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Abbé Pierre
L'Abbé Pierre, was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement.
L'Abbé Pierre, was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement.
Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri
Abd El-Kader Ben Muhieddine, known as Emir "Prince" Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri' or Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri', was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a...
Abd El-Kader Ben Muhieddine, known as Emir "Prince" Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri' or Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri', was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a...
Abdelkader El Djezairi
Abd El-Kader ibn Muhieddine, known as Abdelkader El Djezairi or was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion in the mid-ni...
Abd El-Kader ibn Muhieddine, known as Abdelkader El Djezairi or was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion in the mid-ni...
Adolphe Guillaumat
Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat (Bourgneuf, Charente-Maritime, January 4, 1863 – Nantes, May 18, 1940) was a French Army general during World War I.
Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat (Bourgneuf, Charente-Maritime, January 4, 1863 – Nantes, May 18, 1940) was a French Army general during World War I.
Adolphe Niel
Adolphe Niel (4 October 1802 – 13 August 1869) was a French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France.
Adolphe Niel (4 October 1802 – 13 August 1869) was a French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France.
Ahmad Shah Qajar
Ahmad Shāh Qājār was Shah of Iran from July 16, 1909, to October 31, 1925 and the last of the Qajar dynasty.
Ahmad Shāh Qājār was Shah of Iran from July 16, 1909, to October 31, 1925 and the last of the Qajar dynasty.
Akihito
Akihito is the current reigning of Japan, the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession.
Akihito is the current reigning of Japan, the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession.
Alain de Boissieu
Alain de Boissieu was a French general, Free French, Compagnon de la Libération, Army chief of staff and son-in-law of general Charles de Gaulle.
Alain de Boissieu was a French general, Free French, Compagnon de la Libération, Army chief of staff and son-in-law of general Charles de Gaulle.
Alain Le Ray
Alain Le Ray was a French general.
Alain Le Ray was a French general.
Albert Caquot
Albert Caquot (1 July 1881, Vouziers, Ardennes – 28 November 1976, Paris) was considered as the "best living French engineer" during half a century.
Albert Caquot (1 July 1881, Vouziers, Ardennes – 28 November 1976, Paris) was considered as the "best living French engineer" during half a century.
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Aleksander Kwaśniewski (; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist.
Aleksander Kwaśniewski (; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist.
Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I of Russia, served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King of Poland from 1815 to 1825.
Alexander I of Russia, served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King of Poland from 1815 to 1825.
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes (27 November 1790, Paris - 10 June 1860) was a French admiral and senator.
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes (27 November 1790, Paris - 10 June 1860) was a French admiral and senator.
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
Alexei Nikolaevich of the House of Romanov, was the Tsesarevich and heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire.
Alexei Nikolaevich of the House of Romanov, was the Tsesarevich and heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire.
Alfred Heurtaux
Alfred Marie-Joseph Heurtaux (20 May 1893 – 30 December 1985) was a French World War I fighter ace credited with 21 victories.
Alfred Marie-Joseph Heurtaux (20 May 1893 – 30 December 1985) was a French World War I fighter ace credited with 21 victories.
Alfred-Amédée Dodds
Alfred-Amédée Dodds (6 February 1842 - 18 July 1922) was a French General, commander of French forces in Sénégal from 1890, commander of French forces in the second expeditionary force to suppr...
Alfred-Amédée Dodds (6 February 1842 - 18 July 1922) was a French General, commander of French forces in Sénégal from 1890, commander of French forces in the second expeditionary force to suppr...
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, known both as "Big Alma" and "The Great Grandmother of San Francisco", was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist who, among her many accomplishments, persuaded he...
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, known both as "Big Alma" and "The Great Grandmother of San Francisco", was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist who, among her many accomplishments, persuaded he...
Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante
Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante (June 10, 1782 – November 22, 1866) was a French statesman and historian.
Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante (June 10, 1782 – November 22, 1866) was a French statesman and historian.
Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry
Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry (2 August 1797 - 27 March 1873), French journalist and historian, was the younger brother of Augustin.
Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry (2 August 1797 - 27 March 1873), French journalist and historian, was the younger brother of Augustin.
Andrei Eberhardt
Andrei Augostovich Eberhardt was an Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy of Swedish ancestry.
Andrei Augostovich Eberhardt was an Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy of Swedish ancestry.
Andrew Bertie
Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie (15 May 1929 – 7 February 2008) was the 78th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, serving for nearly 20 years from 1988 unt...
Fra' Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie (15 May 1929 – 7 February 2008) was the 78th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, serving for nearly 20 years from 1988 unt...
André Masséna
André Masséna 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
André Masséna 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Antoine Chanzy
Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy (18 March 1823 – 4 January 1883) was a French general, notable for his successes during the Franco-Prussian War and as a governor of Algeria.
Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy (18 March 1823 – 4 January 1883) was a French general, notable for his successes during the Franco-Prussian War and as a governor of Algeria.
Antoine Maurice Apollinaire d'Argout
Atoine Maurice Apollinaire, Comte d'Argout (28 August 1782 Veyssilieu, Isère - 15 January 1858 Paris) was a French statesman, minister and governor of the Bank of France.
Atoine Maurice Apollinaire, Comte d'Argout (28 August 1782 Veyssilieu, Isère - 15 January 1858 Paris) was a French statesman, minister and governor of the Bank of France.
Antoine Virgile Schneider
Antoine Virgile Schneider (22 March 1779 Sarreguemines (Moselle) - 11 July 1847 Paris) was a soldier and politician.
Antoine Virgile Schneider (22 March 1779 Sarreguemines (Moselle) - 11 July 1847 Paris) was a soldier and politician.
Antonio González de Aguilar, 8th Marquis of la Vega de Armijo
Don Antonio González de Aguilar y Correa, 8th Marquis of la Vega de Armijo, 6th Marquis of Mos, Grandee of Spain, KOGF (Madrid, Spain; 1824–1908) was a Spanish noble and politician who served as...
