Faber, John Eberhard US (Ger.-born) pencil manufacturer; founded 1st large-scale pencil factory in US 1861 _1822-1879
Faberge, Peter Carl (also Karl Gustavovich Faberge) Rus. goldsmith & jeweler; created elaborate Easter eggs for Rus. royal family _1846-1920
Fabian It. martyr, saint, & pope 236-250 _1XX-250
Fabian (orig. Fabian Forte) US singer _1943--
Fabiola (Fabiola de Mora y Aragon) Belgian (Sp.-born) wife of Baudouin I 1961 _1928--
Fabius (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator) Rom. gen. _2XXb-203b
Fabius, Laurent Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1984-1986 _1946--
Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir (the Insects' Homer) Fr. entomologist _1823-1915
Fabricius, Johannes Ger. astronomer; discovered sunspots & rotation of sun _1587-1615
Fabricius [ab Aquapendente], Hieronymus (also Geronimo Fabrici, Girolamo Fabrizio) It. anatomist & surgeon; discovered valves in veins _1537-1619
Facta, Luigi It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1922 _1861-1930
Fadden, Arthur William, Sir Austr. polit.; prime min. of Australia 1941 _1895-1973
Fadeyev, Alexander Alexandrovich (also Alexander Fadeev; pseud. of Alexander Alexandrovich Bulgya) Rus. Soviet Communist & nov.; wrote novel "The Young Guard" 1946-1951; secy-gen. of Union of Soviet Writers 1946-1954; suicide _1901-1956
Fadiman, Clifton US aut., editor, & radio host; hosted radio show "Information Please" 1938-1948 _1904--
Fagerholm, Karl-August Finnish labor leader & polit.; prime min. of Finland 1948-1950, 1956-1957, 1958-1959 _1901-1984
Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud king of Saudi Arabia 1982-- _1922--
Fahmi, Mustafa, Pasha Egyptian polit.; prime min. of Egypt 1891-1893, 1895-1908 _18XX-1914
Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel Ger. phys.; eponym of Fahrenheit temperature scale _1686-1736
Fahrenkopf, Frank Joseph Jr. US lawyer & polit.; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1983-1989 _1939--
Fairbanks, Charles Warren US polit.; vice-pres. of US 1905-1909 _1852-1918
Fairbanks, Douglas Sr. (orig. Douglas Elton Ulman) US movie actor; 1st pres. of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 1927-1929; husband of Mary Pickford 1920; divorced 1935 _1883-1939
Fairchild, Charles Stebbins US financier & lawyer; Secy. of Treasury 1887-1889 _1842-1924
Fairchild, David Grandison US botanist _1869-1954
Fairchild, George Winthrop US computer businessman; chairman of IBM 1915-1924 _1854-1924
Fairchild, Morgan (orig. Patsy Ann McClenny) US television actress _1950--
Faircloth, Duncan (Lauch) US Rep. polit.; Senator from N. Carolina 1993-- _1928--
Fairfax, Thomas, Baron Eng. gen. _1612-1671
Fairfax, Thomas, Baron Eng. proprietor in Virginia _1692-1782
Faisal (Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz) king of Saudi Arabia 1964-1975; assassinated; son of Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud; brother of Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz _1906?-1975
Faisal I (also Faysal I) king of Syria 1920; deposed; king of Iraq 1921-1933 _1885-1933
Faisal II (also Faysal II) king of Iraq 1939-1958; overthrown & killed _1935-1958
Falconer, Robert Alexander, Sir Can. educator; pres. of Univ. of Toronto 1907-1932 _1867-1943
Faliero, Marino (also Marino Falier) It. polit.; doge of Venice 1354-1355 _1274-1355
Falk, [Paul Ludwig] Adalbert Ger. Prussian admin.; Prussian education minister 1872-1879; ally of Otto von Bismarck during Kulturkampf; introducer & eponym of Falk Laws 1873-1875 (also May Laws) _1827-1900
Falk, Peter US actor; starred in series "Columbo" 1971-1978, 1989-1990 _1927--
Falkenhausen, Ludwig Freiherr von Ger. gen. _1844-1936
Falkenhayn, Erich von Ger. (Pol.-born) gen. in World War I; Prussian war minister 1913-1914; led Ger. invasion of Romania 1916, Lithuania 1918 _1861-1922
Fall, Albert Bacon US polit.; Secy. of Interior 1921-1923; convicted & imprisoned in Teapot Dome scandal _1861-1944
Falla, Manuel de Sp. composer _1876-1946
Falldin, [Nils Olof] Thorbjorn Swed. polit.; prime min. of Sweden 1976-1978, 1979-1982 _1926--
Fallieres, Clement Armand Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1906-1913 _1841-1931
Fallopio, Gabriello It. anatomist; studied human ear; discovered purpose of Fallopian tube _1523-1562
Faludi, Susan US feminist; wrote "Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women" 1991 _1959--
Falwell, Jerry US clergyman & conservative commentator; founded Moral Majority Inc. 1979 _1933--
Faneuil, Peter US merchant _1700-1743
Fanfani, Amintore It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1954, 1958-1959, 1960-1963 _1908--
Fangio, Juan US automobile racer _1911--
Faraday, Michael Eng. chem. & phys.; inventor of electric motor; discovered benzene _1791-1867
Fard, Wallace (Wali Fard; W. Farrad Muhammad; Prophet Fard) US black Muslim prophet & religious leader; founded Temple of Islam 1930; considered incarnation of Allah by Nation of Islam; disappeared _19XX-1934?
Fargo, William George US banking & transport industrialist; co-founder & co-eponym of Wells, Fargo & Co. 1852 _1818-1881
Farid (al-Amir Muhammad Farid Didi) last sultan of Maldives 1954-1968; son of Abd al-Majid _19XX-1969
Farina, Salvatore (the Italian Dickens) It. nov.; wrote novels "Amore Bendato" 1873, "Mio Figlio" 1879-1880, "I Due Desideri" 1904 _1846-1918
Farini, Luigi Carlo It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1862-1863 _1812-1866
Farley, James Aloysius US businessman & polit.; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1932-1940; Postmaster Gen. 1933-1940 _1888-1976
Farley, John Murphy US (Irish-born) cardinal 1911; archbishop of New York City 1902-1918 _1842-1918
Farman, Henri Fr. airplane manufacturer & aviator; made 1st kilometer-long circular airplane flight 1908; co-developer & co-eponym of Farman biplane with brother Maurice Farman _1874-1958
Farman, Maurice Fr. airplane manufacturer & aviator; co-developer & co-eponym of Farman biplane with brother Henri Farman _1877-1964
Farmer, Fannie Merritt US cook & cookbook aut.; wrote "The Boston Cooking School Cook Book" 1896, "A New Book of Cookery" 1912 _1857-1915
Farmer, James Leonard US black civil rights leader; helped found Congress of Racial Equality 1942 (CORE) _1920--
Farnese, Alessandro (Duke of Parma) It. gen. for Spain _1545-1592
Farouk I (also Faruq al-Awwal) king of Egypt 1936-1952; deposed _1920-1965
Farquhar, George Brit. comic dram.; wrote plays "Love and a Bottle" 1699, "The Constant Couple" 1700, "Sir Harry Wildair" 1701, "The Recruiting Officer" 1706, "The Beaux' Stratagem" 1707 _1678-1707
Farragut, David Glasgow US adm. & naval hero; captured New Orleans in battle of Mobile Bay 1864 _1801-1870
Farrakhan, Louis Abdul (orig. Louis Eugene Walcott; Louis X) US black Muslim leader; leader of Nation of Islam 1977-- _1933--
Farrand, Livingston US educator; pres. of Cornell Univ. 1921-1937 _1867-1939
Farrar, Frederic William Eng. (Indian-born) aut. & Anglican clergyman _1831-1903
Farrar, Geraldine US soprano singer _1882-1967
Farrar, Margaret (nee Petherbridge) US crossword constructor & editor; 1st crossword puzzle editor for New York Times 1942-1969 _1897-1984
Farrell, Edelmiro Julian Argentine polit.; pres. of Argentina 1944-1946 _1887-1980
Farrell, James Augustine US steel businessman; pres. of U.S. Steel Corp. 1911-1932; CEO of U.S. Steel Corp. 1927-1932 _1863-1943
Farrell, James Thomas US nov.; wrote "Studs Lonigan" trilogy (novels "Young Lonigan" 1932, "The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan" 1934, "Judgement Day" 1935), novel "Gas House McGinty" 1933 _1904-1979
Farrelly, Alexander US polit.; gov. of US Virgin Islands 1987-- _1923--
Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers (Mia) US actress; wife of Frank Sinatra 1966; divorced 1968; wife of Andre Previn 1970; divorced 1979; lover of Woody Allen 1981-993 _1945--
Farruhsiyar Mogul emperor of India 1713-1719; deposed & killed; grandson of Bahadur Shah _1687-1719
Fast, Howard Melvin US historical nov. _1914--
Fatima (also Fatimah; az-Zahra) Arab daughter of Muhammad _616?-663
Faubus, Orval Eugene US polit.; gov. of Arkansas 1955-1967 _1910--
Faulkner, Arthur Brian Deane Irish polit.; prime min. of N. Ireland 1971-1972; deposed by Britain; prime min. of N. Ireland 1974; deposed by Britain in suspension of N. Irish autonomy _1921-1977
Faulkner, William Cuthbert (orig. William Cuthbert Falkner) US nov.; wrote novels "The Sound and the Fury" 1929, "As I Lay Dying" 1930, "Sanctuary" 1931, "Light in August" 1932, "Absalom! Absalom!" 1936; NP Lit. 1949 _1897-1962
Faunce, William Herbert Perry US educator; pres. of Brown Univ. 1899-1929 _1859-1930
Faure, Edgar Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1952, 1955-1956 _1908-1988
Faure, Francois Felix Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1895-1899 _1841-1899
Faure, Gabriel Urbain Fr. composer _1845-1924
Faurer, Lincoln US air force gen.; director of National Security Agency 1982-1985 (NSA) _1927?--
Faust, Johann (Dr. Faustus; also Johannes Faustus, Georg Faust) Ger. occultist _1480?-1540?
