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People and names

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Robinson (name) Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, originating in England. It means "son of Robin (name), Robin (a diminutive of Robert)". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison (name), Robison and Robeson (disambiguation), Robeson. ...


Fictional characters

* Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719


Geography

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Robinson projection The Robinson projection is a map projection of a world map which shows the entire world at once. It was specifically created in an attempt to find a good compromise to the problem of readily showing the whole globe as a flat image. The Robinson ...
, a map projection used since the 1960s to show the entire world in two dimensions *
Robinson (crater) Robinson is a small lunar impact crater that lies to the southwest of the large walled plain J. Herschel. It is located in the continental terrain to the north of the Mare Frigoris, in the northwestern part of the Moon's near side. To the southwe ...
, a small lunar impact crater southwest of the large walled plain J. Herschel ;United States * Robinson, Illinois * Robinson, Iowa *
Robinson, Kansas Robinson is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 183. History Robinson had its start in the year 1871 by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named to hono ...
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Robinson, Kentucky Robinson is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upp ...
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Robinson, Minnesota Robinson is an unincorporated community in Morse Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Geography The community is located between Tower and Ely on State Highways 1 ( MN 1) and 169 ( MN 169). The boundary line between Eagles N ...
* Robinson, North Dakota * Robinson, Texas * Robinson, Washington * Robinson Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation), two townships in the Pittsburgh Metro Area with the same name ;United Kingdom * Robinson (Lake District), a 737 m hill in England's Lake District * Robinson College, Cambridge, a college in England's University of Cambridge ;France * Robinson (Paris RER), a commuter train station in Paris


Ships

*USS Robinson, USS ''Robinson'', the name of more than one United States Navy ship *USS ''Jack C. Robinson'' (DE-671), a United States Navy destroyer escort converted during construction into the high-speed transport USS Jack C. Robinson (APD-72), USS ''Jack C. Robinson'' (APD-72) *USS Jack C. Robinson (APD-72), USS ''Jack C. Robinson'' (APD-72), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946


Businesses, products and manufacturers

* Robinson Helicopter Company, a rotorcraft manufacturer. * Robinson Knives, a series of folding knives produced by FACOSA S.A. Coutellerie, La Monnerie-le-Montel, Arrondissement of Thiers, Arrondissement de Thiers, France. * Robinson Terminal, Robinson Terminal Warehouse Corporation, a warehouse company based in Alexandria, Virginia, that owns warehouses in Virginia and Maryland and two deep-water shipping terminals on the Potomac River. *E. S. & A. Robinson, former paper and packaging manufacturer in Bristol, England. *Robinson Publishing Ltd, a UK publisher, now part of Constable & Robinson. * Robinson Department Store, Thai-based department store chain * Robinson & Co., a department store chain in Singapore and Malaysia, joint venture in Thailand with Central Group * Robinson list, a list that contains addresses or phone numbers of people who do not want to be contacted by marketers * Robinson–Patman Act, a U.S. law that prohibits anti-competitive practices by producers and specifically price discrimination. * H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station, a nuclear power plant in the U.S. state of South Carolina


Arts and entertainment

* ''I Robinson'', the title used in Italy for ''The Cosby Show'' * Robinson (artist), the German Illustrator Werner Kruse * Robinson (TV series), the first worldwide production of the ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'' format


Books

* ''The Swiss Family Robinson'', a novel published in 1812, about a Swiss family, shipwrecked on the way to Australia * Robinson (novel), ''Robinson'' (novel), by Muriel Spark * ''Robinson'', a novel by Chris Petit.


Music

* "Robinson" (:ja:ロビンソン (曲), ja), a #1 hit song by Japanese rock band Spitz (band), Spitz * "Mrs. Robinson", a song by Simon and Garfunkel from 1968, featured in the film ''The Graduate''


See also

* Robinson annulation, a chemical name reaction * Robinsons (disambiguation) * Robinsonade, a genre of stories about shipwrecked people * Robert (disambiguation) * Robin (disambiguation) * Robison (disambiguation) * Justice Robinson (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo