Most Famous Australian Military figures

Australia has produced 102 notable military figures throughout history, led by Charles Kingsford Smith. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Charles Kingsford Smith — Australian Aviator (1897–1935) , ranked #31817
  2. Thomas Blamey — Australian Militar (1884–1951) , ranked #35609
  3. Harry Chauvel — Australian Militar (1865–1945) , ranked #64024
  4. Gordon Bennett (general) — Australian Militar (1887–1962) , ranked #73039
  5. Harry Cobby — Australian Militar (1894–1955) , ranked #98030
  6. Richard Williams (RAAF officer) — Australian Force (1890–1980) , ranked #111424
  7. Neil Hamilton Fairley — Australian Army (1891–1966) , ranked #123462
  8. George Alan Vasey — Australian Militar (1895–1945) , ranked #136334
  9. Horace Robertson — Australian Militar (1894–1960) , ranked #143639
  10. Stanley Savige — Australian Officer (1890–1954) , ranked #145248
  11. Brudenell White — Australian Officer (1876–1940) , ranked #155046
  12. Roderic Dallas — Australian Officer (1891–1918) , ranked #157614
  13. Nancy Bird Walton — Australian Aviator (1915–2009) , ranked #174922
  14. Albert Jacka — Australian Soldier (1893–1932) , ranked #189411
  15. Adrian Cole (RAAF officer) — Australian Officer (1895–1966) , ranked #201692
  16. Thomas Baker (aviator) — Australian Soldier (1897–1918) , ranked #204993
  17. Harry Murray — Australian Gallantry (1880–1966) , ranked #208000
  18. Raymond Brownell — Australian Militar (1894–1974) , ranked #211140
  19. John Gregory Crace — Australian Militar (1887–1968) , ranked #233032
  20. Harold Edward Elliott — Australian Officer (1878–1931) , ranked #261624