Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Frederick Loewe

b. 1901

American composer (1901–1988)

Frederick Lorz

b. 1884

American distance runner (1884–1914)

Frederick McKinley Jones

b. 1893

American inventor and entrepreneur (1893–1961)

Frederick Muhlenberg

American minister and politician (1750–1801)

Frederick North, Lord North

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782

Frederick of Isenberg

German noble

Frederick of Luxembourg

Count of Moselgau

Frederick of Naples

b. 1452

King of Naples from 1496 to 1501

Frederick of Saxony (Teutonic Knight)

b. 1473

Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

Frederick Reines

American physicist (1918–1998)

Frederick Ruple

Swiss-American painter

Frederick Russell Burnham

American scout and adventurer (1861–1947)

Frederick Sandys

b. 1829

English Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829–1904)

Frederick Sanger

b. 1918

British biochemist (1918–2013)

Frederick Schule

American hurdler

Frederick Soddy

b. 1877

English radiochemist (1877–1956)

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby

British politician and Governor General of Canada (1841–1908)

Frederick Terman

b. 1900

American educator and academic administrator (1900–1982)

Frederick the Great

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

Frederick the Simple

b. 1341

King of Sicily from 1355 to 1377

Frederick Townsend Ward

American sailor and mercenary (1831–1862)

Frederick V of the Palatinate

b. 1596

Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia (1596–1632)

Frederick VIII of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

b. 1829

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein