Charles, Charlie or Charley Robinson may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Charles Dorman Robinson Charles Dorman Robinson (alternate: Charles Dormon Robinson; nickname: C.D.) (July 17, 1847 - May 8, 1933) was an American panorama, cyclorama, landscape, and marine painter. He is known for his seascapes and landscapes of Northern California, i ...

(1847–1933), American painter *

Charles Napier Robinson Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 – 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specialising in naval matters. ...

(1849–1936), English journalist and story writer *

Charles M. Robinson (architect) Charles Morrison Robinson (March 3, 1867 – August 20, 1932), most commonly known as Charles M. Robinson, was an American architect. He worked in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Altoona and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1889 to 1906 and in Richmond, Vi ...

(1867–1932), American architect * Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917), American journalist *

Charles Robinson (illustrator) Charles Robinson (1870–1937) was a prolific British book illustrator. Biography Born in Islington in October 1870, London, he was the son of illustrator Thomas Robinson, and his brothers Thomas Heath Robinson and William Heath Robinson also b ...

(1870–1937), British book illustrator *

Charles Knox Robinson Charles Knox Robinson III (April 13, 1932 — July 22, 2006) was an American actor who appeared in over 80 films and television series over his career. From 1958 through 1971 he was credited as Charles Robinson and, from 1972 onward, his full b ...

(1932–2006), American actor * Charlie Robinson (actor) (1945–2021), American actor * Charles M. Robinson III (1949–2012), American author and illustrator * Charles M. Robinson (video director) (born 1984), American video director

In government, military, and politics

Charles Robinson (MP) Charles Robinson (c. 1732 – 31 March 1807) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1790. Robinson was the son of Matthew Robinson of Edgeley, Yorkshire and his wife Elizabeth Drake. He served in the Ro ...

(c. 1732 – 1807), English politician; MP for Canterbury *

Charles L. Robinson Charles Lawrence Robinson (July 21, 1818 – August 17, 1894) was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1851-52, and later as the first Governor of Kansas from 1861 until 1863. He was also the first governor of ...

(1818–1894), American politician; first governor of Kansas *

Charles D. Robinson Charles D. Robinson (October 22, 1822 – September 25, 1886) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. He served as the 3rd Secretary of State of Wisconsin, and was the Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1866 and 1872. Ear ...

(1822–1886), American politician; third Secretary of State of Wisconsin * Charles Robinson Jr. (1829–1891), American politician; mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts *

Charles Robinson (Canadian politician) Charles Robinson (November 4, 1835 – October 17, 1898) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Cardwell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1883 as a Liberal member. He was born in Chinguacousy Township, ...

(1835–1898), physician and politician in Ontario *

Charles Robinson (Medal of Honor) Charles Robinson (1840 – 21 April 1896) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during an expedition on the Yazoo River. Born in 1840 in ...

(1840–1896), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * Charles Robinson (RAF airman) (1897–1961), English flying ace in World War I * Charles W. Robinson (1919–2014), American entrepreneur *

Charles Robinson (Arkansas politician) Charles W. Robinson (born 1946) was the state treasurer of Arkansas from 2013 to 2015. He was appointed on May 29, 2013, by Democratic Governor Mike Beebe after the resignation of former treasurer Martha Shoffner a week earlier on charges of corr ...

(born 1946), American politician; Arkansas State Treasurer *

Charles Gepp Robinson Charles Gepp Robinson (3 December 1805 – 31 October 1875) was a Royal Navy Officer and hydrographic surveyor particularly noted for his survey work in the west of Scotland. Robinson was born at Appledore House in Devon. He joined the Navy on 1 ...

, Royal Navy officer and hydrographic surveyor *

Charles Walker Robinson Major-General Sir Charles Walker Robinson, (April 3, 1836 – May 20, 1924) was a Canadian-born British Army officer and writer on military subjects. Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of John Beverley Robinson, he attended Trinity College, before ...

, Canadian soldier and author

In science and academia

Charles Robinson (priest) Charles Kirkby Robinson (1826 – 1909) was a British clergyman and academic, whose election to the Mastership of St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 1861 caused great controversy. Charles Robinson was born in 1826 in Acomb, West Riding of Y ...

(1826–1909), English academic at Cambridge University *

Charles Seymour Robinson Charles Seymour Robinson, D.D., LL.D., (March 31, 1829 – February 1, 1899), was a pastor, and an editor and compiler of hymns. Born in Bennington, Vermont, Robinson graduated from Williams College in 1849, then spent a year and a half at Prince ...

(1829–1899), American pastor and editor and compiler of hymns *

Charles Budd Robinson Charles Budd Robinson, Jr. (October 26, 1871 – December 5, 1913) was a Canadian botanist and explorer. The standard author abbreviation C.B.Rob. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name. Early life Born in ...

(1871–1913), Canadian botanist * Charles Alexander Robinson Jr. (1900–1965), American classical scholar

In sport

* Charlie Robinson (baseball) (1856–1913), American baseball player *

Charles Robinson (Australian cricketer) Charles Robinson (18 February 1879 – 23 September 1951) was an Australian cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Tasmania between 1912 and 1914 and one match for Western Australia in 1920/21. See also * List of Tasmanian repre ...

(1879–1951), Australian cricketer *

Charles Robinson (New Zealand cricketer) Charles Walter Robinson (28 March 1892 – 22 May 1947) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1912 to 1915 and played for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. Early career Charles Robinson ...

(1892–1947), cricketer for New Zealand *

Charley Robinson Charles Rogers Robinson (May 30, 1925 – February 3, 2007) was an American Guard (American football), guard and linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League and the History of the Indianapolis Colts, Balt ...

(1925–2007), American football player *

Charlie Robinson (footballer) Charles Robinson (8 June 1907–1990) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Ashington, Blackpool, Exeter City, Gillingham and Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, Engla ...

(1906–?), English footballer, for Gillingham and Rochdale *

Charles Robinson (referee) Charles Shane Robinson (born July 2, 1964) is an American professional wrestling senior referee and former professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE on the SmackDown brand. Robinson made his wrestling debut in 1995 for Pro Wrestling F ...

(born 1964), American professional wrestling referee *

Lefty Robinson Charles "Lefty" Robinson (March 2, 1891 - August 14, 1974) was a Negro leagues pitcher from 1923 to 1932. He pitched and played for the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars and Atlanta Black Crackers The Atlanta Black Crackers (originally ...

(Charles Eugene Robinson, 1891–1974), American baseball player

In other fields

*Charles Scott Robinson, American criminal sentenced in 1994, release date due for November 11, 7987, see

list of longest prison sentences This is a list of longest prison sentences ever given to a single person, worldwide. Listed are instances where people have been sentenced to jail terms in excess of a human lifetime, but effectively the same purpose. Note that many national leg ...