Leading Figures in History

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

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Ezra F. Vogel

b. 1930

American sociologist of East Asia (1930–2020)

Ezra Fitch

American lawyer

Ezra Fleischer

Romanian-Israeli Hebrew-language poet and philologist

Ezra Jack Keats

American children's writer and illustrator

Ezra Laderman

b. 1924

American composer (1924–2015)

Ezra Otis Kendall

b. 1818

American professor, astronomer and mathematician

Ezra Taft Benson

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1899–1994)

Ezzard Charles

American boxer (1921–1975)

Ezzatolah Entezami

b. 1924

Iranian actor (1924–2018)

Ezzedine Salim

71st prime minister of Iraq

F. D. Maurice

b. 1805

English Anglican socialist theologian (1805–1872)

F. D. Reeve

American poet

F. E. McWilliam

b. 1909

Northern Irish artist

F. Lee Bailey

American criminal defense attorney (1933–2021)

F. Michael Rogers

United States Air Force general

F. R. Leavis

b. 1895

English literary critic (1895–1978)

F. Ray Keyser Jr.

b. 1927

American lawyer and politician (1927–2015)

F. Sherwood Rowland

b. 1927

American chemist (1927–2012)

F. William Free

b. 1928

American advertising executive

Faas Wilkes

Dutch footballer (1923–2006)

Fab Morvan

b. 1966

French singer, dancer, and model (born 1966)

Fabia Eudokia

Roman empress from 610 to 612

Fabián Bielinsky

Argentine film director (1959–2006)

Fabián de la Rosa

b. 1869

Filipino painter (1869–1937)