Most Famous American Military figures

United States has produced 1,068 notable military figures throughout history, led by George Washington. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. George Washington — American Officer (1732–1799) , ranked #42
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower — American Army (1890–1969) , ranked #231
  3. Ulysses S. Grant — American Soldier (1822–1885) , ranked #336
  4. Robert E. Lee — American Officer (1807–1870) , ranked #592
  5. Douglas MacArthur — American Officer (1880–1964) , ranked #599
  6. George S. Patton — American Army (1885–1945) , ranked #1277
  7. George Armstrong Custer — American Officer (1839–1876) , ranked #1669
  8. George Marshall — American Soldier (1880–1959) , ranked #1747
  9. William Tecumseh Sherman — American Officer (1820–1891) , ranked #1981
  10. Geronimo — American Warrior (1829–1909) , ranked #2046
  11. John J. Pershing — American Officer (1860–1948) , ranked #2436
  12. Benedict Arnold — American Officer (1741–1801) , ranked #3390
  13. Chester W. Nimitz — American Officer (1885–1966) , ranked #3409
  14. Richard E. Byrd — American Officer (1888–1957) , ranked #3440
  15. Stonewall Jackson — American Militar (1824–1863) , ranked #3931
  16. David Petraeus — American Officer (Born 1952) , ranked #4133
  17. Omar Bradley — American Officer (1893–1981) , ranked #4421
  18. Tecumseh — American Warrior (1768–1813) , ranked #4837
  19. Chris Kyle — American Officer (1974–2012) , ranked #5027
  20. John Paul Jones — American Naval (1747–1792) , ranked #5819