John Robinson may refer to:

Academics

*John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist *

John J. Robinson John J. Robinson (c. 1918 – 1996) was an American author, best known as the author of ''Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry''. He is also credited as being the "founding visionary" of the Masonic Information Center run by the Masonic S ...

(1918–1996), historian and author of ''Born in Blood'' * John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist * John Alan Robinson (1930–2016), British and American philosopher, mathematician, and early computer scientist *

John D. Robinson (psychologist) Dr. John D. Robinson (August 24, 1946 - July 4, 2021) was a psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine. In 1973, Robinson became the first African-American psychologist in the U.S. Air Fo ...

(1946–2021), psychologist and professor of psychiatry and surgery at Howard University *

John Martin Robinson John Martin Robinson FSA (born 1948) is a British architectural historian and officer of arms. He was born in Preston, Lancashire, and educated at Fort Augustus Abbey, a Benedictine school in Scotland, the University of St Andrews (graduating ...

(born 1948), English Officer of Arms and historian *

John C. Robinson (biologist) John C. Robinson (born 1959) is an American biologist, environmental advocate, and author. He studied biology at Iowa State University and devoted the rest of his career to becoming a professional ornithologist. He worked for the United States D ...

(born 1959), American ornithologist and environmental activist *

John R. Robinson John R. Robinson is an American accountant, currently the C. Aubrey Smith Professor in Accounting at the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public res ...

, American accountant, professor at the University of Texas at Austin *

John Robinson (Australian statistician) John Robinson may refer to: Academics *John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist * John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of ''Born in Blood'' *John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist *John ...

, professor at Sydney University and 2008 recipient of the

Statistical Society of Australia The Statistical Society of Australia (SSA) is the main professional organization for statisticians and related professionals in Australia. It was founded in 1962 to support and unify the work of Australian state statistical societies that were a ...

Pitman Medal

Arts and entertainment

Music

John Robinson (organist) John Robinson (1682 – 30 April 1762) was an English composer and organist; for many years organist of Westminster Abbey. Early life and career Robinson was born in 1682; in 1700 he was a chorister of the Chapel Royal, under John Blow. In 171 ...

(1682–1762), English organist * John Robinson (drummer) (born 1954), American drummer and session musician * Jon-John Robinson (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter * John Robinson (church musician) (born 1983), English organist and choir director

Theatre

* John Robinson (English actor) (1908–1979), British actor, known for ''Quatermass II'' * John Mark Robinson (born 1948), Canadian-born American designer, director, and actor * John Robinson (American actor) (born 1985), American actor

Visual arts

* John Robinson (painter) (1715–1745), English painter *

John Henry Robinson John Henry Robinson (1796–1871) was an English engraver. Life He was born at Bolton, Lancashire and was brought up in Staffordshire. At the age of 18 he became a pupil of James Heath (engraver), James Heath, for about two years. Robinson was ...

(1796–1871), English line engraver * John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), English painter, art collector, and curator * John N. Robinson (1921–1994), African-American artist *

John Robinson (sculptor) John Robinson (4 May 1935 – 6 April 2007) was a British sculptor and co-founder of the Bradshaw Foundation. Accounts of his work may be seen at the Robinson estate website, the website of the Centre for the Popularisation of Mathematics and t ...

(1935–2007), British sculptor *

John Z. Robinson John Z. Robinson (born 25 May 1953 in Foxton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand painter, printmaker, and jeweller. He has lived in Dunedin, New Zealand since 1978. Education Robinson completed a four-and-a-half-year manufacturing jewellery appren ...

(born 1953), New Zealand artist *

John V. Robinson John V. Robinson (born 1960) is an American writer and photojournalist who specializes in photographing heavy construction work with a focus on bridge construction and the men and women who do the work. Robinson goes onto construction sites and d ...

(born 1960), American photographer, writer, and folklorist

Others artists

John Robinson (circus owner) John Franklin Robinson II (4 November 1843 Linden, Alabama – 30 April 1921 Miami, Florida) was a second generation owner and operator of the John Robinson Circus, based in Cincinnati and wintered in Terrace Park, Ohio Terrace Park is a villa ...

(1843–1921), American owner of the John Robinson Circus

Military

John Robinson (militiaman) John Robinson (July 24, 1735 – June 13, 1805) was a Massachusetts militia and Continental Army officer from Westford, Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War. On April 19, 1775, during the Battle of Concord, Robinson was the s ...

