List of military figures by nickname
This is a list of military figures by nickname.
0-9
- "31-Knot Burke" — Arleigh Burke, U.S. Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed)[1]
A
- "ABC" — Andrew Browne Cunningham, WWII British admiral
- "Acey" — Albert C. Burrows, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander[2]
- "Achmed" — Erich Bey, German Kriegsmarine admiral[3]
- "Agent Spindle" — Odette Sansom, World War II spy and Maquis operative
- "Allegheny Johnson" or "Alleghany Johnson" — Edward Johnson, Confederate Army general
- "Assi" — Hans Hahn, German fighter pilot during World War II
- "The Auk" — Claude Auchinleck, British Indian Army field marshal[4]
- "Autie" — George Custer, American army officer
B
- "Babe" —
- John H. Brown, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander[2]
- Edward Heffron, World War II paratrooper
- Roderick Learoyd VC, World War II RAF bomber pilot[5]
- "Bad Hand" — Ranald S. Mackenzie, U.S. Army in U.S Civil War and Indian Wars
- "Bad Old Man" — Jubal Early, Confederate Army general
- "Balaclava Ned" — Edwin Hughes, last survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade
- "Baldy" —
- Richard S. Ewell, Confederate Army general
- Charles A. Pownall, American admiral in World War II
- "Barbara" – David G. M. Campbell, British general[6]
- "Barney" —
- "The Bart" — Philip Chetwode, British field marshal, Commander in Chief in India, and baronet (whence the nickname)
- "Batty Mac" — Archibald Cameron Macdonell, Canadian Army World War I general[7]
- "The Bear" — Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army general (the nickname he preferred, over "Stormin' Norman")
- "The Bearded Man" — Frank Messervy, British Army general (because he tended not to shave in battle)
- "Beauty" — Harold M. Martin, U.S. Navy officer[8]
- "Benny" — Raymond H. Bass, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander[2]
- "Beetle" — John P. Roach, U.S. Navy submarine commander[2]
- "Betty" — Harold Stark, U.S. Navy admiral (after a mistaken pledge)[2]
- "Big Al, (The Sailor's Pal)" - Al Konetzni, American Admiral
- "The Big Fella" or "The Big Fellow" — Michael Collins, Irish general
- "Big Minh" — Duong Van Minh, Vietnamese general (for his height and bulk)[9]
- "Bing"— K. B. B. Cross, British World War II RAF pilot
- "Birdy" – William Birdwood, British field marshal
- "Black Baron" – Michael Wittmann, German tank ace
- "Black Beast" — Mario Roatta, Italian general[10]
- "Black Bob" — Robert Craufurd, British Army general[11]
- "The Black Eagle" — Hubert Julian, Trinidadian colonel in the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force.
- "Black Jack" — John J. Pershing, U.S. Army World War I general
- "Black Knight of the Confederacy" — Turner Ashby, Confederate Army general
- "Black Knight" — Gerd von Rundstedt, German Army field marshal
- "The Black Rider" — Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek Army general and politician
- "Black Swallow of Death" — Eugene Bullard, African-American World War I fighter pilot
- "Blackie" — David John Williams, Canadian fighter ace
- "Blinker"— W. R. Hall, British admiral, head of Room 40 during the First World War[12]
- "Blondie" —
- Arnold Walker, RAF pilot
- Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer
- "Blood" — J. A. L. Caunter, British general[13]
- "Blood-n-Guts" — George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected)[14]
- "Bloody Bill" — William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader
- "Bloody George" - George Alan Vasey, Second World War Australian general
- "Bluey" - Keith Truscott, Second World War Australian fighter ace
- "Bobbie" — George W. E. J. Erskine, British general during the Second World War
- "Bobo" — Sigmund A. Bobczynski, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Bobs" — Frederick S. Roberts, British field marshal[15]
