Military
- William W. Cooke (1846–1876), was a military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War. He was the adjutant for George Armstrong Custer and was killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Buried in Hamilton Cemetery.
- Harry Crerar (1888–1965), was a general and the country's "leading field commander" in World War II.
- John Weir Foote (1904–1988), military chaplain and Ontario cabinet minister. Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross. The James Street Armoury where the RHLI is now based, along with 11th Field Hamilton-Wentworth Battery, was renamed the John W. Foote VC Armoury in his memory.
- Billy Green (1794–1877), otherwise known as "The Scout" was key to the Anglo-Canadian victory at the Battle of Stoney Creek.
- Ben Lear (1879–1966), United States Army World War II-era general.
- Sydney Chilton Mewburn (1863–1956), was a lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Militia and Defence from October 12, 1917 - January 15, 1920 under Sir Robert Borden's Union Government in 1917.
- Robert Land (1736–1818), veteran of the American Revolution and one of Hamilton's founding citizens; he was the man by which Robert Land Academy, Canada's only military pre-university private school, was named in his honour.
- Harold A. Rogers (1899–1994), was the founder of Kin Canada. (formerly the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada) is a non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride.
- John Vincent (1764–1848), British army officer in the Battle of Stoney Creek, War of 1812.
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The transformation of the impossible into reality is always the mark of a demonic will. The only way to recognize a military genius is by the fact that, during the war, he will mock the rules of warfare and will employ creative improvisation instead of tested methods and he will do so at the right moment.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)
“In early times every sort of advantage tends to become a military advantage; such is the best way, then, to keep it alive. But the Jewish advantage never did so; beginning in religion, contrary to a thousand analogies, it remained religious. For that we care for them; from that have issued endless consequences.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)
“War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but what may be called the preliminary virtues, as valour, veracity, the spirit of obedience, the habit of discipline. Any of these, and of others like them, when possessed by a nation, and no matter how generated, will give them a military advantage, and make them more likely to stay in the race of nations.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)