Fausta, Flavia Maximiana Rom. empress; wife of Constantine I _289-326
Fawcett, Farrah Leni (Mrs. Farrah Fawcett-Majors) US actress & model; starred in series "Charlie's Angels" 1976-1977; wife of Lee Majors 1973; divorced 1982 _1947--
Fawcett, Millicent, Dame (nee Garrett) Eng. suffragist; sister of Elizabeth Anderson _1847-1929
Fawkes, Guy Eng. conspirator; sought to blow up James I & Parliament in Gunpowder Plot 1605; executed; source of word "guy" _1570-1606
Fawzi, Mahmud (also Mahmoud Fawzi) Egyptian diplomat & polit.; Egyptian foreign minister 1952-1964; prime min. of Egypt 1970-1972 _1900-1981
Feather, Victor Brit. labor leader _1908-1976
Febres Cordero [Rivadeneira], Leon Ecuadorian polit.; pres. of Ecuador 1984-1988 _1931--
Fechner, Gustav Theodor Ger. phys. & psychologist _1801-1887
Fechner, Robert US admin. & labor leader; 1st director of Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-1939 (CCC) _1876-1939
Fechteler, William Morrow US adm.; chief of naval operations 1951-1953 _1896-1967
Feehan, Patrick US (Irish-born) archbishop; 1st archbishop of Chicago 1880-1902 _1829-1902
Fehrenbach, Constantin Ger. polit.; chancellor of Germany 1920-1921 _1852-1926
Feiffer, Jules US cartoonist & satirist _1929--
Feingold, Russell Dana US Dem. polit.; Senator from Wisconsin 1993-- _1953--
Feininger, Lyonel Charles Adrian US Bauhaus architect, cartoonist, & painter; member of Blue Four _1871-1956
Feinstein, Dianne (nee Goldman) US Dem. polit.; mayor of San Francisco 1979-1988; Senator from California 1993-- _1933--
Feke, Robert American painter _1705?-1750?
Felber, Rene Swi. diplomat & polit.; pres. of Switzerland 1992 _1933--
Feldstein, Martin Stuart US economist; chairman of Council of Economic Advisors 1982-1984 _1939--
Felipe, Julian Philippine songwriter; composed Philippine national anthem _1861-1944
Felix I It. pope 269-274 _2XX-274
Felix II It. antipope 355-365 _3XX-365
Felix III (also Felix II) pope 483-492 _4XX-492
Felix IV (also Felix III) It. pope 526-530 _4XX-530
Felix V (orig. Amedeus VIII, Duke of Savoy) antipope 1439-1449 _1383-1451
Fell, John Eng. Anglican clergyman & educator; subject of poem "I do not love thee, Dr. Fell" _1625-1686
Feller, Robert William Andrew (Bob) US baseball player; pitched only opening day no-hitter 1940 _1918--
Fellini, Federico It. movie director; directed movies "La Strada" 1954, "The Nights of Cabiria" 1957, "La Dolce Vita" 1961, "8 1/2" 1963, "Fellini Satyricon" 1970, "Amarcord" 1974, "City of Women" 1981, "Intervista" 1987 _1920-1993
Felltham, Owen (also Owen Feltham) Eng. aut. & royalist _1602?-1668
Felton, Cornelius Conway US classical scholar & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1860-1862 _1807-1862
Felton, Rebecca Latimer US polit.; acting 1st female Senator 1922 for one day _1835-1930
Fenech Adami, Edward (Eddie) Maltese polit.; prime min. of Malta 1987-- _1934--
Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fr. archbishop & aut.; wrote "Adventures of Telemaque", "Explication des maximes des saints sur la vie interieur" (also "Maxims of the Saints", "Maximes des saints") _1651-1715
Feng Kuo-chang Chinese polit.; provisional pres. of China 1917-1918 _1859-1919
Feng Yu-hsiang Chinese gen. _1882-1948
Fenner, Arthur US polit.; 1st US gov. of Rhode Island 1790-1805 _1745-1805
Fenner, James US polit.; gov. of Rhode Island 1807-1811, 1824-1831, 1843-1845; son of Arthur Fenner _1771-1846
Fenton, Robert Eaton US polit.; gov. of New York 1865-1869 _1819-1885
Fenwick, Benedict John US Catholic bishop; Catholic bishop of Boston 1825-1846 _1782-1846
Fenwick, Edward Dominic US Catholic bishop; 1st Catholic bishop of Cincinnati 1822-1832 _1768-1832
Ferber, Edna US aut.; wrote novels "So Big" 1924, "Cimarron" 1929, "Show Boat" 1926, co-wrote play "Dinner at Eight" 1932 with George Kaufman; member of the Algonquin Wits _1887-1968
Ferdinand I Holy Rom. emperor 1558-1564 _1503-1564
Ferdinand II king of Bohemia & Hungary; Holy Rom. emperor 1619-1637 _1578-1637
Ferdinand III king of Hungary; Holy Rom. emperor 1637-1657 _1608-1657
Ferdinand I king of Bulgaria 1908-1918 _1861-1948
Ferdinand I the Great king of Castile 1035-1065; king of Leon 1037-1065 _1016?-1065
Ferdinand II of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile, Ferdinand the Catholic) Sp. king 1479-1516; co-regent with Isabella I 1479-1504; 1st king of united Spain; regent of Castile 1504-1516; husband of Isabella I 1469 _1452-1516
Ferdinand III Sp. crusader, king, & saint; king of Castile 1217-1252; king of Leon 1230-1252; patron saint of engineers; canonized 1671 _1198-1252
Ferdinand VI Sp. king 1746-1759; son of Philip V _1713-1759
Ferdinand VII Sp. king 1808, 1814-1833; son of Charles IV _1784-1833
Ferdinand I king of Romania 1914-1927; nephew of Carol I _1865-1927
Ferguson, James Edward (Pa) US polit.; gov. of Texas 1915-1917; husband of Miriam Ferguson _1871-1944
Ferguson, Miriam Amanda (Ma) US polit.; gov. of Texas 1925-1927, 1933-1935; wife of James Ferguson _1875-1961
Fergusson, Bernard Edward (Lord Ballantrae) Brit.-New Zealand army officer & polit.; gov-gen. of New Zealand 1962-1967 _1911-1980
Fergusson, Charles Brit. admin. & gen.; gov-gen. of New Zealand 1924-1930 _1865-1951
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence Monsanto US poet; wrote poetry collection "A Coney Island of the Mind" 1958 _1919--
Fermat, Pierre de Fr. lawyer & math.; stater & eponym of Fermat's Last Theorem 1637; discovered principle of least time in optics _1601-1665
Fermi, Enrico US (It.-born) phys.; NP Phys. 1938; source of word "fermium" _1901-1954
Fernandez, Juan Sp. explorer _1536?-1604?
