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Military officer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as military officer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
João Lourenço
b. March 5, 1954
President of Angola since 2017
Contemporary era
Philippe of Belgium
b. April 15, 1960
King of the Belgians since 2013
Contemporary era
Rumen Radev
b. June 18, 1963
Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026
Contemporary era
Mamady Doumbouya
b. December 5, 1984
Guinean military officer and politician (1980-)
Contemporary era
Abdullah II of Jordan
b. January 30, 1962
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Contemporary era
Joseph Aoun
b. January 10, 1964
President of the Republic of Lebanon since 2025
Ruphin Zafisambo
Malagasy politician, 29th Prime Minister of Madagascar
Contemporary era
Assimi Goïta
b. November 9, 1983
Mali's president and military officer
Contemporary era
Abdoulaye Maïga
b. May 12, 1981
Interim Prime Minister of Mali
Contemporary era
Khurelsukh Ukhnaa
b. June 14, 1968
6th President of Mongolia
Contemporary era
Myint Swe
May 24, 1951 – August 7, 2025
Army officer and former Acting President of Myanmar (1951–2025)
Contemporary era
Min Aung Hlaing
b. July 3, 1956
11th President of Myanmar
Contemporary era
Julius Maada Bio
b. May 12, 1964
President of Sierra Leone since 2018
Contemporary era
Felipe VI of Spain
b. January 30, 1968
King of Spain since 2014
Contemporary era
Vajiralongkorn
b. July 28, 1952
King of Thailand since 2016
Modern era
King George VI
December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
Contemporary era
Abdul Rab al-Shadadi
c. 2000 – October 7, 2016
Yemeni general (1963–2016)
Early Modern era
Jean Cavalier
November 28, 1681 – May 17, 1740
Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey
Contemporary era
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
b. January 2, 1981
Burkinabé military officer and president (January–September 2022)
Contemporary era
Jioji Konrote
b. December 26, 1947
Fijian politician (born 1947)
Contemporary era
Frank Bainimarama
b. April 27, 1954
Prime Minister of Fiji from 2007 to 2022 (born 1954)
Contemporary era
Mamadu Ture Kuruma
b. April 26, 1947
Guinea-Bissauan military vice chief of staff and coup leader
Modern era
Chaim Herzog
September 17, 1918 – April 17, 1997
6th President of Israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997)
Modern era
Christian X of Denmark
September 26, 1870 – April 20, 1947
King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)
Modern era
Frederik VIII of Denmark
June 3, 1843 – May 14, 1912
King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912
Modern era
Christian IX of Denmark
April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906
King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906
Modern era
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
June 25, 1937 – December 16, 2023
Emir of Kuwait (1937–2023)
Modern era
Michel Aoun
b. September 30, 1933
13th President of Lebanon from 2016 to 2022
Contemporary era
Michel Suleiman
b. November 21, 1948
12th President of Lebanon
Modern era
Émile Lahoud
b. January 12, 1936
11th President of Lebanon
Early Modern era
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
June 26, 1760 – April 20, 1836
Austrian marshal (1760-1836)
Contemporary era
Jean Ravelonarivo
b. April 17, 1959
Malagasy politician
Contemporary era
Amadou Toumani Touré
November 4, 1948 – November 9, 2020
Malian soldier and politician
Contemporary era
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
b. December 20, 1956
President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019
Ancient era
Trajan
53 CE – 117 CE
13th Roman Emperor (98–117)
Early Modern era
Marquis de Lafayette
September 6, 1757 – May 20, 1834
French general and politician (1757–1834)
Early Modern era
Duke of Wellington
May 1, 1769 – September 14, 1852
British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)
Early Modern era
Simon Bolivar
July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830
Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
Modern era
Harry S. Truman
May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
Modern era
Dwight D. Eisenhower
October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969
President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
Modern era
Richard Nixon
January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994
President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
Modern era
Otto von Bismarck
April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898
German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
Modern era
Charles de Gaulle
November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
Modern era
Anwar Sadat
December 25, 1918 – October 6, 1981
President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981
Modern era
Yitzhak Rabin
March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995
Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)
Contemporary era
Thomas Sankara
December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
Early Modern era
Meriwether Lewis
August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809
American explorer (1774-1809)
Modern era
Ernest Shackleton
February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
Modern era
Robert Peary
May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920
Explorer from the United States (1856–1920)
Modern era
Chuck Yeager
February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020
American World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than sound (1923–2020)
Contemporary era
Yuri Gagarin
March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
First human in space aboard Vostok 1
Modern era
John Glenn
July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
Modern era
Clark Gable
February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960
American actor (1901–1960)
Modern era
Arthur Ashe
July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993
American tennis player (1943–1993)
Contemporary era
Lalak Jan
April 1, 1967 – July 7, 1999
Pakistani soldier
Medieval era
Tran Hung Dao
1228 – October 3, 1300
Vietnamese prince, military general of Trần dynasty
Modern era
Vo Nguyen Giap
August 25, 1911 – October 4, 2013
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)
Early Modern era
Naresuan
1555 – April 25, 1605
King of Ayutthaya
Modern era
Chulalongkorn
September 20, 1853 – October 23, 1910
King of Siam (1853-1910)
Modern era
Antonio Luna
October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899
Philippine researcher, reformist, military general and statesman (1866–1899)