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Politics

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Robert Henry Davies Sir Robert Henry Davies, (20 September 1824 – 23 August 1902), known as Sir Henry Davies, was a British colonial official in British Raj, British India, who served as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab. Biogra ...
(1824–1902), British colonial official, lieutenant governor of the Punjab * Robert J. Davies (1839–1892), Welsh politician and religious nonconformist *
Rob Davies (politician) Robert Haydn Davies (born 12 May 1948) was minister of trade and industry of South Africa from 2009 to 2019. Education Davies obtained his BA Honours in economics from Rhodes University and then went on to complete an MA in international re ...
(born 1948), minister of trade and industry of South Africa *
Robert Davies (politician) Robert Malcolm Deryck Davies, OBE (7 May 1918 – 16 June 1967) was a British Labour Party politician. He was educated at Reading School, and London and Oxford Universities. From 1949 until his election to Parliament he was Secretary of the D ...
(1918–1967), British Labour politician


Sports

* Robert Davies (footballer, born 1861) (1861–?), Wrexham F.C. and Wales international footballer * Robert Davies (footballer, born 1863) (1863–?), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer * Robert Davies (footballer, born 1869) (1869–?), Chester F.C., Wrexham F.C. and Wales international footballer * Robert Davies (footballer, born 1876) (1876–?), British footballer * Robert
Idwal Davies (footballer) Robert Idwal Davies (17 August 1899 – 7 June 1980) was a Welsh people, Welsh amateur association football, footballer who played as a centre-forward for various clubs in the 1920s including brief spells with Southport F.C., Southport and Bolto ...
(1899–1980), Bolton Wanderers F.C. and Wales international footballer * Robert G. Davies (
fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
1931–1936), footballer for Port Vale and Torquay United * Bob Davies (footballer, born 1913), Welsh footballer, played for Blaenau Ffestiniog, Nottingham Forest and Rochdale (wartime) *
Rob Davies (footballer) Robert John Davies (born 24 March 1987) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Tywyn & Bryncrug. Davies formerly played for Billericay FC and signed for the Essex-based outfit in a three-year deal rumoured to be worth £250,000. Prior to that, h ...
(born 1987), Welsh international footballer for WBA and Worcester City F.C. *
Rob Davies (table tennis) Robert Rhys Davies (born 14 August 1984) is a British Paralympic table tennis player. Davies, who has played table tennis competitively since 2007, was selected for the 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning the 2013 European Championship title in ...
(born 1984), Welsh para sport table tennis player * Robert Davies (sport shooter) (1876–1916), British Olympic sports shooter *
Bob Davies Robert Edris Davies (January 15, 1920 – April 22, 1990) was an American professional basketball player. Alongside Bobby Wanzer he formed one of the best backcourt duos in the National Basketball Association's early years. Davies and Wanzer le ...
(1920–1990), American basketball player * Robbie Davies (1949–2017), British boxer * Robbie Davies Jr. (born 1989), British boxer


Antiquaries

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Robert Davies (antiquary, died 1710) Robert, Rob or Bob Davies may refer to: Politics * Robert Henry Davies (1824–1902), British colonial official, lieutenant governor of the Punjab * Robert J. Davies (1839–1892), Welsh politician and religious nonconformist * Rob Davies (politi ...
(1658–1710), Welsh naturalist and antiquary, father of
Robert Davies (antiquary, died 1728) Robert Davies (1685/86 – 22 May 1728) was a Welsh antiquary and son of fellow antiquary, Robert Davies. Early life and education Davies was born on 1685/6 as the son of Robert Davies of Llannerch and his wife, Letitia (''née'' Vaughan). Dav ...
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Robert Davies (antiquary, died 1728) Robert Davies (1685/86 – 22 May 1728) was a Welsh antiquary and son of fellow antiquary, Robert Davies. Early life and education Davies was born on 1685/6 as the son of Robert Davies of Llannerch and his wife, Letitia (''née'' Vaughan). Dav ...
(1685/6–1728), Welsh antiquary *
Robert Davies (antiquary, died 1875) Robert Davies (1793–1875) was an English lawyer and antiquarian, known for his works on the city of York. Life The eldest son of Peter Davies, by his wife Ann, daughter of Robert Rhodes, he was born at York on 19 August 1793, and educated at ...
(1793–1875), English lawyer and antiquary


Other

* Robert T. Davies (1849–1916), Canadian businessman and racehorse owner and breeder *
Robert Davies (British Army officer) Robert John Davies, GC (3 October 1900 – 27 September 1975) was a Royal Engineers officer who was awarded the George Cross (GC) for the heroism he displayed in defusing a bomb which threatened to destroy St Paul's Cathedral on 12 September 194 ...
(1900–1975), British Army officer, recipient of the George Cross *
Robert Davies (bishop) Robert Edward Davies (30 July 1913 – 17 May 2002) was the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania from 1963 to 1981. Educated at Queensland University, he was ordained in 1937 and began his career as an assistant priest at Christ Church Cathedral, Newca ...
(1913–2002), Australian Anglican bishop *
R. W. Davies Robert William Davies (23 April 1925 – 13 April 2021), better known as R. W. Davies or Bob Davies, was a British historian, writer and professor of Soviet Economic Studies at the University of Birmingham. Obtaining his PhD in 1954, Davies wa ...
(Robert William Davies, 1925–2021), British historian *
Bob Davies (businessman) Robert J. Davies was the chief executive of Arriva PLC from 1998 to 2006. Davies attended King Edward VII School in Sheffield, going on to graduate with a degree in law from the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute ...
(born 1948), British businessman *
Robert Davies (priest) Robert Roland Davies (b Canterbury 15 September 1805- d Hobart 13 November 1880) was an Anglican priest in Australia. Davies was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1828. His first post was a curacy at Kilbrin. In 1830 he arr ...
(1805–1880), Anglican priest in Australia


See also

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Davies Davies is a patronymic Welsh surname meaning "son of David". It is the second most common surname in Wales, a rank it shares with " Williams", and the eighth most common surname in England, where many people have Welsh ancestry. It is particul ...
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Rob Davies (disambiguation) Rob Davies may refer to: * Rob Davies (footballer) (born 1987), Welsh professional footballer *Rob Davies (politician) (born 1948), South African politician * Rob Davies (table tennis) (born 1984), Welsh table tennis player See also *Robert Davies ...
* Robert Davis (disambiguation) {{hndis, Davies, Robert