Robert Gordon may refer to:

Entertainment

Robert Gordon (actor) Robert Gordon (March 3, 1895 – October 26, 1971), born Robert Gordon Duncan, was an American silent film actor. He was born in Belleville, Kansas and died at the age of 76 in Victorville, California. He is credited with appearances in 35 films ...

(1895–1971), silent-film actor *

Robert Gordon (director) Robert Gordon (August 21, 1913 in Pittsburgh – December 1, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American director and actor. His acting career, in which he was usually credited as Bobby Gordon, began in 1923 while he was a child, and continued throu ...

(1913–1990), American director * Robert Gordon (singer) (1947–2022), American rockabilly singer * Robert Gordon (screenwriter), American screenwriter *

Robert Gordon (writer and filmmaker) Robert Gordon is an American writer and filmmaker from Memphis, Tennessee. His work has focused on the American south—its music, art, and politics—to create an insider's portrait of his home, both nuanced and ribald. Films Robert Gordon's f ...

, American author and director * Robert Gordon, British musician and co-founder of

Warp Records Warp Records is a British independent record label that specialises in Electronic music, electronic, indie rock and experimental music. It was founded in Sheffield in 1989 by Steve Beckett, Robert Mitchell and Robert Gordon. It has released recor ...

Military

* Robert Gordon (RAF officer) (1882–1954), British officer * Robert MacIntyre Gordon (1899–1983), Scottish World War I flying ace * Robert Gordon (British Army officer) (born 1950), British general

Politics

Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun (14 May 1580 – 1656) was a Scottish politician and courtier, known as the historian of the noble house of Sutherland. Early life Born at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, on 14 May 1580, he was the fourt ...

(1580–1656), Scottish courtier and historian * Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1647–1704), Scottish courtier and politician *

Sir Robert Gordon, 4th Baronet Sir Robert Gordon, 4th Baronet (1696–1772) was a Scottish landowner and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1715 to 1722. Gordon was the eldest son of Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet of Gordonstoun and his s ...

(1696–1772), Scottish landowner and politician * Robert Gordon (MP) (1786–1864), British member of parliament for Windsor and Cricklade *

Robert Gordon (diplomat) Sir Robert Gordon (1791 – 8 October 1847) was a British diplomat. Gordon was a younger son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo (himself the eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Aberdeen) and a brother of the 4th Earl of Aberdeen. He was educated at St ...

(1791–1847), British diplomat * Robert B. Gordon (1855–1923), U.S. representative from Ohio * Robert Gordon (Vermont politician) (1865–1921), mayor of Barre 1916–1917 * Robert C. F. Gordon (1920–2001), American diplomat * Robert M. Gordon (politician) (born 1950), New Jersey state senator * Robert Gordon (ambassador) (born 1952), British ambassador to Burma and to Vietnam

Sports

* Robert Gordon (rower) (1830–1914), English rower and clergyman * Robert Gordon (cricketer) (1889–1914), New Zealand cricketer * Robert Gordon (English footballer) (1917–1940), British footballer and soldier * Robert Gordon (gridiron football) (born 1968), American football player * Robert Gordon (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer for Dumbarton during the 1900s * Rob Gordon (born 1975), New Zealand rugby player * Rob Gordon (curler), Canadian curler * Robb Gordon, Canadian hockey player *

Robby Gordon Robert Wesley Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is an American semi-retired auto racing driver. He has raced in NASCAR, Championship Auto Racing Teams, CART, the IndyCar Series, the Trans-Am Series, International Motor Sports Association, IMSA, Inter ...

(born 1969), American racing driver

Professors

* R. K. Gordon (1887–1973), medieval literature professor at University of Alberta *

Robert Winslow Gordon Robert Winslow Gordon (September 2, 1888 – March 26, 1961) was an American academic, known as a collector of folk songs. Gordon was educated at Harvard University. He joined the English faculty at the University of California at Berkeley in 19 ...

(1888–1961), folklore professor at Berkeley * Robert Aaron Gordon (1908–1978), economics professor at Berkeley * Robert A. Gordon (born 1932), sociology professor at Johns Hopkins * Robert J. Gordon (born 1940), economics professor at Northwestern * Robert P. Gordon (born 1945), professor of Hebrew at Cambridge *

Robert Gordon (academic) Robert Samuel Clive Gordon, FBA (born 13 March 1966) is a scholar of Italian studies and an academic. Since 2012, he has been Serena Professor of Italian at the University of Cambridge. Career Born on 13 March 1966, Robert Samuel Clive Gordon ...

(born 1966), Italian studies professor at Cambridge

Other

* Robert Gordon of Lochinvar (died 1628) Scottish landowner and promoter of colonies in Canada *

Robert Gordon of Straloch Robert Gordon of Straloch (14 September 1580 – 18 August 1661) was a Scotland, Scottish cartographer, noted as a poet, mathematician, antiquary, and geographer, and for his collection of music for the lute. Life The younger son of Sir John Gor ...

(1580–1661), Scottish cartographer * Robert Gordon (philanthropist) (1668–1731), Scottish trader and philanthropist *

Robert Jacob Gordon Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon (29 September 1743 – 25 October 1795) was a Dutch army officer, explorer and naturalist. Early life Robert Jacob Gordon was born in Doesburg, Gelderland on 29 September 1743. He was the son of Major-General Ja ...