John Robinson

• John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist • John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of Born in Blood • John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist • John Alan Robinson (1930–2016), British and American philosopher, mathematician, and early computer scientist • John D. Robinson (psychologist) (1946–2021), psychologist and professor of psychiatry and surgery at Howard University • John Martin Robinson (born 1948), English Officer of Arms and historian • John C. Robinson (biologist) (born 1959), American ornithologist and environmental activist • John R. Robinson, American accountant, professor at the University of Texas at Austin ==Arts and entertainment==

Music • John Robinson (organist) (1682–1762), English organist • John Robinson (drummer) (born 1954), American drummer and session musician • Jon-John Robinson (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter • John Robinson (church musician) (born 1983), English organist and choir director Theatre • John Robinson (English actor) (1908–1979), British actor, known for Quatermass II • John Mark Robinson (born 1948), Canadian-born American designer, director, and actor • John Robinson (American actor) (born 1985), American actor Visual arts • John Robinson (painter) (1715–1745), English painter • John Henry Robinson (1796–1871), English line engraver • John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), English painter, art collector, and curator • John N. Robinson (1921–1994), African-American artist • John Robinson (sculptor) (1935–2007), British sculptor • John Z. Robinson (born 1953), New Zealand artist • John V. Robinson (born 1960), American photographer, writer, and folklorist Others artists • John Robinson (circus owner) (1843–1921), American owner of the John Robinson Circus ==Military==

• John Robinson (militiaman) (1735–1805), American Revolutionary War militia officer • John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War • John Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1840–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient • John H. Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1846–1883), Irish Civil War soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient • John Robinson (aviator) (1905–1954), American aviator and activist ==Politics and law==

Canada • John Robinson (businessman) (1782–1828), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick • Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto (1791–1863), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada, kinsman of John Robinson (1650–1723) • his son John Beverley Robinson (1821–1896), Canadian, mayor of Toronto 1856 and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1880–1887 • John James Robinson (1811–1874), naval officer and political figure in England and New Brunswick • John A. Robinson (1867–1929), Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland • John Lyle Robinson (1890–1953), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta New Zealand • John Robinson (New Zealand politician) (1810/1811?–1865), Superintendent of Nelson Province United Kingdom • Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London (1615–1680), Lord Mayor of London, MP for the City of London, Middlesex and Rye • John Robinson (Liskeard MP) (1620–?), English politician in House of Commons in 1660 • John Robinson (Harwich MP) (1727–1802), British Member of Parliament for Harwich, 1774–1803 • John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British Conservative politician, Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972 United States • John Robinson (New York politician) (1654–1734), Member of the New York General Assembly of 1691 • John Robinson (burgess) (died 1749), Virginia planter and politician, father of Speaker John Robinson • John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1705) (1705–1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia • John M. Robinson (Illinois politician) (1794–1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois • John S. Robinson (governor) (1804–1860), 22nd Governor of Vermont • John L. Robinson (1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana • John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1822) (1822–1908), African American state senator in Virginia • John H. Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1857) (1857-1932), African American member of the Virginia House of Delegates • John Mitchell Robinson (1827–1896), chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals • John Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania • John Seaton Robinson (1856–1903), Nebraska representative • John Robinson (judge) (1880–1951), Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court • John H. Robinson (politician) (born 1955), Wisconsin representative • John J. Robinson (politician) (1888–1934), member of the New York State Assembly • John Robinson (Maine politician) (born 1972), served in the Maine House of Representatives • John Robinson (agriculture commissioner) (1831–1899), North Carolina politician • John Robinson (US Marshal) (1838–1917), sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont and US Marshal for the District of Vermont • John Trumbull Robinson (1871–1937), American attorney ==Religion==

• John Robinson (pastor) (1576–1625), English pastor who organized the Mayflower voyage • John Robinson (bishop of London) (1650–1723), English diplomat, Bishop of Bristol, Lord Privy Seal etc. • John Robinson (historian) (1774–1840), English cleric • John Edward Robinson (bishop) (1849–1922), Methodist Episcopal missionary bishop who served in India and Burma • John Robinson (priest) (1852–1916), Dean of Belfast • John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich) (John Arthur Thomas Robinson, 1919–1983), British Bishop of Woolwich • John Robinson (Archdeacon of Bedford) (died 1598), English priest and academic • Ken Robinson (priest) (John Kenneth Robinson, 1936–2020), Anglican priest and Dean of Gibraltar • Sir John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet (1754–1832), Archdeacon of Armagh ==Sports==

• John Robinson (cricketer, born 1868) (1868–1898), English cricketer • John Robinson (sportsman) (1872–1959), English cricketer and rugby union footballer • John Yate Robinson (1885–1916), British field hockey player • John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) (1891–1966), Australian rules footballer • John Robinson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1988), English cricketer • John Robinson (American football) (1935–2024), American football coach • John Robinson (footballer, born 1971) (born 1971), Welsh footballer ==Others==

• John Robinson (merchant), British merchant in the 19th century; see Juan Manuel Canaveris • John Robinson (engineer) (1823–1902), British locomotive engineer • John Richard Robinson (1828–1903), English journalist • John Robinson (Natal politician) (1839–1903), prime minister of Colony of Natal • John Beverley Robinson (anarchist) (1853–1923), American anarchist author • John Moore Robinson (1855–1934), Canadian explorer • John G. Robinson (1856–1943), railway engineer • John Robinson (brewer) (1895–1978), British brewing executive and local politician • John Edward Robinson (born 1943), American serial killer • John D. Robinson (disability advocate) (born 1968), American author, entrepreneur, and activist • John Robinson (architect, born 1829), designer of St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain, London • John Robinson (estate agent) (died 1927), perpetrator of the Charing Cross Trunk Murder ==See also==