Robinson may refer to:

People and names

Fictional characters

Robinson Crusoe ''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a tra ...

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

Geography

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), 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 ...

* Robinson, Kentucky *

Robinson, Minnesota Robinson is an unincorporated community in Morse Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous ...

* Robinson, North Dakota *

Robinson, Texas Robinson is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,443 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Robinson is located at (31.470518, –97.119361). Demographics As of t ...

* Robinson, Washington *

Robinson Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) Robinson Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: *Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania *Robinson Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania {{Geodis Pennsylvania township disambiguation pages ...

, 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 Robinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1977, it is one of the newest Oxbridge colleges and is unique in having been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of bo ...

, a college in England's University of Cambridge ;France * Robinson (Paris RER), a commuter train station in Paris

Ships

* 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), 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 de Thiers, France. * 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 Constable & Robinson Ltd. is an imprint of Little, Brown which publishes fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks. Founded in Edinburgh in 1795 by Archibald Constable as Constable & Co., and by Nick Robinson as Robinson Publishing Ltd in 1983 ...

. * 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 ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class Africa ...

'' * Robinson (artist), the German Illustrator Werner Kruse * Robinson (TV series), the first worldwide production of the '' Survivor'' format

Books

* ''

The Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwr ...

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

Music

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