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Most Famous Russian Military Figures

Military 489
Russia 4,578
754 GZ Georgy Zhukov Georgy Zhukov Russian Militar 1896–1974
4,627 AD Anton Denikin Anton Denikin Russian Officer 1872–1947
5,468 MT Mikhail Tukhachevsky Mikhail Tukhachevsky Russian Militar 1893–1937
5,652 GP Grigory Potemkin Grigory Potemkin Russian Militar 1739–1791
6,108 IK Ivan Konev Ivan Konev Russian Officer 1897–1973
7,180 AV Andrey Vlasov Andrey Vlasov Russian Officer 1901–1946
7,452 SB Semyon Budyonny Semyon Budyonny Russian Militar 1883–1973
8,099 PW Pyotr Wrangel Pyotr Wrangel Russian Officer 1878–1928
8,341 MA Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Russian Officer 1761–1818
8,597 AV Aleksandr Vasilevsky Aleksandr Vasilevsky Russian Officer 1895–1977
10,322 LK Lavr Kornilov Lavr Kornilov Russian Militar 1870–1918
10,343 VC Vasily Chuikov Vasily Chuikov Russian Militar 1900–1982
10,448 PB Pyotr Bagration Pyotr Bagration Russian Officer 1765–1812
11,748 ST Semyon Timoshenko Semyon Timoshenko Russian Officer 1895–1970
11,769 MF Mikhail Frunze Mikhail Frunze Russian Army 1885–1925
13,325 AJ Adam Johann von Krusenstern Adam Johann von Krusenstern Russian Admiral 1770–1846
13,401 YP Yemelyan Pugachev Yemelyan Pugachev Russian Militar 1742–1775
13,787 AY Andrey Yeryomenko Andrey Yeryomenko Russian Officer 1892–1970
14,309 AG Andrei Grechko Andrei Grechko Russian Officer 1903–1976
15,580 SB Shamil Basayev Shamil Basayev Russian Soldier 1965–2006
15,765 IB Ivan Bagramyan Ivan Bagramyan Russian Militar 1897–1982
16,144 VB Vasily Blyukher Vasily Blyukher Russian Militar 1889–1938
22,292 KM Kirill Meretskov Kirill Meretskov Russian Militar 1897–1968
22,395 RS Roman Shukhevych Roman Shukhevych Russian Militar 1907–1950
23,174 AA Aleksey Arakcheyev Aleksey Arakcheyev Russian Militar 1769–1834
24,263 VS Vasily Sokolovsky Vasily Sokolovsky Russian Militar 1897–1968
26,234 IK Ivan Kozhedub Ivan Kozhedub Russian Militar 1920–1991
26,739 SG Sergey Gorshkov Sergey Gorshkov Russian Admiral 1910–1988
26,834 VC Vasily Chapayev Vasily Chapayev Russian Militar 1887–1919
26,904 PV Paul von Rennenkampf Paul von Rennenkampf Russian Militar 1854–1918
33,324 SA Sergey Akhromeyev Sergey Akhromeyev Russian Militar 1923–1991
33,523 FU Fyodor Ushakov Fyodor Ushakov Russian Officer 1745–1817
34,490 PN Pavel Nakhimov Pavel Nakhimov Russian Navy 1802–1855
36,960 MP Matvei Platov Matvei Platov Russian Militar 1753–1818
38,279 FR Fyodor Rostopchin Fyodor Rostopchin Russian Militar 1763–1826
39,802 VK Viktor Kulikov Viktor Kulikov Russian Commander 1921–2013
40,387 AK Alexey Kaledin Alexey Kaledin Russian Militar 1861–1918
41,009 FG Filipp Golikov Filipp Golikov Russian Militar 1900–1980
41,372 AY Alexander Yegorov (soldier) Alexander Yegorov (soldier) Russian Militar 1883–1939
41,671 YD Yakov Dzhugashvili Yakov Dzhugashvili Russian Militar 1907–1943
42,509 GM Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov Russian Officer 1890–1946
42,999 SB Sergey Biryuzov Sergey Biryuzov Russian Marshal 1904–1964
44,996 IY Ivan Yakubovsky Ivan Yakubovsky Russian Marshal 1911–1976
45,636 ZK Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Russian Militar 1923–1941
45,785 DY Dmitry Yazov Dmitry Yazov Russian Marshal 1924–2020
46,197 KM Kirill Moskalenko Kirill Moskalenko Russian Marshal 1902–1985
48,073 IC Ivan Chernyakhovsky Ivan Chernyakhovsky Russian Militar 1906–1945
50,247 AS Andrei Shkuro Andrei Shkuro Russian Officer 1887–1947
50,614 MZ Matvei Zakharov Matvei Zakharov Russian Officer 1898–1972
53,057 II Ivan Isakov Ivan Isakov Russian Militar 1894–1967
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Inside Russia Military Figures

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Russia Military Figures peaked in the 1890s with 89 people.

What Russia Military Figures Are Known For

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Militar are Russia Military Figures's biggest group — 64% of all notables (314).

Russia Military Figures over-index on colonel — 58.2× the global rate.

  1. Militar314
  2. Officer54
  3. Soldier20
  4. Commander17
  5. Army14
  6. Generalmajor14
  7. Admiral13
  8. Colonel8
  1. Colonel858.2×
  2. Admiral1357.3×
  3. Marshal648.1×
  4. Commander1742.5×
  5. Generalmajor1432.9×
  6. Militar31432.8×
  7. Lieutenant727.4×
  8. Army1418.1×

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