Encyclopedia

Robert O. Cornthwaite Robert Cornthwaite (April 28, 1917—July 20, 2006) was an American film and television character actor who began his acting career in 1937, appearing in a college production of Twelfth Night, while attending Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Robert Olby Robert Olby is a professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is very well known for his work on the history of biology (see list of works at his webpage).
Robert Opel Robert Opel (23 October, 1939 – 8 July, 1979) was a photographer and art gallery owner most famous as the man who streaked during the 46th Academy Awards in 1974. He sneaked backstage posing as a journalist and ran naked past David Niven flashing a peace sign while Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor.
Robert Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist, best known for his role as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the World War II effort to develop the first nuclear weapons, at the secret Los Alamos laboratory in New Mexico.
Robert Orme Robert Orme (1728 - 1801), historian, son of a British East India Company Physician and Surgeon, Dr. Alexander Orme, was born at Anjenjo, near Travancore on 25 December 1728, and after being educated at Harrow, entered the service of the British East India Company as a writer in Bengal in 1743.
Robert Ornstein Robert Ornstein is a psychologist, writer, professor at Stanford University, and chairman of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (ISHK). Ornstein was involved in promoting the modern Sufism of Idries Shah.
Robert Orr (executive) Robert "Skipp" Orr (born in 1953) is the current President of Boeing Japan, and former Vice President of Motorola's European Affairs Division. At Motorola he also served as Vice President and Director of Government Relations, and also Government Relations Director for Nippon Motorola in Tokyo.
Robert Osborne Robert Joline Osborne (born May 3, 1932 in Colfax, Washington) is an American actor and film historian best known as the host of the Turner Classic Movies network since its inception in 1994. As of 2006, he also co-hosts TCM's The Essentials with Molly Haskell.
Robert Osman Robert Osman was a corporal in the United States Army assigned to the Panama Canal Zone in the 1930s who provided military documents to a Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU) network. Osman was convicted of procuring information but won a reversal on appeal.
Robert Overton Major-General Robert Overton (about 1609–1678) was prominent soldier and scholar, who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War, and was imprisoned a number of times during the Protectorate and the English Restoration for his strong republican views.Nan Overton West References Page 119
Robert Owen (Long Road) Robert Owen is a well known media representitive and minor celebrity at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, England. Since 2004 he has come under some criticism for making what some would consider racist statements about asian people, with his comments having been published and commented on in the Cambridge Evening News.
Robert P. Bass Robert Perkins Bass (September 1, 1873–July 29, 1960) was an American farmer, forestry expert, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire. He served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and as chairman of the state's Forestry Commission before being elected governor in 1910.
Robert P. Lamont Robert Patterson Lamont (December 1, 1867 - February 20, 1948) was United States Secretary of Commerce March 5, 1929 to August 7, 1932 during the administration of Herbert Hoover. He was commerce secretary during difficult times for commerce, as a result of the Great Depression.
Robert P. Morris Robert Page Walter Morris, (June 30, 1853 – December 16, 1924) a Representative from Minnesota; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, attended a private school and the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, in 1872; assistant professor of mathematics, Virginia Military Institute, in 1872 and 1873; professor of mathematics in the Texas Military Institute in 1873; moved to Austin, Texas; professor of applied mathematics in the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1876; settled near Bryan, Texas; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1880; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress; moved to Duluth, Minnesota, in 1886; elected municipal judge of Duluth in February 1889; elected city attorney of Duluth in March 1894; appointed district judge of the eleventh judicial district of Minnesota in August 1895; resigned in 1896; elected a
Robert P. Patterson Robert Porter Patterson (Sr.) (February 12, 1891 - January 22, 1952) was the United States Under Secretary of War under President Franklin Roosevelt and the United States Secretary of War under President Harry S.
Robert P. Robinson Robert Pyle Robinson (March 28 1869 – March 4 1949) was an American banker and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served as Governor of Delaware.
Robert Page (Virginia) Robert Page (February 4, 1765 - December 8, 1840) was a United States Representative from Virginia. Born at "North End," Gloucester County (now Mathews County), he received a liberal education from tutors at home.
