Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Eberan von Eberhorst

b. 1902

Austrian engineer (1902–1982)

Robert Edwards (artist)

b. 1879

American poet

Robert Edwards (physiologist)

b. 1925

English physiologist (1925–2013)

Robert Elliott (actor, born 1944)

b. 1944

American actor (1944–2004)

Robert Ellis Miller

b. 1932

American film director (1927–2017)

Robert Emmet

Irish Republican, orator and secessionist (1778–1803)

Robert Englund

b. 1947

American actor and director (born 1947)

Robert Enke

b. 1977

German footballer (1977–2009)

Robert Esmie

b. 1972

Canadian sprinter (born 1972)

Robert Estienne

French printer (1503–1559)

Robert Evans

b. 1930

American film producer (1930–2019)

Robert Everett (computer scientist)

b. 1921

American computer scientist (1921–2018)

Robert F. Boyle

b. 1909

American film art director and production designer (1909-2010)

Robert F. Christy

b. 1916

Canadian-American physicist (1916–2012)

Robert F. Engle

b. 1942

American economist and Nobel laureate (born 1942)

Robert F. Furchgott

American biochemist (1916–2009)

Robert F. Kennedy

American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)

Robert F. Overmyer

b. 1936

American astronaut (1936–1996)

Robert F. Worth

b. 1965

American journalist and former chief of The New York Times Beirut bureau

Robert Falcon Scott

b. 1868

British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912)

Robert Falk

Russian painter (1886–1958)

Robert Farnon

Canadian composer and arranger (1917–2005)

Robert Fayrfax

b. 1464

English composer (1464–1521)

Robert Fergusson

b. 1750

Scottish poet and writer