Fernandez [Albano], Elias Chilean polit.; pres. of Chile 1910 _1845-1910
Fernandez de Cordoba, Gonzalo (El Gran Capitan) Sp. soldier _1453-1515
Fernando I Port. king 1367-1383; son of Pedro I _1345-1383
Fernando II (Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary) Ger. husband of Maria II of Portugal 1837; regent of Portugal 1853-1855; father of Pedro V _1816-1885
Ferrante II king of the Sicilies 1830-1859 (Naples); son of Francesco I _1810-1859
Ferrari, Enzo It. automobile manufacturer & racer _1898-1988
Ferrari, Ludovico It. math.; solved general quartic equation _1522-1565
Ferraro, Geraldine Anne US polit.; Dem. vice-pres. cand. 1984 _1935--
Ferraz [de Campos Salles], Manuel Brazilian polit.; pres. of Brazil 1898-1900, 1900-1902 _1841-1913
Ferrero, Guglielmo It. aut. & historian; wrote "Greatness and Decline of Rome" 1907-1909, "Ancient Rome and Modern America" 1914 _1871-1943
Ferris, George Washington Gale US engineer; inventor & eponym of Ferris wheel 1839 _1859-1896
Ferry, Elisha US polit.; 1st US gov. of Washington 1889-1893 _1825-1895
Ferry, Jules Fr. polit. & educational reformer; established modern, secular Fr. educational system; prime min. of France 1880-1881, 1883-1885; assassinated _1832-1893
Ferry, Thomas White US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879 _1827-1896
Fess, Simeon Davison US polit.; Senate majority whip 1929-1933; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1930-1932 _1861-1936
Fessenden, William Pitt US polit.; Secy. of Treasury 1864-1865 _1806-1869
Festus, Porcius Rom. procurator of Judea _0XX-062?
Feuchtwanger, Lion Ger. dram. & nov.; worte novels "The Ugly duchess" 1923, "Power" 1925 (also "Jud Suss"), "Success" 1930, "Josephus" 1932, "The Jew of Rome" 1935 _1884-1958
Feuerbach, Anselm Ger. Romantic Classicist painter _1829-1880
Feuillet, Octave Fr. dram. & nov. _1821-1890
Few, William Preston US educator; pres. of Duke Univ. 1910-1940 _1867-1940
Feynman, Richard Phillips US educator & phys.; wrote memoirs "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" 1985, "What Do You Care What Other People Think" 1988; led iinvestigation of Challenger explosion; NP Phys. 1965 _1918-1988
Fibiger, Johannes Andreas Grib Danish pathologist; NP Med. 1926 _1867-1928
Fibonacci (pseud. of Leonardo of Pisa) It. math.; discoverer & eponym of Fibonacci sequence 1202; wrote "Liber Abaci" 1202 _1170?-1250?
Fichte, Johann Gottlieb Ger. patriot & philos.; developed Transcendental Idealism; wrote "Wissenschaftslehre" 1785, "Grundlage des Naturrechts" 1796, lectures "Reden an die Deutsche Nation" 1807-1808 _1762-1814
Fiedler, Arthur US conductor; conducted Boston Pops 1930-1979 _1894-1979
Field, Cyrus West US financier; promoted transatlantic telegraph cable; brother of Stephen Field _1819-1892
Field, Eugene US journalist & poet; wrote poems "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod", "Little Boy Blue", poetry collection "A Little Book of Western Verse" 1889 _1850-1895
Field, Marshall US department store merchant _1834-1906
Field, Sally Margaret (orig. Sally Mahoney) US movie actress; starred in movies "Norma Rae" 1979, "Places in the Heart" 1984, "Steel Magnolias" 1989, "Mrs. Doubtfire" _1946--
Field, Stephen Johnson US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1863-1897; brother of Cyrus Field; uncle of David Brewer _1816-1899
Field, Winston Joseph, Sir S. Rhodesian (Brit.-born) polit.; prime min. of S. Rhodesia 1962-1964 _1904-1969
Fielding, Henry Eng. dram. & nov.; wrote play "Tom Thumb" 1730, novels "Shamela" 1741, "Joseph Andrews" 1742, "Jonathan Wild" 1743, "Tom Jones" 1749, "Amelia" 1751, travel book "Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon" 1755 _1707-1754
Fields, James Thomas US editor & publisher _1817-1881
Fields, John Charles Can. math.; proposer & eponym of Fields Medal _1863-1932
Fields, W. C. (orig. William Claude Dukenfield) US actor _1880-1946
Fierlinger, Zhdenek Czechoslovakian polit.; prime min. of Czechoslovakia 1945-1946 _1891-1976
Fifer, Joseph Wilson US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1889-1893 _1840-1938
Figgures, Frank Edward Brit. admin.; 1st secy-gen. of European Free Trade Association 1960-1965 _1910-1990
Figl, Leopold Aus. diplomat & polit.; chancellor of Austria 1945-1953; acting pres. of Austria 1951; Aus. foreign minister 1953-1959 _1902-1965
Figueiredo, Joao Baptista Brazilian gen., polit., & reformer; pres. of Brazil 1979-1985 _1918--
Figueredo, Pedro Cuban patriot & revolutionary; fought at battle of Bayamo 1868; wrote & composed Cuban national anthem "La Bayamesa"; executed by Spanish _1819-1870
Figueras [y Moracas], Estanslao Sp. polit.; 1st pres. of Spain 1873 _1818-1882
Figueres, Jose Maria Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1994--; son of Jose Pepe Figueres _1954?--
Figueres [Ferrer], Jose Pepe Costa Rican polit. & reformer; founded National Liberation Party; overthrew Teodoro Picado 1948; acting pres. of Costa Rica 1948-1949; pres. of Costa Rica 1953-1958, 1970-1974; abolished army _1906-1990
Figueroa, Francisco de Sp. poet; wrote poem "Tirsi" _1536?-1620?
Figueroa, Francisco Acuna de Uruguayan librarian & poet; wrote Uruguayan national anthem (adopted 1845), Paraguayan national anthem (adopted 1846) _1790-1862
Figueroa [Alcorta], Jose Argentine polit.; pres. of Argentina 1906-1910 _1860-1931
Figueroa [Larrain], Emiliano Chilean polit.; pres. of Chile 1910-1911, 1925-1927 _1860-1931
Filaret (Fyodor Nikitich Romanov) Rus. admin. & patriarch; acted as regent of Russia 1619-1633; father of Mikhail Romanov _1553?-1633
Filho, Joao Cafe Brazilian polit.; acting pres. of Brazil 1954-1955 _1899-1970
Fillmore, Abigail (nee Powers) US 1st wife of Millard Fillmore 1826 _1798-1853
Fillmore, Caroline Carmichael (nee McIntosh) US 2nd wife of Millard Fillmore 1858 _1813-1881
Fillmore, Millard US polit.; vice-pres. of US 1849-1850; 13th pres. of US 1850-1853 _1800-1874
Finch, Robert US admin.; Secy. of HEW 1969-1970 _1925--
Findlay, William US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1817-1820; father-in-law of Francis Shunk _1768-1846
Fine, John Sydney US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1951-1955 _1893-1978
Fine, Larry US comedian with the Three Stooges _1911-1975
Fine, Reuben US chess player _1914-1993
Fini, Gianfranco It. neo-Fascist polit.; leader of National Alliance 1991-- _1952--
Fink, Mike US frontiersman _1720-1823?
Finlay, Carlos Juan Cuban biologist & physician _1833-1915
Finletter, Thomas Knight US admin.; secy. of air force 1950-1953; US ambassador to NATO 1961-1965 _1893-1980
Finley, David Edward US admin. & art historian; 1st director of National Gallery of Art 1938-1956 _1890-1977
Finley, Samuel American (Irish-born) Presbyterian clergyman & educator; pres. of Princeton Univ. 1761-1766 _1715-1766
Finnbogadottir, Vigdis Icelandic polit.; pres. of Iceland 1980--; world's 1st woman elected pres. _1930--
Finney, Joan Marie (nee McInroy) US polit.; gov. of Kansas 1991-- _1925--
Finsen, Niels Ryberg Danish physician; NP Med. 1903 _1860-1904
Firbank, [Arthur Annesley] Ronald Eng. aut. _1886-1926
Firdausi (also Ferdowsi, Firdawsi, Firdusi, Firdousi; orig. Abul Kasim Mansur) Persian epic poet; wrote Persian national epic poem "Shah Namah" 1010 (also "The Book of Kings", "Shah Nama"), poem "Yusuf and Zuleikha" _935?-1026?
