Main article: World War I
Contents
- 1 Commonwealth of Australia
- 2 Austria-Hungary
- 3 Belgium
- 4 Bulgaria
- 5 Canada (includes Newfoundland)
- 6 Democratic Republic of Armenia
- 7 France
- 8 Finland
- 9 Germany
- 10 Greece
- 11 Italy
- 12 Japan
- 13 Mexico
- 14 Netherlands
- 15 New Zealand
- 16 Ottoman Empire
- 17 Portugal
- 18 Romania
- 19 Russia
- 20 Serbia
- 21 South Africa
- 22 United Kingdom
- 23 United States of America
- 24 See also
- 25 External links
Commonwealth of Australia[edit]
(Entered the War on: 4 August 1914)
Political leaders[edit]
- Andrew Fisher – Australian Prime Minister 1914–1915
- Billy Hughes – Australian Prime Minister 1915–1923
Military leaders[edit]
- Henry Gordon Bennett (1887–1962) Commander, 3rd Infantry Brigade
- William Throsby Bridges (1861–1915) Commander, Australian Imperial Force, Australian 1st Division
- Harry Chauvel (1865–1945), Commander, Anzac Mounted Division, Desert Mounted Corps
- Arthur Cobby, Fighter ace
- Roderic Dallas, Fighter ace
- Henry (Harry) Dalziel, Victoria Cross recipient
- Pompey Elliott, General
- Sir Thomas William Glasgow, Commander, 1st Division
- Sir Talbot Hobbs, (1864–1938), Commander, Australian 5th Division
- Godfrey Irving, Temporary Commander, 5th Division
- Albert Jacka, First AIF recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Jackson, Victoria Cross recipient
- Elwyn King, Fighter ace
- John Simpson Kirkpatrick, (1892–1915), Stretcher bearer
- Robert A. Little, Fighter ace
- The Hon. James Whiteside M'Cay, (1864–1930), Commander, Australian 5th Division
- Sir John Monash, (1865–1931), Commander, Australian 3rd Division, Australian Corps
- Sir Keith Murdoch, (1885–1952), War reporter
- Sir Charles Rosenthal, (1875–1954), Commander, Australian 2nd Division
- Alfred Shout, Victoria Cross recipient
- Sir Brudenell White, General
- Thomas Baker, Fighter ace
Others[edit]
- C.E.W. Bean (1879–1968) Official Australian war correspondent
Austria-Hungary[edit]
(Entered the War on: 28 July 1914)
Royalty[edit]
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand, (1863–1914), heir to the throne whose murder brought on the war.
- Emperor Franz Josef I, (1830–1916)
- Emperor Karl I, (1887–1922), last emperor of Austria, last king of Hungary
- Empress Zita, (1892–1989), last empress of Austria, last queen of Hungary
- Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, Field Marshal and supreme commander of the Austro-Hungarian (K.u.K.) Army
- Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria, Grand Admiral in the Austro-Hungarian (K.u.K.) Navy
- Archduke Eugen of Austria, Field Marshal and commander in the Balkins and later of the entire southwestern front
- Archduke Joseph August of Austria, the last Field Marshal of Austria-Hungary, commander of the VII Corps, the 6th Army, and eventually the Army Group Tirol, also the last Palatine of Hungary
- Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, General of Cavalry (equivalent to lieutenant general), K.u.K., and Doctor of Medicine
- Archduke Josef Ferdinand of Austria, Feldmarschalleutnant (equivalent to major general), and commander of XIV Corps, the 4th Army, and later inspector general of the Imperial Air Force
- Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria, Colonel of Artillery of both the Imperial (k.u.k.) Austro-Hungarian Army (on Horse) and the Polish Army
- Archduke Leo Karl of Austria, Captain, K.u.K., and served after the war as an officer in the Polish Army
- Archduke Wilhelm of Austria, Colonel of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, and later served after the war as an officer in the Polish Army
Military leaders[edit]
- Svetozar Boroevic von Bojna, field marshalhi
- Franz Freiherr Rohr von Denta, field marshal
- Hermann Kövess, field marshal
- Anton Haus, (1851–1917), Grand Admiral and fleet commander of the K.u.K. Navy
- Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, (1852–1925), Chief of Staff (1906–1911, 1912–1917)
- Arthur Arz von Straussenburg, (1857–1935), Chief of Staff (1917–1918)
- Viktor von Dankl, Colonel General
- Oskar Potiorek, (1853–1933), General and Governor of Bosnia (during the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand), 1914
