The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is

Rupert Rupert may refer to: People * Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert" Places Canada *Rupert, Quebec, a village *Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay *Rupert River, Quebec *Rupert' ...

. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period la ...

cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Scots Scots usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: * Scots language, a language of the West Germanic language family native to Scotland * Scots people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland * Scoti, a Latin na ...

, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be used as a French, Polish, Irish, Finnish, Romanian, and Estonian name as well.

Variations

Popularity and trivia

The name ''Robert'' was a royal name in France, Germany, Scotland and England during the medieval period, and was the name of several kings, dukes, and other rulers and noblemen. It was one of the most popular male names in medieval Europe, likely due to its frequent usage amongst royalty and nobility. To this day, ''Robert'' remains one of the most frequently given male names. ''Robert'' was in the top 10 most given boys' names in the United States for 47 years, from 1925 to 1972. While some names become less frequently used due to negative associations, ''Robert'' is still widely used despite its connection to many negatively evaluated historical figures. In Italy during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

, the form of the name, Roberto, briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis. The name's second component, ''*berhta-'', is the original root for the modern English word "bright".

People named Robert

Royalty

;Kings of Scotland *

Robert I of Scotland Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...

(1274–1329) ("Robert the Bruce"), king and national hero of Scotland, legendary for his victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, one of the most prominent and skilled warriors of his time who freed Scotland from the English rule during the Wars of Scottish Independence * Robert II of Scotland (Robert Stewart) (1316–1390), one of the principal commanders at the Battle of Halidon Hill * Robert III of Scotland (c. 1337/40–1406) ;Kings of France * Robert I of France (c.866–923) * Robert II of France (972–1031) ;King of Naples * Robert of Naples (1276–1343) ;King of Germany * Robert of Germany (Rupertus,

Rex Romanorum King of the Romans ( la, Rex Romanorum; german: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of Germany following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward. The title originally referred to any German k ...

) (1352–1410) ;King of Hungary and Croatia * Charles I Robert (1288–1342) ;King of Bulgaria * Robert of Bulgaria,

Tsar Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East Slavs, East and South Slavs, South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''Caesar (title), caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" i ...

of the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1894–1943), one of the principal commanders of

European theatre of World War II The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main Theater (warfare), theatres of combat during World War II. It saw heavy fighting across Europe for almost six years, starting with Nazi Germany, Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 Sept ...

;Dukes of Normandy * Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1000–1035), also known as Robert the Magnificent or Robert the Devil; father of William the Conqueror * Robert Curthose (c.1051–1134, son of William the Conqueror, claimant to throne of Kingdom of England. ;Duke of Chartres *

Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (Robert Philippe Louis Eugène Ferdinand; 9 November 1840 – 5 December 1910), was the son of Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and thus grandson of King Louis-Philippe of France. He fought for the U ...

, Crown Prince of France (1840–1910) ;Duke of Parma * Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848–1907) ;Count of Flanders *

Robert I, Count of Flanders Robert I ( – 13 October 1093), known as ''Robert the Frisian'', was count of Flanders from 1071 to his death in 1093. He was a son of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and the younger brother of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. He usurped the countsh ...

(c.1035–1093) * Robert II, Count of Flanders (c.1065–1111). ;Crown Prince of Bavaria * Robert I, crown prince of Bavaria (1869–1955), also known as Prince Rupprecht, last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne. ;Latin Emperor and Emperor of Constantinople * Robert I, Latin Emperor (d. 1228), Emperor of the Latin Empire and Constantinopole ;Duke of Sicily and Prince of Benevento *

Robert Guiscard Robert Guiscard (; Modern ; – 17 July 1085) was a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily. Robert was born into the Hauteville family in Normandy, went on to become count and then duke of Apulia and Calabri ...

(c. 1015–1085), Norman nobleman, adventurer and explorer, leader of the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily

Medieval figures

* Robert III of Artois (1287–1342), Lord of Conches-en-Ouche, of Domfront, and of Mehun-sur-Yèvre, Earl of Richmond. * Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, Anglo-Norman nobleman, and one of the most prominent figures in the competition for the succession to England and Normandy, member of the

House of Bellême House of Bellême also referred to as the Family of Bellême was an important seigneurial family during the 10th through the 12th centuries. Members of this family held the important castles of Bellême, Alençon, Domfront and Sées as well ...

* Robert de Craon (died 1147), the second Grand Master of the

Knights Templar , colors = White mantle with a red cross , colors_label = Attire , march = , mascot = Two knights riding a single horse , equipment ...

from June 1136 until his death. * Robert de Juilly (died 1377), Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1374 to his death * Robert IV of Sablé (1150–1193), eleventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar from 1191 to 1192 and Lord of Cyprus from 1191 to 1192.

Folk heroes

* Robert Huntington, known as Robin Hood, legendary heroic outlaw and nobleman originally depicted in English folklore, highly skilled archer and swordsman, sometimes regarded as a national hero of England * Robert Roy Macgregor (1671–1734), Scottish outlaw and national hero

Nobility

* Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley * Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey * Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury * Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth * Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset * Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, British lawyer, politician and diplomat, one of the architects of the League of Nations; *

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, (1 June 156324 May 1612), was an English statesman noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave way to Stuart rule (1603). Lord Salisbury served as the ...

Sir Robert Dashwood, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Dashwood, 1st Baronet (1662–1734) was an English politician. Life The son of George Dashwood, a London merchant, and Margaret Perry, he was a first cousin of Sir Samuel Dashwood and Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet (the fortunes ...

, English politician *

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Knight of the Garter, KG, Privy Counsellor, PC (; 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was ...

, English nobleman and military commander *

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years. Dudley's youth was ov ...

, British statesman and military commander, governor-general of British Empire *

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain ...

, British nobleman and military leader in

English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of Kingdom of England, England's governanc ...

and Roundhead * Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay,

Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. The ...

* Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and courtier * Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke, English Baron, military commander and Roundhead general * Robert Harley, British statesman and Master of the Mint * Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington,

Robert Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke Robert Henry Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke and 9th Earl of Montgomery (19 September 1791 – 25 April 1862) was a British nobleman and peer. He was in line for great estates and position as head of the distinguished Herbert family and heir to ...

* Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English Conservative politician; * Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram * Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian * Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet, Royal navy officer * Robert III de La Marck, ''Seigneur'' of Fleuranges, Marshal of France * Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Nithsdale, Scottish nobleman and military commander * Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell, Scottish soldier and nobleman, member of the Council of Regency of the Kingdom of Scotland, Regent of the Isle of Arran, patriarch of the House of Maxwell/ Clan Maxwell * Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth * Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, British politician and industrialist and one of early textile manufacturers of the

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...

, father of Sir

Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850) was a British Conservative statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) simultaneously serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer ...

, twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom * Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull * Robert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond * Robert Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn * Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick * Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth,

* Lord Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, British peer and politician * Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth, British nobleman and Conservative politician * Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry * Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish/British statesman, and British Foreign Secretary

Religious figures and saints

* Saint Robert Bellarmine (died in 1621), Jesuit

Doctor of the Church Doctor of the Church (Latin: ''doctor'' "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: ''Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis''), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribu ...

, one of the leaders of

Roman Inquisition The Roman Inquisition, formally the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, was a system of partisan tribunals developed by the Holy See of the Roman Catholic Church, during the second half of the 16th century, respon ...

and Galileo affair * Saint Robert of Bury (died 1181) * Robert Holman, 36th

Abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. Th ...

of Ten Duinen Abbey * Saint Robert of Molesme (d. 1111), founder of the

Cistercian Order The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Sain ...

* Saint

Robert of Newminster Robert of Newminster ( c. 1100–1159) was a priest, abbot, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Gargrave in Yorkshire, England. He was one of the monks who founded Fountains Abbey and is named from the abbey he founded in Morp ...

(d. 1159), established the Abbey of Newminster at Morpeth, Northumberland * Roberto de Nobili (1577–1656), Italian Jesuit missionary to Southern India * Roberto de' Nobili (1541–1559),

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

cardinal * Robert de Sorbon (1201–1274), French theologian and founder of College of Sorbonne * Saint Robert de Turlande (d. 1067), founding abbot of the Abbey of Casa Dei, also called Chaise-Dieu

Presidents and prime ministers

;British Prime Ministers * Lord Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, British statesman, serving as Prime Minister three times for a total * Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer of the British Empire, sometimes regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain *

Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. He held many important cabinet offices such as Foreign Secret ...

, British statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies * Sir

, British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, father of modern British policing, leader of

Peelite The Peelites were a breakaway dissident political faction of the British Conservative Party from 1846 to 1859. Initially led by Robert Peel, the former Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader in 1846, the Peelites supported free trade whilst ...

, founder of Conservative Party of United Kingdom and the

Metropolitan Police Service The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...

* Sir

Robert Walpole Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745; known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole) was a British statesman and Whig politician who, as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leade ...

, British statesman who served as the first

Prime Minister of Great Britain The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern pri ...

