Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Robert Owen

b. 1771

Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer (1771–1858)

Robert P. Griffin

American politician

Robert Paquette

b. 1949

Canadian folk singer-songwriter (born 1949)

Robert Passelewe

13th-century Bishop of Chichester-elect

Robert Pattinson

b. 1986

English actor (born 1986)

Robert Paul (figure skater)

b. 1937

Canadian pair skater (1937–2024)

Robert Peary

b. 1856

American explorer (1856–1920)

Robert Peel

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835; 1841–1846)

Robert Penn Warren

b. 1905

American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905–1989)

Robert Persons

b. 1546

English Jesuit priest

Robert Peston

b. 1960

British journalist

Robert Peters (writer)

American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor

Robert Phillips (guitarist)

b. 1953

Musical artist

Robert Picard

b. 1957

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1957)

Robert Pickton

Canadian serial killer (1949–2024)

Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull

English noble and royalist

Robert Pine

b. 1941

American actor (born 1941)

Robert Plant

b. 1948

English singer (born 1948)

Robert Plot

English naturalist and antiquarian (1640–1696)

Robert Powell

b. 1944

British actor

Robert Preston (actor)

b. 1918

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

Robert Quine

American guitarist (1942–2004)

Robert Quiroga

American boxer (1969-2004)

Robert R. McCammon

b. 1952

American writer