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Several notable individuals have been named 'John Robinson':

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Politicians

Religious figures

Artists

Sports figures

Military leaders

Academics

Others

Politicians

★ John Robinson (1650-1723) (1650-1723), English diplomat; later Bishop of Bristol from 1710 and Lord Privy Seal from 1711-1713

★ John Robinson (Virginia) (1704-1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia during the famous Virginia Resolves

★ Sir John Beverley Robinson, 1st Baronet (1791–1863), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.

★ John Beverley Robinson (1821–1896), mayor of Toronto 1856 and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1880–1887

★ John L. Robinson (1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana

★ John M. Robinson (1795-1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois

★ John S. Robinson (governor) 22^nd Governor of Vermont

★ John Seaton Robinson (1856-1903), Nebraska representative

★ John Robinson (1615-1680) (1615-1680), English MP

★ John Robinson (businessman) (1762-1818), New Brunswick businessman, politician

Religious figures

★ John Robinson (1650-1723) - English diplomat; later Bishop of Bristol from 1710 and Lord Privy Seal from 1711-1713

★ John Robinson (pastor) (1575-1625), organized ''Mayflower'' voyage

★ John A. T. Robinson (1919-1983), British Bishop of Woolwich; Dean of Trinity College

★ John Edward Robinson (Methodist Bishop), a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served in India and Burma

★ John Robinson (1682–1762), organist of Westminster Abbey

★ John Wesley Robinson, a Missionary Bishop and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Artists

★ John Robinson (actor) (1908-1979), British actor, best known for his role in ''Quatermass II''

★ John Robinson (American actor), American actor

★ John Robinson, a 1952 Pulitzer Prize winner for his photographs of the Johnny Bright Incident

★ John Z. Robinson, a New Zealand artist

★ John Robinson (drummer), American drummer

★ John Robinson (sculptor) (1935-2007)

Sports figures

★ John Robinson (football coach) (born 1935), American football coach

★ John Robinson (footballer), Welsh footballer

★ Johnny Nolan Robinson (born 1938), American footballer, strong safety for the Kansas City chiefs

★ Johnny Dean Robinson (born 1958), American footballer, defensive tackle for the Oakland raiders

★ John Robinson (field hockey player), British field hockey player, born 1885

★ John Edward Robinson (20 February 1921 - 2 March 2000), a baseball player (aka Jack Robinson)

Military leaders

★ John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War

★ Lt. Col John Robinson (military), Revolutionary War commander

★ John Robinson (Medal of Honor) (born 1840), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Academics

★ John Martin Robinson (born 1948), an English Officer of Arms and historian

★ John Alan Robinson (born 1930), philosopher and mathematician

★ John Robinson (sociologist), American sociologist

Others

★ John Edward Robinson (serial killer) (born 1943), American serial killer

★ John Moore Robinson (born 1855), Canadian explorer

★ John Robinson (journalist), American journalist

★ Constable John Robinson, a Northern Ireland police officer whose testimony led to the Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland

★ John Robinson, a British businessman and chairman of Railtrack at the time of its collapse

★ John Robinson (musician), Australian musician

★ Johnny Leartice Robinson (1952-2004), a convicted murderer