Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Francis Hughes

Provisional IRA volunteer and hunger striker

Francis Hunter

b. 1894

American tennis player (1894–1981)

Francis II of Brittany

b. 1433

Duke of Brittany from 1458 to 1488

Francis Johnson (congressman)

b. 1776

American politician (1776–1842)

Francis Lai

b. 1932

French composer (1932–2018)

Francis Lee (footballer)

b. 1944

English footballer (1944–2023)

Francis Lessard

b. 1979

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)

Francis Lubbock

Governor of Texas from 1861 to 1863

Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth

b. 1754

British Army general

Francis Maude

b. 1953

British Conservative politician

Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall

b. 1930

English peer

Francis of Fabriano

Italian Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor and writer

Francis Ouimet

b. 1893

American amateur golfer (1893–1967)

Francis Ray

American novelist

Francis Raymond Fosberg

b. 1908

American botanist

Francis Rossi

b. 1949

English rock musician

Francis S. Currey

b. 1925

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1925–2019)

Francis Schaeffer

American theologian (1912–1984)

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford

British courtier and politician (1718–1794)

Francis Spellman

b. 1889

American Catholic prelate (1889–1967)

Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs

b. 1924

British peer (1924–2020)

Francis Tsai

American artist

Francis V, Duke of Modena

b. 1819

Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1846 to 1859

Francis W. Nye

b. 1918

United States Air Force general (1918–2019)