Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Bobby Fischer
Born: March 9, 1943 Chicago, Illinois American chess player An eight-time United States chess champion, Bobby Fischer helped win over a new gener...
Joschka Fischer
Germany's foreign minister Born Joseph Martin Fischer, April 12, 1948, in Gerabronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; married Edeltraud, 1967 (divorced, 1984); married Inge, 1984...
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Prosecutor Born December 22, 1960, in New York, NY; son of Patrick Sr. (a doorman) and Tillie Fitzgerald. Education: Earned degrees in mathematics an...
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Born: September 24, 1896 St. Paul, Minnesota Died: December 21, 1940 Hollywood, California American author, novelist, and playwright...
Ella Fitzgerald
Born: April 25, 1918 Newport News, Virginia Died: June 15, 1996 Beverly Hills, California African American singer Ell...
Rascal Flatts
Country music group Group formed c. 1999 in Nashville, TN; members include Jay DeMarcus (born April 26, 1971, in Columbus, OH; married, 2004), vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard...
Gustave Flaubert
Born: December 12, 1821 Rouen, France Died: May 8, 1880 Croisset, France French novelist and author The French noveli...
Flavor Flav
Rapper and television star Born William Johnathon Drayton, Jr., March 16, 1959, in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York; son of William Sr. and Anna Drayton; children: three (wi...
Claudia Fleming
Food director for Pret a Manger USA Born April 11, 1959, in Brentwood, NY; married Gerry Hayden (a chef). Education: Studied at Peter Kump's New York Cooki...
Myron Floren
A fixture of American television for several decades as the accordionist on the durable Lawrence Welk Show , Myron Floren (1919–2005) perhaps ach...
Malcolm Forbes
Born: August 19, 1919 New York, New York Died: February 24, 1990 Far Hills, New Jersey American publisher Millionaire...
Faith Ford
Actress Born September 14, 1964, in Alexandria, LA; daughter of Charles (an insurance agent) and Pat (a school teacher) Ford; married Robert Nottingham (an actor), 1989 (div...
Glenn Ford
Born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, May 1, 1916, in Ste.-Christine, Canada; died August 30, 2006, in Beverly Hills, CA. Actor. Glenn Ford was one of the great actors from the Golden Era of Ho...
Henry Ford
Born: July 30, 1863 Dearborn, Michigan Died: April 7, 1947 Dearborn, Michigan American automobile pioneer and industrialist ...
George Foreman
Spokesperson and former professional boxer Born George Edward Foreman, January 10, 1949, in Marshall, TX; son of J.D. (a railroad worker) and Nancy Ree Foreman; married and divorc...
Elizabeth Denison Forth
Described by the Lewis and Clark website as "one of the nineteenth century's most remarkable and unlikely philanthropists," Elizabeth Denison Forth (1780s–1866) was the f...
Steve Fossett
Aviator Born April 22, 1944, in Jackson, TN; son of a factory manager; married Peggy Viehland, c. 1968. Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1966; W...
Matthew Fox
Actor Born July 14, 1966, in Crowheart, WY; son of Francis (a rancher) and Loretta (a teacher) Fox; married Margherita Ronchi, August, 1992; children: Kyle Allison, Byron. ...
Jamie Foxx
December 13, 1967 • Terrell, Texas Actor, comedian, musician Although he worked as an actor and comedian for many years, it wasn't until 2005 that Jamie Foxx became hug...
Janet Frame
Born Janet Paterson Frame, August 28, 1924, in Dunedin, New Zealand; died of leukemia, January 29, 2004, in Dunedin. Author. One of New Zealand's most famous literary exports, Janet Frame ...