1. William de la Pole (1396)

War Hero

William de la Pole is a famous War Hero, who was born on October 16, 1396 in United Kingdom. English military leader during the Hundred Years’ War who served as...

2. Gaspard II De Coligny (1519)

War Hero

Gaspard II De Coligny is a famous War Hero, who was born on February 16, 1519 in France. French nobleman and admiral who was a Huguenot leader during the French...

3. Nathaniel Bacon (1647)

War Hero

After leaving his native England to settle in the Virginia Colony, he led a 1676 uprising known as Bacon's Rebellion. Bacon's informally-organized militia protested what its members viewed as the...

4. Louis-joseph De Montcalm (1712)

War Hero

Louis-joseph De Montcalm is a famous War Hero, who was born on February 28, 1712 in France. French Army commander who served in the North American theatre of the Seven...

5. Miguel Hidalgo Costilla (1753)

War Hero

Miguel Hidalgo Costilla is a famous War Hero, who was born on May 8, 1753 in Mexico. Mexican war hero who was a priest and leader of the Mexican War...

6. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730)

War Hero

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben is a famous War Hero, who was born on September 17, 1730 in Germany. Military veteran who served as a Major General of the Continental Army...

7. Charles Cornwallis (1738)

War Hero

British war hero who was a British Army officer and colonel administrator and led British generals during the American War of Independence.

8. Herculece Mulligan (1740)

War Hero

Irish spy who gained fame as a hero during the American Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty. 

9. John Paul Jones (1747)

War Hero

John Paul Jones is a famous War Hero, who was born on July 6, 1747 in United Kingdom. Scottish-born sailor who fought in key naval battles during the American Revolution....

10. William Dawes (1745)

War Hero

Famous as one of the people sent on a midnight horseback mission at the start of the American Revolutionary War to alert the colonial militia that the British were approaching,...

11. Cuthbert Collingwood (1748)

War Hero

English war hero who was an admiral of the Royal Navy and known for his involvement in many British victories of the Napoleonic Wars. He partnered with Lord Nelson in...

12. Margaret Corbin (1751)

War Hero

American war hero who fought in the American Revolutionary War and became the first woman in history to receive a pension from Congress for her military service.

13. Sybil Ludington (1761)

War Hero

American Revolutionary War heroine who rode her horse, Star, to warn American forces that the British were approaching. At the time of her famous ride, she was in her mid...

14. Jose Artigas (1764)

War Hero

War hero who was often labeled the Father of Uruguayan nationhood. He was involved in the Oriental Revolution and the Luso Brazilian invasion.

15. Horatio Nelson (1758)

War Hero

Royal Navy officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars and was killed during his Battle of Trafalgar victory.

16. Nathan Hale (1755)

War Hero

American Revolutionary War hero whose last words were: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." He was named the state hero of Connecticut...

17. Deborah Sampson (1760)

War Hero

Revolutionary War heroine who dressed as a man and successfully served in the Continental Army for more than 17 months.

18. Juan Bautista Azopardo (1772)

War Hero

Juan Bautista Azopardo is a famous War Hero, who was born on February 19, 1772 in Malta. Maltese-born military hero who fought for Argentina during the country’s War of Independence....

19. Laura Secord (1775)

War Hero

Canadian War of 1812 heroine who braved twenty miles of snow to warn British troops of an upcoming American attack.

20. Oliver Hazard Perry (1785)

War Hero

Oliver Hazard Perry is a famous War Hero, who was born on August 23, 1785 in United States. United States Navy Commodore who commanded forces during the War of 1812...

21. Bernardo OHiggins (1778)

War Hero

War hero who served as the first Supreme Director of independent Chile.

22. Juan Alvarez (1790)

War Hero

After fighting in the Mexican War of Independence, the Mexican-American War, and several other major military conflicts, he served during the year 1855 as Mexico's interim President.

23. Alexander Macomb (1782)

War Hero

American general who served as Commanding General of the U.S. Army from 1828 to 1841. He served during the War of 1812 and was known as a hero of the...

24. Maha Bandula (1782)

War Hero

This Burmese national hero served during the 1820s as Commander of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces. He is particularly remembered for his heroic resistance to British rule and for his...

25. Commodore Matthew Perry (1794)

War Hero

U.S. Navy Commodore who served in the Mexican- American War and the War of 1812 and helped open Japan to the West.

26. General Santa Ana (1794)

War Hero

General Santa Ana is a famous War Hero, who was born on February 21, 1794 in Mexico. Eleven-time President of Mexico who earned the nickname, “The Napoleon of the West,”...

27. Albert Sidney Johnston (1803)

War Hero

Albert Sidney Johnston is a famous War Hero, who was born on February 2, 1803 in United States. War veteran who served as a general with the Texian Army, the...

28. John H Winder (1800)

War Hero

John H Winder is a famous War Hero, who was born on February 21, 1800 in United States. U.S. military veteran who was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel...

29. James Bonham (1807)

War Hero

Hero of the Alamo whose name was given to the town of Bonham, Texas, as well as to numerous Texas schools.

30. Robert C. Schenck (1809)

War Hero

Robert C. Schenck is a famous War Hero, who was born on October 4, 1809 in United States. American war hero who was a Union Army general in the American...

31. Abner Doubleday (1819)

War Hero

Abner Doubleday is a famous War Hero, who was born on June 26, 1819 in United States. U.S. Army officer and American Civil War Union general who fired the first...

32. Mangal Pandey (1827)

War Hero

Indian war hero who was an important soldier during the time of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was a private in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment of the...

33. George McClellan (1826)

War Hero

American Civil War General who established the Army of the Potomac and briefly served as general-in-chief of the Union Army.

34. Simon Buckner (1823)

War Hero

High-ranking military officer during the Spanish-American War who was also the 30th Governor of Kentucky.

35. Jesse L. Reno (1823)

War Hero

Jesse L. Reno is a famous War Hero, who was born on April 20, 1823 in United States. Civil War Union general who fought and was killed in the Battle...

36. John Hartranft (1830)

War Hero

After earning the prestigious Medal of Honor for his actions during the First Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Fort Stedman, this Civil War Union Army General-turned-Republican Party...

37. William W. Belknap (1829)

War Hero

U.S. Civil War hero who served in the Union Army and also briefly held the position of United States Secretary of War.

38. Charles Hamlin (1837)

War Hero

American war hero who was a Union Army major at the time of the American Civil War and was awarded the the grade of brevet brigadier general United States Volunteers...

39. James Pond (1838)

War Hero

American war hero who was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Baxter...

40. Vasil Levski (1837)

War Hero

Bulgarian war hero who strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. He founded the Internal Revolutionary Organisation.

41. Ignacio Carrera Pinto (1848)

War Hero

Ignacio Carrera Pinto is a famous War Hero, who was born on February 5, 1848 in Chile. Chilean war hero who died valiantly in the War of the Pacific. According...

42. Chris Madsen (1851)

War Hero

Remembered as one of the "Three Guardsmen" of the American Old West, he was responsible for apprehending such infamous outlaws as George "Red Buck" Waightman and Dan "Dynamite Dick" Clifton.

43. Lothar Von Trotha (1848)

War Hero

Lothar Von Trotha is a famous War Hero, who was born on July 3, 1848 in Denmark. Commander and former war hero who was disgraced for his attempt to exterminate...

44. Lord Edward Carson (1854)

War Hero

Irish statesman and Unionist politician who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

45. Tasker H. Bliss (1853)

War Hero

Tasker H. Bliss is a famous War Hero, who was born on December 31, 1853 in United States. Four-star general who fought in the Spanish American War and in World...

46. Omar Mukhtar (1858)

War Hero

Remembered for his almost two decades of work for the cause of Libyan resistance against Italian rule, Mukhtar was executed by the Italian military in the early 1930s.

47. Lord Baden-Powell (1857)

War Hero

British Army officer who founded the Boy Scouts. A decorated military man, he fought in the Second Boer War, the Anglo-Ashanti Wars, the Siege of Mafeking, and several other conflicts.

48. Edmund Allenby (1861)

War Hero

British Army Field Marshal who led England's Egyptian Expeditionary Force during World War I. He had earlier fought in the Second Boer War.

49. Peyton Conway March (1864)

War Hero

Peyton Conway March is a famous War Hero, who was born on December 27, 1864 in United States. Leader of U.S. Army forces in Germany during World War I. He...

50. Gjorche Petrov (1865)

War Hero

Bulgarian-Macedonian revolutionary and leader of the Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Movement.