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.

Takeo Kurita
Japan
JapanJapanese naval figure, vice admiral (1.5.1942)

Samuil Greyg
Russia
RussiaAdmiral and descendant of famous Russian admirals

Leonid Ivanov
Russian naval figure, rear admiral

Henrik Horn
Sweden
SwedenSwedish marshal and admiral.

Philips van Almonde
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch admiral, student and associate of de Ruyter

Francois Joseph Paul Grasse
France
FranceFrench admiral, participant in the American War of Independence.

Franklin Buchanan
USA
USAUS naval officer, admiral, participant in the American Civil War

Horacio Nelson
Great Britain
Great BritainAdmiral

Tiuiti Nagumo
Japan
JapanJapanese naval figure, admiral.

Andrea Doria
Italy
ItalyGenoese admiral and statesman

Otto Ciliax
Germany
GermanyGerman admiral

German Bem
Germany
GermanyAdmiral of the German Navy, commander of the Norway flotilla.

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

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

Edward Husband Kimmel
USA
USAAmerican Admiral

Theodorus Frederik van Capellen
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch admiral, baron

Yakov Uharin
Russia
RussiaRussian admiral, participant in the Crimean War

Theodor Krancke
Germany
GermanyGerman admiral, participant in the First and Second World Wars.

Vasiliy Chichagov
Russia
RussiaAdmiral, Knight of the Order of St. George, 1st degree

Reynhard Sheer
Germany
GermanyGerman admiral

David Beatty
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish naval commander, Admiral of the Fleet

Bertram Ramsey
Great Britain
Great BritainAdmiral

Heiman George Rikover
USA
USAAmerican submariner, admiral

Francois Joseph Bouvet
France
FranceFrench admiral, participant in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

John Benbou
Great Britain
Great BritainA popular naval hero in England.

Panagiotou Aleksiano
Rear Admiral of the Russian fleet.

Edwin Alexander-Sinclair
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

Pier Suffren
France
FranceFrench naval commander

Arleigh Albert Burke
USA
USAAdmiral of the United States Navy

Chester Nimic
USA
USAAmerican admiral

Alfred Saalwachter
Germany
GermanyGerman naval figure, General Admiral

Harold Alexander
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish field marshal

Roscoe Hillenkotter
USA
USAThird Director of Central Intelligence and first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Francois Darlan
France
FranceFrench Admiral of the Fleet

John Thomas Duckworth
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

John Jervis
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish admiral during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Stepan Lesovskiy
Russia
RussiaRussian naval commander, admiral.

Richard Hau
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

Sackville Carden
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish admiral.

Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Sweden
SwedenSwedish admiral and field marshal

James Glennon
USA
USAAmerican admiral.

Robert Fitzroy
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Navy officer, meteorologist

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

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.

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

Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
Portugal
PortugalPortuguese navigator, admiral

Domenico Cavagnari
Italy
ItalyItalian admiral.

Geoffrey Hornby
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish naval officer, Admiral of the Fleet

Gaspar de Ch-atillon Coligni
France
FranceFrom 1552 admiral of France. From 1569 head of the Huguenots. Killed on St. Bartholomew's Night.

Ganiti Mikawa
Japan
JapanJapanese naval figure