Robert Paige Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 2, 1911 as John Arthur Page, this TV star and Hollywood leading man made 65 films in his lifetime and was the only actor ever allowed to sing on film with starlette Deanna Durbin in Can't Help Singing (1944).
Robert Palmer (professional skateboarder) Robert Palmer is a professional skateboarder from Fontana, California and has been riding for more than 21 years. Palmer currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico after moving there in 1997 to live near his father.
Robert Palmer (singer) Robert Allen Palmer (January 19, 1949 – September 26, 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English singer. He was known for his soulful voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, reggae, blues and yodeling.
Robert Parish Robert Lee Parish (born on August 30, 1953 in Shreveport, Louisiana), is an American former basketball center. His nickname was "The Chief", after the mute Native American in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Robert Parrish American film editor and director Robert Parrish (1916 - 1995) started off as a child actor from the late 1920s, making his film debut in John Ford's "Four Sons" in 1928. He also appeared in the anti-war classic "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) and Charles Chaplin's "City Lights" (1931).
Robert Parsons (priest) Robert Parsons (Nether Stowey, Somerset, June 24, 1546 – April 15, 1610, Rome) was an English Jesuit priest of equal contemporary fame with Edmund Campion, whom he accompanied on his mission to aid the English Catholics in 1580. Parsons was the superior on the mission and was intended to counterbalance Campion's fervour and impetuous zeal.
Robert Patterson (educator) Robert Patterson (1743-1824) was an American educator and director of the mint. He was born near Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, emigrated to the United States in 1768, and lived for a time in Philadelphia.
Robert Paxton Robert Paxton (b 1932) is an American historian specializing in Vichy France and Europe during the World War II era. Paxton is best known for his 1972 book "Vichy France, Old Guard and New Order, 1940-1944," in which he argued that Vichy collaboration with Germany was a voluntary program entered into by the Vichy government, not forced upon it by German pressure.
Robert Pérez Robert Alexander Pérez Jiménez (born June 4, 1969 in Bolívar State, Venezuela), best known as Robert Pérez, is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1994-97), Seattle Mariners (1998), Montreal Expos (1998), New York Yankees (2001) and Milwaukee Brewers (2001).
Robert Pearsall Smith Robert Pearsall Smith (1827 - 1899) was a lay leader in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in Great Britain. His book Holiness Through Faith (1879) is one of the foundational works of the Holiness movement.
Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850) was the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from December 10, 1834 to April 8, 1835, and again from August 30, 1841 to June 29, 1846. He helped create the modern concept of the police force while Home Secretary, oversaw the formation of the Conservative Party out of the shattered Tory Party, and repealed the Corn Laws.
Robert Peel (Christian Science) Historian and journalist Robert Peel (1909-1992) was a significant ecumenical figure in Christian Science, best known for writing his church's definitive three-volume authorized biography of its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. He also wrote studies of Christian Science's most well-known feature: spiritual healing.
Robert Penn Robert Penn (born October 10 1872, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish-American War.
Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic, and was one of the founders of The New Criticism. While most famous from the success of his novel All the King's Men (1946), Warren also won two Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry.
Robert Pershing Wadlow Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), according to Guinness World Records is the tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He is often known as the Alton Giant.
Robert Pete Williams Robert Pete Williams (March 14 1914 – December 31 1980) was an American blues musician, based in Louisiana. His music characteristically employs unconventional blues tunings and structures, and his songs are often about the time he served in prison.
Robert Picard Robert Rene Joseph Picard (born May 25, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 899 NHL games for the Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques and Detroit Red Wings. He was drafted third overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft from the Montreal Juniors by the Capitals.
Robert Pickton Robert William ("Willie") Pickton (born October 24, 1949 in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia as a third-generation pig farmer) is a 57 year old man who has been charged with the first degree murders of twenty-six women. He is implicated, as of January 28, 2004, in the murders of up to five more, many of them prostitutes from the Downtown Eastside district of the city of Vancouver.
