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'''Bob''' may refer to:
* A diminutive of [[Robert]]
* [[Bob (physics)]], the weight at the end of a pendulum
* [[BOB (band)]], a UK indie pop band
* [[Bob (song)|"Bob" (song)]], a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from ''Poodle Hat''
* [[Bob (Red Hot Chili Peppers Song)|"Bob" (Red Hot Chili Peppers Song)]], a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album ''[[One Hot Minute]]''
* [[B.o.B.]], a rapper
* [[B.O.B. (song)|"B.O.B." (song)]], a song by Outkast
* [[J.R. "Bob" Dobbs]], figurehead of the satirical Church of the SubGenius
* [[Bob cut]], a hairstyle
* [[Bob FM]], a radio format in Canada and the U.S.
* [[Hurricane Bob]], a 1991 hurricane
* [[Microsoft Bob]], an unsuccessful software product
* A [[shilling]]
* [[Bob (TV series)|''Bob'' (TV series)]], a television comedy starring Bob Newhart
* Bob of [[Alice and Bob]], placeholder characters in cryptography and physics problems
* [[Bob's Stores]], a Northeastern US retail chain
* [[Bob's Big Boy]], a restaurant chain
* [[Bob's Discount Furniture]], a Northeastern US furniture chain
* Bob (Cyrillic: боб), "[[bean]]" in many Slavic languages
**[[Bob chorba]], Bulgarian national dish
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==Acronyms==
* [[Baby on Board]]
* [[Bank of Baroda]], in India
* ''[[Band of Brothers]],'' a television miniseries
* The [[Battle of Britain]]
* [[Battle of the Bands]], a competition between multiple bands
* [[Bayerische Oberlandbahn]], a private German railway
* [[Beast of Burden]]
* [[Bend over boyfriend]], slang term for a sexual practice
* [[Berlin Operating Base]], the CIA station in Berlin during the Cold War
* [[Berner Oberland Bahn]], a mountain railway in Switzerland
* [[Best of Breed]], an award in dog shows and other settings
* [[Blitter object]], a graphics construct
* [[Bob-omb]], a character in the Nintendo ''Mario'' video games
* [[Breakout box]], an electronics component
* [[Bug-out bag]], an emergency kit
* IATA code for [[Bora Bora]] Airport
* [[4-bromo-2,5,beta-trimethoxy-phenethylamine]], a psychedelic drug
* ISO 4217 code for the [[Bolivian boliviano]] (currency)
* Bank One Ballpark, or [[Chase Field]]
* Basketball Owl Band at [[Rice University]]
* Body Opponent Bag, a [[punching bag]] shaped like a human head and torso
* BOB (Born on Board), the humans in the [[Marathon Trilogy#Friendly creatures|''Marathon Trilogy'']]
* [[Battery operated boyfriend]], euphemism for a vibrator
==Fictional characters==
* B.O.B., the titular character of the video game ''[[B.O.B. (video game)|B.O.B.]]''
* [[Bob the Tomato]], one of the principal characters in ''[[VeggieTales]]''
* [[Bob (Twin Peaks)|Bob (''Twin Peaks'')]], a villain on the television show ''Twin Peaks''
* [[Bob (Blackadder character)|Bob (''Blackadder'' character)]], two characters in the television comedy ''Blackadder''
* [[Bob (The Dresden Files)|Bob (''The Dresden Files'')]], a character featured in the novels and TV show ''The Dresden Files''
* [[Bob (First Comics)]], a "watchlizard" from the First Comics series ''GrimJack''
* [[Bob the Builder]]
* [[Bob the Killer Goldfish]], a character in the ''Earthworm Jim'' universe
* [[Silent Bob]], a character in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse
* [[Almighty Bob]], a fictional deity in ''Mostly Harmless'' by Douglas Adams
* Bob, one of the [[Human characters on Sesame Street#Bob Johnson|human characters on ''Sesame Street'']]
* [[Bob (Heroes)|Bob (''Heroes'')]], a villain from the show ''Heroes''
* Bob, one of the main characters in ''[[ReBoot]]''
* Bob, the Jagex cat in ''[[RuneScape]]''
* Evil Bob, a random event in ''[[RuneScape]]''
* Bob, a character in ''[[Bubble Bobble]]''
* Bob, a character in ''[[Weebl and Bob]]''
* Bob, title character in the movie ''[[What About Bob?]]''
* Bob, one of the two eponymous main characters of the sprite comic ''[[Bob and George]]''
* Smilin' Bob, a character in commercials for [[Enzyte]]
* Bob Vorsh, a villain in the webcomic [[Jack (webcomic)|''Jack'']]
* [[SpongeBob]] Squarepants
* [[Sideshow Bob]], ''The Simpsons'' character
* [[Bob, Agent of HYDRA]], a Marvel Comics character
* Bob, a lazy cat character in the video game ''[[Animal Crossing]]''
==People with the given name Bob==
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* [[Bob Backlund]] (born 1949), American pro wrestler
* [[Bob Barker]] (born 1923), an American TV game show host
* [[Bob Bryan]] (born 1978), professional American tennis player
* [[Bob Bryar]] (born 1979), drummer for My Chemical Romance
* [[Bob Burnquist]] (born 1976), professional skateboarder
* [[Bob Carolgees]] (born 1948), British comedian and puppeteer
* [[Bob Carr]] (born 1947), Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales
* [[Bob Caudle]], American wrestling announcer
* Bob dela Cruz, a Filipino contestant in [[Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1#Bob dela Cruz|''Pinoy Big Brother'', Season 1]]
* [[Bob Clotworthy]] (born 1931), American diver
* [[Bob Costas]] (born 1952), sports announcer
* [[Bob Dole]] (born 1923), American politician
* [[Bob Dylan]] (born 1941), American singer-songwriter
* [[Bob Ezrin]] (born 1949), Canadian musician and record producer
* [[Bob Feller]] (born 1918), Hall of Fame baseball pitcher
* [[Bob Forward]] (born 1958), screenwriter and film director
* [[Bob Geldof]] (born 1951), former lead singer of the Boomtown Rats and organiser of the Live Aid concerts
* [[Bob Gibson]] (born 1935), Hall of Fame baseball pitcher
* [[Bob Hope]] (1903-2003), American comedian
* [[Bob Hoskins]] (born 1942), British actor
* [[Bob Kempainen]] (born 1966), American long-distance runner
* [[Bob Kerrey]] (born 1943), US senator
* [[Bob Marley]] (1945-1981), Jamaican musician
* [[Bob McGrath]] (born 1932), American actor
* [[Bob McGrory]] (1891-1954), Scottish footballer
* [[Bob Monkhouse]] (1928-2003), British stand-up comedian and television presenter
* [[Bob Newhart]] (born 1929), an American actor
* [[Bob Ross]] (1942-1995), American painter
* [[Bob Saget]] (born 1956), American comedian
* [[Bob Sinclar]] (born 1967), French DJ
* [[Bob Stupak]] (born 1942), American entrepreneur, gambler and politician
* [[Bob Vila]] (born 1946), TV home improvement host
* [[Bob Weir]] (born 1947), rhythm guitarist of the Grateful Dead
* [[Bob Woodward]] (born 1943), American journalist
== See also ==
* [[Bobby]]
* [[Robert]]
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