James Robinson

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James Robinson, Jim Robinson or Jamie Robinson is a name shared by the following individuals:

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[edit] Elected officials

  • James W. Robinson (Texas and California) (1791–1857), American politician; Texas provisional governor (1836); San Diego (1850s)
  • James F. Robinson (1800–1882), American politician; Democrat from Kentucky; governor during part of the Civil War (1862–63)
  • James Carroll Robinson (1823–1886), American politician; Democrat from Illinois; U. S. Congress (1859–65 and 1871–75)
  • James Wallace Robinson (1826–1898), American politician; Republican from Ohio; state house (1860–62); U. S. Congress (1873–75)
  • James S. Robinson (1827–1892), American politician; Republican from Ohio; U. S. Congress (1881–85)
  • James Robinson (British Columbia), Canadian politician elected in July 1871 to the first Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
  • James D. Robinson, Canadian public official; for two months in 1873, served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
  • James L. Robinson (1838–1887), American politician; Democrat from North Carolina; Lieutenant Governor (1881–85)
  • James Robinson (New Brunswick) (1852–1932), Canadian legislator; Conservative from New Brunswick; House of Commons (1896–1904)
  • James M. Robinson (Indiana) (1861–1942), American politician; Democrat from Indiana; U. S. Congress (1897–1905)
  • James William Robinson (1878–1964), American politician, Democrat from Utah; U. S. Congress (1933–47)
  • James Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American politician; Republican from Virginia; state senate (1965–71); U. S. Congress (1971–85)

[edit] Sports figures

  • James Robinson (distance runner) (born 1954), American middle-distance runner
  • James Robinson (basketball) (born 1970), American professional NBA player during 1993–2004; Portland Trail Blazers (1993–96)
  • Jamie Robinson (born 1980), Welsh rugby union footballer; an outside centre whose career began in 1999; Cardiff Blues and Wales team
  • James Robinson (footballer) (born 1982), English striker; Crewe Alexandria (1990–2002); playing in Australia since 2005

[edit] Military men

  • James H. Robinson (died 1864), American private in the Union Army; recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Civil War
  • James E. Robinson, Jr. (1918–1945), American Army first lieutenant; posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism in WWII
  • James W. Robinson, Jr. (1940–1966), American Marine sergeant; posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam

[edit] Judges

[edit] Creative artists

  • James F. Robinson (filmmaker) (born 1955), American director, writer and producer; first feature film, Still Breathing (1998), chosen by Blockbuster Video as first "Only at Blockbuster" exclusive release
  • James Robinson (opera director), American artistic director of Opera Colorado
  • James Dale Robinson (born 1963), English writer of comic books and screenplays; best known for the graphic novel Starman and The Golden Age comic; renowned collector of memorabilia
  • James Robinson (painter), New Zealand artist based in Dunedin

[edit] Musical performers

  • Jim Robinson (trombonist) (1892–1976), American musician, known as "Big Jim Robinson"; played in early New Orleans jazz orchestras; first recordings in the 1920s; signature tune was "Ice Cream"
  • James Robinson (filk artist), American songwriter and performer who has used the pseudonym "Dr. Jane Robinson"; holds a doctorate in paleontology; filk music albums: Dr. Jane's Science Notes, Wackademia and Fossil Fever

[edit] Historians and scholars

  • James Harvey Robinson (1863–1936), American historian; University of Pennsylvania (1891–95); Columbia University (1895–1919); one of founders and first director of New School for Social Research
  • James M. Robinson, American biblical scholar; Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University; member of the Jesus Seminar and, starting in the mid-1950s, author/editor of numerous articles and books
  • James A. Robinson, American academic; served as president of University of West Florida from 1974 to 1987

[edit] Others

  • James "Jim" Robinson (1934–2007), English member of the Bridgewater Four, a quartet of men tried and found guilty of killing teenage paperboy Carl Bridgewater in 1978; the convictions were overturned 18 years later
  • James D. Robinson III (born 1935), American business executive who served as CEO of American Express from 1977 to 1993; portrayed by actor/politician Fred Dalton Thompson in the 1993 film Barbarians at the Gate
  • James C. Robinson (born 1945), American conservative internet activist, known as "Jim Robinson"; founder, in 1996, of the moderated on-line forum Free Republic; filed for Limited Liability Company status in 1998
  • James "Rocky" Robinson, American community activist, from Brooklyn; gained recognition for having founded, in 1988, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps
  • James Robinson (diplomat), British ambassador awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

[edit] Fictional characters

  • Jim Robinson (Neighbours), character on the Australian television serial drama Neighbours; played by Alan Dale from 1985 to 1993

[edit] See also

  • James Robinson Graves (1820–1893), American Baptist preacher, evangelist, debater, author, editor and publisher; regarded as one of the most influential 19th century members of the Southern Baptist Convention
  • Robinson (name)


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