William Robinson

William, Will, or Bill Robinson may refer to:

Academics

• William Robinson (fl. 1670), founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, Cumbria
• William Robinson (benefactor) (1794–1864), American school founder
• William Callyhan Robinson (1834–1911), American law professor at Yale
• William I. Robinson (born 1959), professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
• William P. Robinson (born 1949), American educator, former president of Whitworth University
• William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the ecological fallacy
• Bill Robinson (scientist) (1938–2011), New Zealand scientist, inventor of the lead rubber bearing
• W. C. Robinson (educator) (William Claiborne Robinson, 1861–1914), mathematics professor and president of Louisiana Tech University

Entertainment

• William Robinson (British painter) (1799–1839), English portrait-painter
• W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator
• Bill Robinson (1878–1949), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
• W. C. Robinson (1884–1942), actor known as William Robinson
• Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American nautical author
• Willie Robinson (1926–2007), American blues singer
• Bill Robinson (jazz singer) (born 1929), American jazz singer
• Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American R&B and soul singer born William Robinson, Jr.
• Will Robinson (music producer) (born 1967), British music producer
• William Robinson (Australian painter) (1936–2025), Australian painter and lithographer
• William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling Soo
• Will Robinson, a fictional character in the Lost in Space television and film franchise, recognisable by his companion robot’s catchphrase "Danger, Will Robinson!"

Politics

United States

• William Robinson (Rhode Island official) (1693–1751), deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
• William Robinson Jr. (1785–1868), American politician and businessman
• William Erigena Robinson (1814–1892), United States Representative from New York
• William Whipple Robinson (active 1874–1906), Los Angeles City auditor
• William Robinson (Wisconsin politician) (1825–1895), English-born Wisconsin politician
• William F. Robinson (1913–2008), American politician in the Erie County Legislature
• William Edmond Robinson (1920–1992), American politician in Missouri
• William G. Robinson (1926–2011), American politician in Massachusetts
• William P. Robinson Sr. (1911–1981), American politician in Virginia
• William P. Robinson Jr. (1942–2006), American politician in Virginia
• William Russell Robinson (1942–2020), American politician
• Lee Robinson (politician) (William Lee Robinson, 1943–2015), American politician in Georgia
• Will Robinson (Florida politician), (born 1975), American politician in Florida
• William P. Robinson III (active since 1988), Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
• William M. Robinson, American politician from Mississippi
• William N. Robinson, member of the California State Assembly

United Kingdom

• William Robinson (by 1515-55/58), MP for Worcester
• William Robinson (1522–1616), MP for City of York
• William Robinson (fl. 1559), MP for Bath
• Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (1655–1736), English member of parliament and Lord Mayor of York
• William Robinson (died 1717) (1668–1717), MP for Denbigh Boroughs in 1705
• William C. F. Robinson (1834–1897), British colonial administrator and musical composer
• William C. Robinson (politician) (1861–1931), British Labour Member of Parliament
• William Edward Robinson (1863–1927), English merchant and Liberal Party politician
• William Albert Robinson (1877–1949), Welsh politician, member of parliament for St Helens
• William Robinson (Walthamstow East MP) (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968

Australia

• Bill Robinson (Australian politician) (1907–1981), Australian senator
• William Robinson (Tasmanian politician) (1879–1960), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
• William Alfred Robinson (Australian politician) (1852–1927), South Australian politician
• William C. F. Robinson, British colonial administrator, Governor of South Australia 1883–1889
• William Walsh Robinson (1888–1972), farmer and politician in South Australia

Canada

• Ken Robinson (Canadian politician) (William Kenneth Robinson, 1927–1991), member of Canadian parliament from Ontario
• William Robinson (Ontario politician) (1823–1912), Canadian politician in Ontario
• William Alfred Robinson (Canadian politician) (1905–1957), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
• William Benjamin Robinson (1797–1873), Canadian fur trader and political figure

Other countries

• William Robinson (colonial administrator, born 1836) (1836–1912), British colonial governor in the Caribbean and Hong Kong
• William Robinson (runholder) (1814–1889), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
• William Rose Robinson (1822–1886), Governor of Madras, 1875

Religion

• William Robinson (martyr), Quaker martyr
• William Robinson (priest) (died 1642), Archdeacon of Nottingham
• William Robinson (theologian) (1886–1963), British theologian
• William Robinson (bishop) (1916–2002), Canadian Anglican bishop

Sports

Football and rugby

• William Robinson (American football) (born 1984), American football player
• William S. Robinson (active 1896–1899), American football coach
• Bill Robinson (American football) (1929–2016), American football player
• Bill Robinson (English footballer) (1919–1992), footballer for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United
• Billy Robinson (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1953), English footballer for Stockport County and Accrington Stanley
• Bill Robinson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1967), Australian rules footballer with Essendon
• William Robinson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1926), English footballer for Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hull City
• Bill Robinson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1968), Australian rules footballer with Melbourne
• Bill Robinson (Australian footballer, born 1919) (1919–2007), Australian rules footballer with Hawthorn
• Billy Robinson (Australian footballer) (1890–1969), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
• Billy Robinson (English footballer) (1903–?), English football centre half for Darlington, Southend United and Carlisle United
• Will Robinson (rugby league) (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
• Bill Robinson (rugby league) (1934–2005), English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s

Other sports

• Bill Robinson (basketball) (1949–2020), Canadian basketball player
• Bill Robinson (outfielder) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach
• Bill Robinson (ice hockey) (1921–2008), Canadian ice hockey centreman
• Billy Robinson (1938–2014), British professional wrestler and trainer
• Bobby Robinson (baseball) (William L. Robinson, 1903–2002), American baseball player
• Will Robinson (basketball) (1911–2008), American college basketball coach
• William Robinson (cricketer, born 1847) (1847–1929), New Zealand cricketer
• William Robinson (cricketer, born 1863) (1863–1928), New Zealand cricketer
• William Robinson (swimmer) (1870–1940), British breaststroke swimmer in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• William Robinson (boxer) (born 1936), British Olympic boxer
• Yank Robinson (William H. Robinson, 1859–1894), American baseball player

Others

• William Robinson (architect) (1645–1712), Surveyor General of Ireland from the 1670s until 1700
• Sir William Robinson, 2nd Baronet (1705–1785)
• William Robinson (historian) (1777–1848), solicitor and barrister
• William Robinson (law reporter) (1801–1870), law reporter
• William Robinson (murder victim) (died 1868), 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
• William Stevens Robinson (1818–1876), American journalist
• William D. Robinson (1826–1890), founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers during the American Civil War
• William Robinson (banker), Governor of the Bank of England, 1847
• William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish-born gardener and journalist
• William Robinson (inventor) (1840–1921), American electrical engineer and inventor of the failsafe track circuit for railroad signaling
• William J. Robinson (1867–1936), American physician, sexologist, and birth control campaigner
• William Sydney Robinson (1876–1963), Australian businessman, industrialist, and diplomat
• Billy Robinson (aviator) (1884–1916), American aviator
• William Leefe Robinson (1895–1918), British aviator
• Bill Robinson (fashion designer) (1948–1993), American fashion designer
• Bill Robinson (auto designer) (1925–2022), American automobile designer
• William W. Robinson (1819–1903), Union Army colonel
• William Robinson (sailor) (1902–1988), American round-the-world sailor