Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Florence La Badie

b. 1888

American actress

Florence Nightingale

b. 1820

English founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)

Florence Stanley

b. 1924

American actress (1924–2003)

Florence Van Leer Earle Coates

b. 1850

American writer and poet (1850-1927)

Florent Amodio

b. 1990

French figure skater

Florent Malouda

b. 1980

French footballer (born 1980)

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

b. 1973

German film director and screenwriter (born 1973)

Florian Leopold Gassmann

b. 1729

Bohemian opera composer (1729–1774)

Florian Luger

b. 1994

Austrian male fashion model (born 1994)

Florian Wirtz

b. 2003

German footballer (born 2003)

Florian Zeller

b. 1979

French playwright, novelist, theatre director, and filmmaker (born 1979)

Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau

b. 1727

Austrian diplomat

Florin Marin

b. 1953

Romanian footballer (1953–2025)

Floris I

Count in Frisia

Floris IV

b. 1210

Count of Holland from 1222 to 1234

Floris V, Count of Holland

b. 1254

Count of Holland from 1256 to 1296

Flow (Japanese band)

b. 1977

Japanese rock band

Floyd Gottfredson

b. 1905

American cartoonist (1905–1986)

Floyd Little

b. 1942

American football player (1942–2021)

Floyd Patterson

American boxer (1935–2006)

Floyd Roberts

American racing driver (1900–1939)

Floyd Smith (ice hockey)

b. 1935

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Floyd Temple

American basketball player and coach (1926–2012)

Flynn Robinson

American basketball player (1941–2013)