Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Felix Jones

b. 1987

American football player (born 1987)

Felix Klein

b. 1849

German mathematician (1849–1925)

Felix Knight

American actor (1908–1998)

Félix Leclerc

b. 1914

Quebecer singer-songwriter

Felix Magath

b. 1953

German football player and manager (born 1953)

Felix Pappalardi

American music producer and musician (1939–1983)

Félix Porteiro

b. 1983

Spanish racing driver (born 1983)

Felix Potvin

b. 1971

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1971)

Félix Ravaisson-Mollien

French academic (1813–1900)

Félix Savart

b. 1791

French physicist

Felix Steiner

Waffen-SS commander (1896–1966)

Félix Vicq-d'Azyr

b. 1748

French anatomist (1748–1794)

Felix Wankel

b. 1902

German mechanical engineer (1902–1988)

Felix Weingartner

Austrian conductor, composer, and pianist (1863–1942)

Felix Werder

Australian composer (1922–2012)

Félix-Antoine Savard

Canadian priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist

Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau

Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Femi Kuti

b. 1962

Nigerian musician and singer-songwriter (born 1962)

Femi Robinson

Nigerian actor (1940–2015)

Femke Halsema

b. 1966

Dutch politician and filmmaker

Femke Huijzer

b. 1999

Dutch model (born 1999)

Feng Dao

Chinese inventor, printer, and politician (882–954)

Feng Kang

Chinese mathematician (1920–1993)

Feng Xingxi

Chinese late Tang-era warlord (died 910)