- Godwin Brumowski, (1889–1936), Hauptmann (captain) in the K.u.K. Air Force, leading Austro-Hungarian fighter ace of the war
- Georg Ludwig von Trapp, (1880–1947), Korvettenkapitän (lieutenant commander) in the K.u.K. Navy, leading Austro-Hungarian U-Boat ace of the war
Politicians[edit]
- Victor Adler, Austrian Social Democratic leader
- Count Gyula Andrássy the Younger (1860–1929), Foreign Minister (1918)
- Count Leopold von Berchtold, (1863–1942), Foreign Minister (1912–1915)
- Baron Stephan Burián von Rajecz, (1851–1922), Foreign Minister (1915–1916, 1918), Finance Minister (1916–1918)
- Count Heinrich Clam-Martinic (1863–1932), Minister-President of Austria (1916–1917)
- Count Ottokar Czernin, (1872–1932), Foreign Minister (1916–1918)
- Count Moric Esterhazy (1881–1960), Minister-President of Hungary (1917)
- Ernst Ritter Seidler von Feuchtenegg (1862–1931), Minister-President of Austria (1917–1918)
- Baron Max Hussarek von Heinlein (1865–1935), Minister-President of Austria (1918)
- Count Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955), Hungarian Independence Party leader and Minister-President (1918)
- Ernst von Koerber (1850–1919), Minister-President of Austria (1916)
- Heinrich Lammasch (1853–1920), Minister-President of Austria (1918)
- Karl Renner, (1870–1950), Austrian Social Democratic leader, and later Chancellor
- Count Karl von Stürgkh (1859–1916), Minister-President of Austria (1911–1916)
- Count László Szőgyény-Marich, Jr. (1841–1916), Long serving Ambassador at Berlin (1892–1914)
- Count István Tisza (1861–1918), Minister-President of Hungary (1913–1917)
- Sandor Wekerle (1848–1921), Minister-President of Hungary (1917–1966)
Belgium[edit]
(Entered the War on: 4 August 1914)
- King Albert I, (1875–1934)
- Herman Baltia, (1863–1938), General
- Baron Charles de Broqueville, (1860–1940), Prime Minister
- Willy Coppens, (1892–1986), Fighter ace
- Victor Deguise, (1855–1922), General
- Cyriaque Gillain, (1857–1931), Army Chief of Staff
- Paul Hymans, (1865–1941), Foreign Secretary
- Fernand Jacquet, (1888–1947), Fighter ace
- Gerard Leman, (1851–1920), General
- Désiré-Joseph Mercier, (1851–1926), Cardinal
- Andre de Meulemeester, (1894–1973), Fighter Pilot
- Jan Olieslagers, (1883–1942), Fighter Ace
- Gabrielle Petit, (1893–1916), Executed Spy
- Edmond Thieffry, (1892–1929), Fighter Ace
Bulgaria[edit]
(Entered the War on: 12 October 1915)
Royalty[edit]
Politicians[edit]
- Aleksandar Malinov, (1867–1938), Prime Minister (1908–1911, 1918)
- Vasil Radoslavov, (1854–1929), Prime Minister
- Aleksandar Stamboliyski, (1879–1923), Anti-Monarchist
- Stefan Panaretov, (1853–1931), Diplomat
- Andrey Lyapchev, Minister
Military leaders[edit]
- Nikolaus Jekov, commander-in-chief
- Kliment Boyadzhiev, general
- Georg Stojanov Todorov, general
- Stefan Toshev, general
- Vladimir Vazov, general
Canada (includes Newfoundland)[edit]
(Entered the War on: 4 August 1914)
Royalty[edit]
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (third son of Queen Victoria), Governor General
Political leaders[edit]
- Sir Robert Borden (1854–1937) Prime Minister (1911–1920)
- Henri Bourassa (1868–1952) led French Canadian opposition to conscription
- Sir Sam Hughes (1853–1921) Minister of Militia and Defense
Military[edit]
- Sir Arthur Currie (1875–1933) Division, later Corps commander (Canadian Corps)
- Sir Richard Turner (1871–1948) Chief of Canadian General Staff
- Billy Bishop (1884–1956), ace credited with 72 victories
- William Barker (1894–1930) was a fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient
- Filip Konowal (1888–1959) Ukrainian-Canadian Victoria Cross recipient
- Tommy Ricketts (1901–1967) at age 17, he was the youngest soldier to ever receive the Victoria Cross
- Francis Pegahmagabow (1891–1952) the most highly decorated aboriginal Canadian soldier of World War I
- Henry Norwest (1884–1918) one of the most famous snipers in World War I
- Harry Band (1885–1915) reported victim of German crucifixion
- George Lawrence Price (1898–1918) last soldier killed in World War I (shot two minutes before the announcement of the Armistice)
- John McCrae (1872–1918) doctor and poet, author of "In Flanders Fields"
Democratic Republic of Armenia[edit]
Military leaders[edit]
- Tovmas Nazarbekian Commander-in-chief.
