Robert Mueller, the American lawyer who served as director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013, died on March 20, 2026, at age 81.
He also served as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California from 1998 to 2001 and as deputy attorney general in 2001.
Mueller, whose full name was Robert Swan Mueller III, was born in New York City and died in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Robert Swan Mueller III (/ˈmʌlər/; August 7, 1944 – March 20, 2026) was an American lawyer who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013.