John Robinson

John Robinson is the name of:

Academics

• John Martin Robinson (born 1948), English Officer of Arms and historian
• John Alan Robinson (born 1930), philosopher and mathematician
• John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist
• John T. Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist

Arts and entertainment

• John V. Robinson (born 1960), American photographer, writer, and folklorist
• John Robinson (actor) (1908–1979), British actor, best known for his role in Quatermass II
• John Robinson (American actor) (born 1985), 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 (born 1953), New Zealand artist
• John Robinson (sculptor) (1935–2007), British sculptor
• John J. Robinson, historian and author of Born in Blood
• John Robinson (drummer) (born 1946), American drummer and session musician
• John Robinson (guitarist), Australian musician and producer, member of Blackfeather
• John D. Robinson (born 1946), American film director, producer and screenwriter
• John Robinson (circus), founder of the John Robinson Circus
• John Henry Robinson (1796–1871), English line engraver

Business and industry

• John G. Robinson (1856–1943), railway engineer
• John Robinson (engineer) (1823–1902), British locomotive engineer
• John Robinson, British businessman and chairman of Railtrack at the time of its collapse
• Sir John Robinson, founder of Home Ales in Arnold, Nottinghamshire

Military

• John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War
• Lt. Col. John Robinson (1735–1805), American Revolutionary War commander
• John Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1840–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Politics and law (by country)

Canada

• John Robinson (businessman) (1782–1828), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick
• Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto (1791–1863), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada, kinsman of John Robinson (1650–1723)
  • his son John Beverley Robinson (1821–1896), Canadian, mayor of Toronto 1856 and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1880–1887
• John Lyle Robinson (1890–1953), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
• John A. Robinson (1867–1929), Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland
• John James Robinson (1811–1874), naval officer and political figure in England and New Brunswick

New Zealand

• John Perry Robinson (1810/11–1865), Superintendent of Nelson Province

UK

• John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British Conservative Party politician, Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972
• Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London (1615–1680), Lord Mayor of London, MP for the City of London, Middlesex and Rye
• John Robinson (died 1802) (1727–1802), British Member of Parliament for Harwich, 1774–1803
• Constable John Robinson, Northern Ireland police officer, whose testimony led to the shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland
• John Robinson (Natal politician) (1839–1903), first prime minister of the Colony of Natal
• John Robinson (born 1620) (1620–?), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660

USA

• John Robinson (1654-1734), Member of the New York General Assembly of 1691.
• John Robinson (agriculture commissioner), a North Carolina politician who served as the third North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
• John Robinson (Virginia) (1705–1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia during the Virginia Resolves
• John Beverley Robinson (anarchist) (1853–1923), American anarchist author and translator
• John Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• John H. Robinson (born 1955)
• John L. Robinson (1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana
• John McCracken Robinson (1794–1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois
• John Mitchell Robinson (1827–1896), Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
• John S. Robinson (governor) (1804–1860), 22nd Governor of Vermont
• John Seaton Robinson (1856–1903), Nebraska representative
• John Robinson (judge) (1880–1951), American track and field athlete, lawyer, judge, and Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court

Religion

• John Robinson (bishop of London) (1650–1723), English diplomat, Bishop of Bristol, Lord Privy Seal etc
• John Robinson (pastor) (1576–1625), English pastor who organized the Mayflower voyage
• John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich) (1919–1983), British Bishop of Woolwich, Dean of Trinity College, author of Honest to God
• John Edward Robinson (bishop) (1849–1922), missionary bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served in India and Burma
• John Robinson (priest) (1852–1916), Dean of Belfast

Sports

• John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1891), Australian rules footballer for University
• John Robinson (American football coach) (born 1935), American football coach
• John Robinson (cricketer, born 1868), English cricketer
• John Robinson (cricketer, born 1909), English cricketer
• John Robinson (footballer) (born 1971), Welsh footballer
• John Yate Robinson (1885–1916), British field hockey player

Others

• John Moore Robinson (1855–?), Canadian explorer
• John Robinson, operator of the Free Republic message board and son of owner Jim Robinson
• John Robinson (17th century), associate of William Shakespeare
• John Armstrong Robinson, former British Ambassador to Algeria and Israel
• John C. Robinson (aviator), American aviator
• John Edward Robinson (born 1943), American serial killer
• Kenneth Robinson (priest) (John Kenneth Robinson, born 1936), retired Anglican priest and former Dean of Gibraltar

See also

• Jon Robinson (disambiguation)
• Johnny Robinson (disambiguation)
• Jack Robinson (disambiguation)
• Jackie Robinson (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Robinson (disambiguation)
• Robinson (name)
• John Robison (disambiguation)
• Bishop John Robinson (disambiguation)

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