- Andranik Ozanian command of war zone within Ottoman Empire and leader of Republic of Mountainous Armenia
- Drastamat Kanayan
- Garegin Nzhdeh
- Movses Silikyan
Politicians[edit]
- Hovhannes Katchaznouni was the first Prime Minister of Armenia.
- Aram Manukian was the minister of Interior.
Others[edit]
- Avetis Aharonyan chairman the Armenian National Council which declared the DRA
France[edit]
(Entered the War on: 3 August 1914)
Military leaders[edit]
- Edouard de Castelnau, (1851–1944), General
- Auguste Dubail, (1851–1934), General
- Louis Franchet d'Esperey, (1856–1942), Marshal
- Ferdinand Foch, (1851–1929), General and Generalissimo of the Allied Armies
- Joseph Gallieni, (1849–1916), General
- Joseph Joffre, (1852–1931), Commander-in-Chief
- Hubert Lyautey, (1854–1934), War Minister
- Charles Mangin, (1866–1925), General
- Michael Maunoury, (1847–1923), General
- Robert Georges Nivelle, (1856–1924), Commander-in-Chief
- Henri Philippe Pétain, (1856–1951), Commander-in-Chief
- Maurice Sarrail, (1856–1929), General
- Charles Lanrezac, (1852–1925), General
Politicians[edit]
- Aristide Briand, (1862–1932), Prime Minister (1909–11, 1913, 1915–17, 1921–22, 1925–26, 1929)
- Joseph Caillaux, (1863–1944), Prime Minister (June 1911 – January 1912)
- Georges Clemenceau, (1841–1929), Prime Minister (1917–1920)
- Théophile Delcassé, (1852–1923), Foreign Minister (1914–1915)
- Gaston Doumergue,
- Jean Jaures, (1859–1914), Socialist party leader, pacifist
- Alexandre Millerand, (1859–1943), Minister of War (1912–13, 1914–15)
- Paul Painlevé, (1863–1933), Prime Minister (September 1917 – November 1917)
- Stephen Pichon,
- Raymond Poincaré, (1860–1934), President (1913–1920)
- Alexandre Ribot, (1842–1923), Prime Minister (March 1917 – September 1917)
- René Viviani, (1862–1925), Prime Minister (1914–1915)
Finland[edit]
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, (1867–1951),Marshal
- Kurt Martti Wallenius, (1893–1984), Lieutenant-General.
- Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, (1865–1952), First President of Finland
- Lauri Kristian Relander, (1883–1942), Second President of Finland
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud,(1861–1944), Third President of Finland
- Aksel Airo, (1898–1985), General
- Axel Erik Heinrichs (1890–1965), General
- Vilho Petter Nenonen, (1883–1960), General
- Paavo Talvela (1897–1973), General
- Rudolf Walden (1878–1946), General
Germany[edit]
(Entered the War on: 1 August 1914)
Monarch[edit]
- Emperor Wilhelm II
Military leaders[edit]
- Erich von Falkenhayn, Chief of Staff 1914–1916
- Hermann von François
- Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Field Marshal
- Wilhelm Groener
- Paul von Hindenburg, (1847–1934), general, president
- Admiral Franz von Hipper, Commander, High Seas Fleet
- Max Hoffmann
- Alexander von Kluck, General
- Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
- Erich Ludendorff, General
- August von Mackensen, Field Marshal
- Helmuth von Moltke, (1848–1916), Chief of Staff, 1906–1914
- Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
- Otto Liman von Sanders, (1855–1929), General
- Alfred von Schlieffen, (1833–1913), Pre-war Chief of General Staff
- Alfred von Tirpitz, (1849–1930), Naval Minister
- Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
Political leaders[edit]
- Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929), Imperial Chancellor (1918)
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Imperial Chancellor (1909–1917)
- Prince Bernhard von Bülow, former Imperial Chancellor (1900–1909), Ambassador to Italy (1914–1915), rival
- Friedrich Ebert, (1871–1925), Social Democratic leader, Imperial Chancellor (1918), later First President of the Weimar Republic
- Matthias Erzberger, leader of the left wing of the Catholic Centre Party
- Count Georg von Hertling, Imperial Chancellor (1917–1918)
- Richard von Kühlmann, Foreign Secretary (1917–1918)
- Georg Michaelis, Imperial Chancellor (1917)
- Gottlieb von Jagow, Foreign Secretary (1913–1916)
- Hans Freiherr von Wangenheim, ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1912–1915)
- Philipp Scheidemann, Social Democratic Leader, later first Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (1919)
- Gustav Stresemann, (1878–1929), leader of the imperialist wing of the National Liberal Party, later a major statesman of the Weimar Republic
- Arthur Zimmermann, Foreign Secretary (1916–1917)
Others[edit]
- Anthony Fokker, (1890–1939), Aircraft builder
- Hermann Göring, (1888–1946), Fighter Ace
- Manfred von Richthofen, (1892–1918), Fighter Ace
- Adolf Hitler, (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945), Later Leader of the Nazi Party, Reichskanzler and Führer of the 3rd Reich
Greece[edit]
(Entered the War on: July 2nd 1917)
- King Alexander
- Joannis Metaxas, (1871–1941), Military Dictator
- Eleutherios Venizelos, Prime Minister
Italy[edit]
(Entered the War on: 23 May 1915)
Royalty[edit]
- Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, (1869–1947)
- Amedeo Umberto, Duke of Aosta, Soldier
Military leaders[edit]
- Luigi Cadorna, Chief of Staff
- Luigi Capello, General
- Armando Diaz, General
- Pietro Badoglio, General
- Duke of the Abruzzi, Naval Commander-in-Chief
- Emanuele Filiberto, Duke d' Aosta, Prince of Savoy, Field Marshal
- Paolo Thaon di Revel, Admiral
Political leaders[edit]
- Paolo Boselli, Prime Minister
- Alfredo Dallolio, Minister of Munitions
- Marquis di San Giuliano, Foreign Minister
- Giovanni Giolitti, Prime Minister
- Vittorio Orlando, Prime Minister
- Antonio Salandra, Prime Minister
- Baron Sidney Sonnino, Foreign Minister
Others[edit]
- Francesco Baracca, Fighter Ace
- Ottavio Bottecchia, soldier, later Tour de France winner
- Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, Fighter Ace
- Gabriele d'Annunzio, novelist and poet
- Rodolfo Graziani, officer
- Emilio Lussu, (1890–1975), Italian novelist
- Benito Mussolini, (1883–1945), Il Duce
- Angelo Roncalli, Military Chaplain, future Pope John XXIII
- Pope Benedict XV
- Giovanni Sabelli, Fighter Ace
- Silvio Scaroni, Fighter Ace
Japan[edit]
(Entered the War on: 23 August 1914)
- Emperor Taisho
- Mitsuomi Kamio
- Marquess Shigenobu Okuma, Prime Minister (1914–1916)
- Count Masatake Terauchi, Prime Minister (1916–1918)