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1584 - July 25, 1643), second son of Sir Henry Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, was member of parliament for Nottingham in 1601, and was created Baron Pierrepont and Viscount Newark in 1627, being made earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in the following year.
Robert Pinget Robert Pinget (Geneva, July 19 1919 - Tours, August 25 1997) was a major avant-garde French writer, born in Switzerland, who wrote several difficult novels and other prose pieces that drew comparison to Beckett and other major Modernist writers.
Robert Pinn Robert A. Pinn (March 1 1843 – January 5 1911) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
Robert Pinsky Robert Pinsky (born October 20 1940) is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator who served in the post of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (known popularly as the Poet Laureate of the United States) from 1997 to 2000. Pinsky is the author of nineteen books—most of which are collections of his own poetry—but including critically-acclaimed translations of the Inferno from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and a collection of poems by Czeslaw Milosz.
Robert Pitofsky Robert Pitofsky was the 54th chairman of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States from April 11, 1995 to May 31, 2001. He had previously been Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center from 1983 to 1989, and is currently a professor there, teaching in the areas of antitrust and Constitutional law.
Robert Plumer Ward Robert Plumer Ward (1765–1846), novelist and politician, born in London, educated at Oxford, and called to the Bar 1790, held various political offices, and wrote some books on the law of nations; also three novels, Tremaine, or the Man of Refinement, full of prolix discussions; De Vere, or the Man of Independence, in which Canning is depicted under the character of Wentworth; and De Clifford, or the Constant Man. His son, Henry George Ward, was a diplomat, politician, and travel author.
Robert Plutchik The feeling component of emotion encompasses a vast spectrum of possible responses. Psychologists have attempted to offer general classifications of these responses, and as with the color spectrum, systematically distinguishing between them largely depends on the level of precision desired.
Robert Pollard Robert Pollard (born October 31 1957) is a Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who until 2004 was the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. During his high school years, he was a successful basketball and baseball player.
Robert Poore Haythorne Robert Poore Haythorne (2 December 1815 – 7 May 1891) was a Prince Edward Island politician and premier. He was born in England to a prominent family, his father having been mayor of Bristol on several occasions.
Robert Popper Robert Popper is a comedy writer and actor, best known as co-creator of the mock BBC documentary Look Around You, in which he also plays the part of Jack Morgan. He also published the books, "The Timewaster Letters", "The Return of The Timewaster Letters" and the forthcoming "The Timewaster Diary" under the pseudonym of Robin Cooper.
Robert Porter Caldwell Robert Porter Caldwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Adair County, Kentucky on December 16, 1821.
Robert Post Robert Post (born Robert Øien Fylling, 1979 in Langevåg, Norway) is a Norwegian singer/songwriter. He is now based in London and is part of the new 'solo male acoustic' movement that has been gaining popularity as of late.
Robert Potter Robert Potter (c. 1800 - 1842) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Granville County, North Carolina near Williamsboro (now part of Vance County, North Carolina), about 1800; attended the common schools; midshipman in the United States Navy 1815-1821; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Halifax, North Carolina; member of the North Carolina house of commons in 1826 and 1828; moved to Oxford, North Carolina, in 1827 and continued the practice of law; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, until his resignation in November 1831 after maiming two men; again a member of the State house of commons from 1834 until his expulsion in January 1835 for "cheating at cards"; moved to Harrison County, Texas, in 1835 and settled on a farm overlooking Lake Soda, near Marshall, Texas; member of the convention that declared the independence of Texas March 2, 1836; during the Texas Revolution was Secretary of the navy in
Robert Pozen Robert Pozen (born 1946) is a law and economics scholar and practicing lawyer who has served as professor at New York University and Georgetown University, and as visiting professor at Harvard Law School. In addition, Pozen has been the head of Fidelity Investments, and on several political projects for both Democrats and Republicans, including George W.
Robert Prenter Robert Prenter (born 1965) was a California State Assemblyman from 1996-1998. He was elected to the State Assembly after defeating former Assembly Speaker Brian Setencich (who ran as a write-in candidate) in the General Election.
