James Robinson
James Robinson, Jim Robinson, Jimmy Robinson or Jamie Robinson may refer to:
Public officials
- James W. Robinson (Texas and California) (c. 1791–1857), American state official; Texas provisional governor
- James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), American Democrat politician from Kentucky
- James Carroll Robinson (1823–1886), American Democrat politician from Illinois
- James Wallace Robinson (1826–1898), American Republican politician from Ohio
- James S. Robinson (1827–1892), American Republican politician from Ohio
- James Robinson (British Columbia), Canadian political figure elected in 1871 to Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- James D. Robinson, Canadian mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, 1873
- James L. Robinson (1838–1887), American Democrat politician from North Carolina
- James Robinson (New Brunswick) (1852–1932), Canadian Conservative politician from New Brunswick
- James M. Robinson (Indiana) (1861–1942), American Democrat politician from Indiana
- James E. Robinson (1868–1932), American jurist in Ohio
- James Robinson (North Dakota), American jurist who served on North Dakota Supreme Court
- J. W. Robinson (James William Robinson, 1878–1964), American Democrat politician from Utah
- J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American Republican politician from Virginia
Recipients of American Medal of Honor
- James H. Robinson (died 1864), Civil War private in Union Army; awarded Medal of Honor in 1864
- James E. Robinson, Jr. (1918–1945), Army first lieutenant; posthumous recipient of Medal of Honor in 1945
- James W. Robinson, Jr. (1940–1966), Army sergeant; posthumous recipient of Medal of Honor during Vietnam War
Historians, scholars and clergymen
- James H. Robinson (clergyman), American clergyman
- James Harvey Robinson (1863–1936), American historian and co-founder/first director of New School for Social Research
- James A. Robinson, American academic, president of University of West Florida
- James M. Robinson (born 1924), American biblical scholar, author, editor and professor
- James Robinson (economist), American academic at Harvard University; see Economic growth
- James C. Robinson (health economist), professor at the University of California, Berkeley
Artists, performers and producers
- Jim Robinson (trombonist) (1892–1976), American musician, known as Big Jim Robinson
- James G. Robinson, American film producer, chairman and CEO of Morgan Creek Productions
- James F. Robinson (filmmaker) (born 1955), American director, writer and producer
- James Robinson (comics) (born 1963), English writer of comic books and screenplays
- James Robinson (opera director), Artistic Director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
- J-Ro (James Robinson, born 1969), American musical artist, co-founder of group Tha Alkaholiks
- Jimmy Robinson (actor), American actor in the Mickey McGuire short film series from 1927 to 1934
- James Robinson (filk musician) (born 1948), American filk music songwriter and performer
Sports figures
- Jim Robinson (boxer) (born 1925), American boxer
- James Robinson (footballer born 1899), Northern Ireland forward; played for Manchester United and Tranmere Rovers
- James Robinson (English footballer), wing half for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough and Newcastle, 1923–1931
- James Robinson (footballer born 1982), English striker; with Crewe Alexandria, playing in Australia since 2005
- James Robinson (rugby league), English player during 1940s; best known as Jimmy Robinson
- Jamie Robinson (born 1980), Welsh rugby union footballer; outside centre with Cardiff Blues and Wales team
- Jimmy Robinson (born 1953), wide receiver with Giants, 49ers and Broncos; coach
- James Robinson (gridiron football) (born 1982), wide receiver for Toronto Argonauts
- James Flynn Robinson (born 1941), American basketball player, guard in NBA and ABA, 1966–1974
- James Robinson (basketball) (born 1970), American NBA shooting guard with Portland Trail Blazers
- James Robinson (racing driver) (1946–1995), American NASCAR driver
- James Robinson (distance runner) (born 1954), American middle-distance runner
Others
- James R. Robinson (1860–1950), industrialist, inventor, and author of a seminal book on mine ventilation
- James "Jim" Robinson (1934–2007), English member of Bridgewater Four, convicted of killing Carl Bridgewater; convictions overturned 18 years later
- James D. Robinson III (born 1935), American business executive; CEO of American Express
- James "Jim Rob" Robinson (born 1945), American conservative internet activist; founder of online forum Free Republic
- James "Rocky" Robinson, American community activist; founded Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps
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