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Robert Smith or Bob Smith or Bobby Smith is a common name. It is often used as a prototype, much like John Doe or John Smith. People with this name include:
[edit] In U.S. politics
- Robert Smith (U.S. politician) (1757–1842), 6th Secretary of State in the United States
- Robert Smith (U.S. representative) (1802–1867), United States Illinois representative in the 1840s
- Bob Smith (New Jersey State Senator) (born 1947)
- Robert B. Smith, former mayor of Newport News Virginia
- Robert Barnwell Smith (1800–1876), US Representative and US Senator from South Carolina
- Robert C. Smith (born 1941), (Bob Smith), Republican U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
- Robert Freeman Smith (born 1931), U.S. Representative from Oregon
- Robert J. Smith of Utah, 1992 Presidential candidate of the 20th century American Party.
- Robert J. Smith II (born 1963), New Jersey State Assemblyman
- Robert S. Smith (born 1944), New York State Court of Appeals associate judge
[edit] In Canadian politics
- Robert Smith (Canadian politician, Peel), Canadian Member of Parliament for Peel County, Ontario (1872)
- Robert Smith (British Columbia politician), Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1871 to 1878
- Robert Smith (Canadian politician, Stormont) (1858–1942), Canadian Member of Parliament for Stormont, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
- Robert Knowlton Smith, Canadian Member of Parliament for Cumberland
[edit] In other politics
- Sir Robert Workman Smith (1880–1957), Scottish Unionist politician, MP 1924–1945.
- Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet (born 1958), Liberal Democrat politician from Scotland, MP 1997—
- Bob Smith (Wales), Councillor for Llanishen ward for Cardiff County Council, Wales
[edit] In music
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[edit] In sports
- Robert Smith (football), American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings
- Bob Smith (left-handed pitcher) (1907-2003)
- Bob Smith (right-handed pitcher) (born 1931)
- Bob Smith (baseball pitcher) (1895-1987)
- Bob Smith (boxer), a bare-knuckle boxer
- Bob Smith (horse trainer)
- Bob Smith (motorcycle racer) ( - 1982), of St. Helens, Lancashire
- Bobby Smith (footballer), (born 1933)
- Bobby Smith (hockey player), (born 1958)
- Bobby Smith (baseball infielder) (born 1974)
- Bobby Smith (soccer), NASL and USA defender
- Bobby Gene Smith (born 1934), baseball outfielder
[edit] Others
- Bob Smith (doctor) (1879–1950), founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Robert Smith (Actor)
- Robert Smith (convicted sex offender) (c.1941–) of Scarborough described as the 'Worst-ever' sex offender brought before UK courts, on 3rd August 2006.
- Robert Smith (mathematician) (1689–1768), English mathematician
- Robert Smith (Medal of Honor), American Indian War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert Smith, Bishop (1732–1801), Episcopal Bishop
- Robert Smith (architect), American architect who designed Nassau Hall in Princeton, New Jersey and Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Robert Paul Smith (1915–1977), American writer
- Robert Thomas Smith (born 1949), Church leader/theologian
- Robert E. Smith (c. 1918–c. 2004), American pilot in the RAF and USAF
- Robert E. Smith (1910–?), typographer who designed the fonts Brush Script and Park Avenue.
- Robert H. Smith (1898-1943), submariner in the United States Navy.
- Robert J. Smith (anthropologist)
- Robert Smith (Doctor Who writer), author of short stories relating to Doctor Who]]
- Robert J. Smith (technologist), born 1964, Greenville, PA
