Colonel
Discover the renowned individuals who have held the esteemed rank of Colonel. Explore their exceptional achievements, accomplishments, and contributions to various fields. Our list includes icons from entertainment, politics, music, and more, showcasing the diverse backgrounds and impact of these celebrity Colonels.
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Otto Armster
 GermanyGerman military intelligence officer, colonel
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Alexander Konstantinov
 UkraineColonel of the Border Troops of the KGB of the USSR, Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Vadim Sukharevsky
Ukraine Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since February 2024, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Bernard Francis Fisher
 USAUS Air Force Colonel, Vietnam War veteran
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Yuriy Zaharenko
 BelarusFormer Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, colonel, member of the UCP party.
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Semen Paliy
Ukraine Cossack Colonel
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Aleksey Botyan
Belarus Former Soviet intelligence officer, now a retired colonel
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Michael Kovalev
Commander of the 183rd Tank Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union
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Alexander Dmitriev
Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards Lieutenant Colonel
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Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Germany Colonel, leader of the assassination attempt on Hitler
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Vasiliy Krotiuk
Commander of the 705th Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel
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Illiodor Goronovich
 BulgariaColonel of the Bulgarian Army
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Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
Germany Colonel General of the German Army
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Yakov Serebryanskiy
 RussiaColonel of State Security (1945).
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Sirin-beck Kesamanskiy
 AzerbaijanAzerbaijani military figure, participant in the First World War
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David Glantz
USA Colonel of the US Army, military historian, publisher of The Journal of Slavic Military Studies.
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Ali Tounsi
 AlgeriaColonel, Director of the Algerian National Security Service from 1995 to 2010
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Sergey Voytsehovskiy
 CzechCzech Army Colonel, Major General
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James Helms Kasler
USA US Air Force Colonel, veteran of three wars, Korean War ace
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Fedor Ilchenko
Ukraine Lieutenant who took Paulus prisoner
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Michail Klimenko
Soviet military figure, colonel
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Nikolay Martynchuk
Ukraine Colonel of the 435th Regiment
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Azad-bek Vezirov
 DiveRussian and Azerbaijani military figure, colonel
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Igor Girkin
Russia One of the leaders of the unrecognized DPR is from Russia.
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Ivan Yagello
Colonel.
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Ivan Sokolov
Soviet military leader, colonel
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Henrik Dobzhanskiy
 PolandPolish officer, athlete. Hero of the First and Second World Wars.
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Jan Rzepecki
Poland Officer of the Polish Army, qualified colonel, military historian
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Mikhail Denisov
Soviet statesman
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Dragutin Gavrilovich
 SerbiaSerbian and Yugoslav military leader, colonel
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Kazimierz Zeromski
Dive Colonel of the Lithuanian army units
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Karlos Noriega
USA US Naval Aviation Lieutenant Colonel, American astronaut.
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Alexander Alekseev
Soviet artillery officer, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel
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Mihael Ebeling
Russia Russian Colonel
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Karen Jalavian
 OperatorArmenian serviceman, colonel
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Rovshan Javadov
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani military leader, colonel
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Sergey Matsilev
Colonel.
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Nikita Ryabov
Russia Colonel
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Andris Kalnins
 LatviaColonel of the Latvian army
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Stepan Garanin
Belarus Colonel
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Mikhail Rodionov
Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union
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Nikanor Bulich
Russia Colonel.
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Ignatiy Galagan
Dive Chigirinsky (1709-1714) and Prilutsky colonel
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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
Germany German officer and agent of the resistance forces
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Gerasim Kondratyev
Dive Colonel of the Sumy Cossack Regiment, who founded the city of Sumy
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Zoltan Dani
Colonel of the Serbian Air Defense Forces. Known as the man who shot down the F-117 stealth aircraft
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Ivan Bogun
Ukraine Vinnitsa and Bratslav colonel, closest associate of B. Khmelnitsky
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Georg Boeselager
Germany German officer, colonel
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Dmitriy Gorlenko
Operator Prilutsky Colonel
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Nikolaj Hanenko
General Ensign
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