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Arts

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Robert Hunter (painter) Robert Hunter (floruit, fl. 1748–1780) was an Irish painter who specialised in painting portraits. He studied under the elder Pope, and had a considerable practice in Dublin in the middle of the eighteenth century. He modelled his tone of colou ...
(died 1780), Irish portrait painter *
Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) Robert or Bob Hunter may refer to: Arts * Robert Hunter (painter) (died 1780), Irish portrait painter * Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) (1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary'' * Robert Hunter (author) (1874–1942), America ...
(1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary'' *
Robert Hunter (author) Robert Hunter (''né'' Wiles Robert Hunter; April 10, 1874 – May 14, 1942) was an American sociologist, progressive author, and golf course architect. Early life and family Wiles Robert Hunter was born on April 10, 1874, at Terre Haute, India ...
(1874–1942), American sociologist and progressive author *
Bob Hunter (Los Angeles sportswriter) Bob Hunter (March 19, 1913 – October 21, 1993) was a Los Angeles sportswriter for 58 years and the 1989 winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for distinguished baseball writing. Early life Bob Hunter was born March 19, 1913, and went to Hunt ...
(1913–1993) *
Robert Hunter (lyricist) Robert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns; June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator and poet, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead. Born near San Luis Obispo, California, Hunter ...
(1941–2019), American lyricist, poet, songwriter, singer *
Robert Hunter (journalist) Robert Lorne Hunter (October 13, 1941 – May 2, 2005) was a Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author and politician. He was a member of the Don't Make a Wave Committee in 1969, and a co-founder of Greenpeace in 1971 and its first president. ...
(1941–2005), Canadian environmentalist and journalist, co-founder of Greenpeace * Bob Hunter (Ohio sportswriter) (fl. 1975–2010s), American columnist *
Hunter (rapper) Robert Alan Hunter (1 October 1975 – 20 October 2011), better known as Hunter or Huntz, was an Australian rapper and hip-hop artist. He was a founder of Perth's hip hop scene in the 1990s and a member of the MC collective Syllabolix (SBX) Crew ...
or Robert Alan Hunter (1975–2011), Australian hip hop artist


Politics

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Robert Hunter (colonial administrator) Robert Hunter FRS ( – 31 March 1734) was a British army officer, playwright and colonial administrator who successively served as the governors of New York, New Jersey and Jamaica. Early life Robert Hunter was born in Edinburgh, Scotland ...
(1666–1734), lieutenant governor of Virginia Colony, governor of New York, New Jersey, Jamaica *
Robert M. T. Hunter Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician and planter. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the United ...
(1809–1887), U.S. speaker of the House of Representatives * Robert W. Hunter (1837–1916), Virginia newspaper editor and Confederate officer * Robert Hunter (Australian politician) (1877–1960), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * Robert Dean Hunter (1928-2023), American politician from Texas * Robert E. Hunter (born 1940), U.S. ambassador to NATO * Robert C. Hunter (born 1944), U.S. judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals * Robert N. Hunter Jr. (born 1947), U.S. judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals


Sport

* Robert Hunter (footballer) (1883–1962), English footballer *
Robert Hunter (golfer) Robert Edward Hunter (November 20, 1886 – March 28, 1971) was an American amateur golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904, Hunter was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished fourth in this competition. I ...
(1886–1971), American golfer and Olympic gold medalist *
Robbie Hunter (cyclist) Robert "Robbie" Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a retired South African professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1999 and 2013. Hunter competed with UCI ProTeam during his final professional season. Career Hunter ...
(born 1977), South African cyclist *
Robbie Hunter-Paul Robert Rawiri Hunter-Paul (born 3 February 1976) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. He has since become a business owner and television pundit, runninXtra Mile Marketing an inbound and digital marketing company. Robbie retired fr ...
(born 1976), New Zealand former rugby league footballer *
Robert Hunter (rower) Robert Sinclair Hunter (27 March 1904 – 25 March 1950) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were a ...
(1904–1950), Canadian rower


Other people

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Robert Hunter (merchant) Robert Hunter (27 November 1792 – 7 September 1848) was a British merchant and unofficial diplomat in Siam during the reign of King Rama III. Hunter settled in Bangkok in 1824 and served as an intermediary between Westerners and the court unti ...
(1792–1848), British diplomat and trader in southeast Asia *
Robert Hunter (civil servant) Sir Robert Hunter (27 October 1844 – 6 November 1913) was a solicitor, civil servant and co-founder of the National Trust. From the 1860s Hunter was interested in conservation of public open spaces, and worked with other pioneers in this fi ...
(1844–1913), British civil servant, co-founder of the National Trust *
Robert Hunter, Baron Hunter of Newington Robert Brockie Hunter, Baron Hunter of Newington LLD MBE DL FRSE (14 July 1915 – 24 March 1994) was a British physician and university administrator. He was the personal physician to Field Marshal Montgomery, during the World War II in Nort ...
(1915–1994), British physician and university administrator * Robert S. Hunter, recipient of the Navy Cross *
J. Robert Hunter J. Robert Hunter (born November 20, 1936) is an American consulting actuary and consumer advocate who serves as the director of insurance for the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America (CFA) since 1995. He was the insurance commissioner of the ...
(born 1936), American consulting actuary and consumer advocate


Fictional

* Robbie Hunter (''Home and Away''), a character on ''Home and Away'' * Bob Hunter (''Desperate Housewives''), a character on ''Desperate Housewives''


Other uses

* MY ''Steve Irwin'' or ''Robert Hunter'', Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship * SS Robert M. T. Hunter, a Liberty ship {{disambiguation, hn=Hunter, Robert