How common is the name Bob?

Bob

Origin
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English
Name day	September 17
Word/name	Germanic
Other names
Variant form(s)	Robert, Bobby, Bobb, Boris
Related names	Robert, Roberta, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobette, Boris, Robbie, Rob, Robin, Rupert, Bert, Rahbert, Roberts, Hob, Dob, Nob, Bobo, numerous other variations

Bob is a male given name or a hypocorism, usually of Robert, and sometimes a diminutive of Bobby. It is most common in English-speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand and some African countries.

It most likely originated from the hypocorism Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so Richard became Rick, Hick, or Dick, William became Will, Gill, or Bill, and Robert became Rob, Hob, Dob, Nob, or Bob.[1][2]

It can also be used as a nickname for the name Vladimir, since a commonly used nickname for Vladimir is Vova which in Cyrillic script (Вова) resembles the name Bob in Latin script; historically, both names (Robert and Vladimir) share the same meaning.

In 1960 nearly 3,000 babies in the United States were given the name Bob, compared to fewer than 50 in 2000.[3]

Politicians and businessmen[edit]

A-B[edit]

Bob Anderson (politician) (born 1939), former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Bob Anthony (born 1948), member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Bob Arum (born 1931), American businessman and lawyer
Bob Asher (born 1937), figure in Republican Pennsylvania politics
Bob Ashley (born 1953), West Virginia State Senator
Bob Avakian (born 1943), American communist politician
Bob Ballinger (born 1974), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Bob Barr (born 1948), former U.S. Representative from Georgia
Bob Bartlett (1904–1968), U.S. Senator from Alaska
Bob Bennett (politician) (1933–2016), U.S. Senator from Utah
Bob Beaumont (1932–2011), American automobile businessman
Bob Beauprez (born 1948), former U.S. Representative from Colorado
Bob Beach (born 1959), West Virginia State Senator
Bob Beers (born 1959), politician in Nevada
Bob Benzen (born 1959), Canadian MP
Bob Bergland (1928–2018), former United States Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Bob Bergren, member of the Montana House of Representatives
Bob Bird (politician) (born 1951), politician in Alaska
Bob Blackman (born 1956), British MP from Harrow East
Bob Bland (born 1982), American activist
Bob Bose (born 1932), former mayor of Surrey, British Columbia
Bob Bowman, former treasurer of Michigan
Bob Brady (born 1945), current U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Bob Brown (born 1944), Australian Senator from Tasmania
Bob Brown (Australian Labor politician) (born 1933), Australian MP from Hunter, New South Wales
Bob Brown (Montana politician) (born 1947), former Montana Secretary of State
Bob Bullock (1929–1999), Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Bob Burns (born 1938), Arizona Corporation Commissioner

C[edit]

Bob Carr (born 1947), former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Bob Carr (born 1943), former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Bob Carr (Florida politician) (1899–1967), mayor of Orlando, Florida
Bob Carruthers (politician), former member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Bob Casey Sr., (1932–2000), former Governor of Pennsylvania
Bob R. Casey (1915–1986), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Bob Casey Jr. (born 1960), current US Senator from Pennsylvania
Bob Cashell (born 1938), former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and Mayor of Reno
Bob Clement (born 1943), former member of the US House of Representatives
Bob Coffin (born 1942), former Nevada State Senator
Bob Collins (1946–2007), Australian Senator from the Northern Territory
Bob Conley (born 1965), candidate for United States Senate in 2008
Bob Corbin (1922–2013), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Bob K. Corbin (born 1928), former Arizona Attorney General
Bob Corker (born 1952), U.S. Senator from Tennessee
Bob Cortes (born 1963), member of the Florida House of Representatives
Bob Cotton (1915–2006), Senator for New South Wales
Bob Crowell (1945–2020), Mayor of Carson City, Nevada

D-F[edit]

