Robert Rankin (disambiguation)

Robert Rankin may refer to:

• Robert Rankin, (born 1949), British science fiction and fantasy author
• Robert Rankin (1801-1870), Scottish-Canadian timber merchant and shipowner
• Robert Rankin (mayor) (1866–1952), Scottish-born merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada
• Robert Alexander Rankin, (1915–2001), Scottish mathematician
• Robert William Rankin, (1907–1942), Australian naval officer
• Robert Rankin (Australian politician) (1895–1955), Australian politician
• Sir Robert Rankin, 1st Baronet, British Member of Parliament for Liverpool Kirkdale, 1931–1945