Military
1654 famous people found
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François LECOINTRE
French army general serving as Chief of the Defence Staff of the French Army
1962 -
Charles SURUGUE
Oldest French soldier to enlist in WWI
1839 - 1921 -
Pierre DE VILLIERS
French army general
1956 -
Alexander Haig Jr.
59th United States Secretary of State
1924 - 2010 -
Georges CADOUDAL
Breton politician, and leader of the Chouannerie during the French Revolution
1771 - 1804 -
Jérome BONAPARTE
King of Westphalia
1784 - 1860 -
Joseph DARNAND
French soldier, leader of the Vichy French collaborators with Nazi Germany and a Waffen-SS officer
1897 - 1945 -
Guillaume BRUNE
French soldier and political figure who rose to Marshal of France
1763 - 1815 -
Manfred VON RICHTHOFEN
German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I
1892 - 1918 -
David PETRAEUS
American former military officer and Director of the CIA
1952 -
Antoine Philippe DE LA TRÉMOÏLLE
French noble and royalist notable for his military involvement against the French Revolution
1765 - 1794 -
Erwin ROMMEL
German Field Marshal of World War II
1891 - 1944 -
Paul VON HINDENBURG
German field marshal, statesman, and politician
1847 - 1934 -
Roland GARROS
French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I
1888 - 1918 -
Honoré d'ESTIENNE d'ORVES
French Navy officer, reputed "first martyr of Free France" and one of the major heroes of the French Resistance
1901 - 1941 -
Guillaume Henri DUFOUR
Swiss army officer, structural engineer and topographer
1787 - 1875 -
Gustave FLOURENS
Communard, general in charge of the defense of Paris
1838 - 1871 -
Lewis POWELL
American Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate William Henry Seward as part of the Lincoln assassination plot
1844 - 1865 -
Chuck YEAGER
United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot
1923 - 2020 -
Grace HOPPER
American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral
1906 - 1992