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Robert Clark (actor) Robert Clark (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian actor. After building up years of experience in singing, stage and limited television work in the 1990s, he has gone on to receive critical and public recognition for his roles in various small screen productions, most notably The Zack Files and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High.
Robert Clark Young Robert Clark Young (born 1960) is an American author of novels, essays, and short stories. Recurring themes in Young's work include the relation between alcoholism, the abuse of power, and institutional dysfunction in American life, within contemporary and historical contexts.
Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim (November 25, 1732) - (July 27, 1804) was an Irish nobleman and politician. Son of the Right Honourable Nathaniel Clements, Deputy Vice Treasurer and Teller of the Irish Exchequer, Clements served as High Sheriff for County Leitrim in 1759, having been the previous year appointed as Controller of the Great and Small Customs for the Port of Dublin.
Robert Clifford Robert Clifford (born 8 March 1752 at Bearsted in Kent; died 18 April 1811 at Bearsted) was a noted English cricket all-rounder who played mainly for Kent from 1777 to 1792. He made 74 known first-class appearances.
Robert Clift Robert Clift (born August 1, 1962) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He played club hockey for The Nottingham Hockey Club.
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, KB (29 September 1725 - 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the soldier of fortune and commander who established the military supremacy of the East India Company in Southern India and Bengal. He is widely regarded as a key figure in the establishment of British India.
Robert Clothier Robert Allan Clothier (October 21, 1921 – February 10, 1999) was a prominent Canadian stage and television actor most famous for his role on the long running CBC television show, The Beachcombers. He portrayed Bruno Gerussi's rival beachcomber, Relic – a clumsy man of Welsh descent who lived on a house boat and used his speedboat to outrun and challenge Nick's claims to logs.
Robert Cobert Robert Cobert (October 26,1924-) is a composer who has written extensively for television and movies. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated work for the TV mini-series The Winds of War and War and Remembrance.
Robert Cohen Robert Cohen is a Canadian comedy writer. He was raised in Calgary, Alberta and has written for The Simpsons, The Wonder Years, The Ben Stiller Show, Mad TV, Just Shoot Me, Father of the Pride, and American Dad.
Robert Cohen G.O.T.E Sheet Throughout the last two centuries, many revolutionary impacts have been made on theatre. Individuals such as Rudolph Laban, Konstantin Stanislavski, Samuel Becket have dedicated there lives to creating and mastering unique approaches to the art of acting.
Robert Cochran Robert Cochran (also credited as Bob Cochran) is the co-creator of the television series 24, which is currently airing on the Fox television network. Before that, he and Joel Surnow created and produced the television series La Femme Nikita and later also served as the series consultants.
Robert Colbert Robert Colbert (born July 26, 1931, in Long Beach, California) is an American actor most noted for his leading role portraying Dr. Doug Phillips on the TV series The Time Tunnel and his two appearances as Brent Maverick in Maverick in 1961, forced by the studio to dress exactly as lookalike James Garner had in Garner's earlier role of Bret Maverick.
Robert Colchin Robert "Long Robin" Colchin (born in 1713 at Chailey in Sussex; died at Bromley in April 1750) was a famous and highly influential English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period at a time when the single wicket version of the game was popular. Colchin was an accomplished single wicket performer.
Robert Colley Robert Charles Colley (born November 10, 1954 in Christchurch) is a retired boxer from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal in the Lightweight (-60kg) division at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in his home town Christchurch. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he was eliminated in the first round of the Light-Welterweight (-64kg) division at the hands of Valery Limasov from the Soviet Union.
Robert Colling Robert Colling (1749 - March 7, 1820), and his brother Charles (1751 - January 16, 1836), English stock breeders, famous for their improvement of the Shorthorn breed of cattle, were the sons of Charles Colling, a farmer of Ketton near Darlington. Their lives are closely connected with the history of the Shorthorn breed.
Robert Collyer Robert Collyer (1823-1912), American Unitarian clergyman, was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, on the 8th of December 1823. At the age of eight he was compelled to leave school and support himself by work in a linen factory.
