Robert Smith

Robert, Bob or Bobby Smith, or variants thereof, may refer to:

Business

Robert MacKay Smith (1802–1888), Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist who founded Glasgow University's Mackay Smith Prizes
Robert Barr Smith (1824–1915), Australian businessman and philanthropist
Robert Hall Smith (1888–1960), American railroad executive who was president of the Norfolk and Western Railway, 1946–1958
Robert H. Smith (philanthropist) (1928–2009), American builder and developer who developed much of the Crystal City, Virginia neighborhood just south of Washington, D.C.
Robert P. Smith (philanthropist) (1940–2019), American financial pioneer, philanthropist and author
Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin (born 1944), British businessman, governor of the BBC
Robert F. Smith (investor) (born 1962), American businessman and investor; founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners

Entertainment

Acting

Robert Wilton Smith (1881–1957), known as Robb Wilton, English comedian and comic actor
Robert Smith (American actor) (1912–2001), American actor
Robert Grant Smith (1914–2001), American aeronautical engineer and actor after whom the R.G. Smith Award is named
Robert O. Smith (1942–2010), American voice actor
Robert Smith (Canadian actor) (1966–2020), Canadian actor and voice actor

Music

Robert Archibald Smith (1780–1829), Scottish composer, known for his collection Scotish [sic] Minstrel, a selection from the vocal melodies of Scotland ancient and modern
Robert Bache Smith (1875–1951), American librettist and lyricist
Robert Curtis Smith (1930–2010), American Piedmont blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer) (1936–2013), American musician, lead singer of the (Detroit) Spinners
Robert Weston Smith (1938–1995), known as Wolfman Jack, American disc jockey famous for his gravelly voice
Bob Smith (1942–1991), founder, singer, keyboardist and drummer for Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
Robert Dean Smith (born 1956), American operatic tenor
Robert W. Smith (musician) (1958–2023), American composer, arranger and teacher
Robert Smith (musician) (born 1959), English musician, lead singer and guitarist of The Cure
Robert L. Smith (recording engineer) (born 1965), American recording engineer and record producer in New York City
Rob Smith (Irish musician) (born 1982), Irish singer-songwriter and DJ
Rob Smith (British musician), English contemporary DJ, musician, and remixer
Rob Sonic, American rapper and record producer

Writing

Robert Paul Smith (1915–1977), American author
Robert W. Smith (writer) (1926–2011), American martial artist and historian
Robert Kimmel Smith (1930–2020), American novelist and children's author
Bob Smith (born 1941), American author who wrote the memoir Hamlet's Dresser
Rob Magnuson Smith, British-American novelist, short story writer, and university lecturer

Stage name

Robert Emil Schmidt (1917–1998), nicknamed Buffalo Bob Smith, American host of TV show Howdy Doody
Bob and Roberta Smith, pseudonym for British artist Patrick Brill (born 1963)

Other entertainment

Robert Emmet Smith (1914–1988), American film art director and production designer
Bob Smith (comics) (born 1951), American comic book inker
Bob Smith (comedian) (1958–2018), American comedian and author
Normal Bob Smith (born 1969), American graphic artist, writer, and atheist activist
Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970), American humorist who writes children's books under the name Obert Skye
Bob Smith (Atari), American video game developer and producer
Bob Kupa'a Smith (1928–2020), American host of the television show Wordsmith

History

Robert Smith (professor) (1919–2009), expert on the history of the Yoruba people of Nigeria
Robert Bruce Smith IV (1945–2014), American music and history expert
Robert J. A. Smith (born 1951), chairman of the Richmond Local History Society in Richmond, London
Robert W. Smith (historian), scholar of history and the classics at the University of Alberta

Journalism

Robert Smith (journalist, born 1940), journalist for The New York Times
Robert Smith (journalist, born 1967), correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR)
Rob Smith (journalist), BBC South East TV presenter

Law

Robert Percy Smith (1770–1845), British lawyer, MP and Judge Advocate-General of Bengal, India
Robert L. Smith (judge) (1918–1999), Nebraska Supreme Court judge
Robert Ellis Smith (1940–2018), American attorney and author
Robert S. Smith (born 1944), New York State Court of Appeals associate judge

Military

Robert A. Smith (1814–1879), birth name of British soldier and churchwarden Robert Smith-Dorrien
Robert Smith (Medal of Honor) (1847–1930), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Robert Smith (Australian Army officer) (1881–1928), Australian wool merchant and army officer
Robert H. Smith (naval officer) (1898–1943), United States Navy submariner for whom the destroyer/minelayer USS Robert H. Smith was named
Robert T. Smith (1918–1995), American World War II flying ace

Politics and government

Australia

Robert Murray Smith (1831–1921), politician in colonial Victoria and Agent-General for Victoria (Australia)
Robert Burdett Smith (1837–1895), solicitor and politician in colonial New South Wales
Robert Harrison Smith (1848–1911), member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Bob Rowland Smith (1925–2012), National Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Bob Smith (Australian politician) (born 1948), Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council

