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
Edward Husband Kimmel
USA
American Admiral
Chester Nimic
Chester Nimic
USA
American admiral
Vadim Berezovsky
Vadim Berezovsky
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union, rear admiral.
Rolf Carls
Rolf Carls
Germany
Nemetius, naval figure, admiral general
Mihail Shvarts
Mihail Shvarts
Russia
One of the participants in the Battle of Sinop and an outstanding defender of Sevastopol.
James Glennon
James Glennon
USA
American admiral.
Augustus Keppel
Augustus Keppel
Great Britain
British sailor, 18th century admiral
Panagiotou Aleksiano
Panagiotou Aleksiano
Rear Admiral of the Russian fleet.
Vasiliy Chichagov
Vasiliy Chichagov
Russia
Admiral, Knight of the Order of St. George, 1st degree
Horacio Nelson
Horacio Nelson
Great Britain
Admiral
Stepan Makarov
Stepan Makarov
Russia
Admiral, scientist, patriot
Arseniy Golovko
Arseniy Golovko
Russia
Admiral
Jacques Felix Emmanuel Hamelin
Jacques Felix Emmanuel Hamelin
France
Baron, French admiral, East India privateer.
Nicolas-Hippolyte Labrousse
Nicolas-Hippolyte Labrousse
France
French admiral and naval engineer.
Rocher de Lauria
Rocher de Lauria
Admiral of Aragon
Jalil Djavadov
Jalil Djavadov
Azerbaijan
Rear Admiral
Karl Hans Wachtmeister
Karl Hans Wachtmeister
Sweden
Swedish admiral, baron.
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.
Vladimir Konovalov
Vladimir Konovalov
Ukraine
Rear Admiral of the USSR Navy, Hero of the Soviet Union
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Spain
Spanish admiral and explorer
Anson George
Anson George
Great Britain
One of the first circumnavigators of the world, a reformer of the British navy and a fighting admiral
Jakob Bagge
Jakob Bagge
Sweden
Swedish admiral and governor.
Jean D'Estrees
Jean D'Estrees
France
French naval commander, admiral.
William Parry
William Parry
Great Britain
English rear admiral and Arctic explorer
Dzisaburo Ozawao
Dzisaburo Ozawao
Japan
Japanese naval figure
John Thomas Duckworth
John Thomas Duckworth
Great Britain
British Admiral
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.
Alfred Tirpitz
Alfred Tirpitz
Germany
German Grand Admiral.
Jean-Baptiste Du Casse
Jean-Baptiste Du Casse
France
French Buccaneer and Admiral
Francois Darlan
Francois Darlan
France
French Admiral of the Fleet
Willem Joseph Ghent
Willem Joseph Ghent
Netherlands
Lieutenant-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
Felice Canevaro
Italy
Duke of Castelvari e Zoagli, Count of Santander. Italian admiral and politician.
Aleksandr Nemitc
Aleksandr Nemitc
Moldova
Vice Admiral of the USSR Navy.
Samuil Greyg
Samuil Greyg
Russia
Admiral and descendant of famous Russian admirals
Miguel Grau
Miguel Grau
Peru
Admiral, national hero of Peru.
Stepan Lesovskiy
Stepan Lesovskiy
Russia
Russian naval commander, admiral.
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Sweden
Swedish admiral and field marshal
Johan Arnold Zoutman
Johan Arnold Zoutman
Netherlands
Dutch admiral
John De Robeck
John De Robeck
Great Britain
British Admiral
Theodor Krancke
Theodor Krancke
Germany
German admiral, participant in the First and Second World Wars.
Sigaesi Inoue
Sigaesi Inoue
Japan
Japanese naval leader, admiral (15.5.1945).
Takidziro Onishi
Takidziro Onishi
Japan
Japanese naval figure
Ivan Grigorovich
Ivan Grigorovich
Russia
Admiral, Minister of the Navy under Nicholas II (since 1911)
Turgut Reis
Turgut Reis
Turkey
Ottoman admiral and privateer
Vilhelm Teggetgov
Vilhelm Teggetgov
Austria
Austrian naval commander
John Hunter
John Hunter
Great Britain
British naval officer, vice admiral, explorer, naturalist and colonial administrator
Samuel Graves
Samuel Graves
Great Britain
British Admiral
George Cockburn
George Cockburn
Great Britain
English military and statesman, admiral of the fleet
Kristoffer Throndsen
Kristoffer Throndsen
Norway
Norwegian admiral, pirate
Thomas Cochrane
Thomas Cochrane
Great Britain
British admiral and politician, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath