Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frances Ames

b. 1920

South African physician

Frances Arnold

b. 1956

American chemist and academic (born 1956)

Frances Bay

American actress (1919–2011)

Frances Bean Cobain

b. 1992

American visual artist (born 1992)

Frances Bergen

b. 1922

American actress and model

Frances Burney

b. 1752

English novelist, diarist and playwright (1752–1840)

Frances Cairncross

b. 1944

British journalist and economist (1944-)

Frances de la Tour

b. 1944

English actress (born 1944)

Frances Farmer

American actress (1913–1970)

Frances FitzGerald (journalist)

b. 1940

American journalist and historian

Frances Gabe

b. 1915

American inventor

Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk

b. 1517

English noblewoman (1517–1559)

Frances Hawkins

American politician (1921–2001)

Frances Hodgson Burnett

British-American novelist (1849–1924)

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 Mary Albrier

b. 1898

American civil rights activist

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)