Bob Dadae (born 1961), Papua New Guinea politician
Bob Davies (businessman) (born 1948), British businessman
Bob Day (born 1952), Senator for South Australia
Bob Dearing (born 1935), Mississippi State Senator
Bob Debus (born 1943), former MP from and Attorney General of New South Wales
Bob dela Cruz (born 1977), Filipino politician and contestant on Big Brother
Bob Diamond (banker) (born 1951), British-born American banker
Bob Dixon (born 1969), Missouri State Senator
Bob Dold (born 1969), former U.S. Representative from Illinois
Bob Dole (1923–2021), American former senator and Presidential candidate
Bob Dornan (born 1933), former U.S. Representative from California
Bob Drewel (born 1946), former Snohomish County Executive
Bob Duff (born 1971), Connecticut State Senator
Bob Duffy (born 1954), former Lieutenant Governor of New York
Bob Duynstee (1920–2014), member of the Dutch House of Representatives
Bob Edgar (1943–2013), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Bob Ehrlich (born 1957), former Governor of Maryland
Bob Etheridge (born 1941), former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Bob Ewing (born 1954), South Dakota State Senator
Bob Ferguson (politician) (born 1965), Attorney General of Washington
Bob Filner (born 1942), former Mayor of San Diego
Bob Fioretti (born 1953), former Chicago City Alderman
Bob Fitrakis (born 1955), Ohio politician
Bob Flanders (born 1949), former Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
Bob Foster (politician) (born 1947), former Mayor of Long Beach, California
Bob Franks (1951–2010), U.S. Representative from New Jersey

G-H[edit]

Bob Gable (born 1934), politician in Kentucky
Bob Gammage (1934–2012), U.S. Representative from Texas
Bob Gibbs (born 1954), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Bob Gibbs (Australian politician) (born 1946), former member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Bob Giuda (born 1952), former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Bob Godec (born 1956), U.S. Ambassador to Kenya
Bob Goodlatte (born 1952), US Representative from Virginia
Bob Graham (born 1936), former US Senator from Florida
Bob F. Griffin (1935–2021), Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
Bob Gunther (born 1943), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Bob Guzzardi (born 1944), lawyer and political activist in Pennsylvania
Bob Hagan (born 1949), former Ohio State Representative
Bob Haldeman (1926–1993), White House Chief of Staff
Bob Hanner (1945–2019), American politician and businessman
Bob Harvey (mayor) (born 1940), former Mayor of Waitakere City, New Zealand
Bob Hasegawa (born 1952), member of the Washington Senate
Bob Hawke (1929–2019), former Prime Minister of Australia
Bob Healey (1957–2016), perennial candidate in Rhode Island
Bob Heffron (1890–1978), Premier of New South Wales
Bob Herron (born 1951), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
Bob Hitchens (1952–2020), American football player and coach
Bob Hogue (born 1953), basketball coach and former Hawaii State Senator
Bob Holden (born 1949), former Governor of Missouri
Bob Huff (born 1953), former California State Senator
Bob Hugin (born 1954), American businessman
Bob Huntley (born 1932), former Idaho state representative and Supreme Court justice

I-K[edit]

Bob Iger (born 1951), chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Bob Inglis (born 1959), former U.S. Representative from South Carolina
Bob Jenson (1931–2018), member of the Oregon House of Representatives
Bob Johnson (Arkansas state representative) (born 1953), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Bob Johnson (politician) (born 1962), member of the Arkansas General Assembly
Bob Jones (businessman) (born 1939), New Zealand businessman and politician
Bob Jones (police commissioner) (1955–2014), British police commissioner
Bob Jones (Texas businessman), American businessman and convicted criminal
Bobby Jones, American amateur golfer
Robert B. Jordan, III (born 1932), former Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Robert Jubinville, member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
Bob Kasten (born 1942), former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
Bob Katter (born 1945), Australian politician
Bob Katter Sr. (1918–1990), Australian politician
Bob Kelleher (1923–2011), American politician in Montana
Bob Kerrey (born 1943), American former governor and senator
Bob Kilger (born 1944), former Canadian MP from Ontario
Bob Kiley (1935–2016), American-born London transit commissioner
Bob Kirkwood (1939–2017), American environmentalist and businessman who is a member of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Bob Kiss (born 1947), former Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
Bob Kraft (born 1941), American businessman
Bob Krause (born 1950), former member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Bob Krist (born 1957), member of the Nebraska Legislature
Bob Krueger (born 1935), former U.S. Senator from Texas

