Robinson (name)
Robinson is a common family name and, more rarely, a male given name .
meaning
The name is patronymic and means "son of Robin ".
variants
Variants are Robson , Robeson , Robison, and Robinsohn .
Name bearer
First name
- Robinson Reichel (* 1966), German actor and voice actor
Fictional people
- Robinson Crusoe , first-person narrator and protagonist of the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
family name
A.
- Abraham Robinson (actually Abraham Robinsohn ; 1918–1974), American mathematician
- Adolf Robinson (1838–1920), Austrian singer (baritone)
- Al Robinson (1947–1974), American boxer
- Alice Robinson (* 2001), New Zealand ski racer
- Allen Robinson (born 1993), American football player
- Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911–2015), American civil rights activist
- Anastasia Robinson (around 1692–1755), English opera singer, Handel interpreter
- Andrew Robinson (born 1942), American actor
- Angel Robinson (1987) (* 1987), American basketball player
- Angel Robinson (1989) (* 1989), American basketball player
- Angela Robinson (* 1971), American film director
- Ann Turner Robinson († 1741), English soprano
- Anna Lynch-Robinson , set designer and decorator
- Anne Robinson (* 1944), English television presenter
- Ann Robinson (born 1929), American actress
- Ann Turner Robinson († 1741), English singer, Handel interpreter
- Antonee Robinson (* 1997), American-English soccer player
- Armin L. Robinson (1900–1985), librettist and music publisher
- Arnie Robinson (born 1948), American athlete
- Arthur Robinson (track and field athlete) , British athlete
- Arthur Charles Robinson (1878-1929), English football player, see Nat Robinson
- Arthur H. Robinson (1915-2004), American cartographer
- Arthur NR Robinson (1926–2014), politician from Trinidad and Tobago
- Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881–1961), American politician
- Ashley Robinson (* 1982), American basketball player
- Austin Robinson (1897–1993), British economist
B.
- Barbara Robinson (1927–2013), American writer
- Barry Robinson (* 1949), British racing car driver
- Basil Robinson (1915–1992), Jamaican police officer and chief of police
- Benjamin C. Robinson , American engineer
- Benjamin Lincoln Robinson (1864–1935), American botanist
- Bernard Robinson (1912-1970), British film architect
- Betty Robinson (1911-1999), American sprinter
- Beverley Robinson (officer) (1723–1792), American colonist, Loyalist colonel
- Beverly Robinson (born 1974), British biathlete
- Bill Robinson ( Mr. Bojangles ; 1877-1949), American tap dancer
- Billy Robinson (1938-2014), British wrestler
- Billy Robinson (saxophonist) (1939–2005), American jazz saxophonist
- Bobby Robinson (music producer) (1917-2011), American music producer
- Bobby Robinson (football player, 1921) ( Robert Robinson ; 1921-1975), English football player
- Bobby Robinson (football player, 1950) ( Robert Sharp Robinson ; 1950-1996), Scottish football player
- Brendan Robinson (* 1990), American actor, writer and producer
- Brent Robinson (* 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brian Robinson (born 1930), British cyclist
- Bridget Robinson (* 1940), British javelin thrower and sprinter
- Brooks Robinson (born 1937), American baseball player
- Bruce Robinson (officer) (1912–1998), British Air Force officer
- Bruce Robinson (born 1946), British filmmaker
- Bruce Robinson (Canadian Football) († 2010), Canadian sports official
- Buddy Robinson (* 1991), American ice hockey player
- Bumper Robinson (born 1974), American actor
C.
- Callum Robinson (* 1995), English-Irish football player
- Carl Robinson (born 1976), Welsh football player
- Carol V. Robinson (* 1956), English chemist
- Casey Robinson (1903–1979), American screenwriter, film director and producer
- Charles Robinson (politician) (around 1732–1807), English politician
- Charles Robinson (illustrator) (1870-1937), British illustrator
- Charles Robinson (actor) (born 1945), American actor
- Charles Robinson (referee) (born 1964), American wrestling referee
- Charles D. Robinson (1822–1886), American politician
- Charles L. Robinson (1818-1894), American politician
- Charles Newton Robinson (1853–1913), British fencer and barrister
- Charles W. Robinson (1919–2014), American businessman and politician
- Chase F. Robinson , American historian
- Chip Robinson (* 1954), American racing driver
- Chris Robinson (actor) ( Christopher Robinson ; born 1938), American actor and director
- Chris Robinson (singer) ( Christopher Mark Robinson ; born 1966), American singer
- Chris Robinson (Director) , American film and video director
- Christina Robinson (* 1997), American actress
- Christopher Robinson (politician, 1645) (1645–1693), American politician
- Christopher Robinson (Politician, 1763) (1763–1798) American soldier, lawyer, and politician in Canada
- Christopher Robinson (politician, 1806) (1806-1889), American politician
- Clement F. Robinson (1882–1964), American lawyer and politician
- Cleophus Robinson (1932–1998), American singer, songwriter, entertainer and preacher
- Cliff Robinson (born 1960), American basketball player
- Clifford Robinson (born 1966), American basketball player
- Clint Robinson (* 1972), Australian canoeist
- Cornelius Robinson (1805–1867), American politician
- Cornelius Robinson (Bishop) († 2013), Bishop from St. Lucia
- Craig Robinson (* 1971), American actor and comedian
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson (* 1985), American actress
- Cynthia Robinson (1944–2015), American trumpeter and singer
D.
- Damisa Robinson (* 1981), Nigerian tennis player
- Dar Robinson (1947–1986), American stunt performer and actor
- Darcy Robinson (1981-2007), Italian-Canadian ice hockey player
- Darren Robinson (rapper) (1967-1995), American rapper
- Darren Robinson (guitarist) (* 1978), American guitarist
- Dave Robinson (born 1941), American football player
- David Robinson (film historian) (born 1930), British film historian and critic
- David Robinson (born 1965), American basketball player
- David Robinson (basketball player, 1969) (* 1969), American-German basketball player
- David G. Robinson (* 1947), English cell biologist
- David Moore Robinson (1880–1958), American classical archaeologist
- Dawan Robinson (* 1982), American basketball player
- Dawn Robinson (* 1968), American singer
- Derek Robinson (economist) (born 1932), British economist
- Derek Robinson (writer) (born 1932), British writer
- Derek Charles Robinson (1941-2002), British physicist
- Derek John Scott Robinson (born 1938), British mathematician
- Derek W. Robinson (* 1935), British physicist
- Dewey Robinson (1898–1950), American actor
- Doug Robinson (track and field athlete) (fl. 1950), Canadian javelin thrower and pole vaulter
- Doug Robinson (actor) (born 1930), British actor and stuntman
- Doug Robinson (ice hockey player) (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
- Douglas Robinson (* 1954), American linguist, author and translator
- Douglas Robinson (cricketer) (1864-1937), French cricketer
- Dove-Myer Robinson (1901–1989), New Zealand entrepreneur, environmental activist, and longtime mayor of Auckland
- Duncan Robinson (* 1994), American basketball player
- Dunstan Fitzgerald Robinson (1919–1998), Jamaican officer
E.
- Earl Robinson (1910–1991), American composer and singer
- Eden Robinson (* 1968), Canadian writer
- Edina Robinson (* 1978), German actress
- Edward Robinson (theologian) (1794–1863), American Protestant theologian and Palestine explorer
- Edward Robinson (politician) (1796-1857), American politician (Maine)
- Edward Robinson (archaeologist) (1858–1931), American archaeologist
- Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973), American actor
- Edward G. Robinson junior (1933–1974), American actor
- Edward Gay Robinson (1919-2007), American football player and coach, see Eddie Robinson
- Edward R. Robinson (1893–1979), American art director and production designer
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935), American poet
- Elmer Robinson (1894–1982), American politician and lawyer
- Elzadie Robinson (* around 1900), American blues singer
- Emma Robinson (* 1971), Canadian rower
- Eric Robinson (water polo player) , British water polo player
- Eric Robinson (politician) (1929–1981), Australian politician
- Eric Robinson (ice hockey player) (born 1995), American ice hockey player
- Eugene Robinson (born 1963), American football player
- Ezekiel Gilman Robinson (1815-1894), American theologian
F.
- Fenton Robinson (1935–1997), American blues singer and guitarist
- Flynn Robinson († 2013), American basketball player
- Francis Robinson (author) (1910–1980) American author, actor, producer, and manager
- Francis Robinson (historian) (born 1944), British historian
- Francis P. Robinson ( Francis Pleasant Robinson ; 1906-1986), American psychologist
- Frank Robinson (1935–2019), American baseball player and manager
- Frank Robinson ( American football player ) (born 1969), American football player
- Frank D. Robinson (* 1930), American entrepreneur
- Frank M. Robinson (1926-2014), American writer
- Frankie Robinson (* 1938), American boogie woogie pianist and singer, see Sugar Chile Robinson
- Franklin M. Robinson ( Frank Robinson ; * 1984), American basketball player
- Fred Robinson (1901–1984), American trombonist
- Frederick Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon (1782-1859), British politician, member of the House of Commons and Prime Minister
G
- Gail Robinson (1946-2008), American singer (soprano)
- Garth Robinson (* 1970), Jamaican sprinter
- Gene Robinson (born 1947), American clergyman, bishop in New Hampshire
- Geoffrey Robinson (politician) (born 1938), British politician (Labor Party)
- Geoffrey Robinson (marksman) (born 1947), British marksman
- Geoffrey Basil Robinson (* 1957), Canadian historian
- Geoffrey James Robinson (born 1937), Australian clergyman
- George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827-1909), British statesman
- George Robinson (Cinematographer) (1890–1958), American cinematographer, actor, director and producer
- George Robinson (tennis player) , Canadian tennis player
- George Augustus Robinson (1791–1866), English-Tasmanian preacher and missionary
- George D. Robinson (1834-1896), American politician
- Gertrude Joch Robinson (* 1927), German-Canadian communication scientist
- Glen Robinson (1914–2002), American film technician
- Glenn Robinson (* 1973), American basketball player
- Greg Robinson (born 1992), American football player
H
- H. Russell Robinson (1920–1978), British armaments scientist
- Hank Robinson (1923–2012), American baseball player and actor
- Harold Robinson (* 1952), American double bass player and music teacher
- Harold Ernest Robinson (* 1932), American botanist and entomologist
- Harriet Jane Hanson Robinson (1825–1911), American suffragette and author
- Harry Robinson (1932–1996), Scottish composer and band leader
- Harry Robinson (soccer player) (* 2000), Northern Irish soccer player
- Henry Robinson (resistance fighter) (1897–1944), European youth functionary and resistance fighter
- Henry Crabb Robinson (1775–1867), English journalist
- Henry Morton Robinson (1898–1961), American writer
- Henry Peach Robinson (1830-1901), British photographer
- Henry S. Robinson (1914–2003), American classical archaeologist
- Henry Wheeler Robinson (1872-1945), British theologian
- Herbert Christopher Robinson (1874–1929), British zoologist
- Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (1824–1897), British colonial governor
- Holly Robinson (athlete) (* 1994), New Zealand athlete
- Holly Robinson Peete (born 1964), American actress
I.
