Robinson may refer to:

People and names

Robinson (name) Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, originating in England. It means "son of Robin (a diminutive of Robert)". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison and Robeson. Robinson is the 15th-most common surname in the Unit ...

Fictional characters

Robinson Crusoe ''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a tra ...

, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719

Geography

* Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960s to show the entire world in two dimensions * Robinson (crater), a small lunar impact crater southwest of the large walled plain J. Herschel ;United States *

Robinson, Illinois Robinson is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,713 at the 2010 census, up from 6,822 in 2000. Geography Robinson is in the center of Crawford County at . Illinois Route 33 passes thro ...

Robinson, Iowa Robinson is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the junction of County Highway D47 and 310th Street, five miles west of Ryan and three miles southeast of Monti, at 42.340037N, -91.578738W. Histor ...

* Robinson, Kansas *

Robinson, Kentucky Robinson is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the U ...

* Robinson, Minnesota * Robinson, North Dakota * Robinson, Texas * Robinson, Washington * Robinson Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation), two townships in the Pittsburgh Metro Area with the same name ;United Kingdom *

Robinson (Lake District) Robinson seen from the Ard Crags ridge, with Hindscarth to the left Robinson is a fell in the English Lake District, its southern slopes descending to Buttermere, while its northern side is set in the Newlands Valley. Paths lead to the summit ...

, a 737 m hill in England's Lake District *

Robinson College, Cambridge Robinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1977, it is one of the newest Oxbridge colleges and is unique in having been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of bo ...

, a college in England's University of Cambridge ;France *

Robinson (Paris RER) Robinson is a railway station serving Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, a southern suburb of Paris, France. It is one of the terminuses of the RER B trains. The station is named after the nearby commune Le Plessis-Robinson Le Plessis-Robinson () is a ...

, a commuter train station in Paris

Ships

* USS ''Robinson'', the name of more than one United States Navy ship *USS ''Jack C. Robinson'' (DE-671), a United States Navy destroyer escort converted during construction into the high-speed transport USS ''Jack C. Robinson'' (APD-72) * USS ''Jack C. Robinson'' (APD-72), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946

Businesses, products and manufacturers

Robinson Helicopter Company The Robinson Helicopter Company, based at Zamperini Field in Torrance, California, is a manufacturer of civil helicopters. Robinson produces three models – the two-seat R22, the four-seat R44, both of which use Lycoming piston engines, and ...

, a rotorcraft manufacturer. * Robinson Knives, a series of folding knives produced by FACOSA S.A. Coutellerie,

La Monnerie-le-Montel LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

, Arrondissement de Thiers, France. * Robinson Terminal Warehouse Corporation, a warehouse company based in Alexandria, Virginia, that owns warehouses in Virginia and Maryland and two deep-water shipping terminals on the Potomac River. * E. S. & A. Robinson, former paper and packaging manufacturer in Bristol, England. *Robinson Publishing Ltd, a UK publisher, now part of

Constable & Robinson Constable & Robinson Ltd. is an imprint of Little, Brown which publishes fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks. Founded in Edinburgh in 1795 by Archibald Constable as Constable & Co., and by Nick Robinson as Robinson Publishing Ltd in 1983 ...

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Robinson Department Store Robinson Department Store is a Thai owned department store. It was established in 1979 and was merged with Central Group in 1995. It is positioned as a mid-market retailer. The company, Robinson Public Company Limited, was registered in the s ...

, Thai-based department store chain * Robinson & Co., a department store chain in Singapore and Malaysia, joint venture in Thailand with Central Group *

Robinson list A Robinson list or Mail Preference Service (MPS) list is an opt-out list of people who do not wish to receive marketing transmissions. The marketing can be via e-mail, postal mail, telephone, or fax. In each case, contact details will be placed on ...

, a list that contains addresses or phone numbers of people who do not want to be contacted by marketers *

Robinson–Patman Act The Robinson–Patman Act (RPA) of 1936 (or Anti-Price Discrimination Act, Pub. L. No. 74-692, 49 Stat. 1526 (codified at )) is a United States federal law that prohibits anticompetitive practices by producers, specifically price discrimination. ...

, a U.S. law that prohibits anti-competitive practices by producers and specifically price discrimination. *

H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station The H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, also known as Robinson Nuclear Plant, is a nuclear power plant located near Hartsville, South Carolina. The plant consists of one Westinghouse Electric Company, Westinghouse 759 Megawatt, MW pressuriz ...

, a nuclear power plant in the U.S. state of South Carolina

Arts and entertainment

* ''I Robinson'', the title used in Italy for ''

The Cosby Show ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class Africa ...

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Robinson (artist) Werner Kruse (14 December 1910 – 1 September 1994), known by his pen name Robinson, was a German illustrator. In 1967 he produced a book of ink drawings that show New York City's skyline and neighborhoods in intense detail. He described it as ...

, the German Illustrator Werner Kruse *

Robinson (TV series) ''Robinson'', formerly ''Expedition Robinson'', is a Swedish reality game show and the original version of the international '' Survivor'' format. The television show places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provid ...

, the first worldwide production of the '' Survivor'' format

Books

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The Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwre ...

'', a novel published in 1812, about a Swiss family, shipwrecked on the way to Australia * ''Robinson'' (novel), by

Muriel Spark Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006). was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Life Muriel Camberg was born in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh, the daughter of Bernard Camberg, an ...

* ''Robinson'', a novel by

Chris Petit Chris Petit (born 17 June 1949) is an English novelist and filmmaker. During the 1970s he was Film Editor for ''Time Out'' and wrote in ''Melody Maker''. His first film was the cult British road movie ''Radio On'', while his 1982 film ''An Unsui ...

Music

* "Robinson" ( ja), a #1 hit song by Japanese rock band

Spitz Spitz (derived from the German word ''spitz'' 'pointed') is a type of domestic dog characterized by long, thick, and often white fur, and pointed ears and muzzles. The tail often curls over the dog's back or droops. While all of the breeds rese ...

* " Mrs. Robinson", a song by Simon and Garfunkel from 1968, featured in the film ''The Graduate''