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This is a complete list of four-star generals in the United States Army. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and below general of the Army (five-star general).

There have been 210 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Army. Of these, 196 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army; 8 were promoted after retirement; 5 were promoted posthumously; and one was appointed to that rank in the Continental Army, the U.S. Army's predecessor. Generals entered the Army via several paths: 134 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 38 via Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 16 via direct commission, 12 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), 7 via ROTC at a senior military college, one via the Army National Guard (ARNG), one via the aviation cadet program, and one via battlefield commission.

List of generals

Entries in the following list of four-star generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank,¹ active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank,² number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs),³ year commissioned and source of commission,⁴ number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC),⁵ and other biographical notes.⁶

The list is sortable by last name, date of rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank, year commissioned, and number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank.