Robert Sharpe (other)
Robert Sharpe may refer to: * Robert Sharpe (judge) (born 1945), Canadian lawyer, author, academic, and judge * Robert Sharpe (railway contractor) (1804–1868), contractor on railway projects in England, Wales and Brazil * Robert K. Sharpe (1930–2016), American TV and film director * Pepper Sharpe (Robert Ernest Sharpe, 1918–1997), American Negro league pitcher See also * Bob Sharpe (other) * Robert Sharp (other) Robert Sharp may refer to: * Robert P. Sharp (1911–2004), expert on the geological surfaces of the Earth and the planet Mars * Robert Sharp (crater), a crater on the planet Mars * Robert Sharp (cricketer) (1893–1961), English cricketer * Rob ...

Robert Sharpe (judge)
Robert James Sharpe, OC, FRSC (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian lawyer, author, academic, and judge. He was dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law from 1990 to 1995 and a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from 1999 to 2020. Early life Robert James Sharpe was born on December 4, 1945, in Brantford, Ontario, to Eleanor Jane (Cooper) and Ira Sutherland Sharpe. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario in 1966, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto in 1970, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford in 1974. Legal career He was called to the bar of Ontario in 1974 and practised law with the firm of MacKinnon, McTaggart (later McTaggart, Potts, Stone & Herridge) in the area of civil litigation. He taught at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law from 1976 to 1988. From 1988 to 1990, he was the Executive Legal Officer at the Supreme Court of Canada under Chief Justice Brian Dickson. From 1990 to 1995, he was the Dean of t ...
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Robert Sharpe (railway Contractor)
Robert Sharpe (1804-1868) was a contractor on railway projects in England, Wales and Brazil. He was also a noted farmer and stockbreeder on his estate, Hewelsfield Court, in Gloucestershire. He was born in Grindon, County Durham, England in 1804. He and his brothers John and Paul were later engaged in various railway works in England and Wales including Whiteball Tunnell on the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the South Devon Railway and the South Wales Railway. Robert Sharpe also completed works for Gloucester and Deane Forest Railway, Cornwall Railway and the Great Western Railway. In 1851, Robert had a steam powered flour and grist mill built in Chepstow, between the gas works and the railway embankment. He ran the mill in partnership with Mr. James Ireland, a cornfactor and miller from Bristol, under the name The Chepstow Steam Mill Company. The firm was successful for a number of years, but was sold in 1863 after running into difficulties. On 8 February 1860, Robert Shar ...
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Robert K
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including ...
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Pepper Sharpe
Robert Ernest Sharpe (December 9, 1918 – December 4, 1997), nicknamed "Pepper", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Memphis Red Sox and Chicago American Giants in the 1940s. A native of Rena Lara, Mississippi, Sharpe was the oldest of 12 children. His career highlights included a no-hitter against the Kansas City Monarchs. Sharpe served in the US Army in 1945 and 1946, and was honored by the city of San Diego, California San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ... in 1994, as July 24 was proclaimed "Robert 'Pepper' Sharpe Day". He died in San Diego in 1997 at age 78. References External links anSeamheads 1918 births 1997 deaths Chicago American Giants players Memphis Red Sox players Baseball players from Mississippi People from Coahoma County, Miss ...
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Bob Sharpe (other)
Bob Sharp or Sharpe may refer to: * Bob Sharp (football manager) (1894–?), football manager of Bradford City and deputy lord mayor of Bradford * Bob Sharpe (footballer) (1925–2014), Scottish footballer * Bob Sharp (speedway rider) (1934–2012), speedway rider, Australian champion * Bob Sharp (racing driver) (1939–2025), American racing driver * Bob Sharpe (basketball) (born 1951), Canadian basketball player See also * Robert Sharp (other) Robert Sharp may refer to: * Robert P. Sharp (1911–2004), expert on the geological surfaces of the Earth and the planet Mars * Robert Sharp (crater), a crater on the planet Mars * Robert Sharp (cricketer) (1893–1961), English cricketer * Rob ...