Disclaimer: The list of war time snipers contained on this page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the mission assigned to them in a time of war.
The information on this page was obtained through historical documents, books and also personal contact via email and other means. We do what we can to verify the personal claims, if you have any discrepancies and can verify them, please email us so we can correct the information.
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World War I
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Pegahmagabow | W.W. I | Canada | 378 |
| Billy Sing | W.W. I | AIF (Australia) | 202(98*) |
| Henry Norwest | W.W. I | Canada | 115 |
| Herbert W. McBride | W.W. I | Canada/U.S.A. | 100+ |
| Ottavio Bottecchia | W.W. I | Italy | 100+ |
| Neville Methven | W.W. I | So. Africa | 100 |
| Johnson Paudash | W.W. I | Canada | 88 |
| Philip McDonald | W.W. I | Canada | 70 |
| Herman Davis | W.W. I | U.S.A. | 60 |
| L. Greener | W.W. I | Canada | 54 |
| P. Riel | W.W. I | Canada | 30 |
| S.D. Richey | W.W. I | Canada | 13+ |
| P. Blessing | W.W. I | U.K. | ? |
| J.K. Forbes | W.W. I | U.K. | ? |
| Julian Grenfell | W.W. I | U.K. | ? |
| Thomas Barrett | W.W. I | U.K. | ? |
| Tom Durst | W.W. I | U.K. | ? |
| Alby Lowerson | W.W. I | AIF (Australia) | ? |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
World War 2
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simo Hayha | Winter War | Finland | 542 |
| Ivan Sidorenko | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 500 |
| Nikolay Yakovlevich Ilyin | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 494 |
| Ivan Nikolayevich Kulbertinov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 487 |
| V. N. Pchelintsev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 456 |
| Mikhail Budenkov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 437 |
| Fyodor Matveevich Okhlopkov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 429 |
| Fyodor Djachenko | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 425 |
| Vasilij Ivanovich Golosov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 422 |
| Afanasy Gordienko | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 417 |
| Stepan Petrenko | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 412 |
| Erwin Konig | W.W. II | Germany | 400 |
| Vasili Zaitsev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 400 |
| Pyotr Alexeyevich Goncharov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 380 |
| Semen D. Nomokonov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 367 |
| Ivan Petrovich Antonov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 362 |
| Abdukhani Idrisov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 349 |
| Philipp Yakovlevich Rubaho | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 346 |
| Matthaus Hetzenauer | W.W. II | Germany | 345 |
| Ivan Ivanovich Larkin | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 340 |
| Victor Ivanovich Medvedev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 331 |
| E. Nicolaev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 324 |
| Leonid Yakovlevich Butkevich | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 315 |
| Nikolai Ilyin | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 315 |
| Lyudmila M. Pavlichenko (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 309 |
| Alexander Pavlovich Lebedev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 307 |
| Ivan Pavlovich Gorelikov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 305 |
| Ivan Petrovich Antonov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 302 |
| Heinz Thorvald | W.W. II | Germany | 300 |
| Gennadij Iosifovich Velichko | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 300 |
| Moisej Timofeyevich Usik | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 300 |
| Nataly V. Kovshova & Maria Polivanova (Female team) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 300 |
| Ivan Filippovich Abdulov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 298 |
| Yakov Mikhajlovich Smetnev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 279 |
| Liba Rugova | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 274 |
| Anatolij Chekhov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 265 |
| Zhambyl Evscheyevich Tulaev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 262 |
| Josef Sepp Allerberger | W.W. II | Germany | 257 |
| Fyodor Kuzmich Chegodaev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 250 |
| Ivan Ivanovich Bocharov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 248 |
| Mikhail Ignatievich Belousov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 245 |
| Maxim Passar | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 237 |
| David Teboevich Doev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 226 |
| Vasilij Shalvovich Kvachantiradze | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 215 |
| Bruno Sutkus | W.W. II | Germany | 209 |
| Mikhail Stepanovich Sokhin | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 202 |
| Friedrich Pein | W.W. II | Germany | 200 |
| Noj Petrovich Adamia | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 200 |
| M.A. Abbasov | W.W.II | U.S.S.R. | 200 |
| Gefreiter Meyer | W.W. II | Germany | 180 |
| Yekaterina Zuranova (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 155 |
