1. John Franklin (1786)

Royal Navy Admiral

Famed arctic explorer who led Britain's largest expedition to seek the Northwest Passage and never came back from it.

2. Lord Charles Beresford (1846)

Royal Navy Admiral

English Navy admiral who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament. During his military career, he rose to fame in the period of the Egyptian War as the captain of...

3. William Bligh (1754)

Royal Navy Admiral

Harsh captain of the HMS Bounty who was overthrown in a violent mutiny.

4. Timothy Laurence (1955)

Royal Navy Admiral

British former naval officer who married Princess Anne in December 1992. He served as the Equerry to Elizabeth II from 1986 to 1989.

5. George Zambellas (1958)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir George Michael Zambellas KCB DSC DL is the current First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff of the Royal Navy. In his early career he served...

6. Ernest Archer (Royal Navy officer) (1891)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Ernest Russell Archer KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland.

7. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas (1778)

Royal Navy Admiral

Rear Admiral George Heneage Lawrence Dundas CB was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. As a junior officer he came to prominence due to his brave conduct during a...

8. Francis Egerton (Royal Navy officer) (1824)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Francis Egerton known as Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833 was a British naval commander and politician. Egerton was the second son of Francis Egerton 1st Earl of Ellesmere younger son...

9. Samuel Graves (1713)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Samuel Graves was a British Royal Navy admiral who is probably best known for his role early in the American War of Independence.

10. George Collier (1738)

Royal Navy Admiral

Vice Admiral Sir George Collier was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Seven Years' War the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars....

11. Charles Wager (1666)

Royal Navy Admiral

Sir Charles Wager was a British Admiral and First Lord of the Admiralty between 1733 and 1742. Despite heroic active service and steadfast administration and diplomatic service Wager's reputation has...

12. Robert Moorsom (1760)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. His very...

13. George Churchill (Unknow)

Royal Navy Admiral

14. William Edmonstone (1810)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir William Edmonstone 4th Baronet CB DL also 14th of Duntreath was a Scottish naval commander courtier and politician. Born at Hampton Edmonstone was Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire...

15. Swynfen Carnegie (1813)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral The Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Naval Lord.

16. Francis Holburne (Unknow)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Francis Holburne was a Royal Navy officer who also served as a Member of Parliament.

17. Richard Trowbridge (1920)

Royal Navy Admiral

Rear Admiral Sir Richard John Trowbridge KCVO was Western Australia's twenty-fifth Governor from 25 November 1980 to 24 November 1983 and the last British-born vice-regal representative in Australia. He was...

18. Cloudesley Shovell (Unknow)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell was an English naval officer. Rising through the ranks and fighting in many of the important battles of the late 17th and early...

19. William Codrington (1804)

Royal Navy Admiral

Rear Admiral William Codrington CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Junior Naval Lord.

20. Richard Charles Mayne (1835)

Royal Navy Admiral

Richard Charles Mayne RN CB FGS MP was a Royal Navy Captain later Admiral and explorer. Richard Mayne was the son of Sir Richard Mayne KCB and the grandson of...

21. Lord Clarence Paget (1811)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget KCB was a British sailor politician and sculptor.

22. William Henry Percy (1788)

Royal Navy Admiral

The Honourable William Henry Percy was a British Royal Navy officer and politician.

23. Lord Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton (1799)

Royal Navy Admiral

Lord John Frederick Gordon Hallyburton GCH was a Scottish naval officer and Member of Parliament. He was born the Honourable John Frederick Gordon third son of George Gordon 5th Earl...

24. Philip Charles Durham (1763)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson Durham GCB was a Royal Navy officer whose service in the American War of Independence French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars was lengthy distinguished...

25. George Campbell (Royal Navy officer) (1759)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir George Campbell GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth.

26. George Delaval (1667)

Royal Navy Admiral

George Delaval was an English naval admiral and diplomat.

27. Fabian Malbon (1946)

Royal Navy Admiral

Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon KBE was the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 2005–2011.

