David Robinson

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David Robinson or Dave Robinson is a name shared by the following individuals:

[edit] Sports personalities

• Dave Robinson (born 1941), American football player; linebacker and kicker for Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins in 1963–74
• Dave Robinson (baseball) (born 1946), American player drafted by the San Diego Padres; active from September 1970 to April 1971
• Dave Robinson (footballer born 1948), English football (soccer) central defender for Birmingham City and Walsall (1966–78)
• David Robinson (basketball) (born 1965), American player; 7' 1" center chosen NBA MVP in 1995; graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy
• David Robinson (footballer) (born 1969), English professional player; striker from 1988 (Newcastle United) to 1998 (Whitley Bay)

[edit] Others

• David Robinson (philanthropist) (1904–1987), British entrepreneur, philanthropist and owner of racing stables who was knighted in 1985
• David Robinson (horticulturist) (1928–2004), Irish scientist, author and radio/television personality, a renowned expert in horticulture
• David Robinson (film critic and author) (born 1930), British film writer and historian, biographer of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton
• David Robinson (politician), New Zealand member of the Labour Party who represented Manawatu in Parliament from 1987 to 1990
• David Robinson (musician) (born 1953), American rock drummer who has played with The Modern Lovers, DMZ, The Cars and The Scabs
• David C. Robinson, American film producer and vice-president of Morgan Creek Productions which produced 1989's Major League
• David Robinson (photographer) (born 1973), British photographer, from Northern Ireland; known for widely-exhibited landscape images
• David Mark Robinson (born 1973), Australian computer engineer who, in May 2003, attempted to hijack Qantas Flight 1737

[edit] See also

• Robinson (name)
• Robison (name)
• David Fullerton Robison (1816–1859), American Opposition Party politician from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district (1855–57)
• Robeson