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Robert S. Kennemore Staff Sergeant Robert Sidney Kennemore, 32, of Greenville, South Carolina, earned the Medal of Honor during the bitter Chosin Reservoir campaign of November 1950, when he deliberately covered an enemy grenade with his foot to keep his men from being wounded or killed. SSgt Kennemore, who lost both of his legs through his unselfish sacrifice, is the 23rd Marine to receive the Nation’s highest award for heroism in Korea.
Robert S. Kenny Robert ("Bert") S. Kenny (1905-1993) was a member of the Communist Party of Canada, and an avid collector of books, documents, and other materials pertaining to the radical and labour movements, particularly in Canada.
Robert S. Maloney Robert Sarsfield Maloney, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, February 3, 1881; attended the public schools; learned the printer’s trade; fraternal delegate of the American Federation of Labor to the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1907; New England organizer for the International Typographical Union 1908-1912; member of the board of aldermen in 1909 and served as president; director of the Department of Public Health and Charities of Lawrence in 1912 and 1915-1920; engaged in commercial printing in 1913 and 1914; member of the city council 1916-1920 and served as president; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923); was not a candidate for renomination in 1922; again served as director of the Department of Public Health and Charities, from 1924 until 1928; published a weekly newspaper and, later, engaged in the restaurant business until his death in Lawrence, Mass., November 8, 1934; interment in Immacula
Robert S. Ross Robert S. Ross is a professor of political science at Boston College, associate of the John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research at Harvard University, senior advisor of the security studies program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Robert S. Scott Colonel Robert Sheldon Scott (November 30, 1913 – February 5, 1999) was a soldier of the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Second World War. He was born in Washington, D.
Robert S. Woodworth Robert Sessions Woodworth (1869-1962) was an influential American academic psychologist of the first half of the twentieth century. His textbook Psychology: A study of mental life, which appeared first in 1921, went through many editions and was the first introduction to psychology for generations of undergraduate students.
Robert Sabbag Robert Sabbag is an American journalist and bestselling author of two books on drugs smuggling in the United States; Snowblind: A brief history in the cocaine trade and the follow-up book Smokescreen. He is also a regular contributor to Rolling stone magazine.
Robert Sacchi Robert Sacchi (born March 3 1932) in Bronx, New York) an American character actor who, since the 1970s, has been known for his close resemblance to Humphrey Bogart. Sacchi has appeared in many films and TV shows in which either Bogart or a character who happens to look and sound like him appears.
Robert Saint George Dyrenforth Robert Saint George Dy'renforth (1844-1910) was an American soldier and lawyer. He was born in Chicago, graduated at Breslau in 1861, and served in the United States Army (1861-66) as major of volunteer cavalry, assistant inspector general and signal officer in the Department of the Missouri, and was several times brevetted.
Robert Sanguinetti Robert "Bobby" Sanguinetti (born February 29, 1988 in Lumberton, New Jersey) is a defenseman for the Owen Sound Attack of the OHL. In the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the New York Rangers with the 21st pick in the first round.
Robert Sargent Shriver III Robert Sargent Shriver III (born April 28, 1954), nicknamed Bobby Shriver, is a graduate of Yale University, where he became a member of Scroll and Key, and is a Yale Law School graduate and former part-owner of Baltimore Orioles. He is part of the Kennedy family.
Robert Sarmast Robert Sarmast is a Persian American architect who claims to have definitely found the lost city of Atlantis on November 14, 2004, saying that by using sonar scans he was able to find manmade walls that matched the description of the structures described by Plato, CNN reports. The site lies 1,500m deep in the Mediterranean Sea between Cyprus and Syria.
Robert Saundby Air Marshal Sir Robert Henry Magnus Saundby MC KCB (26 April 1896 - 25 September 1971) was an RAF officer whose career spanned both World War I and World War II. He is chiefly remembered for his role as Deputy AOC in C Bomber Command under Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris during the latter part of World War II.