;Australian Prime Ministers * Robert "Bob" Hawke, Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party * Sir

Robert Menzies The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

, Australian politician who twice served as

Prime Minister of Australia The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the Australian Government, federal government of Australia and is also accountable to Parliament of A ...

, in office from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966 ;Presidents and Prime Ministers from North America * Sir Robert Borden, Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada * Robert F. Kennedy, American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General, United States

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for New York, brother of the U.S. president John F. Kennedy ;Presidents and Prime Ministers from Asia / Oceania * Robert Kocharyan, Armenian politician who served as the first president of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the second president of

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...

between 1998 and 2008 * Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English statesman, Conservative politician, and poet, who served as Viceroy of India (Governor-General) between 1876 and 1880 and British Ambassador to France from 1887 to 1891 * Sir Robert Stout, New Zealand politician who served as 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand on two occasions in the 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand ;Presidents and Prime Ministers from Europe * Robert Abela, Maltese lawyer and politician, currently serving as the 14th prime minister of Malta * Robert Fico, Slovak politician who served as

Prime Minister of Slovakia The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the Chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic ( Slovak: ''Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky''), commonly referred to in Slovakia as ''Predseda vlády'' or informally as ''Premiér'', is the ...

from 2012 to 2018 *

Robert Haab Robert Haab (8 August 1865 – 15 October 1939) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1917 and handed over office on 31 December 1929. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland, Fr ...

, Swiss politician and

President of Switzerland The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the Confederation or colloquially as the president of Switzerland, is the head of Switzerland's seven-member Federal Council, the country's executive branch. Elected by t ...

Robert Schuman Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (; 29 June 18864 September 1963) was a Luxembourg-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian Democrat (Popular Republican Movement) political thinker and activist. Twice Prime Minister of France, a ref ...

, Luxembourg-born French statesman, Christian Democrat, activist,

Prime Minister of France The prime minister of France (french: link=no, Premier ministre français), officially the prime minister of the French Republic, is the head of government of the France, French Republic and the leader of the Government of France, Council of Mi ...

, a reformist Minister of Finance and a Foreign Minister, one of the founders of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...

, the Council of Europe and

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

; * Robert Themptander, Swedish politician and public official who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1884 to 1888 ;Presidents and Prime Ministers from Central / South America *

Roberto Micheletti Roberto Micheletti Baín (born 13 August 1943) is a Honduran politician who served as the interim ''de facto'' president of Honduras from 28 June 2009 to 27 January 2010 as a result of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état. The Honduran military ou ...

, Honduran politician who served as the president of Honduras following the 2009 Honduran coup d'état * Roberto María Ortiz, 19th president of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

during the Infamous Decade * Roberto Suazo Córdova, 29th President of Honduras * Roberto Sánchez Vilella, Governor of Puerto Rico,

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state (polity), state#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international p ...

and

Head of Government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

of Puerto Rico

Dictators

* Baron

Robert Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British ...

(1725–1774), British army officer and

privateer A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...

who established the military and political supremacy of the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Sout ...

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

, served as the Commander-in-Chief of British India * Robert Mugabe (1924–2019), former Zimbabwean politician and revolutionary, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President (Dictator) from 1987 to 2017

Secretaries of Defense

* Robert Gates (1943), American statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the director of

Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...

(CIA), Director of Central Intelligence and 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011 * Robert A. Lovett (1895–1986), fourth United States Secretary of Defense *

Robert McNamara Robert Strange McNamara (; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth United States Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He remains the ...

(1916–2009), American business executive and the eighth United States Secretary of Defense

Wartime figures and military leaders

;American army *

Robert N. Adams Robert Newton Adams, D.D. was an American Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He commanded the 81st Ohio Infantry Regiment throughout the later years of the war and participated in the Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and ...

, American Brevet Brigadier General during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...

Robert S. Beightler Robert Sprague Beightler (March 21, 1892 – February 12, 1978) was an American military officer and Ohio political insider, engineer, and business owner. In the military, he reached the rank of major general, and served as military governor of ...

, American military officer, major General, military governor of Okinawa, War Department General Staff, commander of the 37th Infantry Division *

Robert C. Bradshaw Robert Charles Bradshaw was an American Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He commanded the 44th Missouri Infantry Regiment throughout various battles of the Franklin–Nashville campaign. Biography Around the beginning of t ...

, American Brevet Brigadier General during the

Robert C. Buchanan Robert Christie Buchanan (March 1, 1811 – November 29, 1878) was an American military officer who served in the Mexican–American War and then was a Colonel (United States), colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, ...

, American military officer, one of the principal commanders of

Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis (Fox), and Kickapoos, known as the "British Band", cross ...

and

Rogue River Wars The Rogue River Wars were an armed conflict in 1855–1856 between the U.S. Army, local militias and volunteers, and the Native American tribes commonly grouped under the designation of Rogue River Indians, in the Rogue River Valley area o ...

* Robert Lee Bullard, senior officer in the United States Army during World War I *

Robert L. Eichelberger Robert Lawrence Eichelberger (9 March 1886 – 26 September 1961) was a general officer in the United States Army who commanded the Eighth United States Army in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II, Southwest Pacific Area during Wo ...

, general officer in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

who commanded the Eighth United States Army in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II * Robert L. Ghormley, admiral in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

, serving as Commander of South Pacific Area during World War II * Robert Hoke, Confederate major general during the American Civil War * Robert B. Johnston, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general whose last duty assignment was as Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic Marine Forces Europe and

II Marine Expeditionary Force The II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force consisting of ground, air and logistics forces capable of projecting offensive combat power ashore while sustaining itself in combat without external assistance for a ...

Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...

, American and Confederate general, supreme commander of the

Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

during

Robert A. Lewis Robert Alvin Lewis (October 18, 1917 – June 18, 1983) was a United States Army Air Forces officer serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was the co-pilot and aircraft commander of the '' Enola Gay'', the B-29 Superfortress bom ...

United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

officer serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II, one of the pilots of the Enola G *

Robert McDade Robert Alexander McDade (August 11, 1922 – October 14, 2009) was a United States Army colonel. He is best known as a Lieutenant colonel (United States), lieutenant colonel in command of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of ...

, United States Army colonel, * Robert McGowan Littlejohn, major general in the United States Army, leader of War Assets Administration * Robert C. Murphy, American colonel during the

* Robert "Robin" Olds Jr., American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force * Robert Olds Sr., general officer in the US Army Air Forces * Robert Patterson, Irish-born United States major general during the

Robert W. Porter Jr. Robert William Porter Jr. (April 29, 1908 – April 22, 2000) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command from 1965 to 1969. Military career Porter was born in Alma, Nebraska, on Ap ...

four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command from 1965 to 1969 * Robert Gould Shaw, American officer in the

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

during the

, commander of the first all-

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...

regiment * Robert Sink, senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II, the Korean War, and early parts of the Vietnam War *

Robert G. Smith (colonel) Robert G. Smith (1854–1923) was an Irish-born American Brevet Brigadier General of the Spanish–American War. He was known as the Colonel of the 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment and a notable figure during the early 20th-Century of ...

(1854-1923), American colonel of the Spanish–American War * Robert F. Stockton, United States Navy commodore,

United States Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and p ...

from

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

, Military Governor of California *

Robert A. Theobald Robert Alfred Theobald (January 25, 1884 – May 13, 1956), List of military figures by nickname#F, nicknamed "Fuzzy", was a United States Navy Commissioned officer, officer who served in World War I and World War II, and achieved the rank of Re ...

, United States Navy officer who served in World War I and World War II, achiever of the rank of

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

, the air forces commander during

Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawa ...

Robert F. Travis Brigadier General Robert Falligant Travis (26 December 1904 – 5 August 1950) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. A 1928 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Travis saw action as ...

general during World War II * Robert Toombs, American lawyer, planter, army general, and politician from Georgia who became one of the organizers of the

Confederacy Confederacy or confederate may refer to: States or communities * Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities * Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between ...

and served as its first Secretary of State * Robert Treat, American colonial leader, militia officer and governor of the Connecticut Colony between 1683 and 1698 and the founder of

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat, seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County and the second largest city within the New Yo ...

Robert C. Tyler Robert Charles Tyler (December 4, 1832 – April 16, 1865) was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He was the last general killed in the conflict. He commanded the 15th Tennessee Infantry at Belmont and Shiloh, and the ...

, Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War *

Robert O. Tyler Robert Ogden Tyler (December 31, 1831 – December 1, 1874) was an American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was commander of the Artillery Reserve of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of ...

, American soldier who served as a general in the

during the American Civil War ;British / Scottish army * Sir Robert Abercromby, British general *

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, ( ; (Commonly pronounced by others as ) 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, foun ...

, British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Boy Scout Movement * Robert Blake, British Royal Navy officer and one of the most important military commanders of the

Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and e ...

* Robert Brooke-Popham, senior commander in the Royal Air Force and leader of Operation Matador (1941) * Robert Brownrigg, British statesman, general and soldier who brought the last part of Sri Lanka under British rule, Governors of British Ceylon, General Officer Commanding, Ceylon * Sir

Robert Calder Admiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, (2 July 174531 August 1818) was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. For much of his career h ...

