John Robinson may refer to:

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• Academics
• Arts and entertainment
• Music
• Theatre
• Visual arts
• Others artists
• Military
• Politics and law
• Canada
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Religion
• Sports
• Others
• See also

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

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

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 (1754–1832), 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 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

See also

• Jack Robinson (disambiguation)
• Jackie Robinson (disambiguation)
• John Robison (disambiguation)
• Johnny Robinson (disambiguation)
• Jon Robinson (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Robinson (disambiguation)

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