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George Washington American Officer 1732–1799
George Washington American Officer 1732–1799 231 DD 
Dwight D. Eisenhower American Army 1890–1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower American Army 1890–1969 336 US 
Ulysses S. Grant American Soldier 1822–1885
Ulysses S. Grant American Soldier 1822–1885 528 ER 
Erwin Rommel German Officer 1891–1944
Erwin Rommel German Officer 1891–1944 592 RE 
Robert E. Lee American Officer 1807–1870
Robert E. Lee American Officer 1807–1870 599 DM 
Douglas MacArthur American Officer 1880–1964
Douglas MacArthur American Officer 1880–1964 712 AE 
Adolf Eichmann German Officer 1906–1962
Adolf Eichmann German Officer 1906–1962 719 PV 
Paul von Hindenburg German Generalfeldmarschall 1847–1934
Paul von Hindenburg German Generalfeldmarschall 1847–1934 741 PP 
Philippe Pétain French Officer 1856–1951
Philippe Pétain French Officer 1856–1951 754 GZ 
Georgy Zhukov Russian Militar 1896–1974
Georgy Zhukov Russian Militar 1896–1974 761 HN 
Horatio Nelson (1st Viscount Nelson) British Officer 1758–1805
Horatio Nelson (1st Viscount Nelson) British Officer 1758–1805 1,277 GS 
George S. Patton American Army 1885–1945
George S. Patton American Army 1885–1945 1,355 H 
Hannibal Tunisian Militar -247–-183
Hannibal Tunisian Militar -247–-183 1,360 KD 
Karl Dönitz German Soldier 1891–1980
Karl Dönitz German Soldier 1891–1980 1,499 BM 
Bernard Montgomery British Officer 1887–1976
Bernard Montgomery British Officer 1887–1976 1,669 GA 
George Armstrong Custer American Officer 1839–1876
George Armstrong Custer American Officer 1839–1876 1,747 GM 
George Marshall American Soldier 1880–1959
George Marshall American Soldier 1880–1959 1,981 WT 
William Tecumseh Sherman American Officer 1820–1891
William Tecumseh Sherman American Officer 1820–1891 1,994 ST 
Sun Tzu Chinese Militar -543–-495
Sun Tzu Chinese Militar -543–-495 2,000 JM 
Joachim Murat French Marshal 1767–1815
Joachim Murat French Marshal 1767–1815 2,030 CV 
Carl von Clausewitz German Officer 1780–1831
Carl von Clausewitz German Officer 1780–1831 2,046 G 
Geronimo American Warrior 1829–1909
Geronimo American Warrior 1829–1909 2,324 WW 
William Wallace British Militar 1270–1305
William Wallace British Militar 1270–1305 2,423 HG 
Heinz Guderian German Militar 1888–1954
Heinz Guderian German Militar 1888–1954 2,436 JJ 
John J. Pershing American Officer 1860–1948
John J. Pershing American Officer 1860–1948 2,524 HM 
Hosni Mubarak Egyptian Militar 1928–2020
Hosni Mubarak Egyptian Militar 1928–2020 2,632 CM 
Charles Martel French Militar 688–741
Charles Martel French Militar 688–741 2,633 CV 
Claus von Stauffenberg German Officer 1907–1944
Claus von Stauffenberg German Officer 1907–1944 2,864 EC 
El Cid Spanish Knight 1045–1099
El Cid Spanish Knight 1045–1099 3,163 SL 
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban French Militar 1633–1707
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban French Militar 1633–1707 3,255 WK 
Wilhelm Keitel German Marshal 1882–1946
Wilhelm Keitel German Marshal 1882–1946 3,390 BA 
Benedict Arnold American Officer 1741–1801
Benedict Arnold American Officer 1741–1801 3,397 RS 
Reza Shah Iranian Militar 1878–1944
Reza Shah Iranian Militar 1878–1944 3,409 CW 
Chester W. Nimitz American Officer 1885–1966