- "Bohemian Private" (German: Böhmischer Gefreiter) - Adolf Hitler
- "Bohemian Corporal" - Adolf Hitler (used by von Manstein
- "Bomber" — Arthur T. Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during the Second World War[16]
- "Boney" — Robert H. Close, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Boo" — Elwyn King, First World War Australian fighter ace
- "Boom" - Hugh Trenchard, British officer responsible for the founding of the Royal Air Force.[17]
- "Boots" — Frederick C. Blesse, American fighter ace
- "Boy" — Frederick A. M. Browning, Second World War British airborne general
- "Brad" — Omar Bradley, U.S. general
- "Breaker" — Harry Harbord Morant, Australian Boer War soldier and convicted war criminal
- "Brute" — Victor H. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps general
- "Bub" — Norvell G. Ward, U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- "Bubi" (German, "young boy", "kid") —
- Erich Hartmann, German fighter ace[18]
- Alfred Schreiber, first jet ace[19]
- "Buck"
- Robert McNair, Canadian fighter ace
- Lynn Compton, World War II paratrooper officer
- "Bud" —
- Harold W. Bowker, Canadian fighter ace
- William P. Gruner, Jr., U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Walker Mahurin, USAAF fighter ace of World War II
- "Bug" —
- John J. Roach, U.S. Navy officer
- "Bull" —
- Denver Randleman, World War II paratrooper
- William Halsey, U.S. Navy admiral (a nickname he never used or answered to)
- William Nelson, U.S. Navy admiral and Army general
- Joseph M. Reeves, U.S. Navy admiral
- William L. Wright, U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- "Bull of Scapa Flow" — Günther Prien, German World War II submarine ace (for his daring penetration of the British base)[20]
- "Bully" — Emil Lang, Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II
- "Banjo" — Julian Byng, British First World War general[7]
- "Buster" — Lionel Crabb, British frogman[21] (after the swimmer)
- "Butch" —
- Robert A. Barton, Canadian fighter ace
- Orme C. Robbins, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- (from "butcher") Arthur T. Harris, British air force general (affectionately given by his men)
- Edward O'Hare, U.S. World War II fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
- Crosbie E. Saint, U.S Army General
- "Butcher" — Arthur T. Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during the Second World War[22]
- "The Butcher of Bosnia" — Ratko Mladić, Bosnian Serb military leader during the Bosnian War[23]
- "The Butcher of Ethiopia" — Rodolfo Graziani, Italian Army general
- "The Butcher of Fezzan" — Rodolfo Graziani, Italian Army general
- "Butcher of the Somme" — Douglas Haig, British field-marshal
- "Butcher of Ypres" — Berthold von Deimling, German general
- "Buzz" — George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)
C
- "Caddy" — James A. Adkins, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Camel" - Marshall of the Royal Air Force Hugh Trenchard, British officer responsible for founding the Royal Air Force.
- "Candy Bomber" — Gail S. Halvorsen, U.S. Air Force officer
- "Cat's Eyes" - John Cunningham, Second World War British night fighter ace (a nickname he didn't like).
- "Chappie" — Daniel James, Jr., U.S. Air Force general
- "Chargin' Charlie" — Charles A. Beckwith, U.S. Army colonel[24]
- "Chesty" — Lewis B. Puller, U.S. Marine general
- "Chick" — Bernard A. Clarey, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Chief"
- "Ching" — Willis A. Lee, World War II U.S. admiral[26]
- "Chink" - Eric Dorman-Smith, Second World War British general
- "Chips" — Arthur S. Carpender, World War II U.S. submarine force commander[2]
- "Chummy" - James D. Prentice, World War II Canadian destroyer captain
- "Cobber" — Edgar J. Kain, World War II RAF fighter ace
- "Le Connétable" (French, The Constable) — Charles De Gaulle, French World War II general and later President of France.