28. Hugh Palliser (1723)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser 1st Baronet was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. During the latter he came into...

29. Jonathon Band (1950)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB DL from 2006 to 2009 was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff the most senior serving officer in the Royal Navy....

30. Murray Sueter (1872)

Royal Navy Admiral

Sir Murray Fraser Sueter CB MP was a Royal Naval officer who was noted as a pioneer of naval aviation and later became a Member of Parliament.

31. Watson Cheyne (1852)

Royal Navy Admiral

Sir William Watson Cheyne 1st Baronet KCMG CB FRCS FRS was a British surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptic surgical methods in the United Kingdom. Cheyne was...

32. Roy Clare (1950)

Royal Navy Admiral

Roy Alexander George Clare CBE was Chief Executive of the Museums Libraries and Archives Council 2007-2011. The MLA is due to close down in April 2012 as part of a...

33. George Johnstone Hope (1767)

Royal Navy Admiral

Rear-Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope KCB was a British naval officer who served with distinction in the Royal Navy throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars including service at the...

34. Charles Elliot (Unknow)

Royal Navy Admiral

Sir Charles Elliot KCB was a British naval officer diplomat and colonial administrator. He became the first administrator of Hong Kong in 1841 while serving as both Plenipotentiary and Chief...

35. Adrian Johns (1951)

Royal Navy Admiral

Vice Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns KCB CBE KStJ ADC was the Governor of Gibraltar between 2009 and 2013 and a former senior officer in the Royal Navy. His most...

36. Robert FitzRoy (1805)

Royal Navy Admiral

Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN was a career officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage...

37. William Cornwallis (1744)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral the Honourable Sir William Cornwallis GCB was a Royal Navy officer. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis the 1st Marquess Cornwallis British commander at the siege of Yorktown....

38. Temple West (Unknow)

Royal Navy Admiral

Vice-Admiral Temple West was a British naval officer best known for his role as second-in-command to Admiral John Byng in the Battle of Minorca.

39. George Pocock (1706)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir George Po* KB was a British officer of the Royal Navy.

40. Charles Montgomery (Royal Navy officer) (Unknow)

Royal Navy Admiral

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Percival Ross Montgomery KBE ADC is a Royal Navy officer who until 10 October 2012 served as Second Sea Lord.

41. Philip Raffaelli (1955)

Royal Navy Admiral

Surgeon Vice-Admiral Philip Iain Raffaelli CB QHP FRCP is a British general practitioner and the current Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces.

42. Arthur Henniker-Hughan (1866)

Royal Navy Admiral

Sir Arthur John Henniker-Hughan 6th Baronet CB was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Unionist Member of Parliament for Galloway from 1924 until his death.

43. Thomas Griffin (Royal Navy officer) (1692)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Thomas Griffin was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.

44. James Hanway Plumridge (1788)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir James Hanway Plumridge KCB MP was a British naval officer whose career extended from Trafalgar to the Crimean War and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament.

45. Guy Gaunt (1870)

Royal Navy Admiral

Sir Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt KCMG CB was an Australian-born officer of the Royal Navy counter-intelligence officer and a British Conservative Party politician. Gaunt was born in Ballarat Australia to...

46. Percy Royds (1874)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds CB CMG ADC was a British admiral and politician. Royds was born in Rochdale the son of Ernest Royds and the older brother of...

47. Henry John Leeke (1794)

Royal Navy Admiral

Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke KCB KH DL was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord Member of Parliament for Dover and Deputy Lieutenant of...

48. Philip Jones (Royal Navy officer) (1960)

Royal Navy Admiral

Vice Admiral Philip Andrew Jones CB is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as the Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.

49. Henry Mainwaring (1587)

Royal Navy Admiral

Sir Henry Mainwaring was an English lawyer soldier author seaman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He was for a time a pirate...

50. Thomas Tudor Tucker (Royal Navy officer) (1775)

Royal Navy Admiral

Thomas Tudor Tucker C. B. was a British sailor from Bermuda. He was a Rear Admiral in the British Navy.