Bob, Bobby, Robbie or Robert Allen may refer to:

Composers

Robert William Otto Allen Robert William Otto Allen (18 March 1852 – 9 December 1888) was a Danish pianist, composer and conductor. He was the brother of conductor Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen. He trained at the Royal Academy of Music as a student of Edmund Neupert. ...

(1852–1888), Danish pianist, composer and conductor *

Robert Allen (song composer) Robert Allen Deitcher (February 5, 1927 – October 1, 2000) was an American pianist and an arranger and writer of music for popular songs. Biography Allen was born to a Jewish family in Troy, New York and had 4 children: a son, Gordon, and 3 daug ...

(1927–2000), American pianist and arranger

Performers

Robert Allen (actor) Robert Allen (born Irvine E. Theodore Baehr, March 28, 1906 – October 9, 1998), was an American actor in both feature films and B-movie westerns between 1935 and 1944. Biography Allen was born in Mount Vernon, New York and graduated from the N ...

(1906–1998), American stage, film and TV performer *

Robbie Allen (musician) Robbie Allen, also known as Rob Rule, is an American bassist and guitarist from Seal Beach, California. He has played with Tender Fury, The Vandals, One Hit Wonder, Candlebox, and as a live member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Career Allen grew ...

, American bassist and guitarist

Politicians

Robert Allen (Tennessee politician) Robert Allen (June 19, 1778 – August 19, 1844) was an American merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 until 1827. Biography Allen was born in Augusta C ...

(1778–1844), American congressperson *

Robert Allen (Virginia politician) Robert Allen (July 30, 1794 – December 30, 1859) was an American lawyer, slaveholder, farmer and politician from Woodstock, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833, after representing t ...

(1794–1859), American congressperson *

Robert Allen (Irish politician) Robert Allen was an Irish politician. Allen was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. From 1713 to 1714, he was MP for Carysfort in County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the trad ...

, MP for Carysfort in County Wicklow * Robert E. Lee Allen (1865–1951), American congressperson from West Virginia *

Robert Allen (Ontario politician) Robert Aloysius Allen (April 21, 1888 – August 21, 1969) was a Canadian businessman and politician in Ontario. He was a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1937 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of ...

(1888–1969), Canadian member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario * Robert G. Allen (1902–1963), American congressperson from Pennsylvania * Robert E. Allen (politician) (1924–2014), American legislator in Colorado *

Bob Allen (Pennsylvania politician) Robert Allen (born October 14, 1945) is an American legislator who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 125th legislative district from 1989 through 2006. Biography Allen attended Potts ...

(born 1945), American state legislator *

Bob Allen (Florida politician) Bob Allen (born 1958) is an American Republican politician and member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 until 2008, representing the 32nd district. His district included portions of Brevard and Orange Counties. Between 2003 and ...

(born 1958), American state legislator

Sportsmen

Baseball

Bob Allen (shortstop) Robert Gilman Allen (July 10, 1867 – May 14, 1943) was an American shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Beaneaters and the Cincinnati Reds, as well as a manager for two brief stints with the Phillies and Reds. Early life He was b ...

(1867–1943), American baseball player and manager * Al Elliott (Robert Allen, 1894–1975), American football halfback and baseball center fielder *

Bob Allen (1930s pitcher) Robert Earl Allen (July 2, 1914 – October 30, 2005) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1937. He batted and threw right-handed. Pitching in a total of 3 games, Allen's only decision came on Octo ...

(1914–2005), American right-hander in National League, 1937 *

Bob Allen (1960s pitcher) Robert Gray Allen (October 23, 1937 – December 12, 2023) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He batted and threw left-handed. He pitched for part or all of five seasons in Major League Baseball, all with the Cleveland Indians. Majo ...

