Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Ferdinand I of Austria

b. 1793

Emperor of Austria from 1835 to 1848

Ferdinand I of Naples

b. 1423

King of Naples from 1458 to 1494

Ferdinand II of Naples

b. 1467

King of Naples from 1495 to 1496

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 to 1859

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

b. 1529

Archduke of Further Austria from 1564 to 1595

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

b. 1578

Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637

Ferdinand III of Castile

King of Castile (1217–1252) and León (1230–1252)

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

b. 1769

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1790–1801; 1814–1824)

Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans

King of the Romans from 1653 to 1654

Ferdinand Jodl

German general and Knight's Cross recipient

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer (1480–1521)

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

Elector of Bavaria from 1651 to 1679

Ferdinand Monoyer

b. 1836

French ophthalmologist

Ferdinand of Majorca

Prince of Majorca (1278–1316)

Ferdinand Piëch

b. 1937

Austrian industrialist (1937–2019), head of Volkswagen

Ferdinand Raimund

b. 1790

Austrian actor and dramatist (1790–1836)

Ferdinand Sauerbruch

b. 1875

German surgeon (1875–1951)

Ferdinand Schörner

German field marshal (1892–1973)

Ferdinand Stoliczka

Moravian palaeontologist

Ferdinand the Holy Prince

Infante of the Kingdom of Portugal (1402–1443)

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

b. 1829

German-Austrian geologist (1829-1884)

Ferdinand von Richthofen

b. 1833

German explorer and scientist (1833–1905)

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

b. 1838

German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)

Ferdinando II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670