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.

Irza-bek Hajibeklinsky

Azerbaijani military figure, colonel.

Dmitriy Gorlenko

Prilutsky Colonel

Alexander Konstantinov

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

Alexander Dmitriev

Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards Lieutenant Colonel

Officer of the Polish Army, qualified colonel, military historian

Pavel Polubotok

Colonel and acting hetman of Little Russia

Bernard Francis Fisher

US Air Force Colonel, Vietnam War veteran

Lieutenant who took Paulus prisoner

Sergey Matsilev

Sirin-beck Kesamanskiy

Azerbaijani military figure, participant in the First World War

Kazimierz Zeromski

Colonel of the Lithuanian army units

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

Kurry Treffenberg

Swedish lieutenant, later colonel.

Georg Boeselager

German officer, colonel

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

Nikolaj Hanenko

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

Dragutin Gavrilovich

Serbian and Yugoslav military leader, colonel

Yuriy Zaharenko

Former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, colonel, member of the UCP party.

Mikhail Denisov

Soviet statesman

Russian Colonel

Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel, Candidate of Military Sciences, Associate Professor.

Vadim Sukharevsky

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

Former Soviet intelligence officer, now a retired colonel

Henrik Dobzhanskiy

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

American single mother expecting second set of twins

One of the leaders of the unrecognized DPR is from Russia.

Soviet military leader, colonel

Württemberg colonel, famous military writer

Nikolay Martynchuk

Colonel of the 435th Regiment

James Helms Kasler

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

Vinnitsa and Bratslav colonel, closest associate of B. Khmelnitsky

Gerasim Kondratyev

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

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

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

Colonel General of the German Army

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Colonel, leader of the assassination attempt on Hitler

German military intelligence officer, colonel

Itzhak Ben-Shoham

Colonel of the Israel Defense Forces

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

Michael Kovalev

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

Ignatiy Galagan

Chigirinsky (1709-1714) and Prilutsky colonel

Mikhail Rodionov

Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union

Rovshan Javadov

Azerbaijani military leader, colonel

Alexander Alekseev

Soviet artillery officer, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel

Azad-bek Vezirov

Russian and Azerbaijani military figure, colonel