The following article comprises a list of military units, paramilitary groups, irregular armies, and other related armed formations alike that are named after various renowned individuals.

In addition to the official military and sub-military forces of various nations (both current and historical), this list also includes armed formations that are not under government administration such as volunteer militias, mercenary units, insurgent rebel groups, militant wings of political parties, extrajudicial death squads, guerilla armies, private military companies (PMCs), and terrorist-designated organizations.

However, combat units whose names include a particular ideological movement in them which happens to be derived after a certain individual it is associated with (e.g. “Marxist–Leninist”, “Sandinista” or “Christianity”) are not to be included in this article. For example, Guevarista Revolutionary Army would not be a permitted entry as the "Guevarista" part in its name refers to Guevarism, an eponymous political ideology named after communist revolutionary Che Guevara.

Up until the mid-18th century, regiments of the British Army were considered the property of their Colonel and most bore his name, changing names when transferred to another.Chandler, Beckett (1996) The Oxford History Of The British Army Oxford University Press page .52 For example, the Somerset Light Infantry was raised in 1685 by Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon and named the "Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment of Foot"; they underwent several name changes before being numbered the 13th Regiment of Foot in the 1750s. (see List of Regiments of Foot)

List

0–9 1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia" – named after Prince Eugene of Savoy (). 1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring – named after Hermann Göring, the final President of the Reichstag and former Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe. 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division – named after Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish–Lithuanian military engineer and leader known for his involvement in the American Revolutionary War. 2nd Training Motor Rifle Division "Alp Arslan" – named after Alp Arslan, the second Sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire. 3rd Cavalry Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" – named after Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta () 3rd Operational Assignment Spartan Brigade "Petro Bolbochan" 5th Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai" – named after Stephen Bocskai (), a Hungarian nobleman and military leader during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" – named after Prince Eugene of Savoy () 8th SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer" – named after Florian Geyer, German nobleman. 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen" – named after the Hohenstaufen Dynasty. 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsberg" – named after Georg von Frundsberg, a German soldier and military leader in the early 16th century. 11th Motor Rifle Division "Sultan Sanjar" – named after Ahmad Sanjar. 11th Separate Public Order Odessa Brigade "Mykhailo Hrushevsky" 14th Imam Hossein Division - named after Imam Hossein. 14th Mechanized Brigade "Prince Roman the Great" - named after Roman Mstislavich. 15th Operational Assignment Kara Dag Brigade "Hero of Ukraine Lieutenant Bohdan Zavada" - named after Ukrainian soldier Lieutenant Bohdan Zavada, who died in action. 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division – named after Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad. 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" – named after Renaissance-era German mercenary Götz von Berlichingen. 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Horst Wessel" – named after Horst Wessel, an Sturmabteilung leader killed by members of the rival KPD. 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg – named after Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian military commander 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia – named after Maria Theresa. 25th Infantry Brigade "György Klapka" – named after György Klapka. 25th Public Security Protection Brigade named after Prince Askold 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian) – named after John Hunyadi, a Hungarian military leader of the 15th century. 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division 31st Public Order Protection Brigade "Major General Oleksandr Radievskyi" 30th Prince Konstanty Ostrogski Mechanized Brigade – named after Konstanty Ostrogski. 33rd Al-Mahdi Division – named after Muhammad al-Mahdi. 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow – named after Napoleonic era Prussian lieutenant general Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow. 40th Separate "Danylo Nechai" Regiment – named after Danylo Nechai. 44th Separate Artillery Brigade "Hetman Danylo Apostol" – named after Danylo Apostol. 45th Operational Assignment Lviv Regiment "Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Krasitskyi" 57th Otaman Kost Hordiienko Motorized Brigade – named after Kost Hordiienko, an 18th-century Kish otaman and co-author of the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk. 68th Jaeger Brigade "Oleksa Dovbush" – named after Oleksa Dovbush, a Ukrainian outlaw and leader of the Opryshky movement. 92nd Assault Brigade "Ivan Sirko" – named after Zaporozhian Cossack military leader Ivan Sirko. 303rd "Tadeusz Kościuszko Warsaw" Fighter Squadron – named after 18th century Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko.

