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20th-century military personnels

76 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAuthor · BooksAleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Soviet and Russian author and dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet…
Anna Russell JonesDesigner · Modern designAnna Russell Jones (1902, Jersey City, New Jersey – April 3, 1995, Germantown, Pennsylvania) was an African American artist known for her work in graphic, carpet, and textile design.
Bernard KangroAuthor · BooksBernard Kangro (18 September 1910 – 25 March 1994) was an Estonian writer and poet.
Brian AldissAuthor · BooksBrian Wilson Aldiss (18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science-fiction novels and short stories.
CantinflasPerson · Music memorabiliaMario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (kanˈtiɱflas), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker.
Chris RyanAuthor · BooksColin Armstrong, (born 1961), usually known by the pen-name Chris Ryan, is a British author, television presenter, security consultant and former Special Air Service sergeant.
Christopher LeePerson · Film memorabiliaSir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer.
Dang Thuy TramAuthor · BooksĐặng Thùy Trâm (November 26, 1942 – June 22, 1970) was a Vietnamese doctor. She worked as a battlefield surgeon for the People's Army of Vietnam and Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
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 NivenPerson · Film memorabiliaJames David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist.
Dennis DayPerson · Film memorabiliaDennis Day (born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty; May 21, 1916 – June 22, 1988) was an American tenor singer, actor, and comedian.
Dmytro KozatskyiPhotographer · PhotographyDmytro Oleksandrovych Kozatskyi, also known by his call sign Orest (born 11 November 1995), is a Ukrainian photographer, serviceman, senior soldier, and fighter of the Azov Brigade of the…
Dragoslav BokanPerson · Film memorabiliaDragoslav Bokan (Драгослав Бокан; born 15 February 1961) is a Serbian film director, writer, politician and former paramilitary commander.
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…
FalcoPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann "Hans" Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco (from Falko Weißpflog), was an Austrian musician.
Franz MarischkaPerson · Film memorabiliaFranz Marischka (1918–2009) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the director Hubert Marischka.
Gene HackmanPerson · Film memorabiliaEugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 18, 2025) was an American actor.
Gerald McCabeDesigner · Modern designGerald Lawrence McCabe (January 30, 1927 – January 17, 2010) was an American furniture designer. He also established McCabe's Guitar Shop, in Santa Monica, California, in 1958.
Gert BastianAuthor · BooksGert Bastian (26 March 1923 – c. 1 October 1992) was a German military officer and politician with the German Green Party.
Gherman TitovAuthor · BooksGherman Stepanovich Titov (11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2,…
Glenn FordPerson · Film memorabiliaGwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor.
Günter BehnischDesigner · DesignGünter Behnisch (12 June 1922 – 12 July 2010) was a German architect, born in Lockwitz, near Dresden. During the Second World War he became one of Germany's youngest submarine commanders.
Hajo HerrmannAuthor · BooksHans-Joachim "Hajo" Herrmann (1 August 1913 – 5 November 2010)[1][2] was a World War II Luftwaffe pilot and officer and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and…
Hans Bernd GiseviusAuthor · BooksGustav-Adolf Timotheus Hans Bernd Gisevius (14 July 1904 – 23 February 1974) was a German politician, Gestapo and Abwehr officer and diplomat during the Second World War.
Harry JärvAuthor · BooksHarry Järv (27 March 1921 – 21 December 2009) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish and Swedish librarian, author and translator. He was a lieutenant-ranked veteran of World War II.
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…
Heiti TalvikAuthor · BooksHeiti Talvik (9 November 1904 – 18 July 1947) was an Estonian poet.
Ivan KataevAuthor · BooksIvan Ivanovich Kataev (27 May 1902 – 19 August 1937) was a Soviet novelist, short story writer, and journalist.
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…
James GarnerPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Scott Garner (né Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor and producer of film and television.
James StewartAuthor · BooksJames Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator.
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 Kennedy TooleAuthor · BooksJohn Kennedy Toole (December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer…
Junio Valerio BorgheseAuthor · BooksJunio Valerio Scipione Ghezzo Marcantonio Maria Borghese (6 June 1906 – 26 August 1974), nicknamed The Black Prince, was an Italian Navy commander during the regime of Benito Mussolini's…
Kirk DouglasPerson · Music memorabiliaKirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker.
Lee MarvinPerson · Film memorabiliaLamont Warren "Lee" Marvin Jr. (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American actor.
Leo GennPerson · Film memorabiliaLeopold John Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister.
Leo KunnasAuthor · BooksLeo Kunnas (born 14 November 1967) is an Estonian former military officer and science fiction writer.
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.