- Takashi Hara, Prime Minister (1918–1921)
- Gentaro Yamashita, Admiral
- Tanin Yamaya, Admiral
- Rokuro Yashiro, Admiral
- Mitsumasa Yonai, Naval Officer
Mexico[edit]
(Neutral Country)
- Venustiano Carranza, President, refused to join with Germany after Germany sent the Zimmermann Telegram
- Pancho Villa, rebel
Netherlands[edit]
(Neutral Country)
- Jelles Troelstra
- Mata Hari, spy
- Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, (1880–1962), Queen
New Zealand[edit]
(Entered the War on: 4 August 1914)
- Sir James Allen, Minister of Defence
- Edward Chaytor, General
- Bernard Freyberg Victoria Cross recipient
- Sir Alexander Godley, General, Commander of NZDF, NZEF
- William Massey, Prime Minister
- Keith Park Fighter ace
- Sir Andrew Russell, General
- Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister
Ottoman Empire[edit]
(Entered the War on: 31 October 1914)
Monarchs[edit]
Political leaders[edit]
- Said Halim Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Ahmed Izzet Pasha, Grand Vizier
- Talaat Pasha, Minister of Interior
- Mehmed Djaved Bey, Minister of Finance
Military leaders[edit]
- Enver Pasha, Minister of War
- Ahmed Djemal Pasha, Military Governor of Syria
Military[edit]
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, (1881–1938), Gallipoli
- Halil Kut (Khalil Pasha), General
- Fakhri Pasha
Portugal[edit]
Political leaders[edit]
- Bernardino Machado – President of Portugal
- Afonso Costa – Prime Minister of Portugal
- Norton de Matos – War Minister
Military leaders[edit]
- Tamagnini de Abreu – Commander of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP)
- Alves Roçadas – Commander of the Portuguese Forces in Southern Angola
- Ferreira Gil – Commander of the Portuguese Forces in Eastern Africa
Romania[edit]
(Entered the War on: 27 August 1916)
Royalty[edit]
- King Carol I (reign 1866–1914)
- King Ferdinand I (reign 1914–1927)
- Queen Marie (consort 1914–1927)
Politicians[edit]
Military[edit]
- Constantin Prezan, General (later Mareșal for the victories during the war)
- Alexandru Averescu, General (later Mareșal for the victories during the war)
- Eremia Grigorescu, General
- Ion Dragalina, General
- Ioan Culcer, General
- Artur Văitoianu, General
- Constantin Coandă, General
- Ion Antonescu, General
- Ecaterina Teodoroiu, volunteer
Russia[edit]
(Entered the War on: 1 August 1914)
Royalty[edit]
- Emperor Nicholas II (1868–1918), abdicated in 1917
- Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch Romanov (1878–1918), refused the throne after Nicholas' abdication
- Empress Alexandra (1872–1918)
Military leaders[edit]
- Mikhail Alekseev
- Aleksei Brusilov
- Yuri Danilov
- Anton Denikin
- Alexander Kolchak, Admiral
- Lavr Georgevich Kornilov, (1870–1918), Russian General
- Alexei Nikolajevich Kuropatkin
- Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich
- Paul von Rennenkampf
- Alexander Samsonov
- Peter Wrangel
- Nikolai Yudenich
Political leaders and others[edit]
- Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, (1888–1938), Bolshevik Leader
- Victor Chernov, Socialist-Revolutionary Party Leader
- Ivan Goremykin, Prime Minister (1914–1916)
- Alexander Guchkov, Octobrist Leader
- Lev Kamenev, Bolshevik revolutionary
- Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov, First Head of the Provisional Government (1917)
- Alexandra Kollontai, Bolshevik Leader
- Alexander Krivoshein, Minister of Agriculture
- Vladimir Lenin, (1870–1924), Bolshevik leader
- Aleksandr Kerensky, (1881–1970), Second Head of the Russian Provisional Government, 1917
- Nikolai Maklakov, Minister of the Interior
- Julius Martov, Menshevik Leader
- Pavel Miliukov, Kadet leader
- Alexander Protopopov, Minister of the Interior
- Vladimir Purishkevich, right wing political leader, assassin of Rasputin
- Grigori Rasputin, (1872–1916), friar, adventurer, mystic wonder-worker
- Sergei Sazonov, Foreign Minister (1910–1916)
- Joseph Stalin, (1879–1953), (a pseudonym) – Soviet leader
- Boris Stürmer, Prime Minister (1916)
- Alexander Trepov, Prime Minister (1916)
- Leon Trotsky, (1879–1940), Bolshevik leader
- Prince Felix Yusupov, murderer of Rasputin
- Grigory Zinoviev, (1883–1936), Russian Bolshevik
Serbia[edit]
(Entered the War on: 28 July 1914)
- King Peter I, (1844–1921), Serbian Monarch
- Crown Prince Alexander, (1888–1934), Serbian Monarch
- Dragutin Dimitrijevic, (1877–1917), founder and leader of Black Hand Society
- Zivojin Misic, (1855–1921), Field Marshal
- Stepa Stepanović, (1856–1929), Field Marshal
- Nikola Pasic, (1845–1926), Prime Minister
- Gavrilo Princip, (1894–1918), the Serbian freedom fighter who assassinated Franz Ferdinand of Austria and triggered the war
- Radomir Putnik, (1847–1917), Chief of General Staff
- Pavle Jurisic Sturm, General
- Peter Vasic, (1862–1931), Colonel
- Bosa Yankovich, General
South Africa[edit]
(Entered the War on: 4 August 1914)
- Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, (1894–1921), Fighter Pilot and Victoria Cross recipient
- Louis Botha, (1862–1919), Prime Minister
- Sir Henry Lukin, (1860–1925), General
- Jan Smuts, (1870–1950), Prime Minister
- Sir Jacob Louis Van Deventer, (1874–1922), General
United Kingdom[edit]
(Entered the War on: 4 August 1914)
Royalty[edit]
- King George V
- Queen Mary
- Prince Albert, Duke of York, turret officer aboard HMS Collingwood during the Battle of Jutland
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Field Marshal and Governor General of Canada
- Prince Arthur of Connaught, captain, honorary colonel, and aide-de-camp to General Sir John French and General Sir Douglas Haig.
- Prince Maurice of Battenberg, Lieutenant, King's Royal Rifle Corps, killed at Ypres
Military leaders[edit]
- Augustine William Shelton Agar,V.C., operations against the Bolsheviks in the Gulf of Finland, 1919
- Edmund Allenby, (1861–1936), commander in Palestine
- Prince Louis of Battenberg, (1854–1921), admiral, First Sea Lord (1912–1914)
- David Beatty, (1871–1936), admiral
- William Birdwood, (1865–1951), commander of the AIF (1916–1918)
- Julian Byng, (1862–1935), general
- Adrian Carton De Wiart, V.C. Front line commander
- William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork, operations against the Turks in the Red Sea
- Walter Cowan, Baltic Sea, 1919
- John Fisher, (1841–1920), admiral, First Sea Lord (1914–1915)
- John French, (1852–1925), commander of the BEF (1914–1915)
- William Goodenough, admiral, commanded the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron from 1913–16
- Hubert Gough, general
- Douglas Haig, (1861–1928), commander of the BEF (1915–1918)
- Ian Hamilton, (1853–1947) commander at Gallipoli
- Aylmer Hunter-Weston, (1864–1940), general
- Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, admiral, First Sea Lord, (1915–1916)
- John Jellicoe, (1859–1935), admiral, First Sea Lord (1916–1917)
- Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, naval officer, Submarines, Dardanelles, Dover Patrol, Zeebrugge, Ostend
- Horatio Kitchener, (1850–1916), former general, Secretary of State for War
- Herbert Plumer, (1857–1932), general, later field marshal
- Henry S. Rawlinson, (1864–1925), general
- Sir William Robertson, (1860–1933), Chief of Imperial General Staff, 1915–1917
- Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, (1858–1930), general
- Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, admiral, Chief of War Staff at the Admiralty (1914)
- Sir Rosslyn Wemyss,admiral, First Sea Lord (1917–1919)
- Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, (1864–1922), Chief of Imperial General Staff, 1918
Political leaders[edit]
- H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister (1908–1916)
- David Lloyd George, Prime Minister (1916–1922)
- Arthur Balfour, (1848–1930), Foreign Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty (1915–1916)
- Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty (1916–1917)
- Sir Roger Casement, Irish independence leader
- Sir Winston Churchill, (1911–1915), First Lord of the Admiralty (1911–1915)
- Lord Curzon, (1859–1925), Unionist politician
- John Dillon, Irish Home Rule leader
- Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty (1917–1919)
- Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary
- Andrew Bonar Law, (1858–1923), Unionist Party leader
- Lord Milner, politician
- John Redmond, (1856–1918), Irish Home Rule leader
Others[edit]
- Wilfred Owen, (1893–1918), English poet
- W. H. R. Rivers, (1864–1922), Psychiatrist
- David Jones, English poet
- Isaac Rosenberg, English poet
- Edward Thomas, Welsh poet
- May Cannan, English poet
- Wyndham Lewis, ariter, painter, vorticist. Served as war artist.