(1735–1805), American Revolutionary War militia officer *

John C. Robinson John Cleveland Robinson (April 10, 1817 – February 18, 1897) had a long and distinguished career in the United States Army, fighting in numerous wars and culminating his career as a Union Army brigadier general of volunteers and brevet major ...

(1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War *

John Robinson (Medal of Honor) John Robinson (born 1840, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. A native of Cuba, Robinson joined the Navy from the U.S. state of Maine. ...

(1840–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * John H. Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1846–1883), Irish Civil War soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient * John Robinson (aviator) (1905–1954), American aviator and activist

Politics and law

Canada

* John Robinson (businessman) (1782–1828), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick * Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto (1791–1863), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada, kinsman of John Robinson (1650–1723) **his son John Beverley Robinson (1821–1896), Canadian, mayor of Toronto 1856 and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1880–1887 * John James Robinson (1811–1874), naval officer and political figure in England and New Brunswick *

John A. Robinson John Alexander Robinson (June 29, 1867 – April 1929) was a Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1898 to 1900. He was bo ...

(1867–1929), Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland * John Lyle Robinson (1890–1953), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

United Kingdom

Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London (10 January 1615 – February 1680) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1667. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1662. Family Robinson was the son of Ar ...

(1615–1680), Lord Mayor of London, MP for the City of London, Middlesex and Rye *

John Robinson (Liskeard MP) John Robinson (born 1620) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Robinson was the second surviving son of William Robinson of Helston, Cornwall and his wife Catherine Penrose, daughter of Thomas Penrose of Sithney, ...

(1620–?), English politician in House of Commons in 1660 * John Robinson (Harwich MP) (1727–1802), British Member of Parliament for Harwich, 1774–1803 *John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British Conservative politician, Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972

United States

* John Robinson (New York politician) (1654–1734), Member of the New York General Assembly of 1691 *

John Robinson (burgess) John Robinson (1683 - August 24, 1749) was an American planter and politician in the colony of Virginia. Robinson acquired significant landholdings (farmed using enslaved and indentured labor) and held several public offices in Colonial Virginia ...

(died 1749), Virginia planter and politician, father of Speaker John Robinson * John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1705) (1705–1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia * John McCracken Robinson (1794–1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois *

John S. Robinson (governor) John Staniford Robinson (November 10, 1804 – April 25, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician. He is most notable for his service as the 22nd governor of Vermont, from 1853 to 1854. Biography Robinson was born in Bennington, Vermont, t ...

(1804–1860), 22nd Governor of Vermont *

John L. Robinson John Larne Robinson (May 3, 1813 – March 21, 1860) was an American politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1847 to 1853. Biography Born near Maysville, Kentucky, Robinson attended the public schools. He ...

(1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana * John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1822) (1822–1900), African American state senator in Virginia * John Mitchell Robinson (1827–1896), chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals *

John Buchanan Robinson John Buchanan Robinson (May 23, 1846 – January 28, 1933) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1884 to 1888, the Pennsylvania S ...

(1846–1933), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *

John Seaton Robinson John Seaton Robinson (May 4, 1856 – May 25, 1903) was an attorney, judge, and politician from Nebraska. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to ...

(1856–1903), Nebraska representative *

John Robinson (judge) John Sherman Robinson (December 17, 1880 – October 9, 1951) was an American track and field athlete, lawyer, judge, and chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court. Early life and education John was born in Mansfield, Ohio, to Samuel Radford ...

(1880–1951), Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court *

John H. Robinson (politician) John H. Robinson (born July 25, 1955) is an American politician and businessman. He was the 40th Mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin, and represented Wausau for four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He currently serves on the Marathon County Boar ...

(born 1955), Wisconsin representative * John Robinson (Maine politician) (born 1972), served in the Maine House of Representatives *

John Robinson (agriculture commissioner) John Robinson (March 20, 1831 – March 29, 1899) was a North Carolina politician who served as the third North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture. John Robinson was born on March 20, 1831, in Marlboro County, South Carolina. Shortly after hi ...

, North Carolina politician *

John Robinson (US Marshal) John Robinson (May 8, 1838 – April 28, 1917) was a farmer, businessman, and politician from Vermont. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served as Sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont, Bennington County and United States Marshal ...

(1838–1917), sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont and US Marshal for the District of Vermont *

John Trumbull Robinson John Trumbull Robinson (April 25, 1871 – November 27, 1937) was an American attorney who served as the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut under two presidents. ...

, American attorney

Religion

* John Robinson (pastor) (1576–1625), English pastor who organized the ''Mayflower'' voyage * John Robinson (bishop of London) (1650–1723), English diplomat, Bishop of Bristol, Lord Privy Seal etc. *

John Robinson (historian) John Robinson D.D. (1774–1840) was an English cleric and scholar, known as a historian. Life Born of poor parentage at Temple Sowerby, Westmorland on 4 January 1774, he was educated at Penrith grammar school and Christ's College, Cambridge, wher ...

(1774–1840), English cleric *

John Edward Robinson (bishop) John Edward Robinson (12 February 1849 – 16 February 1922) was a missionary bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904. Birth and family John was born in Gort, County Galway, Ireland (28 miles north of Limerick). His parenta ...

(1849–1922), Methodist Episcopal missionary bishop who served in India and Burma * John Robinson (priest) (1852–1916), Dean of Belfast * John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich) (John Arthur Thomas Robinson, 1919–1983), British Bishop of Woolwich * John Robinson (Archdeacon of Bedford) (died 1598), English priest and academic * Ken Robinson (priest) (John Kenneth Robinson, 1936–2020), Anglican priest and Dean of Gibraltar * Sir John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet, Archdeacon of Armagh

Sports

* John Robinson (cricketer, born 1868) (1868–1898), English cricketer * John Robinson (sportsman) (1872–1959), English cricketer and rugby union footballer *

John Yate Robinson John Yate Robinson Military Cross, MC (6 August 1885 – 23 August 1916) was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England, English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Son of clergyman the Reverend Edward Cecil Robins ...

(1885–1916), British field hockey player * John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) (1891–1966), Australian rules footballer * John Robinson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1988), English cricketer * John Robinson (American football coach) (born 1935), American football coach * John Robinson (footballer, born 1971) (born 1971), Welsh footballer

Others

John Robinson (17th century) John or Jack Robinson was a tenant of William Shakespeare in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands o ...

, associate of William Shakespeare * John Robinson (merchant), British merchant in the 19th century; see

Juan Manuel Canaveris Juan Manuel Canaveris (1804-1868) was an Argentine jurist and politician, who served in Buenos Aires and Montevideo as lawyer, attorney, teacher and military man. He participated of the escort of Honor guard, honor in the funerals of Manuel Dorreg ...

* John Perry Robinson (1810/11–1865), Superintendent of Nelson Province *

John Robinson (engineer) John Robinson (27 March 1823, Skipton – 9 July 1902, Westwood Hall, Leek, Staffordshire)"John Robinson"

(1823–1902), British locomotive engineer *

John Richard Robinson Sir John Richard Robinson (2 November 1828 – 30 November 1903) was an English journalist, manager and editor of the ''Daily News''. Life Born on 2 November 1828 at Witham, Essex, he was the second son of eight children of Richard Robinson, a ...

(1828–1903), English journalist * John Robinson (Natal politician) (1839–1903), prime minister of Colony of Natal * John Beverley Robinson (anarchist) (1853–1923), American anarchist author * John Moore Robinson (1855–1934), Canadian explorer *

John G. Robinson John George Robinson CBE, (30 July 1856 – 7 December 1943) was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Central Railway from 1900 to 1922. Early life Born at Newcastle upon Tyne, the second son of Matthew Robin ...

(1856–1943), railway engineer *

John Robinson (brewer) Sir John Edgar Robinson (20 March 1895 – 21 February 1978) was a British brewing executive and local politician. Early life and education John Edgar Robinson

(1895–1978), British brewing executive and local politician * John Edward Robinson (born 1943), American serial killer * John D. Robinson (disability advocate) (born 1968), American author, entrepreneur, and activist * John Robinson (architect), architect of the Isle of Man who designed two Registered Buildings * John Robinson (architect, born 1829), designer of St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain, London *

John Robinson (estate agent) The Charing Cross Trunk Murder took place in a third floor office at 86 Rochester Row in the City of Westminster in London on 4 May 1927. Events On 6 May 1927, John Robinson, a 35-year-old estate agent, took a cab to Charing Cross railway stati ...

(died 1927), perpetrator of the

Charing Cross Trunk Murder The Charing Cross Trunk Murder took place in a third floor office at 86 Rochester Row in the City of Westminster in London on 4 May 1927. Events On 6 May 1927, John Robinson, a 35-year-old estate agent, took a cab to Charing Cross railway stati ...