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Robert Hohlbaum Robert Hohlbaum (August 28, 1886–February 4, 1955) was a Austrian-German librarian, writer, and playwright. He was born in what is now Krnov in the Czech Republic, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and known by its German name, Jägerndorf.
Robert Holborn The family of Robert Holborne of Harwich have, with a few exceptions, been involved in shipbulding for centuries, continuing up until the 1930s. The earliest chronological reference found for any shipwright bearing the name ‘Holb(o/u)rn(e)’ is that of Robert Holborn who was granted Letters Patent in 1543, along with Peter Pett and others skillful in shipbuilding.
Robert Holden Robert Holden is a British landscape architect born in Preston and educated at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Later a director of Brian Clouston and Partners, and director of the MA Landscape Architecture programme at the University of Greenwich.
Robert Holdstock Robert Holdstock is an English fantasy author and was born in Kent in 1948 — he became a full-time writer in 1975 after studying Medical Zoology as a student. He now lives in London, escaping as often as he can to the 'wild woods' which he loves.
Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet (1841-1913) was an English scientist and music theorist, brother of the philosopher Bernard Bosanquet. He worked in the area of music and musical acoustics, astronomy, the history of astronomy and electromagnetism.
Robert Holleyman Robert W. Holleyman II is President & CEO of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the trade consortium which represents the interests of major software houses in the world, and has been in this role since 1990.
Robert Holmes (composer) Robert Holmes is a composer, living in the United States. Though he was at least partly responsible for the music heard in several other computer games, he is best known for having composed the music for the Gabriel Knight series of adventure games.
Robert Holmes Ă  Court Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes Ă  Court (July 27 1937, Johannesburg, South Africa - September 2 1990, Perth, Western Australia) was an entrepreneur who became Australia's first billionaire before dying suddenly of a heart attack in 1990. He was a distant relative of The Lord Heytesbury.
Robert Honeycombe Professor Sir Robert William Honeycombe FREng FRS [1980] is a Goldsmiths' Professor of Metallurgy and Professor Emeritus of the University of Cambridge. He is an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge University.
Robert Hooke Robert Hooke, FRS (July 18, 1635 – March 3, 1703) was an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His father was John Hooke curate of the Church of All Saints, Freshwater.
Robert Hooks Robert Dean Hooks (April 18, 1937 in Washington, DC) is an African American actor. In the past twenty five years, Hooks has starred in over forty five films and has appeared in guest star roles on nearly fifty television programs.
Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken VC CB ( 14 April 1828 - 18 September 1887) 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 Hope-Jones Robert Hope-Jones (9 February 1859 in Hooton Grange, Cheshire – 13 September 1914 in Rochester, New York, USA) is considered to be the inventor of the theatre organ. He had an idea that a pipe organ should be able to imitate the instruments of an orchestra, and that the console should be detachable from the organ.
Robert Horry Robert Horry (born August 25 1970 in Hartford, Maryland) is an American NBA basketball player recognized as one of the greatest clutch shooters in modern NBA history. He is currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs, and has won six NBA Championships in his career.
Robert Horton (actor) Robert Horton (born July 29, 1924), a prominent American television actor, was most noted for the role of Flint McCullough in the TV series Wagon Train (1957–1962). (When Horton quit that series, he was quickly replaced with near-lookalike Robert Fuller.
Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (born December 30, 1927 in Paris) is a French film actor, director and writer. He directed the 1982 adaption of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute.
Robert Howard (playwright) Sir Robert Howard (January, 1626 - 3 September 1698) was an English playwright and politician, born to Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire and his wife Elizabeth. As the 18-year-old son of a royalist family, he fought at the battle of Cropredy Bridge and was knighted for the bravery he showed there.
Robert Hudson (broadcaster) Robert Hudson (born January 30, 1920) is a former broadcaster for the BBC, primarily on radio but also on television, between 1947 and 1981. He commentated on cricket and rugby union, as well as on many state occasons.
Robert Hue Robert Hue, in full Robert Georges Auguste Hue (born October 19 1946, Cormeilles-en-Parisis in Val-d'Oise) is a French politician. He is a former leader of French Communist Party (PCF) and was a candidate in the presidential election of 1995, in which he received 8.
Robert Hugh Benson Robert Hugh Benson (born November 18 1871; died October 19 1914) was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, and younger brother of Edward Frederic Benson. Benson studied Classics and Theology at Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1890 to 1893.
Robert Humpston Robert Humpston (1832-22 December 1884) was an English 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 Hunter (cyclist) Robert Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a South African professional road bicycle racer. In 2006, he rodes for the Phonak Hearing Systems cycling team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits side, Barloworld for the 2007 season..