, British naval officer * Robert H. Dick, Scottish soldier * Robert Rollo Gillespie, officer in the British Army * Robert Haining, British Army officer * Robert Peverell Hichens, British Lieutenant Commander and the most highly decorated officer of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) * Robert Kekewich, British Army officer * Sir Robert Mansell, English Royal Navy officer and a member of parliament (MP), mostly for Welsh constituencies * Robert Monckton, officer of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gur ...

and also a colonial

administrator Administrator or admin may refer to: Job roles Computing and internet * Database administrator, a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database * Forum administrator, one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum * N ...

in British North America * Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis, known as the Black Baron, Scottish soldier and military warlord * Robert Monro, Scottish general during

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battl ...

* Sir Robert Moray, Scottish soldier, statesman, diplomat, judge, spy and natural philosopher, one of the founders of

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, r ...

and

Freemasonry Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...

* Robert Orme, British soldier and military leader * Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet, British Army officer during the American Revolutionary War * Robert Rogers,

American colonial American colonial architecture includes several building design styles associated with the colonial period of the United States, including First Period English (late-medieval), French Colonial, Spanish Colonial, Dutch Colonial, and Georgian. T ...

frontiersman and officer in the British Army, commander of Rogers' Rangers * Robert Ross, officer in the British Army, born in Ireland * Robert Sale, British army officer * Sir Robert Stopford, distinguished officer in the Royal Navy * Robert Stanford Tuck, British fighter pilot,

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

, and test pilot, member of the Royal Air Force, war hero of World War II *

Robert Sturges Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Grice Sturges (14 July 1891 – 12 September 1970) was a senior Royal Marines officer who fought in both the First World War and Second World War. Military career Sturges joined the Royal Navy in 1908. Commissioned ...

, British Royal marine general * Robert "Roy" Urquhart, British Army officer *

Robert Whittaker Robert Whitaker or Whittaker may refer to: *Robert Whittaker (fighter) (born 1990), Australian mixed martial artist *Robert Whitaker (equestrian) (born 1983), British showjumper *Robert Whitaker (author) (active since 1989), American author *Robert ...

City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...

banker and a senior officer in Britain's part-time Territorial Army (TA), chief of staff at Anti-Aircraft Command during World War II ;Australian army * Robert A. Little,

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

fighter pilot and the most successful Australian

;German / Austrian army * Robert von Eggenberg, Austrian colonel-general * Robert Gysae, a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine during World War II * Robert Ritter von Greim,

German Field Marshal Field marshal (german: Generalfeldmarschall) was usually the highest military rank in various Germany, German armed forces. It had existed, under slightly different names, in several German states since 1631. After the unification of Germany it w ...

and pilot * Robert Kosch, Prussian general in the Imperial German army * Robert Zapp, German U-boat commander in World War II ;Irish army * Robert Emmet, Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader ; Cuban army * Roberto Rodriguez Fernandez, Cuban revolutionary ;Italian army * Roberto Farinacci, leading Italian Fascist politician and important member of the Grand Council of Fascism, Secretary of National Fascist Party and one of the leading perpetrators of the Holocaust in Italy ;French army * Robert Nivelle, French artillery officer who led the French forces during

as commander in-chief of French army ;Russian army * Robert Bruce, first chief commander of Saint Petersburg *

Robert Segercrantz The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, ho ...

, Russian general in the Russian Imperial army *

Robert von Ungern-Sternberg Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg (russian: link=no, Роман Фёдорович фон Унгерн-Штернберг, translit=Roman Fedorovich fon Ungern-Shternberg; 10 January 1886 – 15 September 1921), often refer ...

, also known as The Mad Baron or The Bloody White Baron, Austrian-born, Russian Empire's Baltic German anti-Bolshevik lieutenant general in the

Russian Civil War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Russian Civil War , partof = the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of World War I , image = , caption = Clockwise from top left: {{flatlist, *Soldiers ...

* Robert Viren, general, admiral and career naval officer in the Imperial Russian Navy in

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...

Other military

Robert B. Abrams Robert Bruce Abrams (born November 18, 1960) is a retired four-star general in the United States Army who last served as the commander of United States Forces Korea. He concurrently served as the commander of United Nations Command and commander ...

, four-star

general A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...

in the

* Robert Bartels (1911–1943), German U-boat commander in World War II * Robert Grierson Combe, Scottish-Canadian military officer * Robert E. Cushman Jr.,

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through ...

who served as the 25th Commandant of the Marine Corps * Robert Duff, British Royal Navy officer *

Robert Kajuga The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, ho ...

, national president and leader of the MRND-affiliated extremist militia, the Interahamwe * Robert J. Miller, United States Army Special Forces soldier *

Robert Miller Montague Robert Miller Montague (August 7, 1899 – February 20, 1958) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He achieved prominence as the deputy commander of Fort Bliss, Texas, and commander of the Sandia Missile Base in New Mexico during ...

, lieutenant general in the

* Robert Neller, retired

four-star

who served as the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps *

Robert H. Reed Robert Harvey Reed (October 10, 1929 – December 24, 2017) was a General in the United States Air Force and the former chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Biography Early life Reed was born in 1929, in Elkhorn Ci ...

General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...

in the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army S ...

and the former chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe *

Robert Rheault Robert Bradley Rheault (October 31, 1925 – October 16, 2013) was an American colonel in the U.S. Army Special Forces who served as commander of the First Special Forces Group in Okinawa, and the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam from May ...

, American colonel in the U.S. Army Special Forces * Robert Roddam, British Royal Navy officer *

Robert M. Shoemaker Robert Morin Shoemaker (February 18, 1924 – June 21, 2017) was a United States Army general and former commander of the United States Army Forces Command. He is also an inductee into the Aviation Hall of Fame. Early life and military caree ...

, United States Army general and former commander of the United States Army Forces Command, inductee into the Aviation Hall of Fame

Nazis and communists

* Robert Eikhe, Latvian

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

, provincial head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ...

* Robert Grawitz, Nazi German physician and an SS functionary, chief physician of the SS, head of the German Red Cross * Robert Ley, DAF ''Führer'' of Nazi Germany (head of the German Labour Front), high-ranking member of the SS, labour and economical leader of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

, founder of Volkswagen, creator of NSDAP School system *

Robert Mulka Robert Karl Ludwig Mulka (12 April 1895 – 26 April 1969) was an SS-''Hauptsturmführer''. At Auschwitz concentration camp, he was adjutant to the camp commandant, SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' Rudolf Höss, making him second in command of the ...

, German Nazi ''SS- Hauptsturmführer'' and later ''SS- Obersturmführer'', commander of Auschwitz concentration camp *

Robert Ritter Robert Ritter (14 May 1901 – 15 April 1951) was a German racial scientist doctor of psychology and medicine, with a background in child psychiatry and the biology of criminality. In 1936, Ritter was appointed head of the Racial Hygiene and De ...

, Nazi German " racial scientist" doctor of psychology and medicine, with a background in child psychiatry and the biology of criminality * Robert Wagner, ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Baden, ''Gauleiter'' of

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it ha ...

and head of the civil government of Alsace during the Nazi German occupation of France during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

Nuclear physicists

* Robert Oppenheimer (1904—1967), American theoretical physicist, professor of

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...

at the University of California, developer and inventor of the atomic bomb * Robert Serber (1909—1997), American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project

Explorers

* Robert Ballard, retired United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island * Robert Bartlett, Newfoundland-born American Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, accompanied United States Navy Commander

Robert Peary Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for, in Apri ...

on his attempts to reach the North Pole * Robert O'Hara Burke, Irish soldier and police officer who explored Australia, leader of the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north *

Robert Dudley Robert Dudley is the name of: Surname * Robert Dudley (actor) (1869–1955), American dentist and film character actor *Robert Dudley (explorer) (1574–1649), illegitimate son of the 1st Earl of Leicester *Robert Charles Dudley (1826–1909) wate ...

, English explorer and cartographer * Sir Robert McClure, Irish explorer of the

Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada ( Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm ( Greenland), Finland, Iceland ...

who in 1854 traversed the Northwest Passage by boat and sledge and was the first to circumnavigate the Americas *

, American explorer and United States Navy officer who made several expeditions to the Arctic, reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909, believed to be the first man to have ever reached the North Pole * Robert Falcon Scott, British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions * Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Cen ...

Intelligence officers

Robert P. Ashley Jr. Robert Paul Ashley Jr. is a retired Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff o ...

, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2020 *

Robert Hanssen Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is an American former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) double agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described ...

, former

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...

(FBI) secret agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001 *

Robert S. Mueller III Robert Swan Mueller III (; born August 7, 1944) is an American lawyer and government official who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013. A graduate of Princeton University and New York U ...

, American attorney who served as the sixth Director of the

(FBI) from 2001 to 2013

Movie industry

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...

