Robert King
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Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby King may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
Robert A. King (composer) (1862–1932), American composer who wrote under pseudonyms including Mary Earl and Betty Chapin
Bobby King (musician) (1941–1983), American blues guitarist and singer
Bobby King (born 1944), American singer
Robbie King (musician) (1947–2003), Canadian musician
Robert King (conductor) (born 1960), English founder and conductor of the period music orchestra The King's Consort
Bob King (children's musician) (fl. 1970s), Canadian children's musician and songwriter
Rob King (born 1970), American composer
Photography and publishing
Bob King (editor) (born 1949), American editor-manager of Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age
Bob P. King (born 1953), American photographer, writer, and amateur astronomer
Bob King (photographer), rock music photographer, collaborator with Glenn A. Baker
Robert King (writer) (born 1955), American screenwriter and producer; co-creator of the TV series The Good Wife
Robert King (photojournalist) (born 1969), American independent photojournalist
J. Robert King, American novelist and game designer
Film and television
Robert King (writer) (born 1959), American film and television writer, director and producer
Law and politics
American
Robert Emmet King (1848–1921), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky (1896)
Robert T. King (Vermont politician) (1917–1970), Vermont Republican politician
Robert Bruce King (born 1940), American judge
Robert R. King (born 1942), American politician; United States special envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues 2009
Robert L. King (born 1946), American political figure
Australian
Robert John King (1839–1899), Australian politician
Robert King (Queensland politician) (1848–1905), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Robert Arthur King (1886–1960), Australian politician
Robert King (Victorian politician) (1920–1991), Australian politician
Bob King (Queensland politician) (born 1938), Australian politician
British
Robert King (jurist) (1600–1676), English jurist and academic
Irish
Robert King (Roundhead) (c. 1599–1657), Irish soldier and statesman
Robert King, 2nd Baron Kingston (died 1693), Irish nobleman
Sir Robert King, 1st Baronet (died 1707), Anglo-Irish politician
Robert King, 1st Baron Kingsborough (1724–1755), Irish landowner and politician
Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston (1754–1799), Anglo-Irish peer
Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton (1773–1854), Irish peer and politician
Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston (1796–1867), Irish peer, soldier and Whig politician
Robert King, 6th Earl of Kingston (1804–1869), Anglo-Irish politician and peer
Religion
Robert King (bishop) (died 1558), English churchman and bishop of Oxford
Robert King (dean of Kildare) (1723–1787), Irish Anglican priest
Robert King (archdeacon of Kilmacduagh) (fl. 1815–1830), Anglican Archdeacon in Ireland
Robert King (church historian) (1815–1900), Irish clergyman, schoolteacher and church historian
Sports
Association football (soccer)
Robert King (footballer) (1862–1950), English international footballer
Bob King (New Zealand footballer) (fl. 1948), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Robbie King (footballer) (born 1986), English footballer
Cricket
Robert Turner King (1824–1884), English cricketer
Jasper King (Robert Jasper Stuart King, 1909–1992), English cricketer
Robert King (cricketer, born 1978), English cricketer
Other sports
Robert A. King (American football) (fl.
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