Robert Young

Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby Young may refer to:

Academics[]

• R. A. Young (Robert Arthur Young, 1871–1959), British physician
• Robert J. C. Young (born 1950), British cultural critic and historian
• Robert J. Young (born 1942), Canadian historian
• Robert M. Young (academic) (1935–2019), American science historian and psychoanalyst
• Robert W. Young (1912–2007), American linguist
• Robert Young (materials scientist) (born 1948), British materials scientist
• Robert S. Young, professor of coastal geology
• R. V. Young (born 1947), professor of English at North Carolina State University
• Robert Burns Young (1874–1949), Scottish geologist at Witwatersrand University

Entertainment[]

Film and television[]

• Bob Young (news anchor) (1923–2011), American host of ABC Evening News
• Bob Young (TV producer), American television writer and producer
• Robert F. Young (1915–1986), American science fiction writer
• Robert M. Young (director) (born 1924), American director, writer, and producer
• Robert O. Young (born 1952), American author of books about alternative medicine
• Robert Young (actor) (1907–1998), American actor
• Robert Young (director) (born 1933), British film and television director
• Robert Young, pen name of British writer Robert Payne (1911–1984)

Music and radio[]

• Bob Young (musician) (born 1945), English musician and author
• Red Top Young (born 1936), American musician
• , bass player with American metal band Silent Civilian
• Robert Young (musician) (1964–2014), lead guitarist with Primal Scream
• Rob Young (born 1968), author of the 2011 book about British folk music Electric Eden
• Rob Young (broadcaster), British broadcaster
• Rob Young (sound engineer), Canadian sound engineer

Military[]

• Robert Benjamin Young (1773–1846), British sea captain at the Battle of Trafalgar
• Robert H. Young (1929–1950), U.S. Army soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
• Robert Nicholas Young (1900–1964), Lieutenant General in the United States Army
• Robert Young (New Zealand Army officer) (1877–1953), New Zealand military officer

Politics[]

• Robert P. Young Jr. (born 1951), former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and 2018 candidate for U.S. Senate
• Robert Young (Canadian politician) (1834–1904), Canadian politician and businessman
• Robert Young (Hawaii chief) (1796–1813), Hawaiian chief
• Robert Young (Islington North MP) (1891–1985), British Member of Parliament for Islington North
• Robert Young (trade unionist) (1872–1957), British Member of Parliament for Newton
• Robert A. Young (1923–2007), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri
• Robert R. Young (politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Rob Young (diplomat) (born 1945), British diplomat
• Bob Young (mayor) (born 1948), mayor of Augusta, Georgia and news anchor
• Robert D. Young (politician) (1934–2013), Michigan politician
• Bob Young (Ohio politician) (born 1982), Ohio state representative

Religion[]

• Robert A. Young (minister) (1824–1902), American Methodist minister
• Robert D. Young (LDS Church leader) (1867–1962), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• (born 1829), President of the Methodist Conference in 1886
• Robert Young (biblical scholar) (1822–1888), Scottish publisher, author of Young's Literal Translation of the Bible
• Robert Young (clergyman) (1796–1865), President of the Methodist Conference in 1856
• Robert Young (priest) (died 1716), Canon of Windsor

Sports[]

American football[]

• Bob Young (American football coach) (born 1939), American college football player and coach
• Bob Young (offensive lineman) (1942–1995), American NFL football player
• Robert Young (American football) (born 1969), American NFL football player

Association football (soccer)[]

• Robert Young (footballer) (1886–1955), Scottish footballer
• Bob Young (Scottish footballer) (1886–1970), Scottish footballer
• Bob Young (footballer, born 1886) Scottish footballer
• Bob Young (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1960), English association football manager

Other sports[]

• Robert Bruce Young (1858–1927), Scottish rugby union player
• Robert Young (athlete) (1916–2011), American track athlete
• Bobby Young (1925–1985), American baseball player
• Bob Young (cricketer) (1933–2014), Scottish cricketer
• Robert Young (rugby union) (born 1940), Scottish rugby union player
• Bobby Young (curler) (fl. 1959–1962), Scottish curler
• Bobby Joe Young (born 1959), American boxer
• (born 1960s), American martial artist, executive editor of Black Belt
• Robert Young (runner) (born 1982), British endurance runner
• Robbie Young (Australian footballer) (born 1995), Australian rules footballer

Other[]

• Bob Young (businessman), Canadian founder and CEO of Red Hat
• Robert Brewer Young (born 1967), cello, viola, and violin maker
• Robert Brown Young (1851–1914), Canadian-born architect in California
• Robert R. Young (1897–1958), American financier and industrialist
• Robert Vaughn Young (1938–2003), American critic of Scientology
• (1822–1917), Irish architect on List of Privy Counsellors of Ireland
• Robert Young (forger) (1657–1700), English forger and cheat
• Robert Young (sternwheeler), ship

See also[]

• Robert De Young, member of the Florida House of Representatives
• Bert Young (disambiguation)
• Young (surname)

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