William Robinson
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William Robinson, or Will Robinson or Bill Robinson or other nicknames, may refer to:
Historical
- William Robinson (martyr), Quaker martyr
- William Benjamin RobinsonWilliam Benjamin RobinsonWilliam Benjamin Robinson was a fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Kingston in 1797, the son of Christopher Robinson and Esther Sayre, and moved to York with his family in 1798. In 1802, his mother remarried after his father's death and moved to Newmarket, where he...
(1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and political figure - William Robinson (architect)William Robinson (architect)William Robinson was the Surveyor General of Ireland from 1670/71 until 1700. Born in England, Robinson was appointed to the post of Surveyor General by John Berkeley in his first year of office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland....
(1645–1712), Surveyor General of Ireland from the 1670s until 1700 - Sir William Cleaver Francis RobinsonWilliam Cleaver Francis RobinsonSir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG was a British colonial administrator and a musical composer, being the author of several well known songs...
(1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer - Sir William RobinsonSir William RobinsonSir William Robinson was a British colonial governor who was the last Governor of Trinidad and the first Governor of the merged colony of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also the 11th Governor of Hong Kong....
(1836–1912), British colonial governor of Trinidad & Tobago and Hong Kong - Sir William Robinson, 1st BaronetSir William Robinson, 1st BaronetSir William Robinson, 1st Baronet , 1st Baronet of Newby, Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York....
(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 ZealandCheviot, New ZealandCheviot is a town in the Hurunui District of north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the Main North Line railway and State Highway 1 approximately north of Christchurch. It was originally called Mackenzie after politician John McKenzie, who was closely...
Academics
- William Robinson (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1670), founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, CumbriaPenrith, CumbriaPenrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....
- William Callyhan RobinsonWilliam Callyhan RobinsonWilliam Callyhan Robinson was an American jurist and academic.-Life:...
(1834–1911), American law professor at Yale - William I. RobinsonWilliam I. RobinsonWilliam I. Robinson is an American professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work focuses on political economy, globalization, Latin America and historical materialism...
, professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara - William P. RobinsonWilliam P. RobinsonWilliam P. Robinson is president emeritus of Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He served as Whitworth's 17th president, from 1993 to 2010, after serving as president of Manchester College, in Indiana, from 1986 to 1993...
, American educator, former president of Whitworth University - William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the Ecological fallacyEcological fallacyAn ecological fallacy is a logical fallacy in the interpretation of statistical data in an ecological study, whereby inferences about the nature of specific individuals are based solely upon aggregate statistics collected for the group to which those individuals belong...
- Bill RobinsonWilliam Robinson (scientist)Bill Robinson was a scientist and seismic engineer who invented the lead rubber bearing seismic isolation device. Bill grew up in West Auckland, New Zealand. He earned a Masters at the Ardmore School of Engineering, then a PhD in Physical Metallurgy at the University of Illinois...
, New Zealander, inventor of the Lead rubber bearing
Aviation
- Billy Robinson (aviator)Billy Robinson (aviator)William C. "Billy" Robinson was an early American aviator. Robinson moved to Grinnell in 1896 at age 12. He was a handyman, tinkerer, and bicycle repairman who designed and built his own flying machine...
(1884–1916), early American aviator - William Leefe Robinson (1895–1918), British aviator
Politics
- William Lee RobinsonWilliam Lee RobinsonWilliam Lee Robinson is a Democratic politician who was the mayor of Macon, Georgia from 1987–1991, and a four-term State Senator of Georgia...
(born 1943), U.S. politician - William Robinson (Ontario politician)William Robinson (Ontario politician)William Robinson was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1879....
(born 1823), former MPP in Ontario - William Russell RobinsonWilliam Russell RobinsonWilliam Russell "Bill" Robinson is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Robinson is a 1960 graduate of Schenley High School. He earned a degree in political science from The Ohio State University in 1964 and a master's degree degree in political science from...
(born 1942), Pennsylvania politician - William Whipple RobinsonWilliam Whipple RobinsonWilliam Whipple Robinson was the second Los Angeles City Auditor. He served from 1899 until 1906....
, the second Los Angeles City Auditor, 1899–1906 - William Robinson (UK politician)William Robinson (UK politician)William Oscar James Robinson was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1966 general election as Member of Parliament for Walthamstow East, winning the seat with a majority of 1,807 over the sitting Conservative Party MP John Harvey...
(1909–1968), British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968 - William Cornforth RobinsonWilliam Cornforth RobinsonWilliam Cornforth Robinson was a British Labour Member of Parliament. Born in Carlton, West Riding of Yorkshire, he began work at the age of ten in a mill in Burnley. At the age of 17 he organised a trade union after experiencing a 20 week long strike...
(1861–1931), British Labour Member of Parliament - William Edmond RobinsonWilliam Edmond RobinsonWilliam Edmond Robinson was an American politician. A Democrat, he served one term as Missouri State Treasurer from 1969 to 1973.-Early life:...
, Missouri politician - William E. Robinson (Nevada politician)
- William Erigena Robinson (1814–1892), U.S. Representative from New York.
- Bill Robinson (Australian politician) (1907–1981), Australian Senator
- William Kenneth Robinson, better known as Ken Robinson (Canadian politician), member of Canadian Parliament
- William Albert Robinson, British Member of Parliament for St HelensSt Helens (UK Parliament constituency)St Helens was a county constituency in the county of Lancashire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1935–1945 - William P. Robinson IIIWilliam P. Robinson IIIWilliam P. Robinson III is a Rhode Island Supreme Court justice.William Robinson graduated from the University of Louvain, University of Rhode Island, University of Connecticut, and Boston College Law School. He served on the East Greenwich School Committee from 1988 to 1996 and the Board of...
, Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
Arts, Entertainment and Media
- William Robinson (gardener)William Robinson (gardener)William Robinson was an Irish practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardening spurred the movement that evolved into the English cottage garden, a parallel to the search for honest simplicity and vernacular style of the British Arts and Crafts movement...
(1838–1935), Irish-born gardener and journalist - William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling SooChung Ling SooChung Ling Soo was the stage name of the American magician William Ellsworth Robinson who is mostly remembered today for his tragic death after a bullet catch trick went wrong.- Biography :...
- William Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
- W. C. RobinsonW. C. RobinsonW. C. Robinson was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 177 films between 1910 and 1932. He died in Maywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Daredevil Jack * Brute Force * Judith of Bethulia...
(1884–1942), actor, also known as William Robinson - William Robinson (artist)William Robinson (artist)William Robinson AO is an award-winning Australian painter and lithographer.Robinson studied art at the Central Technical College from 1955 to 1956. After graduating, he began working as an art instructor, eventually becoming head of the Painting Department at the Brisbane College of Advanced...
(born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer - Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
(born 1940), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter - Bill RobinsonBill RobinsonBill “Bojangles” Robinson was an American tap dancer and actor of stage and film. Audiences enjoyed his understated style, which eschewed the frenetic manner of the jitterbug in favor of cool and reserve; rarely did he use his upper body, relying instead on busy, inventive feet, and an expressive...
(1878–1949), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles - Bill Robinson (author)Bill Robinson (author)Bill Robinson was an American sailor, author and editor well known in the national and international sailing communities for his 27 nautical books, speaking engagements, and contributions to nautical publications....
(1918–2007), American nautical author - William R. Robinson, American journalist and businessman
Sports
- William Robinson (swimmer)William Robinson (swimmer)William Walker Robinson was a British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the 200 metre breaststroke.-External links:*...
(1870–?), British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics - William Robinson (American football)William Robinson (American football)William "Will" Robinson is an American football offensive tackle currently playing for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at San Diego State...
(born 1984), offensive lineman formerly playing for the SDSU Aztecs - Will Robinson (basketball)Will Robinson (basketball)Will Robinson was an American college basketball coach and scout. Robinson became the first African-American head coach in Division I history when he accepted the position at Illinois State University in 1970.-Early life:...
(1911–2008), American college basketball coach - Will Robinson (rugby league)Will Robinson (rugby league)Will Robinson is a Australian rugby league player who played professionally in England and Australia.-Playing career:Robinson started his career with the Balmain Tigers in 1990, debuting against Newcastle. In 1992 Robinson played for the Australian Aboriginies in the 1992 Pacific Cup. He was named...
, Australian professional player - Bill Robinson (Canadian basketball), Canadian Olympic basketball playerCanada at the 1976 Summer OlympicsCanada was the host nation for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. 385 competitors, 261 men and 124 women, took part in 173 events in 23 sports.-Medalists:...
- Billy RobinsonBilly RobinsonBilly Robinson is a British professional wrestler and catch wrestling instructor. Robinson was well known in Japan where he has trained mixed martial arts fighters in catch wrestling...
(born 1939), British professional wrestler and trainer - Bill Robinson (American football)Bill Robinson (American football)Bill Robinson is a former halfback in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twenty-fifth round of the 1952 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played that season with the Green Bay Packers. Later he was a member of the New York Titans during the 1960 American Football League...
(born 1929), American football player - Bill Robinson (outfielder) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach
- Bill Robinson (pitcher)Bill Robinson (pitcher)William Robinson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game for the Louisville Colonels in , pitching a complete game and taking the loss against the Philadelphia Athletics....
(1865–1936), American baseball player - Bill Robinson (rugby league)Bill Robinson (rugby league)William "Bill" Robinson is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh, playing at , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums....
, rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Great Britain, and Leigh - Bill Robinson (boxer), ABA Middleweight Champion
Business
- William Robinson (inventor)William Robinson (inventor)William Robinson was an American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and businessman. He invented the first track circuit used in railway signaling, a major development that improved railroad safety and efficiency....
(1840–1921), American electrical engineer and inventor of the track circuitTrack circuitA track circuit is a simple electrical device used to detect the absence of a train on rail tracks, used to inform signallers and control relevant signals.- Principles and operation :...
for railroad signaling
Fictional persons
- Will Robinson, fictional character in the 1960s American television series Lost in SpaceLost in SpaceLost in Space is a science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, filmed by 20th Century Fox Television, and broadcast on CBS. The show ran for three seasons, with 83 episodes airing between September 15, 1965, and March 6, 1968...
, namesake of the catch phrase "Danger, Will RobinsonDanger, Will Robinson“Danger, Will Robinson!” is a catchphrase from the 1960s’ American television series Lost in Space spoken by voice actor Dick Tufeld. The Robot, acting as a surrogate guardian, says this to young Will Robinson when the boy is unaware of an impending threat. In everyday use, the phrase warns someone...
" - Bill Robinson, fictional character in 1986 Stephen King's Maximum OverdriveMaximum OverdriveMaximum Overdrive is a 1986 American action-horror-science fiction film written and directed by novelist Stephen King. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story, Trucks, which was included in King's first collection of short stories, Night Shift.Maximum Overdrive is...
, portrayed by Emilio Estevez