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.

Edward Husband Kimmel
USA
USAAmerican Admiral

Chester Nimic
USA
USAAmerican admiral

Vadim Berezovsky
Ukraine
UkraineHero of the Soviet Union, rear admiral.

Rolf Carls
Germany
GermanyNemetius, naval figure, admiral general

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

James Glennon
USA
USAAmerican admiral.

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

Panagiotou Aleksiano
Rear Admiral of the Russian fleet.

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

Horacio Nelson
Great Britain
Great BritainAdmiral

Stepan Makarov
Russia
RussiaAdmiral, scientist, patriot

Arseniy Golovko
Russia
RussiaAdmiral

Jacques Felix Emmanuel Hamelin
France
FranceBaron, French admiral, East India privateer.

Nicolas-Hippolyte Labrousse
France
FranceFrench admiral and naval engineer.

Rocher de Lauria
Admiral of Aragon

Jalil Djavadov
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanRear Admiral

Karl Hans Wachtmeister
Sweden
SwedenSwedish admiral, baron.

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.

Vladimir Konovalov
Ukraine
UkraineRear Admiral of the USSR Navy, Hero of the Soviet Union

Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Spain
SpainSpanish admiral and explorer

Anson George
Great Britain
Great BritainOne of the first circumnavigators of the world, a reformer of the British navy and a fighting admiral

Jakob Bagge
Sweden
SwedenSwedish admiral and governor.

Jean D'Estrees
France
FranceFrench naval commander, admiral.

William Parry
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish rear admiral and Arctic explorer

Dzisaburo Ozawao
Japan
JapanJapanese naval figure

John Thomas Duckworth
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

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

Alfred Tirpitz
Germany
GermanyGerman Grand Admiral.

Jean-Baptiste Du Casse
France
FranceFrench Buccaneer and Admiral

Francois Darlan
France
FranceFrench Admiral of the Fleet

Willem Joseph Ghent
Netherlands
NetherlandsLieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch Navy. He served in the Dutch Navy from 1648. In 1666, he took part in the Dutch Navy's raid at the mouth of the Thames River. In 1672, he died during the Battle of Solebay. Baron van Gent was the first commander of the special

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

Aleksandr Nemitc
Moldova
MoldovaVice Admiral of the USSR Navy.

Samuil Greyg
Russia
RussiaAdmiral and descendant of famous Russian admirals

Miguel Grau
Peru
PeruAdmiral, national hero of Peru.

Stepan Lesovskiy
Russia
RussiaRussian naval commander, admiral.

Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Sweden
SwedenSwedish admiral and field marshal

Johan Arnold Zoutman
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch admiral

John De Robeck
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

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

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

Takidziro Onishi
Japan
JapanJapanese naval figure

Ivan Grigorovich
Russia
RussiaAdmiral, Minister of the Navy under Nicholas II (since 1911)

Turgut Reis
Turkey
TurkeyOttoman admiral and privateer

Vilhelm Teggetgov
Austria
AustriaAustrian naval commander

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

Samuel Graves
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish Admiral

George Cockburn
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish military and statesman, admiral of the fleet

Kristoffer Throndsen
Norway
NorwayNorwegian admiral, pirate

Thomas Cochrane
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish admiral and politician, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath