Most Famous American Military Figures

50 American Military Figures in view out of 1,035

George Washington American Officer 1732 – 1799

#42 Wiki

Dwight D. Eisenhower American Army 1890 – 1969

#231 Wiki

Ulysses S. Grant American Soldier 1822 – 1885

#336 Wiki

Robert E. Lee American Officer 1807 – 1870

#592 Wiki

Douglas MacArthur American Officer 1880 – 1964

#599 Wiki

George S. Patton American Army 1885 – 1945

#1,277 Wiki

George Armstrong Custer American Officer 1839 – 1876

#1,669 Wiki

George Marshall American Soldier 1880 – 1959

#1,747 Wiki

William Tecumseh Sherman American Officer 1820 – 1891

#1,981 Wiki

Geronimo American Warrior 1829 – 1909

#2,046 Wiki

John J. Pershing American Officer 1860 – 1948

#2,436 Wiki

Benedict Arnold American Officer 1741 – 1801

#3,390 Wiki

Chester W. Nimitz American Officer 1885 – 1966

#3,409 Wiki

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Richard E. Byrd American Officer 1888 – 1957

#3,440 Wiki

Stonewall Jackson American Militar 1824 – 1863

#3,931 Wiki

David Petraeus American Officer Born 1952

#4,133 Wiki

Omar Bradley American Officer 1893 – 1981

#4,421 Wiki

Tecumseh American Warrior 1768 – 1813

#4,837 Wiki

Chris Kyle American Officer 1974 – 2012

#5,027 Wiki

P. G. T. Beauregard American Militar 1818 – 1893

#7,045 Wiki

Winfield Scott American Officer 1786 – 1866

#7,071 Wiki

Henry H. Arnold American Militar 1886 – 1950

#8,709 Wiki

Joseph E. Johnston American Army 1807 – 1891

#8,841 Wiki

William Westmoreland American Officer 1914 – 2005

#9,642 Wiki

Mark W. Clark American Officer 1896 – 1984

#9,820 Wiki

Chuck Yeager American Militar Born 1923

#10,474 Wiki

Jimmy Doolittle American Officer 1896 – 1993

#11,066 Wiki

J. E. B. Stuart American Army 1833 – 1864

#11,309 Wiki

Maxwell D. Taylor American Militar 1901 – 1987

#11,441 Wiki

Nathan Bedford Forrest American Militar 1821 – 1877

#11,506 Wiki

Chelsea Manning American Soldier Born 1987

#11,678 Wiki

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Joseph Stilwell American Army 1883 – 1946

#11,720 Wiki

Stanley A. McChrystal American Militar Born 1954

#12,231 Wiki

Braxton Bragg American Officer 1817 – 1876

#13,445 Wiki

John Demjanjuk American Soldier 1920 – 2012

#14,453 Wiki

Joseph Hooker American Officer 1814 – 1879

#14,887 Wiki

Winfield Scott Hancock American Officer 1824 – 1886

#14,943 Wiki

Jubal Early American Militar 1816 – 1894

#15,055 Wiki

Alvin York American Soldier 1887 – 1964

#15,612 Wiki

James Bowie American Officer 1796 – 1836

#16,605 Wiki

Abner Doubleday American Officer 1819 – 1893

#16,610 Wiki

Joshua Chamberlain American Officer 1828 – 1914

#16,846 Wiki

E. Howard Hunt American Officer 1918 – 2007

#17,600 Wiki

Hyman G. Rickover American Officer 1900 – 1986

#17,779 Wiki

John Bell Hood American Militar 1831 – 1879

#18,099 Wiki

Thomas P. Stafford American Officer Born 1930

#18,513 Wiki

Husband E. Kimmel American Officer 1882 – 1968

#18,934 Wiki

William D. Leahy American Officer 1875 – 1959

#19,483 Wiki

Claire Lee Chennault American Officer 1893 – 1958

#19,533 Wiki

Nelson A. Miles American Officer 1839 – 1925

#20,272 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside the United States Military Figures

1,035 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous the united states military figures born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the United States Military Figures peaked in the 1910s with 118 people.

What the United States Military Figures Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Officer are the United States Military Figures's biggest group — 41% of all notables (428).

The United States Military Figures over-index on army — 53.7× the global rate.

Officer42841%
Militar37136%
Army888.5%
Soldier696.7%
Navy161.5%
Marine121.2%
Lieutenant111.1%
Warrior80.8%

Army8853.7×
Marine1249.3×
Officer42837.6×
Soldier6921.6×
Lieutenant1120.3×
Militar37118.3×
Navy1615.4×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce the United States Military Figures compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.