L-M[edit]

Bob Lanier (politician) (1925–2014), Mayor of Houston
Bob B. Lessard (born 1931), former Minnesota state senator
Bob Livingston (born 1943), former U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Bob Latta (born 1956), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Bob Lutz (businessman) (born 1932), Swiss American automobile executive
Bob Lynn (born 1933), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
Bob Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart (1936–2020), former British MP for Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross
Bob Margett (born 1929), former California state senator
Bob Marshall (born 1944), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Bob Martinez (born 1934), former Governor of Florida
Bob Massie (born 1956), Massachusetts politician
Bob Mathias (1930–2006), U.S. Representative from California
Bob Matsui (1941–2005), U.S. Representative from California
Bob McDermott (born 1963), member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Bob McDonnell (born 1954), American former governor
Bob McEwen (born 1950), former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
Bob McLeod (politician) (born 1952), Premier of the Northwest Territories
Bob McNair (1937–2018), American businessman
Bob Mercer (born 1946), American businessman
Bob Menendez (born 1954), U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Bob Michel (1923–2017), former U.S. Representative from Illinois and House Minority Leader
Bob Miller (Nevada governor) (born 1945), former Governor of Nevada
Bob Mollohan (1909–1999), United States Representative from West Virginia
Bob Moretti (1936–1984), Speaker of the California House of Assembly
Bob Muglia (born 1959), American businessman

N-P[edit]

Bob Ney (born 1954), former member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio
Bob Nicholas (born 1957), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Bob Nimmo (1922–2005), Administrator of U.S. Veterans Affairs
Bob Nonini (born 1954), member of the Idaho State Senate
Bob Oaks (born 1952), member of the New York State Assembly
Bob Oatley (1928–2016), Australian businessman
Bob O'Connor (mayor) (1944–2006), Mayor of Pittsburgh
Bob O'Dekirk, current mayor of Joliet, Illinois
Bob Odell (politician) (born 1943), former member of the New Hampshire Senate
Bob Odom (1935–2014), longtime Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
Bob O'Donnell (born 1943), former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Bob O'Halloran (1888–1974), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Bob O'Lone (1836–1871), American-born Canadian politician and soldier in Manitoba
Bob Onder (born 1962), member of the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives
Bob Packwood (born 1932), former United States Senator from Oregon
Bob Pacheco (born 1934), former California State Assemblyman
Bob Pamplin (born 1941), American businessman and media mogul
Bob Parker (mayor) (born 1953), former Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
Bob Peeler (born 1952), former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Bob Perciasepe (born 1951), former acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bob J. Perry (1932–2013), political activist in Texas
Bob Peterson (North Dakota politician) (born 1951), former North Dakota State Auditor
Bob Peterson (Ohio politician) (born 1962), member of the Ohio State Senate
Bob Price (1927–2004), U.S. Representative from Texas

R-S[edit]

Bob Rae (born 1948), Canadian former premier and lawyer
Bob Riley (born 1944), former Governor of Alabama
Bob C. Riley (1924–1994), Governor of Arkansas
Bob Roberts (Australian politician) (born 1952), former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Bob Robertson (1885–1961), American lawyer and politician
Bob Robson (politician), former member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Bob Ronka (born 1943), former Los Angeles City Council member
Bob Ryan (mayor), former mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Bob Schaffer (born 1962), former U.S. Representative from Colorado
Bob Scott (businessman) (born1944), British businessman involved in the arts and the Manchester community
Bob Scott (New South Wales politician) (born 1943), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Bob Scott (Queensland politician) (1931–2011), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Bob Seely (born 1966), British MP for the Isle of Wight
Bob Sercombe (born 1949), former Australian MP from Maribyrnong
Bob Shamansky (1927–2011), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Bob Shiller (born 1946), American economist
Bob Skelly (born 1943), former Leader of the Opposition of British Columbia
Bob Smith (American politician) (born 1941), former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
Bob Smith (Australian politician) (born 1948), former member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Bob Smith (New Jersey State Senator) (born 1947), current New Jersey State Senator
Robert Freeman Smith (born 1931), former U.S. Representative from Oregon
Bob Stiller, American billionaire businessman
Bob Straub (1920–2002), Governor of Oregon
Bob Stump (1927–2003), U.S. Congressman from Arizona
Bob Stump (born 1971), former Arizona Corporation Commissioner
Bob Such (1944–2014), South Australia politician

