Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Fernando Cabrita

Portuguese footballer and manager

Fernando Castro Pacheco

Mexican artist (1918–2013)

Fernando Cavenaghi

b. 1983

Argentine footballer (born 1983)

Fernando Consag

Croatian missionary and explorer

Fernando Couto

b. 1969

Portuguese footballer (born 1969)

Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician)

President of East Timor (1963–2015)

Fernando de la Cerda (1255–1275)

b. 1255

Heir apparent to the Crown of Castile (1255–1275)

Fernando de la Rúa

President of Argentina from 1999 to 2001

Fernando de Souza

b. 1980

Brazilian footballer (born 1980)

Fernando de Szyszlo

b. 1925

Peruvian painter (1925–2017)

Fernando Fernán Gómez

b. 1921

Spanish actor and film director (1921–2007)

Fernando Gaviria

b. 1994

Colombian road racing cyclist

Fernando González

b. 1980

Chilean tennis player (born 1980)

Fernando González Pacheco

b. 1932

Colombian television presenter

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

b. 1931

President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-American actor (1915–1982)

Fernando León de Aranoa

b. 1968

Spanish film director and screenwriter

Fernando Lopes (filmmaker)

Portuguese film director (1935–2012)

Fernando Lugo

b. 1951

48th President of Paraguay (2008–2012)

Fernando Meira

b. 1978

Portuguese former footballer (born 1978)

Fernando Meirelles

b. 1955

Brazilian filmmaker (born 1955)

Fernando Mönckeberg Barros

b. 1926

Chilean surgeon and doctor

Fernando Muslera

b. 1986

Uruguayan footballer (born 1986)

Fernando Pereira

Portuguese-Dutch photographer (1950–1985)