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People

Robinette is a surname and given name, a variant of

Robinett Robinett is a surname. It is derived from the given name Robin, French diminutive of Robert. Notable people with the surname include: * Paul Robinett (born 1970s?), American Internet personality * Paul McDonald Robinett (1893-1975), U.S. Army gener ...

, derived from the given name

Robin Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin **Forest rob ...

, French diminutive of

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

. People with the name include:

Surname

Garland Robinette Charles Garland Robinette (born August 21, 1943 in Boutte, Louisiana) is a journalist in the New Orleans area. He was recently the host of "The Think Tank" on New Orleans radio station WWL (AM). Robinette was a news anchor and investigative repo ...

(born 1943), American journalist *

John Josiah Robinette John Josiah Robinette, (November 20, 1906 – November 18, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer who was one of Canada's premier legal authorities and litigators. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he attended the University of Toronto Schools. In 1926, he re ...

, (1906–1996), Canadian lawyer * Lloyd M. Robinette (1881–1951), American lawyer and politician * Gary Robinette, 1980

Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year The Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given after the 1972 season. The Southern Conference began sponsoring baseball in 1947. Key ...

* Gusta A. Robinette, missionary and first female district superintendent in the Methodist Church - see

Timeline of women in religion This is a timeline of women in religion. See also: Timeline of women in religion in the United States. Timeline Ancient history and Middle Ages *8th–7th century BCE Livy, Plutarch, and Aulus Gellius attribute the creation of the Vestal Virgin ...

(1959) * Joseph Robinette, nominated for the 2013

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligib ...

for ''A Christmas Story: The Musical''

Given name

* Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr. (born 1942), 46th and current

president of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...

* Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. (1915–2002), father of Joe Biden *

Beau Biden Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from Wilmington, Delaware. The oldest child of current U.S. president Joe Bid ...

(Joseph Robinette Biden III, 1969–2015), son of Joe Biden; American politician and lawyer; former Attorney General of Delaware *

Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal (; born February 8, 1969) is an American author and puppeteer. Originally a puppeteer by primary trade after receiving a bachelor's degree in art education, she became art director for science fiction magazines and by 2010 was ...

(born 1969); American author and puppeteer

Fictional characters

Paul Robinette Paul Robinette, played by Richard Brooks, is a fictional character who appeared in the TV drama series '' Law & Order'' from the pilot episode in 1990 until the final episode of the third season, "Benevolence," in 1993. He is the first of th ...

, on the TV drama series ''Law & Order'' * Robinette Broadhead, protagonist of the science fiction novel '' Gateway'' and character in various sequels * Robinette, in the 1765 opera ''

La fée Urgèle ''La fée Urgèle, ou Ce qui plaît aux dames'' (''The Fairy Urgèle, or What Pleases Women'') is an ''opéra comique'' (specifically a ''comédie mêlée d'ariettes'') in four acts by the composer Egidio Duni. The libretto, by Charles-Simon Favar ...

'' * Raine Robinette, in the 1977

Walker Percy Walker Percy, OSB (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans; his first, ''The Moviegoer'', won the Nat ...

novel

Lancelot (novel) ''Lancelot'' is a 1977 novel by the American author Walker Percy. Overview and themes A dejected lawyer, Lancelot Lamar, murders his wife after discovering that he is not the father of her youngest daughter, Siobhan. He ends up in a mental ins ...

Places in the United States

Robinette, Oregon Robinette is a former unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. Robinette was platted around 1898, along a Northwest Railway Company line that never developed. In 1909, a railroad station and townsite at this locale were ...

, a former unincorporated community flooded after the building of the Brownlee Dam *

Robinette, West Virginia Robinette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along Buffalo Creek. Its population was 663 as of the 2010 census. Prior to 2010, Robinette was part of the Amherstdale-Ro ...

, a census-designated place *

Fort Robinette A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

, on the

National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alcorn County, Mi ...