Don Antonio González de Aguilar y Correa, 8th Marquis of la Vega de Armijo, 6th Marquis of Mos, Grandee of Spain, KOGF (Madrid, Spain; 1824–1908) was a Spanish noble and politician who served as...
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, GCB was a senior British air force commander.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, GCB was a senior British air force commander.
Arturo Uslar Pietri
Arturo Uslar Pietri (Caracas, May 16 1906 - February 26 2001), was a Venezuelan intellectual, lawyer, journalist, writer, television producer and politician.
Arturo Uslar Pietri (Caracas, May 16 1906 - February 26 2001), was a Venezuelan intellectual, lawyer, journalist, writer, television producer and politician.
Auguste Dubail
Auguste Yvon Edmond Dubail (15 April 1851 - 7 January 1934) was a French Army general.
Auguste Yvon Edmond Dubail (15 April 1851 - 7 January 1934) was a French Army general.
Augustin Bea
Augustin Bea, SJ (May 28, 1881 – November 16, 1968) was a German scholar at the Gregorian University specializing in biblical studies and biblical archeology.
Augustin Bea, SJ (May 28, 1881 – November 16, 1968) was a German scholar at the Gregorian University specializing in biblical studies and biblical archeology.
Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère
Augustin Manuel Hubert Gaston Boué de Lapeyrère was a French admiral during World War I. He was a strong proponent of naval reform, and is comparable to Admiral Jackie Fisher of the British Roya...
Augustin Manuel Hubert Gaston Boué de Lapeyrère was a French admiral during World War I. He was a strong proponent of naval reform, and is comparable to Admiral Jackie Fisher of the British Roya...
Augustin Guillaume
Augustin Guillaume (Guillestre, 30 July 1895 – Guillestre, 9 March 1983) was a French general.
Augustin Guillaume (Guillestre, 30 July 1895 – Guillestre, 9 March 1983) was a French general.
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer.
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer.
Bernard Saint-Hillier
Bernard Saint-Hillier (29 December 1911 — 28 July 2004) was a French general.
Bernard Saint-Hillier (29 December 1911 — 28 July 2004) was a French general.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current Monarch of Thailand.
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current Monarch of Thailand.
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE (Punjabi: ਭੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; 12 October 1891, Patiala–23 March 1938, Patiala) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from...
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE (Punjabi: ਭੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; 12 October 1891, Patiala–23 March 1938, Patiala) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from...
Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist.
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist.
Carl Andrew Spaatz
Carl Andrew "Tooey" Spaatz GBE was an American World War II general and the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
Carl Andrew "Tooey" Spaatz GBE was an American World War II general and the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War, Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defence Forces during World War II, Marshal of Finland, and a Fi...
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War, Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defence Forces during World War II, Marshal of Finland, and a Fi...
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf is the reigning King of Sweden since 15 September 1973, succeeding his grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf.
Carl XVI Gustaf is the reigning King of Sweden since 15 September 1973, succeeding his grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf.
Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon
Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Grenade (May 31, 1754 – December 25, 1818) was Marshal of France.
Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Grenade (May 31, 1754 – December 25, 1818) was Marshal of France.
Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut
Auguste Charles Joseph de Flahaut de La Billarderie, Comte de Flahaut de La Billarderie was a French general and statesman.
Auguste Charles Joseph de Flahaut de La Billarderie, Comte de Flahaut de La Billarderie was a French general and statesman.
Charles Mangin
Charles Emmanuel Marie Mangin (6 July 1866, Sarrebourg, Moselle – 12 May 1925, Paris) was a French general during World War I.
Charles Emmanuel Marie Mangin (6 July 1866, Sarrebourg, Moselle – 12 May 1925, Paris) was a French general during World War I.
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG GCB OM DSO & Bar MC (21 May 1893 – 22 April 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force officer and ...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG GCB OM DSO & Bar MC (21 May 1893 – 22 April 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force officer and ...
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt was a French Egyptologist.
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt was a French Egyptologist.
Claude Juste Alexandre Legrand
Claude Just Alexandre Louis Legrand (23 February 1762, Le Plessier-sur-Saint-Just, Oise - 8 January 1815, Paris) was a French general.
Claude Just Alexandre Louis Legrand (23 February 1762, Le Plessier-sur-Saint-Just, Oise - 8 January 1815, Paris) was a French general.
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss (; (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology".
Claude Lévi-Strauss (; (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology".
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller, Sr. is the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family.
David Rockefeller, Sr. is the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family.
De Lacy Evans
Sir (George) De Lacy Evans GCB (1787 – 9 January 1870) was a British Army general who served in four wars in which the United Kingdom's troops took part in the 19th century.
Sir (George) De Lacy Evans GCB (1787 – 9 January 1870) was a British Army general who served in four wars in which the United Kingdom's troops took part in the 19th century.
Dmitry Shcherbachev
Dmitry Grigorevich Shcherbachev (1857- 1932) served as a generally unsuccessful artillery commander in the Russian Army during the World War I.
Dmitry Grigorevich Shcherbachev (1857- 1932) served as a generally unsuccessful artillery commander in the Russian Army during the World War I.
Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army.
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside GCB, CMG, DSO, was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War.
Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside GCB, CMG, DSO, was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War.
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, KCH (21 November 1790 – 23 November 1858) was a British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating wit...
Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, KCH (21 November 1790 – 23 November 1858) was a British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating wit...
Edouard Jacques Burgues de Missiessy
Édouard-Thomas de Burgues, comte de Missiessy was a French sailor.
Édouard-Thomas de Burgues, comte de Missiessy was a French sailor.
Elie Wiesel
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE is a Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor.
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE is a Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor.
Elie Wiesel bibliography
This is a bibliography of the works of Elie Wiesel.
This is a bibliography of the works of Elie Wiesel.
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms, and head of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations.
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms, and head of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations.
Eric Phipps
Sir Eric Clare Edmund Phipps GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a British diplomat.
Sir Eric Clare Edmund Phipps GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a British diplomat.
Ernest King
Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was Commander in Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations (COMINCH-CNO) during World War II. As COMINCH, he dir...
Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was Commander in Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations (COMINCH-CNO) during World War II. As COMINCH, he dir...
Esma'il Mass'oud
Esma’il Mass’oud was Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty, son of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and grandson of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar.
Esma’il Mass’oud was Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty, son of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and grandson of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar.
Eugène Schneider
Joseph Eugène Schneider (29 March 1805 – 27 November 1875) was a French industrialist.
Joseph Eugène Schneider (29 March 1805 – 27 November 1875) was a French industrialist.
Ferdinand Brunot
Ferdinand-Eugène-Jean-Baptiste Brunot was a French linguist and philologist, author of the ground-breaking nine-volume Histoire de la langue française des origines à 1900 published from 1905...
Ferdinand-Eugène-Jean-Baptiste Brunot was a French linguist and philologist, author of the ground-breaking nine-volume Histoire de la langue française des origines à 1900 published from 1905...
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing distances and times b...
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing distances and times b...
Ferdinand Foch
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (; born June 18, 1931), also known by his initials FHC, was the 34th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil and served for two terms from January 1, 1995 ...
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (; born June 18, 1931), also known by his initials FHC, was the 34th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil and served for two terms from January 1, 1995 ...
Festus Mogae
Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician who was President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008.
Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician who was President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008.
Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Cossiga ( 1928 – 2010) was an Italian politician, the 43rd Prime Minister and the eighth President of the Italian Republic.
Francesco Cossiga ( 1928 – 2010) was an Italian politician, the 43rd Prime Minister and the eighth President of the Italian Republic.
František Fajtl
Lieutenant General František Fajtl (20 August 1912 – 4 October 2006) was a Czech fighter pilot of World War II. He was a RAF squadron and wing commander and led a group of Czechoslovak fighter p...
Lieutenant General František Fajtl (20 August 1912 – 4 October 2006) was a Czech fighter pilot of World War II. He was a RAF squadron and wing commander and led a group of Czechoslovak fighter p...
François Achille Bazaine
François Achille Bazaine was a French General and from 1864, a Marshal of France, who surrendered the last organized French army to the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian war.
François Achille Bazaine was a French General and from 1864, a Marshal of France, who surrendered the last organized French army to the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian war.
François Albert-Buisson
François Albert-Buisson was a French entrepreneur, industrial, consular magistrate, economist, politician, historian.
François Albert-Buisson was a French entrepreneur, industrial, consular magistrate, economist, politician, historian.
François Anthoine
François Paul Anthoine (1860 – 1944) was a French army general during World War I, most notable during Robert Nivelle's ill-fated campaign in 1917 and later the Third Battle of the Aisne.
François Paul Anthoine (1860 – 1944) was a French army general during World War I, most notable during Robert Nivelle's ill-fated campaign in 1917 and later the Third Battle of the Aisne.
François Hollande
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is the 24th President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra.
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is the 24th President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra.
François Mauriac
François Mauriac (11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author; member of the Académie française (1933); laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952).
François Mauriac (11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author; member of the Académie française (1933); laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952).
François Thomas Tréhouart
François Thomas Tréhouart (27 April 1798 - 8 November 1873) was a French admiral, notable as the last holder to date of the rank of Admiral of France, to which he was appointed on 20 February 1869.
François Thomas Tréhouart (27 April 1798 - 8 November 1873) was a French admiral, notable as the last holder to date of the rank of Admiral of France, to which he was appointed on 20 February 1869.
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros (3 June 1748, Rochefort - 19 August 1832, Toulon) was a French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros (3 June 1748, Rochefort - 19 August 1832, Toulon) was a French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo
François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo (24 June 1774 – 25 June 1838) was a French Army general and military engineer.
François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo (24 June 1774 – 25 June 1838) was a French Army general and military engineer.
Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
Field Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DL (16 October 1865 – 28 August 1946) was a British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
Field Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DL (16 October 1865 – 28 August 1946) was a British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
Fuad I of Egypt
Fuad I was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur.
Fuad I was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur.
Fulgence Bienvenüe
Fulgence Bienvenüe (27 January 1852 – 3 August 1936) was a French civil engineer, best known for his role in the construction of the Paris Métro.
Fulgence Bienvenüe (27 January 1852 – 3 August 1936) was a French civil engineer, best known for his role in the construction of the Paris Métro.
Gaston Palewski
Gaston Palewski, French politician, was a close associate of Charles de Gaulle during and after World War II. He is also remembered as the lover of the English novelist Nancy Mitford, and appear...
Gaston Palewski, French politician, was a close associate of Charles de Gaulle during and after World War II. He is also remembered as the lover of the English novelist Nancy Mitford, and appear...
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz (October 25, 1920 - February 14, 2002), was a niece of General Charles de Gaulle, a member of the French Resistance, and the president of ATD Quart Monde.
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz (October 25, 1920 - February 14, 2002), was a niece of General Charles de Gaulle, a member of the French Resistance, and the president of ATD Quart Monde.
George Clerk (diplomat)
Sir George Russell Clerk PC GCMG CB was a British diplomat and Privy Counsellor who ended his career as Ambassador to France from 1934 to 1937, after seven years as Ambassador to Turkey and one ...
Sir George Russell Clerk PC GCMG CB was a British diplomat and Privy Counsellor who ended his career as Ambassador to France from 1934 to 1937, after seven years as Ambassador to Turkey and one ...
George Marshall
George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense.
George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense.
George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death.
Georges Bidault
Georges-Augustin Bidault (; 5 October 1899 27 January 1983) was a French politician.
Georges-Augustin Bidault (; 5 October 1899 27 January 1983) was a French politician.
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, in religion Louis de la Trinité (7 August 1889 - 7 September 1964) was a priest, diplomat and French Navy officer and admiral; he became one of the major perso...
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, in religion Louis de la Trinité (7 August 1889 - 7 September 1964) was a priest, diplomat and French Navy officer and admiral; he became one of the major perso...
Georges-Eugène Haussmann
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann, was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris.
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann, was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris.
