Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

British prime minister (1885-86; 1886-92; 1895-1902)

Robert Genn

Canadian artist (1936–2014)

Robert George (RAF officer)

b. 1896

Governor of South Australia (1953–60)

Robert Gesink

b. 1986

Dutch road bicycle racer

Robert Gibson (wrestler)

b. 1958

American professional wrestler (born 1958)

Robert Gillmor

English painter (1936–2022)

Robert Gist

American actor (1917–1998)

Robert Gould Shaw

Union Army officer (1837–1863)

Robert Graves

b. 1895

English poet, novelist and critic (1895–1985)

Robert Gray (sea captain)

b. 1755

American Merchant Sea Captain (1755–1806)

Robert Greenberg

b. 1954

American composer (born 1954)

Robert Greene (American author)

b. 1959

American author (born 1959)

Robert Greene (dramatist)

b. 1558

English author (1558–1592)

Robert Greenwald

b. 1943

American filmmaker

Robert Grondelaers

Belgian cyclist

Robert Guiscard

Duke of Apulia and Calabria (1015–1085)

Robert H. Brooks

American businessman

Robert H. Dicke

b. 1916

American astronomer and physicist (1916–1997)

Robert H. Goddard

American physicist and inventor (1882–1945)

Robert H. Justman

b. 1926

American television producer (1926–2008)

Robert Halperin

American sailor

Robert Hamerling

Austrian poet (1830–1889)

Robert Hamerton-Kelly

South African-American theologian (1938–2013)

Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)

b. 1877

Scottish footballer (1877–1948)