Robert Smith
Robert Smith 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 P. Smith (philanthropist) (1940–2019), financial pioneer, philanthropist and author
- Robert F. Smith (investor) (born 1962), 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), 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), Piedmont blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer) (1936–2013), 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, keyboards and drums for Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
- Robert Dean Smith (born 1956), American operatic tenor
- Robert W. Smith (musician) (born 1958), American composer
- Robert Smith (musician) (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
- Rob Sonic, American rapper and record producer
Writing
- Robert Paul Smith (1915–1977), American writer
- Robert W. Smith (writer) (1926–2011), American martial artist and historian
- Robert Kimmel Smith (1930–2020), American children's author
- Bob Smith (born 1941), American author (Hamlet's Dresser)
- Robert Rowland Smith (born 1965), British lecturer and writer on philosophy, literature, and psychoanalysis
- Rob Magnuson Smith, British-American 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), American humorist, who writes children's books under the name 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 Smith (Australian Army officer) (1881–1928), Australian wool merchant and army officer
- Robert H. Smith (naval officer) (1898–1943), submariner in the United States Navy
- Robert T. Smith (1918–1995), American World War II flying ace
Politics
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 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 (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 Black Smith (1872–1931), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- 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), MP for Nottingham 1779–1796
- 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 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
- 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 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 J. Smith II (born 1963), New Jersey state legislator
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 H. Smith (theologian) (1932–2006), Lutheran clergyman, theologian, author and lecturer
- Robert Smith (priest) (1932–2010), American Catholic priest, author, and educator
Science
- 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
- 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 (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), gridiron football defensive end
- Robert Smith (running back) (born 1972), American football running back
- Rob Smith (American football, born 1984), American football player
- Robert Smith (safety) (born 1992), American football safety
Association football
- Robert Smith (footballer, born 1848) (1848–1914), Scottish international footballer
- Robert Smith (Darwen footballer), English footballer for Darwen in the 1890s
- Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870), played one game for Stoke City F.C.
- Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1900s), Scottish footballer
- Robert Smith (footballer, born 1912), English football player and manager of Ajax Amsterdam
- Bob Smith (footballer) (born 1923), English professional footballer
- Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2010), English footballer for Tottenham Hotspur
- Bobby Smith (Irish footballer) (1922–1992), football player for Bohemians
- Bobby Smith (Canadian soccer) (born 1940), Canadian soccer player
- Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2019), English footballer for Barnsley F.C. and Chelmsford City F.C.
- Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1944), English footballer and manager
- Rob Smith (footballer, born 1950), English footballer
- Bobby Smith (American soccer) (born 1951), American soccer player
- Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1953) (1953–2010), Scottish footballer for Hibernian and Leicester City
- Rob Smith (soccer) (born 1973), American soccer player who was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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 (catcher) (born 1907), 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
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) (1929–2001), Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s
- 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
- 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
- Robert Smith (sport shooter), English sport shooter
- Robert Augustus Smith (1869–1942), American racehorse trainer
Others
- 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 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 L. Smith (judge) (1918–1999), Nebraska Supreme Court judge
- Robert Smith (professor) (1919–2009), expert on the history of the Yoruba people of Nigeria
- Robert Solwin Smith (1924–2013), American ambassador to the Côte d'Ivoire
- Robert J. Smith (anthropologist) (1927–2016), Cornell University anthropologist, president of Association for Asian Studies
- Robert P. Smith (ambassador) (1929–2012), American diplomat
- Robert H. T. Smith (born 1935), president of the University of British Columbia
- 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 C. Smith (political scientist) (born 1947), political science professor at San Francisco State University
- Robert J. A. Smith (born 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), correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR)
- Robert Smith (journalist, born 1940), journalist for The New York Times
- Bobby Smith (activist) (born 1982), political and fathers' rights activist
- Robert W. Smith (historian), scholar of history and the classics at the University of Alberta
- Rob Smith (journalist), BBC South East TV presenter
See also
- Robert Smyth (disambiguation)
- Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland business school
- Robert Smit (died 1977), murdered South African politician
- Roberts-Smith (disambiguation)
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