Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Francisco Ayala (novelist)

Spanish novelist

Francisco Blake Mora

Mexican politician

Francisco Chavez

Filipino lawyer and former Solicitor General

Francisco Clavet

b. 1968

Spanish tennis player (born 1968)

Francisco Copado

b. 1974

Spanish-German footballer

Francisco Cordero

b. 1975

Dominican baseball player (born 1975)

Francisco Cruceta

b. 1981

Dominican baseball player (born 1981)

Francisco da Costa Gomes

b. 1914

President of Portugal From 1974 to 1976

Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz

b. 1822

King consort of Spain from 1846 to 1868

Francisco de Lucena

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

Francisco de Paula Santander

Colombian military and political leader (1792–1840)

Francisco de Quevedo

Spanish nobleman, writer and politician (1580–1645)

Francisco de Sá de Miranda

Portuguese poet (1481–1558)

Francisco de Toledo

b. 1515

Viceroy of Peru (1515–1582)

Francisco de Toledo (Jesuit)

b. 1532

Catholic cardinal (1532–1596)

Francisco de Vitoria

Spanish Catholic philosopher and jurist (c. 1483–1546)

Francisco de Zurbarán

Spanish painter (1598–1664)

Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque

b. 1467

Spanish nobleman

Francisco Fernández Ochoa

Spanish alpine skier (1950–2006)

Francisco Ferrer

19th and 20th-century Catalan anarchist and educationist

Francisco Flores Pérez

b. 1959

President of El Salvador from 1999 to 2004

Francisco Goya

Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

Francisco Guerrero (composer)

Spanish Catholic priest and composer