Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Frank Tyson

b. 1930

England cricketer (1930–2015)

Frank Vanhecke

b. 1959

Belgian politician

Frank Verner

b. 1883

American long-distance runner

Frank Viola

b. 1960

American baseball player (born 1960)

Frank W. J. Olver

American mathematician (1924–2013)

Frank Walker (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Frank Waller (athlete)

b. 1884

Athletics competitor

Frank Walsh

Australian politician (1897–1968)

Frank Watson Dyson

English astronomer and physicist (1868–1939)

Frank Whittle

b. 1907

British Royal Air Force engineer and air officer (1907–1996)

Frank Wilczek

b. 1951

American physicist and Nobel laureate (born 1951)

Frank Williams (Formula One)

b. 1942

British businessman and motorsport executive (1942–2021)

Frank Wilson (politician)

b. 1859

Premier of Western Australia (1859 – 1918)

Frank Wise

b. 1897

Australian politician

Frank Woolley

b. 1887

English cricketer (1887–1978)

Frank Zane

b. 1942

American bodybuilder

Frank-Michael Marczewski

b. 1954

German footballer

Frankie Abernathy

American reality television personality and purse designer (1981-2007)

Frankie Howerd

English actor and comedian (1917–1992)

Frankie Librán

Puerto Rican baseball player (1948–2013)

Frankie Manning

American dancer and choreographer (1914–2009)

Frankie Valli

b. 1934

American singer (born 1934)

Franklin Carmichael

b. 1890

20th-century Canadian artist

Franklin J. Schaffner

b. 1920

American director (1920–1989)