# Robert Young

Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby Young may refer to:

## Academics

* R. A. Young (Robert Arthur Young, 1871–1959), British physician
* Robert J. C. Young (born 1950), British cultural critic and historian
* Robert J. Young (born 1942), Canadian historian
* Robert M. Young (academic) (1935–2019), American science historian and psychoanalyst
* Robert W. Young (1912–2007), American linguist
* Robert Young (materials scientist) (born 1948), British materials scientist
* Robert S. Young, professor of coastal geology
* R. V. Young (born 1947), professor of English at North Carolina State University
* Robert Burns Young (1874–1949), Scottish geologist at Witwatersrand University

## Entertainment
### Film and television

* Robert "Benny" Young, Scottish film, television and stage actor
* Bob Young (news anchor) (1923–2011), American host of ABC Evening News
* Bob Young (TV producer), American television writer and producer
* Robert F. Young (1915–1986), American science fiction writer
* Robert M. Young (director) (1924–2024), American director, writer, and producer
* Robert O. Young (born 1952), American author of books about alternative medicine
* Robert Young (actor) (1907–1998), American actor
* Robert Young (director) (born 1933), British film and television director
* Robert Young, pen name of British writer Robert Payne (1911–1984)

### Music and radio

* Bob Young (musician) (born 1945), English musician and author
* Red Top Young (1936–2021), American musician
* Robert Young (musician) (1964–2014), lead guitarist with Primal Scream
* Rob Young (born 1968), author of the 2011 book about British folk music Electric Eden
* Rob Young (broadcaster), British broadcaster
* Rob Young (sound engineer), Canadian sound engineer

## Military

* Robert Benjamin Young (1773–1846), British sea captain at the Battle of Trafalgar
* Robert H. Young (1929–1950), U.S. Army soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
* Robert Nicholas Young (1900–1964), Lieutenant General in the United States Army
* Robert Young (New Zealand Army officer) (1877–1953), New Zealand military officer

## Politics

* Robert P. Young Jr. (born 1951), former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and 2018 candidate for U.S. Senate
* Robert Young (Canadian politician) (1834–1904), Canadian politician and businessman
* Robert Young (Hawaii chief) (1796–1813), Hawaiian chief
* Robert Young (Islington North MP) (1891–1985), British Member of Parliament for Islington North
* Robert Young (trade unionist) (1872–1957), British Member of Parliament for Newton
* Robert A. Young (1923–2007), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri
* Robert R. Young (politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* Rob Young (diplomat) (born 1945), British diplomat
* Bob Young (mayor) (born 1948), mayor of Augusta, Georgia and news anchor
* Robert D. Young (politician) (1934–2013), Michigan politician
* Bob Young (Ohio politician) (born 1982), Ohio state representative

## Religion

* Robert A. Young (minister) (1824–1902), American Methodist minister
* Robert D. Young (LDS Church leader) (1867–1962), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Robert Newton Young (born 1829), President of the Methodist Conference in 1886
* Robert Young (biblical scholar) (1822–1888), Scottish publisher, author of Young's Literal Translation of the Bible
* Robert Young (clergyman) (1796–1865), President of the Methodist Conference in 1856
* Robert Young (priest) (died 1716), Canon of Windsor

## Sports
### American football

* Bob Young (American football coach) (1939–2023), American college football player and coach
* Bob Young (offensive lineman) (1942–1995), American NFL football player
* Robert Young (American football) (born 1969), American NFL football player

### Association football (soccer)

* Robert Young (footballer) (1886–1955), Scottish footballer
* Bob Young (Scottish footballer) (1886–1970), Scottish footballer
* Bob Young (footballer, born 1886) Scottish footballer
* Bob Young (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1960), English association football manager

### Other sports

* Robert Bruce Young (1858–1927), Scottish rugby union player
* Robert Young (athlete) (1916–2011), American track athlete
* Bobby Young (1925–1985), American baseball player
* Bob Young (cricketer) (1933–2014), Scottish cricketer
* Robert Young (rugby union) (born 1940), Scottish rugby union player
* Bobby Young (curler) (fl. 1959–1962), Scottish curler
* Bobby Joe Young (born 1959), American boxer
* Robert W. Young (martial arts) (born 1960s), American martial artist, executive editor of Black Belt
* Robert Young (runner) (born 1982), British endurance runner
* Robbie Young (Australian footballer) (born 1995), Australian rules footballer

## Other

* Bob Young (businessman), Canadian founder and former CEO of Red Hat
* Robert Brewer Young (born 1967), cello, viola, and violin maker
* Robert Brown Young (1851–1914), Canadian-born architect in California
* Robert R. Young (1897–1958), American financier and industrialist
* Robert Vaughn Young (1938–2003), American critic of Scientology
* Robert Young (architect) (1822–1917), Irish architect on List of Privy Counsellors of Ireland
* Robert Young (forger) (1657–1700), English forger and cheat
* Robert Young (sternwheeler), ship