(born 1937), American League left-hander, 1961–67 * Robbie Allen (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball player and coach

Basketball

* Bob Allen (basketball) (born 1946), American power forward *

Bobby Allen (basketball) Robert Allen (born May 12, 1969) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Allen was a point guard and shooting guard at Morningstar Secondary School in Malton, Ontario, where he averaged close to 50 points per game. Allen was rate ...

(born 1969), Canadian point and shooting guard

Football

* Bob Allen (Australian footballer) (1908–1992), player with Fitzroy in VFL * Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916) (1916–1992), English winger * Robert Allen (footballer) (1886–1981), English forward and British Army major-general

Other sports

Bobby Allen (racing driver) Bobby Allen (born December 28, 1943) is an American racecar driver known for racing winged sprint cars. He currently owns Shark Racing, a World of Outlaws sprint car team that fields two cars driven by his son Jacob Allen and his grandson Logan S ...

(born 1943), American racer of winged sprint cars *

Robert Allen (boxer) Robert Allen (born June 7, 1969) is an American former professional boxer from Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and fought as a middleweight. Amateur career Allen was a standout as an amateur, becoming the 1992 Unite ...

(born 1969), American middleweight *

Bobby Allen (ice hockey) Robert Paul Allen (born November 14, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers and the Boston Bruins. Playing career As a youth, Allen played in the 1991 and 1 ...

(born 1978), American defenseman in NHL

Writers

* Bob Allen (surgeon) (1772–1805), English journalist and surgeon *

Robert S. Allen Robert Sharon Allen (July 14, 1900 — February 23, 1981) was an American journalist, Washington bureau chief for ''The Christian Science Monitor'', and military officer. Background Robert Sharon Allen was born on July 14, 1900, in Latonia, Kent ...

(1900–1981), American investigative journalist *

Robert Porter Allen Robert Porter Allen (24 April 1905 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania – 28 June 1963) was an American ornithologist and environmentalist. He achieved worldwide attention for his rescue operations of the whooping crane (''Grus Americana'') in th ...

(1905–1963), American ornithologist and environmentalist * Robert Thomas Allen (1911–1990), Canadian humorist * Robert Livingston Allen (1916–1982), American educator and linguist *

Robert L. Allen Robert Lee Allen (born May 29, 1942) is an American activist, writer, and Adjunct Professor of African-American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Allen received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Calif ...

(born 1942), African-American activist and academic *

Robert Allen (lexicographer) Robert E. Allen (born 1944) is a British lexicographer who has written, edited, and published a wide range of books about the English language. He was formerly a senior editor for the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' who became a freelance writer an ...

(born 1944), British lexicographer and author * Bob Allen (economic historian) (born 1947), American professor of economic history at Oxford University *

Robert Allen (poet) Robert Allen was a Northumberland born farmer and poet. Life Allen completed his military service, and after gaining farm experience at a farm near Prendwick (11 miles west of Alnwick), Northumberland, moved in 1950 to Redesmouth Farm, Redesm ...

, English author of 1994's ''Canny Bit Verse'' in Northumbrian dialect

Others

* Robert Allen (murderer) (born 1996), American man convicted for the

murder of XXXTentacion During the afternoon of June 18, 2018, American rapper Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was murdered in an apparent attempted robbery just outside RIVA Motorsports, an upscale seller of motorcycles and watercr ...

Robert Allen (general) Robert Allen (March 15, 1811 – August 5, 1886) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a brigadier general during the American Civil War. Early life and career Allen was born in tiny West Union, Adams County, Ohio, and was edu ...

(1811–1886), American Civil War Union general *

Robert Calder Allen Robert Calder Allen (8 August 1812 – 28 January 1903) was an English naval captain. Allen was the son of William Allen, a master in the navy and presumably a follower of Admiral Sir Robert Calder. He entered the navy as a second-class volunte ...

(1812–1903), English naval captain * Robert Allen (Baptist minister) (1847–1927), Welsh clergyman in Glamorganshire * Robert E. Allen (telecommunications executive) (1935–2016), American CEO and chairman of AT&T