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Гео́ргий Константи́нович Жу́ков; – 18 June 1974), was a Soviet career officer in the Red Army who, in the course of World War II, play...
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Гео́ргий Константи́нович Жу́ков; – 18 June 1974), was a Soviet career officer in the Red Army who, in the course of World War II, play...
Germaine Tillion
Germaine Tillion (May 30, 1907 – April 18, 2008) was a French anthropologist, best known for her work in Algeria in the 1950s on behalf of the French government.
Germaine Tillion (May 30, 1907 – April 18, 2008) was a French anthropologist, best known for her work in Algeria in the 1950s on behalf of the French government.
Giustino Fortunato (1777-1862)
Giustino Fortunato, also known as Giustino Fortunato senior was an Italian patriot, magistrate and politician, as well as great uncle of the homonymous politician.
Giustino Fortunato, also known as Giustino Fortunato senior was an Italian patriot, magistrate and politician, as well as great uncle of the homonymous politician.
Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn
Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn, GCMG, GCVO, CB, known as Gladwyn Jebb (25 April 1900 – 24 October 1996), was a prominent British civil servant, diplomat and politician ...
Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn, GCMG, GCVO, CB, known as Gladwyn Jebb (25 April 1900 – 24 October 1996), was a prominent British civil servant, diplomat and politician ...
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, 1st Comte Brune (13 March 1763 – 2 August 1815) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to Marshal of France.
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, 1st Comte Brune (13 March 1763 – 2 August 1815) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to Marshal of France.
Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, 1st Comte Brune was a French soldier and political figure who rose to Marshal of France.
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, 1st Comte Brune was a French soldier and political figure who rose to Marshal of France.
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié (November 19, 1868 – February 16, 1932) was a French radio pioneer and army general.
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié (November 19, 1868 – February 16, 1932) was a French radio pioneer and army general.
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark and Iceland, born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 21 September 1957), known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was t...
Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark and Iceland, born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 21 September 1957), known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was t...
Haile Selassie I
Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwar...
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwar...
Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Henri Gouraud (French Army officer)
Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud (17 November 1867, Paris – 16 September 1946) was a French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the World War I.
Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud (17 November 1867, Paris – 16 September 1946) was a French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the World War I.
Henri Jules Bataille
Henri Jules Bataille (6 September 1816, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Isère — 10 January 1882, Paris) was a nineteenth century French soldier.
Henri Jules Bataille (6 September 1816, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Isère — 10 January 1882, Paris) was a nineteenth century French soldier.
Henri Mathias Berthelot
Henri Mathias Berthelot was a French general during World War I. He served as chief of staff under Joseph Joffre, the French commander-in-chief.
Henri Mathias Berthelot was a French general during World War I. He served as chief of staff under Joseph Joffre, the French commander-in-chief.
Henri Rol-Tanguy
Henri Rol-Tanguy (12 June 1908 – 8 September 2002) was a French communist and a leader in the French Resistance during World War II.
Henri Rol-Tanguy (12 June 1908 – 8 September 2002) was a French communist and a leader in the French Resistance during World War II.
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark,, is the husband of the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II.
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark,, is the husband of the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II.
Henry H. Arnold
Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the grades of General of the Army and later General of the Air Force.
Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the grades of General of the Army and later General of the Air Force.
Henry Hughes Wilson
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, was an Anglo-Irish field marshal and Irish Unionist politician.
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, was an Anglo-Irish field marshal and Irish Unionist politician.
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume
Count Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume (La Ciotat, 13 April 1755 – Aubagne, 28 July 1818) was a French admiral.
Count Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume (La Ciotat, 13 April 1755 – Aubagne, 28 July 1818) was a French admiral.
Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta
Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (Oraziu Francescu Bastianu Sebastiani De A Porta; 11 November 1771 – 20 July 1851) was a French soldier, diplomat, and politician, who served as Na...
Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (Oraziu Francescu Bastianu Sebastiani De A Porta; 11 November 1771 – 20 July 1851) was a French soldier, diplomat, and politician, who served as Na...
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
Sultan Hussein Kamel (السلطان حسين كامل; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the British protectorate over Egypt.
Sultan Hussein Kamel (السلطان حسين كامل; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the British protectorate over Egypt.
Hussein of Jordan
Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death.
Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death.
Ida Rubinstein
Ida Lvovna Rubinstein (Ида Львовна Рубинштейн; 5 October 1885 – 20 September 1960) was a Russian ballerina, actress, patron and Belle Époque figure.
Ida Lvovna Rubinstein (Ида Львовна Рубинштейн; 5 October 1885 – 20 September 1960) was a Russian ballerina, actress, patron and Belle Époque figure.
Isma'il Pasha
Isma'il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of the United Kingdom.
Isma'il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of the United Kingdom.
Itō Hirobumi
The politician, intellectual, and author Suematsu Kenchō was Itō’s son-in-law, having married his second daughter, Ikuko.
The politician, intellectual, and author Suematsu Kenchō was Itō’s son-in-law, having married his second daughter, Ikuko.
Jacqueline de Romilly
Jacqueline Worms de Romilly was a French philologist, classical scholar and fiction writer.
Jacqueline Worms de Romilly was a French philologist, classical scholar and fiction writer.
Jacques Andrieux
Jacques Andrieux is a French fighter ace of the Second World War credited with 6 aerial victories.
Jacques Andrieux is a French fighter ace of the Second World War credited with 6 aerial victories.
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac (; ; born 29 November 1932) is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007.
Jacques René Chirac (; ; born 29 November 1932) is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007.
Jacques Massu
Jacques Émile Massu was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez crisis.
Jacques Émile Massu was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez crisis.
Jagatjit Singh
Jagatjit Singh Bahadur was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India from 1877 until his death in 1949.
Jagatjit Singh Bahadur was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India from 1877 until his death in 1949.
James Whitley Deans Dundas
Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB (4 December 1785 – 3 October 1862) was a Royal Navy officer and a First Sea Lord.
Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB (4 December 1785 – 3 October 1862) was a Royal Navy officer and a First Sea Lord.
