William Robinson
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William Robinson, or Will Robinson or Bill Robinson or other nicknames, may refer to:
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[edit] Persons
[edit] Historical
- William Robinson (martyr), Quaker martyr
- William Benjamin Robinson (1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and political figure
- Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson (1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer
- Sir William Robinson (1836–1912), British colonial governor of Trinidad & Tobago and Hong Kong
- Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (1655–1736), English Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York
- William Robinson (murder victim), 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
- William "Ready Money" Robinson, English-born pioneer, founder of the town of Cheviot, New Zealand
[edit] Academics
- William Robinson (fl. 1670), founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, Cumbria
- William Callyhan Robinson (1834–1911), American law professor at Yale
- William I. Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
- William P. Robinson, American educator, currently president of Whitworth University
- William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the Ecological fallacy
[edit] Aviation
- Billy Robinson (aviator) (1884–1916), early American aviator
- William Leefe Robinson, British aviator
[edit] Business
- William E. Robinson (businessman) Chairman of Coke
[edit] Politics
- William Lee Robinson (born 1943), U.S. politician
- William Robinson (Ontario politician), former MPP in Ontario
- William Russell Robinson, Pennsylvania politician
- William Whipple Robinson, the second Los Angeles City Auditor, 1899–1906
- William Robinson (UK politician) (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968
- William Cornforth Robinson (1861–1931), British Labour Member of Parliament
- William Edmond Robinson Missouri politician
- William E. Robinson (Nevada politician)
- William Erigena Robinson (1814–1892), U.S. Representative from New York.
- William Robinson (Australian politician) (1907–1981), Australian Senator
- William Kenneth Robinson, better known as Ken Robinson (Canadian politician), member of Canadian Parliament
- William Albert Robinson, British Member of Parliament for St Helens, 1935–1945
[edit] Arts, Entertainment and Media
- William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish-born gardener and journalist
- William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling Soo
- William Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
- Bill Robinson (1878–1946), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
- W. C. Robinson (1884–1942), actor, also known as William Robinson
- William Robinson (artist) (born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer
- Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
- Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American nautical author
[edit] Sports
- William Robinson (swimmer) (1870–?), British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- William Robinson (American football) (born 1984), offensive lineman formerly playing for the SDSU Aztecs
- Will Robinson (basketball) (1911–2008), American college basketball coach
- Bill Robinson (basketball), Canadian Olympic basketball player
- Billy Robinson (born 1939), British professional wrestler and trainer
- Bill Robinson (outfielder) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach
- Bill Robinson (pitcher) (1865-1936), American baseball player
[edit] Fictional persons
- Will Robinson, fictional character in the 1960s American television series Lost in Space, namesake of the catch phrase "Danger, Will Robinson"
- Bill Robinson, fictional character in 1986 Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, portrayed by Emilio Estevez
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