Firestone, Harvey Samuel US rubber & tire industrialist; founder & eponym of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. 1900 _1868-1938
Fischer, Abraham Brit. admin. in S. Africa; only first minister of Orange River Colony 1907-1910 _1850-1913
Fischer, Edmond Henri US (Chinese-born) biochem.; NP Med. 1992 _1920--
Fischer, Emil Hermann Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1902 _1852-1919
Fischer, Ernst Otto Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1973 _1918--
Fischer, Hans Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1930 _1881-1945
Fischer, Herman US toy manufacturer; co-founder & co-eponym of Fischer-Price Toys 1930 _1898-1975
Fischer, Robert James (Bobby) US chess player; world chess champion 1972-1975; retired & lost championship by default; defeated Boris Spassky in challenge match 1992 _1943--
Fischer, Stanley US (Zambian-born) economist _1943--
Fish, Frederick Perry US telephone businessman; pres. of AT&T 1901-1907 _1855-1930
Fish, Hamilton US polit.; gov. of New York 1849-1851; Secy. of State 1869-1877 _1808-1893
Fishbein, Morris US medical editor & physician _1889-1976
Fisher, Andrew Austr. polit.; prime min. of Australia 1908-1909, 1910-1913, 1914-1915; resigned _1862-1928
Fisher, Avery US electonics businessman & music philanthropist _1906-1994
Fisher, Bud (orig. Harry Conway) US cartoonist; created Mutt & Jeff _1884-1954
Fisher, Carrie Frances US aut. & movie actress; starred in movies "Star Wars" 1977, "The Empire Strikes Back" 1980, "Return of the Jedi" 1983; wrote novel "Postcards from the Edge" 1987; daughter of Eddie Fisher _1956--
Fisher, Dorothy (orig. Dorothea Frances; nee Canfield) US nov. _1879-1958
Fisher, Edwin Jack (Eddie) US singer; 4th husband of Elizabeth Taylor 1959; divorced; father of Carrie Fisher _1928--
Fisher, Geoffrey Francis (Baron Fisher of Lambeth) Brit. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1945-1961 _1887-1972
Fisher, Ham US cartoonist; created Joe Palooka _1900-1955
Fisher, Irving US economist; develped theory of compensated dollar; developed index numbers _1867-1947
Fisher, John Arbuthnot Brit. adm. in World War I _1841-1920
Fisher, John Stuchell US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1927-1931 _1867-1940
Fisher, Norman Fenwick Warren, Sir Brit. admin.; director of Brit. civil service 1919-1939 _1879-1948
Fisher, Ronald Aylmer, Sir Eng. geneticist, math., & statistician _1890-1962
Fisher, Walter Lowrie US lawyer; Secy. of Interior 1911-1913 _1862-1935
Fiske, John (orig. Edmund Fisk Green) US Darwinist & historian; wrote "Excursions of an Evolutionist" 1884, "The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge" 1886, "Civil Government in the United States" 1890 _1842-1901
Fiske, Robert Bishop Jr. US lawyer; 1st chief prosecutor in Whitewater investigation 1994 _1930--
Fitch, [William] Clyde US dram.; wrote plays "The Moth and the Flame" 1898, "Nathan Hale" 1898, "The Woman in the Case" 1905 _1865-1909
Fitch, Ebenezer US clergyman & educator; 1st pres. of Williams College 1793-1815 _1756-1833
Fitch, John US inventor; invented 1st steamboat 1787 _1743-1798
Fitch, Val Logsdon US phys.; NP Phys. 1980 _1923--
FitzGerald, Edward Eng. poet & translator; wrote poetic translation "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" 1859 _1809-1883
Fitzgerald, Ella US jazz singer _1918--
Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key (F. Scott Fitzgerald) US nov.; wrote novels "This Side of Paradise" 1920, "The Great Gatsby" 1925, "Tender is the Night" 1934, "The Last Tycoon" 1941, collection "Tales of the Jazz Age" 1922 _1896-1940
FitzGerald, Garret Michael Desmond (also Gearoid Mac Gearailt) Irish polit.; prime min. of Ireland 1981-1982, 1982-1987 _1926--
FitzGerald, George Francis Irish phys.; developer & co-eponym of Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction formula _1851-1901
Fitzgerald, John Francis (Honey Fitz) US businessman & polit.; mayor of Boston 1906, 1907, 1910-1914; grandfather of John F. Kennedy _1863-1950
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne (nee Smythe) Eng. wife of George IV _1756-1837
Fitzpatrick, Benjamin US polit.; gov. of Alabama 1841-1845; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860 _1802-1869
Fitzsimmons, Frank Edward US labor leader; pres. of Teamsters 1971-1981 _1908-1981
Fitzwater, [Max] Marlin US admin.; White House press secretary 1989-1993 _1942--
Fixx, James Fuller US puzzle editor, runner, & running advocate _1932-1984
Flagg, James Montgomery US aut., illustrator, & painter; painted 1st poster of Uncle Sam _1877-1960
Flagler, Henry Morrison US financier, hotel developer, & oil businessman _1830-1913
Flagstad, Kirsten Norw. soprano _1895-1962
Flaminius, Gaius Rom. gen. & polit. _2XXb-217b
Flammarion, [Nicolas] Camille Fr. astronomer; coined name "Amalthea" _1842-1925
Flamsteed, John Eng. astronomer _1646-1719
Flanagan, Edward Joseph US (Irish-born) priest; founded Boys' Town _1886-1948
Flandin, Pierre Etienne Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1934-1935 _1889-1958
Flannagan, John Bernard US sculptor of animals _1895-1942
Flaubert, Gustave Fr. realist nov.; wrote novel "Madame Bovary" 1857 _1821-1880
Flaxman, John Eng. sculptor _1755-1826
Flecknoe, Richard Irish priest & notoriously mediocre poet; wrote poem "Short Discourse on the English Stage" 1664; source of title of poem "MacFlecknoe" _1600?-1678?
Fleetwood, Charles Eng. gen.; son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell _1618?-1692
Fleischer, Max US cartoonist; created Betty Boop, Popeye _1883-1972
Fleming, Alexander, Sir Scot. bacteriologist; discovered penicillin 1928; NP Med. 1945 _1881-1955
Fleming, Francis Philip US polit.; gov. of Florida 1889-1893 _1841-1908
Fleming, Ian Lancaster Brit. nov.; created character James Bond 1953; wrote novels "Casino Royale" 1953, "From Russia with Love" 1957, "Dr. No" 1958, "Goldfinger" 1959, "The Man with the Golden Gun" 1965 _1908-1964
Fleming, John Ambrose, Sir Eng. electrical engineer _1849-1945
Fleming, Peggy US figure skater _1948--
Fleming, Victor US movie director; directed movies "Captains Courageous" 1937, "The Wizard of Oz" 1939, "Gone with the Wind" 1939 _1883-1949
Flemming, Arthur Sherwood US admin.; Secy. of HEW 1958-1961 _1905--
Fletcher, James Chipman US admin.; admin. of NASA 1971-1977, 1986-1989 _1919-1991
Fletcher, John Eng. dram.; wrote play "The Faithful Shepherdess", co-wrote with Francis Beaumont play "The Maid's Tragedy" 1611, co-wrote with Shakespeare plays "Two Noble Kinsmen" 1612-1613, "Henry VIII" 1612-1613 _1579-1625
Fletcher, John Gould US essayist & poet; wrote "Life is my Song", "Selected Poems"; suicide _1886-1950
Fleury, Andre Hercule de Fr. cardinal & polit. _1653-1743
Fleury, Claude Fr. church historian _1640-1723
Flexner, Abraham US educator; founded Institute for Advanced Study _1866-1959
Flint, Austin US physician _1812-1886
Flint, Austin Jr. US physician; son of Austin Flint _1836-1915
Flint, Charles Ranlett US computer industrialist; formed Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. (later IBM) _1850-1934
Flipper, Henry Ossian US soldier; 1st black to graduate from US Military Academy 1877 _1856-1940
Flores, Juan Jose de Ecuadorian gen. & polit.; 1st pres. of Ecuador 1830, 1830-1834, 1839-1845; overthrown _1800-1864
Florestan prince of Monaco 1841-1856; son of Honore IV; brother of Honore V _1785-1856
Florey, Howard Walter, Sir Brit. (Austr.-born) pathologist; NP Med. 1945 _1898-1968
Florio, James Joseph (Jim) US Dem. polit.; gov. of New Jersey 1990-1994 _1937--
Florio, John Eng. lexicographer & translator _1553?-1625?
