Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Robert Reed

American actor (1932–1992)

Robert Reich

b. 1946

American former labor secretary and political commentator (born 1946)

Robert Ressler

FBI criminal profiler (1937–2013)

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

b. 1587

English naval officer, politician and peer

Robert Richard Torrens

b. 1812

Irish-born parliamentarian (1812–1884)

Robert Richards (Australian politician)

Australian politician (1885–1967)

Robert Ripley

American cartoonist (1890–1949)

Robert Ritter

b. 1901

German psychologist

Robert Ritter von Greim

German field marshal (1892–1945)

Robert Robinson Taylor

b. 1868

American architect (1868–1942)

Robert Rodriguez

b. 1968

American filmmaker (born 1968)

Robert Rogers (British Army officer)

British Army officer and frontiersman (1731–1795)

Robert Roosa

b. 1918

American economist

Robert Royal

b. 1979

American football player (born 1979)

Robert Rozhdestvensky

b. 1932

Russian poet (1932–1994)

Robert Russell Bennett

b. 1894

American composer (1894–1981)

Robert Ryman

b. 1930

American painter (1930–2019)

Robert S. Mulliken

b. 1896

American physicist and chemist (1896–1986)

Robert S. Wistrich

Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1945–2015)

Robert Sabatier

French poet and writer

Robert Sarah

b. 1945

Guinean Catholic cardinal (born 1945)

Robert Schuman

b. 1886

Prime Minister of France from 1947 to 1948

Robert Schumann

b. 1810

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

Robert Shaw (conductor)

b. 1916

American conductor