Admiral
Discover a compendium of renowned individuals who have achieved the prestigious rank of Admiral. Explore the profiles of celebrated figures who have served with distinction in naval forces around the world. From historical leaders to modern-day innovators, this list showcases the remarkable achievements of those who have commanded the seas.

Osami Nagano
Japan
JapanOne of the main Japanese war criminals, admiral (1934).

Ernest Joseph King
USA
USAAmerican admiral who commanded the US Navy during World War II.

Petr Anju
Russia
RussiaAdmiral, Arctic explorer

Georgiy Antiohiyskiy
A Sicilian naval commander, "ammiratus ammiratorum" (literally "emir of emirs", traditionally translated as "admiral of admirals"), who conquered a number of cities on the coast of North Africa for Roger II and took part in the war against Byzantium.

Stepan Makarov
Russia
RussiaAdmiral, scientist, patriot

Marcel-Bruno Gensoul
France
FranceFrench admiral, participant in World War II.

John Hunter
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish naval officer, vice admiral, explorer, naturalist and colonial administrator

Sigaesi Inoue
Japan
JapanJapanese naval leader, admiral (15.5.1945).

Edward Codrington
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish admiral.

Alvaro de Bazan
Spain
SpainSpanish admiral, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz

Miguel Grau
Peru
PeruAdmiral, national hero of Peru.

Alfred Tirpitz
Germany
GermanyGerman Grand Admiral.

Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
Portugal
PortugalPortuguese navigator, admiral

Harold Alexander
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish field marshal

Edward Montagu
Great Britain
Great BritainEarl, English admiral

Edward Vernon
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

Heihatiro Togo
Japan
JapanJapanese admiral who defeated the Russian fleet in the Battle of Tsushima

Heiman George Rikover
USA
USAAmerican submariner, admiral

Robert Fitzroy
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Navy officer, meteorologist

Samuil Greyg
Russia
RussiaAdmiral and descendant of famous Russian admirals

Lorentz Creutz
Sweden
SwedenSwedish baron, member of the Riksrod, admiral-general

Richard Hau
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

Alfred Albert Gervais
France
FranceFrench admiral

Constant-Louis-Jean-Benjamin Jaures
France
FranceFrench Vice Admiral

Aleksandr Nemitc
Moldova
MoldovaVice Admiral of the USSR Navy.

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
France
FranceFrench admiral.

Bertram Ramsey
Great Britain
Great BritainAdmiral

Arseniy Golovko
Russia
RussiaAdmiral

Chester Nimic
USA
USAAmerican admiral

Ferdinand Hamelin
France
FranceFrench admiral, French Minister of the Navy

William Cornwallis
Great Britain
Great BritainRenowned British Admiral

Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Spain
SpainSpanish admiral and explorer

Otto Ciliax
Germany
GermanyGerman admiral

Karl Hans Wachtmeister
Sweden
SwedenSwedish admiral, baron.

Dzisaburo Ozawao
Japan
JapanJapanese naval figure

Mihail Shvarts
Russia
RussiaOne of the participants in the Battle of Sinop and an outstanding defender of Sevastopol.

Uluj Ali
Italy
ItalyMuslim corsair of Italian origin who became an admiral

Ganiti Mikawa
Japan
JapanJapanese naval figure

Wilhelm Sushon
Germany
GermanyGerman rear admiral of the First World War.

Erikh Reder
Germany
GermanyGerman Grand Admiral (1939).

Felice Canevaro
Italy
ItalyDuke of Castelvari e Zoagli, Count of Santander. Italian admiral and politician.

Walter Warzecha
Germany
GermanyGerman naval officer, General Admiral

Reynhard Sheer
Germany
GermanyGerman admiral

Augustus Keppel
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish sailor, 18th century admiral

William Parry
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish rear admiral and Arctic explorer

Walter Cowan
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

Panagiotou Aleksiano
Rear Admiral of the Russian fleet.

Arleigh Albert Burke
USA
USAAdmiral of the United States Navy

Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Sweden
SwedenSwedish admiral and field marshal

Henrik Horn
Sweden
SwedenSwedish marshal and admiral.