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William Robinson, or Will Robinson or Bill Robinson or other nicknames, may refer to:
[edit] People
[edit] Historical
- William Robinson (martyr), Quaker martyr
- William Benjamin Robinson (1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and political figure
- William Robinson (architect) (1645–1712), Surveyor General of Ireland from the 1670s until 1700
- Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson (1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer
- Sir William Robinson (governor) (1836–1912), British colonial governor of Trinidad & Tobago and Hong Kong
- Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (1655–1736), English Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York
- Sir William Robinson, 2nd Baronet (1705–1785)
- William Robinson (murder victim) (died 1868), 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
- William "Ready Money" Robinson, English-born pioneer, founder of the town of Cheviot, New Zealand
[edit] Academics
- William Robinson (fl. 1670), founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, Cumbria
- William Callyhan Robinson (1834–1911), American law professor at Yale
- William I. Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
- William P. Robinson, American educator, former president of Whitworth University
- William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the Ecological fallacy
- William Robinson (scientist) (1938–2011), New Zealander, inventor of the lead rubber bearing
[edit] Aviation
[edit] Politics
- William Lee Robinson (born 1943), U.S. politician
- William Robinson (16th century MP), for City of York
- William Robinson (New Zealand politician) (d. 1889), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- William Robinson (Ontario politician) (born 1823), former MPP in Ontario
- William Russell Robinson (born 1942), Pennsylvania politician
- William Whipple Robinson, the second Los Angeles City Auditor, 1899–1906
- William Robinson (UK politician) (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968
- William Cornforth Robinson (1861–1931), British Labour Member of Parliament
- William Edmond Robinson (1920–1992), Missouri politician
- William Erigena Robinson (1814–1892), U.S. Representative from New York.
- Bill Robinson (Australian politician) (1907–1981), Australian Senator
- Ken Robinson (Canadian politician) (William Kenneth Robinson), member of Canadian Parliament
- William Albert Robinson, British Member of Parliament for St Helens, 1935–1945
- William P. Robinson III, Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
- William Rose Robinson (1822–1886), Governor of Madras, 1875
- William Robinson (Rhode Island) (1693–1751), deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
- William Alfred Robinson (1905–1957), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
- William Edward Robinson (1863–1927), English merchant and Liberal Party politician
[edit] Arts, Entertainment and Media
- William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish-born gardener and journalist
- William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling Soo
- W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
- W. C. Robinson (1884–1942), actor, also known as William Robinson
- William Robinson (painter) (born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer
- Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
- Bill Robinson (1878–1949), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
- Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American nautical author
- William R. Robinson (born 1958), American journalist and businessman
- Willie Robinson (1926–2007), American blues singer
[edit] Sports
- William Robinson (swimmer) (1870–?), British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- William Robinson (American football) (born 1984), offensive lineman formerly playing for the SDSU Aztecs
- William S. Robinson, American football coach
- Will Robinson (basketball) (1911–2008), American college basketball coach
- Will Robinson (rugby league) (born 1971), Australian professional player
- Bill Robinson (Canadian basketball), Canadian Olympic basketball player
- Billy Robinson (born 1939), British professional wrestler and trainer
- Bill Robinson (American football) (born 1929), American football player
- Bill Robinson (outfielder) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach
- Bill Robinson (pitcher) (1865–1936), American baseball player
- Bill Robinson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Great Britain, and Leigh
- Bill Robinson (boxer), ABA Middleweight Champion
- Bill Robinson (footballer) (1919–1992), footballer for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United
- Bill Robinson (ice hockey) (1921–2008), Canadian ice hockey centreman
- Bill Robinson (Australian footballer) (born 1880), Australian rules footballer with Essendon
[edit] Others
[edit] Fictional persons
- Will Robinson, fictional character in the 1960s American television series Lost in Space, namesake of the catch phrase "Danger, Will Robinson"
- Bill Robinson, fictional character in 1986 Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, portrayed by Emilio Estevez
