Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

F. Murray Abraham

b. 1939

American actor (born 1939)

F. R. Leavis

b. 1895

English literary critic (1895–1978)

F. Ray Keyser Jr.

b. 1927

American lawyer and politician (1927–2015)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b. 1896

American writer (1896–1940)

F. Sherwood Rowland

b. 1927

American chemist (1927–2012)

F. Van Wyck Mason

b. 1901

American historian and novelist

F. W. de Klerk

President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

F. William Free

b. 1928

American advertising executive

Faas Wilkes

Dutch footballer (1923–2006)

Fab Morvan

b. 1966

French singer, dancer, and model (born 1966)

Fabia Eudokia

Roman empress from 610 to 612

Fabián Bielinsky

Argentine film director (1959–2006)

Fabián de la Rosa

b. 1869

Filipino painter (1869–1937)

Fabian Giefer

b. 1990

German footballer

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen

b. 1778

Russian Navy officer, cartographer, and explorer (1778–1852)

Fabian Hambüchen

b. 1987

German gymnast (born 1987)

Fabián Vargas

b. 1980

Colombian footballer (born 1980)

Fabian Wegmann

b. 1980

German road bicycle racer

Fabiana Vallejos

b. 1985

Argentine footballer

Fabien Barthez

b. 1971

French footballer and racing driver (born 1971)

Fabien Roy

b. 1928

Canadian politician (1928–2023)

Fabio (footballer, born 1990)

b. 1990

Brazilian former footballer (born 1990)

Fábio Aurélio

b. 1979

Brazilian footballer (born 1979)

Fabio Baldato

b. 1968

Italian cyclist (born 1968)