Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Robert Fripp

b. 1946

English musician (born 1946)

Robert G. W. Anderson

b. 1944

British museum curator and historian of chemistry (born 1944)

Robert Garrett

United States athlete (1875–1961)

Robert Genn

Canadian artist (1936–2014)

Robert Gesink

b. 1986

Dutch road bicycle racer

Robert Gillmor

English painter (1936–2022)

Robert Gist

American actor (1917–1998)

Robert Gray (sea captain)

b. 1755

American Merchant Sea Captain (1755–1806)

Robert Greenberg

b. 1954

American composer (born 1954)

Robert Greene (American author)

b. 1959

American author (born 1959)

Robert H. Dicke

b. 1916

American astronomer and physicist (1916–1997)

Robert Halperin

American sailor

Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)

b. 1877

Scottish footballer (1877–1948)

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

British statesman (1661–1724)

Robert Heath

b. 1575

English judge and politician

Robert Henri

b. 1865

American painter and teacher (1865–1929)

Robert Herbert

Australian politician

Robert Hett Chapman

American Presbyterian minister (1771-1833)

Robert Hues

English mathematician and geographer (1553–1632)

Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.

b. 1916

American judge

Robert Hunter (lyricist)

b. 1941

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

Robert I of France

King of West Francia from 922 to 923

Robert II of Scotland

King of Scots from 1371 to 1390

Robert Indermaur

b. 1947

Swiss artist