John Robinson

John Robinson may refer to:

Academics

• John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist
• John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of Born in Blood
• John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist
• John Alan Robinson (1930–2016), British and American philosopher, mathematician, and early computer scientist
• John D. Robinson (psychologist) (1946–2021), psychologist and professor of psychiatry and surgery at Howard University
• John Martin Robinson (born 1948), English Officer of Arms and historian
• John C. Robinson (biologist) (born 1959), American ornithologist and environmental activist
• John R. Robinson, American accountant, professor at the University of Texas at Austin

Arts and entertainment

Music

• John Robinson (organist) (1682–1762), English organist
• John Robinson (drummer) (born 1954), American drummer and session musician
• Jon-John Robinson (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter
• John Robinson (church musician) (born 1983), English organist and choir director

Theatre

• John Robinson (English actor) (1908–1979), British actor, known for Quatermass II
• John Mark Robinson (born 1948), Canadian-born American designer, director, and actor
• John Robinson (American actor) (born 1985), American actor

Visual arts

• John Robinson (painter) (1715–1745), English painter
• John Henry Robinson (1796–1871), English line engraver
• John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), English painter, art collector, and curator
• John N. Robinson (1921–1994), African-American artist
• John Robinson (sculptor) (1935–2007), British sculptor
• John Z. Robinson (born 1953), New Zealand artist
• John V. Robinson (born 1960), American photographer, writer, and folklorist

Others artists

• John Robinson (circus owner) (1843–1921), American owner of the John Robinson Circus

Military

• John Robinson (militiaman) (1735–1805), American Revolutionary War militia officer
• John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War
• John Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1840–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John H. Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1846–1883), Irish Civil War soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Robinson (aviator) (1905–1954), American aviator and activist

Politics and law

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 James Robinson (1811–1874), naval officer and political figure in England and New Brunswick
• John A. Robinson (1867–1929), Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland
• John Lyle Robinson (1890–1953), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

United Kingdom

• Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London (1615–1680), Lord Mayor of London, MP for the City of London, Middlesex and Rye
• John Robinson (Liskeard MP) (1620–?), English politician in House of Commons in 1660
• John Robinson (Harwich MP) (1727–1802), British Member of Parliament for Harwich, 1774–1803
• John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British Conservative politician, Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972

United States

• John Robinson (New York politician) (1654–1734), Member of the New York General Assembly of 1691
• John Robinson (burgess) (died 1749), Virginia planter and politician, father of Speaker John Robinson
• John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1705) (1705–1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia
• John McCracken Robinson (1794–1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois
• John S. Robinson (governor) (1804–1860), 22nd Governor of Vermont
• John L. Robinson (1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana
• John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1822) (1822–1908), African American state senator in Virginia
• John H. Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1857) (1857-1932), African American member of the Virginia House of Delegates
• John Mitchell Robinson (1827–1896), chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
• John Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• John Seaton Robinson (1856–1903), Nebraska representative
• John Robinson (judge) (1880–1951), Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
• John H. Robinson (politician) (born 1955), Wisconsin representative
• John Robinson (Maine politician) (born 1972), served in the Maine House of Representatives
• John Robinson (agriculture commissioner), North Carolina politician
• John Robinson (US Marshal) (1838–1917), sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont and US Marshal for the District of Vermont
• John Trumbull Robinson, American attorney

Religion

• John Robinson (pastor) (1576–1625), English pastor who organized the Mayflower voyage
• John Robinson (bishop of London) (1650–1723), English diplomat, Bishop of Bristol, Lord Privy Seal etc.
• John Robinson (historian) (1774–1840), English cleric
• John Edward Robinson (bishop) (1849–1922), Methodist Episcopal missionary bishop who served in India and Burma
• John Robinson (priest) (1852–1916), Dean of Belfast
• John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich) (John Arthur Thomas Robinson, 1919–1983), British Bishop of Woolwich
• John Robinson (Archdeacon of Bedford) (died 1598), English priest and academic
• Ken Robinson (priest) (John Kenneth Robinson, 1936–2020), Anglican priest and Dean of Gibraltar
• Sir John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet, Archdeacon of Armagh

Sports

• John Robinson (cricketer, born 1868) (1868–1898), English cricketer
• John Robinson (sportsman) (1872–1959), English cricketer and rugby union footballer
• John Yate Robinson (1885–1916), British field hockey player
• John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) (1891–1966), Australian rules footballer
• John Robinson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1988), English cricketer
• John Robinson (American football) (1935–2024), American football coach
• John Robinson (footballer, born 1971) (born 1971), Welsh footballer

Others

• John Robinson (merchant), British merchant in the 19th century; see Juan Manuel Canaveris
• John Perry Robinson (1810/11–1865), Superintendent of Nelson Province
• John Robinson (engineer) (1823–1902), British locomotive engineer
• John Richard Robinson (1828–1903), English journalist
• John Robinson (Natal politician) (1839–1903), prime minister of Colony of Natal
• John Beverley Robinson (anarchist) (1853–1923), American anarchist author
• John Moore Robinson (1855–1934), Canadian explorer
• John G. Robinson (1856–1943), railway engineer
• John Robinson (brewer) (1895–1978), British brewing executive and local politician
• John Edward Robinson (born 1943), American serial killer
• John D. Robinson (disability advocate) (born 1968), American author, entrepreneur, and activist
• John Robinson (architect, born 1829), designer of St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain, London
• John Robinson (estate agent) (died 1927), perpetrator of the Charing Cross Trunk Murder

See also

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