- "Crack" — Walter Hanna, U.S. Army general[27]
- "Crow" — Palmer H. Dunbar, Jr., U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Cump" — William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. general
- "Curry" — August Thiele, German Kriegsmarine admiral[28]
- "Cy" — Marshall H. Austin, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Cyclone" — Emmett S. Davis, World War II U.S. colonel[29]
- "Cyrano" — Charles De Gaulle, French World War II general and later President of France
D
- "Dan" — Lawrence R. Daspit, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Debby" — Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral
- "Deke" (or "Deak") — William Parsons, American naval officer (armed Little Boy aboard Enola Gay on first nuclear bombing mission)
- "Desperate Frankie" — Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general during World War I
- "Dennis" — Eugene Wilkinson, U.S. submarine officer[2]
- "The Desert Fox" (German: "Wüstenfuchs") — Erwin Rommel, World War II German field marshal (Afrika Korps)
- "The Devil Commander" — Amedeo Guillet, Italian Cavalry Officer
- "Dickie" —
- Michael O'Moore Creagh, British general[30]
- Louis, Earl Mountbatten, British admiral and statesman
- "Dinghy" — Henry Melvin Young, Second World War RAF bomber pilot
- "Dinty" — John R. Moore, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Dixie" — Richard M. Farrell, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Dizzy" —
- H. R. Allen, British Air Force fighter ace[31]
- Gordon B. Rainer, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Donc" — Glynn R. Donaho, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Dogsbody" — Douglas Bader, Second World War British fighter ace and commander
- "Dolfo" — Adolf Galland, German fighter ace of World War II and General der Jagdflieger
- "Drug Stari" (Serbian: Old Friend) — Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav general, later president-for-life of Yugoslavia
- "Dugout Doug" — Douglas MacArthur, U.S. general (for living in tunnels during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines)[2][32]
- "Dunkirk Joe" — William G. Tennant, British naval officer who oversaw the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940[33]
- "Dusty" — Robert E. Dornin, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Dutch" — John M. Will, U.S. submarine officer[2]
E
- "Eagle" - Pyotr Bagration, Georgian general in the Russian army in the Napoleonic Wars
- "Electric Brain" — Raymond A. Spruance, U.S. admiral
- "Electric Whiskers" — Annibale Bergonzoli, Italian general[13]
- "Elphy Bey" — William G. K. Elphinstone, General, British commander in the First Anglo-Afghan War
- "Ensign" — Roy S. Benson, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Extra Billy" — William Smith, U.S. Congressman, Confederate general
F
- "Farrar the Para" - Anthony Farrar-Hockley, British general
- "Fearless Freddy" — Frederick W. Warder, U.S. ace submarine commander (a nickname he detested)[2][34]
- "The Fighting Bishop" — Leonidas Polk, Episcopal bishop and Confederate general
- "Fighting Bob" -
- Robley Dunglison Evans, US Navy admiral
- Robert Sale, British general in the First Anglo-Afghan War and First Anglo-Sikh War
- "Fighting Dick" —
- Richard H. Anderson, Confederate general
- Israel B. Richardson, Union General
- "Fighting Joe" —
- Joseph Hooker, U.S. general[35]
- Joseph Wheeler, Confederate general
- "The Fighting Quaker" — Smedley Butler, U.S. general
- "Foul Weather Jack" – Vice-Admiral John Byron RN, British admiral of the 18th century
- "Fritz" — Frederick J. Harlfinger II, U.S. submarine commander[2][34]
- "Frog" — Francis S. Low, U.S. Navy intelligence officer[2][36]
- "Fuel Oil" — Franklin O. Johnsonn, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Fuzzy" — Robert A. Theobald, U.S. admiral[37]
G
- "Gabby" — Francis Gabreski, U.S. Army Air Force fighter ace
- "Gee" — Leonard Gerow, U.S. general
- "Gefreiter" - Adolf Hitler, German leader and chancellor of the German Third Reich, referring to his rank in First World War
- "Gentleman Johnny" — John Burgoyne, British general (Revolutionary War)
- "The G.I. General" — Omar Bradley, U.S. WW2 general
- "Gin" —
- "Ginger" —
- W. H. D. Boyle, British admiral
- James Lacey, British fighter ace
- "Gnu" — Andrew D. Mayer, U.S. Navy officer[38]
- "Gonorrhea" — William "Bill" Guarnere, World War II paratrooper
- "Granny" —
- Robert E. Lee, Confederate general[39]
- Elwell Stephen Otis, U.S. general
- "Gravedigger" — Henry Havelock, British general in The Indian Mutiny
- "Gray Ghost" — John S. Mosby, Confederate Army cavalry commander, American Civil War
- "Grey Fox" — George Crook, U.S. Army General, American Civil War
- "Grumble" — William E. Jones, Confederate general, American Civil War
- "Gulle" - Walter Oesau, World War II German fighter ace
- "Gus" - Harold L. Edwards, First World War Canadian air gunner[40]
- "Guts and Gaiters" – Arthur Currie, First World War Canadian general
H
- "Ham" — Wesley A. Wright, U.S. intelligence officer[2][41]
- The "Hammer" —
- Judah the Hammer, Jewish Rebel commander in the Maccabean Revolt.
