Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

François Béroalde de Verville

b. 1556

François Bon

b. 1953

French writer and translator

Francois Botha

b. 1968

South African boxer

François Boucher

French painter (1703–1770)

François Bozizé

b. 1946

President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874–1949)

François Buzot

French politician (1760–1794)

François Carlo Antommarchi

b. 1780

Italian physician

François Cevert

French racing driver (1944–1973)

François Coppée

French poet and novelist (1842–1908)

François Coty

b. 1874

French perfumer and businessman (1874–1934)

François Couperin

French composer (1668–1733)

François Craenhals

Belgian cartoonist (1926–2004)

François d'Agincourt

French harpsichordist, organist and composer

François d'Escoubleau de Sourdis

b. 1574

French Catholic prelate

François de Bassompierre

French courtier and Marshal of France (1579–1646)

François de Chasseloup-Laubat

b. 1754

French general and military engineer (1754–1833)

François de Harlay de Champvallon

French archbishop

François de la Chaise

b. 1624

Confessor of King Louis XIV of France (1624–1709)

François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)

b. 1613

17th-century French moralist and author of "Maximes"

François de Labouchere

French aviator

François de Laval

b. 1623

First Catholic bishop of Québec (1623–1708)

François de Malherbe

French poet, critic, and translator (1555–1628)

François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency

b. 1530

French soldier and diplomat (1530–1579)