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (; also known as Jean Henri Dombrowski or Johann Heinrich Dombrowski; 29 August 1755 – 6 July 1818) was a Polish general and national hero.
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (; also known as Jean Henri Dombrowski or Johann Heinrich Dombrowski; 29 August 1755 – 6 July 1818) was a Polish general and national hero.
Jean Bernard (physician)
Jean Bernard was a French physician and haematologist.
Jean Bernard was a French physician and haematologist.
Jean Compagnon
Jean Compagnon (26 October 1916 St. Germain-en-Laye & died 4 November 2010 (Paris) was a French Army officer and later General.
Jean Compagnon (26 October 1916 St. Germain-en-Laye & died 4 November 2010 (Paris) was a French Army officer and later General.
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.
Jean Gilles (French Army officer)
Jean Marcellin Joseph Calixte Gilles (14 October 1904 – 10 August 1961) was a French Army general.
Jean Marcellin Joseph Calixte Gilles (14 October 1904 – 10 August 1961) was a French Army general.
Jean Hyacinthe Vincent
Jean Hyacinthe Vincent was a French physician who was a native of Bordeaux.
Jean Hyacinthe Vincent was a French physician who was a native of Bordeaux.
Jean Touzet du Vigier
Lieutenant General Jean-Louis-Alain Touzet du Vigier (1888-1980 was a French army officer during World War II and an advocate of military mechanization, particularly the motorization of the cavalry.
Lieutenant General Jean-Louis-Alain Touzet du Vigier (1888-1980 was a French army officer during World War II and an advocate of military mechanization, particularly the motorization of the cavalry.
Jean Vallette d'Osia
Jean Vallette d'Osia (16 August 1898 - 28 February 2000) was a French officer best known for his action in the French Resistance during World War II in Haute-Savoie, notably supervising the libe...
Jean Vallette d'Osia (16 August 1898 - 28 February 2000) was a French officer best known for his action in the French Resistance during World War II in Haute-Savoie, notably supervising the libe...
Jean-Antoine Chaptal
Jean-Antoine Claude, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup was a French chemist and statesman.
Jean-Antoine Claude, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup was a French chemist and statesman.
Jean-Antoine Verdier
Jean-Antoine Verdier (2 May 1767—1839) was a French General during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Jean-Antoine Verdier (2 May 1767—1839) was a French General during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria (6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813) was a Marshal of France of the Napoleonic Era.
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria (6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813) was a Marshal of France of the Napoleonic Era.
Jean-Baptiste Billot
Jean-Baptiste Billot (15 August 1828, Chaumeil, Corrèze – 31 May 1907, Paris) was a French general and politician.
Jean-Baptiste Billot (15 August 1828, Chaumeil, Corrèze – 31 May 1907, Paris) was a French general and politician.
Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul
Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul was a French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars.
Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul was a French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars.
Jean-Marie Charles Abrial
Jean-Marie Charles Abrial (17 December 1879, Réalmont, Tarn - 19 December 1962, Dourgne) was a French Admiral and Naval Minister.
Jean-Marie Charles Abrial (17 December 1879, Réalmont, Tarn - 19 December 1962, Dourgne) was a French Admiral and Naval Minister.
Jean-Marie Defrance
Jean-Marie Defrance (17711855) was a French General of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
Jean-Marie Defrance (17711855) was a French General of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
Jean-Étienne Valluy
Jean Etienne Valluy (15 May 1899 - 4 January 1970) was a French general (see also :fr:Jean-Étienne Valluy).
Jean Etienne Valluy (15 May 1899 - 4 January 1970) was a French general (see also :fr:Jean-Étienne Valluy).
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was a major philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family.
John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was a major philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family.
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, GCB, OM, GCVO (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920) was a British admiral known for his efforts at naval reform.
Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, GCB, OM, GCVO (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920) was a British admiral known for his efforts at naval reform.
John J. Pershing
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John VI of Portugal
John VI was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1822, and, although de facto the United Kingdom over which he ruled ceased to exist, he remained...
John VI was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1822, and, although de facto the United Kingdom over which he ruled ceased to exist, he remained...
Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily, and later King of Spain.
Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily, and later King of Spain.
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert, was a French general who served during the Second World War.
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert, was a French general who served during the Second World War.
Joseph Fesch
Joseph Fesch was a French cardinal, closely associated with the family of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Joseph Fesch was a French cardinal, closely associated with the family of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Joseph Joffre
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, G.C.B., O.M., was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategica...
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, G.C.B., O.M., was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategica...
Joseph Vuillemin
General Joseph Vuillemin was a French military aviator who took part in both world wars.
General Joseph Vuillemin was a French military aviator who took part in both world wars.
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito (; born Josip Broz; Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1945 until his dea...
Marshal Josip Broz Tito (; born Josip Broz; Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1945 until his dea...
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
José Maria da Silva Paranhos, the Viscount of Rio Branco (16 March 1819 – 1 November 1880) was a politician, monarchist, diplomat, teacher and journalist of the Empire of Brazil (1822...
José Maria da Silva Paranhos, the Viscount of Rio Branco (16 March 1819 – 1 November 1880) was a politician, monarchist, diplomat, teacher and journalist of the Empire of Brazil (1822...
João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha
Dom João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun,, 1st Count, 1st Marquis and 1st Duke of Saldanha;, was a Portuguese marshal and statesman, ...
Dom João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun,, 1st Count, 1st Marquis and 1st Duke of Saldanha;, was a Portuguese marshal and statesman, ...
João VI of Portugal
Dom João VI (English: John VI; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Al...
Dom João VI (English: John VI; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Al...
Jérôme Bonaparte
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte was the youngest brother of Napoleon I. After 1848, when his nephew, Louis Napoleon, became President of the French Republic, he served in several official roles, being...
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte was the youngest brother of Napoleon I. After 1848, when his nephew, Louis Napoleon, became President of the French Republic, he served in several official roles, being...
Józef Piłsudski
Józef Klemens Piłsudski was a Polish statesman—Chief of State, "First Marshal", and leader of the Second Polish Republic.