(1925–2006), American film director, screenwriter, and producer * Robert "Robbie" Amell (born 1988), Canadian-American actor and producer * Robert "Rob" Benedict (born 1970), American actor and writer * Robert "Bob" Bergen, American voice actor * Robert Carlyle (born 1961), Scottish actor * Robert "Bob" Chapek (born 1960), American media executive and businessman, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, the current CEO of Walt Disney Company * Robert "Robbie" Coltrane (born 1950), Scottish actor and author * Robert Cummings (1910–1990), American actor * Robert Davi (born 1954), American actor *

Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...

(born 1953), American actor, director and producer * Robert FitzGerald Diggs (born 1969), American rapper, actor, filmmaker, and record producer known as

RZA Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known by his stage name the RZA ( ), is an American rapper, actor, filmmaker, and record producer. He is the ''de facto'' leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, having produced most albums ...

Robert Downey Sr. Robert John Downey ( Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground film ''Putney Swope'', a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. Accordi ...

(1936–2021), American actor, director and producer * Robert Downey Jr. (born 1965), American actor * Roberto Draghetti (1960–2020), Italian actor and voice actor * Robert Duvall (born 1931), American actor * Robert Eggers (born 1983), American film director, screenwriter and production designer * Robert Englund (born 1947), American actor, voice actor, singer and film director *

Robert Fuller Bob, Bobby, Robbie, Rob or Robert Fuller may refer to: Academics *Robert W. Fuller (born 1936), American president of Oberlin College *Robert C. Fuller (born 1952), American professor of religious studies Performers *Robert Fuller (actor) (born 1 ...

, American horse rancher and actor *

Robert Goulet Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 October 30, 2007) was an American and Canadian singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry. Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts until age 13, and then spent his formative years in Cana ...

(1933–2007), French-Canadian singer and actor *

Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor and singer, known for his role as Benson DuBois in the ABC television series ''Soap'' and its spin-off, ''Benson'', as well as for voici ...

(1927–2017), American actor and singer * Robert Gustafsson (born 1964), Swedish comedian and actor * Robert Hardy (1925–2017), British actor * Robert Hays (born 1947), American actor * Robert Hegyes, American actor * Robert "Bob" Iger (born 1951), American media executive, film producer, author and businessman, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company * Robert Irwin (born 2003), Australian television personality and wildlife photographer * Robert "Rob" Kardashian (born 1987), American television personality * Robert Knepper (born 1959), American actor * Robert Lansing (1928–1994), American stage, film and television actor * Robert "Rob" Letterman (born 1970), American film director and screenwriter * Robert "Rob" Lowe (born 1964), American actor, producer and director * Robert "Rob" Marshall (born 1960), American film and theater director, producer and choreographer *

Robert McKimson Robert Porter McKimson Sr. (October 13, 1910 – September 29, 1977) was an American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later DePati ...

(1910–1977), American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on creating the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons * Robert Duncan McNeill (born 1964), American director, producer, and actor * Robert "Rob" Minkoff (born 1962), American film and animation director * Robert Mitchum (1917–1997), American film actor, director, author, poet, composer and singer * Robert Montgomery (1904–1981), American actor, director and producer *

Robert Mulligan Robert Patrick Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American director and producer. He is best known for his humanist dramas, including '' To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962), '' Summer of '42'' (1971), ''The Other'' (1972), '' Same ...

(1925–2008), American film director * Robert Patrick (born 1958), American actor and voice actor *

Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor. Known for starring in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 1 ...

(born 1986), British actor * Robert "Bob" Peck (1945–1999), English stage, television and film actor *

Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the List of awards and nominations received by Robert Redford, recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Awards, Academy Award from four nomi ...

,(born 1936), American actor, director and producer * Robert Rodriguez (born 1968), American film director, screenwriter, producer, musician, filmmaker and visual effects supervisor, best known for his film ''Alita: Battle Angel'' * Robert Ryan (1909–1973), American actor * Robert Schwentke,(born 1968), German film director * Robert Sheehan (born 1988), Irish actor * Robert Singer, American film director and producer *

Robert Smigel Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and puppeteer, known for his ''Saturday Night Live'' "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Do ...

(born 1960), American actor, voice actor, comedian, humorist, writer, director, producer and puppeteer * Robert Adolf Stemmle (1903–1974), German screenwriter and film director *

Robert Stromberg Robert Stromberg (born 1965) is an American special effects artist, designer and filmmaker. Stromberg's credits include films such as James Cameron's ''Avatar'', Tim Burton's '' Alice in Wonderland'', and Sam Raimi's ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' ...

(born 1965), American special effects artist, designer and film director * Robert Taylor (1911–1969) American actor, one of the most famous Hollywood actors of his time * Robert Vaughn (1932–2016), American actor * Robert Wagner (born 1930), American actor * Robert Walker (1918–1951), American actor * Robert B. Weide (born 1959, American screenwriter, producer and director *

Robert Wiene Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a film director of the silent era of German cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and a succession of other German Expressionism, ...

(1873—1938), film director of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

of German cinema *

Robert Wise Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture for h ...

(1914–2005), American film director *

Robert Young Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby Young may refer to: Academics * R. A. Young (Robert Arthur Young, 1871–1959), British physician * Robert J. C. Young (born 1950), British cultural critic and historian * Robert J. Young (born 1942), Canadian h ...

(1907–1998), American actor *

Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984), the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' film tr ...

(born 1952), Lithuanian-Italian born American film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his "Back to the Future" film trilogy, frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects

Musicians

;Record producers and DJs * Robert Abisi, member of the electronic music and DJ duo Lost Kings * Robert Babicz, Polish born German electronic music producer, DJ and mastering engineer * Robert van de Corput, real name of the award-winning Dutch DJ, twice worlds No.1 DJ, composer and music producer Hardwell; * Robert DeLong, American electronic musician, record producer, composer and performer * Robert Hughes, real name of the Canadian trap music DJ and record producer known as

Vincent Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

and Tiger Drool; * Robert Miles, Swiss-born Italian DJ and record producer, inventor of the dream trance genre; * Robert "Bob" Rifo, founder of the Italian electronic music project The Bloody Beetroots * Robert "Rob" Swire, Australian electronic music producer and DJ ;Singers * Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King * Robert "Bob" Chilcott, British choral composer, conductor, and singer * Robert "Bob" Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats * Robert "Bobby" Darin, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor * Robert Francis, American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter; * Robert Kelly, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former semi-professional basketball player who helped redefine R&B and hip hop, earning the nicknames "King of R&B" and "King of Pop-Soul" * Robert Johnson, American blues singer-songwriter and musician; * Robert "Bob" Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time * Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, American musician, singer, conductor, arranger and record producer * Roberto "Bert" Nievera, Filipino-American singer *

Robert Palmer Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful, soulful voice and wikt:sartorial, sartorial elegance, and his stylistic explorations, combining Soul music, so ...

, English composer, songwriter, singer and record producer; * Robert Ritchie, American singer-songwriter, rapper, musician, record producer, and actor known as

Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...

; * Robert "Bob" Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * Robert Tepper, American songwriter, composer, recording artist and singer * Robert "Bobby" Vee, American singer, songwriter, musician and teen idol * Robert "Robbie" Williams, British singer and songwriter * Robert "Rob" Zombie, American musician, singer, songwriter, programmer, voice actor, filmmaker and founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie * Robert Allen Zimmerman, real name of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan ;Band members * Robert "Rob" Bourdon, American musician, drummer and founding member of the rock band

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...

* Robert Fripp, English musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the band King Crimson * Robert "Rob" Halford, English singer and songwriter, lead vocalist of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band

Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...

, also a member of Fight, Two, Halford, Great White and Black Sabbath *

Robert Hunter Robert Hunter may refer to: Arts * Robert Hunter (painter) (died 1780), Irish portrait painter * Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) (1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary'' *Robert Hunter (author) (1874–1942), American sociol ...

, American poet, principle lyricist for the rock band Grateful Dead * Robert "Rob" Hyman, American singer, songwriter, keyboard and accordion player, producer, arranger, recording studio owner and a founding member of the rock band The Hooters * Robert Janson, Polish composer, singer, guitarist, leader and co-founder of the band Varius Manx * Robert "Robby" Krieger, American guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as the guitarist of the rock band The Doors, inducted into the

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), sometimes simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and othe ...

* Robert Del Naja, British artist, musician, singer and songwriter, founding member of the band Massive Attack *

Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following the ...

, English singer, songwriter, and musician, lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin; *

Robert Smith Robert Smith or Bob Smith, or similar, may refer to: Business * Robert MacKay Smith (1802–1888), Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist who founded Glasgow University's Mackay Smith Prizes * Robert Barr Smith (1824–1915), ...

, lead singer of The Cure; * Robert Trujillo, American singer and songwriter, one of the members of American heavy metal band

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

; * Robert "Bob" Weir, American musician and songwriter, one of the founders of the rock band Grateful Dead, also a member of bands The Other Ones,

The Dead The Dead may refer to: * The dead, those who have experienced death Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''The Dead'' (Higson novel), 2010 novel by Charlie Higson * ''The Dead'' (Kracht novel), 2016 novel by Christian Kracht * "The Dead ...