- Charles Martel, Frankish commander at the Battle of Tours.
- "Hammerhead" — John C. Martin, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Hap" —
- Henry H. Arnold, USAAF/USAF General of the Air Force.
- Hobart R. Gay, U.S. Army officer, Patton's Chief of Staff
- Hyland B. Lyon, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "le Hardi" (French, the bold) — William Douglas, Scottish freedom fighter
- "Hard-Over-Harry" - Harry DeWolf, Canadian Admiral
- "Harry Hotspur" — Sir Henry Percy, English soldier and rebel
- "Hell Roaring Jake" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
- "Hell Roaring Mike" — Michael Healy, U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Captain
- "The Hero of Gallipoli" — Wehib Pasha, Turkish General
- "Hero of the Nile" — Horatio, Viscount Nelson, British admiral[42]
- "He-who-sees-in-the-dark" — Frederick Russell Burnham, U.S. scout; British major, Chief of Scouts; father of international Scouting movement.[43]
- "Hobo" — Percy Hobart, British general and tank warfare proponent
- "Honest John" — John Leitweiler, U.S. intelligence officer[44]
- "Horny" — Roza Shanina, Soviet sniper[45]
- "Howling Jake" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
- "Howling Mad" — Holland M. Smith, U.S. Marine Corps general
- "Hunter-Bunter" — Aylmer Hunter-Weston, British General
- "Hutch" — Damon W. Cooper, US Navy Vice Admiral, Aviator, and first Chief of Naval Reserve[46][47]
I
- "Ike" —
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. general
- Arnold H. Holz, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- William R. Wilson, U.S. submarine officer[2]
- "Irish" — Edward R. Hannon, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Ishkhan"— Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian, Armenian freedom fighter
J
- "Jack" — Leif J. Sverdrup, U.S. general
- "Jackie" — J. A. Fisher, British admiral
- "Jadex" - Jacques Dextraze, Canadian general
- "Jake" — John K. Fyfe, U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- "Jasper" — Wilfrid J. Holmes, U.S. Navy intelligence officer[2][41]
- "Jimmy" — John S. Thach, U.S. Navy fighter ace[48]
- "Jock" — J. C. Campbell, British Army general
- "Jock" — J. C. K. Slater, British admiral
- "Joe" — Elton W. Grenfell, U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- "Johnnie" — James E. Johnson, British Royal Air Force fighter ace[17]
- "Johnny" —
- W. E. P. Johnson, British Royal Air Force flight instructor
- Frederick J. Walker, World War II British ASW destroyer task force commander[49]
- "Jorrocks" — Brian Horrocks, World War II British corps commander
- "Judge" — Ernest M. Eller, U.S. Navy admiral[50]
- "Jumbo" — H. M. Wilson, World War II British Army general.[51]
- "Jumpin' Jim" – James M. Gavin, U.S. paratroop general
- "The Jumping General" – James M. Gavin, U.S. paratroop general
- "Junior" — John S. McCain, Jr., World War II U.S. submarine commander (son of Admiral John S. McCain, Sr.; father of Vietnam POW & U.S. Senator John S. McCain III;[2] a nickname he disliked)
K
- "Kalfie" — Henry J. Martin, South African Air Force officer
- "Killer" — Clive Caldwell, Australian fighter ace of World War II, a name he detested
- "Kindly Old Gentleman" or "KOG" — Hyman Rickover, irascible and uncompromising father of the United States Nuclear Navy[52]
- "Kipper" — Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, Field Marshal, Indian Army
- "King Billy" - King William III of England
- "King Kong" — Hara Chuichi, Japanese Navy admiral[53]
- "King of Scouts" — Frederick Russell Burnham, British major, Chief of Scouts & father of international Scouting movement.[54]
- "Kluger Hans" ("Clever Hans") — Günther von Kluge, German Field Marshal in World War II
L
- "Lakeitel (German, "lackey") - Wilhelm Keitel, German World War II general staff officer
- "Lighthorse Harry" — Henry Lee III, U.S. general[55]
- "Lightning Joe" — J. Lawton Collins, American general
- "The Lion" - Karl Dönitz, German admiral
