Hero

Explore the lives of people connected with Heroes: biographical facts, significant events, professional achievements and historical context.

J.R. Martinez
J.R. Martinez
USA
American actor, motivator and former US Army soldier
Abram Sindels
Abram Sindels
Platoon Commander of the 690th Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union, Junior Lieutenant
Nikolay Gorbanev
Nikolay Gorbanev
Russia
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, captain. Hero of the Soviet Union.
Aleksandr Osipenko
Aleksandr Osipenko
Finland
Fighter pilot, Heroes of the National Revolutionary War in Spain
Pavel Ermak
Pavel Ermak
Poland
Hero of the Soviet Union, commander of a motorized rifle battalion
Ivan Adushkin
Ivan Adushkin
Tank company commander of the 64th Guards Tank Brigade, Hero of the Soviet Union
Stepan Petrenko
Stepan Petrenko
Ukraine
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Petras Vaiciunas
Petras Vaiciunas
Latvia
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, gunner, Hero of the Soviet Union
Petr Kudar
Petr Kudar
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Vitaliy Beluyzhenko
Vitaliy Beluyzhenko
Ukraine
Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union
Georgiy Scherbakov
Georgiy Scherbakov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Anvar Abdullin
Anvar Abdullin
Hero of the Soviet Union, participant of the Great Patriotic War
Semen Ostapenko
Semen Ostapenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Vasilij Kojnash
Vasilij Kojnash
Ukraine
Pilot, squadron commissar, Hero of the Soviet Union
Antonina Mashenko
Antonina Mashenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Aleksandr Perepelica
Aleksandr Perepelica
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Jessica Lynch
Jessica Lynch
USA
An American woman who was captured during the Iraq War
Mark Ormrod
Mark Ormrod
Great Britain
British Royal Marines
Ivan Korchagin
Ivan Korchagin
Hero of the Soviet Union
Andrey Korzun
Andrey Korzun
Soviet artilleryman, holder of the Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasiliy Levashov
Vasiliy Levashov
Ukraine
Member of the headquarters of the underground Komsomol organization "Young Guard".
Petr Goncharov
Petr Goncharov
Russia
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasiliy Petrov
Vasiliy Petrov
Ukraine
Colonel General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Jdanov
Vladimir Jdanov
Ukraine
One of the organizers of the underground Komsomol group 'Young Guard'
Ivan Zelepukin
Ivan Zelepukin
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Yuriy Polyanskiy
Yuriy Polyanskiy
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Boris Vladimirov
Boris Vladimirov
Hero of the Soviet Union
Dmitriy Lazarev
Dmitriy Lazarev
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Matveev
Vladimir Matveev
Russia
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War.
Anatoliy Kovalev
Anatoliy Kovalev
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Leonid Daniliuk
Leonid Daniliuk
Lieutenant Colonel of the Soviet Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
Vasiliy Kononov
Vasiliy Kononov
Latvia
Partisans during WWII
Nikolay Andreev
Nikolay Andreev
Platoon Commander of the 3rd Separate Sapper Battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union
Herbert F. Christian
Herbert F. Christian
USA
American soldier
Maya Peglivanova
Maya Peglivanova
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Stanislav Yazvinsky
Stanislav Yazvinsky
Belarus
Retired colonel, spacecraft tester
Zoe and Alexander Kosmodemianskie
Zoe and Alexander Kosmodemianskie
Russia
Komsomol heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Evgenij Turenko
Evgenij Turenko
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, major general of aviation, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Uliana Gromova
Uliana Gromova
Russia
Member of the headquarters of the underground Komsomol organization "Young Guard"
Gevorg Akopyants
Gevorg Akopyants
Soviet officer, participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasiliy Gukov
Vasiliy Gukov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Ivan Pankov
Ivan Pankov
Ukraine
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
Luka Muravickij
Luka Muravickij
Russia
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Mihail Ivasik
Mihail Ivasik
Russia
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
Aleksandr Molodchij
Aleksandr Molodchij
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Lieutenant General of Aviation, Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Tajetdin Efendiev
Tajetdin Efendiev
Guard Sergeant Major, Gunner
Viktor Lukyanchenko
Viktor Lukyanchenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Petr Gostishchev
Petr Gostishchev
Gun commander of the 261st Guards Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Iosif Bumagin
Iosif Bumagin
Mauritius
Machine gun platoon commander of the 396th rifle regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union, lieutenant
Vladmir Nanejshvili
Vladmir Nanejshvili
Georgia
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War