Józef Klemens Piłsudski was a Polish statesman—Chief of State, "First Marshal", and leader of the Second Polish Republic.
Levin August, Count von Bennigsen
Levin August Gottlieb Theophil (Leonty Leontyevich), Count von Bennigsen (10 February 1745 in Braunschweig - 3 December 1826 in Banteln) was a German general in the service of the ...
Levin August Gottlieb Theophil (Leonty Leontyevich), Count von Bennigsen (10 February 1745 in Braunschweig - 3 December 1826 in Banteln) was a German general in the service of the ...
Louis Alexandre Berthier
Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel (February 20, 1753 – June 1, 1815), was a Marshal of France, Vice-C...
Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel (February 20, 1753 – June 1, 1815), was a Marshal of France, Vice-C...
Louis Archinard
Louis Archinard (11 February 1850 – 8 May 1932) was a French Army general at the time of the Third Republic, who contributed to the colonial conquest of French West Africa.
Louis Archinard (11 February 1850 – 8 May 1932) was a French Army general at the time of the Third Republic, who contributed to the colonial conquest of French West Africa.
Louis de Broglie
Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond, 7th duc de Broglie, FRS was a French physicist and a Nobel laureate in 1929.
Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond, 7th duc de Broglie, FRS was a French physicist and a Nobel laureate in 1929.
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espèrey (; (25 May 1856 – 8 July 1942) was a French general during World War I.
Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espèrey (; (25 May 1856 – 8 July 1942) was a French general during World War I.
Louis Henri de Gueydon
Louis Henri, comte de Gueydon (22 November 1809–1 December 1886) was a vice admiral in the French Navy, and the first governor of Algeria under the Third Republic.
Louis Henri, comte de Gueydon (22 November 1809–1 December 1886) was a vice admiral in the French Navy, and the first governor of Algeria under the Third Republic.
Louis Klein
Louis Klein (full name: Dominique Louis Antoine Klein) served in the French military during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars as a general of cavalry.
Louis Klein (full name: Dominique Louis Antoine Klein) served in the French military during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars as a general of cavalry.
Louis Marie Baptiste Atthalin
Louis Marie Baptiste Atthalin (born 22 June 1784, Colmar) was a French Army officer.
Louis Marie Baptiste Atthalin (born 22 June 1784, Colmar) was a French Army officer.
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June...
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June...
Louis Renault (industrialist)
Louis Renault (February 12, 1877, Paris, France - October 24, 1944) was a French industrialist, one of the founders of Renault and a pioneer of the automobile industry.
Louis Renault (February 12, 1877, Paris, France - October 24, 1944) was a French industrialist, one of the founders of Renault and a pioneer of the automobile industry.
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel (February 20, 1753 – June 1, 1815), was a Marshal of France, Vice-C...
Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel (February 20, 1753 – June 1, 1815), was a Marshal of France, Vice-C...
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas d'Avout, better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of the Empire during the Napoleonic Era.
Louis-Nicolas d'Avout, better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of the Empire during the Napoleonic Era.
Lucien Loizeau
Lucien Loizeau was a French general.
Lucien Loizeau was a French general.
Lyman Lemnitzer
Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was a United States Army General, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962.
Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was a United States Army General, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962.
Léon Noël
Léon Philippe Jules Arthur Noël was a French diplomat, politician and historian.
Léon Philippe Jules Arthur Noël was a French diplomat, politician and historian.
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard was a general in the French Army.
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard was a general in the French Army.
Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze
Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze (Paris, Kingdom of France, 9 March 1830 - Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, 25 May 1892) was a Spanish politician, lawyer, writer and journalist who held several importante...
Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze (Paris, Kingdom of France, 9 March 1830 - Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, 25 May 1892) was a Spanish politician, lawyer, writer and journalist who held several importante...
Marcel Albert
Marcel Albert (November 25, 1917 – August 23, 2010) was a French World War II pilot.
Marcel Albert (November 25, 1917 – August 23, 2010) was a French World War II pilot.
Marcel Alessandri
Marcel Alessandri was a French army officer who served in the World War I, World War II, and the First Indochina War.
Marcel Alessandri was a French army officer who served in the World War I, World War II, and the First Indochina War.
Marcel Bigeard
Marcel "Bruno" Bigeard was a French military officer who fought in World War II, Indochina and Algeria.
Marcel "Bruno" Bigeard was a French military officer who fought in World War II, Indochina and Algeria.
Marcellin Berthelot
Pierre Eugène Marcellin Berthelot was a French chemist and politician noted for the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry.
Pierre Eugène Marcellin Berthelot was a French chemist and politician noted for the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry.
Marie Pierre Kœnig
Marie Pierre Kœnig was a French army officer and politician.
Marie Pierre Kœnig was a French army officer and politician.
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
Marie Pierre Kœnig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French army officer and politician.
Marie Pierre Kœnig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French army officer and politician.
Mark W. Clark
Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was an American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the U.S. Army.
Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was an American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the U.S. Army.
Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan ("Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow (5 January 1850-2 July 1918) was a Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-al-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of th...
Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan ("Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow (5 January 1850-2 July 1918) was a Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-al-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of th...
Matthew Ridgway
Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a United States Army General.
Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a United States Army General.
Maurice Allais
Maurice Félix Charles Allais was a French economist, and was the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics "for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient uti...
Maurice Félix Charles Allais was a French economist, and was the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics "for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient uti...
Michel Ney
Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa (10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815) was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the...
Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa (10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815) was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the...
Mongkut
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหามงกุฎฯ พระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว), or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut'...
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหามงกุฎฯ พระจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว), or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut'...
Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy
Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy (11 June 1795 – 16 December 1856) was a French politician.
Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy (11 June 1795 – 16 December 1856) was a French politician.
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar was the King of Iran from September 17, 1848 to May 1, 1896 when he was assassinated.
Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar was the King of Iran from September 17, 1848 to May 1, 1896 when he was assassinated.
Nicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and titular King of Poland.
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and titular King of Poland.
Nicolas Joseph Maison
Nicolas Joseph Maison, 1er Marquis Maison was a Marshal of France and Minister of War.
