Most Famous British Military figures

United Kingdom has produced 583 notable military figures throughout history, led by Horatio Nelson (1st Viscount Nelson). Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Horatio Nelson (1st Viscount Nelson) — British Officer (1758–1805) , ranked #761
  2. Bernard Montgomery — British Officer (1887–1976) , ranked #1499
  3. William Wallace — British Militar (1270–1305) , ranked #2324
  4. Kim Philby — British Spy (1912–1988) , ranked #3561
  5. Herbert Kitchener (1st Earl Kitchener) — British Officer (1850–1916) , ranked #3639
  6. Charles Cornwallis (1st Marquess Cornwallis) — British Army (1738–1805) , ranked #3802
  7. Charles George Gordon — British Officer (1833–1885) , ranked #3899
  8. Douglas Haig (1st Earl Haig) — British Officer (1861–1928) , ranked #4783
  9. James Wolfe — British Officer (1727–1759) , ranked #8484
  10. Edmund Allenby (1st Viscount Allenby) — British Soldier (1861–1936) , ranked #9236
  11. Thomas Gage — British Officer (1719–1787) , ranked #12125
  12. Guy Burgess — British Spy (1911–1963) , ranked #12992
  13. David Beatty (1st Earl Beatty) — British Militar (1871–1936) , ranked #13549
  14. Alan Brooke (1st Viscount Alanbrooke) — British Militar (1883–1963) , ranked #13580
  15. Jeffery Amherst (1st Baron Amherst) — British Militar (1717–1797) , ranked #14953
  16. Charles Lee (general) — British Officer (1731–1782) , ranked #15061
  17. Bartholomew Roberts — British Pirate (1682–1722) , ranked #15516
  18. John Fisher (1st Baron Fisher) — British Admiral (1841–1920) , ranked #15713
  19. John Hawkwood — British Soldier (1320–1394) , ranked #16751
  20. Frederick Roberts (1st Earl Roberts) — British Militar (1832–1914) , ranked #16921