Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Crumb

b. 1943

American illustrator and cartoonist (b. 1943)

Robert Culp

b. 1930

American actor (1930–2010)

Robert Cummings

b. 1910

American actor (1910–1990)

Robert Curl

b. 1933

American chemist (1933–2022)

Robert Cushman Murphy

b. 1887

American ornithologist and museum curator

Robert D. Hales

b. 1932

American businessman and religious leader

Robert D. Keppel

b. 1944

American criminologist (1944–2021)

Robert D. Maurer

b. 1924

American industrial physicist (1924–2025)

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness

b. 1718

British diplomat and politician

Robert David Hall

b. 1947

American actor

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester

Norman nobleman (circa 1046–1118)

Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester

English nobleman

Robert de Cotret

Canadian politician

Robert De Niro

b. 1943

American actor (born 1943)

Robert de Ros (died 1285)

English nobleman, died 1285

Robert de Sorbon

13th century French theologian, founder of the Sorbonne college

Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford

British soldier

Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford

Robert Dean Frisbie

b. 1895

American novelist

Robert Denning

American interior designer

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

b. 1565

English nobleman and army officer (1565–1601)

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

English Parliamentarian (1591–1646)

Robert Dewar

b. 1945

Computer scientist

Robert Dhéry

b. 1921

French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter