Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ferdinand Stoliczka

Moravian palaeontologist

Ferdinand the Holy Prince

Infante of the Kingdom of Portugal (1402–1443)

Ferdinand Tobias Richter

b. 1651

Austrian composer and organist (1651–1711)

Ferdinand Tönnies

b. 1855

German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936)

Ferdinand Verbiest

b. 1623

Flemish Jesuit missionary (1623–1688)

Ferdinand VI

King of Spain from 1746 to 1759

Ferdinand VII

King of Spain (1808, 1813–1833)

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

b. 1829

German-Austrian geologist (1829-1884)

Ferdinand von Richthofen

b. 1833

German explorer and scientist (1833–1905)

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

b. 1838

German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga

b. 1652

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena

b. 1657

Italian painter (1657–1743)

Ferdinando I de' Medici

b. 1549

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609

Ferdinando II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670

Ferdinando Paer

Italian composer (1771–1839)

Ferdynand Ossendowski

b. 1876

Polish explorer and writer (1876–1945)

Ferenc Bartha

Hungarian economist

Ferenc Berényi

Hungarian painter

Ferenc Dávid

Hungarian preacher and Unitarian theologian (c. 1520–1579)

Ferenc Deák (politician)

b. 1803

Hungarian politician (1803–1876)

Ferenc Fejtő

b. 1909

Journalist and political scientist

Ferenc Fricsay

b. 1914

Hungarian conductor

Ferenc Gyulay

b. 1799

Hungarian noble

Ferenc Gyurcsány

b. 1961

Prime Minister of Hungary from 2004 to 2009