John Robinson

John Robinson may refer to:

Academics

 * John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist
 * John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of Born in Blood
 * John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist
 * John Alan Robinson (1930–2016), British and American philosopher, mathematician, and early computer scientist
 * John D. Robinson (psychologist) (1946–2021), psychologist and professor of psychiatry and surgery at Howard University
 * John Martin Robinson (born 1948), English Officer of Arms and historian
 * John C. Robinson (biologist) (born 1959), American ornithologist and environmental activist
 * John R. Robinson, American accountant, professor at the University of Texas at Austin

Music

 * John Robinson (organist) (1682–1762), English organist
 * John Robinson (drummer) (born 1954), American drummer and session musician
 * Jon-John Robinson (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter
 * John Robinson (church musician) (born 1983), English organist and choir director

Theatre

 * John Robinson (English actor) (1908–1979), British actor, known for Quatermass II
 * John Mark Robinson (born 1948), Canadian-born American designer, director, and actor
 * John Robinson (American actor) (born 1985), American actor

Visual arts

 * John Robinson (painter) (1715–1745), English painter
 * John Henry Robinson (1796–1871), English line engraver
 * John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), English painter, art collector, and curator
 * John N. Robinson (1921–1994), African-American artist
 * John Robinson (sculptor) (1935–2007), British sculptor
 * John Z. Robinson (born 1953), New Zealand artist
 * John V. Robinson (born 1960), American photographer, writer, and folklorist

Others artists

 * John Robinson (circus owner) (1843–1921), American owner of the John Robinson Circus

Military

 * John Robinson (militiaman) (1735–1805), American Revolutionary War militia officer
 * John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War
 * John Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1840–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
 * John H. Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1846–1883), Irish Civil War soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient
 * John Robinson (aviator) (1905–1954), American aviator and activist

Canada

 * John Robinson (businessman) (1782–1828), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick
 * Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto (1791–1863), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada, kinsman of John Robinson (1650–1723)
 * his son John Beverley Robinson (1821–1896), Canadian, mayor of Toronto 1856 and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1880–1887
 * John James Robinson (1811–1874), naval officer and political figure in England and New Brunswick
 * John A. Robinson (1867–1929), Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland
 * John Lyle Robinson (1890–1953), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

United Kingdom

 * Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London (1615–1680), Lord Mayor of London, MP for the City of London, Middlesex and Rye
 * John Robinson (Liskeard MP) (1620–?), English politician in House of Commons in 1660
 * John Robinson (Harwich MP) (1727–1802), British Member of Parliament for Harwich, 1774–1803
 * John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British Conservative politician, Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972

United States

 * John Robinson (New York politician) (1654–1734), Member of the New York General Assembly of 1691
 * John Robinson (burgess) (died 1749), Virginia planter and politician, father of Speaker John Robinson
 * John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1705) (1705–1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia
 * John McCracken Robinson (1794–1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois
 * John S. Robinson (governor) (1804–1860), 22nd Governor of Vermont
 * John L. Robinson (1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana
 * John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1822) (1822–1908), African American state senator in Virginia
 * John H. Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1857) (1857-1932), African American member of the Virginia House of Delegates
 * John Mitchell Robinson (1827–1896), chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
 * John Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * John Seaton Robinson (1856–1903), Nebraska representative
 * John Robinson (judge) (1880–1951), Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
 * John H. Robinson (politician) (born 1955), Wisconsin representative
 * John Robinson (Maine politician) (born 1972), served in the Maine House of Representatives
 * John Robinson (agriculture commissioner), North Carolina politician
 * John Robinson (US Marshal) (1838–1917), sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont and US Marshal for the District of Vermont
 * John Trumbull Robinson, American attorney

Religion

 * John Robinson (pastor) (1576–1625), English pastor who organized the Mayflower voyage
 * John Robinson (bishop of London) (1650–1723), English diplomat, Bishop of Bristol, Lord Privy Seal etc.
 * John Robinson (historian) (1774–1840), English cleric
 * John Edward Robinson (bishop) (1849–1922), Methodist Episcopal missionary bishop who served in India and Burma
 * John Robinson (priest) (1852–1916), Dean of Belfast
 * John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich) (John Arthur Thomas Robinson, 1919–1983), British Bishop of Woolwich
 * John Robinson (Archdeacon of Bedford) (died 1598), English priest and academic
 * Ken Robinson (priest) (John Kenneth Robinson, 1936–2020), Anglican priest and Dean of Gibraltar
 * Sir John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet, Archdeacon of Armagh

Sports

 * John Robinson (cricketer, born 1868) (1868–1898), English cricketer
 * John Robinson (sportsman) (1872–1959), English cricketer and rugby union footballer
 * John Yate Robinson (1885–1916), British field hockey player
 * John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) (1891–1966), Australian rules footballer
 * John Robinson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1988), English cricketer
 * John Robinson (American football coach) (born 1935), American football coach
 * John Robinson (footballer, born 1971) (born 1971), Welsh footballer

Others

 * John Robinson (merchant), British merchant in the 19th century; see Juan Manuel Canaveris
 * John Perry Robinson (1810/11–1865), Superintendent of Nelson Province
 * John Robinson (engineer) (1823–1902), British locomotive engineer
 * John Richard Robinson (1828–1903), English journalist
 * John Robinson (Natal politician) (1839–1903), prime minister of Colony of Natal
 * John Beverley Robinson (anarchist) (1853–1923), American anarchist author
 * John Moore Robinson (1855–1934), Canadian explorer
 * John G. Robinson (1856–1943), railway engineer
 * John Robinson (brewer) (1895–1978), British brewing executive and local politician
 * John Edward Robinson (born 1943), American serial killer
 * John D. Robinson (disability advocate) (born 1968), American author, entrepreneur, and activist
 * John Robinson (architect, born 1829), designer of St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain, London
 * John Robinson (estate agent) (died 1927), perpetrator of the Charing Cross Trunk Murder