Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Florence Fuller

Australian artist (1867–1946)

Florence Goodenough

b. 1886

American psychologist (1886–1959)

Florence Harding

b. 1860

First Lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923

Florence La Badie

b. 1888

American actress

Florence Nightingale

b. 1820

English founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)

Florence Stanley

b. 1924

American actress (1924–2003)

Florence Van Leer Earle Coates

b. 1850

American writer and poet (1850-1927)

Florencio Amarilla

Paraguayan footballer (1935–2012)

Florent Amodio

b. 1990

French figure skater

Florent Malouda

b. 1980

French footballer (born 1980)

Florent Vollant

b. 1959

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1959)

Florentino Luís

b. 1999

Portuguese footballer (born 1999)

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

American theatrical impresario (1867–1932)

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

b. 1973

German film director and screenwriter (born 1973)

Florian Leopold Gassmann

b. 1729

Bohemian opera composer (1729–1774)

Florian Luger

b. 1994

Austrian male fashion model (born 1994)

Florian Mohr

b. 1984

German footballer

Florian Pittiș

Romanian actor, singer, and director

Florian Wirtz

b. 2003

German footballer (born 2003)

Florian Zeller

b. 1979

French playwright, novelist, theatre director, and filmmaker (born 1979)

Floriano Peixoto

President of Brazil from 1891 to 1894

Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau

b. 1727

Austrian diplomat

Florin Marin

b. 1953

Romanian footballer (1953–2025)

Floris I

Count in Frisia