Society and history

Robert Fico

Robert Fico (born 1964, Topoľčany), Slovak prime minister since October 2023 and founder-leader of SMER-SD; previously PM 2006–2010 and 2012–2018, longest-serving Slovak head of government, pro-Russia foreign policy, survived a 2024 assassination attempt.

Robert Filmer

Sir Robert Filmer (1588–1653), author of Patriarcha (written 1620s, published 1680), defended divine-right absolutism by identifying the state with the family; Locke, Sidney, and Tyrrell attacked his patriarchal theory.

Robert Finger

Robert Finger is a Swiss agricultural economist, full professor of agricultural economics and policy at ETH Zurich since 2016, known for research on pesticides, risk, and digital farming.

Robert Fisk

Robert Fisk (1946-2020), British Middle East correspondent for The Times and The Independent, based in Beirut from 1976; author of Pity the Nation and The Great War for Civilisation; interviewed bin Laden three times.

Robert Ford (outlaw)

Robert Ford, also known as Robert Newton Ford, was an American outlaw who shot Jesse James in the back of the head in Missouri on April 3, 1882.

Robert Francis Prevost

Robert Francis Prevost, known as Pope Leo XIV, is a Chicago-born Augustinian missionary and former bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, elected the first American pope in 2025.

Robert Fry (murderer)

Robert Ray Fry is an American serial killer from San Juan County, New Mexico, who murdered four people between 1996 and 2000 and was sentenced to death.

Robert G. Coyiuto Jr.

Robert G. Coyiuto Jr. is a Filipino businessman who chairs insurer Prudential Guarantee, founded PGA Cars, and holds a major stake in the Philippines' power grid operator.

Robert G. James

Robert G. James, born Robert Gillespie James in 1946, is an American jurist and senior judge on the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Robert G. Klausner

Robert G. Klausner, also known as Robert Gary Klausner, is a United States district judge for the Central District of California, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.

Robert Gabriel Jr.

Robert Gabriel Jr., American political advisor and former Deputy National Security Advisor (May 2025 to May 2026); Trump policy aide since 2015, former Director of the Office of the Senior Advisor for Policy, founding Board of Peace executive board member.

Robert Galvin

Robert Galvin (1922–2011) was an American business executive who led Motorola, the company his father founded, from 1959, producing the first handheld cellular phone and developing Six Sigma.

Robert Gamgort

Robert Gamgort is an American consumer-goods executive who served as CEO of Pinnacle Foods and Keurig Green Mountain and was the founding CEO of Keurig Dr Pepper.

Robert Garcia (California politician)

Robert Garcia is an American politician and educator serving as a Democratic member of the California State Assembly from the 50th district, elected in November 2024 after serving on the Etiwanda School District board.

Robert Garcia (U.S. representative)

Robert Garcia is an American Democratic politician, the U.S. Representative for California's 42nd district since 2023 and the 28th Mayor of Long Beach from 2014 to 2022.

Robert Gardner (businessman)

Robert W. Gardner was an American industrial founder who started the Gardner Company in 1859, making fly-ball governors for steam engines sold to oil drillers.

Robert Garran

Sir Robert Randolph Garran (1867–1957) was an Australian lawyer, federation campaigner, first Commonwealth public servant, Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department 1901–1932, first solicitor-general (1916), and co-author of Quick and Garran's Annotated Constitution.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903), British Conservative Prime Minister 1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1902 and long-serving Foreign Secretary; led Britain through the Scramble for Africa, Fashoda, and the Boer War.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, full name Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, is a British Conservative politician born in 1946 who represented South Dorset in the House of Commons from 1979 to 1987.

Robert Gates

Robert Gates, also known as Bob Gates, is an American intelligence official who directed the CIA from 1991 to 1993 and served as Secretary of Defense.

Robert Gentz

Robert Gentz is a German entrepreneur who co-founded Zalando, the Berlin-based online fashion retailer, in 2008 and has led it as co-CEO, building it into Europe's leading online fashion platform serving over 60 million customers.

Robert Gibbs

Robert Gibbs, 28th White House press secretary (2009-2011) under Barack Obama, his spokesman since 2004; later McDonald's global communications chief and Warner Bros. Discovery communications chief.

Robert Giffen

Sir Robert Giffen (1837–1910) was a British statistician and financial journalist who headed the Board of Trade's statistical department and is remembered for the Giffen good, a paradox he never stated.

Robert Glenn Hubbard

Robert Glenn Hubbard, born 1958, is an American economist, Russell L. Carson Professor at Columbia Business School and its Dean Emeritus, who chaired the Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003.

Robert Gordon's College

Robert Gordon's College is an independent co-educational day school in Aberdeen for ages 3-18, descended from Robert Gordon's Hospital (opened 1750) and renamed in 1881; distinct from Robert Gordon University, which grew from its evening classes.

Robert Gould Shaw

Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) was the Union colonel of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first Black Civil War regiments; wounded at Antietam, he was killed leading the July 18, 1863 assault on Fort Wagner and buried with his men.

Robert Granieri

Robert Anthony Granieri is an American trader who co-founded the proprietary trading firm Jane Street Capital in 2000, its only remaining founder, and a billionaire by Bloomberg's 2025 estimate.

Robert Graysmith

Robert Graysmith, born Robert Gray Smith in 1942, is an American true crime author and retired San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist best known for his 1986 book Zodiac.