Robert or Bob Bennett may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981), American composer Bobby Bennett (The Famous Flames) (1938–2013), member of James Brown's singing group The Famous Flames Bob Bennett, drummer for The Sonics Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter) (born 1955), Christian music vocalist and acoustic guitarist Bobby Bennett, Jr. (born 1986), contestant on season 5 of American Idol Writing Robert Bennett (theologian) (died 1687), English author Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984), American author Politics Robert Bennett (Melbourne mayor) (1822–1891), mayor of Melbourne, 1861–1862 Robert Frederick Bennett (1927–2000), Governor of Kansas, 1975–1979 Bob Bennett (politician) (1933–2016), U.S. Senator from Utah, 1993–2011 Robert T. Bennett (1939–2014), chairman of the Ohio Republican Party Sports Robert Bennett (athlete) (1919–1974), 1948 Olympic bronze medalist in hammer throw Bob Bennett (swimmer) (born 1943), 1960 and 1964 Olympic bronze medalist in swimming Bob Bennett (baseball) (1933–2020), American college baseball coach Robert Bennett (cricketer) (1831–1875), English cricketer Bob Bennett (rugby league), Australian player and coach Bob Bennett (cricketer) (born 1940), former English cricketer Others Robert A. Bennett (born 1941), American business journalist Robert R. Bennett (born 1958), American businessman Robert L. Bennett (1912–2002), Native American lawyer and official with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Robert S. Bennett (born 1939), President Bill Clinton's attorney Robert W. Bennett (born 1941), American legal scholar and former dean of Northwestern University School of Law Bob Bennett (bishop) (born 1949), Anglican bishop in Canada Robert David Bennett, Australian criminal and sex offender See also Bobby Bennett (disambiguation) Robert Bennet (disambiguation) Robert Benet, English Protestant martyr