# 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

## Arts and entertainment
### 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

## Politics and law
### 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

### New Zealand

* John Robinson (New Zealand politician) (1810/1811?–1865), Superintendent of Nelson Province

### 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 M. Robinson (Illinois politician) (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 J. Robinson (politician) (1888–1934), member of the New York State Assembly
* 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) (1935–2024), 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