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20th-century military officers

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Alí PrimeraPerson · Music memorabiliaEly Rafael Primera Rosell (31 October 1941 – 16 February 1985) known artistically as Alí Primera, was a Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and political activist.
Andrey BorovykhAuthor · BooksAndrey Yegorovich Borovykh (30 October 1921 7 November 1989) was a Soviet flying ace during World War II who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Andy PhillipPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrew Michael "Handy Andy" Phillip (March 7, 1922 – April 29, 2001) was an American professional basketball player.
Arthur AsheAuthor · BooksArthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player.
Arthur GodfreyPerson · Film memorabiliaArthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer.
Barry GoldwaterPhotographer · PhotographyBarry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and…
Bobby TroupPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter.
Chula ChakrabongseAuthor · BooksChula Chakrabongse (28 March 1908 – 30 December 1963), was a member of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand and of the House of Chakkraphong.
David ElazarPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid "Dado" Elazar (27 August 1925 – 15 April 1976) was an Israeli senior military officer who was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving in that capacity…
David HuddlestonPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid William Huddleston (September 17, 1930 – August 2, 2016) was an American actor.
David Otis FullerAuthor · BooksDavid Otis Fuller (November 20, 1903 – February 21, 1988) was an American Baptist pastor. He was a graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois and Princeton Theological Seminary.
Dean Paul MartinPerson · Film memorabiliaDean Paul Martin Jr. (born Dino Paul Crocetti Jr.; November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American pop singer and film and television actor.
Eddie AlbertPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was an American actor. He is known for his roles on stage and screen and received nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award,…
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-SchmenzinAuthor · BooksEwald-Heinrich Hermann Konrad Oskar Ulrich Wolf Alfred von Kleist-Schmenzin (10 July 1922 – 8 March 2013) was a German publisher and convenor of the Munich Conference on Security Policy…
Franklin AdreonPerson · Film memorabiliaFranklin "Pete" Adreon (born Franklyn Adreon, November 18, 1902 – September 10, 1979) was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
George W. BushArtist · PaintingsGeorge Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to…
Glenn FordPerson · Film memorabiliaGwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor.
Günther RallAuthor · BooksGünther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009) was a highly decorated German military aviator, officer and General, whose military career spanned nearly forty years.
Hans Hellmut KirstAuthor · BooksHans Hellmut Kirst (5 December 1914 – 23 February 1989) was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English.
Hans KammlerDesigner · DesignHans Kammler (26 August 1901 – 9 May 1945) was an SS-Obergruppenführer responsible for Nazi civil engineering projects and its top secret V-weapons program.
Heinz Günther GuderianAuthor · BooksHeinz Günther Guderian (23 August 1914 – 25 September 2004) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht and later a major general and Inspector of Panzer Troops in the West German Bundeswehr and…
Herk HarveyPerson · Film memorabiliaHarold Arnold "Herk" Harvey (June 3, 1924 – April 3, 1996) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and film producer, best known for his 1962 horror film Carnival of Souls.
Hugh ScottAuthor · BooksHugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician.
Jack ElamPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Scott "Jack" Elam (November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003) was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films, and later in his…
Jack KlugmanPerson · Film memorabiliaJack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film and television.
Jack PaarAuthor · BooksJack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor.
Jadwiga PiłsudskaDesigner · DesignJadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska (Polish: [jadˈviɡa piwˈsutska jaraˈt͡ʂɛfska]; 28 February 1920 – 16 November 2014) was a Polish pilot who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the…
James Lloydovich PattersonAuthor · BooksJames Lloydovich Patterson (Dzheyms Lloydovich Patterson, ˈd͡ʑɛjms ˈlojdɐvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈpatʲɪrsən; 17 July 1933 – 22 May 2025) was a Russian-American writer, naval officer, and child actor.
James StewartAuthor · BooksJames Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator.
James WhitmorePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor who appeared in over 150 stage, film, and television roles over a 50-year career.
Jerry ReedPerson · Music memorabiliaJerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more…
John BrileyAuthor · BooksRichard John Briley[1][2] (June 25, 1925 – December 14, 2019) was an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films.
John GavinPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor and diplomat who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–1973) and the United…
John GlennPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician.
L. Ron HubbardAuthor · BooksLafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology.
Lawrence FerlinghettiArtist · PaintingsLawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (Ferling; March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
Lee MarvinPerson · Film memorabiliaLamont Warren "Lee" Marvin Jr. (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American actor.
