Robinson
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Contents
Places
Robinson is the name of some places:
- Robinson, Illinois
- Robinson, North Dakota
- Robinson, Texas
- Robinson, name of a hill in the Lake District
- H.B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant
People
Alphabetical
Robinson also is or was a surname of several persons:- Abraham Robinson American mathematician
- Andrew (Andy) Robinson, American actor (born 1942)
- Andy Robinson, English rugby union coach and former player (born 1964)
- W. Andrew Robinson, British author and editor (born 1957)
- Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (1915–2004)
- Arthur N.R. Robinson, former President (1997–2003) and Prime Minister (1986–1991) of Trinidad and Tobago (1926)
- Charles Robinson III, actor in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
- Charles Mulford Robinson, city planner and journalist (1869-1917)
- David Maurice Robinson, American basketball player (1965)
- Sir David Robinson, British philanthropist and entrepreneur (1904–1987)
- Edward G. Robinson, a Romanian-American actor (1893–1973)
- Edwin Arlington Robinson, an American poet (1869–1935)
- Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon aka Viscount Goderich, British statesman and prime minister (1782–1859)
- Gene Robinson, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire (born 1947)
- Glenn Robinson, NBA player
- George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, British politician (1827–1909)
- Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, British colonial administrator(1824–1897), Governor of Hong Kong
- J. G. Robinson, British locomotive engineer
- Jack Robinson, mythical character representing a short period of time in English language usage
- Jack Robinson (footballer), English football player, famous goalkeeper
- Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson, first African American Major League Baseball player (1919–1972)
- Joan Robinson, economist
- John Robinson was a name of several persons
- Julia Robinson (née Bowman), American mathematician, first female president of the AMS (1919–1985)
- Kim Stanley Robinson, American science fiction writer (born 1952)
- Leonard A. Robinson The Scout Movement Scouting notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1976
- Mary Robinson, first female President of Ireland (born 1944)
- Mary Robinson (née Darby), English poet (1756 or 1758–1800)
- Neville Robinson, British physicist (1925–1996).
- Paul Robinson was a name of several persons
- Raphael M. Robinson, American mathematician (1911–1995)
- Ray Charles Robinson, American pianist and inventor of soul music (1930–2004)
- Sir Richard Robinson, politician and chemist and druggist (1849-1928)
- Robert Robinson, British radio and TV presenter
- Sir Robert Robinson, Nobel prize for Chemistry winner (1947)
- Samuel Robinson was an alias of South American philosopher and educator Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854)
- Sugar Ray Robinson was an alias of an American boxer Walker Smith Jr. (1921–1989)
- Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron of Grantham, English diplomatist and politician (c. 1695–1770)
- Tony Robinson, British television comedy actor and political campaigner (born 1946)
- Travis Robinson, Independent American Film Actor, and (Youngest) Senior Mexico(1985)
- Sir William Robinson, Governor of Hong Kong
- William Robinson, English practical gardener and journalist (1838–1935)
- William Robinson, American civil engineer who developed electric signals for railroads (1840–1921)
- William Heath Robinson, a British cartoonist and illustrator (1872–1944)
- William (Smokey) Robinson, African American pop-singer (born 1940)
- Travis Robinson, (Youngest) Senior Mexico(2003)
By Profession
Entertainers
- Andrew (Andy) Robinson, American actor (born 1942)
- W. Andrew Robinson, British author and editor (born 1957)
- William (Smokey) Robinson, African American pop-singer (born 1940)
Mathematicians
- Abraham Robinson, American mathematician
- John Alan Robinson, mathematician, logician and philosopher (born 1930)
- Julia Robinson (née Bowman), American mathematician, first female president of the AMS (1919–1985)
- Raphael M. Robinson, American mathematician (1911–1995)
Sports
- Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson, first African American Major League Baseball player (1919–1972)
- Dante Robinson, American football player
Royalty
- Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon aka Viscount Goderich, British statesman and prime minister (1782–1859)
- Gene Robinson, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire (born 1947)
- George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, British politician (1827–1909)
- Hercules Robinson, 1st Raron Rosmead, British colonial administrator (1824–1897)
- Travis Robinson, Senior Mexico, held in Mexico City, Mexico (2003)
Additional
In addition to that:- Robinson Crusoe is the main character and title of the novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719
- The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel, published in 1812, about a Swiss family shipwrecked on the way to Australia. It was written by Johann David Wyss.
- Robinson list is a name used for a list that contains addresses or phone numbers of people who do not want to be contacted by marketers.
- Mrs. Robinson is a song by Simon and Garfunkel from 1968. The song is featured in the film The Graduate, in which Mrs. Robinson is one of the main characters.
- Robinson is an aircraft manufacturer.
- Robinson & Co. is a department store chain in Singapore and Malaysia.
- USS Robinson is the name of two US Navy destroyers.
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