- "The Lionheart" - King Richard I of England, Christian commander in the Third Crusade
- "The Lion of Panjshir" - Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan guerilla leader
- "Lion of the West" - Koos de la Rey, Boer general
- "Lion of West Transvaal" - Koos de la Rey, Boer general
- "Little Billy" —
- William Mahone, Confederate general
- James, Earl Cardigan, British general
- "Little Powell" - A. P. Hill, Confederate general
- "The Little Corporal" — Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th-century French field marshal and emperor
- "Little Texas" - Audie Murphy, World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, used only by his close friends.
- "Little Mac" - George B. McClellan, commander of the Union Army
- "The Long Fellow" Éamon de Valera, Irish rebel leader and later statesman. (Due to his height).
- "Lucky" - Eugene B. Fluckey, U.S. World War II submarine commander and Medal of Honor recipient[56]
M
- "Mad Anthony" — Anthony Wayne, U.S. general
- "Mad Jack" - Jack Churchill, British Colonel in World War II
- "Mad Mike" —
- Mike Calvert, British brigadier[57]
- Mike Hoare, British officer and mercenary leader[58]
- "Majoren" (Norwegian, "The Major") - Hans Reidar Holtermann, Norwegian World War II military leader
- "Manila John" - John Basilone, United States Marine, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
- "The Marble Man" — Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[39]
- "The Marble Model" — Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point)[39]
- "Marshall Forwards" — Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general
- "Mary" — Arthur Coningham, New Zealand/Australian First World War flying ace and Second World War senior RAF officer
- "Maryland Stuart" — George H. Stewart, Confederate general
- "Meagher of the Sword" - Thomas Francis Meagher, Commander of the Union Irish Brigade during the American Civil War
- "Mick" — Edward Mannock, First World War British fighter ace
- "Mickey" — David Marcus, American Army colonel, helped train the nascent Israeli Army, became its first general (Aluf)[59]
- "Mike" — Frank W. Fenno, Jr., U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Micky" — Harold Brownlow Martin, Second World War Australian bomber pilot attached to the RAF
- "Mokka"—Mordechi Limon, Israeli admiral[60]
- "Moke" — William J. Millican, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Monk" — Benjamin Dickson, U.S. intelligence officer[61]
- "The Monster" — Jacob H. Smith, U.S. general
- "Monty" — Bernard Montgomery, Second World War British field marshal
- "Moon" — Wreford G. Chapple, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- "Mush" (from "Mushmouth") — Dudley W. Morton, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander (for his Tennessee drawl)[2]
- "Mushmouth" — Dudley W. Morton, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander (for his Tennessee drawl)[2]
- "Mustapha" — Husband E. Kimmel, CINCPAC at Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941[62]
- "Murph"—Michael P. Murphy, Navy SEAL
N
- "Ned" — Edward L. Beach, Jr., World War II U.S. submarine commander and writer[2][34]
- "Nick" — George D. Wallace, U.S. cavalry officer
O
- "Oklahoma Pete" – Marc Mitscher, American World War II admiral
- "Ol' Blood and Guts" — George S. Patton, World War II U.S. general (a nickname he rejected)[63]
- "Ol' Fuss and Feathers" - Winfield Scott, U.S. Army general
- "Old Dutch" — Edward C. Kalbfus, American Admiral[64]
- "Old Flintlock" — Roger Hanson, Confederate general
- "Old Gimlet Eye" — Smedley Butler, U.S. general
- "Old Hickory" - Andrew Jackson, U.S. general and President
- "Old Jube" — Jubal Early, Confederate general
- "Old Jubilee" — Jubal Early, Confederate general
- "Old Mac" - James McCudden, British First World War fighter ace
- "Old Pap" — Sterling Price, Confederate general
- "Old Reliable" — George H. Thomas, Union general
- "Old Rock" — Henry L. Benning, Confederate general