Flory, Paul John US chem.; NP Chem. 1974 _1910-1985
Flotow, Friedrich von Ger. composer _1812-1883
Flower, Roswell Pettibone US polit.; gov. of New York 1892-1895 _1835-1899
Floyd, Charles Arthur (Pretty Boy Floyd) US gangster; killed _1904-1934
Floyd, John US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1830-1834; father of John Buchanan Floyd _1783-1837
Floyd, John Buchanan US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1849-1852; Secy. of War 1857-1861; son of John Floyd _1806-1863
Fludd, John Eng. physician & popularizer of Rosicrucianism _1574-1637
Fly, James Lawrence US admin.; chairman of Federal Communications Commission 1939-1944 (FCC) _1898-1966
Flynn, Errol (orig. Leslie Thomson Flynn) US (Austr.-Tasmanian-born) movie actor _1909-1959
Flynn, Raymond Leo (Ray, Raybo) US diplomat & Dem. polit.; mayor of Boston 1984-1993; US ambassador to Vatican City 1993-- _1939--
Flynn, William James US admin.; director of US Secret Service 1912-1917; 1st director of Bureau of Investigation 1919-1921 (FBI after 1924) _1867-1928
Foch, Ferdinand Fr. gen.; led Allied armies in World War I _1851-1929
Fodor, Eugene US (Hung.-born) aut. & publisher of travel guidebooks _1905-1991
Fogel, Robert William US cliometrician & historian; coined word "cliometrics"; wrote "Railroads and American Economic Growth" 1964, co-wrote "Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery" 1974; NP Econ. 1993 _1926--
Fogerty, John US guitarist, musician, singer, & songwriter; lead singer of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) 1967-1971 _1945--
Fokine, Michel US (Rus.-born) choreographer _1880-1942
Fokker, Anthony Herman Gerard US (Dutch-born) aircraft designer _1890-1939
Foley, Clyde Julian (Red) US country singer _1910-1968
Foley, Thomas Stephen (Tom) US Dem. polit.; House majority whip 1981-1987; House majority leader 1987-1989; Speaker of the House 1989-- _1929--
Folger, Charles James US jurist; Secy. of Treasury 1881-1884 _1818-1884
Folger, Henry Clay US oil magnate, philanthropist, & collector of Shakespeareana; endower & eponym of Folger Shakespeare Library _1857-1930
Foljambe, Arthur William de Brito Savile (Earl of Liverpool) New Zealand polit.; last colonial gov. of New Zealand 1912-1917; 1st gov-gen. of New Zealand 1917-1920 _1870-1941
Follett, Kenneth Martin (Ken) Welsh aut.; wrote "Eye of the Needle" 1978, "On Wings of Eagles" 1983, "Lie Down with Lions" 1985 _1949--
Folsom, James Elisha (Jim) US polit.; gov. of Alabama 1947-1951, 1955-1959 _1908-1987
Folsom, James Jr. (Jim) US polit.; gov. of Alabama 1993--; son of James Folsom _1949--
Folsom, Marion Bayard US admin.; Secy. of HEW 1955-1958 _1893-1976
Fonda, Bridget US movie actress; daughter of Jane Fonda; granddaughter of Henry Fonda _1964--
Fonda, Henry Jaynes US actor; father of Jane Fonda _1905-1982
Fonda, Jane (Hanoi Jane) US activist, movie actress, & exercise instructor; daughter of Henry Fonda; wife of Tom Hayden 1973; divorced 1989; wife of Ted Turner _1937--
Fonseca, Hermes Rodrigo da Brazilian marshal & polit.; pres. of Brazil 1910-1914; nephew of Manuel da Fonseca _1855-1923
Fonseca, Manuel Deodoro da Brazilian marshal & polit.; head of provisional government of Brazil 1889-1891; 1st pres. of Brazil 1891 _1827-1892
Fontaine, Joan (orig. Joan de Haviland) US (Japanese-born) movie actress _1917--
Fontanne, Lynn (orig. Lillie Louise Fontanne) US (Eng.-born) actress; wife of Alfred Lunt 1922 _1887?-1983
Fonteyn, Margot, Dame (orig. Margot Hookham) Eng. ballet dancer _1919-1991
Foot, Michael Mackintosh Brit. polit.; leader of Labor Party 1980-1983 _1913--
Foot, Solomon US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 _1802-1866
Foote, Andrew Hull US adm. _1806-1863
Foote, Samuel Eng. actor & dram.; wrote plays "The Knights" 1749, "The Mayor of Garratt" 1763, "The Nabob" 1772 _1720-1777
Foote, Shelby US historian & nov. _1916--
Forbes, Bertie Charles US (Scot.-born) editor; founder & eponym of Forbes magazine 1917 (1st business magazine in US); father of Malcolm Forbes _1880-1954
Forbes, George William New Zealand polit.; prime min. of New Zealand 1930-1935 _1869-1947
Forbes, Malcolm Stevenson US art collector, aut., & publisher _1919-1990
Forbes, William Cameron US admin.; US gov. of Philippines 1909-1913 _1870-1959
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir Eng. actor _1853-1937
Forckenbeck, Max von Ger. polit. _1821-1892
Ford, Edsel Bryant US automobile businessman; pres. of Ford Motor Co. 1919-1943; eponym of car model Edsel 1957; son of Henry Ford _1893-1943
Ford, Edward Charles (Whitey) US baseball player; pitcher for New York Yankees 1950-1967 _1928--
Ford, Elizabeth Bloomer (Betty; nee Warren) US wife of Gerald Ford 1948 _1918--
Ford, Ford Madox (orig. Ford Madox Hueffer) Eng. aut.; wrote novels "The Fifth Queen" 1906, "The Good Soldier" 1915, tetralogy "Parade's End" 1924-1928; grandson of Ford Madox Brown _1873-1939
Ford, Gerald Rudolph Jr. (Jerry; orig. Leslie Lynch King) US Rep. polit.; member of Warren Commission; House minority leader 1965-1973; vice-pres. of US 1973-1974; 38th pres. of US 1974-1977; Rep. pres. cand. 1976 _1913--
Ford, Harrison US movie actor; starred in movies "Star Wars" 1977, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 1981, "Blade Runner" 1982, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" 1984, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" 1989, "The Fugitive" 1993 _1942--
Ford, Henry US automobile industrialist; founder & eponym of Ford Motor Co. 1903; pres. of Ford Motor Co. 1906-1919, 1943-1945; introduced Model T 1908; pioneer of assembly line production _1863-1947
Ford, Henry II US automobile manufacturer; chairman of Ford Motor Co. 1960-1980; CEO of Ford Motor Co. 1960-1980; grandson of Henry Ford _1917-1987
Ford, John Eng. dram.; wrote plays "The Lover's Melancholy" 1629, "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" 1633, "The Broken Heart" 1633, "Chronicle History of Perkin Warbeck" 1634, "The Lady's Trial" 1638 _1586-1639?