Robert Sørlie Robert Sørlie (born 1958), commonly "Sorlie" in English, is a two time Iditarod champion Norwegian dog musher and dog sled racer from Hurdal. Together with Kjetil Backen and his nephew, Bjørnar Andersen, he forms "Team Norway", the most well-known Norwegian dog mushing team.
Robert Scarlett, 6th Baron Abinger Robert Brooke Campbell Scarlett, 6th Baron Abinger (born 1876, died 1927), was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel Leopold James Yorke Campbell Scarlett. The 6th Baron succeeded his older brother Shelley in 1917.
Robert Scoble Robert Scoble (born January 18 1965) is an American [technical evangelist], and author. Scoble is best known for his popular [[blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technical evangelist at Microsoft.
Robert Scott (Manitoba politician) Robert Scott is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has campaigned for federal office on four occasions -- three times for the Christian Heritage Party of Canada (CHP), and once as an Independent (when the CHP was deregistered).
Robert Scott (philologist) Robert Scott (January 26, 1811 – December 2, 1887) was a 19th-century British academic philologist and a Fellow (later Master) of Balliol College, Oxford University. He served as Dean of Rochester from 1870 until his death in 1887.
Robert Scott (VC) Robert Scott (June 4, 1874 – 21 February 1961), 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 Seaman Robert Seaman was a North American millionaire industrialist who was married to investigative journalist Elizabeth Cochran (better known as Nellie Bly) from 1895 until his death in 1904. He owned an iron manufacturing company which prospered during his lifetime and for a short time after his death under his wife's management.
Robert Seeley Robert Seeley, also Seely, Seelye, or Ciely, (1602-1668) was an early Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who helped establish Watertown, Wethersfield, and New Haven. He also served as second-in-command to John Mason in the Pequot War.
Robert Seldon Lady Robert Seldon Lady (born February 2, 1954 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras ), nicknamed "Mister Bob", is the former CIA station chief in Milan, Italy. He is a fugitive from Italian police, following his alleged involvement in the extrajudicial kidnapping of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr in February 2003, in what the Italian press are referring to as the Imam Rapito (kidnapped imam) affair.
Robert Seton Robert Seton (1839-1927) a descendant of the New York â€aristocratic’ Seton and Bayley families, Robert Seton was a Monsignor in the Roman Catholic Church and titular Archbishop of Heliopolis; he was the fourth of William and Emily (Prime) Seton's seven children; the grandson of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the American Sisters of Charity in 1809; and cousin of Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, first bishop of Newark and founder of Seton Hall University in 1856.
Robert Shankland Robert Shankland, VC , DCM (October 10, 1887 - January 20, 1968) was a Canadian 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 Sharoff Robert Sharoff is an architectural writer for the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Magazine. He is the author of American City: Detroit Architecture 1845-2005, with photographs by William Zbaren (Wayne State University Press).
Robert Shaw (conductor) Robert Shaw (April 30, 1916 – January 25, 1999) was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Shaw received 14 Grammy awards, four ASCAP awards for service to contemporary music, the first Guggenheim Fellowship ever awarded to a conductor, the Alice M.
Robert Sheaffer Robert Sheaffer is a freelance writer and a leading investigator of unidentified flying objects, Christianity, feminism, and many other subjects. He is a strong skeptic and critic of the above topics, and has written numerous critiques of feminist beliefs and ideas, Christian beliefs regarding the divinity of Jesus Christ, and the theory that UFOs may be alien spacecraft or some other unknown phenomena and not simply hoaxes or misindentifications of natural phenomena.
Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American Jewish author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.
Robert Sheldon Harte Robert Sheldon Harte (1915 – 1940) was an American Communist who worked as one of Leon Trotsky’s assistants and bodyguards in Coyoacán, Mexico. During the Stalinist attack against Trotsky’s household on May 24, 1940, Harte was abducted and later murdered by the Stalinist agents.
