Robbie
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Robbie can be a given name as well as a surname. It is usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert or Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003.[1]
"Robbie", and the alternate spelling "Robby", is a given name shared by several notable people:
- Robbie Burns (1759–96), Scottish poet
- Robbie Coltrane (born 1950) Scottish actor
- Robbie Daymond (born 1982) American actor and voice actor
- Robbie Douglas, character from the TV series My Three Sons
- Robbie E (born 1983), pro wrestler
- Robbie Farah (born 1984), Australian Rugby League player
- Robbie Fowler (born 1975), English footballer and manager
- Robbie Ftorek (born 1952), NHL player and coach
- Robbie Hart (born 1947), English football referee
- Robbie Hart, lead fictional character from the 1998 film The Wedding Singer
- Robbie Keane (born 1980), Irish footballer
- Robbie Knievel (born 1962), motorcycle daredevil
- Robbie Maddison (born 1981), Australian motorcycle stunt rider
- Robbie Nevil (born 1958), American singer
- Robbie Ray (born 1982), American auto racing driver
- Robbie Rist (born 1964), American actor and musician
- Robbie Robertson (born 1942), Canadian musician
- Robbie Robertson (comics), character from the Spider-Man comic books
- Robbie Rotten, character from children show LazyTown
- Robbie Savage (born 1974), soccer player
- Robbie Shapiro, character in the TV series Victorious
- Robbie Sinclair, character on the TV series Dinosaurs
- Robbie Widlansky (born 1984), American baseball player
- Robbie Williams (born 1974), English singer-songwriter
- Dove-Myer Robinson (1901–89), former Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand, known as Robbie
- D. W. Robertson, Jr. (1914–92), Chaucer scholar at Princeton University 1946–1980
The alternate spelling Robby may refer to:
- Robby the Robot, fictional robot in many films and television programs
- Robby Albarado, (born 1973), thoroughbred horse racing jockey
- Robby Ginepri (born 1982), professional tennis player
- Robby Gordon (born 1969), race car driver
- Robby Benson (born 1956), American actor
- Robby Krieger (born 1946), guitar player of The Doors
- Robby Stewart, character in the TV series Hannah Montana
- Robby Thompson (born 1962), MLB baseball player
- Robby (film), 1968 film, retelling of Robinson Crusoe
As a surname
- Joe Robbie (1916–90), former owner of the Miami Dolphins
- Margot Robbie (born 1990), Australian actress
- William Robbie (1849–1929), stonemason and mayor of Chico, California (1907–1919)
References
- ↑ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
...Robbie has risen from rank 141 in 2002 to 81 in 2003