Robert Hunter (journalist) Robert (Bob) Lorne Hunter (October 13, 1941 – May 2 2005) was a Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author and politician. A member of the Don't Make a Wave Committee in 1969 and co-founder of Greenpeace in 1972 with Patrick Moore and several members, Hunter was a long-time campaigner for environmental causes and helped lead a successful campaign to ban commercial whaling.
Robert Hupka Robert Hupka (August 26 1919 – July 3 2001) was a recording engineer for RCA and later for Columbia Records and, until his retirement, a cameraman for CBS Television in New York. He was born in Vienna, and emigrated to the U.
Robert Hutchins Robert Maynard Hutchins (January 17, 1899, Brooklyn, New York – May 17, 1977, Santa Barbara, California) was an educational philosopher, a president (1929–1945) of the University of Chicago and its chancellor (1945–1951).
Robert Chancellor Nesbitt Robert Chancellor Nesbitt (17 November 1868 – 27 January 1944) was a distinguished solicitor in the City of London, and a Unionist politician and member of legal, financial and Church of England bodies in the early 20th century.
Robert Chapman Robert James Chapman (born 28 July 1972 in Nottingham) is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire between 1992 and 1998, and List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the early 21st century.
Robert Charles Anderson Robert Charles Anderson, Director of the Great Migration Study Project, was educated as a biochemist and served in the United States Army in electronics intelligence. In 1972 he discovered his early New England ancestry and thereafter devoted his time and energies to genealogical research.
Robert Charles Moon Robert Charles Moon (1844-1914) was an ophthalmologist who practiced medicine in England and the United States. He was son of William Moon (1818-1894), inventor of Moon type, an embossed alphabet for the blind.
Robert Charles Wallace Robert Charles Wallace (June 15, 1881 - January 29, 1955) was a Scots-Canadian geologist, educator, and administrator who served as president of the University of Alberta (1928-1936), the principal of Queen’s University (1936-1951), and the head of the Arctic Institute of North America (1951-1955).
Robert Charles Winthrop Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809–November 16, 1894) was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760-1841) and Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769-1825), attended the prestigious Boston Latin School, and graduated from Harvard University in 1828.
Robert Charles Wroughton Robert Charles Wroughton (1849-1921) was an officer in the Indian Forest Service and a member of the Bombay Natural History Society who conducted a collaborative mammal survey in 1911. It is believed to be the first collaborative biodiversity study in the world.
Robert Charles Zaehner Robert Charles Zaehner (1913 - 1974) was an expert in Ethics and Eastern religions . According to Phoenix Press, he was educated at Tonbridge School and Christ Church, Oxford where he gained first class honours in Persian and Avestan.
Robert Charnock Robert Charnock (or Chernock)(c. 1663 - 18 March 1696), English conspirator, belonged to a Warwickshire family, and was educated at Adams' Grammar School and Magdalen College, Oxford, becoming a fellow of his college and a Roman Catholic priest.
Robert Chasse Robert Chasse is an American writer and situationist, was a member of the Council for the Liberation of Daily Life, which was founded in New York City in the fall of 1967, and then of the American Section of the Situationist International from 1967 to his exclusion in December 1969.
Robert Cheboror Robert Cheboror (born September 11, 1978) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. With 2:06:23 hours from the 2004 Amsterdam Marathon, he was the third best runner in the world that season, only behind Felix Limo and Evans Rutto.
Robert Chen Robert Chen (陳慕融) has been concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1999. His activities as a soloist include performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin, NDR Orchestra of Hannover, and Bournemouth Symphony.
Robert Chesebrough Robert Chesebrough, (1837-1933) was a British-born chemist and inventor of petroleum jelly, trade-named Vaseline. He also founded the company that later became Chesebrough-Ponds, a leading manufacturer of personal care products.
Robert Chitham Robert Chitham was the author of The Classical Orders of Architecture written in 1985, revised secondly in 2005, discussing modern applications of classical orders and redefining and editing the orders as a way to understand them today. He draws from the diagramming and harmony of proportions of classical forms starting from Vitruvius, to Palladio, and foremost to James Gibbs.
Robert Christgau Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to "Xgau"), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rock Critics"Rosen 2006 His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. He began writing music essays and review for The Village Voice in 1969, and was a regular contributor to the Voice from 1974 to 2006.
Robert Christiani Robert Julian Christiani (born July 19, 1920, Georgetown, British Guiana (now Georgetown, Guyana), died January 4, 2005, Toronto, Canada) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 22 Tests from 1947-48 to 1953-54.
