Robert Barnes
Wikimedia disambiguation page

Robert Barnes may refer to:
Sportspeople
Robert Barnes (sportsman) (1911–1987), Irish cricketer and rugby union player
Robert Barnes (Australian footballer) (1896–1967), Australian rules footballer
Robert Barnes (footballer, born 1969), English footballer, played for Wrexham and Northwich Victoria
Bob Barnes (baseball) (1902–1993), Major League Baseball pitcher
Bobby Barnes (born 1962), English footballer, played for West Ham, Northampton Town, Peterborough and many others
Other people
Robert Barnes (attorney) (born 1974), American attorney
Robert Barnes (martyr) (1495–1540), English reformer
Robert Barnes (physician) (1817–1907), English obstetrician
Robert A. Barnes (1808–1892), businessman in St. Louis
Robert Henry Barnes (1849–1916), British–New Zealand chess player
Robert L. Barnes (born 1951), Canadian judge
Robert Percy Barnes (1898–1990), American chemist
Bob Barnes (cartoonist) (1913–1970), cartoonist
Bootsie Barnes (Robert Barnes, 1937–2020), jazz musician
Characters
Staff Sgt.
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