Canada

Robert Smith (Ontario politician) (1819–1900), Canadian Member of Parliament for Peel, Ontario
Robert Smith (Canadian judge) (1858–1942), Canadian Member of Parliament for Stormont, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Robert Smith (Newfoundland politician) (1879–1972), Newfoundland politician and merchant
Robert Smith (British Columbia politician), Irish-born Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1871–1878)
Robert Black Smith (1872–1931), Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 1917–1925
Robert Knowlton Smith (1887–1973), Canadian Member of Parliament for Cumberland 1925–1935
Robert Melville Smith (1887–1950), deputy minister of the Department of Highways of Ontario 1934–1943

New Zealand

Robert William Smith (politician) (1871–1958), politician

United Kingdom

Robert Smith (MP for Wycombe), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe from 1318 to 1322
Robert Smith (MP for Derby), MP for Derby in 1420 and 1421
Robert Smith (MP for Devizes) (fl. 1414–1421), MP for Devizes
Robert Smith (fl. 1545), MP for Carlisle
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (1752–1838), MP for Nottingham
Robert Percy Smith (1770–1845), British lawyer, MP and Judge Advocate-General of Bengal, India
Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800–1873), known as Robert Vernon Smith until 1859, British Liberal Party politician and MP
Robert Smith (trade unionist) (1862–1934), general secretary of the National Union of Scottish Mineworkers and British Labour Party politician
Sir Robert Smith, 1st Baronet (1880–1957), Scottish Unionist politician and MP for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central
Robert Smith (colonial administrator) (1887–1959), British governor of North Borneo
Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet (born 1958), Liberal Democrat politician and MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Bobby Smith (activist) (born 1982), British political and fathers' rights activist

United States

Robert Smith (Cabinet member) (1757–1842), Secretary of State and of the Navy
Robert Barnwell Smith (1800–1876), known as Robert Barnwell Rhett, U.S. Senator and Representative from South Carolina
Robert Smith (Illinois politician) (1802–1867), U.S. representative from Illinois
Robert Hardy Smith (1813–1878), Alabama politician who was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
Robert Burns Smith (1854–1908), governor of Montana
Robert Lloyd Smith (1861–1942), educator, businessman, and politician in the Texas Legislature
Robert B. Smith (Virginia mayor), mayor of Newport News, Virginia 1956–1958
Robert Solwin Smith (1924–2013), American ambassador to the Côte d'Ivoire
Robert P. Smith (ambassador) (1929–2012), American diplomat
Robert Freeman Smith (1931–2020), U.S. representative from Oregon
Robert L. Smith (politician) (born 1931), Republican politician from Idaho
Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician) (born 1941), U.S. senator from New Hampshire
Bob Smith (New Jersey politician) (born 1947), New Jersey state senator
Robert C. Smith (political scientist) (born 1947), political science professor at San Francisco State University
Robert J. Smith II (born 1963), American attorney and New Jersey state legislator

Religion

Robert Smith (bishop) (1732–1801), English-born American clergyman, planter and prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina
Robert Payne Smith (1818–1895), Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and Dean of Canterbury
Robert Pearsall Smith (1827–1899), lay leader in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom
Robert H. Smith (theologian) (1932–2006), American Lutheran clergyman, theologian, author and lecturer
Robert Smith (priest) (1932–2010), American Catholic priest, author, and educator

Science, engineering and medicine

Robert William Smith (surgeon) (1807–1873), Irish surgeon and pathologist
Robert Angus Smith (1817–1884), Scottish chemist, discoverer of acid rain
Robert Murdoch Smith (1835–1900), Scottish engineer, archaeologist and diplomat
Robert Smith (surgeon) (1840–1885), Sierra Leonean medical doctor and the first African to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Bob Smith (doctor) (1879–1950), American physician and surgeon who co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous
Robert Allan Smith (1909–1980), Scottish physicist
Robert J. Smith (anthropologist) (1927–2016), Cornell University anthropologist
Robert H. T. Smith (born 1935), Australian-Canadian professor of geography
Robert L. Smith (academic), American engineer, academic and author
Robert Smith (aerospace engineer), American business executive and aerospace engineer

Sports

Association football

Robert Smith (footballer, born 1848) (1848–1914), Scottish international footballer born in Aberdeen
Robert Smith (Darwen footballer), English footballer for Darwen in the 1890s
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870), English footballer born in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1900s), Scottish footballer born in Kirkcaldy, Fife
Robert Smith (footballer, born 1912), English football player and manager born in Atherton, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester)
Bob Smith (footballer) (1923-?), English professional footballer born in Walkden, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester)
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2010), English footballer born in Lingdale, North Yorkshire
Bobby Smith (Irish footballer) (1922–1992), Irish football player
Bobby Smith (Canadian soccer) (born 1940), Canadian soccer player
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2019), English footballer born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1944), English footballer and manager born in Prestbury, Cheshire
Rob Smith (footballer, born 1950), English footballer born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bobby Smith (American soccer) (born 1951), American soccer player born in Trenton, New Jersey
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1953) (1953–2010), Scottish footballer born in Dalkeith, Midlothian
Rob Smith (soccer) (born 1973), American soccer player born in Wilmington, Delaware