| Vladimir Ptchelinzev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 152 |
| Inna Semyonovna Mudretsova (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 143 |
| Joseph Pilyushin | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 136 |
| Feodosy Smeljachkov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 125 |
| I. Merkulov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 125 |
| H. Andruhaev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 125 |
| Oleh Dir | W.W. II | Germany | 120 |
| Tatiana Igantovna Kostyrina(F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 120 |
| Janis Roze | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 116 |
| N.P. Petrova (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 107 |
| V. N. Pchelintsev | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 102 |
| Yelizaveta Mironova (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R | 100+ |
| Aliya Moldagulova (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 91 |
| Nina Lobkovskaya (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 89 |
| Lidiya Gudovantseva (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 76 |
| Helmut Wirnsberger | W.W. II | Germany | 64 |
| Alexandra Shlyakhova (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 63 |
| P. Grjaznov | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 57 |
| Roza Shanina (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 54 |
| A.P.Medvedeva-Nazarkina (F) | W.W. II | U.S.S.R. | 43 |
| Marie Ljalkova (F) | W.W. II | Czech Army | 30 |
| James Bedford MacArthur | W.W. II | Canada | 9 |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Korea
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Taofang | Korea | China | 214 |
| Richard Crawford | Korea | U.S. Army | 14(29*) |
| Lowell Mason | Korea | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Chester Hamilton | Korea | U.S. Army | ? |
| Ian Robertson | Korea | A.I.F | ? |
| * denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Vietnam
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelbert Waldron III | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 109 |
| Charles B. Mawhinney | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 103 |
| Eric R. England | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 98 |
| Carlos Hathcock | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 93 |
| Ronnie Shinya Marshall | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 77 |
| Thomas R. Leonard | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 74 |
| Daryl W. Dempsey Sr. | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 68(19*) |
| Steve Suttles | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 63 |
| Joseph T. Ward | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 63 |
| George Filyaw | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 56(20*) |
| Philip G. Moran | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 53 |
| Raymond W. Westphal | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 49(19*) |
| Dennis H. Moss | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 49 |
| Terry Mathis | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 48 |
| James C. Peters | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 43(11*) |
| T.R. Graves | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 43 |
| Lynn Bushnell | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 43 |
| Daniel L. Greene | Vietnam | U.S. Navy | 42(12*) |
| Joe York | Vietnam | U.S. Navy | 42 |
| Tom “Moose” Ferran | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 41 |
| James Gularte | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 40 |
| Ronald D. Bundy | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 40 |
| Michael E. Duncan | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 39 |
| Chester Clarke | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 39 |
| William Lucas | Vietnam Panama | U.S.M.C. U.S. Army | 38 1 |
| Bob Jones | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 38 |
| John M. Perry | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 37(5*) |
| Dennis Oscier | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 36(20*) |
| Bill E. Nation | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 35 |
| Jay Taylor I | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 28(18*) |
| Clifford L Wallace | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 27 |
| Ed W. Eaton | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 27 |
| Craig McGary | Vietnam | U.S. Navy | 26(8*) |
| Mike Brewton | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 23 |
| Lloyd Crow | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 23 |
| Bobby J. Lee | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 18 |
| Craig Roberts | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 18(35*) |
| Ed Kugler | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 17 |
| Gary J. Brown | Vietnam | U.S. Navy | 17(4*) |
| Karl H. Grosshans | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 16 |
| Greg Kraljev | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 15 |
| Leonard J Wilson | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 14(5*) |
| Timothy Dunn | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 14 |