Robert Priddy Robert Priddy (born 1936) is the British author of the book Source of the Dream - My Way to Sathya Sai Baba, a book about the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba. Priddy wrote many articles from 1988 to 1998, in Sanatana Sarathi, the official magazine of the Sathya Sai Organization.
Robert Priharjo Robert Priharjo (born in 1966 in Klaten, Indonesia) is a writer, and lecturer. Robert wrote a number of books mostly for nurses/health care professionals in Indonesia and published by CV EGC Jakarta and Kanisius Publisher Yogyakarta.
Robert Prosky Robert Prosky (born Robert Porzuczek on December 13 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American character actor who has appeared in such films as Christine, The Natural, Broadcast News, Green Card, Hoffa, Rudy and Dead Man Walking.
Robert Putnam Robert David Putnam (born January 9, 1941 in Rochester, New York) is a political scientist and professor at Harvard University who is well-known for his writings on civic engagement, civil society, and social capital. Putnam also developed the influential two-level game theory that assumes international agreements will only be successfully brokered if they also result in domestic benefits.
Robert Quillen Robert Quillen (March 25, 1887 to December 9, 1948) was a very quotable American humorist, journalist, and cartoonist who started a newspaper in Fountain Inn, South Carolina known as the Fountain Inn Tribune in 1911. He wrote fiction for the Saturday Evening Post, editorials in the Baltimore Sun and the American Magazine.
Robert Quiroga Robert Quiroga (10 October 1969 in San Antonio, Texas - 16 August 2004 in San Antonio) was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995.
Robert R. Blacker House The Robert Rowe Blacker House, often referred to as the Blacker House, was built in 1907 by Robert Roe and Nellie Canfield Blacker and designed by Henry and Charles Greene of the renowned Pasadena firm of Greene & Greene. This house was one of the Greene brother's most lavish projects and was at a cost in excess of $100,000.
Robert R. Coats Robert Roy Coats (1910-1995) was born in Toronto, Canada, and grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa and Seattle, Washington. He graduated valedictorian of his high school class in Seattle at the age of 16, and attended the University of Washington, where he received both a B.
Robert R. McCormick Robert Rutherford McCormick (July 30, 1880 – April 1, 1955) was a Chicago newspaper baron and owner of the Chicago Tribune. His grandfather was Tribune-founder and former Chicago mayor Joseph Medill, and his great-uncle was the inventor and businessman Cyrus McCormick.
Robert R. Wilson Robert Rathbun Wilson (March 4, 1914 – January 16, 2000) was an American physicist who was a group leader of the Manhattan Project, a sculptor, and an architect of Fermi National Laboratory (Fermilab), where he was also the director from 1967-1978.
Robert R. Young Robert Ralph Young (February 14, 1897-January 25, 1958) was a United States financier and industrialist. He is best-known for leading the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and New York Central Railroad during and after World War II.
Robert Racic Robert Racic (January 8, 1964 - October 25, 1996) was an Australian DJ and record producer. Born in Melbourne and highly influential within electronic and house music circles he was largely unknown outside Australia.
Robert Raikes the Elder Robert Raikes the Elder (baptised 22 April 1690, Hessle; died 7 September 1757, Gloucester) was a British printer and newspaper proprietor. He is noted as a pioneer of the press who was instrumental in bringing printing out of London and to the provinces.
Robert Rainy Robert Rainy (January 1, 1826 – December 22, 1906), was a Scottish Presbyterian divine; his father, Dr Harry Rainy, professor of forensic medicine in the University of Glasgow, was the son of a Sutherland minister.
Robert Ramsay Robert Ramsay (1842-May 23, 1882), Australian statesman, was a native of Hawick, Roxburghshire, but his parents emigrated to Victoria when he was a child of four, and he was educated at the Scotch College in Melbourne. He studied law at University of Melbourne, and subsequently became a member of a well-known firm of solicitors in the city.
Robert Randolph & the Family Band Robert Randolph & The Family Band is a multicultural American funk and soul band composed of Robert Randolph, Marcus Randolph (drums), Danyel Morgan (bass), and Jason Crosby (organ). Frontman Robert Randolph was trained as a pedal steel guitarist in the House of God Church, Keith Dominion, and makes prominent use of the instrument in the band's music.
