Mata Hari

Mata Hari

female, deceased (1917)
dutch, spy, exotic dancer, executed by firing squad, dancer, Espionage…wartime spy, World War I, WorldWarIspy, Dutch World War I
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August, 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands - 15 October, 1917, Vincennes,...
Sylvanus Morley

Sylvanus Morley

male, deceased (1948)
Episcopalian, pre-Columbian, Archaeologist, archaeology, chichen itza, American…WorldWarIspy, spy, World War I
Sylvanus Griswold Morley (June 7, 1883 - September 2 1948) was an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar who made significant...
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

male, deceased (1965)
Modern pederasty, islomaniac, from the United Kingdom, LGBT writer, Bisexual, william somerset maugham…WorldWarIspy, spy
William Somerset Maugham, CH (January 25 1874 - December 16 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and theatre writer. He was one of the most...
Freya Stark

Freya Stark

female, deceased (1993)
31 Jan, Explorer of Asia, Women travel writer, Explorer of Arabia, Asolo, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire…WorldWarIspy, Western world
Dame Freya Madeleine Stark, DBE (b. 31 Jan1893, Paris France - d. 9 May 1993, Asolo Italy) was a British travel writer. In between that time, she...
Sidney Reilly

Sidney Reilly

male, deceased (1925)
death by firearm in Russia, murder victim, German, London Evening Standard, Soviet spy, bolshevik…Inter-War spy, WorldWarIspy, spy, Pre-World War I spy, master spy
Lieutenant Sidney George Reilly, MC (c. March 24, 1873? - November 5, 1925), famously known as the "Ace of Spies", was a Russian-born adventurer...
Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell

female, deceased (1926)
jordan, Inter-War spy, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, World War I, Drug-related death, British…wartime spy, WorldWarIspy, spy
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was a British writer, traveller, political analyst, administrator in Arabia, and an archaeologist who found...
Aaron Aaronsohn

Aaron Aaronsohn

male, deceased (1919)
Natural history of Israel, British Army, Settlements, From Bacau, Aliyah, Beersheba…World War I, WorldWarIspy, spy
Aaron Aaronsohn (1876-May 15, 1919) was a renowned Romanian-born Jewish botanist, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionist politician.
William Melville

William Melville

male, deceased (1918)
from County Kerry, British, Irish, mi5, Metropolitan Police officer, WorldWarIspy…spy, Pre-World War I spy
William Melville (April 25 1850 - February 1 1918) was an Irish law enforcement officer and the first chief of the British Secret Service,...
Alfred Redl

Alfred Redl

male, deceased (1913)
Austro-Hungarian Army officer, Treason, World War I, central intelligence agency, lviv, Austrian…WorldWarIspy
Alfred Redl was an Austrian officer who rose to head the counter-intelligence efforts of Austria-Hungary. He was one of the leading figures of...
Hugh Sinclair

Hugh Sinclair

male, deceased (1939)
World War II, second world war, World War I, Royal Navy admiral, British, mi5…Inter-War spy, WorldWarIspy, spy, First World War
Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, nicknamed Quex, was a British intelligence officer. Between 1919 and 1921, he was Director of British Naval...