Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Frédéric François

b. 1950

Musical artist

Frederic Franklin

b. 1914

British-American ballet dancer and director (1914–2013)

Frédéric Leclercq

b. 1978

French musician (born 1978)

Frederic Lindsay

Scottish writer

Frédéric Niemeyer

b. 1976

Canadian tennis player (born 1976)

Frédéric Ozanam

b. 1813

French scholar (1813–1853)

Frédéric Passy

b. 1822

French economist and pacifist (1822–1912)

Frederic Schwartz

American architect

Frederica Sagor Maas

b. 1900

American playwright, screenwriter and memoirist (1900–2012)

Frederica von Stade

b. 1945

American mezzo-soprano

Frederick August Otto Schwarz

Founder Of FAO Schwarz

Frederick Augustus I of Saxony

Ruler of Saxony from 1763 to 1827

Frederick Augustus II of Saxony

b. 1797

King of Saxony from 1836 to 1854

Frederick Barbarossa

Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190

Frederick Bligh Bond

b. 1864

British architect, illustrator, archaeologist

Frederick Chiluba

b. 1943

Former President of Zambia (1991–2002)

Frederick Cook

b. 1865

American explorer (1865–1940)

Frederick Crews

American essayist and literary critic (1933–2024)

Frederick Delius

English composer (1862–1934)

Frederick Fane

b. 1875

English cricketer

Frederick Fennell

b. 1914

American conductor (1914–2004)

Frederick Franck

Dutch painter

Frederick Gowland Hopkins

English biochemist (1861–1947)

Frederick Haldimand

Swiss army officer and colonial administrator (1718–1791)