Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

24408 persons found

Fatima Jinnah

Pakistani politician and author (1893–1967)

Fatin Rüştü Zorlu

b. 1910

Turkish politician (1910–1961)

Fats Navarro

American jazz trumpeter (1923–1950)

Fats Waller

b. 1904

American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)

Fauzia Wahab

Pakistani politician

Fay Bainter

American actress (1893–1968)

Fay Vincent

b. 1938

American baseball commissioner (1938–2025)

Faye Emerson

b. 1917

American actress (1917–1983)

Fazal Elahi Chaudhry

President of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978

Federico Bahamontes

b. 1928

Spanish cyclist (1928–2023)

Federico Castelluccio

b. 1964

Italian-American actor (born 1964)

Federico Cesi (cardinal)

b. 1500

Italian bishop and cardinal (1500–1565)

Federico da Montefeltro

b. 1422

Condottieri of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino (1422–1482)

Federico Erba

b. 1989

Italian footballer

Federico García Lorca

b. 1898

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936)

Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

b. 1500

Marquis of Mantua

Federico Krutwig

b. 1921

Basque writer (1921–1998)

Federico Pucciariello

b. 1975

Argentine rugby union player

Federico Vilar

b. 1977

Argentine footballer

Fedi Nuril

b. 1982

Indonesian actor, model, and musician (born 1982)

Fedor von Bock

German Army field marshal (1880–1945)

Feg Murray

b. 1894

American hurdler

Fei (singer)

b. 1987

Chinese singer and actress

Fei Xiaotong

Chinese anthropologist and political figure (1910–2005)