William Robinson

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), 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
* William Callyhan Robinson (1834–1911), American law professor at Yale
* 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, 1899–1906
* William Robinson (UK politician) (1909–1968), British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968
* William Cornforth Robinson (1861–1931), British Labour Member of Parliament
* William E. Robinson (1814–1892), U.S. Representative from New York.
* William Kenneth Robinson, better known as Ken Robinson (Canadian politician), 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

ports

* William Robinson (swimmer) (1870–?), 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, 1976
* Billy Robinson (born 1939), British professional wrestler and trainer
* Bill Robinson (baseball) (1943–2007), American baseball player and coach

=Fictional persons=
* Will Robinson, fictional character in the 1960s American television series "Lost in Space", namesake of the catch phrase "Danger, Will Robinson"
* Bill Robinson, fictional character in 1986 Stephen King's "Maximum Overdrive", portrayed by Emilio Estevez