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  1. Admiral William S. Benson (1915-1919)
  2. Admiral Robert E. Coontz (1919-1923)
  3. Admiral Edward W. Eberle (1923-1927)
  4. Admiral Charles F. Hughes (1927-1930)
  5. Admiral William V. Pratt (1930-1933)
  6. Admiral William H. Standley (1933-1937)
  7. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (1937-1939)
  8. Admiral Harold R. Stark (1939-1942)
  9. Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (1942-1945)
  10. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (1945-1947)
  11. Admiral Louis E. Denfeld (1947-1949)
  12. Admiral Forrest P. Sherman (1949-1951)
  13. Admiral William M. Fechteler (1951- 1953)
  14. Admiral Robert B. Carney (1953-1955)
  15. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke (1955-1961)
  16. Admiral George W. Anderson Jr. (1961-1963)
  17. Admiral David L. McDonald (1963- 1967)
  18. Admiral Thomas H. Moorer (1967-1970)
  19. Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt (1970-1974)
  20. Admiral James L. Holloway III (1974-1978)
  21. Admiral Thomas B. Hayward (1978-1982)
  22. Admiral James D. Watkins (1982-1986)
  23. Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost (1986-1990)
  24. Admiral Frank B. Kelso II (1990-1994)
  25. Admiral Jeremey M. Boorda (1994-1996)
  26. Admiral Jay L. Johnson (1996-2000)
  27. Admiral Vern Clark (2000-2005)
  28. Admiral Michael Mullen (2005-2007)
  29. Admiral Gary Roughead (2007-2011)
  30. Admiral Johnathan W. Greenert (2011-2015)
  31. Admiral John M. Richardson (2015-2019)
  32. Admiral Michael Gilday (2019-present)

(Naval History and Heritage Command)

Information was taken from the Naval History and Heritage Command. If you want to learn more about CNOs in the U.S. Navy visit the Naval History and Heritage Command at www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/people/chiefs-of-naval-operations.html