Robert Adair may refer to: * Robert Adair (of Hollybrook) (died 1737), Irish MP for

Philipstown (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Philipstown in King's County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. The town was later renamed Daingean Daingean (; or ), formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain, is a small town in e ...

and protagonist in one version of the song " Robin Adair" * Robert Adair (surgeon) (died 1790), English surgeon, Inspector-General of the Hospitals and surgeon of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, father of

Robert Adair (politician) Sir Robert Adair GCB (24 May 1763 – 3 October 1855) was a distinguished British diplomat, and frequently employed on the most important diplomatic missions. He was the son of Robert Adair, sergeant-surgeon to George III, and Lady Carolin ...

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(1763–1855), British diplomat, son of the surgeon *

Robert Adair, 1st Baron Waveney Robert Alexander Shafto Adair, 1st Baron Waveney (25 August 1811 – 15 February 1886) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge for 8 of the years from 1847 to 1857. Life Born in Ballymena ...

(1811–1886), English politician, MP for Cambridge 1847–1852 and 1854–1857 * Robert Adair (cricketer) (1876–1951), Irish cricketer *

Robert Adair (actor) Robert Adair (3 January 1900 – 10 August 1954) was an American-born British actor. He was born in San Francisco. He was also known as Robert A'Dair, the name by which he was billed in '' Journey's End'' (1930). Adair died of leukemia in Londo ...

(1900–1954), American actor *

Robert Adair (physicist) Robert Kemp Adair (August 14, 1924 – September 28, 2020) was an American physicist. He latterly held the position of Sterling Professor Emeritus of physics at Yale University. Biography Adair served in the European theatre after volunteeri ...

(1924–2020), American physicist

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