William, Will, or Bill Robinson may refer to: Academics William Robinson (fl. 1670), founder of the Robinson's School in Penrith, Cumbria William Robinson (benefactor) (1794-1864), American school founder William Callyhan Robinson (1834–1911), American law professor at Yale William I. Robinson (born 1959), professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara William P. Robinson (born 1949), American educator, former president of Whitworth University William S. Robinson (1913–1996), American statistician who defined the ecological fallacy Bill Robinson (scientist) (1938–2011), New Zealand scientist, inventor of the lead rubber bearing W. C. Robinson (educator) (William Claiborne Robinson, 1861–1914), mathematics professor and president of Louisiana Tech University Entertainment William Robinson (painter, born 1799) (1799–1839), English portrait-painter W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist and illustrator Bill Robinson (1878–1949), American tap dancer known as Mr. Bojangles W. C. Robinson (1884–1942), actor known as William Robinson Bill Robinson (author) (1918–2007), American nautical author Willie Robinson (1926–2007), American blues singer Bill Robinson (jazz singer) (born 1929), American jazz singer Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American R&B and soul singer born William Robinson, Jr. Will Robinson (music producer) (born 1967), British music producer William Robinson (painter, born 1936) (born 1936), Australian painter and lithographer William Ellsworth Robinson (1861–1918), American magician who used the stage name Chung Ling Soo Will Robinson, a fictional character in the Lost in Space television and film franchise, recognisable by his companion robot’s catchphrase “Danger, Will Robinson!” Politics United States William Robinson (Rhode Island official) (1693–1751), deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations William Robinson Jr. (1785–1868), American politician and businessman William Erigena Robinson (1814–1892), United States Representative from New York William Whipple Robinson (active 1874–1906), Los Angeles City auditor William Robinson (Wisconsin politician) (1825–1895), English-born Wisconsin politician William F. Robinson (1913–2008), American politician in the Erie County Legislature William Edmond Robinson (1920–1992), American politician in Missouri William G. Robinson (1926–2011), American politician in Massachusetts William P. Robinson Sr. (1911–1981), American politician in Virginia William P. Robinson Jr. (1942–2006), American politician in Virginia William Russell Robinson (1942–2020), American politician Lee Robinson (politician) (William Lee Robinson, born 1943), American politician in Georgia Will Robinson (Florida politician), (born 1975), American politician in Florida William P. Robinson III (active since 1988), Rhode Island Supreme Court justice William M. Robinson, American politician from Mississippi William N. Robinson, member of the California State Assembly United Kingdom William Robinson (by 1515-55/58), MP for Worcester William Robinson (1534-1616),