Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Heath

b. 1575

English judge and politician

Robert Henri

b. 1865

American painter and teacher (1865–1929)

Robert Henry Mathews

b. 1877

Australian missionary and sinologist

Robert Herbert

Australian politician

Robert Herjavec

b. 1962

Canadian businessman (born 1962)

Robert Herrick (poet)

b. 1591

English poet and cleric (1591–1674)

Robert Hett Chapman

American Presbyterian minister (1771-1833)

Robert Hinde

b. 1923

British zoologist, ethologist and psychologist

Robert Hitchcock

b. 1944

Australian sculptor (born 1944)

Robert Holmes à Court

b. 1937

Australian businessman

Robert Horry

b. 1970

American basketball player (born 1970)

Robert Horton (actor)

b. 1924

American actor (1924–2016)

Robert Horton (businessman)

b. 1939

British businessman (1939–2011)

Robert Hubert

French watchmaker and scapegoat for the Fire of London

Robert Hues

English mathematician and geographer (1553–1632)

Robert Hugh Benson

British Catholic priest and writer (1871–1914)

Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.

b. 1916

American judge

Robert Hughes (actor)

b. 1948

Australian former actor and convicted sex offender

Robert Hughes (critic)

Australian art critic (1938–2012)

Robert Hunter (lyricist)

b. 1941

Lyricist and member of the Grateful Dead (1941–2019)

Robert Huth

b. 1984

German footballer (born 1984)

Robert I of Dreux

French prince (1137–1184)

Robert I of Flanders

Count of Flanders from 1071 to 1093

Robert I of France

King of West Francia from 922 to 923