Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frans Timmermans

b. 1961

Dutch politician (born 1961)

Frans van Mieris the Elder

b. 1635

Dutch painter (1635–1681)

Frans van Schooten

Dutch mathematician (1615–1660)

František Antonín Míča

b. 1694

Czech conductor, tenor singer and composer

František Čapek

b. 1914

František Chvostek

b. 1835

Czech-Austrian military physician

František Douda

b. 1908

Czech shot putter

František Erben

Czech gymnast (1874–1942)

František Jílek

Czech conductor (1913–1993)

František Kaberle

b. 1973

Czech ice hockey player (born 1973)

František Maxmilián Kaňka

b. 1674

Czech architect (1674–1766)

František Palacký

b. 1798

Czech historian and politician (1798–1876)

František Šťastný

b. 1927

Czech motorcycle racer

František Zvarík

b. 1921

Slovak actor and opera singer (1921–2008)

Frantz Fanon

b. 1925

French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925-1961)

Franz Aepinus

German mathematician (1724–1802)

Franz Alexander

b. 1891

Hungarian-American psychoanalyst

Franz Antel

b. 1913

Austrian filmmaker (1913–2007)

Franz Anton Hoffmeister

b. 1754

Austrian composer

Franz Anton Ries

b. 1755

German violinist (1755–1846)

Franz Beckenbauer

b. 1945

German footballer (1945–2024)

Franz Berwald

b. 1796

Swedish Romantic composer (1796 – 1868)

Franz Biebl

German composer

Franz Boas

b. 1858

German-born American anthropologist (1858–1942)