Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Robert J. Sawyer

b. 1960

Canadian science fiction writer (born 1960)

Robert Jacobsen

b. 1912

Danish artist (1912–1993)

Robert Jameson

British scientist (1774–1854)

Robert Jankel

British automobile designer

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 Kanigher

b. 1915

American comic books editor (1915–2002)

Robert Kerr (athlete)

Canadian athlete (1882–1963)

Robert Kilroy-Silk

b. 1942

British politician and broadcaster (born 1942)

Robert King (conductor)

b. 1960

British harpsichordist and composer (1960-)

Robert Klark Graham

b. 1906

American eugenicist and millionaire (1906–1997)

Robert Koch

German physician and bacteriologist (1843–1910)

Robert Kraft (astronomer)

American astronomer (1927–2015)

Robert Kroetsch

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

Robert L. J. Long

U.S. Navy admiral (1920–2002)

Robert Lansing (actor)

b. 1928

American actor (1928–1994)

Robert Laurent

b. 1890

American sculptor

Robert Lebeck

German photojournalist (1929–2014)

Robert Lebel (bishop)

Canadian Catholic bishop

Robert Ledley

b. 1926

American academic (1926–2012)

Robert Louis-Dreyfus

b. 1946

French businessman (1946–2009)

Robert Lowie

b. 1883

Austrian-American anthropologist (1883–1957)

Robert Ludlum

b. 1927

American novelist (1927–2001)

Robert M. Grant (theologian)

American theologian and scholar (1917–2014)