Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Francis Willughby

English ornithologist and ichthyologist

Francis Younghusband

b. 1863

British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer (1863–1942)

Francisco and Jacinta Marto

b. 1908

Portuguese visionaries and Catholic saints

Francisco Cordero

b. 1975

Dominican baseball player (born 1975)

Francisco Cruceta

b. 1981

Dominican baseball player (born 1981)

Francisco da Costa Gomes

b. 1914

President of Portugal From 1974 to 1976

Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz

b. 1822

King consort of Spain from 1846 to 1868

Francisco de Lucena

Francisco de Paula Santander

Colombian military and political leader (1792–1840)

Francisco de Sá de Miranda

Portuguese poet (1481–1558)

Francisco de Toledo

b. 1515

Viceroy of Peru (1515–1582)

Francisco Goya

Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

Francisco Icaza

Mexican artist known for travels and paintings (1930–2014)

Francisco Javier Echeverría

b. 1797

President of Mexico in 1841

Francisco José Freire

Portuguese historian and philologist (1719–1773)

Francisco León de la Barra

b. 1863

President of Mexico in 1911

Francisco Lombardo

Argentine footballer

Francisco Mendes

Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 1973 to 1978

Francisco Monción

b. 1918

Dominican-American ballet dancer

Francisco Moreno

b. 1852

Argentine explorer

Francisco Pizarro

Spanish conquistador (1478–1541)

Francisco Varela

Chilean scientist and philosopher (1946–2001)

Franciscus Junius (the elder)

b. 1545

Huguenot theologian (1545–1602)

Franciscus Patricius

b. 1529

16th-century philosopher