Robert Random Robert Random (born January 29, 1943 in Chilliwack, British Columbia), usually billed as Bob Random, is a Canadian-born character actor, who appeared in both movies and television from the mid-1960s to the late 1980s.
Robert Rankin Robert Fleming Rankin (born July 27, 1949) is a prolific British humorous novelist. Born in Parsons Green, London, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with Snuff Fiction in 1999.
Robert Ray (Australian politician) Robert Francis Ray (born 8 April 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate since July 1981, representing the state of Victoria. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at Monash University, Melbourne, where he graduated in arts and education.
Robert Ray (prosecutor) Robert W. Ray is an American lawyer who from 1999 to 2002 served as the last head of the Office of the Independent Counsel, investigating and issuing the final reports on the Whitewater scandal, the White House travel office controversy, and the White House personnel file controversy.
Robert Read Robert Read (December 11 1814 – June 29 1896) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings East in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative until February 24, 1871 when he was named to the Senate of Canada for Quinte division.
Robert Redmill Captain Robert Redmill, CB Companion in The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 4 June 1815 (c. 1765 - February 1819) was a British naval officer during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who commanded the HMS Polyphemus during the battle of Trafalgar.
Robert Reichel Robert Reichel (born June 25, 1971 in Litvinov, Czech Republic) is a professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Robert Remez Robert Remez is a leading American experimental psychologist], [[cognitive science|cognitive scientist and theoretician. He is best known for his work on perceptual organization, speech perception, and the use of the technique of sinewave synthesis in his experimental and theoretical work.
Robert Renwick Robert Renwick is a swimmer from Scotland who featured in the men's 4x200 metre freestyle medley team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The team won silver, only after Renwick was narrowly touched out by the opposing English relay team.
Robert Rhodes James Sir Robert Vidal Rhodes James (10 April 1933–20 May 1999) was a British historian and Conservative Member of Parliament. He was born in India, began his education in private schools there, returning to attend Sedbergh School and then Worcester College, Oxford.
Robert Rich (musician) Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, USA. With a discography spanning over twenty years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, new age, and even IDM music.
Robert Richer Robert Richer was the associate deputy director of operations of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the number two in command after the Director, Porter Goss. He took early retirement in September 2005, after only 10 months on the job, with reports that he "lacked confidence in the agency's leadership" and had "operational issues.
Robert Risko Robert Risko (November 11, 1956 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania) is an American caricature artist known for his retro airbrush style. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Playboy, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and Interview.
Robert Robinson (hymnist) Robert Robinson (1726 - 1791) was a dissenting minister and polemic, whose controversial sermons led him into frequent troubles with his congregations and commercial interests. He held pastorates at Congleton, Dukinfield and Failsworth.
Robert Robinson (scientist) Sir Robert Robinson, (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975), won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins]) and [[alkaloids. He was the Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University from 1930 to 1954, head of the Dyson Perrins Laboratory during the same time period, and a Fellow of Magdalen College.
Robert Rodat Robert Rodat (born New Hampshire, 1953) is an American screenwriter. After noticing his daughter's birthday (June 6) shared the same date as the Battle of Normandy, he was inspired to write his Oscar-nominated script for Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Robert Rodi Robert Rodi is a gay American (born 1956, Chicago, Illinois) novelist, playwright, comic book writer, essayist and performance artist. Much of his fiction centers on gay themes and several of his novels are named after archetypes of gay male culture.
Robert Rogers (soldier) Robert Rogers, or Rodgers (7 November, 1731 – 18 May, 1795), was an American colonial frontiersman. His service to the people of New England in their struggles against the indigenous population and the French colonialists is far better known than his later service as a Loyalist during the American Revolution.
Robert Roosevelt Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (August 7, 1829 – June 14, 1906) was the uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt and the grand uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt. His father was Cornelius Roosevelt (1794-1871) and his mother was Margaret Barnhill (1799-1861).