| Thomas R. “Tommy” Cohenour | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 13 |
| Ron Szpond | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 12(12*) |
| William B. Martin | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 12 |
| John L. Brooks | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 11(6*) |
| Gary Lefebvre | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 11 |
| Bill Koch | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 8(3*) |
| Michael McMillan | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 5 |
| Gary M. White | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 4(5*) |
| Gabriel J. Gradney | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 4(1*) |
| David W. Lee | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 3(4*) |
| Alan Bruce Hartung | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 3(3*) |
| Colin McGee | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | 3 |
| Robert Miles | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 2 |
| Ralph E. Stevenson | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 1 |
| Herb R. Coburn | Vietnam | U.S. Army | 0 |
| Richard Hokenson | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Mark Limpic | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Roger D. King | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Bobby L. Taylor | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Jim Titus | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| George Filyaw | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Robert Elmer Bartruff | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Dave Leibensperger | Vietnam | U.S. Navy | ? |
| Jeffrey S. Gunderson | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Dennis K. Stanely | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Jim Saracco | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Gary Edwards | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| John West | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| William Lancaster | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Mel Bauch | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Ronald R. Willoughby | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Dennis Toncar | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Vaughn Nickell | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Anthony Spanopoulos | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Thomas Casey | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Thomas Elbert | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Robert P. Millgan | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Loren Kleppe | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Fofo Tutilie | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Steve Englebrecht | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Carroll Gene Davis | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| John Howell | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Harold Gene Moore | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Verne Smith | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Ken Barden | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| A.R.D. Bean | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Eddie Rackow | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Dennis “Buddy” Bolton | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Charles Monroe | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| George Nash | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Richard Prestwich | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Lawrence Tahler | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Ed Eaton | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Larry Eugene Bridges | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Jarome Witt | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Fred W. Sanders | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Bill Wills | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Stan Watson | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| George Wilhite | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Calvin Brown | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Leo Perez | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Eric Henshall | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Pat Montgomery | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Alan Draper | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| William Moore | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Randall Josey | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Martin Berry | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| David Kovalac | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Ramon Mendoza | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Bill Balleza | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Jim Carter | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Larry Billingslea | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Bob Prysbysz | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Jimmy Flynn | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Rick Allison | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| George B. Norman | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Robert G. Hayden | Vietnam | U.S. Army | ? |
