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Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton worked as an associate editor for Playboy magazine from 1966-71 and wrote several books, including the science fiction series known as the Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy. He was the co-…Robert C. Byrd
Name at birth: Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.Robert Carlyle Byrd was a United States senator from the state of West Virginia from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat, he was the longest serving…Robert E. Lee
Name at birth: Robert Edward LeeRobert E. Lee was the Confederacy's most famous general in the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee was first a soldier in the U.S. Army: He attended West Point (…Robert De Niro
The most celebrated American film actor of his era, Robert De Niro won his first Oscar as best supporting actor for The Godfather, Part II in 1974. Over the next few decades, De Niro became known…Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott is remembered for his bravery in losing the race to the South Pole. His first Antarctic expedition on the Discovery (1901-04, an attempt that included Ernest Shackleton) took him…Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was a candidate for U.S. president when he was assassinated in 1968. His death was doubly shocking because his older brother, President John F. Kennedy, had also been assassinated…Robert E. Sherwood
Name at birth: Robert Emmet SherwoodRobert E. Sherwood was a playwright who won four Pulitzer Prizes, as well as a screenplay Oscar for the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives. Like his father…J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the top-secret World War II program which developed the world's first atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was an unusual personality…Robert A. Heinlein
After leaving the U.S. Navy as a young lieutenant, Robert Anson Heinlein began writing science fiction stories and never looked back. He won four Hugo Awards for best science fiction novel during…Robert Downey, Jr.
Robert Downey, Jr. had a summertime blockbuster hit as superhero Tony Stark in the movie Iron Man (2008), capping two decades of films and overcoming a reputation as one of Hollywood's rambunctious…Trending
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