Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Mitchum

American actor (1917–1997)

Robert Mohr (rugby union)

b. 1978

Germany international rugby union player

Robert Mondavi

American winemaker

Robert Montgomery (actor)

b. 1904

American actor (1904–1981)

Robert Moog

b. 1934

American electronic music pioneer (1934–2005)

Robert Morace

b. 1947

American writer (born 1947)

Robert Moreland (basketball)

b. 1938

American basketball coach (1938–2024)

Robert Morin

b. 1949

Canadian film director, actor and cinematographer

Robert Morley

b. 1908

English actor (1908–1992)

Robert Morse

b. 1931

American actor (1931–2022)

Robert Morton Duncan

American judge (1927–2012)

Robert Moses

American urban planner (1888–1981)

Robert Motherwell

American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker (1915–1991)

Robert Mueller

b. 1944

American civil servant and attorney (1944–2026)

Robert Mugabe

Leader of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017

Robert Muldoon

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984

Robert Mulligan

b. 1925

American director, producer (1925–2008)

Robert Mundell

b. 1932

Canadian economist and Nobel Laureate (1932–2021)

Robert N. Bellah

American sociologist (1927–2013)

Robert N. Butler

American academic (1927–2010)

Robert N. Thompson

b. 1914

Canadian politician (1914–1997)

Robert Neumann (writer)

b. 1897

Austrian writer (1897–1975)

Robert Newton

b. 1905

English actor (1905–1956)

Robert Normann

Norwegian jazz guitarist