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- F-statisticsIn population genetics, F-statistics (also known as fixation indices) describe the statist
- F. G. BaileyBritish-American anthropologist (1924–2020)
- F. N. SouzaIndian artist (1924–2002)
- Fabian FranklinFabian Franklin (1853–1939) was a Hungarian-born American engineer, mathematician and jour
- Fabian Gottlieb von BellingshausenRussian Navy officer, cartographer, and explorer (1778–1852)
- Fair DealDomestic agenda of U.S. President Harry S. Truman (1945–53)
- Faiz AhmadAfghan communist leader (1946–1986)
- Faiz Ahmad FaizPakistani poet and author (1911-1984)
- FaiziIndian poet and scholar (1547–1595)
- Fanya BaronFanya Anisimovna Baron (1887 – 30 September 1921) was a Russian Jewish anarchist revolutio
- Farooqui dynastyRuling dynasty of the Khandesh Sultanate (1382–1601)
- Farthest NorthFarthest North describes the most northerly latitude reached by explorers, before the firs
- Father Le Loutre's WarColonial war between Britain and France (1749–1755)
- Fatimid artArt forms from the Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171)
- Faurisson affairThe Faurisson affair was an academic controversy following publication of a book, Mémoire
- FaxianBuddhist Silk Road pilgrim (337–c. 422)
- Fayuan TempleThe Fayuan Temple (Chinese: 法源寺; pinyin: Fǎyuán Sì), situated in the southwest quarter of
- FBI IndexThe FBI Indexes, or Index List, was a system used to track American citizens and other peo
- Federal Court of IndiaFormer court in British India (1937–1950)
- Federalist EraPeriod in American history (1788–1800)
- Federation of MalayaCountry in Southeast Asia (1948–1963)
- Federico BarocciItalian painter (1535–1612)
- Federico CommandinoFederico Commandino (1509 – 5 September 1575) was an Italian humanist and mathematician.
- Félicité de La MennaisFrench Catholic priest and philosopher (1782–1854)
- Félix GuattariFrench psychoanalyst and social activist (1930–1992)
- Felix von LuschanFelix Ritter von Luschan (German pronunciation: ; 11 August 1854 – 7 February 1924) was a
- Fengtian cliqueChinese warlord faction in control of Manchuria (1911–1928)
- Feoktistov (crater)Feoktistov is a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies in the nort
- Ferdinand LassalleGerman jurist and socialist (1825–1864)
- Fernando Afonso of PortugalFernando Afonso of Portugal (1135 – 1 March 1207) was the twelfth Grand Master of the Knig
- Fernando Sánchez de CastroFernando Sánchez de Castro (1241–1275) was an Aragonese infante (royal prince), crusader a
- Field (heraldry)In heraldry, the background of the shield is called the field. The field is usually compos
- Fifth Party SystemPhase in U.S. electoral politics (1932–1976)
- Fijians in the United KingdomFijians in the United Kingdom include Fijian-born immigrants to the United Kingdom as well
- Filippo Tommaso MarinettiItalian poet (1876–1944)
- Finnish nationalismNationalism was a central force in the history of Finland starting in the 19th century. Th
- First Battle of Middlewich53°11′34″N 2°26′40″W / 53.19266°N 2.44457°W
- First Beel cabinetThe First Beel cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 3 July 1946 u
- First Constitutional EraPeriod of constitutional monarchy in the Ottoman Empire (1876–1878)
- First Council of LyonThirteenth ecumenical council (1245)
- First English Civil WarPart of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1642–1646)
- First English Civil War, 1642The First English Civil War started in 1642. By the end of the year neither side had succe
- First English Civil War, 16431643 was the second year of the First English Civil War. Politically, the latter months of
- First English Civil War, 16451645 was the fourth year of the First English Civil War. By the beginning of 1645 the war
- First English Civil War, 16461646 was the fifth and final year of the First English Civil War. By the beginning of 1646
- First Era of Northern DominationFirst Han Dynasty rule of Vietnam (111 BC-40 AD)
- First Great Rectification MovementThe First Great Rectification Movement refers to a 1965 ideological movement by Filipino c
- First Hundred Years' WarCapetian-Plantagenet conflicts (1159–1259)
- First Manmohan Singh ministryGovernment of India (2004–2009)
- First Modi ministryGovernment of India (2014–2019)
- First Nagorno-Karabakh WarConflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (1988–1994)
- First Nawaz Sharif governmentThe first Nawaz Sharif government under prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sworn into office
- First Party SystemPhase in U.S. electoral politics (1792–1824)
- First Peloponnesian WarAncient Greek war (460–445 BC)
- First plague pandemicSeries of pandemics (541–767 c.e.)
