Famous spys

person engaged obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential

275 people

All Alive Deceased
Jean Lafitte

Jean Lafitte

1776 – 1826 · Age 50
Deceased
Virginia Hall

Virginia Hall

1906 – 1982 · Age 76
Deceased
Jonathan Pollard

Jonathan Pollard

1954 · Age 71
Alive
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy

Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy

1847 – 1923 · Age 75
Deceased
Krystyna Skarbek

Krystyna Skarbek

1908 – 1952 · Age 44
Deceased
Whittaker Chambers

Whittaker Chambers

1901 – 1961 · Age 60
Deceased
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione

1837 – 1899 · Age 62
Deceased
Kim Hyon-hui

Kim Hyon-hui

1962 · Age 64
Alive
V

Vasili Mitrokhin

1922 – 2004 · Age 81
Deceased
Sarah Aaronsohn

Sarah Aaronsohn

1890 – 1917 · Age 27
Deceased
Louise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth

Louise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth

1649 – 1734 · Age 85
Deceased
Joseph D. Pistone

Joseph D. Pistone

1939 · Age 86
Alive
Basil Zaharoff

Basil Zaharoff

1849 – 1936 · Age 87
Deceased
Elyesa Bazna

Elyesa Bazna

1904 – 1970 · Age 66
Deceased
James Jesus Angleton

James Jesus Angleton

1917 – 1987 · Age 69
Deceased
Jacques Bergier

Jacques Bergier

1912 – 1978 · Age 66
Deceased
M

Melita Norwood

1912 – 2005 · Age 93
Deceased
Sergei Lebedev

Sergei Lebedev

1948 · Age 77
Alive
Roman Malinovsky

Roman Malinovsky

1876 – 1918 · Age 42
Deceased
Shi Pei Pu

Shi Pei Pu

1938 – 2009 · Age 70
Deceased
Valerie Plame

Valerie Plame

1963 · Age 62
Alive
Sarat Chandra Das

Sarat Chandra Das

1849 – 1917 · Age 67
Deceased
St John Philby

St John Philby

1885 – 1960 · Age 75
Deceased
Sholem Schwarzbard

Sholem Schwarzbard

1886 – 1938 · Age 51
Deceased
Ryszard Kukliński

Ryszard Kukliński

1930 – 2004 · Age 73
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q9352089