Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Francesco Cossiga

b. 1928

President of Italy from 1985 to 1992

Francesco Ferruccio

Italian captain

Francesco Gaeta (poet)

b. 1879

Italian poet

Francesco Gavazzi

b. 1984

Italian cyclist (born 1984)

Francesco Guicciardini

Italian writer, historian, and politician (1483–1540)

Francesco I Gattilusio

Francesco I Sforza

b. 1401

Italian condottiero and Sforza dynasty founder (1401–1466)

Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua

b. 1466

Ruler of the Italian city of Mantua (1466–1519)

Francesco Maidalchini

b. 1631

Italian Catholic cardinal (1631–1700)

Francesco Manfredini

b. 1684

Italian composer

Francesco Marchisano

b. 1929

Italian Cardinal

Francesco Maria del Monte

b. 1549

Italian Cardinal, diplomat and arts patron (1549–1627)

Francesco Mochi

b. 1580

Italian sculptor

Francesco Moser

b. 1951

Italian cyclist (born 1951)

Francesco Nuti

Italian actor (1955–2023)

Francesco Pasquale Ricci

b. 1732

Italian composer and violinist

Francesco Primaticcio

b. 1504

Italian painter (1504–1570)

Francesco Rasi

b. 1574

Italian opera singer

Francesco Scipione Maffei

b. 1675

Italian writer and art critic (1675 – 1755)

Francesco Sforza Pallavicino

Italian Catholic cardinal and philosopher (1607–1667)

Francesco Zabarella

b. 1360

Italian cardinal and canonist

Francesco Zerafa

Maltese architect (1679–1758)

Francesco Zuccarelli

b. 1702

Italian painter (1702–1788)

Franchinus Gaffurius

Italian music theorist and composer (1451–1522)