Robinson
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[edit] 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
[edit] People
[edit] 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
- Charles Robinson III, actor in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
- Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917), American city planner and journalist
- 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
- Glenn Robinson (born 1973), American NBA basketball player
- George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909), British politician
- Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong
- 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
- 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
- Mary Robinson (born 1944), first female President of Ireland
- Mary Robinson (poet) (née Darby, 1756 or 1758–1800), English poet
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Heath Robinson (William Heath Robinson, 1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
- Smokey Robinson (William Robinson, born 1940), African-American pop-singer
[edit] By Profession
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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 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
[edit] See also
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