T-Z[edit]

Bob Taft (born 1942), former Governor of Ohio
Bob Thomas, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Bob Tiernan, former member of the Oregon House of Representatives
Bob Tisch (1926–2005), American businessman
Bob Tuke (born 1947), 2008 Tennessee Democratic U.S. Senate nominee
Bob Turner (New York politician) (born 1941), former U.S. Representative from New York
Bob van den Bos (born 1947), Dutch politician
Bob Vander Plaats (born 1963), American activist and politician
Bob Vogel (politician) (born 1951), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Bob Walkup (1936–2021), mayor of Tucson, Arizona
Bob Wanner (born 1949), Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly
Bob Wieckowski (born 1955), California State Senator
Bob Wilson (1916–1999), U.S. Representative from California
Bob Wise (born 1948), former Governor of West Virginia
Bob Wooley (born 1947), member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Bob Work (born 1953), Deputy U.S. Secretary of Defense
Bob Worsley (born 1956), Arizona State Senator
Bob Wright (1935–2012), Utah politician
Bob Young (businessman), Canadian entrepreneur
Bob Young (mayor) (born 1948), former Mayor of Augusta, Georgia
Bob Ziegelbauer (born 1951), former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Bob Ziegler (1921–1991), member of the Alaska State Senate
Bob Zimmer (born 1968), Canadian MP for Prince George-Peace River, British Columbia
Bob Zuckerman (born 1960), American businessman and politician

Musicians[edit]

A-M[edit]

Bob Andy (born 1944), Jamaican reggae singer
Bob Beckham (1927–2013), American country music singer
Bob Belden (1956–2015), American saxophonist and composer
Bob Benny (1926–2011), Belgian singer and musical theatre performer
Bob Bert, American rock drummer
Bob Bogle (1934–2009), American guitarist
Bob Brozman (1954–2013), American guitarist
Bob Casale (1952–2014), American musician with the band Devo
Bob Crewe (1930–2014), American songwriter, singer, record producer
Bob Crosby (1913–1993), American swing singer
Bob DiPiero (born 1950/1951), American country musician
Bob Dylan (born 1941), American singer and songwriter
Bob Gibson (musician) (1931–1996), American folk singer
Bob Geldof (born 1951), Irish singer
Bob Gulla, American music writer
Bob Helm (1914–2003), American jazz clarinetist
Bob Hilliard (1918–1971), American songwriter
Bob Jackson (musician) (born 1949), British rock guitarist
Bob Johnson (musician) (born 1944), British guitarist
Bob Kakaha (born 1970), American bass guitarist
Bob Kilpatrick, American gospel musician
Bob Kirkpatrick (musician) (born 1934), American blues musician from Texas
Bob Marley (1945–1981), Jamaican reggae singer
Bob Moore (born 1932), American bassist
Bob Mothersbaugh (born 1952), American guitarist
Bob Mould (born 1960), American singer and guitarist
Bob Pearson (1907–1985), English singer and pianist

Q-Z[edit]

