Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

39104 persons found

Robert Ellis Miller

b. 1932

American film director (1927–2017)

Robert Englund

b. 1947

American actor and director (born 1947)

Robert Enke

b. 1977

German footballer (1977–2009)

Robert Esmie

b. 1972

Canadian sprinter (born 1972)

Robert Evans

b. 1930

American film producer (1930–2019)

Robert Everett (computer scientist)

b. 1921

American computer scientist (1921–2018)

Robert F. Christy

b. 1916

Canadian-American physicist (1916–2012)

Robert F. Furchgott

American biochemist (1916–2009)

Robert F. Kennedy

American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)

Robert F. Overmyer

b. 1936

American astronaut (1936–1996)

Robert Falcon Scott

b. 1868

British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912)

Robert Farnon

Canadian composer and arranger (1917–2005)

Robert Fayrfax

b. 1464

English composer (1464–1521)

Robert Filmer

English political theorist (c. 1588–1653)

Robert FitzRoy

Royal Navy officer and scientist (1805–1865)

Robert Fogel

American economist and Nobel laureate (1926–2013)

Robert Forster

b. 1941

American actor (1941–2019)

Robert Forster (musician)

b. 1957

Musical artist

Robert Fripp

b. 1946

English musician (born 1946)

Robert Fuller (actor)

b. 1933

American actor (born 1933)

Robert G. Ingersoll

American agnostic, lawyer, politician and orator (1833–1899)

Robert G. W. Anderson

b. 1944

British museum curator and historian of chemistry (born 1944)

Robert Gallery

b. 1980

American football player (born 1980)

Robert Garrett

United States athlete (1875–1961)