Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Fico

b. 1964

Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2010, 2012–2018, 2023–present)

Robert Filmer

English political theorist (c. 1588–1653)

Robert Fitzgerald

b. 1910

American poet, critic and translator (1910–1985)

Robert FitzRoy

Royal Navy officer and scientist (1805–1865)

Robert Flower

Australian rules footballer

Robert Fludd

English mathematician and astrologer (1574–1637)

Robert Fogel

American economist and Nobel laureate (1926–2013)

Robert Forster

b. 1941

American actor (1941–2019)

Robert Forster (musician)

b. 1957

Musical artist

Robert Foxworth

b. 1941

American actor (born 1941)

Robert Frank

b. 1924

Swiss-American photographer (1924–2019)

Robert Fripp

b. 1946

English musician (born 1946)

Robert Fuller (actor)

b. 1933

American actor (born 1933)

Robert Fulton

b. 1765

American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)

Robert Furman

American military engineer and intelligence officer

Robert G. Cole

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Robert G. Ingersoll

American agnostic, lawyer, politician and orator (1833–1899)

Robert G. W. Anderson

b. 1944

British museum curator and historian of chemistry (born 1944)

Robert Gallery

b. 1980

American football player (born 1980)

Robert Gammage

American politician (1938–2012)

Robert Garrett

United States athlete (1875–1961)

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

British prime minister (1885-86; 1886-92; 1895-1902)

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury

b. 1946

British politician (born 1946)

Robert Gates

b. 1943

American intelligence analyst (born 1943)