Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)

Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198

Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine

Lotharingian nobleman (c. 912–978)

Frederick I, Margrave of Baden

Margrave of Baden and of Verona from 1250 to 1268

Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

b. 1460

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Frederick II of Denmark

b. 1534

King of Denmark and Norway from 1559 to 1588

Frederick II of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1206 to 1213

Frederick II, Duke of Austria

Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 to 1246

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony

b. 1412

Elector of Saxony from 1428 to 1464

Frederick III of Sicily

King of Sicily from 1295 to 1337

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor in 1888

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 to 1493

Frederick Innes

Australian politician

Frederick IV of Baden

b. 1455

Bishop of Utrecht from 1496 to 1517

Frederick IV of Denmark

b. 1671

King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 to 1730

Frederick IV, Duke of Austria

Duke of Austria

Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1312 to 1328

Frederick Jackson Turner

b. 1861

American historian (1861–1932)

Frederick Jagiellon

b. 1468

Polish prince and archbishop

Frederick Kempe

b. 1954

Atlantic Council think tank head

Frederick Lane

Australian swimmer (1880–1969)

Frederick Law Olmsted

b. 1822

American landscape architect (1822–1903)

Frederick Lewis Allen

b. 1890

American historian (1890–1954)