Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frederic C. Williams

English engineer (1911–1977)

Frédéric Choffat

b. 1973

Frédéric Chopin

Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849)

Frederic Crowninshield

American painter (1845–1918)

Frédéric Dard

French crime writer

Frédéric Diefenthal

b. 1968

French actor and director (born 1968)

Frédéric Dorion

Canadian politician

Frederic Edwin Church

b. 1826

American landscape painter (1826–1900)

Frédéric François

b. 1950

Musical artist

Frederic Franklin

b. 1914

British-American ballet dancer and director (1914–2013)

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

French chemist and physicist (1900–1958)

Frédéric Kanouté

b. 1977

Mali international footballer (born 1977)

Frederic L. Paxson

American historian (1877–1948)

Frédéric Leclercq

b. 1978

French musician (born 1978)

Frederic Lewy

American neurologist (1885–1950)

Frederic Lindsay

Scottish writer

Frédéric Michalak

b. 1982

French rugby union footballer

Frédéric Mistral

b. 1830

French Provençal writer and lexicographer (1830–1914)

Frederic Morton

b. 1924

American novelist (1924–2016)

Frédéric Niemeyer

b. 1976

Canadian tennis player (born 1976)

Frédéric Ozanam

b. 1813

French scholar (1813–1853)

Frédéric Passy

b. 1822

French economist and pacifist (1822–1912)

Frederic Raphael

b. 1931

American-British writer (born 1931)

Frederic Remington

b. 1861

American painter and sculptor (1861–1909)