- First Rajiv Gandhi ministryMinisters in Government of India headed by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (1984)
- First RestorationFrench government (1814–1815)
- First Salisbury ministryThe Marquess of Salisbury formed a caretaker government in June 1885, upon his appointment
- First Vatican CouncilCatholic ecumenical council (1869–1870)
- Fisk Holbrook DayFisk Holbrook Day (1826-1903) was a physician and an amateur geologist in Wisconsin who de
- Flag of Great BritainFlag of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1801)
- Flag of Lower SaxonyThe flag of Lower Saxony consists of the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany in Schwar
- Flag of Nazi GermanyNational flag of Germany (1935–1945)
- Flag of Silesia and Lower SilesiaThe flag that serves as the symbol of the historical and geographical regions of the Siles
- FlagsThis is the list of flags of a country or a sovereign state.
- Flemish paintingFlemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century, gradually
- Flinders PetrieBritish Egyptologist (1853–1942)
- FM-2030Transhumanist and futurist (1930–2000)
- Foreign Affairs Policy BoardThe Foreign Affairs Policy Board is an advisory board that provides independent advice and
- Foreign bornPeople born outside their country of residence
- Former YanChinese Sixteen Kingdoms dynastic state (337–370)
- Fort AmsterdamColonial fort on Manhattan, New York (1625–1788)
- Fort Nassau (North River)First Dutch settlement in North America (1614–18)
- Foss State ParkFoss State Park is a 1,749-acre (708 ha) Oklahoma state park located on Foss Lake, in sout
- Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church)8th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church (869–870 AD)
- Fourth Party SystemPhase in U.S. electoral politics (1896–1932)
- Fourth Philippine RepublicFilipino government (1981–1986)
- Foyan QingyuanChinese Chan Buddhist monk (1067–1120)
- Frances KingsleyFrances Kingsley born Frances Eliza Grenfell (1814 – 12 December 1891) was a British biogr
- Frances ShimerFrances Shimer (August 21, 1826 – November 10, 1901), born Frances Ann Wood, was an Americ
- Francesco di Giorgio MartiniFrancesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, scul
- Francesco FerruccioFrancesco Ferruccio (or Ferrucci) (1489 – 3 August 1530) was an Italian captain from Flore
- Francesco SeveriFrancesco Severi (13 April 1879 – 8 December 1961) was an Italian mathematician. He was th
- Francis BellamyAmerican Christian socialist minister (1855–1931)
- Francis Buchanan WhiteFrancis Buchanan White (20 March 1842 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish entomologist and b
- Francis Buchanan-HamiltonScottish geographer, zoologist, and botanist (1762–1829)
- Francis C. EvansFrancis Cope Evans (2 December 1914, Philadelphia – 16 August 2002, Ann Arbor) was an Amer
- Francis de SalesBishop of Geneva and Catholic saint (1567–1622)
- Francis GodwinFrancis Godwin (1562–1633) was an English historian, science fiction author and priest, wh
- Francis James JacksonFrancis James Jackson (December 1770 – 5 August 1814) was a British diplomat, ambassador t
- Francisco de Moura Corte Real, 3rd Marquis of Castelo RodrigoFrancisco de Moura Corte Real, 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo (13 December 1621 – 26 Novem
- Francisco de ZurbaránSpanish painter (1598–1664)
- Francisco Javier Sánchez CantónFrancisco Javier Sánchez Cantón (1891–1971) was a Spanish art historian, who from 1960 to
- Franco ModiglianiItalian-American economist and Nobel Laureate (1918–2003)
- François AragoFrench physicist and astronomer (1786–1853)
