Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Jaworski Jr.

b. 1971

Filipino politician and basketball player

Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

b. 1770

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827

Robert Johnson

b. 1911

American blues musician and songwriter (1911–1938)

Robert Jones (rugby union, born 1965)

b. 1965

British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer

Robert Jordan

American fantasy writer (1948–2007)

Robert Joy

b. 1951

Canadian actor (born 1951)

Robert K. Merton

b. 1910

American sociologist (1910–2003)

Robert Kagan

b. 1958

American columnist and historian (born 1958)

Robert Kanigher

b. 1915

American comic books editor (1915–2002)

Robert Kardashian

American attorney and businessman (1944–2003)

Robert Karlsson

b. 1969

Swedish professional golfer (born 1969)

Robert Kerr (athlete)

Canadian athlete (1882–1963)

Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig

b. 1926

Robert Kilroy-Silk

b. 1942

British politician and broadcaster (born 1942)

Robert Kilwardby

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1272 to 1278

Robert King (conductor)

b. 1960

British harpsichordist and composer (1960-)

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

b. 1978

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1978)

Robert Klark Graham

b. 1906

American eugenicist and millionaire (1906–1997)

Robert Koch

German physician and bacteriologist (1843–1910)

Robert Koenig (filmmaker)

b. 1975

Robert Korzeniowski

b. 1968

Polish racewalker (born 1968)

Robert Kraft (astronomer)

American astronomer (1927–2015)

Robert Kranjec

b. 1981

Slovenian ski jumper

Robert Kroetsch

Canadian novelist, poet and nonfiction writer (1927 – 2011)