- Peter Mews Of Hinton Admiral
Sir Peter Mews of Hinton Admiral (1672-1727). Born to Colonel John Mews and Sarah Mellish, he was educated at St. John's College, Oxford. He was appointed Chancellor of Winchester Diocese in 1698 by his uncle (Bishop Peter Mews), a post he held until his death in March 1727. He was knighted 13 July 1712. He was the Member of Parliament for Christchurch from 1710 until his death. Mews bought the manors of Christchurch and Westover from the Earl of Clarendon in 1708, …
- John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, decorated war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. He was a presidential candidate in the 2000 election, but was defeated by George W. Bush for the Republican nomination. On February 28, 2007, during a guest appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman", …
- Admiral
Admiral ("admiraal") is a rank of the Royal Netherlands Navy ("Koninklijke Marine") that can be held by either an Naval officer appointed by the government or a member of the royal family. The nobility connection to the rank of Admiral possibly originated in 1830 when King William I promoted his son prince Frederik (who was already the Secretary of State for War and Navy) to the rank of Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
- Michael Mullen
Admiral Michael Glenn Mullen (born October 4 1946) became the 28th Chief of Naval Operations of the United States Navy, relieving Admiral Vern Clark on 22 July, 2005. He served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations under Clark, and as the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe & Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples.
- Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (Genoa?, 1451 - May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a navigator and colonialist who is one of several historical figures credited as the first European to discover the Americas. Though likely not the first to reach the Americas from Europe, it was Columbus' voyages that lead to general European awareness of the hemisphere and the successful establishment of European cultures in the New World. It is generally believed that he was born in Genoa, …
- William J. Fallon
Admiral William J. Fallon assumed duties as the commander, U.S. Central Command on March 16, 2007.
- Zheng He
Zheng He (1371-1433), was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" (Chinese: 三保太監下西洋) or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433
- William Penn
Sir William Penn (April 23, 1621 - September 16, 1670) was an English admiral, and the father of William Penn, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. The state of Pennsylvania is named in his honor (and not, as is often supposed, in honor of his son, the Quaker leader.) Penn was born in St. Thomas Parish, Bristol. In the First Anglo-Dutch War, he served in the navy of the Commonwealth of England, commanding squadrons at the battles of the Kentish Knock (1652), Portland, …
- Arleigh Burke
Arleigh Albert Burke was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration.
- John Ross
John Ross was an admiral of the British Royal Navy. In 1762 he initiated land tenure reform which would later evolve into the Highland Clearances.
- George Dewey
George Dewey (December 26, 1837 - January 16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his victory (without the loss of a single life of his own forces due to combat; one man died of a heart attack) at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. He was also the only person in the history of the United States to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy, the most senior rank in the United States Navy.
- David Farragut
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 - August 14, 1870) was the first senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and full admiral of the Navy. He is remembered in popular culture for his possibly apocryphal order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, usually paraphrased: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!".
- Stansfield Turner
Stansfield Turner (born December 1, 1923 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA) was an Admiral and Director of Central Intelligence. He is currently a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy. He is a Christian Scientist.
- John
John was the "amiratus" or emir of Roger II of Sicily. John was born to the Admiral Eugenius in Palermo, where his family had moved from Troina. His brothers were the "logothete" Philip and the "amiratus" Nicholas. His uncle was the notary Basil. All his family members were closely connected to the royal family and in its service. John's son was the equally famous Eugenius II. In 1131, …
- Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria or D'Oria (November 30 1466 - November 25 1560) was a Genoese "condottiero" and admiral.
- Robert Blake
Robert Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England, and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century. Blake was one of thirteen siblings born to a merchant in Bridgwater, Somerset, UK, where he attended grammar school. After attending Wadham College, Oxford, he had hoped to follow an academic career, but failed to secure a fellowship to Merton College, probably because of his political and religious views.
- Alan West
Admiral Sir Alan West GCB DSC DUniv (born 1948) was the First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Royal Navy from 2002 to 2006.
- George Brown
George Brown (1835-1913) was an American naval officer. He was born in Indiana, and entered the navy as a midshipman in 1849. He served throughout the Civil War, especially distinguishing himself on the night of February 24, 1863, when, in command of the Indianola at Palmyra Island, he defended himself for an hour and a half against four Confederate gunboats. Finally he was wounded and taken prisoner, and his vessel was destroyed.
- James Stockdale
Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 - July 5, 2005) was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy. Shot down over enemy territory in 1965, Stockdale was the highest ranking naval officer held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was released in 1973. He was awarded 26 personal combat decorations, including the Medal of Honor and four Silver Stars.
- Gary Roughead
Among his six operational commands, Roughead was the first officer to command both classes of Aegis ships, having commanded USS Barry and USS Port Royal . As a Flag Officer, Roughead commanded Cruiser Destroyer Group 2, the George Washington Battle Group; and U.S. Second Fleet/NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic and Naval Forces North Fleet East.
- Yi Sun-Sin
Yi Sun-sin, also commonly transliterated Yi Soon-shin, was a Korean naval leader noted for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) during the Joseon Dynasty. He led the victories as the temporary commander of the Kyungsang, Jeolla, and Chungcheong provincial Navies. His temporary title was "Samdo Sugun Tongjesa", literally meaning "Tri-provincial naval district commander".
- Mark Kerr
Mark Edward Frederick Kerr, British Rear Admiral was a son of Admiral Lord Frederick Kerr. As head of the Greek navy at the outbreak of World War I, he helped keep Greece out of the war. His career is the basis for Geoffrey Miller's book "Superior Force". Kerr married Rose Margaret Gough on July 10 1906. They had two daughters: *Alix Liddell (née Kerr), born May 10 1907 *Luise Rosemary Kerr, born November 22 1908.
