Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frances Stewart (economist)

b. 1940

British economist (born 1940)

Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox

b. 1578

English noblewoman (1578–1639)

Frances Wright

b. 1795

Scottish-American philosopher, feminist writer, and socialist activist and reformer

Frances Xavier Cabrini

b. 1850

Italian-American religious sister (1850–1917)

Frances Yates

English historian of the Renaissance (1899–1981)

Francesc Macià

b. 1859

Catalan politician (1859–1933)

Francesca Annis

b. 1945

English actress (born 1945)

Francesca Caccini

b. 1587

Italian composer

Francesca Capaldi

b. 2004

American actress (born 2004)

Francesca Gregorini

b. 1968

Italian-American screenwriter and film director

Francesca Lubiani

b. 1977

Italian tennis player

Francesca Schiavone

b. 1980

Italian tennis player (born 1980)

Francesco Albani

b. 1578

Italian Baroque painter (1578–1660)

Francesco Algarotti

Italian polymath (1712–1764)

Francesco Antonio Bonporti

b. 1672

Italian composer (1672–1749)

Francesco Antonio Pistocchi

Italian singer, composer and librettist (1659–1726)

Francesco Antonio Vallotti

b. 1697

Italian composer

Francesco Antonio Zaccaria

Italian theologian, historian and writer

Francesco Araja

b. 1709

Italian composer (1709–1762/1770)

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici

b. 1470

Italian cardinal

Francesco Baracca

b. 1888

Italian World War I flying ace

Francesco Barberini (1597–1679)

b. 1597

Italian cardinal (1597–1679)

Francesco Barozzi

b. 1537

Italian mathematician, astronomer and humanist (1537–1604)

Francesco Bellotti

b. 1979

Italian cyclist