List of Famous people named Robert
Robert Tchenguiz
Robert Tchenguiz is a British entrepreneur, property investor, activist shareholder and securities dealer. The younger brother of Vincent Tchenguiz, he undertook a series of corporate deals, focusing particularly on property assets associated with UK pub and supermarket chains, during the 2000s. However, the value of some of his investments plunged during the financial crisis of 2007–08, exacerbated by the collapse of his major financial backer, Iceland's Kaupthing Bank. He and his brother's businesses were also the target of a misdirected UK Serious Fraud Office enquiry and of various law suits.
Robert Shwartzman
Robert Mikhailovich Shwartzman, is a Russian racing driver competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship since 2020. He is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He is the 2018 Toyota Racing Series champion and the 2019 FIA Formula 3 champion.
Robert Matthews
Robert Aubrey Matthews, was a British athlete who competed in blind middle- and long-distance events. He won eight gold medals across seven Paralympic Games, and has been referred to as an "iconic athlete".
Robert Kazinsky
Robert John Appleby, known professionally as Robert Kazinsky, is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Casper Rose in the Sky One drama Dream Team, the Don in Captain Marvel, Sean Slater in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Chuck Hansen in Pacific Rim, and Macklyn Warlow in the sixth season of HBO's True Blood. In 2016, he played Orgrim Doomhammer in Warcraft and Jimmy Pritchard in the Fox television series Second Chance.
Robert Easter
Robert Easter Jr. is an American professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title from 2016 to 2018. He challenged once for the WBC lightweight title in 2018, and once for the vacant WBA and IBO lightweight titles in 2019. As of November 2020, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active light welterweight by BoxRec.
Robert Brand, 1st Baron Brand
Robert Henry Brand, 1st Baron Brand, was a British civil servant and businessman.
Robert Arboleda
Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brazilian club São Paulo FC and the Ecuador national team.
Robert I, Duke of Parma
Robert I was the last sovereign Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 until 1859, when the duchy was annexed to Sardinia-Piedmont during the Risorgimento. He was a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma and descended from Philip, Duke of Parma, the third son of King Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese.
Robert de Chesney
Robert de Chesney was a medieval English Bishop of Lincoln. He was the brother of an important royal official, William de Chesney, and the uncle of Gilbert Foliot, successively Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Educated at Oxford or Paris, Chesney was Archdeacon of Leicester before his election as bishop in December 1148.
Robert Madley
Robert Madley is an English professional football referee who between 2013 and 2018 was on the list of Select Group Referees who officiate primarily in the Premier League.