- François BarraudSwiss painter (1899–1934)
- François BernierFrench doctor political philosopher, physician and traveler (1620 – 1688)
- François CaronFrench explorer (1600–1673)
- François FénelonFrench archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
- François GuizotFrench historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)
- François HotmanFrench lawyer and writer (1524–1590)
- François PéronFrench naturalist and explorer (1775–1810)
- François QuesnayFrench physician, Physiocratic economist, and orientalist (1694–1774)
- François-Noël BabeufFrench revolutionary and journalist (1760–1797)
- Françoise d'EaubonneFrench ecofeminist (1920–2005)
- Francoise HivernelFrançoise Hivernel (14 June 1943 – 29 August 2022) was a French-born academic archaeologis
- Frank Bunker GilbrethAmerican industrial engineer (1868–1924)
- Frank C. WhitmoreFrank Clifford Whitmore (October 1, 1887 – June 24, 1947), nicknamed "Rocky", was a promin
- Frank ChodorovAmerican libertarian thinker (1887–1966)
- Frank KnightAmerican economist (1885–1972)
- Frank LandFred Frank Land OBE (born Frank Landsberger; October 1928) is a German-born information sy
- Frank McEachranBritish schoolmaster and writer (1900–1975)
- Frank MussellAir Marshal Frank Walter Mussell CLM (born 31 May 1932) is a retired commander of the Rhod
- Frank NattererFrank Natterer (20 July 1941) is a German mathematician. He was born in Wangen im Allgäu,
- Frank PressAmerican geophysicist (1924–2020)
- Frank Stephens (sculptor)American sculptor and activists (1859–1935)
- Frank Van DunBelgian law philosopher (born 1947)
- Frankfurt National AssemblyFirst parliament for all of Germany (1848–1849)
- FrankokratiaPeriod of Greek history following the Fourth Crusade (1204)
- Frantz Funck-BrentanoFrantz Funck-Brentano (15 June 1862 – 13 June 1947) was a French historian and librarian.
- Franz Ernst NeumannGerman physicist and mineralogist (1798–1895)
- Franz OverbeckFranz Camille Overbeck (16 November 1837 – 26 June 1905) was a German Protestant theologia
- Franz ReuleauxGerman mechanical engineer (1829–1905)
- Franz SchmidbergerFranz Schmidberger FSSPX (born 19 October 1946) is a priest of the Society of St. Pius X,
- Franz SeldteLeader of Stahlhelm from 1920 to 1935 (1882–1947)
- Franz Xaver Rudolf von HöhnelFranz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel (24 September 1852 – 11 November 1920) was an Austrian bryol
- Fred FiedlerFred Edward Fiedler (July 13, 1922 - June 8, 2017) was one of the leading researchers of i
- Fred FoldvaryAmerican economist (1946–2021)
- Fred HamptonAfrican-American activist (1948–1969)
- Fred Lawrence WhippleAmerican astronomer (1906–2004)
- Fred White (physicist)Sir Frederick William George White KBE FAA FRS (26 May 1905 – 17 August 1994) was a New Ze
- Frédéric BoissonnasFrançois-Frédéric Boissonnas (18 June 1858 – 17 October 1946), known as Fred Boissonnas, w
- Frederic ClementsAmerican plant ecologist (1874–1945)
- Frédéric CuvierFrench zoologist and paleontologist (1773–1838)
- Frédéric LordonFrench economist (born 1962)
- Frederick Albert SaundersFrederick Albert Saunders (August 18, 1875 – June 9, 1963) was a Canadian-born American ph
- Frederick BernheimFrederick Bernheim (1905-1992) was an American biochemist. He was one of the founding memb
- Frederick CookAmerican explorer (1865–1940)
- Frederick Henry, Prince of OrangePrince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland (1584–1647)
- Frederick V of the PalatinateElector Palatine and King of Bohemia (1596–1632)
- Frederick Vernon CovilleFrederick Vernon Coville (March 23, 1867 – January 9, 1937) was an American botanist who p
