Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Robert W. Scott

b. 1929

American politician (1929–2009)

Robert Wade-Gery

b. 1929

British diplomat

Robert Wadlow

Tallest person in recorded history (1918–1940)

Robert Wallop

b. 1601

English politician (1601–1667)

Robert Walls

Australian rules footballer and coach (1950–2025)

Robert Walpole

b. 1676

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1721 to 1742

Robert Weede

American baritone (1903–1972)

Robert Welch (designer)

b. 1929

English industrial designer and silversmith (1929–2000)

Robert Whitney (conductor)

b. 1904

American conductor (1904–1986)

Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)

b. 1830

Welsh poet (1830–1877)

Robert Williams Buchanan

Scottish poet, novelist and dramatist

Robert Winston, Baron Winston

b. 1940

British scientist (born 1940)

Robert Winters

b. 1910

Canadian electrical engineer, army officer, politician and businessman

Robert Wright (RAF officer)

b. 1947

British Royal Air Force officer, born 1947

Robert Xavier Rodriguez

b. 1946

American classical composer (born 1946)

Robert Young (actor)

American actor (1907–1998)

Robert Zemeckis

b. 1952

American filmmaker (born 1951)

Robert Zildjian

b. 1923

American businessman

Robert Zoellick

b. 1953

11th President of the World Bank Group

Roberta Dodd Crawford

b. 1897

Lyric soprano

Roberto Abbondanzieri

b. 1972

Argentine footballer (born 1972)

Roberto Aizenberg

b. 1922

Argentine painter and sculptor

Roberto Arlt

Argentine writer (1900–1942)

Roberto Assagioli

Italian psychiatrist and pioneer (1888–1974)