Ford, John (orig. Sean Aloysius O'Feeney, John Augustine Feeney) US movie director; directed movies "Stagecoach" 1939, "The Grapes of Wrath" 1940, "How Green Was My Valley" 1941, "The Quiet Man" 1952 _1895-1973
Ford, John Thompson US theater manager; owner & eponym of Ford's Theatre _1829-1894
Ford, Robert Newton (Bob) US outlaw; murderer of Jesse James _1860-1892
Ford, Thomas US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1842-1846 _1800-1850
Ford, Wendell Hampton US Dem. polit.; gov. of Kentucky 1971-1974; Senator from Kentucky 1974--; Senate majority whip 1991-- _1924--
Forde, Francis Michael Austr. polit.; prime min. of Australia 1945 _1890-1983
Fordice, Daniel Kirkwood Jr. (Kirk) US polit.; gov. of Mississippi 1992-- _1934--
Forel, Auguste Henri Swi. entomologist & psychiatrist _1848-1931
Forester, Cecil Scott (C. S. Forester) Brit. (Egyptian-born) aut.; wrote novels "The African Queen" 1935, "The Happy Return" 1937, "Ship of the Line" 1938 _1899-1966
Forlani, Arnaldo It. polit.; It. foreign minister 1976-1979; prime min. of Italy 1980-1981; secy-gen. of Christian Democratic Party 1989-1992 _1925--
Forman, Milos US (Czechoslovakian-born) movie director; directed movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" 1975, "Hair" 1979, "Ragtime" 1981, "Amadeus" 1984 _1932--
Formosus It. pope 891-896 _816?-896
Forrest, Edwin US actor _1806-1872
Forrest, John Austr. polit.; acting prime min. of Australia 1907 _1847-1918
Forrest, Nathan Bedford US-Confederate gen.; led Massacre of Fort Pillow 1864; main founder & 1st grand wizard of Ku Klux Klan _1821-1877
Forrestal, James Vincent US polit.; last Secy. of Navy 1944-1947; 1st Secy. of Defense 1947-1949; suicide _1892-1949
Forssmann, Werner Theodor Otto Ger. surgeon; NP Med. 1956 _1904-1979
Forster, Edward Morgan (E. M. Forster) Brit. nov.; wrote novels "Where Angels Fear to Tread" 1905, "A Room with a View" 1908, "Howards End" 1910, "A Passage to India" 1924, short story collection "The Celestial Omnibus" 1914 _1879-1970
Forster, Henry William (Baron Forster of Lepe) Brit. admin.; gov-gen. of Australia 1920-1925 _1866-1936
Forster-Nietzsche, Elisabeth (also Elisabeth Foerster) Ger. editor, forger, & Aryan supremacist; edited & forged "The Will to Power" 1901 from notes of Friedrich Nietzsche; sister & literary executor of Friedrich Nietzsche _1846-1935
Forsyth, John US diplomat & polit.; gov. of Georgia 1827-1829; Secy. of State 1834-1841 _1780-1841
Fort, Charles Hoy US investigator of anomalous phenomena; unwilling eponym of Fortean Society _1874-1932
Fortas, Abe US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1965-1969; resigned over ethics charges _1910-1982
Fortis, Alessandro It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1905-1906 _1842-1909
Forward, Walter US lawyer; Secy. of Treasury 1841-1843 _1786-1852
Fosbury, Richard (Dick) US track athlete; developer & eponym of Fosbury flop for high jump 1968 _1947--
Fosdick, Harry Emerson US clergyman _1878-1969
Foss, Eugene Noble US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1911-1914 _1858-1939
Foss, Lukas US (Ger.-born) composer & conductor _1922--
Fossey, Dian US ethologist; studied mountain gorillas _1932-1985
Foster, Charles US polit.; gov. of Ohio 1880-1884; Secy. of Treasury 1891-1893 _1828-1904
Foster, Hal US cartoonist; created Prince Valiant _1892-1982
Foster, Jodie (orig. Alicia Christian Foster) US movie actress; starred in movies "Taxi Driver" 1976, "The Accused" 1988, "Little Man Tate" 1991, "The Silence of the Lambs" 1991 _1962?--
Foster, John Watson US diplomat; Secy. of State 1892-1893; grandfather of John Foster Dulles _1836-1917
Foster, Lafayette Sabine US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1865 _1806-1880
Foster, Stephen Collins US songwriter; wrote & composed songs "Oh! Susanna" 1947, "Camptown Races" 1850, "Old Folks at Home" 1851, "My Old Kentucky Home" 1853, "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" 1854 _1826-1864
Foster, Vincent Walker US admin. & lawyer; White House counsel 1993; suicide _1945-1993
Foster, William Zebulon US Communist polit. _1881-1961
Foucault, Jean Bertrand Leon Fr. phys.; demonstrated Earth's rotation using Foucault's pendulum 1857; invented gyroscope; studied speed of light _1819-1868
Foucault, Michel Fr. philos. & historian of ideas; wrote "Histoire de la Folie" 1961 (also "Madness and Civilization"), "Les Mots et les Choses" 1966 (also "The Order of Things"), "The Archaeology of Knowledge" 1972 _1926-1984
Fouche, Jacobus Johannes (Jim) S. African polit.; pres. of S. Africa 1968-1975 _1898-1980
Fouchet, Christian Fr. admin. in Algeria; last Fr. high commissioner for Algeria 1962 _1911-1974
Fouque, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de la Motte Ger. aut. & soldier; wrote fairy tale "Undine" 1811 _1777-1843
Fouquet, Nicolas (also Nicolas Foucquet) Fr. financial admin. _1615-1680
Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine Quentin Fr. polit. _1746-1795
Fourdrinier, Henry Eng. inventor & paper manufacturer _1766-1854
Fourier, [Francois Marie] Charles Fr. socialist & utopian _1772-1837
Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph Fr. math. & phys.; inventor & eponym of Fourier analysis 1822 _1768-1830
Fowler, Henry Hamill US admin.; Secy. of Treasury 1965-1968 _1908--
Fowler, Henry Watson Eng. lexicographer _1858-1933
Fowler, William Alfred US phys.; NP Phys. 1983 _1911--
Fox, Charles James Eng. orator & polit. _1749-1806
Fox, Fontaine US cartoonist; created Toonerville Folks _1884-1964
Fox, George Eng. religious leader; founded Society of Friends (Quakers) _1624-1691
Fox, Michael J. (orig. Michael Andrew Fox) US (Can.-born) actor; starred in series "Family Ties" 1982-1989 _1961--
Foxe, John Eng. authority on martyrs _1516-1587
Foxe, Richard (also Richard Fox) Eng. polit. & prelate _1448?-1528
Foxman, Abraham US (Pol.-born) Jewish activist; national director of Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith 1987-- _1940--
Foxx, James Emory (Jimmie, Jimmy) US baseball player _1907-1967
Foxx, Redd (orig. John Elroy Sanford) US comedian _1922-1991
Fracastoro, Girolamo (also Jerome Fracastor) It. physician & poet; studied syphilis; wrote poem "Syphilis, or the French Disease" 1530; coined word "syphilis" _1483-1553
Frackenthal, Frank Diehl US educator; provost of Columbia Univ. 1937-1945; acting pres. of Columbia Univ. 1945-1948 _1883-1968
Fraenkel, Adolf Abraham Ger. math. & Zionist; co-eponym of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory _1891-1965
Fragonard, Jean Honore Fr. Rococo engraver & painter _1732-1806
France, Anatole (pseud. of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault) Fr. nov.; wrote novels "Thais" 1890, "Penguin Island" 1908, "Les Dieux ont Soif" 1912 (also "The Gods are Athirst"), "The Revolt of the Angels" 1914; NP Lit. 1921 _1844-1924
Francesca da Rimini It. adulteress; murdered _12XX-1285?
Francesco I king of the Sicilies 1825-1830 (Naples) _1777-1830
Francesco II last king of the Sicilies 1859-1860 (Naples); overthrown by Giuseppe Garibaldi; son of Ferrante II _1836-1882
Franchet d'Esperey, Louis Felix Fr. (Algerian-born) gen. in World War I _1858-1942
Francia, Jose Gasparo Tomas Rodriguez de Paraguayan polit.; dictator of Paraguay 1814-1840 _1766-1840
Francis I (Count of Angouleme; also Francois I) Fr. king 1515-1547; son-in-law & nephew of Louis XII _1494-1547
Francis II (also Francois II) Fr. king 1559-1560; 1st husband of Mary Stuart 1558; son of Henry II _1544-1560
Francis II Aus. emperor 1804-1835; last Holy Rom. emperor 1792-1806 _1768-1835
Francis Ferdinand Aus. archduke; assassinated, causing World War I; nephew of Francis Joseph I _1863-1914
Francis Joseph I Aus. emperor 1848-1916; Hung. king 1867-1916 _1830-1916
Francis of Assisi (orig. Giovanni Francesco Bernardone) It. monk & saint; founder & eponym of Franciscan Order 1209; patron saint of merchants; canonized 1228 _1181?-1226
Francis of Sales (also Francis de Sales) Fr. saint & bishop of Geneva; patron saint of writers & the deaf; canonized 1665 _1567-1622
Francis, Connie (orig. Concetta Franconero) US singer _1938--
Francis, David Rowland US diplomat & polit.; gov. of Missouri 1889-1893; Secy. of Interior 1896-1897; last pre-Soviet US ambassador to Russia 1916-1918 _1850-1927
Francis, James Bicheno US (Eng.-born) hydraulic engineer _1815-1892
Franck, Cesar Auguste Belgian-Fr. composer & organist _1822-1890
Franck, James US (Ger.-born) phys.; NP Phys. 1925 _1882-1964
Francke, Kuno US (Ger.-born) educator & historian _1855-1930
Franco, Itamar Brazilian polit.; pres. of Brazil 1992-- _1931--
Franco, Manuel Paraguayan polit.; pres. of Paraguay 1916-1919 _18XX-1919
Franco [Bahamonde], Francisco Sp. gen., polit., & revolutionary; dictator of Spain 1936-1975 _1892-1975
Franjieh, Suleiman Lebanese Maronite Christian polit.; pres. of Lebanon 1970-1976 _1910-1992
Frank, Anne Ger. Jewish diarist; killed by Nazis in Holocaust _1929-1945
Frank, Anthony Melchior US (Ger.-born) admin. & financier; postmaster gen. 1988-1992 _1931--
Frank, Ilya Mikhailovich Rus. phys.; NP Phys. 1958 _1908-1990
Frank, Jacob (orig. Jacob ben Judah Leib) Pol. (Ukrainian) Jewish mystic & neo-Sabbatean religious leader; founder & eponym of Frankist sect _1726?-1791
Franke, William Birrell US admin.; secy. of navy 1958 _1894--
