The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is truly the best man ever!
The Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alay he wasalam, peace be upon him) is the most honest, righteous, pious, kind, sincere, handsome, humble, knowledgeable, pure, honourable, wise, and GREATEST of all of God's creation!
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH/SAW) is the closest one to Allah (SWT)!
Some others:
Hazrat Ali (AS), the lion of Allah, who struck fear in to the enemies.
Hazrat Umar (Rad), who brought justice and strength to the battlefield!
Hazrat Abu Bakr (Rad), who fought as hard as he could and never left the holy Prophet's (SAW) side!
Hazrat Usman (Rad), an other amazing sahaba!
Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (Rad) who never lost a battle, and struck fear in to the hearts of the Roman and Persian empires.
Other soldiers/general's that may or may not have been mentioned:
Salahuddin (Rah)
Sultan Mehmet II (Rah)
Tariq Bin Ziyad (Rah)
Muhammad bin Qasim (Rah)
Suleiman - Ottoman Sultan
Some comtemporary heroes:
1. Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1910–July 27, 1948), 6/8 Punjab
2. Major Muhammad Tufail Shaheed (1914–August 7, 1958), 1 Battlion East Pakistan Rifles
3. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (1928–September 10, 1965), 17 Punjab
4. Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (1938–1971), 4 FF
5. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (1951–August 20, 1971), PAF Training Squadron
6. Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (1943–December 6, 1971), 6 FF
7. Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed(1949–December 10, 1971), 20 Lancers
8. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (1944–December 17, 1971), 15 Punjab
9. Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (1970–July 5, 1999), 12 NLI
10. Havaildar Lalak Jan Shaheed (1967–July 7, 1999), 12 NLI.
11. Saif Ali Janjua(25 April 1922 ,26th April 1948)