Robinson (name)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "son of Robin" |
| Region of origin | English-speaking countries |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "son of Robin" |
| Region of origin | English-speaking countries |
Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Robin". There are similar surname spellings. Robinson is a rare given name. Robinson may refer to:
Given name
Robinson Jeffers (1887 - 1962), American poet
Surname
- Abraham Robinson (1918–1974), American mathematician
- Andrew Robinson (born 1942), American actor
- Andy Robinson (born 1964), English rugby union coach and former player
- Angus Hargreaves Robinson (1907–1973), Australian grazier and ornithologist
- Arthur H. Robinson (1915–2004), American geographer and cartographer
- A. N. R. Robinson (Arthur N.R. Robinson, born 1926), President (1997–2003) and Prime Minister (1986–1991) of Trinidad and Tobago
- Bill Robinson (author) (1918-2007), American editor, author and sailor
- Charles M. Robinson III, American author and illustrator
- Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917), American city planner and journalist
- Charles W. Robinson (born 1919), American business person and entrepreneur
- Dante Robinson, National Football League player
- David Robinson (basketball) (born 1965), American basketball player
- Sir David Robinson (philanthropist) (1904–1987), British philanthropist and entrepreneur
- Duncan Robinson, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and noted art historian
- Dunta Robinson, an NFL cornerback, playing for the Houston Texans
- Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), Romanian-American actor
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935), American poet
- Frank Norman Robinson (1911–1997), Australian wildlife sound recordist and ornithologist
- Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782–1859), British statesman and prime minister
- Gene Robinson (born 1947), bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire
- George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909), British politician
- Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson (1906–1992), Canadian mathematician
- Glenn Robinson (born 1973), American NBA basketball player
- Henry Robinson, several persons
- Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong
- J. Alan Robinson (born 1930), mathematician, logician and philosopher
- J. G. Robinson, British locomotive engineer, chief mechanical engineer of the Great Central Railway from 1900 to 1922
- Jack Robinson, several people
- Jack Robinson (footballer), English football player, famous goalkeeper
- Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson, 1919–1972), first African American Major League Baseball player
- Jason Robinson, former England and Sale Rugby Club player; England World Cup winner 2003
- Joan Robinson (1903–1983), British economist
- John Robinson, several persons
- Julia Robinson (née Bowman, 1919–1985), American mathematician, first female president of the AMS
- Kat Robinson (nee Bear-Diemer, 1973- ), writer and television producer
- Keith Robinson, American comedian
- Kim Stanley Robinson, (born 1952), American science fiction writer
- Mark Robinson (Northern Ireland politician), (born 1959), Democratic Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South
- Mark Robinson (Royal Navy)
- Mary Robinson (born 1944), first female President of Ireland
- Mary Robinson (Maid of Buttermere) (1778-1837)
- Mary Robinson (poet) (née Darby, 1756 or 1758–1800), English poet
- Marilynne Robinson (born 1947), American writer
- Nate Robinson, National Basketball Association player
- Neville Robinson (1925–1996), British physicist
- Paul Robinson, several persons
- Raphael M. Robinson (1911–1995), American mathematician
- Ray Charles Robinson (1930–2004), American pianist and inventor of soul music
- Sir Richard Robinson (1849–1928), politician and chemist and druggist
- Sir Robert Robinson (scientist) (1886–1974), Nobel prize for Chemistry winner (1947)
- Robert Robinson (television presenter) (born 1927), British radio and TV presenter
- Ronald Robinson (1921-1999), British historian of Africa
- Samuel Robinson, alias of South American philosopher and educator Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854)
- Shawna Robinson, female NASCAR driver
- Sidney Robinson, British athlete
- Smokey Robinson, African-American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
- Spider Robinson, (born 1948), American science fiction writer
- Steve Robinson, Welsh former world champion boxer
- Sugar Ray Robinson ( Walker Smith Jr., 1921–1989), American boxer
- Thomas Robinson (c. 1560 - after 1609), English lutenist and composer
- Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham (c.1695–1770), 1st Baron of Grantham, English diplomatist and politician
- Tony Robinson (born 1946), British television comedy actor and political campaigner
- W. Andrew Robinson (born 1957), British author and editor
- W. Heath Robinson (William Heath Robinson, 1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
- William Robinson, several persons
- Sir William Robinson (1836–1912), 11th Governor of Hong Kong
- William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), English practical gardener and journalist
- William Robinson (engineer) (1840–1921), American civil engineer, developed electric signals for railroads
Fictional people
- Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719.
See also
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