William Robinson
William, Will, or Bill Robinson may refer to:
Academics
- William Robinson, founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, Cumbria
- William Robinson , American school founder
- William Callyhan Robinson, American law professor at Yale
- William I. Robinson, professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
- William P. Robinson, American educator, former president of Whitworth University
- William S. Robinson, American statistician who defined the ecological fallacy
- Bill Robinson , New Zealand scientist, inventor of the lead rubber bearing
- W. C. Robinson , mathematics professor and president of Louisiana Tech University
Entertainment
- William Robinson , English portrait-painter
- W. Heath Robinson, British cartoonist and illustrator
- Bill Robinson, American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles
- W. C. Robinson, actor known as William Robinson
- Bill Robinson , American nautical author
- Willie Robinson, American blues singer
- Bill Robinson , American jazz singer
- Smokey Robinson, American R&B and soul singer born William Robinson, Jr.
- Will Robinson , British music producer
- William Robinson , Australian painter and lithographer
- William Ellsworth Robinson, American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling Soo
- Will Robinson, a fictional character in the Lost in Space television and film franchise, recognisable by his companion robot’s catchphrase "Danger, Will Robinson!"
Politics
United States
- William Robinson , deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
- William Robinson Jr., American politician and businessman
- William Erigena Robinson, United States Representative from New York
- William Whipple Robinson, Los Angeles City auditor
- William Robinson , English-born Wisconsin politician
- William F. Robinson, American politician in the Erie County Legislature
- William Edmond Robinson, American politician in Missouri
- William G. Robinson, American politician in Massachusetts
- William P. Robinson Sr., American politician in Virginia
- William P. Robinson Jr., American politician in Virginia
- William Russell Robinson, American politician
- Lee Robinson , American politician in Georgia
- Will Robinson ,, American politician in Florida
- William P. Robinson III, Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
- William M. Robinson, American politician from Mississippi
- William N. Robinson, member of the California State Assembly
United Kingdom
- William Robinson , MP for Worcester
- William Robinson , MP for City of York
- William Robinson , MP for Bath
- Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet, English member of parliament and Lord Mayor of York
- William Robinson , MP for Denbigh Boroughs in 1705
- William C. F. Robinson, British colonial administrator and musical composer
- William C. Robinson , British Labour Member of Parliament
- William Edward Robinson, English merchant and Liberal Party politician
- William Albert Robinson, Welsh politician, member of parliament for St Helens
- William Robinson , British Labour Party MP, 1966–1968
Australia
- Bill Robinson , Australian senator
- William Robinson , member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
- William Alfred Robinson , South Australian politician
- William C. F. Robinson, British colonial administrator, Governor of South Australia 1883–1889
- William Walsh Robinson, farmer and politician in South Australia
Canada
- Ken Robinson , member of Canadian parliament from Ontario
- William Robinson , Canadian politician in Ontario
- William Alfred Robinson, Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
- William Benjamin Robinson, Canadian fur trader and political figure
Other countries
- William Robinson , British colonial governor in the Caribbean and Hong Kong
- William Robinson , member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- William Rose Robinson, Governor of Madras, 1875
Religion
- William Robinson , Quaker martyr
- William Robinson , Archdeacon of Nottingham
- William Robinson , British theologian
- William Robinson , Canadian Anglican bishop
Sports
Football and rugby
- William Robinson , American football player
- William S. Robinson, American football coach
- Bill Robinson , American football player
- Bill Robinson , footballer for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United
- Billy Robinson , English footballer for Stockport County and Accrington Stanley
- Bill Robinson , Australian rules footballer with Essendon
- William Robinson , English footballer for Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hull City
- Bill Robinson , Australian rules footballer with Melbourne
- Bill Robinson , Australian rules footballer with Hawthorn
- Billy Robinson , Australian rules footballer for Carlton
- Billy Robinson , English football centre half for Darlington, Southend United and Carlisle United
- Will Robinson , Australian rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
- Bill Robinson , English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s
Other sports
- Bill Robinson , Canadian basketball player
- Bill Robinson , American baseball player and coach
- Bill Robinson , Canadian ice hockey centreman
- Billy Robinson, British professional wrestler and trainer
- Bobby Robinson , American baseball player
- Will Robinson , American college basketball coach
- William Robinson , New Zealand cricketer
- William Robinson , New Zealand cricketer
- William Robinson , British breaststroke swimmer in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- William Robinson , British Olympic boxer
- Yank Robinson, American baseball player
Others
- William Robinson , Surveyor General of Ireland from the 1670s until 1700
- Sir William Robinson, 2nd Baronet
- William Robinson , solicitor and barrister
- William Robinson , law reporter
- William Robinson , 1860s murder victim in British Columbia, Canada
- William Stevens Robinson, American journalist
- William D. Robinson, founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers during the American Civil War
- William Robinson , Governor of the Bank of England, 1847
- William Robinson , Irish-born gardener and journalist
- William Robinson , American electrical engineer and inventor of the failsafe track circuit for railroad signaling
- William J. Robinson, American physician, sexologist, and birth control campaigner
- William Sydney Robinson, Australian businessman, industrialist, and diplomat
- Billy Robinson , American aviator
- William Leefe Robinson, British aviator
- Bill Robinson , American fashion designer
- Bill Robinson , American automobile designer
- William W. Robinson, Union Army colonel
- William Robinson , American round-the-world sailor