Leo CullumArtist · Comics and comic artLeo Aloysius Cullum (January 11, 1942 – October 23, 2010) was an American cartoonist, one of the more frequent contributors to The New Yorker with more than 800 gag cartoons published.
Leo KunnasAuthor · BooksLeo Kunnas (born 14 November 1967) is an Estonian former military officer and science fiction writer.
Leonid TeligaAuthor · BooksLeonid Teliga (28 May 1917 – 21 May 1970) was a Polish sailor, writer, journalist, translator, and the first Pole to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe on his yawl Opty.
Leslie NielsenPerson · Film memorabiliaLeslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian and American actor and comedian.
Logan RamseyPerson · Film memorabiliaLogan Carlisle Ramsey Jr. (March 21, 1921 – June 26, 2000) was an American character actor of television and film for nearly 50 years.
Mad Mike HoareAuthor · BooksThomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020) was a British-Irish military officer and mercenary who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out…
Marian SpychalskiDesigner · DesignMarian "Marek" Spychalski (6 December 1906 – 7 June 1980) was a Polish architect in pre-war Poland, and later, military commander and a communist politician.
Matej BorAuthor · BooksIllustration — Matej Bor in the 1930s
Mordechai GurAuthor · BooksMordechai "Motta" Gur (May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
Nikola VaptsarovAuthor · BooksNikola Yonkov Vaptsarov (Nikola Jonkov Vapcarov; 7 December 1909 – 23 July 1942) was a Bulgarian poet and Communist Party activist.
Pat RobertsonAuthor · BooksPatrick Robertson (disambiguation)
Pedro Laín EntralgoAuthor · Books
Peter ViertelPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Viertel (16 November 1920 – 4 November 2007) was an American author and screenwriter.
Petro HryhorenkoAuthor · BooksMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Princess Sirivannavari of ThailandDesigner · FashionSirivannavariPrincess Sirivannavari does not normally use a surname, but when one is required, it may be Mahidol, but in 2017 SEA Games, Sirivannavari used the surname Vajiralongkorn.
Renée RichardsAuthor · BooksRenée Richards (born August 19, 1934) is an American ophthalmologist and former tennis player who competed on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and became widely known following…
Robert KiyosakiAuthor · BooksRobert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and author, known for the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of personal finance books.
Roger PerryPhotographer · PhotographyRoger Perry (May 7, 1933 – July 12, 2018) was an American film and television actor whose career began in the late 1950s.
Ronald ReaganPerson · Film memorabiliaRonald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
SirikitAuthor · BooksSirikit (born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara; 12 August 1932 – 24 October 2025) was Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama…
Stephen CoontsAuthor · BooksStephen Coonts (born July 19, 1946) is an American spy thriller and suspense novelist.
Stylianos PattakosAuthor · BooksStylianos Pattakos (8 November 1912 – 8 October 2016) was an officer of the Hellenic Army who was one of the principal leaders of the 1967 Greek coup d'état, along with Colonel Georgios…
Tony CurtisPerson · Film memorabilia
Tony RandallPerson · Film memorabiliaAnthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American actor, comedian, director, producer and singer, active in film, television and stage.
Victor OstrovskyArtist · PaintingsVictor John Ostrovsky (born 28 November 1949) is an Israeli-Canadian author and intelligence officer who was a case officer in the Israeli Mossad for 14 months before his dismissal.
Viktor SuvorovAuthor · BooksVladimir Bogdanovich Rezun (born 20 April 1947), known by his pseudonym of Viktor Suvorov (Виктор Суворов), is a former Soviet GRU officer who is the author of non-fiction books about World…
Wayne F. MillerPhotographer · PhotographyWayne Miller (disambiguation)Wayne Miller
Wayne RogersPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Wayne McMillan Rogers III (April 7, 1933 – December 31, 2015) was an American actor, known for playing the roles of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the CBS television series…
YarmakPerson · Music memorabiliaOleksandr Yarmak (Ukrainian: Олександр Валентинович Ярмак, born 24 October 1991) is a Ukrainian singer and rapper. Yarmak performs songs in both Russian and Ukrainian.
Yuri OzerovPerson · Film memorabiliaYuri Nikolayevich Ozerov (26 January 1921 – 16 October 2001) was a Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter. He directed twenty films between 1950 and 1995.

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