Nicolas Joseph Maison, 1er Marquis Maison was a Marshal of France and Minister of War.
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is a French politician who served as the 23rd President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 16 May 2007 until 15 May 2012.
Nicolas Sarkozy is a French politician who served as the 23rd President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 16 May 2007 until 15 May 2012.
Nikolai Baratov
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov (Николай Николаевич Баратов) (February 1, 1865 – March 22, 1932) was an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov (Николай Николаевич Баратов) (February 1, 1865 – March 22, 1932) was an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau
Noël Marie Joseph Édouard, Vicomte de Curières de Castelnau was a French general in World War I.
Noël Marie Joseph Édouard, Vicomte de Curières de Castelnau was a French general in World War I.
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев ; Нурсултан Абишевич Назарбаев ; born 6 July 1940) has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation's independenc...
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев ; Нурсултан Абишевич Назарбаев ; born 6 July 1940) has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation's independenc...
Olav V of Norway
Olav V (Alexander Edward Christian Frederik; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death.
Olav V (Alexander Edward Christian Frederik; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death.
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Otto von Habsburg
Otto von Habsburg (20 November 1912 4 July 2011), also known by his royal name as Archduke Otto of Austria, was the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of ...
Otto von Habsburg (20 November 1912 4 July 2011), also known by his royal name as Archduke Otto of Austria, was the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of ...
Paul de Ladmirault
Paul de Ladmirault (Montmorillon, 17 February 1808 – Sillars, 1 February 1898) was a French general active in the French conquest of Algeria and during the wars of the Second French Empire.
Paul de Ladmirault (Montmorillon, 17 February 1808 – Sillars, 1 February 1898) was a French general active in the French conquest of Algeria and during the wars of the Second French Empire.
Paul Dubois (sculptor)
Paul Dubois (July 18, 1829 - May 23, 1905) was a significant French sculptor and painter.
Paul Dubois (July 18, 1829 - May 23, 1905) was a significant French sculptor and painter.
Paul Legentilhomme
Paul Legentilhomme was an officer in the French Army during World War I and World War II. After the fall of France in 1940, he joined the forces of the Free French.
Paul Legentilhomme was an officer in the French Army during World War I and World War II. After the fall of France in 1940, he joined the forces of the Free French.
Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda
Pedro de Araújo Lima, the Marquis of Olinda (Sirinhaem, 22 December 1793 — Rio de Janeiro, 7 June 1870, was a statesman and monarchist during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822-1889).
Pedro de Araújo Lima, the Marquis of Olinda (Sirinhaem, 22 December 1793 — Rio de Janeiro, 7 June 1870, was a statesman and monarchist during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822-1889).
Pedro II of Brazil
Dom Pedro II, nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years.
Dom Pedro II, nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years.
Philippe Antoine d'Ornano
Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, 1st Comte d'Ornano (January 17, 1784 - October 13, 1863) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France.
Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, 1st Comte d'Ornano (January 17, 1784 - October 13, 1863) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France.
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque, then Leclerc de Hauteclocque, by a 1945 decree that incorporated his French Resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc to his name,, wa...
Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque, then Leclerc de Hauteclocque, by a 1945 decree that incorporated his French Resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc to his name,, wa...
Philippe Paul, comte de Ségur
Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur (4 November 1780, Paris - 25 February 1873), French general and historian, son of Louis Philippe, comte de Ségur, was born in Paris.
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Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla (1859–1940), commonly referred to as simply Philippe Bunau-Varilla, was a French engineer and soldier.
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla (1859–1940), commonly referred to as simply Philippe Bunau-Varilla, was a French engineer and soldier.
Pierre Aubert
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Pierre Aubert (born 3 March 1927 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel) is a Swiss politician, lawyer and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1978–1987).
Pierre Bosquet
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Pierre François Joseph Bosquet (8 November 1810, Mont-de-Marsan, Landes – 5 February 1861) was a French Army general.
Pierre Clostermann
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Pierre Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a French flying ace, author, engineer, politician and sporting fisherman.
Pierre César Charles de Sercey
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Pierre César Charles de Sercey (near Autin, 1753 - Paris, 1836) was a French admiral, most notable for commanding French naval forces in the Indian Ocean from 1796 to 1800.
Pierre de Chevigné
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Pierre de Chevigné was a French politician, who was the Minister of Defence for the French 5th Republic between May 14 and June 1, 1958.
Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville
Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville (10 May 1752 – 23 April 1821) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and later a marshal of France.
Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville (10 May 1752 – 23 April 1821) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and later a marshal of France.
Pierre de Ruel, Marquis of Beurnonville
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Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and later a marshal of France.
Pierre Dupont de l'Étang
Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l'Étang (4 July 1765 – 9 March 1840) was a French general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a political figure of the Bourbon Rest...
Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l'Étang (4 July 1765 – 9 March 1840) was a French general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a political figure of the Bourbon Rest...
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean, was a French entomologist.
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean, was a French entomologist.
Pierre Garbay
Pierre Garbay (4 October 1903 – 17 July 1980) was a French Army General.
Pierre Garbay (4 October 1903 – 17 July 1980) was a French Army General.
Pierre Langlais
Pierre Charles Albert Marie Langlais was a French military officer who fought in World War II and Indochina.
Pierre Charles Albert Marie Langlais was a French military officer who fought in World War II and Indochina.
Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino
Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino,, was a general and politician of France.
Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino,, was a general and politician of France.
Pierre Messmer
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (; 20 March 191629 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician.
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (; 20 March 191629 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician.
Pierre Pouyade
Pierre Pouyade (25 June 1911, Cerisiers, Third French Republic - 5 September 1979, Bandol, Fifth French Republic) was a French Air Force general and one of the commanders of the Normandie-Niemen...
Pierre Pouyade (25 June 1911, Cerisiers, Third French Republic - 5 September 1979, Bandol, Fifth French Republic) was a French Air Force general and one of the commanders of the Normandie-Niemen...
Pierre Roques
Pierre Auguste Roques (28 December 1856 in Marseillan (Hérault) – 26 February 1920 in Saint-Cloud) was a French general and creator of the French air force.
