James Robinson

Public officials

• J. Kenneth Robinson, American Republican politician from Virginia
• J. W. Robinson, American Democratic politician from Utah
• James Robinson , member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
• James Robinson , Canadian Conservative politician from New Brunswick
• James Robinson , American jurist who served on North Dakota Supreme Court
• James Robinson, mayor of Columbus, Ohio and president of the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company
• James Robinson , American politician in Wisconsin
• James Fisher Robinson, American Democratic politician from Kentucky
• James Carroll Robinson, American Democratic politician from Illinois
• James D. Robinson , Canadian mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, 1873
• James E. Robinson, American jurist in Ohio
• James L. Robinson, American Democratic politician from North Carolina
• James M. Robinson , American Democratic politician from Indiana
• James S. Robinson, American Republican politician from Ohio
• James W. Robinson , American state official; Texas provisional governor
• James W. Robinson , member of the Virginia House of Delegates
• James Wallace Robinson, American Republican politician from Ohio
• James Nicol Robinson, mayor of Brisbane, 1900

  Military

• James H. Robinson , Civil War private in Union Army; awarded Medal of Honor in 1864
• James E. Robinson Jr., Army first lieutenant; posthumous recipient of Medal of Honor in 1945
• James D. Robinson , Marine, rapist, war criminal; killed in the 1945 Katsuyama killing incident
• James W. Robinson Jr., Army sergeant; posthumous recipient of Medal of Honor during Vietnam War
• James Robinson , African American soldier in the Revolutionary War

  Historians, scholars and clergymen

• James Harvey Robinson, American historian and co-founder of New School for Social Research
• James Herman Robinson, American clergyman and humanitarian
• James A. Robinson , American academic, president of University of West Florida
• James A. Robinson, British economic and political scientist
• James M. Robinson, American biblical scholar, author, editor and professor
• James C. Robinson , American professor at the University of California, Berkeley

  Artists, performers and producers

• James E. Robinson, American recording artist, vocalist in Change
• James F. Robinson , American director, writer and producer
• James G. Robinson, American film producer, chairman and CEO of Morgan Creek Productions
• James J. Robinson, Australian-Filipino filmmaker and photographer
• James Robinson, English writer of comic books and screenplays
• James Robinson, New Zealand artist and Wallace Art Awards winner
• James Robinson , American filk music songwriter and performer
• James Robinson, general and artistic director of Seattle Opera
• Jim Robinson , American musician, known as Big Jim Robinson
• Jimmy Robinson , American actor in the Mickey McGuire short film series from 1927 to 1934
• Jimmy Robinson , American recording engineer, record producer and musician
• J-Ro, American musical artist, co-founder of group Tha Alkaholiks
• Jimmy D. Robinson, American poet, lyricist and music producer

  Sports figures

Association football

• James Robinson , English wing half for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough and Newcastle, 1923–1931
• James Robinson, Irish forward; played for Manchester United and Tranmere Rovers
• James Robinson, English striker; with Crewe Alexandra, playing in Australia since 2005
• Jamie Robinson , English central defender

  Basketball

• James Robinson, American basketball player in the NBA
• James Robinson, American overseas basketball player

  Gridiron football

• Jimmy Robinson , wide receiver with Giants, 49ers and Broncos; coach
• James Robinson , wide receiver for Pittsburgh Power
• Jamie Robinson , defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts
• James Robinson , American football running back for the New Orleans Saints

  Rugby

• Jimmy Robinson , English rugby league footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s
• Jamie Robinson , Welsh rugby union footballer

  Other sports

• James Robinson , British jockey
• James Robinson , American Negro leagues baseball player
• Jim Robinson , American NASCAR driver
• James Robinson , American middle-distance runner
• Jim Robinson , American boxer
• Jimmy Robinson , Australian rules footballer of the 1900s

  Other professions

• Gentleman Jim Robinson, African-American freeman of Virginia
• James Robinson , British dentist and anaesthetist
• James R. Robinson, Scottish-American industrialist, inventor, and author of a book on mine ventilation
• James "Jim" Robinson, English member of Bridgewater Four, convicted of killing Carl Bridgewater
• James D. Robinson III, CEO of American Express
• Jim Robinson, American conservative activist; founder of online forum Free Republic
• James "Rocky" Robinson, American community activist; founded Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps
• James Robinson, vice-president of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
• James William Robinson , Tasmanian sailor
• James Kerguelen Robinson, his son, Australian prospector
• James Robinson , Irish barrister

  Characters

• Jim Robinson, soap opera character

  Places

• Robinson, Washington, a ghost town named after pioneer hunter James Robinson