Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Robert Wright (RAF officer)

b. 1947

British Royal Air Force officer, born 1947

Robert Xavier Rodriguez

b. 1946

American classical composer (born 1946)

Robert Zemeckis

b. 1952

American filmmaker (born 1951)

Roberto Bolaño

b. 1953

Chilean writer (1953–2003)

Roberto Calvi

Italian banker (1920–1982)

Roberto Chabet

Filipino artist and architect (1937–2013)

Roberto Civita

Brazilian businessman and publisher

Roberto d'Amico (politician)

b. 1967

Belgian politician (born 1967)

Roberto De Zerbi

b. 1979

Italian football manager (born 1979)

Roberto Di Matteo

b. 1970

Italian football player and manager (born 1970)

Roberto Durán

b. 1951

Panamanian boxer (born 1951)

Roberto Farinacci

Italian fascist politician (1892–1945)

Roberto García-Calvo Montiel

Spanish judge

Roberto Goretti

b. 1976

Italian footballer (born 1976)

Roberto Jiménez (footballer, born 1983)

b. 1983

Peruvian footballer

Roberto Marcelo Levingston

President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971

Roberto Ravaglia

b. 1957

Italian racing driver (born 1957)

Roberto Rosato

Italian footballer (1943–2010)

Roberto Rossellini

b. 1906

Italian film director (1906–1977)

Roberto Soldado

b. 1985

Spanish footballer (born 1985)

Roberto Tucci

b. 1921

Catholic cardinal

Roberto Vargas

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1929)

Robie Macauley

b. 1919

American novelist

Robin Cook (American novelist)

b. 1940

American physician and novelist (born 1940)