Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

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)

Franchot Tone

American actor and director (1905–1968)

Francine D. Blau

b. 1946

American economist

Francine Lalonde

b. 1940

Canadian politician (1940–2014)

Francine Pascal

American author (1932–2024)

Francine Raymond

b. 1956

Francis A. Marzen

American priest (1925–2004)

Francis Arinze

b. 1932

Nigerian Catholic cardinal (born 1932)

Francis Bacon (artist)

Irish-born British figurative painter (1909–1992)

Francis Balfour (colonial administrator)

British military officer and colonial administrator

Francis Beaufort

b. 1774

Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774–1857)

Francis Bebey

b. 1929

Cameroonian musician and writer (1929–2001)

Francis Bellamy

b. 1855

American Christian socialist minister (1855–1931)

Francis Biddle

b. 1886

Lawyer, judge, and 58th US Attorney General

Francis Bigod

b. 1507

British noble (1507–1537)

Francis Billy Hilly

b. 1948

Solomon Islands politician (1948–2025)

Francis Blackburne (priest)

English Anglican churchman (1705-1787)

Francis Blomefield

b. 1705

English antiquarian (1705–1752)

Francis Boott (composer)

b. 1813

American composer

Francis Borgia

Grandee of Spain and Jesuit priest (1510–1572)

Francis Bouillon

b. 1975

American ice hockey player (born 1975)