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Robert Harrison (Brownist) Robert Harrison (died 1585?) was an English lay schoolmaster who became a religious leader as a Protestant Separatist, one of the original Brownists. Life Harrison matriculated as a pensioner of St John's College, Cambridge on 4 October 1564, m ...
(died 1585), English Protestant Separatist * Robert Alexander Harrison (1833–1878), Ontario lawyer, judge, and political figure *
Robert Dinsmore Harrison Robert Dinsmore Harrison (January 26, 1897 – June 11, 1977) was a Nebraska Republican politician. Born on a farm near Panama, Nebraska on January 26, 1897, he graduated from Nebraska State Teachers College, now known as Peru State College in ...
(1897–1977), U.S. Representative from Nebraska * Robert Leslie Harrison (1903–1966), Australian dairy farmer and Queensland Legislative Assemblyman *
Bob Harrison (Australian politician) Robert Joseph Wilson "Bob" Harrison AO (born 19 September 1934) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Kiama from 1986 to 1999. Harrison was born in Goulburn ...
(born 1934), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *
Robbie Harrison Robert "Robbie" S. Harrison (born 1948) is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member. Harrison was educated at Acadia University. He was a school t ...
, Canadian politician


Sports

* Robert Harrison (footballer) (1911–1950), Scottish footballer * Robert Harrison (born 1973). President of the
Paraguayan Football Association The Paraguayan Football Association ( es, Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol ; APF) ( Guarani: ''Paraguái Mangapy Atyguasu''), is the omnibus governing body of football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league, including futsal ...
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Bob Harrison (American football) Robert Lucius "Bob" Harrison, Jr. (August 8, 1937 – February 4, 2016) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played c ...
(1937–2016), American defensive lineman in the National Football League * Bob Harrison (American football coach) (1941–2022), American football coach * Bob Harrison (baseball) (born 1930), American baseball player * Bob Harrison (basketball) (born 1927), basketball player *
Bob Harrison (speedway rider) Robert Edwin Harrison (26 April 1906 in Mellor, England – 1964) was a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Spe ...
(1906–1964), international speedway rider


Other

* Robert Harrison (financier), American lawyer, banker * Robert Harrison (publisher) (1904–1978), publisher of ''Confidential'' magazine * Robert Harrison (surgeon) (1796–1858), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland * Robert H. Harrison (1745–1790), American jurist * Robert J. Harrison (born 1960), computational chemist *
Robert Pogue Harrison Robert Pogue Harrison (born 1954 in Izmir, Turkey) is a professor of literature at Stanford University, where he is Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature in the Department of French & Italian. Biography Harrison received his doctorate ...
(born 1954), professor of Italian literature at Stanford University *
Bobby Harrison Robert Leslie Harrison (22 June 1939 – 7 January 2022) was an English drummer and singer who was best known as an early member of the progressive rock band Procol Harum. Life and career Harrison was born in East Ham, London, on 22 June 1939. ...
(born 1939), drummer for Procol Harum


See also

* Rob Harrison (disambiguation) *
Harrison (name) Harrison is a common patronymic surname of Northern English origin. It means "son of Harry" or "Herry", representing the Middle English pronunciation of the given name Henry. It was in use by the 14th century. It may also be spelled Harrisson, H ...
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