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William Robinson, or Will Robinson or Bill Robinson or other nicknames, may refer to:

Contents 1 Persons 1.1 Historical 1.2 Academics 1.3 Aviation 1.4 Engineering 1.5 Politics 1.6 Arts, Entertainment and Media 1.7 Sports 2 Fictional persons 3 See also

[edit] Persons

[edit] Historical

• William Benjamin Robinson (1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and political figure
• Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson (1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer
• Sir William Robinson (1836–1912), British colonial governor of Trinidad & Tobago and Hong Kong
• Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (1655–1736), an English Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York.
• William Robinson (of Salt Spring), 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
• William "Ready Money" Robinson, English-born pioneer, founder of the town of Cheviot, New Zealand
• William Robinson (d. 1642), Archdeacon of Nottinghamshire

[edit] Academics

• William Robinson (fl. 1670), founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, Cumbria [1]
• William P. Robinson, American educator, currently president of Whitworth University
• William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the Ecological fallacy

[edit] Aviation

• Billy Robinson (aviator) (1884–1916), early American aviator
• William Leefe Robinson, British aviator

[edit] Engineering

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

[edit] Politics

• William Robinson, MP for Scotland
• William Robinson (Ontario politician), Former MPP in Ontario
• William Whipple Robinson, the second Los Angeles City Auditor. He served from 1899 until 1906.
• William Robinson (UK politician) (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP 1966–1968
• William Cornforth Robinson (1861–1931), a British Labour Member of Parliament.
• William E. Robinson (1814–1892), a U.S. Representative from New York.
• William Kenneth Robinson, better known as Ken Robinson (Canadian politician), a member of Canadian Parliament

[edit] Arts, Entertainment and Media

• William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish-born gardener and journalist
• William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling Soo
• William Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
• Bill Robinson (1878–1946), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
• W. C. Robinson (1884–1942), actor, also known as William Robinson
• William Robinson (artist) (born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer
• Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
• Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American nautical author

[edit] Sports

• William Robinson (swimmer) (1870–?), a British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• William Robinson (American football) (born 1984), offensive lineman formerly playing for the SDSU Aztecs
• Will Robinson (basketball) (1911–2008), American college basketball coach
• Bill Robinson (basketball), Canadian Olympic player in 1976
• Billy Robinson (born 1939), British professional wrestler and trainer
• Bill Robinson (baseball) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach

[edit] Fictional persons

Will Robinson may also refer to:

• Will Robinson, fictional character in the 1960s American television series Lost in Space, famous for providing the catch phrase "Danger, Will Robinson"

[edit] See also

• Will Robinson