ROBINSON

Contents

Places

People

Alphabetical

By Profession

Entertainers

Mathematicians

Sports

Royalty

Additional

See also

Places

'Robinson' is the name of some places:

★ Robinson, Illinois, United States

★ Robinson, North Dakota, United States

★ Robinson, Texas, United States

★ Robinson, name of a hill in England's Lake District

★ H.B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant in the U.S. state of South Carolina

★ Robinson College, Cambridge, is the name of one of the colleges of England's University of Cambridge

People

Alphabetical

'Robinson' also is or was a surname of several persons:

★ Abraham Robinson (1918–1974), American mathematician

★ Andrew (Andy) Robinson (born 1942), American actor

★ Andy Robinson (born 1964), English rugby union coach and former player

★ Andrew Robinson (author) (W. Andrew Robinson, born 1957), British author and editor

★ Angus Hargreaves Robinson (1907–1973), Australian grazier and ornithologist

★ Arthur H. Robinson (1915–2004), American geographer and cartographer

★ Arthur N.R. Robinson (born 1926), President (1997–2003) and Prime Minister (1986–1991) of Trinidad and Tobago

★ Bill Robinson (author) (1918-2007), American editor, author and sailor

★ Charles Robinson III, actor in ''The Sand Pebbles'' (1966)

★ Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917), American city planner and journalist

★ Charles W. Robinson (born 1919), American business person and entrepreneur

★ David Robinson (basketball) (born 1965), American basketball player

★ Sir David Robinson (1904–1987), British philanthropist and entrepreneur

★ Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), Romanian-American actor

★ Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935), American poet

★ Frank Norman Robinson (1911–1997), Australian wildlife sound recordist and ornithologist

★ Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782–1859), British statesman and prime minister

★ G. de B. Robinson (1906–1992), Canadian mathematician

★ Gene Robinson (born 1947), bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire

★ Gerald H. A. Robinson Director of Marketing at Capital Intermodal, Harrow Head Boy 1976

★ Glenn Robinson (born 1973), American NBA basketball player

★ George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909), British politician

★ Heath Robinson (William Heath Robinson, 1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator

★ Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong

★ ''Henry Robinson was the name of several persons''

★ J. G. Robinson, British locomotive engineer, chief mechanical engineer of the Great Central Railway from 1900 to 1922

★ Jack Robinson, mythical character representing a short period of time in English language usage

★ Jack Robinson (footballer), English football player, famous goalkeeper

★ Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson, 1919–1972), first African American Major League Baseball player

★ Jason Robinson, Former England and Sale Rugby Club player. England World Cup winner 2003

★ Joan Robinson (1903–1983), British economist

★ ''John Robinson'' was a name of several persons

★ Julia Robinson (née Bowman, 1919–1985), American mathematician, first female president of the AMS

★ Kim Stanley Robinson, (born 1952), American science fiction writer

★ Leonard A. Robinson, Scouting notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1976

★ Magnus Robinson, Old Rutlishians rugby player and Surrey winner 1999

★ Mark Robinson (Captain RN)

★ Mark Robinson (Northern Ireland politician), (born 1959), DUP MLA for Belfast South

★ Mary Robinson (born 1944), first female President of Ireland

★ Mary Robinson (Maid of Buttermere) (1778-1837)

★ Mary Robinson (poet) (née Darby, 1756 or 1758–1800), English poet

★ Natasha Robinson (born 1977) Marcus Evans legend, authority disrepecter, and lover of fine lagers, cutting edge eighties choons and jungle

★ Neville Robinson (1925–1996), British physicist

★ ''Paul Robinson'' was a name of several persons

★ Raphael M. Robinson (1911–1995), American mathematician

★ Ray Charles Robinson (1930–2004), American pianist and inventor of soul music

★ Sir Richard Robinson (1849–1928), politician and chemist and druggist

★ Robert Robinson (television presenter) (born 1927), British radio and TV presenter

★ Sir Robert Robinson (scientist) (1886–1974), Nobel prize for Chemistry winner (1947)

★ Samuel Robinson, alias of South American philosopher and educator Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854)

★ Sydney Robinson - British athlete

★ Sugar Ray Robinson ( Walker Smith Jr., 1921–1989), American boxer

★ Smokey Robinson African-American R&B and soul singer and songwriter

★ Spider Robinson, (born 1948), American science fiction writer

★ Thomas Robinson (c. 1560 - after 1609), English lutenist and composer

★ Thomas Robinson (''c''.1695–1770), 1st Baron of Grantham, English diplomatist and politician

★ Tony Robinson (born 1946), British television comedy actor and political campaigner

★ Travis Robinson, Independent American Film Actor, and (Youngest) Senior Mexico(1985)

★ ''William Robinson'' was the name of several persons

★ Sir William Robinson (1836–1912), 11th Governor of Hong Kong

★ William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), English practical gardener and journalist

★ William Robinson (engineer) (1840–1921), American civil engineer, developed electric signals for railroads

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)

★ Blake Robinson, African American dancer (born 1993)

★ (Reed Robinson) Rock Star

Mathematicians

★ Abraham Robinson, American mathematician

★ G. de B. Robinson, Canadian mathematician (1906–1992)

★ 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

★ Robinson is a horse that competed in Grand Prix show jumping

★ Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson, first African American Major League Baseball player (1919–1972)

★ Dante Robinson, National Football Player (NFL)

★ Paul Robinson, English goalkeeper

★ Nate Robinson, National Basketball Association Player (NBA)

★ Shawna Robinson, a female NASCAR driver

Royalty

★ Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon aka Viscount Goderich, British statesman and prime minister (1782–1859)

★ George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, British politician (1827–1909)

★ Hercules Robinson, 1st Raron Rosmead, British colonial administrator (1824–1897)

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.

★ In the science fiction show Lost in Space, the Robinsons are the protagonists of the TV show.

★ 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 Helicopter is an aircraft manufacturer.

★ Robinson Terminal is a shipping terminal and printing plant on the Potomac River in Northern Virginia. It is used for deliveries of newsprint, as it is owned by the Washington Post.

★ Robinson & Co. is a department store chain in Singapore and Malaysia.

★ USS ''Robinson'' is the name of two US Navy destroyers.

★ ''''Robinson'' (novel)'' by Muriel Spark

★ Robinson R22 helicopter

See also

★ Robert

★ Robin

★ Robison

★ Robinson's

★ I Robinson