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Famous Military

240 memorials and biographies

Juan Manuel de Rosas

Juan Manuel de Rosas

17931877

Argentine politician and army officer, known as the "Restorer of the Laws," who governed Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation

Katsura Tarō

Katsura Tarō

18481913

Japanese statesman and general who served three terms as Prime Minister and was a key figure in Meiji era policy as a genrō

Saigō Takamori

Saigō Takamori

18281877

Japanese samurai and politician, supreme commander of the Japanese army, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration

Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

19141982

Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the fourth president of Iraq from 1968 to 1979, and a leading member of the Ba'ath Party

José de Espronceda

José de Espronceda

18081842

Spanish Romantic poet, writer, politician, and military officer, celebrated for his influential works like 'El diablo mundo' and 'Poesías'

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

18871977

German nobleman, jurist, and economist who served as Minister of Finance from 1932 to 1945 and briefly as de facto Chancellor in 1945

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

19161982

German World War II Stuka pilot, writer, and post-war neo-Nazi activist

Ioannis Metaxas

Ioannis Metaxas

18711941

Greek military officer and politician who served as the strongman leader of Greece from 1936 to 1941, heading the 4th of August Regime

Władysław Sikorski

Władysław Sikorski

18811943

Polish military and political leader who championed Polish independence and played a prominent role in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw

Franz Halder

Franz Halder

18841972

German general and chief of staff who directed Operation Barbarossa and was instrumental in the radicalisation of warfare on the Eastern Front, later contributing to the myth of the clean Wehrmacht

Eugene Cernan

Eugene Cernan

19342017

American NASA astronaut, naval aviator, and engineer who was the eleventh and last human to walk on the Moon

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

19712019

Iraqi militant leader and founder of the Islamic State who proclaimed himself caliph

Chulalongkorn

Chulalongkorn

18531910

Fifth King of Siam, known for modernizing the nation and securing its independence amidst colonial pressures

James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper

17891851

American writer known for historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters, bringing him fame and fortune in the 19th century

Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck

18151898

German statesman and Chancellor who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor, earning the nickname Iron Chancellor

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

19071944

German aristocrat, military officer, and resistance fighter known for his attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler during Operation Valkyrie

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe

19431993

American tennis player, author, and military officer who became the first Black man to win singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open

William the Silent

William the Silent

15331584

Dutch statesman and revolt leader who initiated the Eighty Years' War and is known as the Father of the Fatherland

Salawat Yulayev

Salawat Yulayev

17541800

Bashkir national hero, poet, and rebel known for his leadership in Pugachev's Rebellion

Antonio José de Sucre

Antonio José de Sucre

17951830

Venezuelan general and politician, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho," who was a primary leader in South America's independence from the Spanish Empire and served as president of Bolivia

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

19292020

Emir of Kuwait, a respected head of state, diplomat, and military commander who led his nation until 2020

Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

19121977

German and American aerospace engineer and space architect who led rocket technology development in Nazi Germany and later in the US space program

Jan Christiaan Smuts

Jan Christiaan Smuts

18701950

South African statesman, military leader, author, and philosopher who served two terms as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

18831950

British Army general and Viceroy of India who led significant campaigns in World War II and oversaw critical political transitions