Robert or Bob Dawson may refer to:

Academia

Robert MacGregor Dawson Robert MacGregor Dawson (1895–1958) was a Canadian political scientist who served as Professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. He is best known as coauthor with Norman Ward of the 1947 textbook ''The Government of Canada''. ...

(1895–1958), Canadian political scientist and academic * Robert L. Dawson (1943–2007), American professor of French language and literature *

Robert Dawson (photographer) Robert Dawson (born 1950 in Sacramento) is an American photographer and instructor of photography at San Jose State University and Stanford University. He received a List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2014, 2014 Guggenheim Fellowship for pho ...

(born 1950), American photographer and instructor of photography

Politics and government

Robert Peel Dawson Colonel Robert Peel Dawson (1818 – 2 September 1877) was an Irish Member of the House of Commons at Westminster. He was one of the Dawson family of Castledawson and lived at Moyola Park, County Londonderry. He was the son of The Rt. Hon. George ...

(1818–1877), Irish Member of Parliament for Londonderry * Robert T. Dawson (born 1938), U.S. federal judge *

Robert K. Dawson (public official) Robert K. Dawson (born January 22, 1946) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) from 1985 to 1987. Biography Robert K. Dawson was born in Scottsboro, Alabama. He was educated at Tulane University, which he attended on ...

(born 1946), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

Sports

Bob Dawson (footballer) Robert James Dawson (3 January 1921 – 31 July 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda F.C. in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Biography Dawson came from Elmore and spent just one year at St Kilda, playing fou ...

(born 1921), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda *

Bob Dawson (Canadian football) Robert Charles Dawson (February 4, 1932 – December 10, 2017) was a Grey Cup champion former Canadian Football League player. Dawson was a standout junior player with the Windsor AKO Fratmen team, winners of the 1952 national junior champi ...

(1932–2017), Canadian football player *

Bobby Dawson Robert Dawson (31 January 1935 – 1980) was an English footballer who played as a full back. Dawson started his career with non-league South Shields before joining Leeds United in 1953. After only making 1 first team appearance, Dawson mov ...

(1935–1980), English footballer *

Robert Dawson (footballer) Robert Dawson (born 1 August 1963) is a Scottish former association footballer, who played for Stirling Albion, St Mirren and Clyde. Dawson was part of the St Mirren team that won against Scottish champions Rangers A Ranger is typically someon ...

(born 1963), Scottish footballer *

Robert Dawson (wrestler) Robert Terrance Dawson (born December 4, 1963, in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired male wrestler from Canada. Dawson represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and twice won a silver medal at the Pan American Games during ...

(born 1963), Canadian freestyle wrestler * Bobby Dawson (Canadian football) (born 1966), Canadian football player *

Robert Dawson (cricketer) Robert 'Bob' Ian Dawson (born 29 March 1970) is a former English cricketer. Dawson is a right-handed batsman who bowls both leg break and right-arm medium pace. He was born in Exmouth, Devon. Early career Dawson made his debut for Devon in the ...

(born 1970), English cricketer

Other people

Robert Dawson (bishop) Robert Dawson was an Anglican bishop in Ireland in the 17th century. He was born in Kendal, England, in 1589 and lived at Sedbergh School, Sedbergh. He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1609 with a Bachelor of Arts ( B.A.) and in ...

(1589–1643), Anglican bishop in Ireland * Robert Dawson Esq. (1782–1866), AA Co. company agent and pastoralist *

Robert K. Dawson (surveyor) Colonel Robert Kearsley Dawson (1798 – 1861) was an English surveyor and cartographer of the Corps of Royal Engineers. Early life Robert K. Dawson was born in 1798 in Dover. His father was Robert Dawson, a surveyor. He studied at the Royal ...

(1798–1861), English surveyor and cartographer * W. R. A. Dawson (1891–1918), known as Bob, British Army officer in the First World War * Bob Dawson (television host) (1924–2014), American television personality, meteorologist, and producer * Bob Dawson (actor) (c. 1955–2001), Canadian actor and radio personality {{hndis, Dawson, Robert