Kingfish Kingfish may refer to: Fish * ''Argyrosomus japonicus'' or Japanese meagre (Australia) * Opah or ''Lampris guttatus'' (United Kingdom) * Kingcroaker or ''Menticirrhus'' spp. * King mackerel or ''Scomberomorus cavalla'' * Yellowtail amberjack or ...

Bobby and the Midnites Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. The band was Weir's main side project during the first half of the 1980s. They released two albums, but were better known for their live concerts than for their work ...

, RatDog, Furthur and Dead & Company ;Rappers * Robert Rihmeek Williams, American rapper, singer and activist known as Meek Mill * Robert van Winkle, real name of American rapper, actor, and television host Vanilla Ice ;Composers * Robert Kajanus, Finnish composer, conductor and teacher, founder of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra *

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

, German composer and music critic, one of the greatest composers of romantic era; * Robert Volkmann, German composer * Robert "Bob" Wiseman, Canadian film composer, songwriter and music teacher ;Instrumentalists * Robert "Rob" Barrett, guitarist for death metal band

Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1988, now based out of Tampa, Florida. The band has released fifteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little rad ...

* Robert "Bobby" Hackett, American jazz musician * Robert "Bob" Kerr, comic musician who plays trumpet and cornet * Robert Mirabal, Native American musician and flute player * Robert "Rob" Scallon, American YouTuber, musician and multi-instrumentalist

Scientists

* Robert Boyle, British natural philosopher,

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe ...

, physicist, and inventor, first modern chemist, and one of the founders of

modern chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

* Robert Bunsen, German

who discovered

caesium Caesium ( IUPAC spelling) (or cesium in American English) is a chemical element with the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-golden alkali metal with a melting point of , which makes it one of only five elemental metals that ...

in 1860 and

rubidium Rubidium is the chemical element with the symbol Rb and atomic number 37. It is a very soft, whitish-grey solid in the alkali metal group, similar to potassium and caesium. Rubidium is the first alkali metal in the group to have a density higher ...

in 1861, pioneer of photochemistry and organoarsenic chemistry and developer of the Bunsen burner * Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, one of the last surviving people to have worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II, *

Robert Dorsey Coale Robert Dorsey Coale was an American Colonel of the Spanish–American War, commanding the 5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was also known as the Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology as well as the Dean of the Physics Faculty at th ...

, American chemist and colonel, Professor and Dean at the University of Maryland, Baltimore * Robert Darwin, English

medical doctor A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

, who today is best known as the father of the naturalist Charles Robert Darwin * Robert Esnault-Pelterie, French aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist, developer of ballistic missiles, father of modern rocketry * Robert Fulton, American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat known as North River Steamboat * Robert H. Goddard, American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor, credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, father of the modern

rocket A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entire ...

ry * Robert C. Green, American medical geneticist, physician, and public health researcher *

Robert J. Van de Graaff Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (December 20, 1901 – January 16, 1967) was an American physicist, noted for his design and construction of high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. The bulk of his career was spent in the Massachusetts Institute of T ...

, engineer and

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate ca ...

, inventor of high-voltage Van de Graaff generators *

Robert Gardiner Hill Robert Gardiner Hill MD (26 February 1811 – 30 May 1878) was a British surgeon specialising in the treatment of lunacy. He is normally credited with being the first superintendent of a small asylum (approximately 100 patients) to develop a m ...

, British surgeon specialising in the treatment of lunacy *

Robert Hooke Robert Hooke FRS (; 18 July 16353 March 1703) was an English polymath active as a scientist, natural philosopher and architect, who is credited to be one of two scientists to discover microorganisms in 1665 using a compound microscope that ...

, English natural philosopher, architect and polymath, best known for discovering and naming the Cell in 1665 *

Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet, (28 June 1857 – 14 January 1933) was a Welsh orthopaedic surgeon who helped to establish the modern specialty of orthopaedic surgery in Britain. He was an early proponent of the use of radiography in orthopa ...

, Welsh orthopaedic surgeon who helped to establish the modern specialty of orthopaedic surgery in Britain, early proponent of the use of radiography in orthopaedics, and described the eponymous Jones fracture *

Robert Koch Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( , ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera (though the Vibrio ...

, German physician and

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Ancient Greek, Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of Microorganism, microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, f ...

, founder of modern bacteriology, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905 for his research on

Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in w ...

* Robert Liston, Scottish surgeon, noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival * Robert Andrews Millikan, American experimental physicist honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923 for the measurement of the elementary electric charge and for his work on the photoelectric effect * Sir Robert Robinson, Nobel Prize and Medal of Freedom winning British organic chemist * Robert A. Rolfe, English botanist specialising in the study of orchids * Robert Shapiro, professor emeritus of chemistry at New York University, best known for his work on the origin of life * Robert Winston, British professor, medical doctor, scientist * Robert Crooke Wood, American physicist and neurologist during the American Civil War * Robert W. Wood, American physicist and inventor who is often cited as being a pivotal contributor to the field of optics and a pioneer of infrared photography and ultraviolet photography *

Robert J. White Robert Joseph White (January 21, 1926 – September 16, 2010) was an American neurosurgeon best known for his head transplants on living monkeys. Biography White was raised in Duluth, Minnesota by his mother and an aunt. His father was killed ...

, American neurosurgeon best known for his

head transplants A head transplant is an experimental surgical operation involving the grafting of one organism's head onto the body of another. In many experiments, the recipient's head has not been removed, but in others it has been. Experimentation in animals ...

on living monkeys

Prison officials

* Robert McKenty,

warden A warden is a custodian, defender, or guardian. Warden is often used in the sense of a watchman or guardian, as in a prison warden. It can also refer to a chief or head official, as in the Warden of the Mint. ''Warden'' is etymologically ident ...

of Eastern State Penitentiary *

Robert J. Kirby Robert John Kirby (October 20, 1889 – January 15, 1944) was the Warden of Sing Sing prison from 1941 until 1944. Highly regarded for his integrity, Kirby brought respect back to the administration of Sing Sing, and order to the prison after the o ...

, 45th commandant of Sing Sing prison

Criminals

* Robert J. Anderson (1966–2006), American murderer * Robert Bales (born 1973), former United States army soldier who committed the Kandahar massacre * Robert John Bardo, American assassin of

Rebecca Schaeffer Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) was an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS comedy ''My Sis ...

Robert Biehler Robert Leroy Biehler (August 5, 1934 – January 10, 1993) was an American serial killer who killed four people in various neighborhoods of Los Angeles, California from 1966 to 1973, either to cover up previous crimes or as part of contract murder ...

(1934–1993), American serial killer * Robert Berdella, American serial killer, known as The Kansas City Butcher and The Collector *

Robert H. Birch Robert H. "Three-Fingered" Birch, born Robert Henry Birch (c. 1827 – c. 1866), was a 19th-century American adventurer, criminal, soldier, lawman, postmaster, and prospector. He was a member of the infamous "Banditti of the Prairie" in his y ...

, (c. 1827 – c. 1866), American criminal * Robert Black (1947–2016), Scottish serial killer *

Robert Eugene Brashers Robert Eugene Brashers (March 13, 1958 – January 13, 1999) was an American serial killer and rapist who committed at least three murders from 1990 and 1998 in the states of South Carolina and Missouri. He committed suicide to avoid arrest for a ...

(1958–1999), American serial killer and rapist * Robert Charles Browne (born 1952), American murderer *

Robert Anthony Buell Robert Anthony Buell (September 10, 1940 – September 25, 2002) was an American serial killer, child murderer, serial rapist, and former planning department worker from Akron, Ohio. He was convicted of the July 17, 1982 murder of 11-year-old K ...

(1940–2002), American serial killer * Robert Francis Burns (1840–1883), Irish Australian murderer and probable serial killer *

Robert Edward Chambliss Robert Edward Chambliss (January 14, 1904 – October 29, 1985), also known as ''Dynamite Bob'', was a white supremacist terrorist convicted in 1977 of murder for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963. A membe ...

(1904–1985), white supremacist terrorist * Robert Glen Coe (1956–2000), American murderer *

Robert Wayne Danielson Robert Wayne Danielson Jr. (August 25, 1946 – September 7, 1995) was an American serial killer who murdered at least six people during an eleven month killing spree in three states between 1981 and 1982, following his parole for murdering an acq ...

(1946–1995), American serial killer * Robert Durst (1943–2022), American convicted murderer * Robert Mark Edwards (born 1961), American murderer * Robert William Fisher (born 1961), American fugitive * Robert Newton Ford, 19th century American outlaw * Robert Garrow, American spree killer * Robert Hansen (1939–2014), American serial killer known as "The Butcher Baker" * Robert Wayne Harris (1972–2012), American mass murderer and serial killer * Robert Hawkins, mass murderer who perpetrated the

Westroads Mall shooting On December 5, 2007, 19-year-old Robert Hawkins shot and killed eight people and wounded four others in a Von Maur department store at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, before committing suicide by shooting himself in the head. It was the dead ...

Robert Dale Henderson Robert Dale Henderson (March 14, 1945 – April 21, 1993) was an American spree killer. He murdered at least twelve victims. Early life Henderson was born in Missouri, the son of Mary and Robert Henderson. At the age of fifteen, he lived in Pa ...

(1945–1993), American spree killer * Robert Hohenberger (1943–1978), American criminal, kidnapper and serial rapist *

Robert Wesley Knighton Robert Wesley Knighton (February 5, 1941 – May 27, 2003) was an American serial killer who, after serving time for kidnapping and manslaughter in Missouri embarked on a four-day, two-state killing spree along with Lawrence Lingle Brittain ( ...

(1941–2003), American serial killer * Robert Seldon Lady (born 1954), United States agent convicted of kidnapping in Italy *

Robert Liberty Robert Willard Liberty (May 15, 1947 – January 20, 1971), known as the Candlelight Killer, was an American serial killer who murdered two men in Southern California from March to June 1970 in ritualistic style, and left taunting messages behind ...

(1947–1971), American serial killer * Robert A. Long, American spree killer who perpetrated the

2021 Atlanta spa shootings On March 16, 2021, a shooting spree occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Eight people were killed, six of whom were women of Asian descent, and one other person was wounded. A su ...

* Robert "Bobby" Long, American serial killer and rapist * Robert Jay Mathews (1953–1984), American

neo-Nazi Neo-Nazism comprises the post–World War II militant, social, and political movements that seek to revive and reinstate Nazism, Nazi ideology. Neo-Nazis employ their ideology to promote hatred and Supremacism#Racial, racial supremacy (ofte ...

terrorist and the leader of The Order, an American white supremacist militant group * Robert Maudsley, English serial killer *

Robert Napper Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a English serial killer and rapist. He has been convicted of two murders, one manslaughter, two rapes and two attempted rapes. He was sentenced to indefinite detention at Broadmoor Hospital on 18 Dec ...

, British serial killer * Robert Palin (c.1835–1861), convict transported to Western Australia * Robert Perrino (1938–1992), Bonanno crime family associate and murder victim * Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer *

Robert Ben Rhoades Robert Benjamin Rhoades (born November 22, 1945), also known as The Truck Stop Killer, is an American serial killer and rapist. In 1994, Rhoades was convicted of the first degree murder of Regina Kay Walters and was slated to be tried for two m ...

, American serial killer known as "The Truck Stop Killer" *

Robert Dale Rowell Robert Dale Rowell (April 8, 1955 – November 15, 2005) was a murderer executed by lethal injection by the U.S. state of Texas. He was convicted of the May 10, 1993 murder of Raymond Davey Mata in a Houston, Texas crack house. Crime Rowell ...

(1955–2005), American murderer * Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, Canadian drug contrabandist * Robert M. Shelton, leader of United Klans of America, a

Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan (), commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is an American white supremacist, right-wing terrorist, and hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and ...

group * Robert Steinhäuser, German mass murderer and perpetrator of the Erfurt school massacre * Robert Stroud, a convicted murderer, American federal prisoner and author known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" who has been cited as one of the most notorious criminals in the United States * Robert Tilton, American televangelist and fraudster *

Robert Trimbole Bruno Robert Trimbole (19 March 1931 – 12 May 1987) was an Australian businessman, drug baron and organised crime boss whose alleged involvement in drug trafficking in the Griffith, New South Wales, area, which according to popular loose ...

, Australian businessman, drug baron and

organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally tho ...

boss * Robert Lee Yates, American serial killer from Spokane, Washington

Judges

Robert J. Cindrich Robert James Cindrich (born September 22, 1943) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for ...

, American judge, former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania *

Robert H. Jackson Robert Houghwout Jackson (February 13, 1892 – October 9, 1954) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Unit ...

, American attorney and judge who served as an

Associate Justice Associate justice or associate judge (or simply associate) is a judicial panel member who is not the chief justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the Supreme Court of the United States and some sta ...

of the

United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point ...

, previously served as United States Solicitor General, and United States Attorney General, the Chief United States Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials * Robert Morgenthau, American lawyer, District Attorney for New York County and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York * Robert Price, British judge and politician * Robert Rajanayagam Selvadurai (1894–1973), Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, police magistrate, and civil servant

Political figures

* Robert Buckland, Welsh Conservative Party politician and barrister who served as Solicitor General for England and Wales and Minister of State for Prisons, currently serving as Secretary of State for Justice and

Lord Chancellor The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. T ...

Robert J. Bulkley Robert Johns Bulkley (October 8, 1880July 21, 1965) was an American attorney and politician from Ohio. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 until 1939. Life and career Bu ...

, United States Democratic Party Politician from Ohio; * Robert Baird, American clergyman and author * Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010 *

Robert Chadwick Robert John Montague Chadwick (16 October 1879 – 11 March 1939), sometimes known as Monty Chadwick, was a New Zealand sportsman. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Hawke's Bay. Chadwick was born at Dunedin in 1879. He worked as ...

, Pennsylvania State Representative *

Robert J. Clendening Robert J. Clendening (April 24, 1914 – July 28, 1982) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County, Pennsylvani ...

, Pennsylvania State Representative * Robert Crosser, U.S. Representative from Ohio, the longest serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Ohio * Robert "Bob" Dole, American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996 * Robert Budd Dwyer, the 30th State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, best remembered for his public suicide on live TV; * Robert Gichimu Githinji, Kenyan MP *

Robert A. Green Robert Alexis (Lex) Green (February 10, 1892 – February 9, 1973) was an American educator, lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1925 to 1944. Early life and career Green was born near Lake Butle ...

, U.S Representative from Florida * Arthur Robert Guinness, Zealand politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives * Robert Gunawardena (1904–1971), founder of the Trotskyist

Lanka Sama Samaja Party The Lanka Sama Samaja Party, often abbreviated as LSSP (Literal translation, literally: Lanka Socialist Party, Sinhalese language, Sinhala: ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය, Tamil language, Tamil: லங்கா சமசமா� ...

, diplomat * Robert Habeck, German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action *

Robert G. Harper Robert Goodloe Harper (January 1765January 14, 1825), was an American politician and a federalist. He was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also ...

, a Federalist, member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until December of the same year * Robert H. Foerderer, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania from 1901 to 1903 *

Robert M. La Follette Jr. Robert Marion "Young Bob" La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was an American politician serving as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. A member of the La Follette family, he was a son of U.S. Representative, U.S ...

, U.S. senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947 *

Robert J. Gamble Robert Jackson Gamble (February 7, 1851September 22, 1924) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph Abernethy Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble, members of South Dakota's prominent Gamble family. ...

, Representative and Senator from

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

* Robert Edward Jayatilaka, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician *

Sir Robert Laurie, 5th Baronet Sir Robert Laurie, 5th Baronet (c. 1738 – 1804) was a Scottish soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1804. Laurie was the only son of Sir Robert Laurie, 4th Baronet and his wife Christian Erskine, daughter of Cha ...

, Scottish soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1804 * Robert Lee Henry, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1897 to 1917; *

Robert Hertzberg Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat he represented the California's 18th State Senate district, 18th Senate District, which includes pa ...

, American politician serving as Majority Leader in the California State Senate *

Robert Lowe Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, GCB, PC (4 December 1811 – 27 July 1892), British statesman, was a pivotal conservative spokesman who helped shape British politics in the latter half of the 19th century. He held office under William E ...

, British statesman and pivotal figure who shaped British politics in the latter half of the 19th century *

Roberto Mangabeira Unger Roberto Mangabeira Unger (; born 24 March 1947) is a Brazilian philosopher and politician. His work is in the tradition of classical social theory and pragmatism, and is developed across many fields including legal theory, philosophy and religion ...

, Brazilian philosopher and politician * Robert James Manion, Canadian politician best known for leading the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 until 1940. * Robert "Bob" Moses, American educator and civil rights activist * Robert "Beto" O'Rourke, American politician * Robert Schmidt, Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany * Robert Sobukwe, prominent South African political dissident and teacher who founded and became the first president of the Pan Africanist Congress * Robert Roosevelt, a sportsman, author and politician who served as a United States representative from New York and as Minister to the Hague, brother of the president of America Theodore Roosevelt; *

Robert K. Steel Robert King Steel (born August 3, 1951) is an American businessman, financier and government official who has served as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in the administration of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Under Secretary for Dom ...

, American businessman, financier and government official; * Robert A. Taft, American conservative politician, lawyer, and scion of the

Taft family The Taft family of the United States has historic origins in Massachusetts; its members have served Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Utah, and the United States in various positions such as U.S. Representative (two), Governor of Ohio, G ...

; * Robert L. "Bob" Turner, American businessman and politician * Robert F. Williams, American civil rights leader and author best known for serving as president of the

Monroe, North Carolina Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population increased from 32,797 in 2010 to 34,551 in 2020. It is within the rapidly growing Charlotte metropolitan area. Monroe has a council-manager f ...

chapter of the

NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.&nb ...

