This paper presents a hybrid learning machine for human identification which is an amalgamation of eigenface method, fisherface method, genetic fuzzy distribution and complex neural network. This hybrid machine constitutes multiple modules including the image representation in lower dimensional feature space, unsupervised clustering and supervised classification. The classification module employs proposed complex neuron structure ČTROIKA as hidden neurons, complex conventional neuron (ČMLP) as output neurons along with complex resilient propagation (ČRPROP) learning procedure. The efficacy and potency of the proposed classifier based hybrid learning machine demonstrated on two benchmark biometric datasets--FERET and AR face datasets which shows that our learning machine outperforms over state-of-the-art methods. Further, the classification module in the proposed learning machine is replaced by different classifiers to carry out the comparative analysis of various classifiers. The variations in classifier is based on the type of hidden neuron and learning algorithm. The performance comparisons of different classifiers reflects the superiority of the proposed classifier in terms of accuracy, speedy convergence, better learning with reduced learning cycles.