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Music

  • Robert Smith (musician)
    Robert Smith (musician)
    Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...

     (born 1959), lead singer/guitarist of The Cure
  • Bob Smith (singer and musician), founder, singer, keyboards and drums for Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
    Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
    Cat Mother and The All Night Newsboys was an American musical group, originally formed in New York and later based in Mendocino, California, most active in the late 1960s and early 1970s.- History :...

  • Bobby Smith (R&B singer)
    Bobby Smith (R&B singer)
    Robert "Bobby" Smith is an American R&B singer, noted as the principal lead singer of the soul vocal group, The Spinners, also known as the Detroit Spinners or the Motown Spinners....

     (born 1936), lead singer of the (Detroit) Spinners
  • Rob Smith (British musician), contemporary DJ, musician, and remixer
  • Rob Smith (Irish musician)
    Rob Smith (Irish musician)
    Rob Smith is an Irish singer/songwriter and musician from Terenure in Dublin. Originally a street-busker, he has released two commercial albums to date Throwing It All Away in 2008 on his own Cocklebob Recordings label which featured three singles all of which made the top 10 in the Irish Downloads...

     (born 1982), singer/songwriter and former street busker based in Ireland
  • Robert Archibald Smith (1780–1829), Scottish composer, wrote arrangement for "A Red, Red Rose
    A Red, Red Rose
    "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose or Red, Red Rose and is often published as a poem.-The poem:...

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  • Robert Bache Smith
    Robert Bache Smith
    Robert Bache Smith , usually published as Robert B. Smith, was an American librettist and lyricist. His older brother, Harry B. Smith, was also a successful lyricist and a writer and composer....

     (1875–1951), American librettist and lyricist
  • Robert W. Smith
    Robert W. Smith
    Robert W. Smith is an American composer, arranger, and teacher.-Biography:Smith was born in the small town of Daleville, Alabama on October 24 1958. He attended high school in Dadeville, after which he left for Troy State University, where he played lead trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching...

     (born 1958), composer

Literature

  • Normal Bob Smith (born 1969), American graphic artist, writer & atheist activist
  • Robert Kimmel Smith
    Robert Kimmel Smith
    Robert Kimmel Smith is an award-winning American children's author.Between 1957 and 1965, he was a copywriter at an ad agency, and was a partner and creative director at Smith and Toback from 1967 to 1970. In 1970 he became a full-time writer; his first children's book, Chocolate Fever, was...

     (born 1930), American children's author
  • Robert Paul Smith
    Robert Paul Smith
    Robert Paul Smith was an American author, most famous for his classic evocation of childhood, Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing....

     (1915–1977), American writer
  • Bob Smith (comics)
    Bob Smith (comics)
    Robert Allen Smith , better known as Bob Smith, is an American comic book artist, notable as an inker with DC Comics and Archie Comics.Born in Aberdeen, Washington, Smith grew up in Grayland, Washington...

    , American comic book inker
  • Robert Farrell Smith
    Robert Farrell Smith
    Robert Ferrell Smith is a Latter-day Saint humor writer. He is also alleged to be the author who uses the pseudonym Obert Skye however this connection seems only loosely documented.Smith and his wife Krista are the parents of three children...

    , Latter-day Saint humorist, who may also be Obert Skye
    Obert Skye
    Obert Skye is the author of the Leven Thumps series and the Pillage Trilogy.- Bibliography :* Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo...


Radio, television and film

  • Bob Smith (comedian)
    Bob Smith (comedian)
    Bob Smith is an American comedian and author. Smith, born in Buffalo, New York, was the first openly gay comedian to appear on The Tonight Show and the first openly gay comedian to have his own HBO half-hour comedy special...

    , American comedian and author
  • Bob Smith (Wordsmith), host of the television show Wordsmith
  • Buffalo Bob Smith
    Buffalo Bob Smith
    Buffalo Bob Smith was the host of the children's show Howdy Doody.-Biography:...

     (1917–1998), host of TV show Howdy Doody
  • Robert Smith (actor)
    Robert Smith (actor)
    Robert Cecil Smith was an American actor of the stage, television, and film. He began his career as a teenager, making his first appearance in the 1927 film Baby Brother...

     (1912–2001), American actor
  • Robert Smith (BBC)
    Robert Smith (BBC)
    Robert Haldane Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin is a Scottish businessman, most notably known as a former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation before the advent of the BBC Trust. He is the present Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland.-Early life & past career:Smith was...

     (born 1944), governor of the BBC
  • Robert Emmet Smith
    Robert Emmet Smith
    Robert Emmet Smith was an American art director. He was nominated for and Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film King Rat.-External links:...

     (1914–1988), American art director
  • Robert Weston Smith (1938–1995), disc jockey, better known as Wolfman Jack

Media

  • Robert Smith (broadcaster)
    Robert Smith (broadcaster)
    Robert John Smith was born on June 5, 1971 in Nottingham, United Kingdom.Smith was a well known presenter of factual entertainment and children's TV shows in the late nineties and in early 2000. He now produces and directs series for UK broadcasters and corporate films for blue chip...

     (born 1971), broadcaster, director and producer
  • Robert Smith (journalist)
    Robert Smith (journalist)
    Robert Smith is a correspondent for National Public Radio based in New York City.Originally based in Seattle, Washington, he has been reporting for NPR since 1994. He got his start working at his high school radio station in Park City, Utah. He then worked at community radio station KBOO after...

     (born 1967), NPR reporter

Military

  • Robert E. Smith
    Robert E. Smith
    Robert E. Smith , was an American pilot who flew in World War II the Korean War and the Vietnam War, serving in the Army Air Corps, the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force during his career.-Service in WWII:...

     (c. 1918–c. 2004), American pilot in the RAF and USAF
  • Robert H. Smith (naval officer)
    Robert H. Smith (naval officer)
    Robert Holmes Smith was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.Born in Harrellsville, North Carolina, Smith graduated from the Naval Academy on 6 June 1919. After duty in various surface ships, he served with the Submarine Service for 17 years...

     (1898–1943), submariner in the United States Navy

United States

  • Robert Smith (cabinet) (1757–1842), Secretary of State and the Navy
  • Robert Smith (Illinois politician) (1802–1867), U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Robert B. Smith (Virginia) (fl. mid-20th century), Virginia mayor
  • Robert Burns Smith
    Robert Burns Smith
    Robert B. Smith was the third Governor of Montana from 1897 to 1901. He was a former delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Montana.-References:***...

     (1854–1908), Governor of Montana
  • Robert Freeman Smith
    Robert Freeman Smith
    Robert Freeman "Bob" Smith in Portland, Oregon, is an American politician.-Early life:Smith grew up in Burns, Oregon. He attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, graduating in 1953 with an agricultural degree...

     (born 1931), U.S. Representative from Oregon
  • Robert C. Smith
    Robert C. Smith
    Robert C. "Bob" Smith is an American politician who has served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:Smith was born in Trenton, New Jersey...

     (born 1941, nickname "Bob"), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
  • Bob Smith (New Jersey State Senator)
    Bob Smith (New Jersey State Senator)
    Bob Smith is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002, where he represents the 17th Legislative District. Smith was elected to his first Senate term November 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of John Lynch...

     (born 1947)
  • Robert J. Smith II
    Robert J. Smith II
    Robert J. Smith II is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 4th Legislative District from 2000-2006. He was the Assistant Majority Whip from 2002 until he left office in 2006.Smith did not seek reelection in 2005...

     (born 1963), New Jersey state legislator
  • Robert S. Smith
    Robert S. Smith
    Robert Sherlock Smith is an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, New York's highest court.-Early life and education:Smith was born in New York City in 1944, and grew up in Massachusetts and Connecticut...

     (born 1944), New York State Court of Appeals associate judge

Other countries

  • Robert Smith (British Columbia politician)
    Robert Smith (British Columbia politician)
    Robert Smith was an Irish-born Member of the Legislative Assembly of the province of British Columbia, Canada from its entry into Confederation in 1871 until the provincial election of 1878. Smith represented the Fraser Canyon-Interior riding of Yale...

    , Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia, 1871–1878
  • Robert Smith (Canadian politician)
    Robert Smith (Canadian politician)
    For the Member of Parliament for Stormont and Supreme Court Justice see Robert Smith Robert Smith was a Canadian politician and farmer....

     (1819–1900), Canadian Member of Parliament for Peel, Ontario
  • Robert Smith (judge)
    Robert Smith (judge)
    The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Smith was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada....

     (1858–1942), Canadian Member of Parliament for Stormont, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
  • Sir Robert Workman Smith, 1st Baronet (1880–1957), Scottish Unionist politician, MP 1924–1945
  • Robert Knowlton Smith
    Robert Knowlton Smith
    Robert Knowlton Smith was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and became a barrister.Smith studied at St...

     (born 1887), Canadian Member of Parliament, 1925–1935
  • Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Robert Hill Smith, 3rd Baronet is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since 1997.-Early life:...

     (born 1958), Liberal Democrat politician from Scotland, MP 1997—
  • Bob Smith (Australian politician)
    Bob Smith (Australian politician)
    Robert Frederick "Bob" Smith was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2010, representing South Eastern Metropolitan Region....

     (born 1948), Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council
  • Bob Rowland Smith
    Bob Rowland Smith
    Robert Baron Rowland "Bob" Smith is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1974 until 1999....

     (born 1925), National member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
  • Robert William Smith (1871–1958), New Zealand politician
  • Robert Melville Smith, deputy minister of the Department of Highways of Ontario, 1934–1943
  • Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington
    Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington
    Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington FRS was a British Member of Parliament and banker.Smith was the third son of Abel Smith and his wife Mary . His grandfather Abel Smith was the third son of Thomas Smith, the founder of Smith's Bank of Nottingham. Smith was elected to the House of Commons for...

     (1752–1838), British Member of Parliament
  • Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800–1873), known as Robert Vernon Smith until 1859, British Liberal Party politician

Science & technology

  • Robert Smith (architect)
    Robert Smith (architect)
    Robert Smith was a Scottish-born American architect who was based in Philadelphia. Smith's work includes buildings such as Carpenters' Hall, St. Peter's Church, and the steeple on Christ Church—constituted the greater part of the city's early skyline.-Early life:Smith was born in Dalkeith Parish,...

     (1722–1777), American architect
  • Bob Smith (Atari), video game programmer
  • Robert Smith (mathematician)
    Robert Smith (mathematician)
    Robert Smith was an English mathematician and music theorist.-Life:Smith was probably born at Lea near Gainsborough, the son of the rector of Gate Burton, Lincolnshire...

     (1689–1768), English mathematician
  • Robert Angus Smith
    Robert Angus Smith
    Robert Angus Smith was a Scottish chemist, who investigated numerous environmental issues. He is famous for his research on air pollution in 1852, in the course of which he discovered what came to be known as acid rain...

     (1817–1884), Scottish chemist, discoverer of acid rain

American football

  • Robert Smith (American football) (born 1972), former American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings
  • Rob Smith (American football)
    Rob Smith (American football)
    Rob Smith is an American football guard and center who is a practice squad player for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006...

     (born 1984), American football player
  • Bob Smith (American football) (1925–2002), former American football defensive back
  • Bobby Smith (running back)
    Bobby Smith (running back)
    Robert Lee Smith was an American collegiate and Professional Football player.Drafted in 1964 by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, Smith was from the University of North Texas...

     (born 1942), American football running back
  • Bobby Smith (safety)
    Bobby Smith (safety)
    Robert Lee Smith is a former American football safety National Football League. He played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions .-External links:*...

     (born 1938), American football defensive back
  • Bob Smith (American football coach), head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis

Association football/soccer

  • Rob Smith (Canadian football)
    Rob Smith (Canadian football)
    Robert Smith is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 14 seasons in the Canadian Football League for five different teams...

     (born 1958), Former Canadian football offensive lineman
  • Rob Smith (soccer)
    Rob Smith (soccer)
    Robert “Rob” Smith is a former U.S. soccer player. He spent five seasons with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He was also a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Youth:...

     (born 1973), American soccer player
  • Bobby Smith (soccer) (born 1951), American soccer player
  • Bobby Smith (footballer born 1933), English international footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur
  • Bobby Smith (footballer born 1944), English footballer and manager
  • Bobby Smith (Irish footballer)
    Bobby Smith (Irish footballer)
    Bobby Smith was an Irish soccer player during the 1940s.Smith played for Bohemians during the 40s in the League of Ireland and was a member of the 1945 Bohemian Inter City Cup winning team against Belfast Celtic at Dalymount Park...

    , 1940s football player for Bohemians
  • Bobby Smith (footballer born 1953) (1953–2010), football player for Hibernian and Leicester City
  • Robert Smith (manager)
    Robert Smith (manager)
    Robert "Bob" Smith was an English association football player and manager born in Atherton, near Wigan, Lancashire. After early trials with Bolton Wanderers he played three seasons, from 1931 to 1934 with Bolton before leaving to join Huddersfield Town.-References:...

     (born 1912), English association football player and manager
  • Bobby Smith (footballer born 1870)
    Bobby Smith (footballer born 1870)
    Robert Smith was a professional footballer, who played one game in the Football League for Stoke.- Career statistics :-References:...

    , professional footballer, who played one game in the Football League for Stoke
  • Rob Smith (footballer)
    Rob Smith (footballer)
    Rob Smith is a former English footballer and manager. He currently manages Hednesford Town in the Southern Premier Division....

     (born 1966), English footballer and manager
  • Robert Smith (footballer born 1843)
    Robert Smith (footballer born 1843)
    Robert Smith was a Scottish footballer who played for Scotland against England in the first official international matches in 1872 and 1873, as well as three appearances in the earlier unofficial matches...

    , Scottish international footballer

Baseball

  • Robert Smith (baseball)
    Robert Smith (baseball)
    Dr. Robert E. "Ish" Smith, , is the former President of the International Baseball Federation, which is the international governing body for the sport of baseball, and the United States Baseball Federation....

     (born 1936), former International Baseball Federation president; instrumental in baseball becoming an Olympic sport
  • Bobby Smith (baseball) (born 1974),
  • Bob Smith (pitcher born 1890) (1890–1965), MLB pitcher for the White Sox, 1913–1915
  • Bob Smith (pitcher born 1895) (1895–1987), MLB pitcher for the Braves, Cubs, and Reds, 1923–1937
  • Bob Smith (pitcher born 1927) (1927–2003), MLB pitcher for the Red Sox, Cubs, and Indians, 1958–1959
  • Bob Smith (pitcher born 1931), MLB pitcher for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Pirates, and Tigers, 1955–1959
  • Bobby Gene Smith
    Bobby Gene Smith
    Bobby Gene Smith , is a retired professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Angels.-External links:...

     (born 1934), MLB outfielder, 1957–1965

Cricket

  • Robert Smith (cricketer)
    Robert Smith (cricketer)
    Robert Posnett Smith , later known as Robert Posnett Stevens, was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884 and was captain of the side from 1876 to 1883...

     (1848–1899)
  • Robert Smith (cricketer, born 1982)
    Robert Smith (cricketer, born 1982)
    Robert Smith was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cumberland.Smith made a single List A appearance for the team, in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy in August 2001...

     (born 1982), cricketer
  • Robert Smith (Nottingham cricketer)
    Robert Smith (Nottingham cricketer)
    Robert Smith was an English professional cricketer who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1800 to 1803.-External sources:*...

     (f. 1800s)

Other sports

  • Bob Smith (ice hockey)
    Bob Smith (ice hockey)
    Bob Smith is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who was selected 11th overall in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins....

     (born 1946), minor pro hockey player
  • Bob Smith (NASCAR), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
  • Bob Smith (rower)
    Bob Smith (rower)
    Robert "Bob" Benedict Smith was a former representative New Zealand rower.At the 1938 British Empire Games he won two bronze medals, one in the men's double sculls alongside Gus Jackson and another bronze medal in the men's single sculls....

