John Robinson

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People with the name John Robinson or its variant forms include:

Academics

• John Martin Robinson (born 1948), an English Officer of Arms and historian
• J. Alan Robinson (full name John Alan Robinson) (born 1930), philosopher and mathematician
• John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792-1882), Irish astronomer and physicist
• John T. Robinson, paleontologist

Arts and entertainment

• John Robinson (actor) (1908-1979), British actor, best known for his role in Quatermass II
• John Robinson (American actor), American actor
• John Robinson (Canadian actor), Canadian actor
• John Robinson, 1952 Pulitzer Prize winner for his photographs of the Johnny Bright Incident
• John Z. Robinson, New Zealand artist
• John Robinson (sculptor) (1935-2007)

Military

• John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War
• Lt. Col John Robinson (military), American Revolutionary War commander

Politics

• Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London (1615-1680), Lord Mayor of London, MP for the City of London and Rye
• John Robinson (Virginia) (1704-1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia during the famous Virginia Resolves
• John Robinson (Businessman) (1782-1828), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick
• John Robinson (1650-1723) (1650-1723), English diplomat; later Bishop of Bristol from 1710 and Lord Privy Seal from 1711-1713
• Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto (1791–1863), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada, kinsman of the above
• John Beverley Robinson (1821–1896), Canadian, mayor of Toronto 1856 and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1880–1887, son of the above
• John Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• John L. Robinson (1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana
• John McCracken Robinson (1795-1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois
• John Mitchell Robinson (1827-1896), Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
• John S. Robinson (governor) 22^nd American, Governor of Vermont
• John Seaton Robinson (1856-1903), American, Nebraska representative

Religion

• John Robinson (1650-1723) - English diplomat; later Bishop of Bristol from 1710 and Lord Privy Seal from 1711-1713
• John Robinson (pastor) (1575-1625), English, organized Mayflower voyage
• John A. T. Robinson (1919-1983), British Bishop of Woolwich; Dean of Trinity College
• John Edward Robinson (Methodist bishop), a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served in India and Burma
• John Robinson (1682–1762), English, organist of Westminster Abbey

Sports

• John Robinson (football coach) (born 1935), American football coach
• John Robinson (footballer), Welsh footballer
• Johnny Robinson (safety) (born 1938), American footballer, strong safety for the Kansas City chiefs
• Johnny Robinson (defensive tackle) (born 1958), American footballer, defensive tackle for the Oakland raiders
• John Yate Robinson (born 1885), British field hockey player
• John Edward Robinson (1921 - 2000), American baseball player (aka Jack Robinson)

Industry

• John G. Robinson (1856-1943), Railway engineer

Others

• John Edward Robinson (serial killer) (born 1943), American
• John Moore Robinson (born 1855), Canadian explorer
• Constable John Robinson, Northern Ireland police officer whose testimony led to the Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland
• John Robinson, a British businessman and chairman of Railtrack at the time of its collapse
• Johnny Leartice Robinson (1952-2004), convicted murderer

[edit] See also

• Robinson (name)
• Jack Robinson for others known as "Jack"

Robinson, John, African-American aviator