Peter Robinson may refer to:

Entertainment

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 Br ...

(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 He studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music and enjo ...

(born 1945), British musician and film score composer *

Peter Robinson (conductor) Peter Leslie Robinson (born 24 June 1949) is an English conductor, principally of opera. His repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary, with a special interest in Italian opera of the 19th and early 20th centuries. His appointment ...

(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 Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson (9 November 1951 – 6 October 2004) was an English comedian, radio and television presenter and travel writer. He was noted for his best-selling travel books ''McCarthy's Bar'' (2000) and ''The Road to McCarthy'' ...

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) Peter David Mills Robinson (24 August 1958 – 28 January 2016) was a New Zealand musician who played keyboards in The Tin Syndrome in the early 1980s. He also played on recordings with Circus Block 4 and Violet Summer, and, under the alias Dav ...

(1958–2016), New Zealand musician *

Peter Robinson (artist) Peter Robinson (born 1966 in Ashburton) is a New Zealand artist of Māori ( Kāi Tahu) descent. He is an associate professor at the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. Biography Robinson studied sculpture at the Ilam School o ...

(born 1966), New Zealand artist of Maori descent * Peter Robinson (Australian musician), founder of Australian band The Strangers *

Peter Manning Robinson Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, film score composer, see ''

The Maddening ''The Maddening'' is a 1995 psychological thriller film directed by Danny Huston. Based on a novel by Andrew Neiderman, published under the title ''Playmates'', this was a direct-to-video creepfest featuring Burt Reynolds and Angie Dickinso ...

'' * Peter Robinson or

Marilyn (singer) Peter Robinson (born 3 November 1962), better known as Marilyn, is an English singer. He is known for his 1983 hit "Calling Your Name" and his androgynous appearance. Early life Robinson was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At age five, he moved ...

(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 retirem ...

(born 1948), Northern Irish politician *

Pete Robinson (Georgia state politician) 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 score ...

, in 138th to 140th Georgia General Assembly (1985–90)

Sports

Peter Robinson (Australian footballer) Peter Robinson (born 15 February 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia servin ...

(born 1953), Australian rules footballer *

Peter Robinson (cricketer, born 1929) Peter Michael Heasty Robinson (born 14 October 1929) is a Trinidadian-born English former first-class cricketer. Robinson was born at Port of Spain and educated in England at Lancing College. He played a single first-class cricket match fo ...

, English cricketer *

Peter Robinson (cricketer, born 1943) Peter James Robinson (born 9 February 1943) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and Somerset during the 1960s and 1970s; he also played List A cricket for Somerset, who capped him in 1966. He is the ...

, 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) Peter Robinson (29 January 1922 – 9 September 2000) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County, Chesterfield and Manchester City as a wing half. After retiring from football, he managed Maccles ...

(1922–2000), English footballer * Peter Robinson (footballer, born 1957), English footballer * Peter Robinson (rugby league) (born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer and commentator

Other professions

Peter D. Robinson The United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA) is a church in the Anglican tradition and is part of the Continuing Anglican movement. It is not part of the Anglican Communion. The UECNA describes itself as "embracing the broad base of cere ...

(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 Assembl ...

(1776–1858), British architect * Peter Robinson (chancellor), Canadian academic, see

List of Canadian university leaders Since the development of the university sector in Canada a small number of Vice Chancellors (President/Principal) have served for 15 years or more. They include: 38 years: Sir John Dawson CMG (McGill 1855-93); 34 years: Cecil Jones (New Brunswi ...

Peter Robinson (computer scientist) Peter Robinson (born 1952) is Professor of Computer Technology at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory in England, where he works in the ''Rainbow Group'' on computer graphics and interaction. He is also a Fellow of Gonville and Caiu ...

(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'' rev ...

(born 1977), British music journalist * Peter Robinson (lawyer) (born 1953), American lawyer * Peter Robinson (priest) (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

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 d ...

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