Robert Conquest Dr. George Robert Ackworth Conquest (born July 15 1917), British historian, became one of the best-known writers on the Soviet Union with the publication, in 1968, of his account of Stalin's purges of the 1930s, The Great Terror.
Robert Cooper (diplomat) Robert Francis Cooper is a British diplomat, political thinker and Director-General for External and Politico-Military Affairs at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. He has held this post since 2002 and is responsible to Javier Solana, High Representative of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.
Robert Copeland (Theatre Manager) Robert Copeland was a theatre manager who managed the Dover theatre circuit in England in the early part of the 19th Century. The circuit initially included the theatres at Dover, Sandwich and Deal but in 1802 he added the Theatre Royal, Margate.
Robert Corey Robert Corey (August 19, 1897 – April 23, 1971) is a little known scientist, mostly known for his helping Linus Pauling discover the α-helix and the β-sheet in the spring of 1951. Also working with Pauling was Herman Branson.
Robert Cosgrove Hon Sir Robert Cosgrove (Born Tea Tree, Tasmania December 28, 1894; Died August 25, 1969) was an Australian politician and twice Premier of Tasmania between December 18, 1939 to December 18, 1947 and February 25, 1948 to August 26, 1958. One of the longest-serving leaders in Tasmania's history, he dominated the Australian Labor Party in his state for a generation.
Robert Cotton (Australian politician) Sir Robert Carrington Cotton KCMG OA (29 November 1915 – 25 December 2006) was an Australian politician and Senator for New South Wales in the Parliament of Australia from 1966 to 1978. During that period he held the portfolios of Minister for Civil Aviation in the Gorton and McMahon governments, and Minister for Industry and Commerce in the Fraser government.
Robert Courtney Robert Ray Courtney (born 1952 in Hays, Kansas) was a pharmacist who owned and operated Research Medical Tower Pharmacy in Kansas City, Missouri. Over a period of about 9 years he diluted an estimated 98,000 prescriptions of medications, affecting some 4,200 patients; at least 17 cancer patients died after receiving diluted formulation of chemotherapy from him.
Robert Cowley Robert Cowley is the founding editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. He lives in New York and Connecticut, and he has also edited three collections of essays in counterfactual history known as What If?
Robert Craft Robert Lawson Craft (born October 20, 1923) is an American conductor and writer on music. He is best known for his intimate working friendship with Igor Stravinsky, a relationship which resulted in a number of recordings and books.
Robert Craig-Morgan Robert Craig-Morgan (born in Bromley, Kent, England, 1964) is a former actor who first appeared on television in the 1976 BBC production of I Claudius playing the Young Caligula, although he was best known for his character "Justin Bennett" in the BAFTA award winning "Grange Hill" which he played for 5yrs from the start of the series.
Robert Crandall Robert Lloyd "Bob" Crandall (born December 6, 1935) is the former president and chairman of American Airlines. Called an industry legend by airline industry observers, Crandall has been the subject of several books and is a member of the Hall of Honor of the Conrad Hilton college, from which he graduated.
Robert Crannell Minor Robert Crannell Minor (1839-1904), American artist, was born in New York City on 30 April 1839, and received his art training in Paris under Diaz, and in Antwerp under Joseph Van Luppen. His paintings are characteristic of the Barbizon school, and he was particularly happy in his sunset and twilight effects; but it was only within a few years of his death that he began to have a vogue among collectors.
Robert Crants Robert Crants is a managing partner and co-founder of Pharos Capital Group, LLC with Michael Devlin and Kneeland Youngblood. He has been involved with private equity investments for fifteen years after graduating summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in Economics.
Robert Creeley Robert Creeley (May 21, 1926 - March 30 2005) was an American poet, author of more than sixty books, and usually associated with the Black Mountain poets, though his verse aesthetic diverged from that school's. He was quite friendly with Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, John Wieners and Ed Dorn.
Robert Creigh Deeds Robert Creigh Deeds (born January 4, 1958) is a Virginia lawyer and politician who serves in the Senate of Virginia and was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005, eventually losing by the closest margin in Virginia History, 323 votes or about 0.0001615%.