Robert Sherard Robert Harborough Sherard (3 December 1861 – 30 January 1943) was an English writer and journalist. He was a friend, and the first biographer, of Oscar Wilde, as well as being Wilde's most prolific biographer in the first half of the twentieth century.
Robert Sherlaw Johnson Robert Sherlaw Johnson (born May 21, 1932, in Sunderland, UK, died November 3, 2000), was a British composer, pianist and music scholar. Sherlaw Johnson was one of that group of post-war British musicians whose work reflected wider European interests in new ideas, techniques and aesthetics.
Robert Shields Robert Shields (1827 – 23 December 1864) 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. He was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1827 and died in Bombay, India, in 1864.
Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers Robert Washington Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers (born 8 June 1929) is British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is one of the few people to serve in the governments of five different Prime Ministers.
Robert Shmalo Robert Shmalo (born November 2, 1977 in Cincinnati, OH) was an American ice dancer who competed from 1997-2003 with Kimberly Navarro. Prior to Shmalo's ice dancing career, he was a medalist at the United States Figure Skating Championships in the compulsory figures event.
Robert Shulman Robert Shulman (March 28 1954 - April 13 2006) was who was one of New York's most prolific serial killers. Shulman who was a postal worker from Hicksville, Long Island was convicted of murdering five female prostitutes between 1991 and 1996, the year when he was arrested.
Robert Scheerer Robert Scheerer (born December 28, 1929 in Santa Barbara, California, USA) is an American film and television director, actor and producer. His most notable work includes directing Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.
Robert Schimmel Robert "Bob" Schimmel (born 1950 in Bronx, New York) is an American stand-up comedian, whose material is often X-rated and controversial. He is perhaps best known for his comedy albums and his appearances on HBO and The Howard Stern Show.
Robert Schnakenberg Robert Schnakenberg (born March 19, 1969) is a writer whose books include The Encyclopedia Shatnerica (an A-to-Z reference about the life and career of William Shatner), Distory: A Treasury of Historical Insults and several sports biographies. His next book, "Now Wait A Minute: Jean Blain, Derrida and Post Structuralism" will be published in 2007
Robert Schneider Robert Peter Schneider (born March 9, 1971) was the co-founder of the Elephant Six Collective, along with William Cullen Hart and Bill Doss of the The Olivia Tremor Control and Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel.
Robert Schoenhof Weil Robert Schoenhof Weil (born November 29, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama) is chairman emeritus of Weil Brothers-Cotton, Inc. He was President and Director of the American Cotton Shippers Association, and has served on the Boards of the Atlantic Cotton Association, the Liverpool, England, Cotton Association, and the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Robert Schuman University The Université Robert Schuman, also known as Strasbourg III or URS, is a university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. As of 2004, there were approximately 9,000 students enrolled at the university, including more than 1,500 foreign students.
Robert Schwarz Strauss Robert Schwarz Strauss (born in Lockhart, Texas, September 19, 1918) was a United States Ambassador and high-powered Texas political figure. He was closely associated in Texas politics with the conservative Democratic faction led by Lyndon Johnson and John Connally.
Robert Sibbald Sir Robert Sibbald (April 15 1641–August 1722), Scottish physician and antiquary, was born in Edinburgh. He was the son of David Sibbald (brother of Sir James Sibbald) and Margaret Boyd (Jan 1606–July 10, 1672).
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (November 19, 1563 – July 13, 1626), second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. He was also a patron of the arts and an interesting poet.
Robert Simpson (composer) Robert (Wilfred Levick) Simpson (March 2, 1921 – November 21, 1997) was an English composer and long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster. He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music (including 11 symphonies and 15 string quartets), and for his writings on the music of Beethoven, Bruckner, Nielsen and Sibelius.
Robert Singer Robert Singer (born October 29, 1947) is an American Republican Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1993, where he represents the 30th Legislative District, a district in the middle of the state.