Chester W. Nimitz American Officer 1885–1966 3,440 RE Richard E. Byrd American Officer 1888–1957
3,616 MH 
Miklós Horthy Hungarian Admiral 1868–1957
Miklós Horthy Hungarian Admiral 1868–1957 3,639 HK 
Herbert Kitchener (1st Earl Kitchener) British Officer 1850–1916
Herbert Kitchener (1st Earl Kitchener) British Officer 1850–1916 3,788 RH 
Rudolf Höss German Officer 1900–1947
Rudolf Höss German Officer 1900–1947 3,795 HV 
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder German Marshal 1800–1891
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder German Marshal 1800–1891 3,802 CC 
Charles Cornwallis (1st Marquess Cornwallis) British Army 1738–1805
Charles Cornwallis (1st Marquess Cornwallis) British Army 1738–1805 3,821 WC 
Wilhelm Canaris German Admiral 1887–1945
Wilhelm Canaris German Admiral 1887–1945 3,899 CG 
Charles George Gordon British Officer 1833–1885
Charles George Gordon British Officer 1833–1885 3,931 SJ 
Stonewall Jackson American Militar 1824–1863
Stonewall Jackson American Militar 1824–1863 4,133 DP 
David Petraeus American Officer b. 1952
David Petraeus American Officer b. 1952 4,142 JJ 
Joseph Joffre French Militar 1852–1931
Joseph Joffre French Militar 1852–1931 4,421 OB 
Omar Bradley American Officer 1893–1981
Omar Bradley American Officer 1893–1981 4,627 AD 
Anton Denikin Russian Officer 1872–1947
Anton Denikin Russian Officer 1872–1947 4,640 VN 
Võ Nguyên Giáp Vietnamese Officer 1911–2013
Võ Nguyên Giáp Vietnamese Officer 1911–2013 4,723 IY 
Isoroku Yamamoto Japanese Officer 1884–1943
Isoroku Yamamoto Japanese Officer 1884–1943 4,772 AK 
Albert Kesselring German Militar 1885–1960
Albert Kesselring German Militar 1885–1960 4,783 DH 
Douglas Haig (1st Earl Haig) British Officer 1861–1928
Douglas Haig (1st Earl Haig) British Officer 1861–1928 4,837 T 
Tecumseh American Warrior 1768–1813
Tecumseh American Warrior 1768–1813 4,839 MN 
Michel Ney French Officer 1769–1815
Michel Ney French Officer 1769–1815 5,027 CK 
Chris Kyle American Officer 1974–2012
Chris Kyle American Officer 1974–2012 5,180 FP 
Friedrich Paulus German Officer 1890–1957
Friedrich Paulus German Officer 1890–1957 5,212 ER 
Erich Raeder German Navy 1876–1960
Erich Raeder German Navy 1876–1960 5,468 MT 
Mikhail Tukhachevsky Russian Militar 1893–1937
Mikhail Tukhachevsky Russian Militar 1893–1937 5,652 GP 
Grigory Potemkin Russian Militar 1739–1791
Grigory Potemkin Russian Militar 1739–1791 5,671 MD 
Michiel de Ruyter Dutch Officer 1607–1676
Michiel de Ruyter Dutch Officer 1607–1676 5,914 JL James Longstreet Indonesian Commander 1821–1904
5,999 AS 
Alfredo Stroessner Paraguayan Army 1912–2006
Alfredo Stroessner Paraguayan Army 1912–2006 6,108 IK 
Ivan Konev Russian Officer 1897–1973
Ivan Konev Russian Officer 1897–1973 6,162 PD 
Patrice de MacMahon (Duke of Magenta) French Officer 1808–1893
Patrice de MacMahon (Duke of Magenta) French Officer 1808–1893 6,328 SD 
Sepp Dietrich German Militar 1892–1966
Sepp Dietrich German Militar 1892–1966 6,584 PL 
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque French Militar 1902–1947
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque French Militar 1902–1947 6,678 S 
Skanderbeg Italian Warrior 1405–1468
Skanderbeg Italian Warrior 1405–1468 6,912 AS 
Alexander Selkirk British Sailor 1676–1721
Alexander Selkirk British Sailor 1676–1721 7,045 PG 