Bob Rafelson (born 1933), co-creator/producer/writer of The Monkees
Bob Roberts (folksinger) (1907–1982), British folk singer and songwriter
Bob Roberts (singer) (1879–1930), American novelty singer
Bob Rock (born 1954), Canadian musician
Bob Rockwell (born 1945), American-born Danish jazz saxophonist
Bob Schmidt (musician) (born 1968), American multi-instrumentalist
Bob Seger (born 1945), American rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist
Bob Shane (1934–2020), American singer and guitarist, founding member of The Kingston Trio
Bob Siebenberg (born 1949), American drummer
B.o.B (Bobby Ray Simmons, born 1988), American rapper, record producer, and conspiracy theorist
Bob Stanley (musician) (born 1964), British musician
Bob Vincent (1918–2005), American singer
Bob Welch (musician) (1945–2012), American musician
Bob Weston (guitarist) (1947–2012), British guitarist
Bob Young (musician) (born 1945), British musician
Jawbone (musician), American blues musician Bob Zabor
Bob Zurke (1912–1944), American jazz pianist

Artists, journalists, writers, editors, and publishers[edit]

A-M[edit]

Bob Atwood (1907–1997), American publisher who was the longtime editor of the Anchorage Times
Bob Bird, British newspaper editor
Bob Brown (comics) (1915–1977), American comic book artist
Bob Brown (newspaper publisher) (1930–1984), American newspaper publisher in Nevada
Bob Byrne, Irish comic book artist and writer
Bob Carroll (author) (1936–2009), American writer and historian
Bob Considine (1906–1975), American writer and syndicated columnist
Bob Clampett (1913–1984), American animator, producer, and director best known for his work on Looney Tunes
Bob Gibson (artist) (1938–2010), British artist
Bob Greene (born 1947), American journalist
Bob Gruen (born 1945), American author and photographer
Bob Guccione (1930–2010), American magazine publisher
Bob Guccione, Jr. (born 1955), son of above, American magazine publisher
Bob Gurr (born 1931), American designer
Bob Gustafson (1920–2001), American comic book artist
Bob Herbert (born 1945), American journalist and syndicated columnist
Robert H. Jackson (photographer) (born 1934), known as Bob Jackson, American photographer
Bob Justin (born 1941), American artist
Bob Kane (1915–1998), American comic book artist
Bob Kur (born 1948), American journalist
Bob Marshall (wilderness activist) (1901–1939), American forester, writer and activist
Bob McLeod (comics) (born 1951), American comic book artist

O-Z[edit]

Bob Oksner (1916–2007), American comic book artist
Bob Ong (born 1975), Filipino author
Bob Perelman (born 1947), American poet
Bob Peterson (photographer) (born 1944), Canadian photographer
Bob Ross (1942–1995), American painter
Bob Ross (publisher) (1934–2003), American publisher and civil rights activist
Bob Ryan (born 1946), American sportswriter
Bob Scheiffer (born 1937), American journalist and news anchor
Bob Smith (comics) (born 1951), American comic book artist
Bob Woodward (born 1943), American investigative journalist and author best known for uncovering the Watergate scandal
Bob Zentz, American guitarist
Bob Ziering, American illustrator

In film, stage, television, and radio[edit]

A-G[edit]

Bob Anderson (director) (born 1965), American animation director on The Simpsons
Bob Avian (born 1937), American theatrical producer, choreographer, and director
Bob Baker (born 1939), British television writer
Bob Barker (born 1923), American former television game show host
Bob Beemer (born 1955), American sound engineer
Bob Beckel (born 1948), American political analyst
Bob Bender (born 1957), American basketball coach
Bob Bergen (born 1964), American voice actor
Bob Boyle (animator), American animator
Bob Byington (born 1971), American director, screenwriter, and actor
Bob Camp (born 1956), American animator, director, producer, and comic book artist
Bob Carroll (singer/actor) (1918–1994), American actor and singer
Bob Carroll, Jr. (1918–2007), American television writer
Bob Carruthers (born 1960), British filmmaker
Bob Clark (1939–2007), American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
Bob Collins (broadcaster) (1942–2000), American radio broadcaster
Bob Courtney (1922–2010), South African actor and broadcaster
Bob DeLaurentis, American television producer and writer
Bob Delegall (1945–2006), American actor, director, and producer
Bob Denver (1935–2005), American actor and comedian
Bob Dishy (born 1934), American stage, film, and television actor
Bob Dyer (1909–1984), Australian entertainer
Bob Einstein (1942–2019), American actor
Big Brother Bob Emery (1897–1982), American children's show host
Bob Fosse (1927–1987), American actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and screenwriter
Bob Golding (born 1970), British actor
Bob Guiney (born 1971), bachelor on The Bachelor
Bob Gunton (born 1945), American actor