Robert Sink Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905–December 13, 1965) was an United States Army officer during World War II, the Korean War, Panama, and early parts of the Vietnam War, though was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (August 8, 1900 - March 10, 1973) was a German born American film director. Siodmak was born to a Jewish family in Dresden, Germany (the myth of his American birth in Memphis, Tennessee was necessary for him to obtain a visa in Paris).
Robert Sloman Robert Sloman was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England in 1926 and died aged 79 in December 2005. He was an actor who later worked at The Sunday Times circulation department for more than 20 years, becoming distribution manager; but is best known for his work as a writer for television.
Robert Smalls Robert Smalls (April 5 1839 - February 23 1915) was an African American slave who became a naval hero at the same time he freed himself and his family in May 1862 from slavery. He was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States and became a politician.
Robert Smedley Robert Smedley (born June 25, 1963, in Ashland, Kentucky) is an American professional wrestler better known under his stage name Bobby Blaze. He has performed for several wrestling promotions, including Smoky Mountain Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling.
Robert Smellie Robert Gordon Smellie (August 23, 1923-September 29, 2005) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1966, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.
Robert Smigel Robert Smigel (born February 7 1960) is an American humorist and performer best known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. Smigel was once a member of the Chicago comedy troupe All You Can Eat.
Robert Smit (politician) Robert Smit was a member of South Africa's National Party, and was murdered together with his wife Jean-Cora and two children in 1977. The Smits were shot several times and stabbed in their Springs home on November 22, 1977.
Robert Smith (British Columbia politician) Robert Smith was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the province of British Columbia, Canada from its entry into Confederation in 1871 until the provincial election of 1878. Smith represented the Fraser Canyon-Interior riding of Yale.
Robert Smith (football) Robert Scott Smith (born March 4, 1972 in Euclid, Ohio) is a former American football running back who starred at Ohio State and later for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He was known for his academic hobbies including astronomy and medicine.
Robert Smith Walker Robert Smith Walker (born December 23, 1942) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1977 to 1997. He was known for his fiery rhetoric and knowledge of parliamentary procedure.
Robert Smyth School The Robert Smyth School, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire is committed to the education of 14-19 year olds. With around 100 staff and more than 1300 students, it provides a comprehensive education for students in KS4 or GCSE and Post-16 (A-levels).
Robert Solow Robert Merton Solow (born August 23, 1924) is an American economist particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal (in 1961) and the 1987 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Robert Sonkin Robert Sonkin (1911–1980) was born into an orthodox Jewish family in the Bronx, New York, in 1911. Sonkin, who held degrees from both City College (now the City College of the City University of New York) and Columbia University, founded the speech clinic at City College.
Robert Southey Robert Southey (August 12, 1774 – March 21, 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate. Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse enjoys enduring popularity.
Robert Spall Robert Spall (March 5 1890, Suffolk County, England - August 13,1918), was a Canadian 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 Spano Robert Spano (born May 7, 1961 in Conneaut, Ohio) is the current (2006) Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as well as the previous Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic from 1996 to 2004. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music, His ASO recordings include the 2003 triple-Grammy winning A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the 2005 Grammy-winning Grande Messe des Mortes by Berlioz.
Robert Spaulding Robert Spaulding was an English scholar, Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge and one of the translators, in the "First Cambridge Company", of the King James Version of the Bible. He succeeded Edward Lively as Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge.
Robert Spencer Robert Bruce Spencer (1962 - ) is an American writer focusing on Islam and Jihad. He the author of six books, including two bestsellers, on topics related to Islam and terrorism, is the founder and director of the Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch websites that focus on Islamist terrorism-related events.
Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke (VC, CB, DSO) (Oxton 8 January 1901 - Oxton 13 June 1972) 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 Stack Charles Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003), better known as Robert Stack, was an American stage and movie actor. He was perhaps best known for his film acting as well as his role in the television series The Untouchables and as host of Unsolved Mysteries.
