Leading Figures in History

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

61491 persons found

Robert Satcher

b. 1965

American astronaut

Robert Savoie

Canadian opera singer

Robert Saxton

b. 1953

British composer (born 1953)

Robert Schimmel

American comedian (1950–2010)

Robert Scholl

Father of Hans and Sophie Scholl and critic of the Nazi party

Robert Schuller

b. 1926

American television evangelist (1926–2015)

Robert Schuman

b. 1886

Prime Minister of France from 1947 to 1948

Robert Schumann

b. 1810

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

Robert Serra

Venezuelan politician (1987–2014)

Robert Shaw

b. 1927

English actor and writer (1927–1978)

Robert Shaw (conductor)

b. 1916

American conductor

Robert Sheckley

b. 1928

American writer

Robert Shirley

English soldier, diplomat and adventurer (c.1581-1628)

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester

English noble and diplomat (1563–1626)

Robert Simson

Scottish mathematician (1687–1768)

Robert Sinclair MacKay

b. 1956

British mathematician

Robert Skidelsky

b. 1939

British historian and economist (1939–2026)

Robert Slater

b. 1943

American journalist

Robert Sloman

British screenwriter and actor (1926–2005)

Robert Smith (Maryland politician)

b. 1757

American politician (1757–1842)

Robert Smith (musician)

b. 1959

English rock musician (born 1959)

Robert Smithson

20th-century American artist

Robert Solow

b. 1924

American economist and Nobel Laureate (1924–2023)

Robert South

English churchman