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Peter Robinson (sideshow artist) Peter Robinson (born April 8, 1873; credited professionally as The Living Skeleton or as The Cigarette Fiend, and The Thin Man) was an American theater and sideshow art performer, perhaps best known for his only film appearance in the Tod Brow ...
(1873–1947), American actor and sideshow performer, known for his appearance in film ''Freaks'' (1932) *
J. Peter Robinson John Peter Robinson (born 16 September 1945) is an English composer, musician, and arranger known for his film and television scores. Early years and pop music career Robinson studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music and ...
(born 1945), British musician and film score composer * Peter Robinson (conductor) (born 1949), British conductor *
Peter Robinson (novelist) Peter Robinson (17 March 1950 – 4 October 2022) was a British-born Canadian crime writer who was best known for his crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Inspector Alan Banks. He also published a number of other novels and short stories, a ...
(1950–2022), British-born Canadian crime writer * Peter Charles Robinson or Pete McCarthy (1951–2004), British comedian *
Peter Robinson (poet) Peter Robinson (born 18 February 1953, full name: Peter John Edgley Robinson) is a British poet born in Salford, Lancashire. Life and career Born Salford, Lancashire, the son of an Anglican curate and geography teacher, Peter Robinson grew up ...
(born 1953), British poet and professor * Peter Robinson (New Zealand musician) (1958–2016), New Zealand musician * Peter Robinson (artist) (born 1966), New Zealand artist of Maori descent * Peter Robinson (Australian musician), founder of Australian band The Strangers * Peter Manning Robinson, film score composer, see ''
The Maddening ''The Maddening'' is a 1995 psychological thriller film directed by Danny Huston. Based on the novel ''Playmates'' by Andrew Neiderman, the film was released direct-to-video and starred Burt Reynolds, Mia Sara, and Angie Dickinson. Plot A you ...
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Marilyn (singer) Peter Antony Robinson (born 3 November 1962), better known as Marilyn, is an English singer known for his androgynous appearance. He was one of Britain's most successful gender bending musical artists in the 1980s. First becoming a noted figur ...
(born 1962), British pop singer


Politics

* Peter Robinson (Canadian politician) (1785–1838) * Peter Robinson (speaker) (1791–1841), American politician in New York state *
Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) Peter David Robinson (born 29 December 1948) is a retired Northern Irish politician who served as First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2008 until 2016 and Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 2008 until 2015. Until his retireme ...
(born 1948), Northern Irish politician * Pete Robinson (Georgia state politician), in 138th to 140th Georgia General Assembly (1985–90)


Sports

* Peter Robinson (Australian footballer) (born 1953), Australian rules footballer *
Peter Robinson (cricketer, born 1929) Peter Michael Heasty Robinson (14 October 1929 – 23 March 2023) was a Trinidadian-born English first-class cricketer. Robinson was born at Port of Spain and educated in England at Lancing College and at Magdalene College, Cambridge. An all- ...
(1929–2023), English cricketer * Peter Robinson (cricketer, born 1943), English cricketer *
Pete Robinson (drag racer) Lew Russell Robinson (June 2, 1933 – February 6, 1971), nicknamed "Sneaky Pete", was an American drag racer. Biography Robinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Robinson was born Lew Russell Robinson but is best known as Pete or "Sneaky Pete". ...
(1933–1971), American drag racer * Peter Robinson (footballer, born 1922) (1922–2000), English footballer *
Peter Robinson (footballer, born 1957) Peter Robinson (born 4 September 1957) is an English former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ame ...
, English footballer *
Peter Robinson (rugby league) Peter Robinson (born 5 January 1976), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the Melbourne Storm from 2000 to 2005. Robinson is also a rugby league commentator for the ABC. Early lif ...
(born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer and commentator *
Peter Robinson (speedway rider) Arthur Peter Leslie Robinson (29 January 1919 – 17 January 1991) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. Biography Robinson, born in High Wycombe, joined Wimbledon Dons in 1946 but failed to break into the first team. The following se ...
(1919–1991), English motorcycle speedway rider


Other professions

* Peter D. Robinson (born 1969), English bishop *
Peter Frederick Robinson Peter Frederick Robinson (1776–24 June 1858) was an English architect. Career Robinson began his career in Henry Holland's office and worked under William Porden at the Brighton Pavilion in 1801–02. In 1805 he designed Hans Town Assem ...
(1776–1858), British architect *
Peter Robinson (chancellor) Peter Robinson may refer to: Entertainment * Peter Robinson (sideshow artist) (1873–1947), American actor and sideshow performer, known for his appearance in film ''Freaks'' (1932) * J. Peter Robinson (born 1945), British musician and film scor ...
, Canadian academic, see
List of Canadian university leaders This list of Canadian university leaders includes the chancellors and vice-chancellors of Canadian universities. In most cases, the chancellor is an outside ceremonial head, while the vice-chancellor is the on-site academic leader. The vice-ch ...
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Peter Robinson (computer scientist) Peter Robinson may refer to: Entertainment * Peter Robinson (sideshow artist) (1873–1947), American actor and sideshow performer, known for his appearance in film ''Freaks'' (1932) * J. Peter Robinson (born 1945), British musician and film sco ...
(born 1952), English academic and computer scientist *
Peter Robinson (journalist) Peter Robinson is a British music journalist. He is the creator of the pop music-based blog Popjustice. Robinson self-published the biography/fanzine of The KLF, ''Justified and Ancient History''.Nicol, J., ''Justified and Ancient History'' revi ...
(born 1977), British music journalist *
Peter Robinson (lawyer) Peter Robinson (born April 6, 1953) is an American lawyer who has defended political and military leaders at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals. His clients include Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadžić, Rwandan National Assem ...
(born 1953), American lawyer *
Peter Robinson (priest) Peter John Alan Robinson is an Anglican priest serving as the Dean of Derby; he was previously Archdeacon of Lindisfarne. Born in 1961, he was educated at Tiffin School, Tiffin Boys' Grammar School, Kingston-upon-Thames, and St John's Colle ...
(born 1961), archdeacon of Lindisfarne *
Peter Robinson (speechwriter) Peter Mark Robinson (born April 18, 1957) is an American author, research fellow, television host and former speechwriter for then-Vice President George H. W. Bush and President Ronald Reagan. He is currently the host of '' Uncommon Knowledge'', ...
(born 1957), American speechwriter and interviewer * Peter Robinson (1804–1874), British founder of the Peter Robinson department store chain


Other uses

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Peter Robinson (department store) Peter Robinson was a chain of department stores with its flagship store being situated at Oxford Circus, London. Founded in 1833 as a drapery, Robinson bought up nearby shops on Oxford Street to create a department store. The Topshop chain deb ...
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