Leading Figures in History

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

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Freymóður Jóhannsson

b. 1895

Icelandic artist, painter, and composer

Frida Kahlo

b. 1907

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

Fridolf Rhudin

b. 1895

Swedish actor

Fridolin Anderwert

b. 1828

Swiss politician

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)

Frieda Belinfante

b. 1904

Dutch cellist and conductor (1904–1995)

Friedhelm Schütte

b. 1957

German footballer

Friedman Paul Erhardt

American chef

Friedrich Achleitner

b. 1930

Austrian poet and architecture critic (1930–2019)

Friedrich Akel

Estonian diplomat and politician (1871–1941)

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus

b. 1772

German encyclopedia publisher and editor (1772–1823)

Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte

German military officer, academic and politician (1907–1994)

Friedrich August Kummer

b. 1797

German musician (1797–1879)

Friedrich August von Quenstedt

b. 1809

German geologist and palaeontologist

Friedrich Baumfelder

b. 1836

German composer, conductor, and pianist

Friedrich Bayer

b. 1825

German businessman (1825-1880)

Friedrich Bergius

b. 1884

German chemist (1884–1949)

Friedrich Bernhard Westphal

b. 1803

German painter (1803–1844)

Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

b. 1623

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Friedrich Christoph Oetinger

b. 1702

German Lutheran theologian and theosopher (1702-1782)

Friedrich Curschmann

b. 1805

German composer and singer (1805–1841)

Friedrich Dessauer

b. 1881

German philosopher and physicist (1881–1963)

Friedrich Dollmann

General during World War II who commanded the 7th Army

Friedrich Engels

German philosopher and socialist (1820–1895)