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Antoni Madaliński
Antoni Madaliński (1739–1804) was a Polish cavalry general who, ordered to disband his brigade, marched it from Ostrołęka toward Kraków in March 1794, triggering the Kościuszko Insurrection.
Antonio Caponigro
Antonio "Tony Bananas" Caponigro, Philadelphia crime family consigliere under Angelo Bruno; contracted Bruno's March 21, 1980 murder with unofficial Genovese sanction, then was tortured and shot dead in the South Bronx in April 1980.
Antonio Huachaca
Antonio Huachaca, later José Antonio Navala de Huachaca, was an indigenous Peruvian peasant and muleteer who served Spain as a guerrilla commander and led the Iquicha rebellion of 1825 to 1828.
Antonio Luna
Antonio Luna (1866-1899), Filipino chemist, journalist, and general of the First Philippine Republic; brother of painter Juan Luna; founded La Independencia and the Malolos military academy; assassinated at Cabanatuan in 1899.
Antonio Nafarrete
Antonio Gustilo Nafarrete (born 1969) is a Filipino general, 61st Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines since July 2026 and former 67th Commanding General of the Philippine Army, a PMA Bigkis-Lahi 1990 Scout Ranger.
Antônio Raposo Tavares
Antônio Raposo Tavares (c. 1598–1658) was a Portuguese bandeirante from São Paulo who led slave raids on Jesuit missions and a vast 1648 expedition to the Amazon.
Anupgir Himmat Bahadur
Anupgir Himmat Bahadur (अनूपगिर हिम्मत बहादुर), 1730–1804, was a Naga warrior-ascetic condottiere of Bundelkhand who fought at Panipat and Buxar and helped the British take Delhi in 1803.
Anwar al-Awlaki
Anwar al-Awlaki, born 1971 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, was an American-born Yemeni cleric who became AQAP's leading English-language propagandist, wrote "Constants on the Path of Jihad" and helped create Inspire magazine, and was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen on September 30, 2011.
Anwar Congo
Anwar Congo, Indonesian death-squad leader from Medan, North Sumatra, credited with at least 1,000 killings in the 1965-66 anticommunist massacres as a Pemuda Pancasila member; central figure of Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary The Act of Killing (2012).
Apti Alaudinov
Apti Alaudinov, born 1973, is a Russian lieutenant general commanding the Akhmat special forces and deputy head of the Defense Ministry's Main Military-Political Directorate; a former Chechen police deputy minister, Hero of Russia, and prominent war commentator.
Araki Murashige
Araki Murashige (荒木村重) was a Sengoku-period Japanese warlord who governed Settsu Province under Oda Nobunaga, then rebelled against him in 1578 and held Arioka Castle for about a year.
Aram Manukian
Aram Manukian (Արամ Մանուկյան, born Sargis Hovhannisian) was an Armenian revolutionary and statesman who led the 1915 defense of Van and helped found the First Republic of Armenia.
Arbel Yehoud (ארבל יהוד)
Arbel Yehoud (ארבל יהוד), German-Israeli hostage abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on 7 October 2023 with partner Ariel Cunio; held 482 days by Islamic Jihad, released 30 January 2025 in Khan Younis after a ceasefire dispute; advocate for remaining hostages.
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (Erzherzog Karl) was an Austrian field marshal, brother of Emperor Francis, who defeated Napoleon at Aspern-Essling in 1809 before losing at Wagram.
Archibald Roosevelt
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (Archie, 1894-1979), third son of President Theodore Roosevelt, US Army officer wounded in both world wars, the only American medically discharged twice for the same wound, and founder of investment firm Roosevelt and Cross.
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883–1950), British field marshal and Viceroy of India: victor over the Italians in North and East Africa 1940–41 (130,000 prisoners), later ABDA commander, and author of Generals and Generalship and Other Men's Flowers.
Archie Stirling
Archie Stirling (Archibald Hugh Stirling, born 1941) is a British businessman, former Scots Guards officer, and current Laird of the Keir estate, nephew of SAS founder David Stirling; distinct from earlier Archibald Stirlings of the same family.
Ariel Sharon (אריאל שרון)
Ariel Sharon (אריאל שרון, born Ariel Scheinermann, 1928–2014) was an Israeli general and the 11th prime minister, 2001–2006. Known for Unit 101, the 1973 Suez crossing, the 1982 Lebanon war and Kahan Commission removal, and the 2005 Gaza disengagement before his fatal stroke.
Ariq Böke
Ariq Böke (Аригбөх, 阿里不哥), c. 1219–1266, youngest son of Tolui and rival Great Khan at Karakorum, fought the Toluid Civil War against his brother Kublai 1260–1264, surrendered, and died in 1266.
Arjan Singh (ਅਰਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ)
Arjan Singh (ਅਰਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ), 1919–2017, Indian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff 1964–1969 who led the IAF in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War and in 2002 became the IAF's first and only Marshal of the Air Force.
Arleigh Burke
Arleigh Burke (1901–1996), "31-knot Burke," was a US Navy admiral, 15th Chief of Naval Operations 1955–1961, WWII Destroyer Squadron 23 commander, and head of the Polaris program; USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) is named for him.
Arminius
Arminius (Hermann), Cheruscan chieftain born 18 BC, Roman-trained officer who destroyed Varus' three legions in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, stopping Roman expansion east of the Rhine; later defeated by Germanicus and killed by kinsmen; subject of German nationalist myth.
Arnaldo Ochoa
Arnaldo Ochoa Sánchez (1930–1989) was a Cuban division general who commanded troops in Angola and Ethiopia, was convicted of drug trafficking and treason in 1989, and was executed by firing squad in Havana.
Artemisia I of Caria (Ἀρτεμισία)
Artemisia I of Caria (Ἀρτεμισία), queen of Halicarnassus under Persian suzerainty, commanded Carian ships for Xerxes I in 480 BCE, advised against the Battle of Salamis, escaped by ramming an allied ship, and later escorted Xerxes' sons to Ephesus.
Arthur Bremer
Arthur Bremer (born 1950), Milwaukee busboy who shot and paralyzed Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace in Laurel, Maryland, on May 15, 1972, after failing to ambush Nixon; convicted, served 35 years, released 2007; diary inspired Taxi Driver.
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845-1912), Union Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient at Missionary Ridge, later Major General and U.S. military governor of the Philippines 1900-1901, father of Douglas MacArthur.
Arthur Nebe
Arthur Nebe (1894–1945) was a German criminal police officer who headed the Reich Criminal Police Office and commanded Einsatzgruppe B, which reported over 45,000 people killed in 1941.
Arthur Percival
Arthur Ernest Percival (1887–1966), British Army lieutenant-general and General Officer Commanding Malaya, surrendered Singapore with over 85,000 troops to Yamashita on 15 February 1942; later historians treat him partly as a scapegoat.
Arthur Phillip
Arthur Phillip (1738-1814), British naval officer and first governor of New South Wales, commanded the First Fleet of 11 ships, founded the Sydney Cove colony in January 1788, governed until December 1792, and later became an admiral.
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890–1967), was a British Marshal of the Royal Air Force who, as Eisenhower's deputy, coordinated Allied air operations for D-Day.