

1857 – 1941 · Age 83
Deceased
Vajiralongkorn

Vajiralongkorn

1952 · Age 73
Alive
Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

1757 – 1804 · Age 47
Deceased
Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee

1807 – 1870 · Age 63
Deceased
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

1769 – 1852 · Age 83
Deceased
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

1736 – 1806 · Age 70
Deceased
Józef Piłsudski

Józef Piłsudski

1867 – 1935 · Age 67
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q189290