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Military Officers

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

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Karl Freiherr von MüfflingAuthor · Maps and atlasesFriedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, nicknamed Weiss (12 June 177510 January 1851), was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and military theorist.
Karl HaushoferAuthor · BooksKarl Ernst Haushofer (27 August 1869 – 10 March 1946) was a German general, professor, geographer, and diplomat.
Kryštof HarantPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Harant from the early 17th century by Aegidius Sadeler
L. Ron HubbardAuthor · BooksLafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology.
Laurence WaddellAuthor · BooksIllustration — Laurence Austine Waddell.
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.
Lew WallaceAuthor · BooksLewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, inventor,…
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.
Louis BonaparteAuthor · Books(Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck as Grand pensionary of the Batavian Commonwealth)
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-SimonAuthor · BooksLouis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, GE (lang; 16 January 16752 March 1755), was a French courtier and memoirist, who also spent time as a soldier and diplomat.
Louis Jules TrochuAuthor · BooksLouis-Jules Trochu (lang; 12 March 18157 October 1896) was a French military leader and politician.
Louis-François, Baron LejeuneArtist · PaintingsBrigade-General Louis-François, Baron Lejeune (3 February 1775 – 29 February 1848) was a French Army officer, painter, lithographer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and…
Ludwik MierosławskiAuthor · BooksLudwik Adam Mierosławski (ˈludvik mjɛrɔˈswafskʲi; January 17, 1814 – November 22, 1878) was a Polish general, writer, poet, historian and political activist.
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
Max von GallwitzAuthor · BooksMax Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937) was a German general from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia, who served with distinction during World War I on both the Eastern and…
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of SullyAuthor · BooksMaximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 156022 December 1641) was a French nobleman,…
Mehmed Ali PashaAuthor · BooksMehmed Ali Pasha (November 18, 1827 – September 7, 1878) was a Prussian-born Ottoman career officer and marshal.
Merian C. CooperPerson · Film memorabiliaMerian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker, actor, producer and military aviator.
Mikhail LermontovArtist · PaintingsMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (USalso; mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf; –) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important…
Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikPhotographer · PhotographyMilan Rastislav Štefánik (21 July 1880 – 4 May 1919) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator and astronomer.
Montgomery C. MeigsDesigner · DesignNational Academy of Sciences, member, builder of Arlington National Cemetery
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.
NaraiAuthor · BooksKing Narai the Great (pron), or Ramathibodi III, was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty.
Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of LyttonArtist · PaintingsNeville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, (6 February 1879 – 9 February 1951) was a British Army officer, Olympian and artist.
Nikola VaptsarovAuthor · BooksNikola Yonkov Vaptsarov (Nikola Jonkov Vapcarov; 7 December 1909 – 23 July 1942) was a Bulgarian poet and Communist Party activist.
Nikola VII ZrinskiAuthor · BooksMiklós Zrínyi (Nikola VII. Zrinski, Zrínyi Miklós; 5 January 1620 – 18 November 1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian military leader, statesman and poet.
Nikolaus II, Prince EsterházyPerson · Music memorabiliaNicholas II, Prince Esterházy (Esterházy II. Miklós, Nikolaus II Esterházy; 12 December 176524 November 1833) was a Hungarian prince.
Nikolay GumilevAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gumilev during his senior years in gymnasium
Oliver Otis HowardAuthor · BooksOliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 – October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the Civil War.
Ömer SeyfettinAuthor · Books
Oskar von NiedermayerAuthor · BooksOskar Ritter von Niedermayer (8 November 1885 – 25 September 1948) was a German general, professor and a German spy.
Otto von BismarckAuthor · BooksOtto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of…
Outgert Ariss AkerslootArtist · SilverIllustration — Detail of Hals' 1627 group portrait showing Akersloot as the bald man offering a dish to Johan Damius (only Damius' hand is visible in the lower left)
Pat RobertsonAuthor · BooksPatrick Robertson (disambiguation)
Paul LancrenonPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — The Abbaye Saint-Maurice de Carnoët photographed in 1893 by Paul Lancrenon
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
Philip Johan von StrahlenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676–1747) was a Swedish officer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia.
