Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Robert Normann

Norwegian jazz guitarist

Robert Noyce

American physicist and entrepreneur (1927–1990)

Robert O. Ragland

Musical artist

Robert of Molesme

11th century French saint

Robert Osborne

b. 1932

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

Robert Osterloh

American actor (1918–2001)

Robert Owen

b. 1771

Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer (1771–1858)

Robert P. Griffin

American politician

Robert Passelewe

13th-century Bishop of Chichester-elect

Robert Pattinson

b. 1986

English actor (born 1986)

Robert Paul (figure skater)

b. 1937

Canadian pair skater (1937–2024)

Robert Peary

b. 1856

American explorer (1856–1920)

Robert Penn Warren

b. 1905

American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905–1989)

Robert Persons

b. 1546

English Jesuit priest

Robert Peston

b. 1960

British journalist

Robert Peters (writer)

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

Robert Picard

b. 1957

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1957)

Robert Pickton

Canadian serial killer (1949–2024)

Robert Plot

English naturalist and antiquarian (1640–1696)

Robert Powell

b. 1944

British actor

Robert Preston (actor)

b. 1918

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

Robert Quine

American guitarist (1942–2004)

Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex

b. 1573

English peer

Robert Rauschenberg

American painter and graphic artist (1925–2008)