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
Takeo Kurita
Japan
Japanese naval figure, vice admiral (1.5.1942)
Samuil Greyg
Samuil Greyg
Russia
Admiral and descendant of famous Russian admirals
Leonid Ivanov
Leonid Ivanov
Russian naval figure, rear admiral
Henrik Horn
Henrik Horn
Sweden
Swedish marshal and admiral.
Philips van Almonde
Philips van Almonde
Netherlands
Dutch admiral, student and associate of de Ruyter
Francois Joseph Paul Grasse
Francois Joseph Paul Grasse
France
French admiral, participant in the American War of Independence.
Franklin Buchanan
Franklin Buchanan
USA
US naval officer, admiral, participant in the American Civil War
Horacio Nelson
Horacio Nelson
Great Britain
Admiral
Tiuiti Nagumo
Tiuiti Nagumo
Japan
Japanese naval figure, admiral.
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria
Italy
Genoese admiral and statesman
Otto Ciliax
Otto Ciliax
Germany
German admiral
German Bem
German Bem
Germany
Admiral of the German Navy, commander of the Norway flotilla.
Ernest Joseph King
Ernest Joseph King
USA
American admiral who commanded the US Navy during World War II.
Constant-Louis-Jean-Benjamin Jaures
Constant-Louis-Jean-Benjamin Jaures
France
French Vice Admiral
Edward Husband Kimmel
Edward Husband Kimmel
USA
American Admiral
Theodorus Frederik van Capellen
Theodorus Frederik van Capellen
Netherlands
Dutch admiral, baron
Yakov Uharin
Yakov Uharin
Russia
Russian admiral, participant in the Crimean War
Theodor Krancke
Theodor Krancke
Germany
German admiral, participant in the First and Second World Wars.
Vasiliy Chichagov
Vasiliy Chichagov
Russia
Admiral, Knight of the Order of St. George, 1st degree
Reynhard Sheer
Reynhard Sheer
Germany
German admiral
David Beatty
David Beatty
Great Britain
British naval commander, Admiral of the Fleet
Bertram Ramsey
Bertram Ramsey
Great Britain
Admiral
Heiman George Rikover
Heiman George Rikover
USA
American submariner, admiral
Francois Joseph Bouvet
Francois Joseph Bouvet
France
French admiral, participant in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
John Benbou
John Benbou
Great Britain
A popular naval hero in England.
Panagiotou Aleksiano
Panagiotou Aleksiano
Rear Admiral of the Russian fleet.
Edwin Alexander-Sinclair
Edwin Alexander-Sinclair
Great Britain
British Admiral
Pier Suffren
Pier Suffren
France
French naval commander
Arleigh Albert Burke
Arleigh Albert Burke
USA
Admiral of the United States Navy
Chester Nimic
Chester Nimic
USA
American admiral
Alfred Saalwachter
Alfred Saalwachter
Germany
German naval figure, General Admiral
Harold Alexander
Harold Alexander
Great Britain
English field marshal
Roscoe Hillenkotter
Roscoe Hillenkotter
USA
Third Director of Central Intelligence and first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Francois Darlan
Francois Darlan
France
French Admiral of the Fleet
John Thomas Duckworth
John Thomas Duckworth
Great Britain
British Admiral
John Jervis
John Jervis
Great Britain
British admiral during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Stepan Lesovskiy
Stepan Lesovskiy
Russia
Russian naval commander, admiral.
Richard Hau
Richard Hau
Great Britain
British Admiral
Sackville Carden
Sackville Carden
Great Britain
British admiral.
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Sweden
Swedish admiral and field marshal
James Glennon
James Glennon
USA
American admiral.
Robert Fitzroy
Robert Fitzroy
Great Britain
British Navy officer, meteorologist
Felice Canevaro
Felice Canevaro
Italy
Duke of Castelvari e Zoagli, Count of Santander. Italian admiral and politician.
Georgiy Antiohiyskiy
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
Wilhelm Sushon
Germany
German rear admiral of the First World War.
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
Portugal
Portuguese navigator, admiral
Domenico Cavagnari
Domenico Cavagnari
Italy
Italian admiral.
Geoffrey Hornby
Geoffrey Hornby
Great Britain
British naval officer, Admiral of the Fleet
Gaspar de Ch-atillon Coligni
Gaspar de Ch-atillon Coligni
France
From 1552 admiral of France. From 1569 head of the Huguenots. Killed on St. Bartholomew's Night.
Ganiti Mikawa
Ganiti Mikawa
Japan
Japanese naval figure