Robert Stacy McCain Robert Stacy McCain (born 1959) is an assistant national editor for The Washington Times and co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of DONKEY CONS: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party. He lives in Maryland with his wife, Lou Ann, and their six children.
Robert Stadelmann Robert Stadelmann is a Austrian nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim and finished 52nd in the 15 km individual at the 1999 championships.
Robert Stanfield Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC (April 11, 1914–December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob".
Robert Stanley Weir Robert Stanley Weir, FRSC, (November 15, 1856 – August 20, 1926) was a Montreal, Quebec judge and poet most famous for writing the English lyrics to O Canada, the national anthem of Canada. He was educated as a teacher and lawyer and considered one of the leading experts of the day on Quebec's municipal civil law.
Robert Stanley Welch Robert Stanley Kemp "Bob" Welch, OC (July 13, 1928—July 29, 2000) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Roberts, Bill Davis and Frank Miller.
Robert Staughton Lynd Robert Staughton Lynd (1892 - 1970) was a American sociologist. Born in New Albany, Indiana, he is best known for writing Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture (1929) and Middletown in Transition (1937).
Robert Stawell Ball Sir Robert Stawell Ball (July 1, 1840-November 25, 1913) was an Irish astronomer to Lord Rosse in 1865 and Irish Astronomer-Royal in 1874. In 1892 he was appointed Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at Cambridge University.
Robert Steen Robert Ashley Steen (born August 12, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died May 10, 1979) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969, and later served as Mayor of Winnipeg from 1977 to 1979.
Robert Steinberg Robert Steinberg (born 1922) is a mathematician at the University of California, Los Angeles who invented the Steinberg representation, the Steinberg group in algebraic K-theory, and the Steinberg groups that are finite simple groups. He received his Ph.
Robert Steinhäuser Robert Steinhäuser (January 22, 1983 – April 26, 2002) was the 19 year old expelled student who opened fire at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany in the Erfurt massacre on April 26, 2002. After killing 13 teachers, two students and a police officer, he committed suicide.
Robert Stephen Hawker Robert Stephen Hawker (3 December 1803 – 15 August 1875), was a Cornish poet, antiquarian of Cornwall, Anglican clergyman and reputed eccentric. He is best known as the writer of Cornwall's "national anthem" "The Song of the Western Men", that includes the chorus line "And shall Trelawney die?
Robert Stephen Rintoul Robert Stephen Rintoul (1787 - April 22, 1858), British journalist, was born at Tibbermore, Perthshire, in 1787, and educated at the Aberdalgie parish school. After serving his apprenticeship to the printing trade he became the printer and subsequently the editor of the Dundee Advertiser.
Robert Stephenson Robert Stephenson FRS (October 16, 1803–October 12, 1859) was an English civil engineer. He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed railway and locomotive engineer; many of the achievements popularly credited to his father were actually joint efforts of father and son.
Robert Sterling Arnold Robert Sterling Arnold (January 26, 1905–February 8, 2003) was a shape note music publisher, singer, composer, and singing school teacher. He was born January 26, 1905 at Coleman in Coleman County, Texas, the son of Millard Franklin and Rowena Victoria (Lawrence) Arnold.
Robert Stethem SW-2 (Diver), United States Navy Robert Stethem (November 17, 1961 – June 15, 1985) was a United States Navy diver and steelworker second class. He was killed after the commercial airliner he was aboard, TWA Flight 847 was hijacked.
Robert Stevenson (director) Robert Stevenson (March 31 1905–November 4 1986) was an English film writer and director. Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, he moved to California in the 1940s and ended up directing 19 films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1960s and 1970s.
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), known until 1821 by his courtesy title of Viscount Castlereagh, was an Anglo-Irish politician born in Dublin who represented the United Kingdom at the Congress of Vienna. He was also intimately involved in securing the passage of the controversial Irish Act of Union.
