Robbins (name)

For other uses, see Robbins.

Robbins is an English language surname. People with the name include:

A

• Aaron Robbins (born 1983), American football player
• Alan Robbins (born 1943), American politician
• Alexandra Robbins (born 1976), American journalist and author
• Alfred Farthing Robbins (19th c.), British journalist and political biographer
• Alwyn Robbins (1920-2002), British geodesist
• Amy Robbins (born 1971), British stage, film and TV actress
• Amy Robbins (philanthropist) (born 1970), American businesswoman and philanthropist
• Andrea Robbins (born 1963), American artist
• Andrew Bonney Robbins (1845-1910), American entrepreneur, civil war veteran, real estate developer
• Apollo Robbins (born 1974), American security consultant and magician
• Arthur Robbins (1920-2010), Australian rules football player
• Asher Robbins (1757–1845), US Senator from Rhode Island
• Austin Robbins (born 1971), American football player
• Avalon Robbins (born 2001), American model and actress
• Ayn Robbins (late 20th c.), lyricist

B

• Barbara Robbins (1943–1965), first American woman killed in the Vietnam War and first female CIA employee to die in action
• Barret Robbins (born 1973), American football player
• Ben Robbins (born 1976), Australian rules football player
• Benjamin Robbins (1857–1953), New Zealand politician
• Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1809-1874), US attorney and Supreme Court Justice
• Bernie Robbins (early 21st c.), American businessman
• Betty Robbins (1924–2004), American cantor
• Brad Robbins (American football) (born 1998), American football player
• Brad Robbins (basketball) (born 1985), Australian basketball player
• Brent Robbins (early 21st c.), American psychology professor
• Brian Robbins (born 1963), American actor and producer
• Bruce Robbins (born 1959), American baseball player

C

• Calvin H. Robbins (1840-1900), American physician and politician
• Carla Robbins (born c. 1952), American journalist
• Caroline Robbins (1903–1999), British historian
• Chandler Robbins (1918–2017), American ornithologist
• Charles Robbins (Royal Navy officer) (1782-1805), charted coast of southern Australia
• Charles Robbins (athlete), (1921-2006), American long distance runner
• Christopher Robbins (1946–2012), British writer and journalist
• Christopher Robbins (artist) (born 1973), American artist
• Chuck Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American businessman
• Cindy Robbins (born 1937), American television actress and producer/writer
• Clifton Robbins (1890–1964), British journalist, writer, and executive of the International Labour Organization
• Clive Robbins (1927–2011), British music therapist
• Clyde Robbins (born 1931), United States Coast Guard vice admiral and senior civil servant
• Clyde W. Robbins (1926–2001), American farmer and politician
• Colin Robbins (born 1964), British software engineer
• Corky Robbins (mid 20th c.), American singer and songwriter
• Cory Robbins (born 1957), American record executive

D

• Daniel Robbins (art historian) (1932-1995), American art historian
• Daniel Robbins (computer programmer) (early 21st c.), American computer programmer
• Darren Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American singer-songwriter
• Dave Robbins (trombonist) (1923–2005), American trombonist, composer, and teacher
• Dave Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American keyboardist with country music band Blackhawk
• Dave Robbins (basketball) (born 1942), American basketball coach
• David L. Robbins (Oregon writer) (born 1950)
• David L. Robbins (Virginia writer) (born 1954)
• David P. Robbins (1942–2003), American mathematician
• David Robbins (composer) (born 1955), American composer of film soundtracks
• David Robbins (artist) (born 1957), American artist
• Derek Robbins (born 1952), Canadian skier
• Dennis Robbins (late 20th c.), American musician
• DeAnna Robbins (born 1959), American actress
• Don Robbins (born c. 1934), American football coach
• Doren Robbins (born 1949), American poet, writer, artist, educator, and cultural activist
• Doug Robbins (late 20th c.), founder of Robbinex, a consultative business intermediary firm
• Doug Robbins (baseball) (born 1966), former baseball catcher

E

• Edith Hyde Robbins, better known as Edith Hyde Robbins Macartney (1895-1978), first holder of the Miss America title
• Edmund Yard Robbins (1867–1942), American philosopher and professor
• Edward Robbins (1758–1837), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and great-great-grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Edward E. Robbins (1860–1919), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Ellen Robbins (1828–1905), American botanical illustrator
• Everett Robbins (early 20th c.), American musician

