The Antichrist is known by many names. The Evil One, the Son of Perdition, the Nail, the Man of the Earth, the Assyrian, and others. The Assyrian people ended up in Germany, which means that the Antichrist will almost certainly be German or of German descent. He rises, and three fall before him. He also does not appear instantly but rises; it is the three that fall, happening quickly. Three to six months before the date he will start moving, you will not see newspaper articles about him. If three of the royals fall on his rise, he will be moving behind the scenes in royal circles. There is a bit of information about this character in 2 Thessalonians 3:7.
False prophet
Is the False Prophet a person with spiritual power, or just a person? He does not get much of a mention, but he does use his power to send out demonic spirits to all nations and gather them together for Armageddon. He is most likely one of the two horns that are on the Beast from the Earth. Furthermore, he is the person dealing with heads of nations to get them to take their countries to war. The False Prophet will be a charismatic leader in politics.
In Revelation 19, who does what is made a little clearer as far as the False Prophet goes.
Rev 19:20 “And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet, who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast.” This is the face of the beast from the earth that we will see. Many Christians will declare that he is the Antichrist, but they will be wrong. He is just the frontman. He does not have to be German or one of the royals.