Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Robert Peters (writer)

American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor

Róbert Petrovický

b. 1973

Slovak ice hockey player (born 1973)

Robert Phillips (guitarist)

b. 1953

Musical artist

Robert Picard

b. 1957

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1957)

Robert Picardo

b. 1953

American actor (born 1953)

Robert Pickton

Canadian serial killer (1949–2024)

Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull

English noble and royalist

Robert Pine

b. 1941

American actor (born 1941)

Robert Pinsky

b. 1940

American poet, literary critic, academic (born 1940)

Robert Pires

b. 1973

French footballer (born 1973)

Robert Plant

b. 1948

English singer (born 1948)

Robert Plot

English naturalist and antiquarian (1640–1696)

Robert Pollard

b. 1957

American singer and songwriter

Robert Post (law professor)

b. 1947

American legal scholar (born 1947)

Robert Potter (author)

b. 1831

Irish Australian theologian and writer (1831–1908)

Robert Powell

b. 1944

British actor

Robert Preston (actor)

b. 1918

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

Robert Primus

b. 1990

Trinidadian international footballer (born 1990)

Robert Pritzker

American businessman (1926–2011)

Robert Quine

American guitarist (1942–2004)

Robert Quiroga

American boxer (1969-2004)

Robert R. Gilruth

b. 1913

American aerospace engineer (1913–2000)

Robert R. Hitt

American politician (1834–1906)

Robert R. McCammon

b. 1952

American writer