Robert Stigwood Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian-born entertainment entrepreneur. Since the 1960s Stigwood has been one of the most successful and influential figures in the entertainment world, through his management of music groups like Cream and The Bee Gees, theatrical productions like Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar and film productions including the hugely successful Saturday Night Fever.
Robert Stillington Robert Stillington was Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lord Chancellor of England. It is alleged by some that it was he who presented evidence that the marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville was invalid due to Edward's earlier betrothal to Lady Eleanor Talbot.
Robert Stjärnström Robert Stjärnström (born May 6, 1978), also known as 'Gaz' or 'Steyn', is vocalist, guitarist, comics artist and frontman for the Swedish metal band Machinae Supremacy. He is currently residing in Luleå, Sweden.
Robert Stuart Robert Stuart (Ireland, ca. 1812 – Leamington Spa, England June 17, 1901) was born in Ireland in about 1812 to Thomas Stuart (of Whitehall, County Clare, and Lifford, County Limerick, the illegitimate son of Thomas Smyth and brother of Major-General Charles Stuart).
Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre Robert Bruce Stuart, Duke of Kintyre (18 January 1602–27 May 1602) was the fifth child of King James I of England and Anne of Denmark. On 2 May 1602 he was created Duke of Kintyre, Marquess of Wigton, Earl of Carrick, and Lord of Annandale, all in the Peerage of Scotland.
Robert Sturdy Robert Sturdy (born 22 June 1944 in Wetherby, West Yorkshire) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region for the Conservative Party. He has held the seat since 1999.
Robert Suettinger Robert Suettinger was United States President Bill Clinton's national intelligence officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council (NIC) from 1997-1998. While there, Suettinger oversaw the preparation of national intelligence estimates for the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Robert Surcouf Robert Surcouf (December 1773–8 July 1827) was a famous French privateer. During his legendary career, he captured 47 ships and was renowned for his gallantry and chivalry, earning the nickname of Roi des Corsaires ("King of Privateers").
Robert Surtees (antiquarian) Robert Surtees (1779 - February 15 1834) was a celebrated historian and antiquary of his native County Durham. Surtees was born in Durham, and educated at Kepyer School, Haughton and later at Christ Church, Oxford.
Robert Sutherland Robert Sutherland (1830-1878) was the first known graduate of colour at a Canadian university. His accomplishments, bequeath and legacy resulted in a student-led awareness campaign on the diverse history of Queen's University nearly twelve decades after his death.
Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton (21 December 1594 – 13 October 1668), son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire, was a member of parliament for his native county in 1625 and again in 1640. He served Charles I of England during the English Civil War, making great monetary sacrifices for the royal cause, and in 1645 the king created him Baron Lexinton, this being a variant of the name of the Nottinghamshire village of Laxton.
Robert Swan Robert Swan, OBE, BA, FRGS was born in 1956 in Durham, England and attended Sedbergh School (1969-1974) before completing a BA in Ancient History (1976-1979) at Durham University. Fascinated by the story of Robert Falcon Scott's epic journey to reach the South Pole in 1911-12, in which he and his companions died shortly after finding they'd been beaten to their goal by the Norwegian team led by Amundsen, Swan decided to recreate the journey.
Robert Swanson Robert Swanson (1905-1994) was a researcher and developer, and is credited with the invention of the first six- and five-chime air horn for use on locomotives. Swanson had worked as the chief engineer of a company called Victoria Lumber Manufacturing in the 1920s, when he developed a hobby for making steam whistles for locomotives.
Robert Sweeting Robert Percival Sweeting is a Bahamian politician, and is currently a MP (Member of Parliament) in the Bahamas Parliament, representing the South Abaco Constituency. He is a member of the opposition party, Free National Movement (FNM).
Robert Swift Robert Swift (born December 3, 1985 in Bakersfield, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. The "Big Red Head", or "Big Rob" as friends know him , stands 7 feet tall and plays the center position.
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