Robert Rosario Robert Michael Edward Rosario (born March 4, 1966 in Hammersmith) was an English footballer who played professionally for Norwich City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Nottingham Forest before playing and coaching in the United States.
Robert Rosen Robert Rosen (June 27, 1934, Brooklyn, New York - December 28, 1998, Rochester, New York) was an American theoretical biologist and, later in life, a Professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University until he retired. His main interest was developing a specific definition of complexity and an ensuing theoretical framework, now called "Rosennean Complexity".
Robert Rosenthal (psychologist) Robert Rosenthal is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. His interests include self-fulfilling prophecies, which he explored in a well-known study of the Pygmalion Effect: the effect of teachers' expectations on students.
Robert Rosenthal (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal (1917 - ) was one of the most decorated pilots in the Eighth Air Force of the USAAF in World War II, receiving sixteen awards from the United States including the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against the enemy," the Silver Star (with cluster) for "gallantry in action," the Distinguished Flying Cross (with cluster) for "heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flight," the Air Medal (with seven clusters) and the Purple Heart (with cluster), as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross from Great Britain and the Croix de Guerre from France. Intelligence Officer Marvin Bowman is quoted describing Rosenthal as "one of the great figures of the Air Force; a shy, modest, and patriotic gentleman of truly amazing courage and achievement.
Robert Rothbart Robert Rothbart (born June 16, 1986 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a professional basketball player playing the position of center for Paris Basket Racing in the top French Championship. Rothbart is 7'1" (216 cm) tall and weighs 225 lbs (102 kg).
Robert Rous, Viscount Dunwich Robert Keith Rous, Viscount Dunwich was born to Robert Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke, and his first wife Dawn Antoinette Beverley in 1961. He is the Viscount Dunwich and heir apparent to the title of Earl of Stradbroke.
Robert Rozhdestvensky Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvenski (Russian: Роберт Иванович Рождественский; * June 20, 1932 - † August 19/20, 1994) was a Russian poet who in 1950's and 60's broke with Social Realism and, along with poets such as Voznesensky, Yevtushenko and Akhmadulina, pioneered a newer, fresher, and freer poetry in Soviet Union.
Robert Russa Moton Robert Russa Moton (August 26, 1867 - May 31, 1940) was an African American educator and administrator. Born in Amelia County, Virginia, Moton graduated from the Hampton Institute in 1890 and was appointed commandant of the male student cadet corps there the following year.
Robert Rutherford Robert Rutherford (October 20, 1728– October 10, 1803) was an American pioneer, soldier and statesman from western Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1797.
Robert Ryman Robert Ryman (born May 30, 1930) is an American minimalist artist identified with the movement of Monochrome painting or meditative art. His works are often characterized by Abstract Expressionist brushwork in a white or off-white color painted on square canvas or metal surfaces.
Robert S. Boyer Robert Stephen Boyer, also known as Bob Boyer, is a professor of computer science, mathematics, and philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin. He and J Strother Moore invented the Boyer-Moore string search algorithm, a particularly efficient string searching algorithm, in 1977.
Robert S. Dietz Robert Sinclair Dietz (September 14, 1914 – May 19, 1995) was Professor of Geology at Arizona State University. Dietz was a geophysicist and oceanographer who conducted pioneering research along with Harry Hess concerning seafloor spreading as early as 1960 - 1961.
Robert S. Galen Robert S. Galen is a physician and professor at the University of Georgia, School of Public Health is best known as the co-author of the landmark text "Beyond Normality: The Predictive Value and Efficiency of Medical Diagnosis".
Robert S. Garnett Robert Selden Garnett (December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861) was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army until the American Civil War, when be became a Confederate States Army brigadier general. He was the first general officer killed in the Civil War.
Robert S. Hartman Robert Schirokauer Hartman (January 27, 1910 - September 20, 1973) was a logician and philosopher. His primary field of study was scientific axiology and he is known as the original theorist of the science of value.

Information are taken from Wikipedia, the open encyclopedia, to which contribute many volunteers from around the whole world. Texts are available under the following conditions GNU Free Documentation License.