William Robinson

William, Will, or Bill Robinson may refer to:

Academics

William Robinson (fl. 1670), founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, Cumbria
William Robinson (benefactor) (1794–1864), American school founder
William Callyhan Robinson (1834–1911), American law professor at Yale
William I. Robinson (born 1959), professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
William P. Robinson (born 1949), American educator, former president of Whitworth University
William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the ecological fallacy
Bill Robinson (scientist) (1938–2011), New Zealand scientist, inventor of the lead rubber bearing
W. C. Robinson (educator) (William Claiborne Robinson, 1861–1914), mathematics professor and president of Louisiana Tech University

Entertainment

William Robinson (painter, born 1799) (1799–1839), English portrait-painter
W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
Bill Robinson (1878–1949), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
W. C. Robinson (1884–1942), actor known as William Robinson
Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American nautical author
Willie Robinson (1926–2007), American blues singer
Bill Robinson (jazz singer) (born 1929), American jazz singer
Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American R&B and soul singer born William Robinson, Jr.
Will Robinson (music producer) (born 1967), British music producer
William Robinson (painter, born 1936) (born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer
William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling Soo
Will Robinson, a fictional character in the Lost in Space television and film franchise, recognisable by his companion robot’s catchphrase "Danger, Will Robinson!"

Politics

=United States=

William Robinson (Rhode Island official) (1693–1751), deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
William Robinson Jr. (1785–1868), American politician and businessman
William Erigena Robinson (1814–1892), United States Representative from New York
William Whipple Robinson (active 1874–1906), Los Angeles City auditor
William Robinson (Wisconsin politician) (1825–1895), English-born Wisconsin politician
William F. Robinson (1913–2008), American politician in the Erie County Legislature
William Edmond Robinson (1920–1992), American politician in Missouri
William G. Robinson (1926–2011), American politician in Massachusetts
William P. Robinson Sr. (1911–1981), American politician in Virginia
William P. Robinson Jr. (1942–2006), American politician in Virginia
William Russell Robinson (1942–2020), American politician
Lee Robinson (politician) (William Lee Robinson, 1943–2015), American politician in Georgia
Will Robinson (Florida politician), (born 1975), American politician in Florida
William P. Robinson III (active since 1988), Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
William M. Robinson, American politician from Mississippi
William N. Robinson, member of the California State Assembly

=United Kingdom=

William Robinson (by 1515-55/58), MP for Worcester
William Robinson (1534–1616), MP for City of York
William Robinson (fl. 1559), MP for Bath
Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (1655–1736), English member of parliament and Lord Mayor of York
William Robinson (died 1717) (1668–1717), MP for Denbigh Boroughs in 1705
William C. F. Robinson (1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer
William C. Robinson (politician) (1861–1931), British Labour Member of Parliament
William Edward Robinson (1863–1927), English merchant and Liberal Party politician
William Albert Robinson (1877–1949), Welsh politician, member of parliament for St Helens
William Robinson (Walthamstow East MP) (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968

=Other countries=

William Benjamin Robinson (1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and political figure
William Robinson (runholder) (1814–1889), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
William Rose Robinson (1822–1886), Governor of Madras, 1875
William Robinson (Ontario politician) (1823–1912), Canadian politician in Ontario
William Robinson (Governor of Hong Kong) (1836–1912), British colonial governor in the Caribbean and Hong Kong
William Alfred Robinson (Australian politician) (1852–1927), South Australian politician
William Robinson (Tasmanian politician) (1879–1960), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
William Walsh Robinson (1888–1972), farmer and politician in South Australia
William Alfred Robinson (1905–1957), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
Bill Robinson (Australian politician) (1907–1981), Australian senator
Ken Robinson (Canadian politician) (William Kenneth Robinson, 1927–1991), member of Canadian parliament from Ontario

Religion

William Robinson (martyr), Quaker martyr
William Robinson (priest) (died 1642), Archdeacon of Nottingham
William Robinson (theologian) (1886–1963), British theologian
William Robinson (bishop) (1916–2002), Canadian Anglican bishop

Sports

=Football and rugby=

William Robinson (American football) (born 1984), American football player
William S. Robinson (active 1896–1899), American football coach
Bill Robinson (American football) (1929–2016), American football player
Bill Robinson (English footballer) (1919–1992), footballer for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United
Billy Robinson (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1953), English footballer for Stockport County and Accrington Stanley
Bill Robinson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1967), Australian rules footballer with Essendon
William Robinson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1926), English footballer for Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hull City
Bill Robinson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1968), Australian rules footballer with Melbourne
Bill Robinson (Australian footballer, born 1919) (1919–2007), Australian rules footballer with Hawthorn
Billy Robinson (Australian footballer) (1890–1969), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
Billy Robinson (English footballer) (1903–?), English football centre half for Darlington, Southend United and Carlisle United
Will Robinson (rugby league) (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
Bill Robinson (rugby league) (1934–2005), English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s

=Other sports=

Bill Robinson (basketball) (1949–2020), Canadian basketball player
Bill Robinson (outfielder) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach
Bill Robinson (ice hockey) (1921–2008), Canadian ice hockey centreman
Billy Robinson (1938–2014), British professional wrestler and trainer
Bobby Robinson (baseball) (William L. Robinson, 1903–2002), American baseball player
Will Robinson (basketball) (1911–2008), American college basketball coach
William Robinson (cricketer, born 1847) (1847–1929), New Zealand cricketer
William Robinson (cricketer, born 1863) (1863–1928), New Zealand cricketer
William Robinson (swimmer) (1870–1940), British breaststroke swimmer in the 1908 Summer Olympics
William Robinson (boxer) (born 1936), British Olympic boxer
Yank Robinson (William H. Robinson, 1859–1894), American baseball player

Others

William Robinson (architect) (1645–1712), Surveyor General of Ireland from the 1670s until 1700
Sir William Robinson, 2nd Baronet (1705–1785)
William Robinson (historian) (1777–1848), solicitor and barrister
William Robinson (law reporter) (1801–1870), law reporter
William Robinson (murder victim) (died 1868), 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
William Stevens Robinson (1818–1876), American journalist
William D. Robinson (1826–1890), founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers during the American Civil War
William Robinson (banker), Governor of the Bank of England, 1847
William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish-born gardener and journalist
William Robinson (inventor) (1840–1921), American electrical engineer and inventor of the failsafe track circuit for railroad signaling
William J. Robinson (1867–1936), American physician, sexologist, and birth control campaigner
William Sydney Robinson (1876–1963), Australian businessman, industrialist, and diplomat
Billy Robinson (aviator) (1884–1916), American aviator
William Leefe Robinson (1895–1918), British aviator
Bill Robinson (fashion designer) (1948–1993), American fashion designer
Bill Robinson (auto designer) (1925–2022), American automobile designer
William W. Robinson (1819–1903), Union Army colonel
William Robinson (sailor) (1902–1988), American round-the-world sailor