People

Mimi Farina

American folksinger and activist Mimi Farina (1945–2001) was perhaps best known for her recordings with her late husband, Richard Farina, in the 1960s. After his death in 1966 she ...

Spitalfields City Farm

Leisure

Spitalfields City Farm is the city farm closest to the square mile of the city and located on the territory of a former railway goods depot. The farm was founded in 1978 in response to the demand of l

Fannie Farmer

Born: March 23, 1857 Boston, Massachusetts Died: January 15, 1915 Boston, Massachusetts American cooking expert, author, and educator ...

Louis Farrakhan

Born: May 11, 1933 New York, New York African American civil rights activist, religious leader, and minister Louis Farrakhan is a leader of the Nation ...

Colin Farrell

Actor Born March 31, 1976, in Dublin, Ireland; son of Eamon (a professional soccer player) and Rita Farrell; married Amelia Warner (an actress), July 17, 2001 (divorced, Nov...

Eileen Farrell

American singer Eileen Farrell (1920–2002) had an operatic soprano voice that drew people in and made them cheer. "Note for note, Eileen Farrell's voice is perhaps as close to a ...

Louise Farrenc

Louise Farrenc (1804–1875) was the only female professor of music to be hired in the nineteenth century at the famous Paris Conservatory. She was a great pianist who was also a com...

Howard Fast

Born Howard Melvin Fast, November 11, 1914, in New York, NY; died of natural causes, March 12, 2003, in Old Greenwich, CT. Author. Prolific author Howard Fast wrote more than 80 books, man...

Anthony S. Fauci

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Born Anthony Stephen Fauci, December 24, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Stephen (a pharmacist) and Eugenia A. ...

William Faulkner

Born: September 25, 1897 New Albany, Mississippi Died: July 6, 1962 Byhalia, Mississippi American author William Faul...

Guy Fawkes

Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), a devout and militant Catholic in an age when the Protestant Church of England had solidified its hold on British religious life, is remembered as the indiv...

Guido Fawkes

Communication and Internet

Guido Fawkes is a right-wing political website published by British-Irish political blogger Paul Staines. History In September 2004, Staines began writing an anonymous blog&nb

Roger Federer

Professional tennis player Born August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland; son of Robert (a pharmaceutical company employee) and Lynette Federer (a pharmaceutical company employ...

Sinn Fein

Politics and Administration

Sinn Féin is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin

Dianne Feinstein

Born: June 22, 1933 San Francisco, California American politician, mayor, and senator Dianne Feinstein was elected San Francisco's first female mayor i...

Tovah Feldshuh

Actress and playwright Born Terri Sue Feldshuh, December 27, 1952, in New York, NY; daughter of Sidney (an attorney) and Lillian (maiden name, Kaplan) Feldshuh; married Andr...

Niall Ferguson

Historian, professor, and author Born April 18, 1964, in Glasgow, Scotland; son of Campbell (a physician) and Molly (a physicist) Ferguson; married Sue Douglas (a media executive)...

Craig Ferguson

Television host, actor, and screenwriter Born May 17, 1962, in Glasgow, Scotland; married Sascha, July 18, 1998 (divorced); children: Milo. Addresses: ...

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

American writer Lawrence Ferlinghetti (born 1919) is equally well known for his own works and for his efforts on behalf of other writers. Ferlinghetti's book of poems, ...

Enrico Fermi

Born: September 29, 1901 Rome, Italy Died: November 29, 1954 Chicago, Illinois Italian-born American physicist and scientist ...