Frankenberg, Robert US computer businessman; pres. & CEO of Novell Inc. 1994--; chairman of Novell Inc. 1994-- _1947?--
Frankfurter, David Swi. (Croatian-born) Jewish medical student; assassin of Wilhelm Gustloff _1909-1982
Frankfurter, Felix US (Aus.-born) jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1939-1962 _1882-1965
Franklin, Aretha (the Queen of Soul) US soul singer _1942--
Franklin, Barbara Hackman US admin.; Secy. of Commerce 1992-1993 _1940--
Franklin, Benjamin (pseud. Poor Richard Saunders) US aut., diplomat, inventor, phys., polit., & printer; published "Poor Richard's Almanack" 1732-1757; founder & 1st pres. of American Philosophical Society 1769-1790 _1706-1790
Franklin, Jesse US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1804; gov. of N. Carolina 1820-1821 _1760-1823
Franklin, John, Sir Eng. Arctic explorer _1786-1847
Franklin, Rosalind Elsie Eng. crystallographer; used X-ray diffraction to study structure of DNA _1920-1958
Frankovitch, Mitchell (Mike) US movie producer _1910-1992
Franks, Robert (Bobbie) US murder victim; kidnapped & murdered by Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb _1910?-1924
Franks, Oliver Shewell, Lord Eng. admin., diplomat, & philos. _1905-1992
Franz I prince of Liechtenstein 1929-1938; son of Alois II; brother of Johann II _1853-1938
Franz, Frederick US religious leader; leader of Jehovah's Witnesses 1977-1992 _1894-1992
Franz Josef I prince of Liechtenstein 1772-1781; son of Josef Wenzel Karl _1726-1781
Franz Josef II prince of Liechtenstein 1938-1989; great-great-grandson of Johann I _1906-1989
Frasch, Herman US (Ger.-born) chem.; discoverer & eponym of Frasch process _1851-1914
Fraser, Antonia, Lady Brit. aut. & historian; wrote "The Wives of Henry VIII" 1992; wife of Harold Pinter 1980 _1932--
Fraser, Douglas Andrew US (Scot.-born) labor leader; pres. of United Automobile Workers 1977-1983 _1916--
Fraser, James Earle US sculptor _1876-1953
Fraser, [John] Malcolm Austr. polit.; prime min. of Australia 1975-1983 _1930--
Fraser, Peter New Zealand (Scot.-born) polit.; prime min. of New Zealand 1940-1949 _1884-1950
Fraunhofer, Joseph von Ger. Bavarian optician & phys.; discoverer & eponym of Fraunhofer lines in solar spectrum _1787-1826
Frazer, James George, Sir Scot. anthropologist _1854-1941
Frazier, Joe US boxer; heavyweight boxing champion 1970-1973 _1944--
Frechette, Louis Honore Can. journalist & poet; wrote poems "Mes Loisirs" 1863, "La Voix d'un Exile" 1867 _1839-1908
Frederick (Frederick I of Hesse) Swed. king 1720-1751; last ruler of Palatinate dynasty; husband of Ulrika Eleonora _1676-1751
Frederick I (Barbarossa) Holy Rom. emperor 1152-1190 _1123?-1190
Frederick II Holy Rom. emperor 1215-1250; king of Sicily 1198-1250 _1194-1250
Frederick I (also Friedrich I) king of Prussia 1701-1713 _1657-1713
Frederick II (Frederick the Great; also Friedrich II) king of Prussia 1740-1786; gen. in Seven Years War _1712-1786
Frederick (also Friedrich) Ger. kaiser 1888; king of Prussia 1888; son of Wilhelm I; father of Wilhelm II _1831-1888
Frederick I (also Frederik I) king of Denmark 1523-1533; Norw. king 1523-1533; son of Christian I _1471-1533
Frederick II (also Frederik II) king of Denmark 1559-1588; Norw. king 1559-1588; son of Christian III; father-in-law of James I of Britain _1534-1588
Frederick III (also Frederik III) king of Denmark 1648-1670; Norw. king 1648-1670; son of Christian IV _1609-1670
Frederick IV (also Frederik IV) king of Denmark 1699-1730; Norw. king 1699-1730; son of Christian V _1671-1730
Frederick V (also Frederik V) king of Denmark 1746-1766; Norw. king 1746-1766; son of Christian VI _1723-1766
Frederick VI (also Frederik VI) regent of Denmark 1784-1808; king of Denmark 1808-1839; Norw. king 1808-1814; forced to cede Norway to Sweden 1814; son of Christian VII _1768-1839
Frederick VII (also Frederik VII) king of Denmark 1848-1863; son of Christian VIII; last ruler of Oldenburg dynasty _1808-1863
Frederick VIII (also Frederik VIII) king of Denmark 1906-1912; son of Christian IX _1843-1912
Frederick IX king of Denmark 1947-1972; son of Christian X _1899-1972
Frederick William (also Friedrich Wilhelm; the Great Elector) elector of Brandenburg _1620-1688
Frederick William I (also Friedrich Wilhelm I) king of Prussia 1713-1740 _1688-1740
Frederick William II (also Friedrich Wilhelm II) king of Prussia 1786-1797 _1744-1797
Frederick William III (also Friedrich Wilhelm III) king of Prussia 1797-1840 _1770-1840
Frederick William IV (also Friedrich Wilhelm IV) king of Prussia 1840-1861 _1795-1861
Fredholm, Erik Ivar Swed. math.; studied integral equations _1866-1927
Freedman, James Oliver US educator & lawyer; pres. of Dartmouth College 1987-- _1935--
Freeh, Louis Joseph US admin.; director of FBI 1993-- _1950?--
Freeman, Douglas Southall US editor & historian; wrote biography "R. E. Lee" 1934 _1886-1953
Freeman, Mary Eleanor (nee Wilkins) US aut. _1852-1930
Freeman, Orville Lothrop US polit.; gov. of Minnesota 1955-1961; Secy. of Agriculture 1961-1969 _1918--
Freeman-Thomas, George Freeman (Earl of Willingdon) Eng. colonial admin.; gov-gen. of Canada 1926-1931; viceroy of India 1931-1936 _1866-1941
Frege, [Friedrich Ludwig] Gottlob Ger. logician, math., & philos.; founded Logicism; sought to reduce mathematics to logic; wrote "Begriffschrift" 1879, "The Foundations of Arithmetic" 1884 _1848-1925
Frei [Montalva], Eduardo Chilean polit.; co-founded Christian Democratic Party 1938 (orig. National Phalange before 1958); pres. of Chile 1964-1970; resigned _1911-1982
Freire, Ramon Chilean polit.; dictator of Chile 1823-1827 _1787-1851
Freire [Gallegos], Romulo Venezuelan nov. & polit.; pres. of Venezuela 1948; overthrown _1884-1969
Freleng, Isadore (Friz) US cartoonist & animator of Warner Brothers cartoons; collaborator with Tex Avery _1906--
Frelinghuysen, Frederick Theodore US polit.; Secy. of State 1881-1885; pres. of American Bible Society 1884-1885; nephew & adopted son of Theodore Frelinghuysen _1817-1885
Frelinghuysen, Theodore US polit.; Whig vice-pres. cand. 1844; pres. of American Bible Society 1846-1862; pres. of Rutgers College 1850-1862; uncle of Frederick Frelinghuysen; great-great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. _1787-1862
Fremont, John Charles (orig. John Charles Fremon) US explorer, gen., & polit.; 1st Rep. pres. cand. 1856 _1813-1890
French, Augustus US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1846-1853 _1808-1864
French, Daniel Chester US portrait sculptor; sculpted portrait of Abraham Lincoln for Lincoln Memorial 1918-1922 _1850-1931
Freneau, Philip Morin US poet _1752-1832
Frescobaldi, Girolamo It. composer _1583-1643
Fresnel, Augustin Jean Fr. phys. _1788-1827
Freud, Anna Aus. psychoanalyst & psychologist; daughter of Sigmund Freud _1895-1982
Freud, Sigmund Aus. psychologist; founder of psychoanalysis; wrote "The Interpretation of Dreams" 1900, "Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality" 1905, "Totem and Taboo" 1913, "The Ego and the Id" 1923 _1856-1939
Freyberg, Bernard Cyril (Baron Freyberg of Wellington) New Zealand (Eng.-born) gen. & polit.; gov-gen. of New Zealand 1945-1952 _1889-1963
Freytag, Gustav Ger. dram. & nov.; wrote plays "Die Valentine" 1846, "Die Journalisten" 1853, "Soll und Haben" 1855 (also "Debit and Credit") _1816-1895
Frick, Ford Christopher US baseball admin.; national baseball commissioner 1951-1965 _1894-1978
Frick, Henry Clay US steel industrialist _1849-1919
Frick, Wilhelm Ger. Nazi polit.; Ger. interior minister 1933-1943; last Ger. gov. of Czechoslovakia 1943-1945; executed _1877-1946
Fried, Alfred Hermann Aus. pacifist; NP Peace 1911 _1864-1921
Friedan, Elizabeth (Betty) US feminist; wrote "The Feminine Mystique" 1963; founder & 1st pres. of National Organization for Women 1966-1970 (NOW) _1921--
Friedman, Alexander Alexandrovich Rus. cosmologist & math.; discovered expanding-universe solution to general relativity field equations _1888-1925
Friedman, Jerome Isaac US phys.; co-discovered experimental evidence of quarks; NP Phys. 1990 _1930--
Friedman, Milton US economist; NP Econ. 1976 _1912--
Friedman, William Frederick (orig. Wolfe Friedman) US (Rus.-born) admin. & cryptographer; founder of modern cryptography _1891-1969
Friedrich [II] (also Frederick [II]) last duke of Wurttemberg 1797-1803; only elector of Wurttemberg 1803-1806; 1st king of Wurttemberg 1806-1816 _1754-1816
Friedrich, Caspar David Ger. Romantic landscape painter _1774-1840
Frisch, Karl von Aus. ethologist & zoologist; NP Med. 1973 _1886-1982
Frisch, Ragnar Kittil Norw. economist; NP Econ. 1969 _1895-1973
Fritchie, Barbara (also Barbara Frietschie; nee Hauer) US patriot in Civil War; waved Union flag despite opposition from Stonewall Jackson's troops; subject of John Greenleaf Whittier poem "Barbara Fritchie" _1766-1862
Frobenius, Ferdinand Georg Ger. math.; founded theory of group representations _1849-1917
Frobisher, Martin, Sir Eng. explorer; sought Northwest Passage; killed _1535?-1594
Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm August (also Friedrich Frobel) Ger. educator; founded 1st kindergarten 1837 _1782-1852
Froehlke, Robert Frederick US admin.; secy. of army 1971-1973 _1922--
Frohman, Charles US theater manager _1860-1915
Froissart, Jean Fr. chronicler, historian, & poet _1333?-1405?
