Spymasters

George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.

1st Premier of the People's Republic of China

Iranian military officer (1957–2020)

German politician (1907-2000)

Head of the East German foreign intelligence service during the Cold War (1923–2006)

English spy, diplomat and politician (1532-1590)

German general, Nazi, spy (1902-1979)

U.S. Army soldier during WWII, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the OSS (1883-1959)

Russian politician (1832-1908)

Chinese politician (1898–1975)

Burmese army general, Chief of Intelligence, and Prime Minister of Myanmar from 2003 to 2004

Soviet spy (1899-1941)

French official and politician

Canadian spymaster (1897–1989)

German diplomat and spy (1880-1931)

English barrister (1616-1668)

Georgian Chechen field commander (1979-2019)

Israeli diplomat and spy (1928-2010)

Russian secret service chief (1851-1910)

American politician (1754-1835)

German intelligence officer (1873-1947)

German spy (1887–1940)

Founding father of Cuba's espionage services (1933-1998)

British diplomat (1897–1964)

KGB officer

Chinese politician (1905-1943)

leader of a spy ring

Chinese spymaster (1898-1956)

British civil servant and politician, died 1840

American diplomat and intelligence agent (1923-2017)