Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Felix Pappalardi

American music producer and musician (1939–1983)

Felix Potvin

b. 1971

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1971)

Félix Ravaisson-Mollien

French academic (1813–1900)

Félix Savart

b. 1791

French physicist

Felix Steiner

Waffen-SS commander (1896–1966)

Félix Vicq-d'Azyr

b. 1748

French anatomist (1748–1794)

Felix Weingartner

Austrian conductor, composer, and pianist (1863–1942)

Felix Werder

Australian composer (1922–2012)

Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau

Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Femi Kuti

b. 1962

Nigerian musician and singer-songwriter (born 1962)

Femi Robinson

Nigerian actor (1940–2015)

Femke Halsema

b. 1966

Dutch politician and filmmaker

Femke Huijzer

b. 1999

Dutch model (born 1999)

Feng Dao

Chinese inventor, printer, and politician (882–954)

Feng Yanji

Feodor II of Russia

Tsar of Russia in 1605

Feodor III of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1676 to 1682

Ferdinand André Fouqué

b. 1828

French geologist and petrologist

Ferdinand Biwersi

b. 1934

German football referee

Ferdinand Bol

b. 1616

Dutch painter (1616-1680)

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

b. 1628

Archduke of Further Austria

Ferdinand Christian Baur

b. 1792

German theologian (1792–1860)

Ferdinand Didrichsen

b. 1814

Danish botanist and physicist (1814–1887)

Ferdinand Freiligrath

b. 1810

German poet, translator and liberal agitator