Robert or Bob Reid may refer to:

Art and architecture

Robert Reid (architect) Robert Reid (8 November 1774 – 20 March 1856) was the King's architect and surveyor for Scotland from 1827 to 1839. He is responsible for a number of public works particularly the façade of Parliament Square in Edinburgh, which houses the C ...

(1774–1856), Scottish architect * Robert Payton Reid (1859–1945), Scottish academic painter *

Robert Reid (American painter) Robert Lewis Reid (July 29, 1862 – December 2, 1929) was an American Impressionist painter and muralist. His work tended to be very decorative, much of it centered on depiction of young women set among flowers. He later became known for h ...

(1862–1929), American impressionist painter * Robert Russell Reid (born 1927), Canadian typographer and designer

Business

* Robert Reid (antiquarian) (1773–1865), Scottish businessman and topographer *Sir

Robert Gillespie Reid Sir Robert Gillespie Reid (12 October 1842 – 3 June 1908) was a Scottish railway contractor most famous for building large railway bridges in Canada and the United States. Founder of Reid Newfoundland Company, from 1889 until his death ...

(1842–1908), Scottish railway contractor *Sir Robert Reid (railwayman) (1921–1993), chairman of British Rail *Sir Bob Reid (businessman) (born 1934), Chairman of the British Railways Board * Robert Reid (author) (born 1966), American author

Engineering and science

* Robert Carstairs Reid (1845–1894), Scottish civil engineer * Robert Reid (chemical engineer) (1924–2006), American chemical engineer in thermodynamics

Politics and government

* Robert R. Reid (1789–1841), U.S. Representative, territorial governor of Florida * Robert Dyce Reid (1829–1900), Australian pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council *

Robert Reid (Kirkcaldy Burghs MP) Robert Reid (1831 – 30 March 1875) was a Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalis ...

(1831–1875), British Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs, 1874–1875 *

Robert Reid (New Zealand politician) Robert Caldwell Reid (4 February 1839 – 18 March 1897) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast, New Zealand. Born in Scotland and attracted by the gold rushes in Victoria and the West Coast, he was l ...

(1839–1897) * Robert Reid (Australian politician, born 1842) (1842–1904), merchant and member of the Victorian Legislative Council and Australian Senate *

Robert Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn Robert Threshie Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn, (3 April 1846 – 30 November 1923) was a British lawyer, judge and radical Liberal politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1905 and 1912. Background and education Born in ...

(1846–1923), British Liberal politician, Lord Chancellor *Sir

Robert Reid (civil servant) Sir Robert Niel Reid (15 July 1883 – 24 October 1964) was a British colonial administrator in India. He was Governor of Assam from 1937 to 1942. His son, Sir Robert Basil Reid, was chairman of the British Railways Board British may refer to: ...

(1883–1964), British colonial administrator in India

Sports

* Bob Reid (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1998), Scottish footballer who played for Burnley, Huddersfield Town, and Southend United * Robert Reid (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1913–1918) * Robert Reid (cross-country skier) (1898–1990), American Olympic skier *

Bob Reid (Australian footballer) Bob Reid (born 8 June 1924) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one o ...

(born 1924), Australian rules footballer *

Robert Reid (ice hockey) Robert Reid (21 December 1932 – 21 November 2007) was an Australian ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belo ...

(1932–2007), Australian ice hockey player *

Robert Reid (basketball) Robert Keith Reid (born August 30, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player who played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An Atlanta-born 6'8" forward from St. Mary's University, Texas, Robert "Bobby ...

(born 1955), American basketball player *

Robert Reid (co-driver) Robert Reid (born 17 February 1966) is a retired British rally co-driver who became 2001 World Rally Champion alongside champion driver Richard Burns (1971–2005). Since retiring from competition, Reid has held various positions with both Moto ...

(born 1966), Scottish world champion rally co-driver

Others

Robert Reid (bishop) Robert Reid (died 1558) was Abbot of Kinloss, Commendator-prior of Beauly, and Bishop of Orkney. He was born at Aikenhead in Clackmannan parish, the son of John Reid (killed at the Battle of Flodden) and Elizabeth Schanwell. His formal educat ...

(died 1558), Scottish abbot and bishop, founder of the University of Edinburgh *

Robert Reid (pipemaker) Robert Reid (1784 – 1837) is widely acknowledged as the creator of the modern form of the Northumbrian Smallpipes. He lived and worked at first in Newcastle upon Tyne, but moved later to the nearby town of North Shields at the mouth of the Tyne, ...

(1784–1837), Northumbrian smallpipes creator *

Robert Reid (Medal of Honor) Robert Alexander Reid (January 22, 1842 – April 25, 1929) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Second Battle of Petersburg. Born on J ...

(1842–1929), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

Robert Reid (judge) Robert Raymond Reid (March 12, 1855 – January 14, 1923) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from January 2 to January 14, 1923. Early life, education, and career Born in Madison County, Mississippi, Reid's family moved to Louisiana aro ...

(1855–1923), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court *

Robert Lovell Reid Robert Lovell Reid, FRSE (11 April 1921 – 23 September 1996) was an Australian agricultural scientist. Life He was born in Melbourne on 11 April 1921. His family then moved to Sydney in 1928 where he was educated at Fort Street High School. He ...