Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Emma Stone
Ethan Hawke
John Philip Sousa
Charles Dow
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
King Gustavus Adolphus
Heinrich Schütz
All Personalities (537 listed)
Francis Borgia
4th Duke of Gandía, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus & Saint
Francisco Gento
Spanish Football Legend, Honorary President of Real Madrid & Only 6-Time European Cup Winner in History
François Mitterrand
Longest-Serving President of France (1981–1995), Socialist Statesman & Co-Architect of the European Union
François Truffaut
French Film Director, Screenwriter, Leader of the French New Wave & Auteur of "The 400 Blows"
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Composer, Virtuoso Pianist, Conductor & Pioneer of the Symphonic Poem
Fred Lawrence Whipple
Renowned Harvard Astronomer, Inventor of the Whipple Shield & "Dirty Snowball" Comet Pioneer
Frédéric Chopin
Polish Virtuoso Pianist, Romantic Composer & "Poet of the Piano"
Frederick III
German Emperor & King of Prussia, Acclaimed Liberal Reformer & Commander of the Franco-Prussian War
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher, Cultural Critic, Poet & Classical Philologist
Fritz Leiber
American Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror Author (Creator of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
G. E. Moore
Pioneering British Analytical Philosopher, Author of Principia Ethica & Cambridge Professor
Gabriel Fauré
Master French Composer, Organist, Pianist & Director of the Conservatoire de Paris
Gail Borden Jr.
American Inventor, Surveyor & Food Processing Pioneer (Condensed Milk & Borden Dairy)
Galina Vishnevskaya
Legendary Russian Operatic Soprano, Bolshoi Theatre Prima Donna, People’s Artist of the USSR & Human Rights Advocate
Garrincha
Legendary Brazilian Footballer & Two-Time World Cup Champion