Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Beadell

b. 1925

American composer (1925–1994)

Robert Beaser

b. 1954

American composer (born 1954)

Robert Bédard (tennis)

b. 1931

Canadian tennis player (born 1931)

Robert Begerau

b. 1947

German footballer

Robert Bellarmine

Italian Jesuit cardinal and saint (1542–1621)

Robert Benchley

b. 1889

American writer and actor (1889–1945)

Robert Benton

b. 1932

American filmmaker (1932–2025)

Robert Berdella

American serial killer (1949–1992)

Robert Bernstein (comics)

b. 1919

American writer (1919–1988)

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

British statesman and nobleman

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey

English military officer and courtier

Robert Beverley Jr.

American historian (died 1722)

Robert Blackadder

Scottish cleric

Robert Blackburn (educationalist)

Irish educationalist

Robert Blake (actor)

b. 1933

American actor (1933–2023)

Robert Blake (admiral)

b. 1598

English naval officer (1598–1657)

Robert Bloch

American fiction writer (1917–1994)

Robert Blum

German democratic politician (1807–1848)

Robert Bolling

English-born merchant and planter (1646–1709)

Robert Bolt

b. 1924

English playwright (1924–1995)

Robert Bonnaud

b. 1929

French historian (1929–2013)

Robert Borden

Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920

Robert Bosch

b. 1861

German industrialist, engineer and inventor

Robert Bourassa

b. 1933

Premier of Quebec (1970–1976; 1985–1994)