H-S[edit]

Bob Hope (1903–2003), British-born American entertainer
Bob Horn (broadcaster) (1916–1966), American television host
Bob Hoskins (1942–2014), English actor
Bob Johnson (actor) (1920–1993), American actor
Bob Johnson (weather forecaster), British weatherman
Bob Devin Jones (born 1954), American playwright
Bob Jones (sound engineer), British sound engineer
Bob Justman (1926–2008), American television producer
Bob Keeshan (1927–2004), American actor and producer
Bob Kevoian (born 1950), American radio host
Bob McGrath (born 1932), American actor best known for playing Bob Johnson on Sesame Street
Bob Monkhouse (1928–2003), British game show host, comedian and comedy writer.
Bob Murawski (born 1964), American film editor
Bob Newhart (born 1929), American comedian and actor
Bob Nickman, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer
Bob Odenkirk (born 1962), American actor and director
Bob Peterson (filmmaker) (born 1961), American director
Bob Phillips (born 1951), American journalist
Bob Quinn (Irish filmmaker) (born 1935), Irish director
Bob Ray, American filmmaker
Bob Roberts (cinematographer) (died after 1955), American cinematographer
Bob Ross (1942–1995), American painter and television host
Bob Saget (1956–2022), American comedian, actor and television presenter
Buffalo Bob Smith (1917–1998), American television host
Bob Smith (comedian) (1958–2018), American comedian
Bob Steele (1911–2002), American radio broadcaster

V-Z[edit]

Bob Van der Veken (1928–2019), Belgian actor
Bob Vila (born 1946), American home improvement television host
Bob Vosse (1927–1999), American adult film director
Bob West (born 1956), American actor known for voicing Barney the Dinosaur from 1988 to 2000
Bob Weinstein (born 1954), American film producer
Bob "Hoolihan" Wells (born 1933), American actor and television and radio personality
Bob Yari (born 1961), Iranian-born American film producer
Bob Young (news anchor) (1923–2011), anchor of the ABC Evening News in the 1960s
Bob Young (TV producer), American television producer
Bob Zany (born 1961), American comedian
Bob Zmuda (born 1949), American writer, comedian, producer, and director