- William Brown
Admiral William Brown (also known in Spanish as: Guillermo Brown) was born in Foxford, County Mayo, Ireland on June 22, 1777 and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 3, 1857. Brown's victories in the Independence War, the Argentina-Brazil War, and the "Guerra Grande" in Uruguay earned the respect and appreciation of the Argentine people, and today he is regarded as one of Argentina's national heroes.
- Hyman G. Rickover
Admiral Hyman George Rickover, U.S. Navy, (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy", which as of July 2007 had produced 200 nuclear-powered submarines, and 23 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and cruisers, though many of these U.S. vessels are now decommissioned and others under construction. With his unique personality, political connections, responsibilities and depth of knowledge regarding naval nuclear propulsion, …
- Wilhelm Canaris
Wilhelm Franz Canaris (January 1, 1887 - April 9, 1945) was a German admiral and head of the "Abwehr", the German military intelligence service, from 1935 to 1944.
- Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith (? - 1762) was a British admiral and colonial governor. Smith was born in England, rumored to be the illegitimate son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton. He joined the Royal Navy and became a junior lieutenant on the "Royal Oak" in 1727. In 1730, he was elevated to captain of the "Success." Smith was captain of the "Romney" from 1740 to 1742, where his duty was to protect the Newfoundland fisheries.
- George Clinton
George Clinton (c.1686 - 10 July 1761) was a British naval officer and political leader who served as the colonial governor of Newfoundland in 1731 and of New York from 1743 to 1753. Clinton was the youngest son of the 6th Earl of Lincoln and connected by marriage to the Duke of Newcastle and Henry Pelham. He joined the Royal Navy in 1708 and served for 35 years. In 1732, he was commissioned as a commodore and appointed governor of Newfoundland, …
- Jonathon Band
Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, BSc (Exon), KCB, ADC (born 1950), since 2006, is the First Sea Lord of the United Kingdom, the most senior serving officer in the Royal Navy. Before serving as First Sea Lord he was Commander-in-Chief Fleet. Since becoming First Sea Lord, Band has been a firm advocate of the creation of new ships to meet new threats and maintain the status of the Royal Navy as one of the world's leading naval forces.
- James Loy
James M. Loy, Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
- Timothy J. Keating
Admiral Timothy J. Keating assumed command of the United States Pacific Command on 26 March 2007. He left his position as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and of the United States Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado on 23 March 2007. Keating was born on November 5 1949 in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1971. Following duty aboard USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) in the western Pacific, …
- William Allen
Rear-Admiral William Allen (November, 1792 - 23 January, 1864) was an English naval officer and explorer. Allen was involved in fighting the African slave trade, and took part in three expeditions to West Africa. In 1832 he went up the River Niger with Richard Lemon Lander and Macgregor Laird. He also tried to find an alternative route to India by proposing to connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea and then the Red Sea.
- Jean Bart
Jean Bart (October 21 1650 - April 27 1702) - was a ("Dutch born") French naval commander and privateer.
- Isamu Takeshita
(4 December 1869 -1 July 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was also a diplomat whose accomplishments included helping end the Russo-Japanese War favorably for Japan and obtaining former German possessions in the Pacific for Japan following World War I. In addition, he was a patron (and practitioner) of the Japanese martial arts, especially judo, sumo, and aikido.
- Bertram Ramsay
Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB KBE MVO, (January 20, 1883 - January 2, 1945) was a British admiral during World War II. He was an important contributor in the field of amphibious warfare.
- Edward Vernon
Edward Vernon ("Old Grog") (12 November 1684-30 October 1757) was an English naval officer. Born in Westminster, London, Vernon was the second son of James Vernon, secretary of state to William III. Vernon attended Westminster School, then joined the Royal Navy on 10 May 1700 as a Volunteer on HMS "Shrewsbury". In March 1701, he was transferred to HMS "Ipswich" and three months later, joined HMS "Mary".
- Gavin Menzies
Gavin Menzies (b. 1937) is a retired submarine commander and the author of the controversial book "1421: The Year China Discovered the World" which asserted that ships from the Chinese fleet of admiral Zheng He traveled to the Americas prior to Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492 and circumnavigated the globe a century before Ferdinand Magellan. This thesis (known as the 1421 hypothesis) has been discounted by mainstream historians.
- Richard Thomas
Admiral Sir Richard Thomas KCB KCVO OBE RN was the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (or simply Black Rod) in the British Parliament's House of Lords. Sir Richard served as Black Rod from January 1992 to 8 May 1995. He was the uncle of actresses Kristin Scott Thomas and Serena Scott Thomas (the "Scott" portion of their last names coming from another British naval officer, Capt. Robert F. Scott, the ill fated explorer of the South Pole).
- Piri Reis
Piri Reis (full name Hadji Muhiddin Piri Ibn Hadji Mehmed was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer born between 1465 and 1470 in Gallipoli on the Aegean coast of Turkey. He is primarily known today for his maps and charts collected in his "Kitab-ı Bahriye" ("Book of Navigation"), …
- Ali Shamkhani
Ali Shamkhani is an Iranian admiral. He was the Iranian Minister of Defense until August 24, 2005, and was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar. Shamkhani is an Iranian Arab. Born in 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, he earned a B.S. degree in Agriculture from Jondishapur University, followed by Master's degree from Iran's Army Command Headquarters some years later. He is the editing translator of two volumes in strategic management.
- Raymond A. Spruance
Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 - December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral in World War II, and commanded US naval forces at the turning point of the Pacific War, the Battle of Midway. As Nelson is sometimes called Nelson of Trafalgar, for his role in the famous victory over the French Navy, Spruance should be called Spruance of Midway for his role in the decisive victory over the Japanese Navy.