A–F Abraham Lincoln Brigade – named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades – named after Abu Ali Mustafa, a communist Palestinian militant who served as the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine until his assassination by Israeli forces in 2001. Abu Nidal Organization – named after Palestinian political leader Abu Nidal. Akhmat special forces unit – named after Akhmat Kadyrov, the first President of the Chechen Republic. Al-Abbas Brigade – named after Abbas ibn Ali. Al-Hajj Radwan Force – Hezbollah unit, named for Imad Mughniyeh (alias "Al-Hajj Radwan") Al-Khansaa Brigade – presumed to be named after 7th-century Arabian tribeswoman al-Khansa'. Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades – named after Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub. Al-Qassam Brigades – named after Izz ad-Din al-Qassam. al-Zulfikar – named after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Alex Boncayao Brigade – named after Filipino labor leader Alex Boncayao who was killed by Philippine government security forces in 1983. Ali ibn Abi Talib Battalion – named after Ali ibn Abi Talib. Andrew Mlangeni Regiment – named after Andrew Mlangeni. Antonio Gramsci Battalion – named after Antonio Gramsci, an Italian Marxist intellectual who died in 1937 as a result of health complications he accumulated from longterm imprisonment with unsanitary conditions. Arkan's Tigers – namesake of its founder and first commander Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović. Armée du Colonel Barakat – named after Antoine Barakat. Army Detachment Kempf – named after Werner Kempf. Army Detachment Steiner – named after Felix Steiner. Ascaso Column– Republican unit of the Spanish Civil War, named for anarcho-syndicalist Francisco Ascaso AWD Finland "Siitoin Squadron" – named after Pekka Siitoin, a Finnish neo-Nazi occultist. Baader–Meinhof Group – named after Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof. Babini Group – named after Valentino Babini. Bagramyan Battalion – named after Soviet Armenian military commander Ivan Bagramyan. Baqir Brigade – named after Muhammad al-Baqir. Battaglioni M – named after Benito Mussolini ("M" for Mussolini), the Prime Minister of Italy during the country's Fascist era. Bogdan Khmelnitsky Battalion – named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky. Brackett's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion – named after Alfred Bruce Brackett. Brigade "Rey Alfonso XIII" II of the Legion – named after Alfonso XIII. Brigate Garibaldi – named after Giuseppe Garibaldi. Cavalry Corps Schmettow – named after Eberhard Graf von Schmettow. Carlos Palomino International Brigade – named after Carlos Javier Palomino Muñoz, a Spanish teenager who was stabbed to death by a Basque neo-Nazi skinhead while heading to counter-protest at an anti-immigrant rally in Madrid. Carlos Patiño Front – named after Carlos Arturo Patiño Restrepo, a Colombian far-left paramilitary commander and drug trafficker reputedly affiliated with the Norte del Valle Cartel. Centuria Malatesta – named after Italian anarchist revolutionary Errico Malatesta. Charlemagne Division – named after Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor. Clan Úsuga – Colombian paramilitary drug cartel, led by brothers Juan and Dario Úsuga Connolly Column – named after James Connolly, an Irish republican and revolutionary socialist who was executed by Imperial British soldiers for his role in the Easter Rising. Creuzbourg's Jäger Corps – namesake of its commander Karl Adolf Christoph von Creutzburg. Dąbrowski Brigade – named after Jarosław Dąbrowski. De Watteville's Regiment – named after Louis de Watteville. Detachment Brandenstein – namesake of its commander Otto von Brandenstein. Descendants of Saladin Brigade – named after Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty as well as the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. Dillon's Regiment (France) – named after Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon. Dimitrov Battalion – named after Bulgarian far-left politician and founder of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Georgi Dimitrov. Dirlewanger Brigade – namesake of its commanding officer, Oskar Dirlewanger. Division von Broich/von Manteuffel – initially named after Friedrich Freiherr von Broich during the time that the unit existed as Division von Broich. The unit was later renamed to Division von Manteuffel after Hasso von Manteuffel was appointed as its new commander in 1943. Drabant Corps of Charles XII – named after Charles XII of Sweden, the King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. Durruti Column – named after its commander Buenaventura Durruti, a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist revolutionary and anti-fascist militant. Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion – named after Dzhokhar Dudayev, a Chechen nationalistic statesman who served as the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Efraín Plaza Olmedo Dynamite Band – a Chilean urban guerilla group, named for anarchist Efraín Plaza Olmedo. Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion – named after Emilia Plater. Emmet Monument Association – named after Robert Emmet. Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann – named after its commander, Generalleutnant Wolfgang Erdmann. Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier Division 2 Hermann Göring – named after Hermann Göring. Fedayeen Saddam – named after then-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment – named after Felix Dzerzhinsky. Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo – the name of this military unit is said to be referring to either Syrian rebel commander Ahmad al-Abdo or Ahmad al-Abdo al-Saeed, a Syrian civilian who was killed during the Syrian revolution. Freikorps Caspari – named after its commander Walter Caspari.

G–M Garibaldi Battalion – named after former Deputy of the Kingdom of Italy and soldier of the Risorgimento: Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi Brigade – named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian general, nationalist, and revolutionary who played a crucial role in the unification of Italy. Gajaba Regiment – named after Gajabahuka Gamani, a legendary Sri Lankan king who ruled the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdom. Gastone Sozzi Centuria – named after Italian communist Gastone Sozzi. George Jackson Brigade – named after American black power activist and Black Guerrilla Family founder George Jackson. George Washington Battalion – named after American founding father George Washington, who served as the very first president of the United States. Grey's Scouts – named after Sir George Grey. Hadžiefendić Legion – named after Muhamed Hadžiefendić. Hatch's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion – named after Edwin Aaron Clark Hatch.