Robert Bristow

• Robert Bristow (1662–1706), MP for Winchelsea 1698–1701
• Robert Bristow (1688–1737), MP for Winchelsea 1708–37
• Robert Bristow (1712–1776), MP for Winchelsea 1738–41, New Shoreham 1747–61
• Robert Bristow (engineer), British harbour engineer best known for development of the port of Kochi in India
• Robert Francis "Bob" Bristowe, co-founder of the Australian oil company Santos Limited
• Robert O'Neil Bristow, American novelist