See also: List of military commanders, List of sea captains, List of sailors
Antiquity Conon Demetrius Poliorcetes Polycrates of Samos Themistocles Middle Ages Age of Sail William Bainbridge, (1774-1833), US commodore Samuel Barrington (1729-1800), British William Bligh, (1754-1817) Edward Boscawen, (1711-1761) Thomas Cochrane, (1775-1860) Stephen Decatur, (1779-1820) David Farragut, (1801-1870) Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726-1799) Isaac Hull, US commodore John Paul Jones, (1747-1792) Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770-1846) Horatio Nelson, (1758-1805) Matthew Perry, (1794-1858) Oliver Hazard Perry David Dixon Porter Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658) Stephen C. Rowan Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) Maarten Tromp Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (1750-1812) Modern David Beatty, (1871-1936), British Arthur L. Bristol, (1886-1942), US Isaac N. Brown, Commander, (1817-1889), US/CS Arleigh Burke (1901-1996), US Wilhelm Canaris, (1887-1945), German Jean Francois Darlan, (1881-1942), French George Dewey (1837-1917), US Karl Doenitz (1891-1980), German Donald B. Duncan (1896-1975), US Jackie Fisher (1841-1920), British William Halsey (1882-1959), US John Jellicoe (1859-1935), British Husband E. Kimmel, US Ernest J. King, US Nobutake Kondo, Japanese William D. Leahy, US Alfred Thayer Mahan, (1840-1914), US Daniel M. McGurl (1896-1976), US Daniel Murphy, US Chuichi Nagumo (1886-1944), Japanese Chester Nimitz, (1885-1966), US John Poindexter, US Charles Read, Lieutenant, (1840-1890), US/CS Claude V. Ricketts, US Hyman G. Rickover, (1900-1986), US Bernhard Rogge, (1899-1982), German Raymond A. Spruance, (1886-1969), US Doveton Sturdee (18591925), British Homer N. Wallin (1893-1984), US
Age of Sail William Bainbridge, (1774-1833), US commodore Samuel Barrington (1729-1800), British William Bligh, (1754-1817) Edward Boscawen, (1711-1761) Thomas Cochrane, (1775-1860) Stephen Decatur, (1779-1820) David Farragut, (1801-1870) Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726-1799) Isaac Hull, US commodore John Paul Jones, (1747-1792) Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770-1846) Horatio Nelson, (1758-1805) Matthew Perry, (1794-1858) Oliver Hazard Perry David Dixon Porter Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658) Stephen C. Rowan Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) Maarten Tromp Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (1750-1812) Modern David Beatty, (1871-1936), British Arthur L. Bristol, (1886-1942), US Isaac N. Brown, Commander, (1817-1889), US/CS Arleigh Burke (1901-1996), US Wilhelm Canaris, (1887-1945), German Jean Francois Darlan, (1881-1942), French George Dewey (1837-1917), US Karl Doenitz (1891-1980), German Donald B. Duncan (1896-1975), US Jackie Fisher (1841-1920), British William Halsey (1882-1959), US John Jellicoe (1859-1935), British Husband E. Kimmel, US Ernest J. King, US Nobutake Kondo, Japanese William D. Leahy, US Alfred Thayer Mahan, (1840-1914), US Daniel M. McGurl (1896-1976), US Daniel Murphy, US Chuichi Nagumo (1886-1944), Japanese Chester Nimitz, (1885-1966), US John Poindexter, US Charles Read, Lieutenant, (1840-1890), US/CS Claude V. Ricketts, US Hyman G. Rickover, (1900-1986), US Bernhard Rogge, (1899-1982), German Raymond A. Spruance, (1886-1969), US Doveton Sturdee (18591925), British Homer N. Wallin (1893-1984), US
