Robert Rankin (born 1949) is a British science fiction and fantasy author. Robert Rankin may also refer to: Bob Rankin (born 1969), American politician Bobby Rankin (1905–1954), Scottish footballer Robert Rankin (timber merchant) (1801–1870), Scottish-Canadian timber merchant and shipowner Robert Alexander Rankin (1915–2001), Scottish mathematician Robert William Rankin (1907–1942), Australian naval officer Robert Rankin (Australian politician) (1896–1955), Australian politician Sir Robert Rankin, 1st Baronet (1877–1960), British Member of Parliament for Liverpool Kirkdale, 1931–1945 Robert J. Rankin (1915–2013), American flying ace during World War II