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Nicodemo Scarfo
Nicodemo 'Little Nicky' Scarfo, boss of the Philadelphia–South Jersey La Cosa Nostra family 1981–1988, succeeded murdered boss Philip Testa, ruled through violence, was convicted of murder and racketeering, and died in prison in 2017.
Nicolas Torre
Nicolas Torre III is a retired Filipino police general, chief of the Philippine National Police in 2025, known for arresting Rodrigo Duterte and Apollo Quiboloy.
Nicolaus von Below
Nicolaus von Below (Georg Ludwig Heinrich Nicolaus von Below, 1907–1983), Freiherr and Luftwaffe colonel, was Hitler's personal Luftwaffe adjutant from 16 June 1937 to April 1945, witnessed Hitler's testament, and wrote the memoir At Hitler's Side.
Nikitaras
Nikitaras (Νικηταράς), real name Nikitas Stamatelopoulos, was a Greek war leader of the Revolution of 1821 and nephew of Theodoros Kolokotronis.
Niklas Graf Salm
Niklas Graf Salm (1459–1530) was a Lower Austrian nobleman and soldier who, as supreme field commander of Archduke Ferdinand I, directed Vienna's defense against the Ottoman siege of 1529.
Nikola Ivanov
Nikola Ivanov (Никола Иванов, 1861–1940) was a Bulgarian general best known for leading the capture of Adrianople during the First Balkan War of 1912–1913, and earlier served as Minister of War.
Nikola Zhekov
Nikola Zhekov (Никола Жеков) was a Bulgarian infantry general, minister of war in 1915 and commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian army on the Balkan Front from 1915 to 1918.
Nikolai Kuznetsov (Николай Герасимович Кузнецов) (admiral)
Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (Николай Герасимович Кузнецов), 1904–1974, Soviet Admiral of the Fleet and People's Commissar of the Navy 1939–1946; brought the fleet to readiness before the 1941 German invasion, was twice demoted, and gave his name to Russia's only aircraft carrier.
Nikolai Patrushev (Николай Платонович Патрушев)
Nikolai Patrushev (Николай Платонович Патрушев), born 1951 in Leningrad, Russian security official: FSB director 1999-2008, Security Council secretary 2008-2024, now presidential aide for shipbuilding and Maritime Collegium chairman, Putin's long-serving hawkish ally.
Nikolai Rysakov (Николай Иванович Рысаков)
Nikolai Ivanovich Rysakov was a Russian revolutionary of Narodnaya Volya who threw the first bomb in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in Saint Petersburg in 1881.
Nikolai Tarakanov (Николай Дмитриевич Тараканов)
Nikolai Dmitrievich Tarakanov (Николай Дмитриевич Тараканов), born 1934, is a Soviet major general of Civil Defense who commanded the 1986 Chernobyl roof cleanup and the 1988 Spitak rescue; played by Ralph Ineson in HBO's Chernobyl.
Nikolai Vatutin (Николай Фёдорович Ватутин)
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin (Николай Фёдорович Ватутин, 1901–1944), Soviet general of the army; commanded Voronezh, Southwestern, and 1st Ukrainian Fronts at Stalingrad, Kursk, and the liberation of Kyiv; mortally wounded by Ukrainian nationalists in 1944; his monuments in Ukraine were dismantled from 2023.
Nikolai Yezhov (Николай Иванович Ежов)
Nikolai Yezhov was a Soviet official who headed the NKVD secret police from 1936 to 1938, directing the Great Purge; he was executed in 1940.
Nikolai Yudenich
Nikolai Yudenich (Николай Николаевич Юденич, 1862–1933), Russian general of infantry, victor of Sarikamish, Erzurum, Trebizond, and Erzincan against the Ottomans; last Knight of the Order of St George 2nd class; led the White Northwest Army's failed 1919 offensives on Petrograd.
Nikolaos Zorbas
Nikolaos Zorbas (Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς, 1844–1920) was a Greek army officer and artillery colonel who led the Military League in the Goudi coup of 1909, opening the way for Venizelos.
Niland brothers
The Niland brothers of Tonawanda, NY: four WWII servicemen, two killed at Normandy, one a Japanese POW in Burma, one sent home under the sole-survivor policy, basis of Saving Private Ryan.
Ninja
Ninja (忍者), historically shinobi (忍び), were covert agents of feudal Japan specializing in espionage, infiltration, and sabotage; the black-clad pop-culture image and the modern word itself are largely 20th-century constructions.
Nizar Awadallah
Nizar Awadallah (نزار عوض الله), born 1957 in Gaza City, is a Hamas Politburo member since 2009, founding figure of the al-Qassam Brigades, Shalit deal negotiator, and post-2024 temporary leadership committee member.
Noa Argamani (נועה ארגמני)
Noa Argamani (נועה ארגמני), Israeli hostage kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, with partner Avinatan Or; rescued June 8, 2024 in Operation Arnon after 246 days; later UN Security Council speaker and Vine Ventures investor.
Nông Văn Vân
Nông Văn Vân (農文雲, died 1835) was a Tày tribal official in northern Vietnam who led an uprising of minorities and Chinese miners against the Nguyễn dynasty from 1833 to 1835.
Noor Inayat Khan
Noor Inayat Khan (Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan), 1914-1944, SOE agent codename Madeleine, first female wireless operator sent into occupied France; descendant of Tipu Sultan, executed at Dachau, awarded the George Cross and Croix de Guerre.
Norman Baillie-Stewart
Norman Baillie-Stewart, 1909–1966, British Army officer convicted in 1933 of spying for Germany (the Officer in the Tower case) and later a Berlin wartime broadcaster overshadowed by William Joyce, twice imprisoned, dying near Dublin.
Norman Cyril Jackson
Norman Cyril Jackson (1919-1994), RAFVR flight engineer of 106 Squadron, won the Victoria Cross climbing onto his burning Lancaster's wing over Schweinfurt on 26/27 April 1944; medal now in the Lord Ashcroft Collection.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (H. Norman Schwarzkopf) was a United States Army four-star general who led the coalition that liberated Kuwait from Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War.
Noshir Gowadia
Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia, born 1944, is the Indian-born American engineer who helped design the B-2 bomber's infrared-suppression propulsion and was convicted in 2010 of espionage for selling classified stealth technology to China, receiving 32 years.
Nouh Zaiter
Nouh Zaiter, also known as Noah ZAITER, is a Lebanese drug trafficker and armed group leader. He was arrested by the Lebanese Army in 2025 near Baalbek.
Nur Khan (نور خان)
Air Marshal Malik Nur Khan (نور خان, 1923–2011), Pakistani air chief during the 1965 war, PIA managing director who made the airline the first Asian jet operator, and sports administrator who led Pakistan hockey, cricket, and squash to international titles.
Odette Hallowes
Odette Hallowes (Odette Sansom, Odette Churchill, 1912-1995) was an SOE F Section courier in occupied France, code name LISE, captured and tortured by the Gestapo and imprisoned at Ravensbrück; first woman to receive a direct George Cross award.
Odysseas Androutsos
Odysseas Androutsos (Οδυσσέας Ανδρούτσος) was a Greek armatole and leading commander of the 1821 Revolution, best known for his defense of the inn of Gravia.
Ofer Winter (עופר וינטר)
Ofer Winter (עופר וינטר, born 1971) is a retired IDF brigadier general, former Givati Brigade and 98th Division commander, and founder of the right-wing Amcha Yisrael (People of Israel) party for the 27 October 2026 Israeli election.