- Ian Robinson (politician) (born 1925), Australian politician
- Ian Robinson (literary critic) (born 1937), British literary critic
- Ian Robinson (writer) (born 1944), British writer
- Ian Robinson (squash player) (born 1952), English squash player
- Ian Robinson (crystallographer) , British crystallographer
- Ikey Robinson (1904–1990), American jazz musician
- Iris Robinson (* 1949), Northern Irish politician
- Ivan Robinson (born 1971), American boxer
- Ivor Robinson († 2014), British bookbinder
J
- J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American politician
- J. Peter Robinson (* 1945), British film composer, arranger and musician
- J. Russel Robinson (1892–1963), American pianist and composer
- Jack Robinson (football player, 1870) ( John William Robinson ; 1870-1931), English football goalkeeper
- Jack Robinson (rugby player) (1892-1981) Australian rugby league player
- Jack Robinson (soccer player, 1993) (born 1993), English soccer player
- Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), American baseball player
- Jacob Robinson (1889–1977), Lithuanian-American lawyer, historian and politician
- James Robinson (football player, 1899) (1899– ??), Irish football player
- James Robinson (athlete) (born 1954), American athlete
- James Robinson (anthropologist) (* 1960), American anthropologist
- James Robinson (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), English soccer player
- James Robinson (actor) (born 1983), Scottish actor
- James Carroll Robinson (1823-1886), American politician
- James Dale Robinson (* 1963), British comic book and screenwriter
- James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), American politician
- James G. Robinson (* 1935), American film producer
- James Harvey Robinson (1863-1936), American historian
- James L. Robinson (1838-1887), American politician
- James McClellan Robinson (1861–1942), American politician
- James McConkey Robinson (1924-2016), American theologian and university professor
- James Paterson-Robinson (* 1978), Australian show jumper
- James Sidney Robinson (1827-1892), American politician
- James W. Robinson (1878–1964), American politician
- James Wallace Robinson (1826–1898), American politician
- Jancis Robinson (* 1950), British wine critic
- Jane Robinson (cyclist) , American cyclist
- Jane Robinson (costume designer) , American costume designer
- Jane Robinson (rower) (* 1969), Australian rower
- Janet L. Robinson (* 1950), American manager
- Janice Robinson (trombonist) (* 1951), American trombonist
- Janice Robinson (singer) (born 1967), American singer
- Jared Robinson (born 1963), Australian actor
- Jermaine Robinson (* 1989), American arena football player, American football player, and Canadian football player
- Jason Robinson (born 1974), British rugby player
- Jay Robinson (1930-2013), American actor
- Jeanne Robinson (1948–2010), American choreographer and science fiction writer
- Jerome Robinson (born 1997), American basketball player
- Jerry Robinson (1922–2011), American comic artist
- Jim Robinson (1892–1976), American trombonist
- Joan Robinson (1903-1983), British economist
- Joan G. Robinson (1910–1988), British author
- Jodi-Ann Robinson (* 1989), Canadian soccer player
- Joe Robinson (1927-2017), British wrestler and actor
- John Robinson (pastor) (around 1575–1625), English theologian
- John Robinson (Bishop) (1650–1723), English diplomat and clergyman, Bishop of London
- John Robinson (composer) (1682–1762), English composer
- John Robinson (actor, 1908) (1908–1979), British actor
- John Robinson (soccer player, 1913) (1913–1989), English soccer player
- John Robinson (soccer player, 1920) (1920–1981), Northern Irish soccer player
- John Robinson (soccer player, 1934) (born 1934), English soccer player
- John Robinson (sculptor) (1935-2007), British sculptor
- John Robinson (botanist) (1846–1925), fern and algae scientist
- John Robinson (squash player) , English squash player
- John Robinson (drummer) ( JR Robinson ; born 1954), American drummer
- John Robinson (soccer player, 1971) (born 1971), Welsh soccer player
- John Robinson (actor, 1985) (born 1985), American actor
- John AT Robinson (1919–1983), English theologian and clergyman, Bishop of Woolwich
- John Alan Robinson (1930–2016), British philosopher and logician
- John Beverley Robinson (1821-1896), Canadian politician
- John Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), American politician
- John C. Robinson (1817–1897), American officer and politician
- John L. Robinson (1813-1860), American politician
- John McCracken Robinson (1794–1843), American lawyer and politician
- John P. Robinson (1935-2019), American sociologist
- John S. Robinson (1804-1860), American politician
- John Seaton Robinson (1856-1903), American politician
- John T. Robinson (1923-2001), South African paleontologist
- John Yate Robinson (1885-1916), British field hockey player
- Johnny Robinson (soccer player) (1936-2019), English soccer player
- Johnny Robinson ( American football player , 1938) (born 1938), American football player (Kansas City Chiefs)
- Johnny Robinson ( American football player , 1959) (born 1959), American football player (Oakland Raiders)
- Jonathan Robinson (1756-1819), American politician
- Joseph Robinson (composer) (1815–1898) Irish composer, baritone, conductor, and music teacher
- Joseph Robinson Jr. († 2015), American musician and record producer
- Joseph Benjamin Robinson (1845–1929), South African entrepreneur
- Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872–1937), American politician
- Joshua Robinson (* 1985), Australian javelin thrower
- Julia Robinson (1919–1985), American mathematician
- Julie A. Robinson ( Julie Anne Robinson ; * 1957), American lawyer and judge
- Julie Anne Robinson , British director
- Justin Robinson (* 1968), American jazz musician
K
- Keenan Robinson (born 1989), American football player
- Keith Robinson (archaeologist) (1904–1988), British archaeologist and historian
- Keith Robinson (athlete) (born 1964), American decathlete
- Keith Robinson (rugby player) (born 1976), New Zealand rugby player
- Keith Robinson (actor) (born 1976), American actor and singer
- Kelsey Robinson (* 1992), American volleyball player
- Ken Robinson (Author) (born 1950), British educator and author
- Ken Robinson (athlete) (born 1963), American sprinter
- Kenneth Robinson (politician) (1911-1996), British politician
- Kenneth Girdwood Robinson (1917–2006), Sinologist, Associate Editor Science and Civilization in China
- Kenneth W. Robinson (1925–1979), American physicist
- Khiry Robinson (born 1989), American football player
- Kim Stanley Robinson (* 1952), American science fiction writer
L.