Robert I of Capua Robert I (d.1120), count of Aversa and prince of Capua from 1106, on the death of his elder and heirless brother Richard, was the second eldest son of Jordan I of Capua and Gaitelgrima, daughter of Guaimar IV of Salerno.
Robert I of France Robert I (after September 866 – June 15, 923), king of West Francia (922 – 923), was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, who became king of the Western Franks in 888. West Francia evolved over time into France; under Odo, the capital was fixed on Paris, a large step in that direction.
Robert I of Scotland Robert I (Mediaeval Gaelic:Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; 11 July, 1274 – 7 June, 1329), usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scotland (1306 – 1329).
Robert I, Duke of Parma Robert I Duke of Parma, (Roberto I Carlo Luigi Maria of Bourbon, Duke of Parma and Piacenza) (July 9, 1848 – November 16, 1907) was the ruler of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 until 1859, when the duchy was annexed to Italy.
Robert II of Dreux Robert II of Dreux (1154–28 December, 1218), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the eldest surviving son of Robert I, Count of Dreux, and Agnes de Baudemont, countess of Braine, and a grandson of King Louis VI of France.
Robert II of France Robert II the Pious (French: Robert II le Pieux) (March 27 972 – July 20 1031) was King of France from 996 to 1031. A member of the Capetian Dynasty, Robert II was born on March 27, 972 in Orléans, France, the son of King Hugh Capet (938–996) and Adelaide of Aquitaine (952–1004).
Robert II of Scotland Robert II (March 2, 1316 – April 19, 1390), King of Scots, called "the Steward", a title that gave the name to the House of Stewart (later spelled "Stuart"). He ruled from 1371 until his death.
Robert II, Duke of Normandy Robert, called "The Magnificent" (French, "le Magnifique") for his love of finery, and also called "The Devil" was the son of Duke Richard II of Normandy and Judith, daughter of Conan I, Duke of Brittany.
Robert III of Scotland Robert III (c. 1340 – April 4, 1406), King of Scots (reigned 1390 - 1406), the eldest son of King Robert II by his mistress, Elizabeth Mure, became legitimised with the formal marriage of his parents about 1349.
Robert Iliassov Robert Iliassov (born in Kazan, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for the Kazan Arrows in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in the backs mainly at fullback.
Robert Ingi Douglas Robert Ingi Douglas is an Icelandic film director that made his feature film debut with ĂŤslenski draumurinn (2000). That film became a sleeper hit in the summer of 2000 becoming one of Iceland's biggest box-office hits that year.
Robert Isaac Wilberforce Robert Isaac Wilberforce (December 1802- 3 February 1857), English clergyman and writer, second son of William Wilberforce, was born in December of 1802. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, taking a double first in 1823.
Robert Island (South Shetland Islands) Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island 11 miles long and 8 miles wide, situated between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Robert Island is located at .
Robert J. Barham Robert Jocelyn Barham (born January 25, 1949) is a Louisiana farmer and a Republican state senator who represents Claiborne, Morehouse, Union, and West Carroll parishes, all of which border Arkansas in the northernmost section of his state.
Robert J. Bulkley Robert Johns Bulkley (October 8, 1880–July 21, 1965) was a United States Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 until 1939.
Robert J. Flaherty Robert Joseph Flaherty (16 February 1884, Iron Mountain, Michigan - 23 July 1951, Dummerston, Vermont) was a filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film (Nanook of the North) in 1922. He was married to writer Frances H.
Robert J. Modrzejewski Robert Joseph Modrzejewski (born 1934) is a retired United States Marine Corps officer who was awarded the United States’ highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for conspicuous gallantry in Vietnam.
Robert J. Mrazek Robert Jan Mrazek (born November 6, 1945) is a former politician from New York. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing a district on Long Island for most of the 1980's.
Robert J. Reynolds Robert John Reynolds (March 17 1838 – June 10 1909) was an American farmer and politician from Petersburg in South Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as Governor of Delaware.
Robert Jackson (scientist) Robert Earl Jackson (born 1949) is a scientist, who, with Sandra M. Faber, in 1976 discovered the Faber-Jackson relation between the luminosity of an elliptical galaxy and the velocity dispersion in its center.
Robert Jaffray Robert Jaffray (23 January 1832 – 16 December 1914) was a Canadian grocer, publisher (The Globe), and politician. A Liberal, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 8 March, 1906 on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Robert James (American football) Robert James (born July 7, 1947) is a former American Football defensive back who played six seasons from 1969 to 1974 for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League. James was a three time Pro Bowler in 1972, 1973 and 1974.
Robert James Bateman Reverend Robert James Bateman (October 14, 1860 – April 15, 1912) was born in Bristol, England, and was ordained when he was twenty-one. During his life Bateman served as a pastor in England, Wales, Ireland, and the United States.
Robert James Bye Robert James Bye (12 December, 1889-23 August 1962) was a Welsh 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 James Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage Brigadier-General Robert James Loyd-Lindsay, Baron Wantage of Lockinge, VC, KCB, FRS, (April 16 1832 – June 10 1901) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British forces. He was later a notable M.
Robert James Thomas Digby-Jones Robert James Thomas Digby-Jones (27 September 1876-6 January 1900) 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 James Waller Robert James Waller (born August 1, 1939 in Rockford, Iowa) is an American author also known for his work as a photographer and musician. Several of his books have been on the New York Times bestseller list including 1992's "The Bridges of Madison County" which is the largest selling novel in history.
Robert James Webster The Australia parliamentarian The Hon Robert James Webster was born in Sydney on 16 September 1951. He was educated at Newington College and from 1970 until his election to State parliament was a grazier at Salisbury Downs, a property near Bigga.
Robert Jan Verbelen Robert Jan Verbelen (April 5, 1911, Herent, Belgium - September 1990) was a Belgian Nazi collaborator. After the liberation of Belgium in the Second World War, Verbelen fled through Germany to Austria, where for eight years he worked for the Counter Intelligence Corps of the US Army, while he already was convicted as war criminal in Belgium.
Robert Jankel Robert Jankel (January 1, 1938 – May 25, 2005) was arguably the world's most famous designer of limousines, armored cars and other specialty vehicles. He also founded the automotive company Panther Westwinds.
Robert Jarvik Robert Koffler Jarvik (born May 11, 1946) is an American scientist known for the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. Ultimately, what came to be known as the Jarvik-7, the name associated with this development, was in fact the final product of the collaboration of many researchers who came before him, and their contributions to this project.
Robert Jaworski Robert “Sonny” Jaworski (born March 8, 1946 in Baguio, Cordillera Administrative Region) is a former Philippine senator and PBA basketball player. Known as The Big J and called The Living Legend during his playing days, Jaworski was a former playing coach—the first ever in the PBA—for Ginebra San Miguel.
Robert Jebediah Freeman Robert Jebediah "Granddad" Freeman is a fictional character in the animated television show, The Boondocks, as well as a regular character in a comic strip of the same name. He lives in the predominately white suburb of Woodcrest with his two grandsons, Riley and Huey Freeman.
Robert Jenkins Robert Jenkins (fl. 1731–1745) was an English master mariner, known as the protagonist of the "Jenkins's ear" incident, which, magnified in Britain by the press and the opposition, became a contributory cause of the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain (1739).
Robert Jenkins (mariner) Robert Jenkins (fl. 1731 – 1745), English master mariner, is known as the protagonist of the "Jenkins's ear" incident, which, magnified in Britain by the press and the opposition, became a contributory cause of the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain (1739).
Robert Jezek Robert Jezek is a British actor who plays the part of the companion Frobisher in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2002, he guest-starred in Sarah Jane Smith: Ghost Town produced by the same company.
Robert Joffrey Robert Joffrey (1930-1988) was an American dancer, teacher, producer, and choreographer, known for his highly imaginative modern ballets. Of Afghan parentage, he was born in Seattle, Washington, and originally named Abdulla Jaffa Anver Bey Khan.
Robert Johannson Robert Johannson is a former politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served on the Winnipeg City Council from 1971 to 1977, and later campaigned for the New Democratic Party (NDP) at the federal and provincial levels.
Robert John Bardo Robert John Bardo (Born January 2, 1970) is an American criminal currently serving life without parole for the highly publicized murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989, whom he had stalked for several years beforehand. Having previously stalked Samantha Smith, Deborah Gibson, Dyan Cannon, Madonna, and Tiffany, Bardo turned his attention to Schaeffer in 1986; among his methods were attempts to gain access to the set of the TV series My Sister Sam, in which Schaeffer was then starring.
Robert John Bousquet Robert John Bousquet is an American web developer and entrepreneur. In 2005, while working as a web developer for the University of Southern California, Robert won the international Rails Day competition with his teammate Cyrus Farajpour.
Robert John Fleming Robert John Fleming (January 13, 1907 - July 14, 1984) was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1962 to 1967 although his largely successful tenure was marred by his mishandling in 1964 of the issue over whether the Panamanian Flag should be flown alongside the Panama Canal Zone Flag on public buildings. This issue escalated whilst he was on a political trip to the United States and on the 9 January 1964 riots broke out across the country, which left at least 25 people dead including three U.
Robert John Lechmere Guppy Robert John Lechmere Guppy (born August 15, 1836 in London; died August 5, 1916 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) was a British-born naturalist after whom the guppy is named. He was one of four children of Robert Guppy, a lawyer, and Amelia Parkinson, a painter and one of the pioneers of photography.
Robert John Weston Evans Robert John Weston Evans, FBA is Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. He works on the post-medieval history of Central and Eastern Europe, especially concerning that of the Habsburg lands from 1526-1918.
Robert Johnson (rector) Archdeacon Robert Johnson (1540-1625) was a Puritan rector of North Luffenham for 51 years, from 1574 until his death; he was also the Archdeacon of Leicester, and using the income from these and other church posts that he was able to hold concurrently, he founded two free grammar schools, Oakham School and Uppingham School in 1584, as well as other charitable institutions. He enjoyed the patronage of the Cecil family, who built Burghley House.
Robert Johnston (VC) Robert Johnston VC (13 August, 1872—March 24, 1950) was an Irish 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 educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man.
Robert Jones (American football) Robert Jones (born September 27, 1969) is a former American Football linebacker who played 10 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, the St. Louis Rams, the Miami Dolphins, and the Washington Redskins from 1992 to 2001.
Robert Jones (VC) Robert Jones (19 August 1857 - 6 September 1898) was a Welsh 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 Joseph (wine expert) Robert Joseph is a well known British-born wine expert and writer. In 1984, with Charles Metcalfe, he launched Wine International Magazine and the London International Wine Challenge, which grew to become the world's biggest wine competition.
Robert Jovicic Robert Jovicic (Name in Serbian: Роберт Јовичић) was born on December 4, 1966 in France of Serbian parents. At the age of two, his family migrated to Australia, where Jovicic became an Australian permanent resident and lived for the next 36 years.
Robert K. Brown Robert K. Brown is a combat correspondent, investigative journalist, and founder/editor/publisher of Soldier of Fortune magazine (SOF), a pro-gun, pro-military magazine which reports on various armed confrontations around the world, as well as on new weapons and other military technology.
Robert K. Merton Robert King Merton (July 4, 1910 – February 23, 2003, born Meyer R. Schkolnick to immigrant parents) was a distinguished American sociologist perhaps best known for having coined the phrase "self-fulfilling prophecy.
Robert Kaplow Robert Kaplow is a novelist whose works include The Cat Who Killed Lillian Jackson Braun: A Parody, satirizing the books of Lillian Jackson Braun, Philip Roth, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Dashiell Hammett, among others; Alex Icicle: A Romance in Ten Torrid Chapters, about the fever dreams of an obsessive eighth grader; Alessandra in Love; and Me and Orson Welles: A Novel, a romantic coming-of-age story set in 1937 around the founding of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. Of these, Me and Orson Welles is his most famous and highly acclaimed, having been a New York Times Bestseller.
Robert Kastenmeier Robert William Kastenmeier (born January 24, 1924) is a United States politician. He represented Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1991, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Robert Kasting Robert Kasting (born August 28, 1950 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. In West Germany he won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony.
Robert Kearney Robert Kearney (born 26 March 1986) is a Irish rugby player, currently playing for the Leinster rugby team. He was called into the Irish training squad for 2005's autumn internationals and toured with Ireland A in the summer taking part in the Churchill cup.
Robert Kearns (Loma Linda HOA President) Robert (Bob) Kearns is the President of the Loma Linda Homeowners association (HOA) in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Bob Kearns made national news when he attempted to force homeowner Lisa Jensen to remove a Christmas wreath shaped like a peace symbol displayed on her home in November 2006.
Robert Keyes Robert Keyes was one of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot, an unsuccessful attempt by a group of English Roman Catholics to blow-up Westminster Palace and kill King James I (James VI of Scotland) and members of both houses of the Parliament, during the opening session of Parliament on 5 November 1605, while the king addressed a joint assembly of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Robert Kho-Seng Lim Robert Kho-Seng Lim (Chinese: 林可勝; October 15, 1897-July 8, 1969) was a Chinese doctor who promoted educational reforms in China. His father is Lim Boon Keng, who served as the second president of Xiamen University (University of Amoy) in 1921, until the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese war in July 1937.
Robert Khoo Robert Khoo is the "Director of Business Development" of Penny Arcade, but is also referenced as the "Business Manager" for the company and the Show Director for PAX, the largest consumer gaming show in the United States. Khoo is also quoted as being the "Managing Director" for Child's Play, the largest gamer-charity in the world.

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