Robert Crippen Robert Laurel Crippen (born 11 September, 1937 in Beaumont, Texas) (Captain, USN, retired) is a retired astronaut, and has been a crew member of the space shuttle on four missions, including three as commander.
Robert Crispin Robert Crispin (; died 1071), called Frankopoulos, was a Norman mercenary and the leader of a corps of his countrymen stationed at Edessa under the command of the Byzantine general Isaac Komnenos, Duke of Antioch, in the 1060s. He fought against the invading Seljuk Turks and was poisoned shortly after the Battle of Manzikert.
Robert Croft Robert Damien Bale Croft (born May 25, 1970 in Swansea) is a Welsh cricketer who has played international cricket for both England and Wales. He is an off-spin bowler who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club, and captained the county from 2003 to 2006.
Robert Crowley (CIA) Robert Trumbull Crowley (July 13, 1924 - October 8, 2000) was an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency since 1947, achieving the rank of assistant deputy director for operations, second in command of the CIA's Directorate of Operations, which was in charge of covert operations.
Robert Crowley (printer) Robert Crowley also Robertus Croleus, Roberto Croleo, Robart Crowleye, Robarte Crole, and Crule (c. 1517–June 18 1588), was a stationer, poet, polemicist and Protestant clergyman who was among the Marian exiles at Frankfurt.
Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb, often credited simply as R. Crumb (born August 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an artist and illustrator recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.
Robert Cuccioli Robert Cuccioli (born May 3 1958) is an American actor and singer born in Hempstead, New York. He first appeared on Broadway as Javert in Les Miserables but is best known for his role as the lead in Jekyll and Hyde, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
Robert Culp Robert Martin Culp (born August 16, 1930 in Oakland, California), and a 1947 graduate of Berkeley High School, is an American actor, best known for his work on television. Culp served in World War II as an armored infantryman with the 49th Armored Infantry Brigade, part of the US 8th Armored Division.
Robert Cummings Robert Cummings (June 10, 1908 – December 2, 1990), also known as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture and television actor noted for his fresh faced youthful look which lasted long after he was young. He was a friend of Ronald Reagan, who, possibly apocryphally, telephoned Cummings and directed him to change his political party affiliation after he (Reagan) became a Republican—whether Cummings complied is not entirely clear.
Robert Cunninghame-Graham Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (London, May 24, 1852 – March 20, 1936) was a Scottish politician, writer, journalist and adventurer. He was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP); the first-ever socialist member of the parliament of the United Kingdom; a founder of the Scottish Labour Party (1888-1893); a founder of the National Party of Scotland; and the first president of the Scottish National Party in 1934.
Robert Cunninghame-Grahame of Gartmore Robert Graham (1735 – 1797) who took the name Cunninghame Graham, was a Scottish politician and poet. He is now remembered for a poem If doughty deeds my lady please, which was later set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Robert Curtis-Brown Robert Curtis-Brown (born 1956 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American television, film and stage actor. He has appeared in such TV shows as Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Star Trek: Voyager, The West Wing, Family Law, Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Matlock, Herman's Head and Search for Tomorrow and films such as Guess Who, After the Sunset, Catch Me if You Can, Bean: The Movie, Legal Eagles and Trading Places.
Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouch Robert Curzon(1810-1873), 14th Baron Zouch, was a notable Victorian English traveler, travel writer, and diplomat, active mainly in the Near East. He is perhaps best known as being responsible for the "purchase" of some of the most important early Bible manuscripts from Eastern Orthodox monasteries.
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, named after American ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy, is one of the two junior high schools which serve the Three Village Central School District on Long Island, the other being Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School.
Robert Cuthbert Grieve Robert Cuthbert Grieve (June 19, 1889–October 4, 1957) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the great nephew of Sergeant-Major John Grieve, also a Victoria Cross recipient.
Robert de Ayberville Robert de Auberville was appointed to the position of Keeper of the coast, then the name given to the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in the year 1228. He was responsible for the general security of the ports between Sandwich and Portsmouth.
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1050 – June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 – 5 April 1168). The surname "de Beaumont" is given him by genealogists, in fact the only known contemporary surname applied to him is "Robert son of Count Robert".
Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester (died 1190) was an English nobleman, one of the principal followers of Henry the Young King in the Revolt of 1173-1174 against his father Henry II. He is also called Robert Blanchemains (meaning "White Hands" in French).
Robert de Boron Robert de Boron (also spelled in the manuscripts "Bouron", "Beron") was a French poet of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, originally from the village of Boron, in the arrondissement of Montbéliard. He was the author of a two surviving poems in octosyllabic verse, Joseph d'Arimathe and Merlin; Merlin survives only in fragments and in later prosification.
Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale Robert IV de Brus,He was the 4th senior Bruce of the historical line to bear the name "Robert de Brus", but only the 3rd Robert de Brus to become Lord of Annandale. or Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale († 1226 x 1233) was a 13th century Lord of Annandale.
Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale (Robert de Brus) (c 1220s - 31 March 1295), 5th Lord of Annandale, was a feudal lord in Scotland and northern England during prelude stages of Wars of Scottish Independence, a regent of Scotland in mid-13th century and finally a leading contender to be the King of Scotland in 1290-92.
Robert de Brus, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick Robert de Brus or Robert Bruce whom some genealogists name "Robert VI de Brus" (c 1250 - c 1304), 6th Lord of Annandale, Earl of Carrick jure uxoris was a feudal lord in Scotland and England during prelude stages of Wars of Scottish Independence. He descended from royal lineage that would give his family a claim to the Crown of Scotland.
Robert de Cotte Robert de Cotte (1656 – 15 July 1735) was a French architect-administrator, under whose design control of the royal buildings of France from 1699, the earliest notes presaging the Rococo style were introduced. He worked first as a pupil of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, then as his collaborator and brother-in-law.
Robert de FĂ©vin Robert de FĂ©vin (late 15th and early 16th centuries) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was the brother of Antoine de FĂ©vin, a considerably more famous composer at the court of Louis XII of France.
Robert de Joly Robert-Jacques de Joly (1887 – 1968) was a famous French caver and speleologist. Considered by some as the successor to Édouard-Alfred Martel (the "father of modern speleology"), de Joly was a leading figure of French speleology between the world wars (along with Norbert Casteret) and into the 1960s.
Robert de la Marck Robert van der Marck, Seigneur de la Flourance [Fleurange] (1491–1537) was a major French commander during the Italian Wars, taking part in the Battle of Ravenna and the Battle of Novara. As part of the prelude to the Italian War of 1521, he—having been funded and equipped by Francis I of France—launched an invasion of Imperial territory around the Meuse River, but was defeated by Henry III of Nassau-Breda.
Robert de Montesquiou Marie Joseph Robert Anatole, comte de Montesquiou-Fezensac (March 7 1855, Paris - December 11 1921, Menton), was a French Symbolist poet and art collector. With many homosexual friends, he is reputed to have been the inspiration both for des Esseintes in Joris-Karl Huysmans' À rebours and, most famously, for Baron de Charlus in Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu.
Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland (16 January 1362-1392) was a favorite companion and advisor of Richard II of England. He was originally the 9th Earl of Oxford, but the king created him Marquess of Dublin and Duke of Ireland for life.
Robert D'Oyly (Oxford) Robert D'Oyly (also spelt Robert D'Oyley de Liseaux, Robert Doyley, Robert de Oiley, Robert d'Oilly and Robert D'Oyley and Roberti De Oilgi) was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror on the Norman Conquest, his invasion of England. He was the son of Walter D'Oyly and elder brother to Nigel D'Oyly.
Robert D. Hales Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932 in New York City, New York) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 1994 and ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton.
Robert D. Kohn The New York architect Robert D. Kohn, president of the American Institute of Architects in 1930-32, is best known for his temples and other structures for the Reform Jewish congregations of New York, notably the discreetly modernist Temple Emanu-El on Fifth Avenue (1927-29) He worked in partnership with Charles Butler and Clarence Stein on this project, which cost an estimated $7.
Robert D. Ray Robert Dolph Ray (born September 26, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa) served as the Republican Governor of Iowa from 1969 to 1983. In 1975 his administration permitted 13,000 southeast Asian refugees to settle in Iowa, including the Tai Dam.
Robert D. Reem Second Lieutenant Robert Dale Reem (20 October 1925 - 26 December 1950) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions during the Korean War when he threw himself on an enemy grenade, sacrificing his own life to save his men.
Robert D. Sack Robert David Sack is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. At the time of his appointment by President Bill Clinton in 1998, he was in private law practice as a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Robert Dale Owen Robert Dale Owen (November 7, 1801–June 24, 1877) was a longtime exponent in his adopted United States of the socialist doctrines of his father, the Welshman Robert Owen, as well as a politician in the Democratic Party.
Robert Dallek Robert Dallek, born May 16 1934, is a prominent American historian with a specialism of American Presidents. He is a Professor of History at Boston University and has previously taught at Columbia University, UCLA and Oxford.
Robert Daniel Parsons A fictional psychiatrist, mentioned in Timothy Findley's novel Pilgrim. A student of Pierre Janet and Eugen Bleuler Parsons writes the radical In Defense of Dementia and becomes an advocate for the rights of the mentally ill.
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (17 May 1718 – 16 May 1778), known before 1721 as Lord Darcy and Conyers, was a British diplomatist and politician. From 1744 to 1746 he was ambassador at Venice and from 1749 to 1751 he represented his country at The Hague.
Robert Davis (New Orleans) Robert Davis (b. 1941) is a retired elementary school teacher and resident of New Orleans who was beaten by four police officers during his October 9, 2005 arrest, which was filmed by the members of the Associated Press.
Robert Day Elliott Robert Day Elliott (1949-) is a daylily hybridizer who has produced a number of award winning flowers. His PURPLE MOUNTAIN MAJESTY (83), KARMA (86), DUSTY DREAMS (91), and MAESTRO LEONARDO (94) all earned the American Hemerocallis Society's National Achievement Award.
Robert Decherd Robert Decherd is the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Belo Corp. of Dallas, which owns six daily newspapers, including The Dallas Morning News, The Providence Journal and the (Riverside, Calif.
Robert Del Naja Robert Del Naja (born 21 January 1965, in Brighton, England), also known as 3D, is an English artist and musician. Originally famous as a graffiti artist and a member of the Bristol group known as "The Wild Bunch", Del Naja went on to become a founding member of the band Massive Attack.
Robert DeLeo Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . He is the younger brother of Dean DeLeo, who plays guitar.
Robert Denning Robert Denning (March 13, 1927 – August 26, 2005) was an American interior designer whose lush interpretations of French Victorian decor became an emblem of corporate raider tastes in the 1980s.Life In Legacy - Week of August 26], [[2005 ]retrieved June 29, 2006
Robert Desmond Meikle Robert Desmond Meikle (born 1923) is a British botanist from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He became most notable for his two-volume work Flora of Cyprus (1977 and 1985), the first comprehensive contribution about the almost 1750 plant taxa from Cyprus.
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1567 – 25 February 1601), a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title "Earl of Essex." He was a military hero, but following a poor campaign against Irish rebels during the Nine Years War in 1599, he defied the queen and was executed for treason.
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (January 11 1591 – 14 September 1646) was the son and heir of the unfortunate Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and succeeded to his father's title in 1604, three years after the previous Earl had been executed for treason. His mother was Frances Walsingham (1569–1631), the only daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I.
Robert Diamond Robert Edward "Bob" Diamond, Jr. (born Springfield, Massachusetts, July 27, 1951) is an American banker who is currently a main board director of Barclays PLC, the third largest British-based banking group, with the titles of President, Barclays PLC, and CEO, investment banking and investment management.
Robert Dibdale Robert Dibdale was a Catholic priest and martyr. He was born the son of John Dibdale of Shottery, in the parish of Stratford-on-Avon and the birthplace of William Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway at a date unknown.
Robert Dick Wilson Robert Dick Wilson (February 4, 1856 – October 11, 1930) was an American linguist and Presbyterian scholar who made major contributions in verifying the reliability of the Hebrew Bible. In his quest to determine the accuracy of the original manuscripts, Wilson eventually learned 45 languages, including Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, as well as all the languages into which the Scriptures had been translated up to 600 AD.
Robert Dickerson Born in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville, and a self-taught artist, Dickerson was a member of the Antipodeans Group of artists, formed in 1959 to oppose what they saw as the dominance of an excessively formal abstractionism in Australian art of the day. His work is represented in most major public collections.
Robert Dinwiddie Robert Dinwiddie (1693 – July 27, 1770) was a British colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor of colonial Virginia from 1751 to 1758, first under governor Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, and then, from July 1756 to January 1758, as deputy for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. Since the Governors at that time were largely absentee, he was the de-facto head of the Colony for much of the time.
Robert Donat Friedrich Robert Donath (March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958), better known by his stage name Robert Donat, was a distinguished English film and stage actor of English, Polish and German descent. He was born in Withington, Manchester and died in London, England.
Robert Donner Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 in New York, New York-June 8, 2006 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor who made hundreds of appearances in television series and films in a career spanning more than 40 years.
Robert Dorigo Jones Robert B. Dorigo Jones (born July 27, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is the author of Remove Child Before Folding, The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever, and president of the non-partisan legal reform group, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch Remove Child Before Folding will be published in January, 2007 by Warner Books], Inc.
Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (1610 – 1643) was the grandson of Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer and received the title Baron Dormer at the age of 6. He was created Earl of Carnarvon in 1628 at the age of 18.
Robert Dornhelm Robert Dornhelm (born 17 December 1947 in TimiĹźoara, Romania) is a Romanian film and television director. He has worked on numerous television programmes and has also released such movies as The Venice Project, Der Unfisch, and A Further Gesture.
Robert Dorning Robert Dorning (May 13,1913 – February 21,1989) was a musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and stage, film and television actor. He is known to have performed in at least seventy-seven television and film productions between 1940 and 1988.
Robert Downie Robert Downie (VC, MM) (12 January 1894- 18 April 1968) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Robert Drewe Robert Drewe is an Australian novelist who was born in Melbourne, Victoria, but moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia at the age of 6. He stayed in Perth and had a job as a junior reporter with The West Australian from his late teens until his early 20's, when he got a job with the Melbourne Age and moved back to Melbourne.
Robert Dreyfuss Robert Dreyfuss is a freelance investigative journalist whose work appears in The Nation, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The American Prospect, and many other publications. His work also appears on line at TomPaine.
Robert Drury Sir Robert Drury, (died March 2, 1536), knight, (knighted by Henry VII of England after the battle of Blackheath, June 17, 1497) and Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Suffolk, was Knight of the Body to Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII, Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Speaker of the House of Commons [elected 4th October 1495], and Privy Councillor. He was also a barrister-at-law.
Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick Robert Dudley (7 August, 1574 Richmond Palace, Surrey – 6 September, 1649 Florence) was the possibly illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. He was a privateer, navigator, shipbuilder and the author of Dell'Arcano del Mare.
Robert Duffield Robert Duffield (born 1935) is an Australian writer, best known as the author of Rogue Bull, a 1979 biography of Lang Hancock. In addition to writing, Duffield was also a University lecturer and journalist, serving as foreign editor and a columnist for The Australian from 1968 until 1974.
Robert Dulhunty Robert Venour Dulhunty (1803 to December 30, 1854), was the first permanent white settler of Dubbo. Dulhunty, son of Dr John Dulhunty, was one of the New South Wales colony's wealthiest and influential citizens.
Robert Duncan Milne Robert Duncan Milne (1844–1899) was a late-19th century San Francisco science fiction writer whose work was published primarily in newspapers of the time, and the magazine Argonaut Stories. Milne was rediscovered by Sam Moskowitz, who helped collected his work in Into the Sun.
Robert Duncan Wilmot Robert Duncan Wilmot, PC (16 October 1809 – 13 February 1891) was a Canadian politician and a Father of Confederation. Following confederation, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 23 October 1867 by royal proclamation, and represented the Senate division of New Brunswick until his resignation on 10 February 1880.
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (March 14, 1771–June 10, 1851) was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. Dundas was the Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801.

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