Secretaries of War

* Robert Todd Lincoln, American politician, lawyer, and businessman, the first son of

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

, United States Secretary of War and United States Minister to the United Kingdom * Robert P. Patterson, United States Secretary of War

Secretaries of State

* Lord Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe, Secretary of State for India during

and

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the Kingdo ...

* Robert M. T. Hunter,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

lawyer, politician and plantation owner, U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847),

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hunger ...

(1839–1841), and

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

(1847–1861), during the

, the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) *

, second United States Secretary of the Navy from 1801 to 1809 and the sixth

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's ...

from 1809 to 1811 * Sir Robert Southwell, Irish diplomat, Secretary of State for Ireland and President of the Royal Society from 1690

Governors

Robert J. Bentley Robert Julian Bentley (born February 3, 1943) is an American former politician and physician who served as the 53rd governor of Alabama from 2011 until 2017 upon his resignation after a sex scandal involving a political aide and subsequent a ...

, American politician and physician who served as the 53rd Governor of

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

from 2011 until 2017; * Robert Brooke, soldier and Virginia political figure who served as the tenth Governor of Virginia * Robert Brooke (East India Company officer), Robert Brooke, lieutenant-colonel in the army of

and Governor of Saint Helena, governor of the island of St Helena from 1788 to 1800 * Robert Carter I, American colonist, List of colonial governors of Virginia, Colonial Governor of Virginia and Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; * Robert Stockton Green, American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 27th Governor of New Jersey from 1887 to 1890 * Robert Hunter (governor), Robert Hunter, British military officer, colonial governor of New York (province), New York and

from 1710 to 1720, and governor of Jamaica from 1727 to 1734; * Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and politician who served as the 20th Governor of Wisconsin; * Robert S. Kerr, American businessman and politician, 12th Governor of Oklahoma * Robert S. Kerr III, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma * Robert Lowry (governor), Robert Lowry, American politician and a

general during the

, who served as 32nd Governor of Mississippi; * Robert D. Orr, American politician and diplomat who served as the List of Governors of Indiana, 45th Governor of Indiana from 1981 to 1989 * Robert E. Quinn, American attorney and politician from Rhode Island who served as the 58th Governor of Rhode Island and Judge for the Rhode Island Superior Court * Robert Marcellus Stewart, 14th Governor of Missouri from 1857 to 1861, during the years just prior to the American Civil War; * Robert Yellowtail, leader of the Crow Nation, the first Native Americans in the United States, Native American to hold the post of Agency Superintendent at a reservation in the Crow Indian Reservation

Mayors

* Robert Worth Bingham, American politician, judge, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and mayor of Louisville, Kentucky * Robert Brent, the first Mayor of Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States; * Robert T. Conrad, the first mayor of Philadelphia to take office following the Consolidation Act of 1854; * Rob Ford, Robert "Rob" Ford, Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th Mayor of Toronto; * Robert King High, American politician who served as 29th mayor of the city of Miami; * Robert H. Morris (mayor), Robert H. Morris, 64th mayor of New York City; * Robert F. Wagner Jr., American politician who served three terms as the mayor of New York City from 1954 through 1965

Founding fathers of United States

* Robert R. Livingston (chancellor), Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, 1st United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 1st Chancellor of New York and a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father of the United States * Robert Morris (financier), Robert Morris, English-born merchant, United States Secretary of the Navy, United States Superintendent of Finance and a Founding Father of the United States * Robert Treat Paine, American lawyer, politician and Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts

Literary figures

* Robert Browning, English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost 19th century poets * Robert Burns, Scottish/British poet and lyricist, widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland * Robert Commanday, American music critic, List of chief music critics, chief classical music critic of the San Francisco Chronicle (1964–1994) * Robert Cormier, American author and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels * Robert Frost, American poet * Robert Hardman (born 1965), British journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker * Robert Harris (novelist), Robert Harris, English novelist and former BBC reporter * Robert A. Heinlein, American science-fiction writer, one of the pioneers of hard science fiction genre *Robert Hichens (writer), Robert Hichens, English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic * Robert E. Howard, American author who wrote pulp fiction, well known for his character Conan the Barbarian, regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre * Robert G. Ingersoll, American writer and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, who campaigned in defense of agnosticism * Bob Kane, Robert "Bob" Kane, American comic book artist and writer, best known for creating the character Batman (character), Batman * Robert Kirkman, American comic book author best known for creating ''The Walking Dead (franchise), The Walking Dead'' * Rob Liefeld, Robert "Rob" Liefeld, American comic book artist and writer, best known for creating the character Deadpool * Robert Nozick, American philosopher and writer * Robert Rozhdestvensky, Soviet Russian poet, regarded as one of the most significant Russian poets * Robert W. Service, British-Canadian poet and writer * Robert J.C. Stead, Canadian novelist * Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer, best known for his work Treasure Island, which became one of the most popular literary works of all time * Robert Anton Wilson, American author, futurist, philosopher and self-described agnostic mystic, co-author (with Robert Shea) of ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy''

Businessmen

* Robert Bosch, German industrialist, businessman, engineer and inventor, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) * Robert Kardashian, American attorney and businessman * Robert Kiyosaki, American businessman and author, founder of the Rich Dad Company * Robert Kyncl, American business executive, Chief Business Officer of YouTube and former Vice President of Content Acquisitions of Netflix * Robert Napier (engineer), Robert Napier, Scottish marine engineer and founder of Robert Napier and Sons * Robert Miles Sloman, English-German shipbuilder, ship owner and sailor * Robert Smalls, American businessman, publisher, and politician * Robert F. Smith (investor), Robert F. Smith, American billionaire, businessman, philanthropist, chemical engineer, and investor, founder, chairman, and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners * Robert Trump, American real estate developer and business executive, brother of the president of America Donald Trump * Robert Winthrop (banker), Robert Winthrop, wealthy banker and capitalist in New York City

Administrators of NASA

* Robert A. Frosch, American scientist who was the fifth administrator of NASA from 1977 to 1981 * Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., engineer and former List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA, Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), serving from January 20, 2017, until April 23, 2018, making him the longest-serving Acting Administrator in NASA history

Astronauts

* Robert L. Behnken, United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office * Robert D. Cabana, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former NASA astronaut, and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights * Robert J. Cenker, American aerospace and electrical engineer, aerospace systems consultant, and former astronaut * Robert Crippen, American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut * Robert Curbeam, former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy * Robert L. Gibson, former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and a retired NASA astronaut, as well as a professional pilot and regular racer at the annual Reno Air Races * Robert S. Kimbrough, retired United States Army officer, and a NASA astronaut * Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Robert Lawrence Jr., a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut * Robert F. Overmyer, American test pilot, naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, physicist, United States Marine Corps officer and USAF/NASA astronaut * Robert A. Parker, American physicist and astronomer, former Director of the NASA Management Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a retired NASA astronaut * Robert Satcher, American physician, chemical engineer and NASA astronaut * Robert C. Springer, retired American astronaut and test pilot * Robert L. Stewart, retired brigadier general of the United States Army and a former NASA astronaut * Robert Thirsk, a Canadian engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut * Roberto Vittori, Italian air force officer and an ESA astronaut

Sportsmen

* Robert Alexander (Irish sportsman), Robert Alexander, Irish sportsman * Roberto Baggio, Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder * Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer, widely regarded as one of the best football players of all time * Rob Conway, Robért Conway, American professional wrestler * Robert Fein (1907–1975), Austrian Olympic champion weightlifter * Robert Gibson (cricketer, born 1801), Robert Gibson (1801–1???), English cricketer * Robert Gibson (cricketer, born 1821), Robert Gibson (1821–1875), English cricketer * Robert Gibson (wrestler), Robert Gibson (born 1958), American wrestler * Robert Gibson (rower), Robert Gibson (born 1986), Canadian rower * Robert Green, English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, played in the Premier League and Football League and for the England national team * Robert Griffin III, American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League * Robert Gsellman (born 1993), American baseball player * Robert Helenius, Finnish professional boxer * Robert Howard (martial artist), Robert Howard, Irish Grandmaster (martial arts), Grandmaster of taekwondo * Bobby Hull, Robert "Bobby" Hull, Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time * Róbert Jež, retired Slovak footballer * Bob Kalsu, Robert "Bob" Kalsu, American football player and United States Army officer * Robert Kerr (athlete), Robert Kerr, Irish Canadian sprinter * Robbie Kerr, Robert "Robbie" Kerr, British racing driver *Robert Kubica, Polish racing driver * Robert Lewandowski, Polish football player who plays as a striker for FC Barcelona and is the captain of the Poland national football team, Poland national team * Roberto López Ufarte, Basque former footballer * Roberto Mancini, Italian Association football, football manager and former player who is the manager of the Italy national football team, Italy national team * Bob McNamara (baseball), Robert "Bob" McNamara, American baseball player * Alexander Michel Melki, Robert Alexander Michel Melki (born 1992), Swedish-Lebanese footballer * Robert Mühren, Dutch professional footballer * Robert Person (born 1969), American baseball player * Bobby Orr, Robert "Bobby" Orr, Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time * Robert Remus, American professional wrestler known as Sgt. Slaughter * Rob Terry, Robert "Rob" Terry, Welsh professional wrestler and bodybuilder * Robert Whittaker (fighter), Robert Whittaker, New Zealand-born Australian professional mixed martial artist * Robert Wickens, Canadian racing driver