P. G. T. Beauregard American Militar 1818–1893
P. G. T. Beauregard American Militar 1818–1893 7,071 WS 
Winfield Scott American Officer 1786–1866
Winfield Scott American Officer 1786–1866 7,180 AV 
Andrey Vlasov Russian Officer 1901–1946
Andrey Vlasov Russian Officer 1901–1946 7,198 AK 
Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) Pakistani Militar 1907–1974
Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) Pakistani Militar 1907–1974 7,378 GV 
Gerd von Rundstedt German Officer 1875–1953
Gerd von Rundstedt German Officer 1875–1953 7,385 AS 
Ahmad Shah Massoud Afghan Militar 1953–2001
Ahmad Shah Massoud Afghan Militar 1953–2001 7,452 SB 
Semyon Budyonny Russian Militar 1883–1973
Semyon Budyonny Russian Militar 1883–1973 7,570 LD 
Louis-Nicolas Davout French Marshal 1770–1823
Louis-Nicolas Davout French Marshal 1770–1823 7,601 AV Alfred von Tirpitz German Admiral 1849–1930
7,614 JR 
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Austrian Militar 1766–1858
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Austrian Militar 1766–1858 7,632 AG 
Adolf Galland German Flying Ace 1912–1996
Adolf Galland German Flying Ace 1912–1996 7,846 AD Andrea Doria Italian Condottiero 1466–1560
7,905 LC 
Luigi Cadorna Italian Infantry 1850–1928
Luigi Cadorna Italian Infantry 1850–1928 8,059 RG 
Rodolfo Graziani Italian Marshal 1882–1955
Rodolfo Graziani Italian Marshal 1882–1955 8,060 WA 
Władysław Anders Polish Officer 1892–1970
Władysław Anders Polish Officer 1892–1970 8,099 PW 
Pyotr Wrangel Russian Officer 1878–1928
Pyotr Wrangel Russian Officer 1878–1928 8,232 DM 
Draža Mihailović Serbian Soldier 1893–1946
Draža Mihailović Serbian Soldier 1893–1946 8,341 MA 
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Russian Officer 1761–1818
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Russian Officer 1761–1818 8,484 JW 
James Wolfe British Officer 1727–1759
James Wolfe British Officer 1727–1759 8,597 AV 
Aleksandr Vasilevsky Russian Officer 1895–1977
Aleksandr Vasilevsky Russian Officer 1895–1977 8,709 HH 
Henry H. Arnold American Militar 1886–1950
Henry H. Arnold American Militar 1886–1950 8,841 JE 
Joseph E. Johnston American Army 1807–1891
Joseph E. Johnston American Army 1807–1891 9,236 EA 
Edmund Allenby (1st Viscount Allenby) British Soldier 1861–1936
Edmund Allenby (1st Viscount Allenby) British Soldier 1861–1936 9,328 K 
Koxinga Chinese Militar 1624–1662
Koxinga Chinese Militar 1624–1662 9,507 FI 
Francesco I Sforza Italian Condottiero 1401–1466
Francesco I Sforza Italian Condottiero 1401–1466 9,534 AV 
August von Mackensen German Officer 1849–1945
August von Mackensen German Officer 1849–1945 9,609 TH Tōgō Heihachirō Japanese Officer 1848–1934
9,642 WW 
William Westmoreland American Officer 1914–2005
William Westmoreland American Officer 1914–2005 9,802 HV 
Hans von Seeckt German Militar 1866–1936
Hans von Seeckt German Militar 1866–1936 9,814 WV 
Werner von Blomberg German Generalfeldmarschall 1878–1946
Werner von Blomberg German Generalfeldmarschall 1878–1946 9,820 MW 
Mark W. Clark American Officer 1896–1984
Mark W. Clark American Officer 1896–1984 9,847 GP 
Georgios Papadopoulos Greek Militar 1919–1999
Georgios Papadopoulos Greek Militar 1919–1999 9,964 AE 
Abd el-Krim Moroccan Militar 1882–1963
Abd el-Krim Moroccan Militar 1882–1963
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