Robinson may refer to:

People and names

Fictional characters

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

Geography

* Robinson projection, 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, Kentucky * Robinson, Minnesota * Robinson, North Dakota * Robinson, Texas * Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania * Robinson Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania * Robinson, Indiana County, Pennsylvania ;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'', 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. * Robinson Department Store, Thai-based department store chain * Robinson & Co., a department store chain in Singapore and Malaysia * 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'' format

Books

* '' The Swiss Family Robinson'', 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'' * " Robinson", a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician.