Robert Smith

Robert or Bob Smith, or similar, may refer to:

Business

Robert MacKay Smith (1802–1888), Scottish businessman, meteorologist, and philanthropist
Robert Barr Smith (1824–1915), Australian businessman and philanthropist
Robert Hall Smith (1888–1960), president of the Norfolk and Western Railway, 1946–1958
Robert H. Smith (philanthropist) (1928–2009), American builder and developer
Robert F. Smith (investor) (born 1962), founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners
Robert P. Smith, financial pioneer, philanthropist and author

Entertainment

Acting

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

Music

Robert Archibald Smith (1780–1829), Scottish composer, wrote arrangement for "A Red, Red Rose"
Robert Bache Smith (1875–1951), American librettist and lyricist
Robert Curtis Smith (1930–2010), Piedmont blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
Robert Weston Smith (1938–1995), American disc jockey, better known as Wolfman Jack
Robert Dean Smith (born 1956), American operatic tenor
Robert W. Smith (musician) (born 1958), American composer
Robert Smith (singer) (born 1959), lead singer and guitarist of The Cure
Robert L. Smith (recording engineer) (born 1965), recording engineer and record producer in New York City
Rob Smith (Irish musician) (born 1982), Irish singer and songwriter
Rob Smith (British musician), contemporary DJ, musician, and remixer
Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer) (1936–2013), lead singer of the (Detroit) Spinners
Bob Smith (1942–1991), founder, singer, keyboards and drums for Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys

Writing

Robert W. Smith (writer) (1926–2011), American martial artist and historian
Robert Paul Smith (1915–1977), American writer
Robert Kimmel Smith (born 1930), American children's author
Robert Rowland Smith (born 1965), lecturer and writer on philosophy, literature, and psychoanalysis
Rob Magnuson Smith, novelist, short story writer, and university lecturer

Other entertainment

Buffalo Bob Smith (1917–1998), host of TV show Howdy Doody
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), Latter-day Saint humorist, who may also be Obert Skye
Bob Smith (Atari), video game programmer
Bob Smith (Wordsmith), host of the television show Wordsmith

Military

Robert Smith (Medal of Honor) (1847–1930), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Robert H. Smith (naval officer) (1898–1943), submariner in the United States Navy
Robert T. Smith (1918–1995), American World War II flying ace
Robert Smith (Australian Army officer) (1881–1928), Australian wool merchant and army officer

Politics

Australia

Bob Smith (Australian politician) (born 1948), Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council
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
Robert Murray Smith (1831–1921), politician in colonial Victoria and Agent-General for Victoria (Australia)
Bob Rowland Smith (1925–2012), National member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Canada

Robert Smith (Ontario politician) (1819–1900), Canadian Member of Parliament for Peel, Ontario
Robert Smith (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), Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia, 1871–1878
Robert Knowlton Smith (1887–1973), Canadian Member of Parliament, 1925–1935
Robert Melville Smith (1887–1950), deputy minister of the Department of Highways of Ontario, 1934–1943
Robert Smith, political party secretary who was convicted (c. 1985) for promoting hatred in activities of the Nationalist Party of Canada

United Kingdom

Robert Smith (MP for Wycombe), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe
Robert Smith (MP for Derby) in 1420 and 1421, MP for Derby
Robert Smith (MP for Devizes) (fl. 1414–1421), English politician
Robert Smith (fl. 1545), MP for Carlisle
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (1752–1838), British Member of Parliament
Robert Percy Smith (1770–1845), British lawyer and Member of Parliament
Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800–1873), known as Robert Vernon Smith until 1859, British Liberal Party politician
Sir Robert Smith, 1st Baronet (1880–1957), Scottish Unionist politician, MP 1924–1945
Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet (born 1958), Liberal Democrat politician from Scotland, MP 1997–2005

United States

Robert Smith (Cabinet member) (1757–1842), Secretary of State and the Navy
Robert Smith (Illinois politician) (1802–1867), U.S. Representative from Illinois
Robert Hardy Smith (1813–1878), Alabama politician
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 of Newport News, Virginia, 1956–1958
Robert Freeman Smith (born 1931), U.S. Representative from Oregon
Robert L. Smith (born 1931), Republican politician from Idaho
Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician) (born 1941), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
Bob Smith (New Jersey state senator) (born 1947)
Robert J. Smith II (born 1963), New Jersey state legislator
Robert Barnwell Smith (1800–1876), known as Robert Rhett, U.S. Senator and Representative from South Carolina