Fromm, Erich US (Ger.-born) psychologist; emphasized social & cultural influences on behavior; wrote "Escape from Freedom" 1941, "Man for Himself" 1947, "Psychoanalysis and Religion" 1951, "The Sane Society" 1955 _1900-1980
Fromme, Lynette Alice (Squeaky) US attempted assassin of Gerald Ford 1975; follower of Charles Manson _1949--
Frondizi, Arturo Argentine polit.; pres. of Argentina 1958-1962 _1908--
Frontenac [et Palluau], Comte Louis de Buade de Fr. admin. in Canada _1622-1698
Frosch, Robert Alan US admin. & phys.; admin. of NASA 1977-1981 _1928--
Frost, Laurence Hugh US adm.; director of National Security Agency 1960-1962 (NSA) _1902--
Frost, Robert Lee US poet; wrote poetry collections "New Hampshire" 1923, "A Further Range" 1936, "A Witness Tree" 1942 _1874-1963
Froude, James Anthony Eng. historian; literary executor of Thomas Carlyle _1818-1894
Frunze, Mikhail Vasilyevich Rus. (Kirgiz-born) Soviet gen. & Communist revolutionary; opposed Leon Trotsky; Soviet defense minister 1925 _1885-1925
Fry, Charles Burgess Eng. cricket player _1872-1956
Fry, Christopher (orig. Christopher Harris) Eng. dram. & theater manager; wrote plays "A Phoenix Too Frequent" 1946, "The Firstborn" 1946, "The Lady's not for Burning" 1949, "Thor, with Angels" 1949, "Venus Observed" 1950 _1907--
Fry, Franklin Clark US Lutheran clergyman; last pres. of United Lutheran Church 1945-1962; 1st pres. of Lutheran Church in America 1962-1968 _1900-1968
Frydenlund, Knut Norw. diplomat; Norw. foreign minister 1973-1981, 1986-1987 _1927-1987
Frye, [Herman] Northrop Can. literary critic _1912-1991
Frye, William Pierce US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1896-1911 _1830-1911
Fuad I (Ahmed Fuad) last sultan of Egypt 1917-1923; king of Egypt 1923-1936; son of Ismail Pasha _1868-1936
Fuad II (Ahmed Fuad II) last king of Egypt 1952-1953; deposed _19XX
Fuchs, [Emil] Klaus Julius Brit.-Ger. phys. & spy; sold Brit. nuclear secrets to Soviet Union _1911-1988
Fuentes, Carlos Mex. (Panamanian-born) diplomat, dram., & nov.; wrote short story collection "The Masked Days" 1954, novel "Terra Nostra" 1975 _1928--
Fuertes, Louis Agassiz US illustrator _1874-1927
Fugard, Athol S. African dram.; wrote plays "Blood Knot" 1960, "Sizwe Banzi is Dead" 1973, "A Lesson from Aloes" 1979, "Master Harold and the Boys" 1982, "The Road to Mecca" 1984, "A Place with the Pigs" 1987 _1932--
Fugger, Jakob Ger. banker _1459-1525
Fujimori, Alberto Kenyo Peruvian dictator & polit.; pres. of Peru 1990-- _1938--
Fukuda, Takeo Japanese polit.; prime min. of Japan 1976-1978 _1905--
Fukui, Kenichi Japanese chem.; NP Chem. 1981 _1918--
Fulbright, [James] William US polit.; chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1959-1975; sponsor & eponym of Fulbright scholarship _1905--
Fulghum, Robert US aut. & Unitarian clergyman; wrote essay collections "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" 1988, "It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on it" 1989, "Uh-Oh" 1991, "Maybe (Maybe Not)" 1993 _1937--
Fuller, Alfred Carl US (Can.-born) brush industrialist; founder & eponym of Fuller Brush Co. 1906 _1885-1973
Fuller, Alvan Tufts US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1925-1929 _1878-1958
Fuller, Ben Hebard US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1930-1934 _1870-1937
Fuller, [Richard] Buckminster US architect & engineer; inventor of geodesic dome; wrote "Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth" 1969 _1895-1983
Fuller, Ida May US 1st recipient of Social Security check 1940 _1874-1975
Fuller, [Sarah] Margaret (Marchioness Ossoli) US Transcendentalist aut. & editor; grandaunt of R. Buckminster Fuller _1810-1850
Fuller, Melville Weston US jurist; Supr. Ct. chief justice 1888-1910; wrote decision for US v. E. C. Knight 1895 _1833-1910
Fuller, Thomas Eng. clergyman & historian; wrote "The History of the Holy War" 1639, "Church History of Britain" 1655, unfinished "History of the Worthies of Britain" _1608-1661
Fulton, Robert US engineer & steamship inventor; designed 1st commercially practical steamboat (Clermont; also Fulton's Folly) 1807 _1765-1815
Fulvia Rom. 1st wife of Mark Antony 044b; co-led rebellion against Augustus Caesar 041b-040b; mother-in-law of Augustus Caesar _0XXb-040b
Funk, Casimir US (Pol.-born) biochem.; coined word "vitamin" _1884-1967
Funk, Isaac Kauffman US editor & publisher; co-founder & co-eponym of Funk & Wagnalls Co. 1877 _1839-1912
Funston, Frederick US gen. _1865-1917
Furcolo, Foster US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1957-1961 _1911--
Furness, Horace Howard US Shakespearean scholar _1833-1912
Furness, Horace Howard Jr. US Shakespearean scholar; son of Horace Howard Furness _1865-1930
Furnivall, Frederick James Eng. philologist _1825-1910
Furrer, Jonas Swi. polit.; pres. of Switzerland 1848-1849, 1852, 1858; 1st pres. under federal constitution 1848 _1805-1861
Furtwangler, Adolf Ger. archaeologist & art historian; father of Wilhelm Furtwangler _1853-1907
Furtwangler, [Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin] Wilhelm Ger. conductor; conducted New York Philharmonic Orchestra 1925-1927; son of Adolf Furtwangler _1886-1954
Fyodor I (also Fedor I) Rus. tsar 1584-1598; ruled under regency 1584-1598; son of Ivan IV _1557-1598
Fyodor II (also Fedor II) Rus. tsar 1605; ruled under regency 1605; death marked beginning of Time of Troubles (Smutnoe Vremya) _1589-1605
Fyodor III (also Fedor III) Rus. tsar 1676-1682; ruled under regency 1676-1681 _1656-1682
Fyodorchuk, Vitaly Vasilyevich (also Vitaly Fedorchuk) Ukrainian Soviet admin.; chairman of KGB 1982; Soviet interior minister 1982-1986 _1918--
Fyodorov, Boris Grigoryevich (also Boris Fedorov) Rus. economist, polit., & reformer; Rus. finance minister 1993-1994; resigned _1958--