F

• Frank Robbins (1917–1994), American comic strip artist and writer
• Franklin Robbins (mid 20th c.), American tennis player
• Fred Robbins (born 1977), American football player
• Fred Robbins (broadcaster) (1919–1992), American radio personality and television host
• Fred A. Robins (early 20th c.), American football and baseball coach
• Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916–2003), American pediatrician and virologist

G

• Gale Robbins (1921-1980), American actress and singer
• Garry Robbins (1957-2013), Canadian actor and professional wrestler
• Gaston A. Robbins (1858–1902), US Congressman from Alabama
• George R. Robbins (1808–1875), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
• George Collier Robbins (1823–c. 1907/1908), mayor of Portland, Oregon, U.S., 1860–1861
• George Robbins (footballer) (1903–1998), Australian rules footballer
• Gil Robbins (1931–2011), American singer, musician, and actor
• Gilbert F. Robbins (1838–1889), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
• Glen Robbins (early 20th c.), Canadian cyclist
• Glenn Robbins (born 1957), Australian comedian, writer, actor and radio personality
• Graham Robbins (born 1949), Australian rules football player
• Greg Robbins, American wrestler and silver medalist at 1987 Pan American Games

H

• Hanmer Robbins (1815-1881), American politician
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins (1938-2022), American musician
• Harold Robbins (1916–1997), American author
• Harvey Frank Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American cattle rancher
• Heidi Robbins (born 1991), American rower
• Herbert Robbins (1915–2001), American mathematician
• Hillman Robbins (1932–1981), American golfer
• Hollis Robbins (born 1963), American academic and scholar
• Horace Wolcott Robbins (1842–1904), American landscape painter

I

• Ira Robbins (late 20th c.), editor and publisher of music magazine Trouser Press
• Irv Robbins (1917–2008), founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain

J

• Jake Robbins (born 1976), American baseball player
• James Robbins (journalist) (born 1954), BBC journalist
• James Robbins (shipbuilder), (died 1680), Danish shipbuilder
• James S. Robbins (born 1962), American author, professor, and special assistant to the US Undersecretary of Defense
• James Watson Robbins (1801-1879), American physician and botanist
• Jane Robbins (born 1962), British sculptor
• Jane D. Robbins (1919–12008) American Compton City councillor
• Jane Elizabeth Robbins (1860–1946), American physician and social worker
• J. Robbins (born 1976), American rock musician
• Jay M. Robbins (born 1945), American racehorse trainer
• Jay T. Robbins (1919–2001), U.S. Air Force General
• Jeff Robbins (born 1969), American musician and businessman
• Jennifer Niederst Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American web designer
• Jerome Robbins (1918–1988), American choreographer, director, dancer, and theater producer
• Jess Robbins (1886–1973), American film director, writer and producer
• Jesse Robbins (born 1978), American entrepreneur and firefighter
• Jimmy Robbins (born 1989), American singer-songwriter and producer
• JoAnne Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American speech-language pathologist, academic, researcher and entrepreneur
• John Robbins (author) (born 1947), American author, known for his books on food and health
• John Robbins (congressman) (1808–1880), American congressman from Pennsylvania
• John Robbins (illustrator) (died 2016), host of the public television program Cover to Cover
• John B. Robbins (1932–2019), American medical researcher
• John Everett Robbins (1903–1995), Canadian educator, encyclopedia editor and diplomat
• Jack Robbins (1916–1983), American football player
• Jack W. Robbins (1919–2005), American prosecutor at Nuremberg trials
• Joel Robbins (born 1961), American socio-cultural anthropologist
• Joni Robbins (late 20th c.), American voice actress
• Joseph E. Robbins (1901–11989), American film technician
• Josh Robbins (born 1983), American activist, blogger, talent agent, writer, and social media marketer

K

• Kate Robbins (born 1958), English actress, comedian, singer and songwriter
• Kelly Robbins (born 1969), American golfer
• Kenneth X. Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American psychiatrist, art collector, and author
• Kent Robbins (1947–1997), American songwriter
• Keith Robbins (1940-2019), British historian and university Vice-Chancellor

L

• Larry Robbins (born 1969), American hedge fund manager
• Lee Robbins (1922–1968), American basketball player
• Lindy Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American songwriter
• Lionel Robbins (1898–1984), British economist
• Lorcan Robbins (1885-1939), Irish politician
• Louise S. Robbins (late 20th/early 21st c.), American academic and librarian
• Lynn G. Robbins (born 1952), American general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