- Frederick William RobertsonFrederick William Robertson (3 February 1816 – 15 August 1853), known as Robertson of Brig
- Fredric JamesonAmerican academic and literary critic (1934–2024)
- Fredrik BarthNorwegian anthropologist (1928–2016)
- Free City of LübeckCity-state in Germany (1226–1937)
- Free speech fightsFree speech fights are struggles over free speech, and especially those struggles which in
- Freedmen's BureauUS agency assisting freedmen in the South (1865–1872)
- Freedom and Independence AssociationPolish anticommunist organisation (1945-52)
- FreesiaFreesia is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first
- French aviso TalismanLe Talisman was a French Navy sloop built at Le Havre in 1862 which was used for geologica
- French concession of ShanghaiForeign concession in China (1849–1943)
- French Constitution of 1852The French Constitution of 1852 was enacted on 14 January 1852 by Charles Louis Napoléon B
- French SudanFrench colony in West Africa (1880–1960)
- Friedrich AncillonJohann Peter Friedrich Ancillon (30 April 1767 – 19 April 1837) was a Prussian historian a
- Friedrich Carl von SavignyGerman jurist and historian (1779–1861)
- Friedrich Eduard BenekeFriedrich Eduard Beneke (German: ; 17 February 1798 – c. 1 March 1854) was a German psycho
- Friedrich Freiherr Kress von KressensteinGerman military officer (1870–1948)
- Friedrich Georg JüngerFriedrich "Fritz" Georg Jünger (1 September 1898 – 20 July 1977) was a German writer and l
- Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von StruveBaltic German astronomer and geodesist (1793–1864)
- Friedrich Gustav Jakob HenleGerman physician (1809–1885)
- Friedrich Heinrich Albert WangerinFriedrich Heinrich Albert Wangerin (18 November 1844 – 25 October 1933) was a German mathe
- Friedrich Justin BertuchGerman publisher (1747–1822)
- Friedrich RatzelGerman geographer and ethnographer (1844–1904)
- Friedrich SchlegelGerman poet, critic, philosopher, and Indologist (1772–1829)
- Friedrich SchleiermacherGerman theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768–1834)
- Friedrich Weber (entomologist)Friedrich Weber (3 August 1781, Kiel – 21 March 1823, Kiel) was a German physician, botani
- Friedrich ZanderRussian engineer (1887–1933)
- Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U9. It opened for servic
- Frithjof SchuonSwiss philosopher, poet and painter (1907–1998)
- Frits Warmolt WentDutch botanist (1903–1990)
- Fritz Joachim WeylFritz Joachim Weyl (February 19, 1915 – July 20, 1977) was a mathematician born in Zurich,
- Fritz SchaudinnFritz Richard Schaudinn (19 September 1871 – 22 June 1906) was a German zoologist.
- Fritz StrassmannGerman chemist (1902–1980)
- Fu ChongFu Chong (Chinese: 苻崇; died 394) was the last emperor of the Di-led Former Qin dynasty of
- Fujiwara no OtomuroFujiwara no Otomuro (藤原乙牟漏; [ɸu͍ʑiwaɽa no otomuɽo], 760 – April 28, 790) was a Japanese no
- Fukuoka TowerFukuoka Tower (福岡タワー, Fukuoka Tawā) is a 234-metre (768 ft) tall tower located in the Momo
- Fukuzawa YukichiJapanese writer and philosopher (1835–1901)
- Fulgencio BatistaLeader of Cuba (1936–1944; 1952–1959)
- Fulgenzio ManfrediFulgenzio Manfredi, OFM (Venice, c. 1560 – Rome, 5 July 1610), or Fra Fulgenzio, was a Fra
- Fumio HayashiFumio Hayashi (林 文夫, Hayashi Fumio, born 18 April 1952) is a Japanese economist. He is a p
- Funerals of Ion Moța and Vasile MarinThe Funerals of Ion Moța and Vasile Marin were a series of wide-scale demonstrations in Ro
- Futility (poem)"Futility" is a poem written by Wilfred Owen, one of the most renowned poets of World War
- Future generationsPeople yet to be born