Occupation
MILITARY PERSONNELS
With 2,058 biographies, Military Personnels are the 9th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Singers, Religious Figures, and Musicians.
People
Pantheon has 2,063 people classified as military personnels born between 1750 BC and 2000. Of these 2,063, 107 (5.19%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living military personnels include Ratko Mladić, Khalifa Haftar, and Valery Gerasimov. The most famous deceased military personnels include Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, and Timur. As of April 2024, 403 new military personnels have been added to Pantheon including Yevgeny Prigozhin, Li Mu, and Xu Chu.
Living Military Personnels
Go to all RankingsRatko Mladić
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.44
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Valery Gerasimov
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Sergei Skripal
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Ante Gotovina
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Oleksandr Syrskyi
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Antonio Tejero
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Dan Halutz
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Sergey Surovikin
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Andrew Parker Bowles
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Boris Gromov
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Deceased Military Personnels
Go to all RankingsGenghis Khan
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.62
Alexander the Great
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Timur
1336 - 1405
HPI: 88.21
Joan of Arc
1412 - 1431
HPI: 87.68
Charles de Gaulle
1890 - 1970
HPI: 83.62
Karl Dönitz
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.38
Erwin Rommel
1891 - 1944
HPI: 80.09
Charles Martel
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 79.35
Adolf Eichmann
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.19
Oda Nobunaga
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.49
Newly Added Military Personnels (2024)
Go to all RankingsYevgeny Prigozhin
1961 - 2023
HPI: 72.28
Li Mu
250 BC - 229 BC
HPI: 62.04
Xu Chu
200 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Elisabeth Volkenrath
1919 - 1945
HPI: 60.98
Lian Po
250 BC - Present
HPI: 60.80
Oleksandr Syrskyi
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Dmitry Utkin
1970 - 2023
HPI: 60.16
Andriy Melnyk
1890 - 1964
HPI: 60.09
Sigismund Korybut
1395 - 1435
HPI: 60.08
Peroz III
636 - 679
HPI: 59.63
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Süleyman Pasha
1316 - 1357
HPI: 59.00
Places
Most military personnels were born in Germany (310), United States (203), and Russia (161). By city, the most common birth places were Berlin (24), Saint Petersburg (22), and Paris (15).The most common death places of military personnels were Germany (322), United States (184), and Russia (174). By city, these were Moscow (107), Paris (58), and Berlin (32).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as military personnels in Pantheon are Pittacus of Mytilene, Harpagus, and Adasi. The concentration of military personnels was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier military personnels are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Military Personnels were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Military Personnels since 1700.