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.

Rovshan Javadov

Azerbaijani military leader, colonel

Vinnitsa and Bratslav colonel, closest associate of B. Khmelnitsky

Colonel, Director of the Algerian National Security Service from 1995 to 2010

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

Colonel General of the German Army

Bernard Francis Fisher

US Air Force Colonel, Vietnam War veteran

Armenian serviceman, colonel

Alexander Alekseev

Soviet artillery officer, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel

Lieutenant who took Paulus prisoner

Vasiliy Krotiuk

Commander of the 705th Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel

Sirin-beck Kesamanskiy

Azerbaijani military figure, participant in the First World War

Soviet and Ukrainian serviceman, reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Colonel, leader of the assassination attempt on Hitler

Azad-bek Vezirov

Russian and Azerbaijani military figure, colonel

US Naval Aviation Lieutenant Colonel, American astronaut.

Colonel, participant in the First World War and the White movement

Württemberg colonel, famous military writer

Soviet military leader, colonel

Former Soviet intelligence officer, now a retired colonel

Illiodor Goronovich

Colonel of the Bulgarian Army

Colonel of the US Army, military historian, publisher of The Journal of Slavic Military Studies.

Colonel of the Serbian Air Defense Forces. Known as the man who shot down the F-117 stealth aircraft

Colonel of the Latvian army

Itzhak Ben-Shoham

Colonel of the Israel Defense Forces

James Helms Kasler

US Air Force Colonel, veteran of three wars, Korean War ace

Alexander Konstantinov

Colonel of the Border Troops of the KGB of the USSR, Hero of the Soviet Union.

Francisco Caamano

Dominican military (colonel) and politician

Michael Kovalev

Commander of the 183rd Tank Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union

Vadim Sukharevsky

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since February 2024, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Kazimierz Zeromski

Colonel of the Lithuanian army units

Yakov Serebryanskiy

Colonel of State Security (1945).

German military intelligence officer, colonel

Ignatiy Galagan

Chigirinsky (1709-1714) and Prilutsky colonel

Nikolay Martynchuk

Colonel of the 435th Regiment

Gerasim Kondratyev

Colonel of the Sumy Cossack Regiment, who founded the city of Sumy

Mikhail Denisov

Soviet statesman

Mikhail Rodionov

Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union

Cossack Colonel

Henrik Dobzhanskiy

Polish officer, athlete. Hero of the First and Second World Wars.

Dmitriy Gorlenko

Prilutsky Colonel

Nikolaj Hanenko

Sergey Matsilev

Officer of the Polish Army, qualified colonel, military historian

Michail Klimenko

Soviet military figure, colonel

Dragutin Gavrilovich

Serbian and Yugoslav military leader, colonel

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim

German officer and agent of the resistance forces

Valentine Yurin

Soviet military figure, colonel

Russian Colonel