Robert Gordon (disambiguation)
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Robert Gordon may refer to:
- Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet (1580–1656), see Gordon BaronetsGordon Baronets- Gordon of Letterfourie, Sutherland :The creation of Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, 4th son of the Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, to the Baronetage of Nova Scotia was the first such in that Baronetage, and until the line failed in 1908 were the premier baronets in Scotland.-Gordon of...
- Robert Gordon (gridiron football) (born 1968), American Canadian football player
- Robert Gordon (basketball)Robert Gordon (basketball)Robert Gordon is currently the President and Chair of Canada Basketball.- External links:*...
, president and chair of Canada Basketball - Robert Gordon (diplomat)Robert Gordon (diplomat)Sir Robert Gordon GCB GCH PC was a British diplomat.Gordon was a younger son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo and a brother of the 4th Earl of Aberdeen...
(1791–1847), British diplomat - Robert Gordon (footballer)Robert Gordon (footballer)Robert Henry Gordon was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town....
(c. 1917–1940), British footballer and soldier - Robert Gordon (minister)Robert Gordon (minister)The Rev. Dr Robert Gordon was a Scottish minister and writer. He was a prominent minister in the Disruption of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland on18 May 1843.He was the inventor of a self-registering hygrometer.-Life:...
(1786–1853), prominent Free Church of Scotland minister at the Disruption of 1843 - Robert Gordon (musician)Robert Gordon (musician)Robert Gordon is an American rockabilly musician. Gordon rose to fame performing in several genres including alternative rock, punk rock, and rock and roll.- Early days:...
(born 1947), American rockabilly singer - Robert Gordon (philanthropist) (1668–1731), Scottish trader and philanthropist, namesake of the college and university
- Robert Gordon (psychologist)Robert Gordon (psychologist)Robert Gordon is a clinical psychologist, forensic psychologist, and attorney from Texas. His company, Wilmington Institute Network , specializes in the alternative dispute resolution , focusing on use of Internet in conflict resolution.Gordon earned his B.S. in psychology from the University of...
(born 1944), American psychologist and attorney - Robert Gordon (RAF officer)Robert Gordon (RAF officer)Air Commodore Robert Gordon CB, CMG, DSO, RAF was a Royal Marines officer who held various posts in Royal Naval Air Service during World War I and was a senior officer in Royal Air Force from 1918 onwards...
(1882–1954), British officer - Robert Gordon (screenwriter)Robert Gordon (screenwriter)Robert Gordon is an American screenwriter. His credits include Addicted to Love , Galaxy Quest , Men in Black II and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events...
, American screenwriter - Robert Gordon (director) (1913–1990) American director
- Robert Gordon (British Army officer)Robert Gordon (British Army officer)Major-General Robert Duncan Seaton Gordon CMG CBE is a former British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division.-Military career:Educated at Wellington College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Gordon was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1970 and subsequently saw operational service...
(born 1950), British general - Robert Gordon (rower)Robert Gordon (rower)Robert Gordon was an English rower who won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta, and clergyman.Gordon was born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, the son of Rev, William Gordon of Lichfield. He was educated at Bridgnorth School and at Christ's College, Cambridge He won the University rowing...
(1830–1914), English rower and clergyman - Robert Gordon of StralochRobert Gordon of StralochRobert Gordon of Straloch was a Scottish cartographer, noted as a poet, mathematician, antiquary, and geographer, and for his collection of music for the lute.-Life:...
(1580–1661), Scottish cartographer - Robert A. GordonRobert A. GordonRobert A. Gordon is an American sociologist best known for his work on intelligence, criminality, and race.Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army from 1955-1957. Gordon earned his B.A. from the College of the City of New York in 1957, then attended the University of Chicago,...
(born 1932), American sociologist - Robert B. GordonRobert B. GordonRobert Bryarly Gordon was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, Gordon attended the public schools. He served as Postmaster of St...
(1855–1923), U.S. Representative from Ohio - Robert Jacob GordonRobert Jacob GordonRobert Jacob Gordon , was a Dutch explorer, soldier, artist, naturalist and linguist of Scottish descent.-Life:...
(1743–1795), Dutch explorer of South Africa - Robert James Dugu GordonRobert James Dugu GordonRobert James Dugu Gordon was a great Nevisian parliamentarian who fought and agitated for the suffrage of his black fellow Nevisians, and worked hard towards solving the early road and water problems that Nevis faced....
, Nevisian parliamentarian - Robert J. GordonRobert J. GordonRobert James "Bob" Gordon is an American economist. He is the Stanley G. Harris Professor of the Social Sciences at Northwestern University. He is known for his work on productivity, growth, the causes of unemployment, and airline economics.-Education:...
(born 1940), economist - Robert J. Gordon (lawyer)Robert J. Gordon (lawyer)Robert J. Gordon is an American trial lawyer.He is Weitz & Luxenberg’s chief trial lawyer and partner. He has tried 70 mass tort cases involving asbestos, Vioxx, Rezulin, and silicone gel breast implants, obtaining jury verdicts totaling $405,741,511 with a case average of $5,796,307...
, American trial lawyer - Robert M. GordonRobert M. GordonRobert M. Gordon is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 38th legislative district. Gordon served in the General Assembly from 2004 to 2008, and was the 2007 Democratic nominee to succeed outgoing Senator...
(born 1950), New Jersey state senator - Robert Patterson Gordon, Regius Professor of HebrewRegius Professor of HebrewThe Regius Professorship of Hebrew, founded by Henry VIII, is a professorship at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities.- List of Regius Professors of Hebrew at Cambridge :...
at the University of Cambridge - Robert Winslow GordonRobert Winslow GordonRobert Winslow Gordon was born September 2, 1888 in Bangor, Maine. Educated at Harvard, he joined the English faculty at the University of California at Berkley in 1918. He was the founding head of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1928, later the Archive of Folk...
(1888–1961), American folklorist - R. K. Gordon (1887-1973), English scholar of medieval and early modern English literature
- Robert Gordon (actor) (1913–1990), American actor and director
- Robert Gordon (MP), British Member of Parliament for WindsorWindsor (UK Parliament constituency)Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
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Fictional characters
- Rob Gordon, lead character in the film version of Nick Hornby's novel High FidelityHigh Fidelity (novel)High Fidelity is a 1995 British novel by Nick Hornby. It was adapted into a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. It also served as the basis for a 2006 Broadway musical of the same name.-Plot summary:...
See also
- Robert Gordon UniversityRobert Gordon UniversityRobert Gordon University is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. Building on over 250 years involvement in education, it was granted university status in 1992. Robert Gordon University currently has approximately 16,407 students at its two campuses at Garthdee and the City Centre, studying on over 145...
, Aberdeen, Scotland - Robert Gordon's CollegeRobert Gordon's CollegeRobert Gordon's College is a private co-educational day school in Aberdeen, Scotland. The school caters for pupils from Nursery-S6.-History:...
, also in Aberdeen - Bob Gordon (disambiguation)
- Robby GordonRobby GordonRobert W. "Robby" Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as an owner-driver, driving the No. 7 Speed Energy Dodge Charger for Robby Gordon Motorsports, and also competes part-time in the Nationwide Series...
(born 1969), American racing driver