Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frank Ocean

b. 1987

American singer (born 1987)

Frank Olson

b. 1910

American bacteriologist (1910-1953)

Frank Oppenheimer

b. 1912

American particle physicist and science educator (1912–1985)

Frank Oz

b. 1944

American actor and puppeteer (born 1944)

Frank Pastore

b. 1957

American baseball player (1957–2012)

Frank Patrick (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

Frank Perry

b. 1930

American film director (1930–1995)

Frank Piasecki

b. 1919

American aerospace engineer (1919–2008)

Frank Pick

British transport administrator (1878–1941)

Frank Pierson

American screenwriter and film director (1925–2012)

Frank Pulli

American baseball umpire (1935-2013)

Frank Ramsey (basketball)

b. 1931

American basketball player and coach (1931–2018)

Frank Rattray Lillie

b. 1870

American zoologist (1870–1947)

Frank Reed (singer)

b. 1954

American singer-songwriter

Frank Renouf

b. 1918

New Zealand stockbroker and financier

Frank Reynolds

American television journalist (1923–1983)

Frank Rich

b. 1949

American essayist and liberal columnist (born 1949)

Frank Rizzo

American police officer and politician (1920–1991)

Frank Robert Miller

b. 1908

Canadian air marshal

Frank Robinson

b. 1935

American baseball player and manager (1935–2019)

Frank Rosenblatt

b. 1928

American psychologist (1928–1971)

Frank Rosolino

b. 1926

American jazz trombonist (1926–1978)

Frank Rost

b. 1973

German footballer (born 1973)

Frank Rowe (public servant)

Australian public servant (1895–1958)