George Washington

George Washington

male, deceased (1799) (Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States)
George Washington was a central and critical figure in the founding of the United States, and is commonly referred to as father of the nation. He...
Markus Wolf

Markus Wolf

male, deceased (2006)
Markus Johannes "Mischa" Wolf was head of the General Reconnaissance Administration, the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry...
James Jesus Angleton

James Jesus Angleton

male, deceased (1987)
James Jesus Angleton, known to friends and colleagues as Jim and nicknamed "the Kingfisher", was a long-serving chief of the Central Intelligence...
William Stephenson

William Stephenson

male, deceased (1989)
Sir William Samuel Stephenson, CC, MC, DFC, (January 23, 1897 - January 31, 1989) was a Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, spymaster,...
Francis Walsingham

Francis Walsingham

male, deceased (1590)
Sir Francis Walsingham is remembered by history as the "spymaster" of Queen Elizabeth I of England. An admirer of Machiavelli, Walsingham is...
R. N. Kao

R. N. Kao

male, deceased (2002)
Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918-2002) was a legendary spymaster and the first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis...
Kang Sheng

Kang Sheng

male, deceased (1975)
Kang Sheng, Communist Party of China (CPC) official, was the head of the People's Republic of China's security and intelligence apparatus at...
William Wickham

William Wickham

male, deceased (1840)
William Wickham (1761-1840) was a British spymaster during the French Revolution. Born into wealth in Yorkshire, England, William Wickham attended...
Dai Li

Dai Li

male, deceased (1946)
General Dai Li (戴笠) (Tai Li) (May 28, 1897-1946) was born in Zhejiang Province, China, the home province of President Chiang Kai-shek. He stud...
Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev

Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev

male, deceased (1908)
Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev was born at St Petersburg. His grandfather was from the ancient Georgian aristocratic family of Ignatishvili. The family...