- Naval officer who retired at 5-star rank (Fleet Admiral). At the time of Operation High Jump (see plot summary for The Secret Land (1948), he was Chief of Naval Operations.
- His only son, Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Jr. (b. 1915), committed double suicide with his wife on January 2, 2002. The couple was reportedly unhappy over the restrictions imposed by their deteriorating health in recent years. He was 86; she was 89.
- Pictured on a 50¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 26 January 1984.
- Father of Mary Aquinas.
- Swords (Dutch: Ridder Grootkruis in DE Orde van Oranje Nassau).
- Cuba - Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes.
- Croix de l'ordre de la Couronne avec palme.
- United Kingdom - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
- American Defense Service Medal.
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (French: Grand-Officier de la Légion d'honneur).
- China - Grand Cordon of Pao Ting (Tripod) Special Class.
- Silver Lifesaving Medal.
- Gold star Navy Distinguished Service Medal with three gold stars.
- Order of the Liberator General San Martín (Spanish: Orden del Libertador San Martin).
- Army Distinguished Service Medal.
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown with Palm (French: Grand).
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau with.
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.
- World War II Victory Medal.
- Bronze star National Defense Service Medal with service star.
- Cross of Military Merit First Class (Spanish: La Cruz del Merito Militar de Primera Clase).
- U.S. Navy - Submarine Warfare Insignia.
- World War I Victory Medal with Secretary of the Navy Commendation Star.
- Greece - Grand Cross of the Order of George I.
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