John Robinson
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Several notable individuals have been named John Robinson:
- Bishop John Robinson, persons named John Robinson who also happened to be Bishops
- John Robinson (pastor) (1575-1625), organized Mayflower voyage
- John Robinson (1615-1680) (1615-1680), English MP
- John Robinson (1650-1723) (1650-1723), English diplomat; later Bishop of Bristol from 1710 and Lord Privy Seal from 1711-1713
- John Robinson (Virginia), (1704-1766) -the speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia during the famous Virginia Resolves.
- Lt. Col John Robinson (military), Revolutionary War commander
- John Robinson (Businessman) (1762-1818), New Brunswick businessman, politician
- John McCracken Robinson (1795-1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois
- John Robinson (actor) (1908-1979), British actor, best known for his role in Quatermass II
- John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War
- John Robinson (Medal of Honor) (born 1840), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Martin Robinson, an English Officer of Arms and historian.
- John A.T. Robinson (1919-1983), British Bishop of Woolwich; Dean of Trinity College
- John Robinson (football coach) (born 1935), American football coach
- John Edward Robinson, which may refer to any of the following:
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- John Edward Robinson (serial killer) (born 1943), American serial killer
- John Edward Robinson (Methodist Bishop), a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served in India and Burma
- John Edward Robinson (20 February 1921 - 2 March 2000), a baseball player (aka Jack Robinson)
- Johnny Robinson, player for the Kansas City Chiefs
- John Robinson (American actor), American actor
- John Robinson (sociologist), American sociologist
- John Robinson (journalist), American journalist
- John Alan Robinson (born 1930), philosopher and mathematician
- John Robinson (field hockey player), British field hockey player, born 1885
- John Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize Winner
- John Robinson (drummer), American drummer
- John Seaton Robinson (1856-1903), Nebraska representative
- John S. Robinson (VT Governor) 22nd Governor of Vermont.
- Constable John Robinson (police officer), a Northern Irish police officer whose testimony led to the Stalker inquiry
- John Robinson, a British businessman and chairman of Railtrack at the time of its collapse
- John Wesley Robinson, a Missionary Bishop and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- John Z. Robinson, a New Zealand artist.