- "Old Stars"-- Ormsby M. Mitchel, Union general
- "Old Wooden Head" — John Bell Hood, Confederate general
- "Onkel" — Theo Osterkamp, German fighter ace of both world wars
- "Otter" — Orde Wingate, British commander of irregular forces in the Second World War
- "Ozzie" — Richard B. Lynch, U.S. submarine officer[2]
P
- "Pa" — Edwin M. Watson, American General
- "Pablo" — Squadron Leader Paul Mason, RAF Tornado pilot during Operation Desert Storm and author.[65]
- "Pacifier of Libya" (Italian, Pacificatore della Libia) — Rodolfo Graziani, Italian Army General
- "Paddy" —
- Brendan Finucane, World War II Irish RAF fighter ace
- Hugh Gough, 19th century British Army general
- W. H. Harbison, British RAF officer
- "The Panther Man" (Italian, L'uomo pantera) — Achille Starace, Italian Army major general, Blackshirt, and Fascist party leader
- "Papa" — Joseph Joffre, World War I French marechal
- "Pappy" —
- Greg Boyington, World War II U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace[66]
- Paul Gunn, World War II U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot
- "Pappa Dönitz" - Karl Dönitz, German admiral
- "Pat" — J. Loy Maloney, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Peaches" — David Petraeus, United States Army general[67]
- "Pete" —
- Lloyd M. Bucher, U.S. submariner and commanding officer of Pueblo[68]
- William E. Ferrall, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Ignatius J. Galantin, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Marc Mitscher, World War II U.S. carrier admiral[69]
- "Petit Rouge" (French: Little Red) — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
- "Pi" — Herman A. Piczentkowski, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Pied Piper of Saipan" - Guy Gabaldon, U.S. Marine
- "Pilly" — Willis A. Lent, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Ping" — Theodore S. Wilkinson, U.S. Navy admiral and commander of ONI
- "Pinky" — Marvin G. Kennedy, U.S. Navy submarine and destroyer commander[2]
- "Pip" — G. P. B. Roberts, British general
- "Pips" - Josef Priller, World War II German fighter ace
- "Poco" — William W. Smith, U.S. Navy officer (Kimmel's Chief of Staff)[70]
- "Poet General" — Masaharu Homma, Imperial Japanese Army general known for his invasion of the Philippines[71]
- "Pompey" — Harold Edward Elliott, First World War Australian general
- "Popski" — Vladimir Peniakoff, Belgian-born commando in British service in the Second World War[72]
- "Prince John" — John B. Magruder, Confederate general
- "Pritzl" — Heinz Bär, German fighter ace
Q
- "Quax" - Karl Schnörrer, German fighter ace of World War II
- "Quex" — H. F. P. Sinclair, British admiral and head of SIS
R
- "Rebel" — Vernon L. Lowrance, U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- "Red" — Lt. Edward E. Cook Pilot CBI
- James W. Coe, World War II U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- Walter E. Doyle, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Ralph C. Lynch, Jr., U.S. submarine commander[2]
- William F. Raborn, U.S. admiral and Director of the CIA[2][73]
- Lawson P. Ramage, U.S. ace submarine commander[2]
- Douglas N. Syverson, U.S. submarine officer[2]
- "The Red Baron" (German, der Rote Baron) — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
- "The Red Battle-flyer" (German: "der rote Kampfflieger") — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
- "The Red Knight" — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
- "Red Mike" — Merritt A. Edson, World War II U.S. Marine Raiders officer
- "Reeste" — Heinz Bär, German fighter ace
- "Reggie" — Harry George Smart, British air vice marshal
- "Rooney" — William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Confederate general and U.S. Congressman[55]
- "Rosey" — Redfield Mason, U.S. cryptanalyst[41]
- "Rough and Ready" - Zachary Taylor, U.S. Army general
- "Rum" — John M. Jones, Confederate general
S
- "The Saint" — Augustus R. St. Angelo, U.S. submarine officer[2]
