Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford

British courtier and politician (1718–1794)

Francis Spellman

b. 1889

American Catholic prelate (1889–1967)

Francis Takirwa

b. 1965

Ugandan general (1965–2026)

Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs

b. 1924

British peer (1924–2020)

Francis Tsai

American artist

Francis Turner Palgrave

b. 1824

British critic, anthologist and poet (1824–1897)

Francis Turretin

Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian (1623–1687)

Francis V, Duke of Modena

b. 1819

Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1846 to 1859

Francis Veber

b. 1937

French director, screenwriter, producer, and playwright

Francis Vere

English army officer and politician (1560–1609)

Francis W. Nye

b. 1918

United States Air Force general (1918–2019)

Francis Wayland Parker

b. 1837

American pioneer of the progressive school movement

Francis William Aston

b. 1877

British chemist and physicist (1877–1945)

Francis William Reitz

b. 1844

South African politician and statesman

Francis Willughby

English ornithologist and ichthyologist

Francis Windebank

English politician (1582–1646)

Francis X. Bushman

American actor, director, writer (1883–1966)

Francis Xavier Seelos

German-American Catholic priest and missionary

Francis Younghusband

b. 1863

British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer (1863–1942)

Francis, Duke of Teck

b. 1837

Austrian-born British nobleman (1837–1900)

Francisco Acebal

Spanish novelist, playwright and journalist

Francisco Acevedo

b. 1968

American serial killer (born 1968)

Francisco and Jacinta Marto

b. 1908

Portuguese visionaries and Catholic saints

Francisco Asenjo Barbieri

b. 1823

Spanish composer (1823–1894)