- Dorothy Lawrence war reporter
- Harry Farr English soldier, executed for cowardice, pardon announced in 2006
- J.R.R. Tolkien, writer
- C.S. Lewis, writer
United States of America[edit]
(Entered the War on: 6 April 1917)
- Edmund Marion Ashe, (1867–1941) was an American artist known for his posters for bond drives and watercolors of the Gibson Girl.
- Newton D. Baker, (1871–1937), Secretary of War 1916–1921
- Harry Hill Bandholtz, (1864–1925), Major General during World War I, and the US representative of the Inter-Allied Military Mission in Hungary in 1919
- Tasker H. Bliss, (1853–1930), Army Chief of Staff 1917–1918, U.S. representative Supreme War Council
- William Jennings Bryan, (1860–1925), Secretary of State
- Daniel Daly, (1873–1937), Marine, received Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross
- Josephus Daniels, (1862–1948), Secretary of the Navy 1913–1921
- Abel Davis, (1874-1937), commanded the 132nd U.S. Infantry of Illinois during WWI and retired as a Brig. Gen.
- William T. Fitzsimons, (died 1917), early U.S. casualty.
- Benjamin Foulois, 1879–1967, was a member of the aviation section of the AEF.
- William S. Graves, (1865–1940), Commander of American forces in Siberia during the Allied Intervention in Russia
- Harry G. Hamlet, (1874–1954), later served as Commandant of the Coast Guard
- Ernest Hemingway, (1899–1961), served in the ambulance corps, author of For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, and The Sun Also Rises
- Edward House, (1858–1938), advisor to President Wilson
- Charles Evans Hughes, (1862–1948), Republican, 1907–1910, governor of New York, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, presidential candidate
- Field E. Kindley, (1895–1920), Ace
- Clayton Knight, (1891–1969), aviator
- Robert Lansing, (1864–1928), Secretary of State 1915–1920
- John A. Lejeune, (1867–1942), USMC general, led Marine and army divisions
- Elizabeth Leonhardt, (1867–1953), one of the Sacred Twenty
- Edward Mann Lewis, (1863–1949), Commanded the 30th Infantry Division who Broke the Hindenburg Line
- Peyton C. March, (1864–1955), Army Chief of Staff 1918–1921
- Colonel George Patton, (1885–1945), commander of U.S. Tank Corps
- General John J. Pershing, (1860–1948), commander of the AEF
- Corporal Thomas A. Pope, (1894–1989), Medal of Honor recipient who served in the 131st Infantry, 33rd Division
- Henry J. Reilly, (1881–1963), commander of the 149th Field Artillery Regiment, 42nd ("Rainbow") Division and helped found the Reserve Officers Association
- Eddie Rickenbacker, (1890–1973), Ace
- Harold Ross, (1882–1951), Editor of Stars and Stripes, later founder of The New Yorker Magazine
- Sacred Twenty were a group of exclusively female nurses who, during World War I, were the first female members to ever formally serve in the United States Navy representing the Nurse Corps
- Joseph B. Sanborn, (1855–1934), Colonel that led the 131st who rose to the rank of Lt. Gen. after the war
- Woodrow Wilson, (1856–1924), 28th (1913–1921) President
- Leonard Wood, (1860–1927), General
- Sgt. Alvin York, (1887–1964), highly decorated war hero
- Julia Hunt Catlin Park DePew Taufflieb (1862–1948) First American Female to be awarded the Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honour from France for turning her Chateau d'Annel into a 300 bed hospital on the front line, in 1917.
See also[edit]
- Allied Leaders of World War II
- Axis Leaders of World War II
- Lists of World War I topics
- List of last surviving World War I veterans by country
- Puerto Ricans in World War I
External links[edit]
Media related to People associated with World War I at Wikimedia Commons
- What did YOU do in the Great War, Daddy?
- The French Yellow Book: Diplomatic Documents of 1914.
WWI news stories at Wikinews