- "Sailor" — Adolph G. Malan, South African fighter ace in the RAF in the Second World War[74]
- "Sailor King" — King William IV of Great Britain (due to service in the Royal Navy)
- "Sally" — James J. Archer, Confederate general
- "Sam Bahadur" — Sam Manekshaw, former Indian Army field marshal
- "Sandy" — Louis D. McGregor, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Savvy" —
- Charles M. Cooke, Jr., World War II U.S. sailor[2]
- Leon J. Huffman, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Charles W. Read, U.S. Federal and Confederate naval officer
- "Schneller Heinz" (German, "Hurrying Heinz") — Heinz Guderian, World War II German panzer general
- "Screwball" - George Beurling, WWII Canadian fighter ace
- "Seminole" — Edmund Kirby Smith, Confederate general
- "Shadow" - Lynn Garrison, RCAF fighter pilot and mercenary
- "Sharkey" — Nigel Ward, Royal Navy fighter pilot during the Falklands War and author.[75]
- "Shimi" — Simon Fraser, Second World War British commando leader
- "Shorty" —
- "Shy" — Edward C. Meyer, former United States Army Chief of Staff
- "Silent Otto" — Otto Kretschmer, World War II German ace submarine commander[49]
- "Skinny" — Francis W. Rockwell, U.S. Navy admiral[2]
- "Sky Samurai" — Saburō Sakai, World War II Japanese Navy fighter ace
- "Slew" — John S. McCain, Sr., World War II U.S. admiral and aviator
- "Smiling Albert" — Albert Kesselring, World War II Luftwaffe field marshal
- "Smitty" — John S. McCain, Jr., Vietnam War U.S. admiral
- "Soarer" – David G. M. Campbell (after winning the 1896 Grand National on a horse called "Soarer")[6]
- "Soupy" — James H. Campbell, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Spanky" — George Roberts, commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron (Tuskegee Airmen)[77]
- "Sparky" _ Ronald Speirs, Lieutenant Colonel 101st Airborne Division, 505 PIR, Governor Spandau Prison
- "Speed" — John P. Currie, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Spider" — James Marks, former commander of the United States Army Intelligence Center
- "Spig" — Frank W. Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter
- "Spike" —
- William H. P. Blandy, U.S. Navy admiral[2]
- William Eckert (1909-1971), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and fourth Commissioner of Major League Baseball
- Martin P. Hottel, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- William W. Momyer (1916-2012), U.S. Air Force general and World War II flying ace
- "Splash" – Edward Ashmore, British air force general
- "Spoons" – Benjamin F. Butler, Union general
- "Spud" — Elbert C. Lindon, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Spuds" -Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S. Naval Aviator
- "Stan" — Roderic Dallas, World War I Australian fighter ace
- "Steam" — Elliott E. Marshall, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Star of Africa" — Hans-Joachim Marseille, German flying ace
- "Stonewall" — Thomas J. Jackson, Confederate general
- "Stoney" — Clifford H. Roper, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Stormin' Norman" — Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., U.S. general (a nickname he disliked)
- "Strafer" — W. H. E. Gott, British general (from a German propaganda poster, Gott strafe England)
- "Stuffy" — Hugh C. T. Dowding, commander of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain[74]
- "Sunshine" — Stuart S. Murray, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Swanky Syd" – S. T. B. Lawford, British general (from his penchant for appearing full dress uniform and in the company of beautiful women)
- "The Swamp Fox" — Francis Marion, U.S. general
- "The Swamp Fox of the Confederacy" — M. Jeff Thompson, Confederate general
- "Swede" —
- Eliot H. Bryant, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Charles B. Momsen, World War II U.S. submarine force commander, inventor of the Momsen lung[2]
T
- "Taffy"
- James I. T. Jones, British World War One fighter ace.
