Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Fats Waller

b. 1904

American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)

Fauja Singh

British-Indian marathon runner

Faustina Kowalska

b. 1905

Nun and saint from Poland

Faustino Rupérez

b. 1956

Spanish cyclist (born 1956)

Fauzia Wahab

Pakistani politician

Fay Ajzenberg-Selove

American nuclear physicist

Fay Bainter

American actress (1893–1968)

Fay Vincent

b. 1938

American baseball commissioner (1938–2025)

Fay Wray

American actress (1907–2004)

Faye Emerson

b. 1917

American actress (1917–1983)

Faye Grant

b. 1957

American actress (born 1957)

Faye Kellerman

b. 1952

American novelist (born 1952)

Faye Wong

b. 1969

Chinese singer-songwriter and actress (born 1969)

Fazal Elahi Chaudhry

President of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca

b. 1914

Turkish poet (1914-2008)

Fazlur Rahman Malik

Pakistani modernist Islamic scholar and reformer, 1919–1988

Fe del Mundo

Filipino pediatrician (1911–2011)

Feargal Sharkey

b. 1958

Northern Ireland singer (born 1958)

Federica Pellegrini

b. 1988

Italian swimmer (born 1988)

Federico Bahamontes

b. 1928

Spanish cyclist (1928–2023)

Federico Castelluccio

b. 1964

Italian-American actor (born 1964)

Federico Cesi (cardinal)

b. 1500

Italian bishop and cardinal (1500–1565)

Federico da Montefeltro

b. 1422

Condottieri of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino (1422–1482)

Federico Erba

b. 1989

Italian footballer