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'''William Robinson''', or '''Will Robinson''' or '''Bill Robinson''' or other nicknames, may refer to:
=Persons=
==Historical==
* [[William Benjamin Robinson]] (1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and political figure
* Sir [[William Cleaver Francis Robinson]] (1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer
* [[Sir William Robinson]] (1836–1912), British colonial governor of Trinidad & Tobago and Hong Kong
* [[Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet]] (1655–1736), an English Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York.
* [[William Robinson (of Salt Spring)]], 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
* William "Ready Money" Robinson, English-born pioneer, founder of the town of [[Cheviot, New Zealand]]
* William Robinson (d. 1642), Archdeacon of Nottinghamshire
==Academics==
* William Robinson (fl. 1670), founder of the Robinson's School in [[Penrith, Cumbria]] [http://www.eden.gov.uk/main.asp?page=5275]
* [[William P. Robinson]], American educator, currently president of Whitworth University
* William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the [[Ecological fallacy]]
==Aviation==
* [[Billy Robinson (aviator)]] (1884–1916), early American aviator
* [[William Leefe Robinson]], British aviator
==Engineering==
* William Robinson (1840–1921), American civil engineer who developed electric signals for railroads
==Politics==
* William Robinson, MP for Scotland
* [[William Robinson (Ontario politician)]], Former MPP in Ontario
* [[William Whipple Robinson]], the second Los Angeles City Auditor. He served from 1899 until 1906.
* [[William Robinson (UK politician)]] (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP 1966–1968
* [[William Cornforth Robinson]] (1861–1931), a British Labour Member of Parliament.
* [[William E. Robinson]] (1814–1892), a U.S. Representative from New York.
* William Kenneth Robinson, better known as [[Ken Robinson (Canadian politician)]], a member of Canadian Parliament
==Arts, Entertainment and Media==
* [[William Robinson (gardener)]] (1838–1935), Irish-born gardener and journalist
* William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name [[Chung Ling Soo]]
* [[William Heath Robinson]] (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
* [[Bill Robinson]] (1878–1946), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
* [[W. C. Robinson]] (1884–1942), actor, also known as William Robinson
* [[William Robinson (artist)]] (born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer
* [[Smokey Robinson]] (born 1940), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
* [[Bill Robinson (author)]] (1918–2007), American nautical author
==Sports==
* [[William Robinson (swimmer)]] (1870–?), a British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
* [[William Robinson (American football)]] (born 1984), offensive lineman formerly playing for the SDSU Aztecs
* [[Will Robinson (basketball)]] (1911–2008), American college basketball coach
* Bill Robinson (basketball), Canadian Olympic player in 1976
* [[Billy Robinson]] (born 1939), British professional wrestler and trainer
* [[Bill Robinson (baseball)]] (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach
=Fictional persons=
'''Will Robinson''' may also refer to:
* Will Robinson, fictional character in the 1960s American television series ''[[Lost in Space]]'', famous for providing the catch phrase "[[Danger, Will Robinson]]"
=See also=
*[[Will Robinson]]
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