Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Festus Ezeli

b. 1989

Nigerian basketball player (born 1989)

Festus Mogae

b. 1939

President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008 (1939–2026)

Festus Talam

b. 1994

Kenyan long-distance runner

Fethi Okyar

2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1924 to 1925

Fethullah Gülen

b. 1941

Turkish scholar, theologian and dissident (1941–2024)

Fetty Wap

b. 1991

American rapper (born 1991)

Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa

b. 1957

Prime Minister of Samoa from 2021 to 2025

Fiammetta Wilson

b. 1864

British astronomer (1864–1920)

Fiann Paul

b. 1980

Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist

Fidel Castro

b. 1926

Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2011

Fidel LaBarba

b. 1905

American boxer

Fidél Pálffy

b. 1895

Fidel Sánchez Hernández

b. 1917

President of El Salvador from 1967 to 1972

Fidel V. Ramos

President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998

Fidel Velázquez Sánchez

Mexican politician

Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Capuchin friar and saint (1577–1622)

Fieldy

b. 1969

American bassist (born 1969)

Fifi D'Orsay

b. 1904

Canadian-American actress (1904–1983)

Fikirte Addis

b. 1981

Ethiopian fashion designer

Fikret Otyam

Turkish journalist, writer and painter

Fikri Sönmez

Turkish politician (1938–1985)

Filiberto Ojeda Ríos

b. 1933

Puerto Rican independence activist and militant

Filip Bobek

b. 1980

Polish actor

Filip Chytil

b. 1999

Czech ice hockey player (born 1999)