Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Fawaz al-Rabeiee

Yemeni terrorist

Fawn M. Brodie

b. 1915

American historian and biographer (1915–1981)

Fawzia of Egypt

b. 1921

Queen of Iran from 1941 to 1948

Fay Ajzenberg-Selove

American nuclear physicist

Fay Bainter

American actress (1893–1968)

Fay Compton

b. 1894

English actress (1894–1978)

Fay Vincent

b. 1938

American baseball commissioner (1938–2025)

Fay Weldon

b. 1931

British writer (1931–2023)

Fay Wray

American actress (1907–2004)

Fayard Nicholas

b. 1914

American choreographer, dancer, and actor (1914–2006)

Faye (musician)

b. 1987

Swedish singer, songwriter, and model

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

Fazalur Raheem Ashrafi

b. 1944

Pakistani Islamic scholar (1944–2026)

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca

b. 1914

Turkish poet (1914-2008)

Fazlollah Zahedi

b. 1897

Iranian politician (1892–1963)

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)

Fearne Cotton

b. 1981

English television and radio presenter (born 1981)

Federica Pellegrini

b. 1988

Italian swimmer (born 1988)