Leading Figures in History

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

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Frances Adaskin

b. 1900

Canadian pianist

Frances Adeline Seward

First Lady of New York

Frances Alda

b. 1879

New Zealand opera singer (1879–1952)

Frances Allen

b. 1932

American computer scientist (1932–2020)

Frances Ames

b. 1920

South African physician

Frances Arnold

b. 1956

American chemist and academic (born 1956)

Frances Bean Cobain

b. 1992

American visual artist (born 1992)

Frances Burney

b. 1752

English novelist, diarist and playwright (1752–1840)

Frances de la Tour

b. 1944

English actress (born 1944)

Frances Farmer

American actress (1913–1970)

Frances Gabe

b. 1915

American inventor

Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk

b. 1517

English noblewoman (1517–1559)

Frances Horwich

b. 1907

American children's television host (1907–2001)

Frances Langford

American singer, entertainer and actress (1913–2005)

Frances Marion

American screenwriter, director, journalist and author

Frances McDormand

b. 1957

American actor and producer (born 1957)

Frances O'Connor

b. 1967

Australian actress (born 1967)

Frances Oldham Kelsey

b. 1914

Canadian-American physician and pharmacologist (1914–2015)

Frances Perkins

American workers rights advocate (1880–1965)

Frances Scott Fitzgerald

American journalist (1921–1986)

Frances Spalding

b. 1950

British art historian (born 1950)

Frances Stewart (economist)

b. 1940

British economist (born 1940)

Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox

b. 1578

English noblewoman (1578–1639)

Frances Xavier Cabrini

b. 1850

Italian-American religious sister (1850–1917)