William Robinson

William, Will or Bill Robinson may refer to:

People

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
• William D. Robinson (1826–1890), founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers during the American Civil War
• Sir William C. F. Robinson (1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer
• Sir William Robinson (Governor of Hong Kong) (1836–1912), British colonial governor in the Caribbean 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, Jr. (1785–?), U.S. general, Allegheny mayor; established Pittsburgh's Mexican War Streets on his property
• William Robinson (murder victim) (died 1868), 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
• William Robinson (priest) (died 1642), Archdeacon of Nottingham
• William A. Robinson

Longest held prisoner of war in American history

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 (born 1949), 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

Aviation

• Billy Robinson (aviator) (1884–1916), early American aviator
• William Leefe Robinson (1895–1918), British aviator

Politics

• William Robinson (by 1515-55/58), MP for Worcester
• William Robinson (fl.1559), MP for Bath
• William Robinson (1534-1616), MP for City of York
• William Robinson (died 1717) (1668–1717), MP for Denbigh Boroughs in 1705
• William Robinson (runholder) (1814–1889), runholder and member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
• William Robinson (Ontario politician) (1823–1912), Canadian politician in Ontario
• William Robinson (Tasmanian politician) (1879–1960), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
• William Robinson (Walthamstow East MP) (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968
• William Robinson (Wisconsin politician), English-born Wisconsin politician
• William Albert Robinson (1877–1949), Welsh politician, member of parliament for St Helens
• William Alfred Robinson (1905–1957), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
• William Alfred Robinson (Australian politician) (1852–1927), South Australian politician
• William Cornforth Robinson (1861–1931), British Labour Member of Parliament
• William Edmond Robinson (1920–1992), American politician in Missouri
• William Edward Robinson (1863–1927), English merchant and Liberal Party politician
• William Erigena Robinson (1814–1892), U.S. Representative from New York
• Ken Robinson (Canadian politician) (William Kenneth Robinson, 1927–1991), member of Canadian parliament from Ontario
• William G. Robinson (1926–2011), American politician in Massachusetts
• William Lee Robinson (born 1943), U.S. politician in Georgia
• William P. Robinson III (active since 1988), Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
• William P. "Billy" Robinson, Jr. (1942–2006), 20 year member of Virginia House of Delegates
• William Robinson (Rhode Island) (1693–1751), deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
• William Rose Robinson (1822–1886), Governor of Madras, 1875
• William Russell Robinson (born 1942), Pennsylvania politician
• William Whipple Robinson (active 1874–1906), Los Angeles City auditor
• Bill Robinson (Australian politician) (1907–1981), Australian senator
• William N. Robinson, member of the California State Assembly

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 born William Robinson, Jr.
• Bill Robinson (1878–1949), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
• Bill Robinson (jazz singer) (born 1929), American jazz singer based in New Jersey
• Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American nautical author
• William R. Robinson (born 1958), American journalist and businessman
• Willie Robinson (1926–2007), American blues singer
• Billy Robinson (1938–2014), British wrestler and author

Sports

• William Robinson (American football) (born 1984), American football player
• William S. Robinson (active 1896–1899), American football coach
• Bill Robinson (American football) (born 1929), American football player
• Bill Robinson (English footballer) (1919–1992), footballer for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United
• Bill Robinson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1967), Australian rules footballer with Essendon
• 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 professional player
• Bill Robinson (rugby league) (1934–2005), rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Great Britain, and Leigh
• Will Robinson (basketball) (1911–2008), American college basketball coach
• Bill Robinson (basketball), Canadian 1976 Olympic basketball player
• Bill Robinson (outfielder) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach
• Bill Robinson (boxer), ABA Middleweight Champion in 1965
• Billy Robinson (1938–2014), British professional wrestler and trainer
• Bill Robinson (ice hockey) (1921–2008), Canadian ice hockey centreman
• William Robinson (swimmer) (1870–1940), British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• William Robinson (cricketer, born 1847), New Zealand cricketer
• William Robinson (cricketer, born 1863), New Zealand cricketer

Others

• William Robinson (bishop) (1916–2002), Canadian Anglican bishop
• William Robinson (inventor) (1840–1921), American electrical engineer and inventor of the failsafe track circuit for railroad signaling
• William Robinson (law reporter) (died 1870), law reporter
• William J. Robinson (1867–1936), American physician, sexologist and birth control campaigner
• William Robinson (theologian) (1886–1963), British theologian
• William E. Robinson (died 1969) (1899/1900–1969), American director of the New York Herald Tribune (1937-1954) and The Coca-Cola Company executive (1955-)

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