Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Franz Schlik

b. 1789

Franz Seldte

b. 1882

Leader of Stahlhelm from 1920 to 1935 (1882–1947)

Franz Sondheimer

b. 1926

German-British chemist (1926–1981)

Franz Sparry

b. 1715

Franz Stangl

Austrian war criminal (1908–1971)

Franz Teyber

b. 1758

Austrian Kapellmeister, organist and composer

Franz von Dietrichstein

b. 1570

Politician and Catholic clergyman

Franz von Papen

Chancellor of Germany in 1932

Franz von Sickingen

Knight of the Holy Roman Empire (1481–1523)

Franz von Suppé

b. 1819

Austrian composer (1819–1895)

Franz von Werra

German fighter pilot (1914–1941)

Franz Wagner

b. 2001

German basketball player (born 2001)

Franz Welser-Möst

b. 1960

Austrian conductor (born 1960)

Franz Werfel

Czech writer (1890–1945)

Franz West

Austrian artist (1947–2012)

Franz Wright

American poet

Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer the Younger

b. 1735

German sculptor (1735–1803)

Franz Xaver Murschhauser

b. 1663

German composer and theorist

Franz Xaver Süssmayr

Austrian composer and conductor (1766-1803)

Franz Xaver von Baader

German philosopher and theologian (1765–1841)

Franz Xaver von Zach

b. 1754

Austrian astronomer (1754–1832)

Franz Xaver Winterhalter

German painter and lithographer (1805–1873)

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart

b. 1791

Son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1791–1844)

Franz Xavier Wernz