| Wayne A. Bethurum | Vietnam | U.S. Navy | ? |
| John Burke | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| James K. Holzier | Vietnam | U.S.M.C. | ? |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Grenada
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Burkett | Grenada | U.S.M.C. | 3(4*) |
| Patrick McFadden | Grenada Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 3 3 |
| John H. Hackenberg | Grenada | U.S.M.C. | 1 |
| E. Tribull | Grenada | U.S.M.C. | 3* |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Panama
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey N Tucker | Panama Desert Storm | U.S.M.C. | 3 13 |
| Bobby L. King | Panama DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 3(2*) 2(1*) |
| Tweed Almond | Panama | U.S. Army | 3 |
| Robert Kirts | Panama | U.S. Army | 4* |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Desert Storm
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Grieci | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 15 |
| Scott Dennison | DesertStorm Bosnia | U.S. Army | 14(2*) 4(1*) |
| Jeffrey N Tucker | Panama DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 3 13 |
| Joseph McElheny | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 13 |
| Alexander K. Sheppard | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 11 |
| Robert H. Stiles | DesertStorm | U.S. Army | 5(3*) |
| Douglas Parker | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 4(2*) |
| Jose Macias | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 4 |
| Dave Dayter | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 3 |
| Grady Snell | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 3 |
| Bobby L. King | Panama DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 3(2*) 2(1*) |
| Robert Rocha | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 2(3*) |
| Steven A Schirman | DesertStorm | U.S.M.C. | 2 |
| Thomas P. Inglesby | DesertStorm | U.S. Army | ? |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Somalia
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Smith | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 6 |
| Stephen Tyson | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 6 |
| Chase Hamilton | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 5 |
| Patrick McFadden | Grenada Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 3 3 |
| Eldon Noble | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 3 |
| David E. Galloway | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 3 |
| Chris Mark | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 2 |
| Julio A. Garcia | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 1 |
| Bill Cook | Somalia | U.S.M.C. | 1* |
| John Henry Davis III | Somalia | U.S. Army | 0 |
| Gary I. Gordon | Somalia | U.S. Army | ? |
| Randall D. Shughart | Somalia | U.S. Army | ? |
| Howard Wasdin | Somalia | U.S.N. | ? |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Bosnia
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dennison | DesertStorm Bosnia | U.S. Army | 14(2*) 4(1*) |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Global War on Terror
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kyle | OIF/OEF | U.S.N. | 160(95*) |
| Timothy L. Kellner | OIF | U.S. Army | 139 |
| Jack Coughlin | OIF/OEF | U.S.M.C. | 63 |
| James Gilliland | OIF | U.S. Army | 60 |
| Mark Osmond | Afghanistan | U.K. | 44 |
| Nicholas Irving | OEF | U.S. Army | 33 |
| John Place | OIF | U.S.M.C. | 32 |
| Tom Potter | Afghanistan | U.K. | 31 |
| Stanley Bell | Iraq Afghanistan | U.S. Army | 22(5*) 5(3*) |
| Ian “Duke” Crune | OIF/OEF | U.S. Army | 21(13*) |
| Jonathan “Juan” Warren | OIF/OEF | U.S. Army | 18(15*) |
| Sean Crane | OIF | U.S.M.C. | 14 |
| Freddy E. Williams | OIF | U.S.M.C. | 13 |
| Randall Davis | OIF | U.S. Army | 8(2*) |
| John Giehm | OEF | U.S.M.C. then U.S. Army | 7(2*) |
| Spencer Hisatake & Ian Yee | OIF | U.S. Army | 6 |
| David ***** | OEF | U.K. Royal Marine Commandos | 5 |
| Ross ***** | OEF | U.K. Royal Marine Commandos | 4 |
| Ryan Mish | OIF | U.S. Army | 3(1*) |
| Matthew Pickar | OIF | U.S. Army | 3(1*) |
| Justin Cooper | OIF | U.S.M.C. | 3 |
| Ethan Caduff | OIF | U.S. Army | 2(2*) |
| Ryan Barna | OIF | U.S. Army | 2 |
| Christopher Lochner | OIF | U.S. Army | 2 |
| Robert Furlong | Afghanistan | Canada | 1+ |
| Benjamin Redus | OIF | U.S. Army | 1(3*) |
| Joe LeBleu | OIF | U.S. Army | 1(3*) |
| Arron Perry | Afghanistan | Canada | 1+ |
| Beau Babbitt | OIF | U.S. Army | 1 |
| Tyler A. Juden | OIF | U.S. Army | ? |
| Steve Reichert | OIF | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | OIF | U.S. Army | ? |
| Jeffrey Weaver | OIF | U.S.M.C. | ? |
| Nicholas Ranstad | Afghanistan | U.S. Army | ? |
| Rob Maylor | Afghanistan | Australian SAS | ? |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
Others
| Name | Conflict | Service Branch | Kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory S. Bartlett | Honduras | U.S.M.C. | 5 |
| Patrick Simpson | Honduras | U.S.M.C. | 2(3*) |
| Robert K. Canfield | Beruit | U.S.M.C. | 2 |
| Vincent Stampa | Alba | Italian Armed Forces | 2(1*) |
| Jason Ferrand | Liberia | U.S.M.C. | 1(2*) |
| Roger Griffith | Liberia | U.S.M.C. | 1(1*) |
| Eric Haney | Beruit | U.S.M.C. | ? |
* denotes unconfirmed kills (F) denotes Female sniper
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