Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Fahrettin Kerim Gökay

Turkish politician (1900–1987)

Faidon Matthaiou

b. 1924

Greek basketball player and coach

Faina Ranevskaya

Soviet actress (1896–1984)

Fairfield Porter

b. 1907

American painter and art critic (1907–1975)

Fairuza Balk

b. 1974

American actress (born 1974)

Faisal I

b. 1883

King of Iraq from 1921 to 1933

Faisal II

b. 1935

King of Iraq from 1939 to 1958

Faith Brown

b. 1944

British entertainer (born 1944)

Faith Domergue

b. 1924

American actress (1924/25–1999)

Faith Evans

b. 1973

American singer-songwriter (born 1973)

Faizon Love

b. 1968

American actor and comedian

Faker (gamer)

b. 1996

South Korean professional esports player (born 1996)

Fakhr al-Din II

b. 1572

Druze emir of Mount Lebanon (6 August 1572–13 April 1635)

Fakhr al-Din Iraqi

b. 1213

Persian philosopher and writer (1213/14 – 1289)

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

b. 1905

President of India from 1974 to 1977

Falaba Issa Traoré

False Dmitry I

Tsar of Russia from 1605 to 1606

Fandi Ahmad

b. 1962

Singaporean footballer and coach (born 1962)

Fanny Blankers-Koen

b. 1918

Dutch athlete (1918–2004)

Fanny Brice

American actress, singer, and comedian (1891–1951)

Fanny Hensel

German pianist and composer (1805–1847)

Fanny Imlay

b. 1794

Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft (1794–1816)

Fanny Searls

American doctor and botanical collector (1851–1939)

Fanny Smith

b. 1992

Swiss freestyle skier (born 1992)