Pierre Auguste Roques (28 December 1856 in Marseillan (Hérault) – 26 February 1920 in Saint-Cloud) was a French general and creator of the French air force.
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a volunteer in the Reform War and then a leader of the successful rebellion against French intervention, an accomplished...
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a volunteer in the Reform War and then a leader of the successful rebellion against French intervention, an accomplished...
Prince Gaston, Count of Eu
Gaston d'Orléans, the first son of Louis, Duke of Nemours, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary.
Gaston d'Orléans, the first son of Louis, Duke of Nemours, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary.
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, GCB, GCVO, KCMG, PC, formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a German prince related to the British Royal Family.
Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, GCB, GCVO, KCMG, PC, formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a German prince related to the British Royal Family.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark 10 June 1921) is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the old...
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Queen Silvia of Sweden is the Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Queen Silvia of Sweden is the Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
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Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest ruling monarch...
Raoul Magrin-Vernerey
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Raoul Charles Magrin-Vernerey, also known as Ralph Monclar, was a French Army and French Foreign Legion general who fought in World War I, World War II and commanded the French Battalion i...
Raoul Salan
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Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899 - 3 July 1984) was a French Army general and the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War.
Rodrigo Augusto da Silva
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Rodrigo Augusto da Silva a Brazilian senator for life, minister and a privy counsellor of Emperor Peter II of Brazil.
Roland de la Poype
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Roland Paulze d'Ivoy de la Poype is a World War II fighter ace, member of the Normandie-Niemen fighter group that fought on the Soviet front.
Rolf Andvord
Rolf Otto Andvord was a Norwegian jurist and diplomat.
Rolf Otto Andvord was a Norwegian jurist and diplomat.
Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar
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Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar KT GCMG PC (6 March 186030 March 1934), was a Scottish politician and colonial governor.
Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans
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Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans, 1st Comte Exelmans (13 November 1775 – 22 June 1852) was a distinguished French soldier of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a political...
Saturnino Calderón de la Barca y Collantes
Don Saturnino Calderón de la Barca y Collantes (Reinosa, Spain, 1799 - Madrid, Spain, 1864) was a Spanish noble and politician who served as Minister of State from 1858 to 1863, during the reign...
Don Saturnino Calderón de la Barca y Collantes (Reinosa, Spain, 1799 - Madrid, Spain, 1864) was a Spanish noble and politician who served as Minister of State from 1858 to 1863, during the reign...
Sergei Witte
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (Сергей Юльевич Витте, Sergey Yul'evich Vitte), also known as Sergius Witte, was a highly influential policy-maker who presided over extensive industri...
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (Сергей Юльевич Витте, Sergey Yul'evich Vitte), also known as Sergius Witte, was a highly influential policy-maker who presided over extensive industri...
Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside
Marshal of the Royal Air Force William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside GCB, MC, DFC (23 December 1893 – 29 October 1969) was a senior figure in the Royal Air Force up to an...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside GCB, MC, DFC (23 December 1893 – 29 October 1969) was a senior figure in the Royal Air Force up to an...
Simon Bernard
Baron Simon Bernard (28 April 1779 – 5 November 1839) was a French general of engineers.
Baron Simon Bernard (28 April 1779 – 5 November 1839) was a French general of engineers.
Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet
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Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, (5 May 1864 – 22 June 1922) was an Anglo-Irish field marshal and Irish Unionist politician.
Sisavang Vong
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Sisavang Phoulivong, was king of Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 20 October 1959.
Tasker H. Bliss
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Tasker Howard Bliss, GCMG, was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918.
Tewfik Pasha
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HH Muhammed Tewfik Pasha Tewfik Pasha was Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892, and the sixth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
Thomas Robert Bugeaud
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Thomas Robert Bugeaud, marquis de la Piconnerie, duc d'Isly (15 October 1784 – 10 June 1849) was a Marshal of France and Governor-General of Algeria.
Valdas Adamkus
Valdas Adamkus was President of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009.
Valdas Adamkus was President of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009.
Valérie André
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Valerie Andre is a veteran of the French resistance, a neurosurgeon, an aviator and the first female member of the military to achieve the rank of General Officer, in 1976, as Physician General.
Victor d'Urbal
Victor, baron d'Urbal was a French officer during the First World War.
Victor, baron d'Urbal was a French officer during the First World War.
Victor de Broglie (1785-1870)
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Achille-Léonce-Victor-Charles, 3rd duc de Broglie, called Victor de Broglie was a French statesman and diplomat.
Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012.
Vladimir Sukhomlinov
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov was a cavalry general of the Imperial Russian Army who served as the Chief of the General Staff in 1908–09 and the Minister of War until 1915, when he was ous...
Wendell Cushing Neville
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Wendell Cushing Neville (May 12, 1870–July 8, 1930) was a major general of the United States Marine Corps.
Wladimir d'Ormesson
Wladimir d'Ormesson was a French essayist, novelist, journalist and diplomat.
Wladimir d'Ormesson was a French essayist, novelist, journalist and diplomat.
Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev
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Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev Евге́ний Ива́нович Алексе́ев (May 13, 1843 – May 27, 1917) was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, viceroy of the Russian Far East province, and com...
Édouard Branly
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Édouard-Jean-Étienne Deligny
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Édouard-Jean-Étienne Deligny was a French general.
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty
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Count Étienne-Marie-Antoine-Champion de Nansouty was a French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars who rose to the rank of General of Division in 1803 and subsequently held imp...
Étienne Maurice Gérard
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Étienne Maurice Gérard, comte Gérard (4 April 1773 17 April 1852) was a French general and statesman.
Étienne-Denis Pasquier
Étienne-Denis, duc de Pasquier (21 April 1767 – 5 July 1862), Chancelier de France, (a title revived for him by Louis-Philippe in 1837), was a French statesman.
Étienne-Denis, duc de Pasquier (21 April 1767 – 5 July 1862), Chancelier de France, (a title revived for him by Louis-Philippe in 1837), was a French statesman.