Marko PrezeljPhotographer · PhotographyMarko Prezelj (born 13 October 1965) is a Slovenian mountaineer and photographer.
Mickey RooneyPerson · Music memorabiliaMickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor.
Mikhail EvstafievPhotographer · PhotographyMikhail Aleksandrovich Evstafiev (born 12 January 1963) is a Russian artist, photographer, and writer.
Mircea Ionescu-QuintusAuthor · BooksMircea Ionescu-Quintus (ˈmirtʃe̯a joˈnesku ˈkvintus; 18 March 1917 – 15 September 2017) was a Romanian politician who served as a senator and Minister of Justice in the Stolojan Cabinet…
Mohammad Yousuf Jan NesarPerson · Film memorabiliaMohammad Yousuf Jan Nesar (also known as Yousuf Janisar) is an Afghan-French filmmaker and producer, born in 1970 in the Panjshir province of Afghanistan.
Momčilo ĐujićAuthor · BooksMomčilo Đujić (Момчилo Ђујић, pron; 27 February 1907 – 11 September 1999) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik vojvoda.
Oleg KoshevoyAuthor · BooksOleg Vasilyevich Koshevoy (translit. Oleh Vasyl'ovych Koshovyi; 8 June 1926 – 9 February 1943) was a Soviet partisan and one of the founders of the clandestine organization Young Guard,…
Oleg KukhtaAuthor · BooksOleg Valeryevich Kukhta (born 27 December 1970) is a Russian singer-songwriter, actor, former Spetsnaz GRU officer, and military intelligence man.
Otfried PreußlerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Otfried Preußler (2010)
Patrick Leigh FermorAuthor · BooksSir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor (11 February 1915 – 10 June 2011) was an English writer, scholar, soldier and polyglot.
Peter GravesPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and…
Petro HryhorenkoAuthor · BooksMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Pierre ClostermannAuthor · BooksPierre-Henri Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a World War II French ace fighter pilot.
Raimond ValgrePerson · Music memorabiliaRaimond Valgre (born Raimond Tiisel; 7 October 1913 – 31 December 1949) was an Estonian composer and musician, whose songs have become some of the most well known in Estonia.
Ram Singh ThakurPerson · Music memorabiliaRam Singh Thakuri (15 August 1914 – 15 April 2002) was an Indian freedom fighter, musician and composer. He was an Indian Gorkha.
RavenAuthor · BooksHe was born in Philadelphia.
Robert McNamaraAuthor · BooksRobert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009), also known by his initials RSM, was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary…
Rochus MischArtist · PaintingsRochus Misch (29 July 1917 – 5 September 2013) was a German Oberscharführer (sergeant) in the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH).
Roman Erich PetscheArtist · PaintingsRoman Erich Petsche (3 February 1907 – 20 June 1993) was an Austrian teacher, painter, and Wehrmacht officer who is recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for aiding a…
Saddam HusseinAuthor · BooksSaddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the Iraq…
Saif al-Islam al-GaddafiDesigner · DesignSaif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi (25 June 1972 – 3 February 2026) was a Libyan political figure.
Scott GlennPerson · Film memorabiliaTheodore Scott Glenn (born January 26 between 1939 and 1941) is an American actor.
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…
Svetlana SavitskayaAuthor · BooksSvetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space.
Terence YoungPerson · Film memorabiliaStewart Terence Herbert Young (20 June 1915 – 7 September 1994) was a British film director and screenwriter who worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and Hollywood.
Tomislav DretarAuthor · BooksTomislav Dretar (born 2 March 1945) is a Croatian, Bosnian, French and Belgian poet, writer, critic, and translator, as well as an academic, journalist, editor, political leader and…
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.
Wesley ClarkPerson · Film memorabiliaWesley Kanne Clark, SSM, BVO, KBE (born Wesley J. Kanne, 23 December 1944) is a retired United States Army officer.
Wilfred ThesigerPhotographer · PhotographySir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003), also known as Mubarak bin Landan (the blessed one of London), was a British military officer, explorer, and writer.
Yan LiankeAuthor · Books
Yevgeny KhaldeiPhotographer · PhotographyYevgeny Ananyevich Khaldei (Yevhen Ananiyovych Khaldey; – 6 October 1997) was a Soviet naval officer and photographer.
Yoweri MuseveniAuthor · BooksYoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician, dictator, and former rebel leader who has served as the president of Uganda since 1986.
Yuliia PaievskaDesigner · Modern designYuliia Heorhiivna "Taira" Paievska (Ukrainian: Ю́лія Гео́ргіївна Пає́вська; sometimes written as Yulia Paevska) is a Ukrainian medic who founded the volunteer ambulance corps "Taira's…

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