Military personnel Biographies

Early Modern era

Jose Artigas

June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850

Uruguayan military leader during the War for Independence

Early Modern era

Tiradentes

November 12, 1746 – April 21, 1792

Political activist for Brazilian independence (1746–1792)

Modern era

Kamehameha I

c. 1800 – 1819

Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Medieval era

Owain Glyndwr

1359 – 1416

Welsh rebel and pretender (died c. 1416)

Medieval era

Philip the Bold

January 17, 1342 – April 27, 1404

Duke of Burgundy (1342-1404)

Medieval era

Bertrand du Guesclin

c. 1320 – July 13, 1380

Constable of France

Medieval era

Gilles de Rais

1405 – October 26, 1440

Leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children

Medieval era

Nuno Alvares Pereira

June 24, 1360 – November 1, 1431

Portuguese nobleman

Medieval era

Enrico Dandolo

1107 – 1205

Doge of Venice (1107-1205)

Medieval era

Almanzor

938 CE – August 9, 1010

Arab Andalusian military leader and statesman (c.938-1002)

Medieval era

Yusuf ibn Tashfin

1009 – September 2, 1106

Leader of the Almoravid dynasty (r. 1061–1106), founder of Marrakech and a key figure in consolidating power in southern Morocco before expanding into Al-Andalus

Medieval era

Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba

September 1, 1453 – December 2, 1515

Spanish general (1453-1515)

Medieval era

Roger de Flor

1267 – April 30, 1305

Italian military adventurer and condottiere

Medieval era

Birger Jarl

1210 – October 28, 1266

Jarl and ruler of Sweden (c.1210–1266)

Medieval era

Sigurd the Crusader

1089 – March 26, 1130

King of Norway from 1103 to 1130

Medieval era

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

1390 – May 4, 1436

Regent (1390–1436)

Medieval era

Prokop the Great

1380 – May 30, 1434

Hussite priest and military leader

Medieval era

Alexander Peresvet

c. 1301 – September 8, 1380

Russian Orthodox monk warrior, later canonizated.

Ancient era

Narses

478 CE – 574 CE

Byzantine general

Medieval era

Leo III the Isaurian

675 CE – June 18, 741 CE

Emperor of Byzantine Empire

Medieval era

Nikephoros II Phokas

912 CE – 969 CE

Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969

Ancient era

Gratian

April 18, 359 CE – August 25, 383 CE

Roman emperor from 367 to 383

Medieval era

Hereward the Wake

1032 – 1072

11th-century leader of local resistance to the Norman conquest of England

Medieval era

Owain Lawgoch

1330 – 1378

Prince of Gwynedd and Wales

Medieval era

Philip van Artevelde

1340 – 1382

Flemish patriot (1340-1382)

Ancient era

Flavius Aetius

c. 390 CE – September 21, 454 CE

Roman general and statesman ( c. 390 – 454)

Ancient era

Bozorgmehr

c. 450 CE – c. 501 CE

6th-century Iranian sage and dignitary

Medieval era

Al-Harith ibn Jabalah

c. 600 CE – 569 CE

King of the Ghassanids from c.528 to 569

Ancient era

Ammianus Marcellinus

330 CE – 395 CE

4th-century Roman historian and soldier

Modern era

Muhammad Musa Khan

October 20, 1908 – March 12, 1991

Pakistani Hazara general (1908–1991)

Modern era

Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon

March 18, 1914 – February 6, 2006

Officer in the Indian National Army (1914-2006)

Early Modern era

Zorawar Singh Kahluria

1786 – 1841

General in the Sikh Empire military

Modern era

Shahamad Khan

July 1, 1879 – July 28, 1947

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1879–1947)

Modern era

Piru Singh

May 20, 1918 – July 18, 1948

Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1918-1948)

Modern era

Albert Ekka

December 27, 1942 – December 3, 1971

Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1942–1971)

Contemporary era

Arun Khetarpal

October 14, 1950 – December 16, 1971

Recipient of Param Vir Chakra

Contemporary era

Manoj Kumar Pandey

June 25, 1975 – July 3, 1999

Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1975–1999)

Modern era

Jaswant Singh Rawat

August 19, 1941 – November 17, 1962

Indian soldier (1941–1962)

Contemporary era

Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho)

December 16, 1947 – April 18, 1971

Bangladeshi soldier, Bir Sreshtho (1947-1971)

Contemporary era

Mohiuddin Jahangir

March 7, 1949 – December 14, 1971

Bangladeshi Army officer, Bir Sreshtho

Modern era

Munshi Abdur Rouf

May 1, 1943 – April 18, 1971

Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War

Modern era

Henry Pedris

August 16, 1888 – July 9, 1915

Sri Lankan National Hero (1888–1915)

Ancient era

Alcibiades

450 BCE – 404 BCE

Athenian statesman

Ancient era

Xenophon

430 BCE – 354 BCE

Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)

Ancient era

Epaminondas

418 BCE – 362 BCE

Theban general and statesman (419/411–362 BC)

Ancient era

Pyrrhus of Epirus

318 BCE – 272 BCE

King of Epirus from 307 to 302 and 297 to 272 BC

Ancient era

Tacitus

56 CE – 120 CE

Roman historian and senator (c. 56 – c. 120)

Ancient era

Marcus Agrippa

63 BCE – 12 BCE

Ancient Roman statesman and general

Ancient era

Tiberius

42 BCE – March 16, 1937 CE

Second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD

Ancient era

Vespasian

November 17, 1909 CE – June 4, 1979 CE

Ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)

Ancient era

Titus

41 CE – September 13, 1981 CE

Tenth Roman Emperor (79–81)

Ancient era

Marcus Licinius Crassus

115 BCE – 53 BCE

Member of the First Triumvirate

Ancient era

Septimius Severus

146 CE – February 4, 211 CE

Roman emperor from 193 to 211

Ancient era

Polybius

200 BCE – 120 BCE

Ancient Greek historian

Ragnar Lothbrok

Vikingo

Medieval era

Harald Hardrada

1015 – September 25, 1066

King of Norway from 1046 to 1066

Medieval era

Edward the Black Prince

June 15, 1330 – June 8, 1376

Prince of Wales (1330–1376)

Early Modern era

Guy Fawkes

1570 – January 31, 1606

English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605

Early Modern era

Paul Revere

January 1, 1735 – May 10, 1818

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution (1735–1818)

Modern era

Edward VIII

June 23, 1894 – May 28, 1972

King of the United Kingdom in 1936