Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frank Chapman (ornithologist)

b. 1864

American ornithologist (1864–1945)

Frank Chee Willeto

b. 1925

American politician and Navajo code talker (1925–2012)

Frank Christian (trumpeter)

b. 1887

American early jazz trumpeter (1887–1973)

Frank Church

b. 1924

American politician and lawyer (1924–1984)

Frank Churchill

b. 1901

American composer (1901–1942)

Frank Clark (footballer)

b. 1943

English footballer and manager

Frank Clement (racing driver)

b. 1886

British racing driver

Frank Close

b. 1945

Particle physicist

Frank Comstock

American composer, arranger, conductor, and trombonist

Frank Conniff

b. 1956

American actor (born 1956)

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

b. 1959

British screenwriter, novelist and actor (born 1959)

Frank Cowper

British writer and journalist (1849–1930)

Frank Crowninshield

b. 1872

American editor, art and theater critic (1872–1947)

Frank Cuesta

b. 1971

Spanish TV host

Frank Curry

b. 1950

Australian rugby league footballer and coach (1950–2022)

Frank D. White

American politician in Arkansas (1933–2003)

Frank D'Rone

b. 1932

American jazz guitarist (1932–2013)

Frank Dawson Adams

b. 1859

Canadian geologist (1859–1942)

Frank de Boer

b. 1970

Dutch football manager (born 1970)

Frank Delaney

b. 1942

Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster (1941–2017)

Frank Demaree

b. 1910

American baseball player (1910–1958)

Frank Dicksee

English Victorian painter and illustrator (1853–1928)

Frank Dietrich (politician)

German politician

Frank DiPascali

American fraudster (1956–2015)