Bob 853432 223713151 2008-07-05T11:53:40Z Roy da Vinci 108266 {{pp-semi-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Wiktionarypar|Bob|bob|BOB}} {{TOCright}} '''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 <!-- No article, notability unclear: * [[Little Bob]], a French English-singing rock band --> ==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== <!--Please keep this list in alphabetical order.--> * [[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]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Bob]] [[de:Bob]] [[eo:BOB]] [[fr:BOB]] [[ko:BOB]] [[is:Bob]] [[it:BOB]] [[hu:BOB]] [[nl:Bob]] [[ja:ボブ]] [[pt:Bob]] [[simple:Bob]] [[sl:Bob]] [[sv:Bob]]