- Lara Robinson (* 1998), Australian child actress
- Larry Robinson (astronomer) , American astronomer
- Larry Robinson (* 1951), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Laurence Milner Robinson (1885–1957), British diplomat
- Leigh Ann Robinson (* 1986), American football player
- Lennox Robinson (1886-1958), Irish playwright, poet and theater producer
- Leon Robinson (born 1962), American actor
- Leonidas D. Robinson (1867–1941), American politician
- Lori J. Robinson (* 1959), American general and commander in chief
- Lucie Robinson (* 1978), Czech photographer
- Lucius Robinson (1810-1891), American politician
- Lucy Robinson , British actress
M.
- Mack Robinson (1914-2000), American sprinter
- Madeleine Robinson (1916-2004), French actress
- Marilynne Robinson (* 1943), American novelist and essayist
- Mark F. Robinson , British zoologist
- Mary Robinson (born 1944), Irish politician
- Mary Robinson (poet) (1757–1800), English poet
- Mary Robinson (Buttermere) (1778–1837), English civil wife of a nobleman
- Mat Robinson (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
- Matt Robinson (1937–2002), American actor, producer and screenwriter
- Matthew Robinson (soccer player, 1907) (1907–1987), English soccer player
- Matthew Robinson (director, 1944) (born 1944), British director and producer
- Matthew Robinson (soccer player, 1974) (born 1974), English soccer player
- Matthew Robinson (Director, 1978) (born 1978), American director and screenwriter
- Matthew Robinson (snowboarder) (1985-2014), Australian para-snowboarder
- Matthew Robinson-Morris, 2nd Baron Rokeby (1713–1800), English nobleman and eccentric
- Matthew MacKenzie Robinson (1914-2000), American sprinter, see Mack Robinson
- Matthew Thomas Robinson (1937–2002), American actor, producer, and screenwriter, see Matt Robinson
- Max Robinson (1939–1988), American television journalist
- McNeil Robinson II († 2015), American organist and composer
- Michael Robinson (soccer player) (1958-2020) Irish soccer player
- Michael Robinson ( American football player ) (born 1983), American football player
- Michael Rowan-Robinson (* 1942), British astrophysicist and astronomer
- Milton S. Robinson (1832-1892), American officer and politician
- Mindy Robinson (* 1980), American actress and model
- Mitchell Robinson (* 1998), American basketball player
- Moses Robinson (1741-1813), American politician
- Moushaumi Robinson (* 1981), American sprinter
N
- Nat Robinson (1878-1929), English football player
- Nate Robinson (* 1984), American basketball player
- Nathan Robinson (* 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nick Robinson (actor) (born 1995), American actor
- Nick Robinson-Baker (* 1987), British water diver
- Nicky Robinson (born 1982), Welsh rugby player
O
- Orphy Robinson (* 1960), British jazz musician
- Orrin W. Robinson (1834–1907), American politician
- Orville Robinson (1801-1882), American politician
P
- Paschal Charles David Robinson (1870–1948), Irish religious, Roman Catholic archbishop and Vatican diplomat
- Patrick Robinson (author) (born 1940), English author
- Patrick Robinson (athlete) (born 1943), Jamaican sprinter
- Patrick Robinson (judge) (born 1944), Jamaican judge
- Patrick Robinson ( American football player ) (* 1987) American football player
- Paul Robinson (politician) (1882–1935), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin city council
- Paul Robinson ( American football player ) (born 1944), American football player
- Paul Robinson (cricketer) (1956-2013), South African cricketer
- Paul Robinson (figure skater) (born 1965), British figure skater
- Paul Robinson (racing driver) (* 1975), Northern Irish motorcycle racer
- Paul Robinson (soccer player, November 1978) (born 1978), English soccer player
- Paul Robinson (soccer player, December 1978) (born 1978), English soccer player
- Paul Robinson (soccer player, 1979) (born 1979), English soccer player
- Paul Robinson (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), English soccer player
- Paul Robinson (athlete) (born 1991), Irish middle-distance runner
- Perry Robinson (1938-2018), American jazz clarinetist
- Peter Robinson (actor) (1874–1947), American actor
- Peter Robinson (geologist) (1932-2019), American geologist
- Peter Robinson (economist) (* 1947), British mathematician and economist
- Peter Robinson (politician) (* 1948), Northern Irish politician
- Peter Robinson (writer) (born 1950), British writer
- Peter Robinson (speechwriter) (* 1957), American speechwriter
- Peter D. Robinson (* 1969), English bishop
- Peter Manning Robinson , English rock musician and film composer
- Phil Alden Robinson (born 1950), American director and screenwriter
- Porter Robinson (* 1992), American music producer and DJ
- Prince Robinson (1902–1960), American saxophonist and clarinetist
R.
- Raheem Robinson (* 1992), soccer player from the Cayman Islands
- Raphael Robinson (1911–1995), American mathematician
- Ray Robinson (cricketer, 1914) (1914-1965), Australian cricketer
- Ray Robinson (cricketer, 1940) (1940-2001), English cricketer
- Raymond Robinson (soccer player) (1895–1964), English soccer player
- Raymond Robinson (cyclist) (* 1929), South African cyclist
- Raymond Charles Robinson (1930-2004), American singer, songwriter and composer, see Ray Charles
- Reginald R. Robinson (* 1972), American pianist
- Rey Robinson (* 1952), American sprinter
- Rich Robinson (* 1969), American guitarist
- Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1708–1794), English clergyman, Archbishop of Armagh
- Richard Robinson (philosopher) (1902-1996), British philosopher
- Richard Atkinson Robinson (1849–1928), British politician
- Robert Robinson (Pastor) (1735–1790), British preacher
- Robert Robinson (1886–1975), British chemist
- Robert Robinson (Moderator) ( Robert Henry Robinson ; 1927-2011), British presenter and journalist
- Robert P. Robinson (1869–1939), American politician (Delaware)
- Robbie Robinson (soccer player, 1879) ( Robert Robinson ; 1879-1950), English soccer player
- Robbie Robinson (rugby player) ( Robert Blair Robinson ; * 1989), New Zealand rugby player
- Robbie Robinson (soccer player, 1998) (born 1998), American soccer player
- Robby Robinson ( Robin Robinson ; born 1946), American bodybuilder
- Roger Robinson (actor) (born 1940), American actor
- Roger Robinson (comic artist) (* 1971), American comic artist
- Roger Robinson ( American football player ) (born 1982), American football player
- Roscoe Robinson (1928-1993), American general
- Ross Robinson , American music producer
- Ruairí Robinson (* 1978), Irish animator and film director
- Rubye Robinson (1942–1967), American civil rights activist
S.
- Samantha Henry-Robinson (* 1988), Jamaican athlete
- Samantha Robinson (actress, 1981) (born 1981), British actress
- Samantha Robinson (actress, 1991) (born 1991), American actress
- Scott Robinson (* 1959), American saxophonist
- Scott Robinson (soccer player) (born 1992), Scottish soccer player
- Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson (* 1971), politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Sharon Robinson (* 1958), American singer, composer and music producer
- Shawan Robinson (born 1983), American basketball player
- Sidney Robinson (1876-1959), British athlete
- Smokey Robinson ( William Robinson, Jr ; born 1940), American singer
- Spider Robinson (born 1948), Canadian writer
- Spike Robinson (1930-2001), American saxophonist
- Stacy Robinson (1962–2012), American football player
- Stan Robinson (1936-2017), British jazz musician
- Stephen C. Robinson (* 1957), American lawyer
- Stephen Kern Robinson (* 1955), American astronaut
- Stephen M. Robinson (* 1942), American mathematician
- Steve Robinson (soccer player, 1964) ( Steven Martin Robinson ; born 1964), English soccer player
- Steve Robinson (boxer) (born 1966), British boxer
- Steve Robinson (Soccer Player, 1974) ( Stephen Robinson ; * 1974), Northern Irish soccer player and coach
- Steve Robinson (football player, 1975) ( Steven Eli Robinson ; * 1975), English football player
- Sue Lewis Robinson (* 1952), American lawyer
- Sugar Chile Robinson ( Frank Isaac Robinson ; * 1938), American pianist and singer
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989), American boxer
- Svend Robinson (* 1952), Canadian politician
- Sylvia Robinson (1936–2011), American singer and producer
T
- Tancred Robinson (around 1657–1748), English physician
- Terese Robinson (1873–1945), German translator and writer
- Terry Robinson (1916–2014), American chiropractor and fitness trainer
- Theo Robinson (* 1989), English football player
- Theodore Robinson (1852-1896), American painter
- Theodore H. Robinson (1881–1964), British Semitist and Old Testament scholar
- Therese Robinson (1873–1945), German translator and writer, see Terese Robinson
- Therese Albertine Luise Robinson , married name of Therese von Jacob (1797–1870), German writer
- Thomas Robinson (composer) (around 1560–1609?), English composer and music teacher
- Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham (1695–1770), British nobleman and politician
- Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham (1738–1786), British nobleman and politician
- Thomas Robinson junior (1800–1843), American politician
- Thomas Robinson (tennis player) , Australian tennis player
- Thomas Robinson (basketball player) (born 1991), American basketball player
- Thomas Robinson (actor) (* 2002), American actor
- Thomas JB Robinson (1868-1958), American politician
- Thomas Romney Robinson (1792-1882), British astronomer
- Tissi Robinson (* 1987), German American football player
- Tom Robinson (track and field athlete) ( Thomas Augustus Robinson ; 1938–2012), Bahamian sprinter
- Tom Robinson (* 1950), English musician and songwriter
- Tommy Robinson (* 1982), British political activist
- Tommy F. Robinson (born 1942), American politician
- Tony Robinson (born 1946), British actor, author and political activist
V
- Val Robinson (* 1940), New Zealand middle-distance runner
- Vance Robinson (* 1936), American sprinter
- Vicki Sue Robinson (1954-2000), American disco singer
- Victor Robinson (1886–1947), American pharmacist, physician and medical historian
- Victoria B. Robinson (* 1980), German journalist, presenter and author
- Vinette Robinson (born 1981), British actress
W.
- Wendy Raquel Robinson (* 1967), American actress
- Wilbert Robinson (1863-1934), American baseball player
- William Robinson (politician, 1693) (1693–1751), British politician in colonial North America (Rhode Island)
- William Robinson (politician, 1836) (1836–1912), British governor of Hong Kong and Trinidad and Tobago
- William Robinson (garden designer) (1838–1935), Irish gardener, journalist and botanist
- William Robinson (painter) (born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer
- William Robinson (philosopher) , American philosopher
- William Robinson (born 1940), American singer, see Smokey Robinson
- William Benjamin Robinson (1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and politician
- William Callyhan Robinson (1834–1911), American lawyer and educator
- William Cleaver Francis Robinson (1834-1897), British colonial administrator
- William Ellsworth Robinson (1861-1918), American animated artist
- William Erigena Robinson (1814-1892), American lawyer and politician
- William Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British caricaturist, illustrator and writer
- William I. Robinson (* 1959), American social and political scientist
- William Leefe Robinson (1895–1918), British fighter pilot
- William S. Robinson (1913-1996), American statistician
- Willie Robinson (1942–2012), American racing driver
- Winifred Josephine Robinson (1867–1962), American botanist
Y
- Yank Robinson (1859-1894) American baseball player
Z
- Zuleikha Robinson (born 1977), English actress