- Trafford Leigh-Mallory, British World War Two air force officer
- "Tenacious" — Tanaka Raizo World War II Japanese destroyer admiral (for action in the Solomon Islands)[1][78]
- "Terrible Turner" — R. Kelly Turner, Admiral USN in World War II
- "The Great Asparagus" — Charles De Gaulle, French general and later President of France.
- "The Terror" — Edward Quinan, Indian Army General in World War II[79]
- "The Terror of Morocco" - Aarne Juutilainen, Finnish army captain, who served from 1930 until 1935 in the French Foreign Legion.
- "Tex" —
- Forrest R. Biard, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- David Hill, Flying Tigers fighter ace
- Heber H. McLean, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Leonard S. Mewhinney, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- Chris Kyle, U.S. Navy SEAL
- "Thunderbolt" — Georgios Kondylis, Greek Army general and politician
- "Tiger of Malaya" — Yamashita Tomoyuki, World War II Japanese general[32]
- "Tin Legs" - Sir Douglas Bader - Second World War RAF ace
- "Tiny" —
- Edmund Ironside, British field marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff
- Frank C. Lynch, Jr., U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Tooey" — Carl A. Spaatz, American general, first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- "Tubby" — Arthur Allen, Second World War Australian general
- "Turkey Neck" — George C. Crawford, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
U
- "Uncle Bill" — William Slim, British Second World War general in Burma
- "Uncle Billy" — William T. Sherman, U.S. Civil War general
- "Uncle Charlie" — Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., World War II U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force commander[2]
- "Uncle John" — John Sedgwick, U.S. Civil War general
- "Uncle Wiggly Wings" — Gail S. Halvorsen, U.S. Air Force officer
V
- "Vati (German, "Pappy" or "Daddy") - Werner Mölders, German fighter ace
- "Vinegar Joe" — Joseph Stillwell, U.S. general
- "Valkoinen Kuolema" (Finnish, white death) - Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper in Winter War
W
- "Weary"
- Edward Dunlop, Australian surgeon renowned for his leadership role while imprisoned by the Japanese during the Second World War
- Charles W. Wilkins, U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Weegee" — William G. Brown, World War II U.S. submarine commander[2]
- "Westy" - William Westmoreland, Commander of U.S forces during the Vietnam War.
- "Whiskey" - Andrew Jackson Smith, Union Army general
- "The White Mouse"- Nancy Wake, for her ability to elude capture
- "The White Tornado" — Adrian Cummins, Royal Australian Navy Commodore, for his 'whirling' manner
- "Wild Bill" - William J. Donovan, Medal of Honor recipient, Army major general and first director of the Office of Strategic Services
- "Willie" — J. B. Tait, British bomber pilot in the Second World War[80]
- "Wingy" — James M. L. Renton, British general (for having lost an arm in battle)
- "Winkle" - Eric Brown, British Second World War test pilot
- "Wizard of the Saddle" — Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate cavalry general
- "Wooch" — Kendall J. Fielder, U.S. Army intelligence officer (Walter Short's G2)[81]
- "Wooden Box" - Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin, British Army parachute officer during World War II.
- "Wop" — W. R. May, Canadian aviator in WWI
- "Wully" - Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet - Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the First World War, never lost traces of a working-class accent
- "Wutz" -- Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot and brother of Adolf Galland
Y
- "Yurufun" (Japanese, roughly "droopy drawers") – Shimada Shigetaro, Japanese Admiral in World War II[82]
Z
- "Ziggy" – Clifton Sprague, Admiral USN in World War II
See also
- Nickname
- List of aviators by nickname
- List of basketball nicknames
- List of hockey nicknames
- List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility
- List of nicknames of historical personages
- List of monarchs by nickname
- List of sportspeople by nickname
- List of nicknames of United States presidents
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
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