M

• Marc Robbins (1868–1931), American actor
• Marcus Robbins (1851–1924), US Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Marty Robbins (1925–1982), American country singer
• Matthew Robbins (footballer) (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
• Matthew Robbins (screenwriter) (born 1945), American screenwriter, producer and director
• Merle Robbins (c. 1912–1984), inventor of the card game UNO
• Michael Robbins (1930–1992), British actor
• Missy Robbins (born 1971), American chef
• Monte Robbins (born 1964), American football player

N

• Naomi B. Robbins, American expert in data visualization
• Neil Robbins (1929–2020), Australian long-distance runner
• Noah Robbins, American actor

O

• Obedience Robbins (1600–1662), Virginia burgess
• Oliver Robbins (born 1975), British civil servant and Permanent Secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union
• Ormond Robbins (1910–1984), American author
• Otho S. Robbins (1855-1927), American politician

P

• Paddy Robbins (1914–1986), Irish footballer
• Pete Robbins (born 1978), American saxophonist and composer
• Peter Robbins (actor) (1956–2022), voice of Charlie Brown
• Peter Robbins (author) (born 1946), British author
• Peter Robbins (rugby union) (1933–1987), England rugby union player
• Phillips Robbins (born 1930), American biochemistry professor
• Prospect K. Robbins (1788-1847), American surveyor

R

• Randy Robbins (American football) (born 1962), American football player
• Randy Robbins (director) (late 20th/early 21st c.), American television director
• Raymond Francis Robbins (1912–1980), American artist
• Red Robbins (1944–2009), American basketball player
• Rex Robbins (1935–2003), American actor and singer
• Richard Robbins (anthropologist) (born 1940), American anthropology professor
• Richard Robbins (artist) (1927-2009), British sculptor
• Richard Robbins (composer) (1940-2012), American film score composer
• Richard Robbins (poet) (late 20th/early 21st c.), American poet
• Richard E. Robbins (early 21st c.), American filmmaker and documentarian
• Robert D. Robbins (born 1944), American politician
• Rockie Robbins (late 20th c.), American singer
• Royal Robbins (1935-2017), American climber
• Royal Robbins (minister) (1788–1861), American minister
• Ryan Robbins (born 1972), Canadian actor
• Ryan Robbins (footballer) (born 1988), English football player

S

• Sally Robbins (born 1981), Australian rower
• Samuel Robbins Brown (1810–1880), American missionary
• Samuel K. Robbins (1853-1926), New Jersey state politician
• Sarah Robbins (born 1992), Canadian soccer player
• Sarah Fraser Robbins (1911-2002) American natural history writer, educator and environmentalist
• Saul Robbins (1922-2010), American toy manufacturer, co-founder of Remco
• Silas Robbins (1857–1916), American lawyer
• Silas Webster Robbins (1785–1871), American lawyer and judge
• Stephen Robbins (born 1953), British Army Chaplain-General
• Stuart Robbins (1976–2010), British basketball player

T

• Ted Robbins (born 1955), English actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster
• Terence Robbins (1934–2015), Welsh rugby player
• Terry Robbins (1947–1970), American activist
• Terry Robbins (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer
• Thomas Robbins (minister) (1777–1856), American teacher, minister, and librarian
• Thomas Robbins (sociologist) (1943–2015), American scholar and author
• Thomas H. Robbins, Jr. (1900-1972), American admiral
• Tim Robbins (born 1958), American actor, director and activist
• Tod Robbins (1888–1949), American author
• Todd Robbins (born 1958), American magician, lecturer, actor, and author
• Tom Robbins (born 1932), American author
• Tom Alan Robbins (early 21st c.), American actor
• Tony Robbins (born 1960), American motivational speaker and life coach
• Tootie Robbins (1958–2020), American football player
• Trevor Robbins (born 1949), British professor of cognitive neuroscience
• Trina Robbins (1938–2024), American cartoonist and author
• Tristan Robbins (born 1996), British cyclist

V

• Vernon K. Robbins (born 1939), American bible scholar and historian

W

• Walter Robbins (1910–1979), Welsh football player
• Warren Delano Robbins (1885–1935), American diplomat
• Warren M. Robbins (1923–2008), American art collector
• Wayne Robbins (1914–1958), American author
• Wendy Robbins (born 1963), British radio and television presenter and producer
• William Robbins (actor) (died 1645), comic actor in the Jacobean and Caroline eras
• William Robbins (athlete) (1885–1962), American Olympic runner
• William D. Robbins (1874–1952), Mayor of Toronto
• William Jacob Robbins (1890-1978), American botanist and physiologist
• William M. Robbins (1828–1905), US Congressman from North Carolina