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Fahmida Riaz

b. 1946

Pakistani writer and activist (1946–2018)

Fahrettin Kerim Gökay

Turkish politician (1900–1987)

Fahri Korutürk

President of Turkey from 1973 to 1980

Faidon Matthaiou

b. 1924

Greek basketball player and coach

Faik Ali Ozansoy

Turkish politician, poet, and educator

Faik Türün

b. 1913

Turkish general

Faina Ranevskaya

Soviet actress (1896–1984)

Fairfield Porter

b. 1907

American painter and art critic (1907–1975)

Fairuz Fauzy

b. 1982

Malaysian professional race car driver

Fairuza Balk

b. 1974

American actress (born 1974)

Faisal I

b. 1883

King of Iraq from 1921 to 1933

Faisal II

b. 1935

King of Iraq from 1939 to 1958

Faith Brown

b. 1944

British entertainer (born 1944)

Faith Domergue

b. 1924

American actress (1924/25–1999)

Faith Evans

b. 1973

American singer-songwriter (born 1973)

Faith Hill

b. 1967

American singer (born 1967)

Faith Leech

Australian swimmer

Faith Ringgold

b. 1930

American artist (1930–2024)

Faizon Love

b. 1968

American actor and comedian

Faker (gamer)

b. 1996

South Korean professional esports player (born 1996)

Fakhr al-Din II

b. 1572

Druze emir of Mount Lebanon (6 August 1572–13 April 1635)

Fakhr al-Din Iraqi

b. 1213

Persian philosopher and writer (1213/14 – 1289)

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

b. 1905

President of India from 1974 to 1977