Paranormal

* Robert (doll), Robert the Doll, a supposedly haunted doll exhibited at a museum, center of an urban legend

Others

* Robert Barclay Allardice, generally known as Captain Barclay, Scottish walker of the early 19th century, known as the celebrated pedestrian, considered the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking * Robert T. Barrett, American painter, illustrator, and professor of illustration at Brigham Young University * Rob Bell, Robert "Rob" Bell Jr., American author, speaker and former pastor * Rob Bell (TV presenter), Rob Bell, American TV host and adventurer * Robert Bevan, British painter, drawing, draughtsman and lithographer, founding member of the Camden Town Group, the London Group, and the Cumberland Market Group * Robert S. Browne (1924–2004), American economist * Robert Capa, Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist * Robert Chung, Hong Kong academician, former Director of the Public Opinion Programme (POP) of the University of Hong Kong, head of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute * Robert Conquest, an English-American historian and poet * Robert Cornelius, American pioneer of photography and a lamp manufacturer who took the first light picture ever taken and whose self-taken portrait is the first known photographic portrait taken in America * Robert de Cotte, French architect-administrator, under whose design control of the royal buildings of France the earliest notes presaging the Rococo style were introduced * Robert G. Elliott, American executioner * Robert Elms, English writer and broadcaster * Robert Garrow (1936–1978), American serial rapist and later spree killer * Robert Gibbings, Irish artist and author who was most noted for his work as a wood engraver and sculptor * Robert Gregg, Anglican Archbishop * Robert Gray (bishop of Cape Town), Robert Gray, first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of Africa * Robert Gray (bishop of Bristol), Robert Gray, English Bishop of Bristol * Robert Gray (sea captain), Robert Gray, American merchant sea captain who pioneered the maritime fur trade * Robert H. Gray, American data analyst, author and astronomer *Robert Grierson (missionary), Robert Grierson, Canadian missionary to Korea * Roparz Hemon (Robert Hemon), Breton author and scholar of Breton expression * Robert Henri, American painter and teacher * Robert Hichens (sailor), Robert Hichens, British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic as one of six quartermasters on board the vessel and was at the ships wheel when it struck the iceberg * Carl Robert Jakobson, Estonian writer, politician and teacher, one of the most important people in the Estonian national awakening * Robert Knox (bishop), Robert Knox, Irish bishop * Robert Lopez, award-winning American songwriter of musicals, best known for co-creating The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon and Avenue Q, and for composing the songs featured in the Walt Disney Animation Studios, 3D Disney computer animated films Frozen (2013 film), Frozen and Coco (2017 film), Coco * Roberto Matta, of Chilean painter and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art * Bob Moir (1929–2016) was a Canadian television producer, sports commentator, and journalist * Robert Molyneux, English-American Catholic priest and Jesuit missionary to the United States * Robert de Montesquiou, French aesthete, Symbolist poet and art collector * Captain Robert Nairac,

officer in Special Reconnaissance Unit, 14 Intelligence Company who was abducted from a pub in Dromintee, south County Armagh, during an undercover operation and assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on his fourth tour of duty in Northern Ireland as a Military Intelligence Liaison Officer * Robert M. Price, American theologian and writer * Bob Ross, Robert "Bob" Ross, American painter, art instructor, and television host * Robert O. Scholz, American architect from Washington, D.C. * Robert Livingston Rudolph, American bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church * Death of Robert Stevens, Robert Stevens, British-born American photojournalist killed in the 2001 anthrax attacks * Robert Scotland Liddell, British war reporter and photographer * Robert Topala, also known as Zhenmuron, Swedish musician and video game developer known for developing the popular rhythm based arcade art game Geometry Dash * Robert Barron (bishop), American prelate of the Catholic Church, author, theologian and evangelist, known for his Word on Fire ministry * Robert Wadlow, known as the Alton, Illinois, Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, an American who became famous as the tallest person in recorded history * Robert Wipper, Russian historian of classical antiquity, medieval and modern period

Fictional characters

* Rocky Balboa, Robert "Rocky" Balboa, the main character in the Rocky Balboa film series; * King Robert Baratheon, a fictional king in ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels by George R. R. Martin & the 2011 TV series ''Game of Thrones'' (King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, Lord of Storm's End, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands) * Commander List of S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) characters, Robert Hicks, A senior officer with the LAPD Special Operations Bureau in S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series), 2017 TV series S.W.A.T. * Robert, main character of the 2021 action thriller Roberrt * List of Everybody Loves Raymond characters, Robert Barone, a character from the 1996 sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' *Robert Baxter, one of the main characters in the video game ''Time Crisis II'', later the main antagonist of ''Time Crisis 5'' * Robert Blake, main character in the story The Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft * Robert the Devil, main character of a legend of medieval origin about a Norman knight who discovers he is the son of Satan * Robert "Yokai" Callaghan, a former robotics professor at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology and the main antagonist of Big Hero 6 (film), Big Hero 6 * Robert Philip, one of the main characters in the 2007 film Enchanted (film), Enchanted * Robert Jürgens, owner of Griffolyon, character from the Japanese Manga series Beyblade (manga), Beyblade * Robert Drake, fictional superhero known as Iceman (Marvel Comics), Iceman, appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics, a founding member of the X-Men * Robert Ford, main character in TV series Westworld (TV series), Westworld * Robert "Rob" Smith, character from the TV series The Goldbergs (2013 TV series), The Goldbergs * Robert Langdon, symbologist and cryptologist in Dan Brown's novels ''Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol & Inferno (Brown novel), Inferno'', the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code (film), ''The Da Vinci Code'' & the 2009 film Angels & Demons (film), ''Angels & Demons'' * Robert McGonagall, father of Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration teacher and Head of Gryffindor House in the Harry Potter franchise; * Bobby Nash, Robert "Bobby" Nash, a firefighter in TV series 9-1-1 (TV series), 9-1-1 * Robert Neville, a main protagonist and US Army Virologist in 2007 movie ''I Am Legend (film), I Am Legend''; * Robert "Bob" Newby, a character from the TV series Stranger Things * Robert Paulson, a character in Chuck Palahniuk's novel ''Fight Club (novel), Fight Club'' and the 1999 Fight Club, film of the same name * Robert "Bob" Fossil, a zoo owner in the TV series The Mighty Boosh * Robert Reynolds, a Marvel Comics Superhero known as Sentry (Robert Reynolds), Sentry * Robbie Rotten, the main villain in ''LazyTown'' since the second play, ''Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ'' (Robbie Rotten in LazyTown); * Robbie Shapiro, Robert "Robbie" Shapiro, character from TV series Victorious * Bobby Singer, Robert "Bobby" Singer, fictional character in The CW Television Network's horror-drama television series Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Supernatural * Robert The Scotsman, character from animated series Samurai Jack * Robert "Bob" Stone, main character, CIA agent and martial arts specialist from the action comedy Central Intelligence * Robb Stark, Robert "Robb" Stark, a fictional character in ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels by George R. R. Martin & the 2011 TV series ''Game of Thrones'' * Robert Chan, chief executive of Umbrella Corps in Resident Evil franchise * Resident Evil characters, Robert "Bob" Kendo, a character from Resident Evil franchise * Robert, character from the Lithuanian soap opera Moterys meluoja geriau (Women lie better) and its Latvian version Viņas melo labāk * Robert T. Sturgeon, video game character in the Ninja Gaiden series * Robert "Bob" Gray, real name of the character known as It (character), It or Pennywise the Dancing Clown from the horror story and movies of the same name * SpongeBob SquarePants (character), Sponge Robert "Bob" SquarePants, title character of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants * Robert "Bob" the Builder, a character from the British animated series Bob the Builder * Robert Seaver, a character from Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey * Hulk, Robert Bruce Banner, a major character featured in Marvel Comics, known as Hulk, The Incredible Hulk * Dr Robert Gru, character from the Despicable Me franchise * Robert "Bob" Parr, a fictional superhero known as Mr Incredible from The Incredibles franchise * Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, known as Sideshow Bob, a character from the animated series The Simpsons * Robert Accutrone, a Quincy and a member of the Wandenreich's Sternritter with the designation "N" from the Bleach manga * Robert Stanton, a character from the American horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy's *Robert Garcia (Art of Fighting), Robert Garcia, a characters from the ''Art of Fighting'' and ''The King of Fighters'' series of video games

Folklore

* Puck (folklore), Robert Goodfellow, Household deity, domestic and nature sprite (creature), sprite, demon, or fairy in mythology * Knecht Ruprecht, Knight Robert, a legendary Christmas character from German folklore * Robert, one of the names often used to refer to a legendary Christmas character known as Krampus * Robert, one of the names often used to refer to the Devil in mythology

References

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