Philip SheridanAuthor · BooksPhilip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Philip, Prince of EulenburgPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilipp, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels (12 February 1847 – 17 September 1921) was a diplomat of the German Empire who achieved considerable influence as close friend…
Pierre Antoine DupontAuthor · BooksDivisional-General Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l'Étang (4 July 1765 – 9 March 1840) was a French army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Pierre Choderlos de LaclosAuthor · BooksPierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel…
Pierre DaruAuthor · BooksPierre Antoine Noël Bruno, Comte Daru (12 January 1767 – 5 September 1829) was a French soldier, statesman, historian, and poet.
Piri ReisAuthor · Maps and atlases
Prince Adalbert of BavariaAuthor · BooksPrince Adalbert of Bavaria was a German writer, diplomat, historian, politician, military officer and ambassador (1886–1970). He was born in Nymphenburg Palace and died in Munich.
Prince Albert of PrussiaPerson · Music memorabiliaPrince Albert of Prussia (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Albrecht; 8 May 1837 – 13 September 1906) was a Prussian general field marshal, Herrenmeister (Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John…
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachAuthor · BooksPrince Carl Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (30 May 1792 – 31 July 1862) was a distinguished soldier, who, in 1815, after the congress of Vienna, became colonel of a regiment in the…
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of BavariaPerson · Music memorabiliaPrince Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin of Bavaria (22 October 1859 – 23 November 1949) was a member of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach and a…
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…
Richard Francis BurtonAuthor · Maps and atlases
Robert E. LeeAuthor · Maps and atlasesRobert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the…
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.
Samuel BakerAuthor · BooksSir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist.
Sébastien Le Prestre de VaubanDesigner · DesignSébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban (baptised 15 May 163330 March 1707) was a French Royal Army officer who served under Louis XIV.
Semyon BudyonnyAuthor · BooksSemyon Mikhailovich Budyonny[1] (Semyon Mikháylovich Budyonnyy; – 26 October 1973) was a Russian and Soviet cavalryman, military commander during the Russian Civil War, Polish–Soviet War…
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…
T. E. LawrenceAuthor · BooksThomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine…
Tadamichi KuribayashiAuthor · Books
Taha al-HashimiAuthor · BooksTaha al-Hashimi (1888-1961) was an Iraqi politician and military officer, he served in the Ottoman army then the Iraqi army between 1906 and 1936, and as Prime Minister of Iraq in 1941.
Theodor ScheimpflugPhotographer · PhotographyTheodor Scheimpflug (ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈʃaɪmˌpfluːɡ; 7 October 1865 - 22 August 1911) was an Austrian army Captain who elaborated a systematic method and apparatus for correcting perspective…
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of CameronAuthor · BooksThomas Fairfax (disambiguation)
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.
Turahan BeyAuthor · BooksTurahan Bey or Turakhan Beg (Turahan Bey/Beğ; Turhan Bej; died in 1456) was a prominent Ottoman Turkish military commander and governor of Thessaly from 1423 until his death in 1456.
Vasily PushkinAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sketch of Vasily Pushkin
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…
Walter FlexAuthor · BooksWalter Flex (6 July 1887 – 16 October 1917) was a German author of The Wanderer between the Two Worlds: An Experience of War (Der Wanderer zwischen beiden Welten) of 1916, a war novel…
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…
Willem Marinus DudokArtist · SilverWillem Marinus Dudok (6 July 1884 – 6 April 1974) was a famous Dutch modernist architect. He was born in Amsterdam.
William Alexander HammondAuthor · Books
William Farrar SmithAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Farrar Smith (February 17, 1824February 28, 1903), known as "Baldy" Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame.
William H. EmoryAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the 19th century.
William Harry EvansAuthor · Books
William MudgeAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Mudge (1762–1820) was an English artillery officer and surveyor, born in Plymouth, an important figure in the work of the Ordnance Survey.
Władysław BroniewskiAuthor · BooksWładysław Kazimierz Broniewski (17 December 1897 – 10 February 1962) was a Polish poet, writer, translator and soldier, known for his revolutionary and patriotic writings.
Władysław DobrowolskiAuthor · BooksWładysław Dobrowolski (2 January 1896 – 25 February 1969) was a Polish fencer and track and field athlete and major of the Polish Army in the defense of Warsaw during World War II.
Wolff SchoemakerArtist · SculptureIllustration — The Villa Isola in Bandung, designed by Wolff Schoemaker
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.
Ze'ev JabotinskyAuthor · BooksZe'ev Jabotinsky (born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky; 17 October 1880 – 3 August 1940) was a Zionist leader, orator, writer, and soldier.

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