Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Robert Koch

German physician and bacteriologist (1843–1910)

Robert Koenig (filmmaker)

b. 1975

Robert Korzeniowski

b. 1968

Polish racewalker (born 1968)

Robert Kraft (astronomer)

American astronomer (1927–2015)

Robert Kranjec

b. 1981

Slovenian ski jumper

Robert Kroetsch

Canadian novelist, poet and nonfiction writer (1927 – 2011)

Robert L. Forward

b. 1932

American physicist and writer (1932–2002)

Robert L. J. Long

U.S. Navy admiral (1920–2002)

Robert L. Thornton

b. 1880

American politician (1880–1964)

Robert Laimer

b. 1966

Austrian politician (born 1966)

Robert Lansing (actor)

b. 1928

American actor (1928–1994)

Robert Laurent

b. 1890

American sculptor

Robert Lebeck

German photojournalist (1929–2014)

Robert Lebel (bishop)

Canadian Catholic bishop

Robert Lecourt

French politician (1908–2004)

Robert Ledley

b. 1926

American academic (1926–2012)

Robert Lepikson

Estonian politician, businessman and rally driver/co-driver (1952-2006)

Robert Levinz

Robert Lewandowski

b. 1988

Polish footballer (born 1988)

Robert Louis-Dreyfus

b. 1946

French businessman (1946–2009)

Robert Lowie

b. 1883

Austrian-American anthropologist (1883–1957)

Robert Ludlum

b. 1927

American novelist (1927–2001)

Robert M. Grant (theologian)

American theologian and scholar (1917–2014)

Robert M. La Follette

b. 1855

American lawyer and politician (1855–1925)