    , New Zealand rower
  • Bobby Smith (basketball)
    Bobby Smith (basketball)
    Robert Joseph Smith is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard from West Virginia University, Smith was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the third round of the 1959 NBA Draft and appeared in 13 games with the Lakers over two seasons. He scored 37 points in his...

     (born 1937), American basketball player
  • Bobby Smith (ice hockey) (born 1958), all-star NHL hockey player
  • Rob Smith (field hockey)
    Rob Smith (field hockey)
    Rob Smith is a former field hockey player from Canada, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There the resident of North Vancouver, British Columbia finished in tenth place with the Men's National Team.-International senior competitions:* 1984 – Olympic Games,...

     (born 1961), retired Canadian field hockey Olympian
  • Robert Smith (basketball)
    Robert Smith (basketball)
    Robert Leroy Smith is a retired American basketball player. A 5'11" point guard from UNLV, Smith played for seven NBA teams in as many seasons from 1977 to 1984....

     (born 1955), American basketball player; NBA journeyman
  • Robert Smith (bowler)
    Robert Smith (bowler)
    Robert Smith , is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. A native of Simi Valley, California, Smith has previously held residence in Captain Cook, Hawaii and Columbus, Ohio though now he resides and works in Hong Kong.An eight-time titleist , he is...

     (born 1974)
  • Robert Smith (canoer)
    Robert Smith (canoer)
    Robert Smith is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats both of the K-1 1000 m and the K-2 1000 m events.-References:*...

     (born 1929), Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s
  • Robert Smith (equestrian), British Olympic equestrian
  • Robert W. Smith (writer) (born 1926), American martial artist and historian

Others

  • Bob Smith (doctor)
    Bob Smith (doctor)
    Robert Holbrook Smith was an American physician and surgeon who co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson, more commonly known as Bill W. He was also known as Dr. Bob. He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where he was raised, to Susan A. Holbrook and Walter Perrin Smith...

     (1879–1950), founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Robert Smith (bishop)
    Robert Smith (bishop)
    The Right Reverend Robert Smith was the first American Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina.At age 25, Smith became the rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Charleston...

     (1732–1801), American bishop
  • Robert Barr Smith
    Robert Barr Smith
    Robert Barr Smith was an Australian businessman and philanthropist.Smith was born at Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of the Rev...

     (1824–1915), Australian businessman and philanthropist
  • Robert H. Smith
    Robert H. Smith
    Robert Hilton Smith was a successful builder-developer, and philanthropist.-Business:...

     (1928–2009), American builder-developer
  • Robert Smith (colonial administrator) (1887–1959), British Governor of North Borneo
  • Robert Smith (professor)
    Robert Smith (professor)
    Robert Sidney Smith was an expert on the history of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and was a Senior Lecturer and then Professor of History at the universities of Lagos, Ife and Ibadan. He was born on 31 January 1919...

     (1919–2009)
  • Rob Smith, Jr.
    Rob Smith, Jr.
    Rob Smith, Jr. is an American editorial cartoonist and caricaturist.-Background:Born in Orlando, Florida in 1963, Smith started drawing caricatures at theme parks while still in high school. He attended the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida, the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic...

     (born 1963), American editorial cartoonist and caricaturist
  • Father Robert S. Smith
    Father Robert S. Smith
    Robert S. Smith , the Robert R. Colbert Sr. '48 Catholic Chaplain and Distinguished Scholar at Cornell University, was a Catholic priest, author, and educator. His interests ranged from philosophy and theology to the ethics of medical care to interfaith dialogue...

     (1932-2010), American Catholic priest, author, and educator
  • Robert W. Smith (chess player)

See also

  • Robert H. Smith School of Business
    Robert H. Smith School of Business
    The Robert H. Smith School of Business is a school of business management within the University of Maryland, College Park. The school was named after alumnus Robert H. Smith...

    , University of Maryland business school
  • Robert Smit (disambiguation)
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