Australian rules football

Bob Smith (Australian footballer, born 1877) (1877–1939), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
Bob Smith (Australian footballer, born 1906) (1906–1987), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne
Rob Smith (Australian footballer) (1951–2013), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne

Gridiron football

Bob Smith (defensive back, born 1925) (1925–2002), American football defensive back
Bob Smith (fullback) (1929–2005), American football fullback
Bob Smith (halfback) (born 1933), American football halfback
Bobby Smith (safety) (born 1938), American football defensive back
Bob Smith (American football coach) (born 1940), college football coach
Bobby Smith (running back) (born 1942), American football running back
Bob Smith (defensive back, born 1945), American football defensive back
Rob Smith (American football, born 1957), college football coach
Rob Smith (Canadian football) (born 1958), Canadian football offensive lineman
Robert Smith (defensive end) (born 1962), American football defensive end
Robert Smith (running back) (born 1972), American football running back and sprinter
Rob Smith (American football, born 1984), American football player
Robert Smith (safety) (born 1992), American football safety
Robbie Smith (Canadian football) (born 1997), Canadian football defensive lineman

Baseball

Bob Smith (catcher) (1907–unknown), Negro league baseball player
Bob Smith (infielder) (born 1974), infielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1890) (1890–1965), Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the White Sox, 1913–1915
Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895) (1895–1987), MLB pitcher for the Braves, Cubs, and Reds, 1923–1937
Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1928) (1928–2003), MLB pitcher for the Red Sox, Cubs, and Indians, 1958–1959
Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1931) (1931–2013), MLB pitcher for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Pirates, and Tigers, 1955–1959
Bobby Smith (baseball) (1934–2015), MLB outfielder, 1957–1965
Robert Smith (baseball) (1936–2021), International Baseball Federation president; instrumental in baseball becoming an Olympic sport
Rob Smith (baseball), American college baseball coach

Basketball

Bobby Smith (basketball) (1937–2020), American basketball player
Bingo Smith (born 1946), American basketball player
Robert Smith (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball player, NBA

Cricket

Robert Smith (Australian cricketer) (1868–1927), Australian cricketer; played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1890
Robert Smith (Derbyshire cricketer) (1848–1899), English cricketer; played first class cricket for Derbyshire 1871–84, captain 1876–83
Robert Smith (South African cricketer) (1923–2001), South African cricketer
Robert Smith (Wellington cricketer) (born 1946), New Zealand cricketer
Robert Smith (Otago cricketer) (born 1974), Australian cricketer who played in New Zealand
Robert Smith (Cumberland cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer; played for Cumberland in 2001

Equestrian sports

Robert Augustus Smith (1869–1942), American racehorse trainer
Robert Smith (equestrian) (born 1961), British Olympic equestrian

Hockey

Bob Smith (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian minor pro hockey player
Bobby Smith (ice hockey) (born 1958), all-star NHL hockey player
Rob Smith (field hockey) (born 1961), Canadian field hockey Olympian

Martial arts

Robert Smith (boxer) (1908–?), South African Olympic boxer
Robby Smith (born 1987), American Greco-Roman wrestler

Water sports

Bob Smith (rower) (1909–1993), New Zealand rower
Robert Smith (canoeist) (1929–2001), Canadian sprint canoer
Robert J. Smith (sailor), in the 1973 Star World Championships

Other sports

Bob Smith (coach) (1912–1994), American football, basketball, and baseball coach
Robert Smith (bowler) (born 1974), American professional ten-pin bowler
Bobby Smith (javelin thrower) (born 1982), American javelin thrower
Rob Smith (racing driver) (born 1992), British racing driver
Robbie Smith (rugby union) (born 1998), Scottish rugby union player
Robert Smith (sport shooter), English sport shooter
Bobby Smith (pole vaulter), winner of the 1949 and 1950 NCAA DI outdoor pole vault championship

Other

Robert Smith (mathematician) (1689–1768), English mathematician and music theorist
Robert Smith (architect) (1722–1777), American architect
Robert Cross Smith (1795–1832), English astrologer
Robert Ellis Smith (1940-2018), American attorney and author
Robert Benjamin Smith (1948–2024), American mass murderer
Robert W. Smith (chess player) (born 1956), New Zealand chess FIDE Master
Robert Rowland Smith (born 1965), British lecturer, writer on philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis and columnist