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Military personnel Biographies
Every archived life recorded as military personnel, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
July 12, 1870 – May 9, 1949
Prince of Monaco (1870-1949)
Ancient era
Pericles
494 BCE – 429 BCE
Athenian statesman, orator and general (c. 495 – 429 BC)
Ancient era
Ptolemy I Soter
c. 365 BCE – c. 285 BCE
Macedonian general, ruler of Egypt
Ancient era
Scipio Africanus
235 BCE – 183 BCE
Roman general and politician (236/235–183 BC)
Ancient era
Gaius Marius
157 BCE – 86 BCE
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
Ancient era
Sulla
138 BCE – 78 BCE
Roman dictator and general
Ancient era
Pompey the Great
106 BCE – 48 BCE
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Ancient era
Mark Antony
83 BCE – 30 BCE
Roman politician and general (83 BC – 30 BC)
Ancient era
Augustus
63 BCE – August 19, 1914 CE
First emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
Ancient era
Cato the Younger
95 BCE – 46 BCE
Roman statesman, general and writer (95–46 BC)
Ancient era
Cincinnatus
519 BCE – c. 430 BCE
Two time Roman dictator
Ancient era
Nero
December 15, 1937 CE – June 9, 1968 CE
Fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
Ancient era
Hadrian
January 24, 1976 CE – July 10, 138 CE
14th Roman Emperor (117–138)
Ancient era
Constantine the Great
February 27, 272 CE – May 22, 337 CE
Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)
Ancient era
Vercingetorix
80 BCE – 46 BCE
Protohistoric chieftain of the Arverni tribe, defeated by Julius Caesar during the Gallic wars
Ancient era
Sun Tzu
544 BCE – 496 BCE
6th century BCE Chinese general and military strategist
Medieval era
William the Conqueror
November 8, 1028 – September 9, 1087
King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087)
Medieval era
Saladin
1138 – March 4, 1193
Sultan who united the Muslim world and retook Jerusalem with famed chivalry
El Cid
d. 1099
11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader
Medieval era
Joan of Arc
1412 – May 30, 1431
Peasant girl who led French armies and became a saint and national symbol
Early Modern era
Alexander Hamilton
January 11, 1757 – July 12, 1804
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
Early Modern era
Toussaint Louverture
May 20, 1743 – April 7, 1803
Haitian national hero (1743–1803)
Early Modern era
Jose de San Martin
February 25, 1778 – August 17, 1850
Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)
Modern era
Nikita Khrushchev
April 3, 1894 – September 11, 1971
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
Modern era
Chiang Kai-shek
October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975
Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975)
Modern era
Sergei Korolev
December 30, 1906 – January 14, 1966
Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (1907-1966)
Early Modern era
Samuel de Champlain
August 13, 1567 – December 25, 1635
16/17th-century French explorer of North America
Medieval era
Juan Ponce de Leon
April 8, 1460 – 1521
Spanish explorer and conquistador
Early Modern era
William Clark
August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838
American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838)
Early Modern era
Davy Crockett
August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
Modern era
Valentina Tereshkova
b. March 6, 1937
Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space (born 1937)
Modern era
Clark Gable
February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960
American actor (1901–1960)
Modern era
Pervez Musharraf
August 11, 1943 – February 5, 2023
Pakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023)
Modern era
Ayub Khan
May 14, 1907 – April 19, 1974
President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969
Modern era
Iskander Mirza
December 8, 1867 – September 18, 1916
Tatar revolutionary (1867-1916)
Modern era
Mangal Pandey
July 19, 1827 – April 7, 1857
India's First Freedom Fighter (1827–1857)
Modern era
Tufail Mohammad
June 22, 1914 – August 17, 1958
Military officer in Pakistan army, recipient of highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider
Modern era
Muhammad Akram
April 4, 1938 – 1971
Nishan-e-Haider Pakistan Army officer
Contemporary era
Sawar Muhammad Hussain
June 18, 1949 – December 10, 1971
Pakistani soldier (1949–1971)
Contemporary era
Karnal Sher Khan
January 1, 1970 – July 5, 1999
Pakistani army officer
Modern era
Ziaur Rahman
January 19, 1936 – May 30, 1981
Chief of Army Staff and President of Bangladesh (1936-1981)
Modern era
M. A. G. Osmani
September 1, 1918 – February 16, 1984
Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Army (1918–1984)
Medieval era
Yue Fei
March 24, 1103 – January 27, 1142
Song dynasty general, killed by royal decree from the Emperor Gaozong of Song (1103–1142)
Medieval era
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1159 – June 15, 1189
Samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura period
Medieval era
Tomoe Gozen
1157 – 1247
A female samurai warrior who fought during the Genpei War from 1180 to 1185 CE
Early Modern era
Date Masamune
September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636
Daimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai
Modern era
Saigo Takamori
January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877
Samurai of the Satsuma domain, supreme commander of Japanese army, one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1828-1877)
Medieval era
Taejo of Joseon
October 11, 1335 – May 24, 1408
The first king of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history
Modern era
Damdin Sukhbaatar
February 2, 1893 – February 20, 1923
Mongolian military leader (1893-1923)
Medieval era
Le Loi
September 10, 1384 – 1433
Founding Emperor of the Later Lê dynasty
Modern era
Cut Nyak Dhien
1850 – November 6, 1908
Indonesian guerrilla leader against the Dutch (1850–1908)
Modern era
Emilio Aguinaldo
March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964
President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902
Modern era
Faisal I of Iraq
May 20, 1885 – September 7, 1933
1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933
Modern era
Ahmed Orabi
March 31, 1841 – September 21, 1911
Egyptian army officer and revolutionary (1841–1911)
Modern era
Tewodros II
1818 – April 13, 1868
Emperor of Ethiopia (1818–1868)
Early Modern era
Jose Maria Morelos
September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)
Early Modern era
Francisco de Paula Santander
April 2, 1792 – March 6, 1840
Colombian military and political leader (1792-1840)
Early Modern era
Juana Azurduy
July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862
Argentine/bolivian military leader
Modern era
Arturo Prat
April 3, 1848 – May 21, 1879
Chilean naval officer, lawyer, and professor
Modern era
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888
Argentinian politician and writer (1811-1888)