Noun: Robinson ró-bin-sun- United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935)
- Edwin Arlington Robinson - United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)
- James Harvey Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
- Jackie Robinson, Jack Roosevelt Robinson - Irish playwright and theatre manager in Dublin (1886-1958)
- Lennox Robinson, Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson - United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)
- Edward G. Robinson, Edward Goldenberg Robinson - English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
- Robert Robinson, Sir Robert Robinson - United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)
- Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Walker Smith
Type of: actor, ballplayer, baseball player, chemist, dramatist, gladiator, historian, historiographer, histrion, player, playwright, poet, prizefighter, role player, thespian Encyclopedia: Robinson, Michael |