Religion

Robert Smith (bishop) (1732–1801), the first American Episcopal 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 and the Higher Life movement
Robert Smith (priest) (1932–2010), American Catholic priest, author, and educator
Robert H. Smith (theologian) (1932–2006), Lutheran clergyman, theologian, author and lecturer

Science

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
Bob Smith (doctor) (1879–1950), founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Robert Allan Smith (1909–1980), Scottish physicist
Robert Smith (aerospace engineer), American business executive and aerospace engineer

Sports

American football

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

Association football

Robert Smith (footballer, born 1848), Scottish international footballer
Robert Smith (footballer, born 1912), English football player and manager of Ajax Amsterdam
Robert Smith (Darwen footballer), English footballer for Darwen in the late 1800s
Bob Smith (footballer) (born 1923), English professional footballer
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870), played one game for Stoke
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1900s), Scottish footballer
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2010), English footballer for Tottenham Hotspur
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1941), English footballer for Barnsley F.C. and Chelmsford City F.C.
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1944), English footballer and manager
Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1953), for Hibernian and Leicester City
Bobby Smith (Irish footballer), 1940s football player for Bohemians
Bobby Smith (American soccer) (born 1951), American soccer player
Bobby Smith (Canadian soccer) (born 1940), Canadian soccer player
Rob Smith (footballer, born 1950), English footballer
Rob Smith (soccer) (born 1973), American soccer player

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

Baseball

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
Rob Smith (baseball), American college baseball coach
Robert Smith (baseball) (born 1936), former International Baseball Federation president; instrumental in baseball becoming an Olympic sport

Basketball

Bobby Smith (basketball) (born 1937), American basketball player
Robert Smith (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball player, NBA

Cricket

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

Other sports

Robert Smith (boxer) (1908–?), South African Olympic boxer
Bob Smith (rower) (1909–1993), New Zealand rower
Bob Smith (1912–1994), American football, basketball, and baseball coach
Robert Smith (canoeist) (born 1929), Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s
Bob Smith (ice hockey) (born 1946), 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
Robert Smith (equestrian) (born 1961), British Olympic equestrian
Robert Smith (bowler) (born 1974), American professional bowler
Bobby Smith (javelin thrower) (born 1982), American javelin thrower
Rob Smith (racing driver) (born 1992), British racing driver
Robby Smith (born 1987), American Greco-Roman wrestler
Robert J. Smith (sailor) in 1973 Star World Championships
Bob Smith (golfer) see Northern Texas PGA Championship
Robert Smith (sport shooter), English sport shooter

Others

Robert Smith (mathematician) (1689–1768), English mathematician and music theorist
Robert Cross Smith (1795–1832), English astrologer
Robert Smith (architect) (1722–1777), American architect
Robert Smith (trade unionist) (1862–1934), general secretary of the National Union of Scottish Mineworkers
Robert William Smith (politician) (1871–1958), New Zealand politician
Robert Smith (colonial administrator) (1887–1959), British Governor of North Borneo
Robert Emmet Smith (1914–1988), American art director
Robert Smith (professor) (1919–2009), expert on the history of the Yoruba people of Nigeria
Robert Ellis Smith (1940–2018), American attorney and author
Robert S. Smith (born 1944), New York State Court of Appeals associate judge
Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin (born 1944), governor of the BBC
Robert Bruce Smith IV (1945–2014), American music and history expert
Robert Smith (1951–), chairman of the Richmond Local History Society in Richmond, London
Robert W. Smith (chess player) (born 1956), New Zealand chess FIDE Master
Robert Smith (journalist) (born 1967), NPR reporter
Bobby Smith (activist) (born 1982), political and fathers' rights activist
Robert J. Smith (anthropologist) (1927–2016), Cornell University anthropologist, president of Association for Asian Studies
Robert W. Smith (historian), scholar of history and the classics at the University of Alberta
Rob Smith (journalist), BBC South East TV presenter

gollark: And the unconscious brain bits managing it are probably processing for that.

gollark: I mean, in the common case those are the same thing.

gollark: You don't need exploits always, some phones allow bootloader unlocking as a supported thing. Not that many.

gollark: Phone components are all soldered down to the board physically and software/firmware-wise very locked down.

gollark: JSON? The Hippocratic license?