In sports[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Bob Addie (1910–1982), American sportswriter who covered baseball
Bob Addy (1842–1910), Canadian baseball player
Bob Allison (1934–1995), American baseball outfielder
Bob Anderson (baseball) (1935–2015), American baseball pitcher
Bob Black (baseball) (1862–1933), American baseball player
Bob Boone (born 1942), American retired Major League Baseball player and manager
Bob Bowman (outfielder) (1930–2017), American outfielder
Bob Brown (pitcher) (1911–1990), American professional baseball player
Bob Brown (baseball player, born 1876) (1876–1962), American-born Canadian professional baseball player
Bob Caruthers (1864–1911), American pitcher and right fielder
Bob Casey (baseball announcer) (1925–2005), American baseball announcer
Bob Casey (third baseman) (1859–1936), Canadian baseball player
Bob Conley (baseball) (born 1934), American pitcher
Bob Coulson (1887–1953), American outfielder
Bob Countryman (1894–1965), American minor league player and coach
Bob Chance (1940–2013), American baseball player, a first baseman
Bob De Carolis (born 1952), American athletic director and softball coach
Bob Didier (born 1949), American baseball catcher
Bob Dillinger (1918–2009), American baseball player
Bob DiPietro (1927–2012), American baseball player, a right fielder
Bob Ewing (1873–1947), American pitcher
Bob Feller (1918–2010), American Hall of Fame MLB pitcher
Bob Ferguson (infielder) (1845–1894), American player, manager, and umpire
Bob Ferguson (pitcher) (1919–2008), American pitcher
Bob Gibson (1935–2020), American Hall of Fame MLB pitcher
Bob Gibson (1980s pitcher) (born 1957), American baseball pitcher
Bob Gorinski (born 1952), American designated hitter and outfielder
Bob Hansen (baseball) (born 1948), American professional baseball player
Bob Humphreys (baseball) (born 1935), American baseball pitcher
Bob Johnson (catcher) (born 1959), American baseball catcher
Bob Johnson (infielder) (1936–2019), American baseball infielder
Bob Johnson (outfielder) (1905–1982), American baseball left fielder
Bob Johnson (pitcher) (born 1943), American baseball pitcher
Bob Jones (third baseman) (1889–1964), American baseball player
Bob Kipper (born 1964), American baseball coach
Bob Lee (baseball) (born 1937), American relief pitcher
Bob Lemon (1920–2000), American Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher, and Manager
Bob Melvin (born 1961), American Major League Baseball player and manager
Bob Meusel (1896–1977), American Major League Baseball player
Bob Milacki (born 1964), American baseball pitcher
Bob Nieman (1927–1985), American outfielder
Bob O'Brien (born 1949), American baseball pitcher
Bob O'Farrell (1896–1988), American baseball player and manager
Bob Ojeda (born 1957), American baseball pitcher
Bob Patrick (1917–1999), American outfielder
Bob Peterson (baseball) (1884–1962), American catcher
Bob Pettit (baseball) (1861–1910), American outfielder
Bob Quinn (baseball, born 1870) (1870–1954), American baseball executive, grandfather of below
Bob Quinn (baseball grandson) (born 1936), American baseball executive, grandson of above
Bob Robertson (born 1946), American first baseman
Bob Ross (baseball) (born 1928), American baseball pitcher
Bob Schmidt (baseball) (1933–2015), American baseball player
Bob Shirley (born 1954), American baseball pitcher
Bob Short (1917–1982), American baseball owner
Bob Skinner (born 1931), American baseball player, coach, and manager
Bob Stanley (baseball) (born 1954), American pitcher
Bob Turley (1930–2013), American pitcher
Bob Vines (1897–1982), American pitcher
Bob Zick (1927–2017), American pitcher
Bob Zupcic (born 1966), American outfielder

Basketball[edit]

Bob Brown (basketball, born 1921) (1921–2001), American professional basketball player in the NBL
Bob Brown (basketball, born 1923) (1923–2016), American professional basketball player in the NBA
Bob Carney (1932–2011), American basketball player
Bob Carrington (born 1953), American basketball player
Bob Cousy (born 1928), American Hall-of-Fame basketball player
Bob Davies (1920–1990), American basketball player
Bob Delaney (basketball referee) (born 1951), American basketball referee
Bob Dille (1917-1998), American basketball player
Bob Duffy (basketball, born 1922) (1922-1978), American basketball player
Bob Duffy (basketball, born 1940) (born 1940), American basketball coach
Bob Gibbons, American high school basketball talent scout and coach
Bob Griffin (born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player, and English Literature professor
Bob Hansen (born 1961), American professional basketball player
Bob Hoffman (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball coach
Bob Kinney (1920–1985), American basketball player
Bob Knight (born 1940), American college basketball coach
Bob McAdoo (born 1951), American basketball player
Bob McKillop (born 1950), American basketball coach
Bob Myers (born 1975), American basketball executive
Bob Peterson (basketball) (1932–2011), American basketball player
Bob Pettit (born 1932), American basketball player
Bob Quick (basketball) (born 1946), American basketball player
Bob Zuffelato (born 1937), American-born Canadian basketball scout

Cricket[edit]

Bob McLoed (1868-1907), Australian Cricket player
Bob Simpson (born 1936), Australian Cricket Player
Bob Willis (1949-2019), English Cricket Player

Football[edit]

Below include people associated with the various football codes, which include gridiron football, association football (soccer), rugby league, rugby union, Gaelic football, and Australian rules football.

Bob Ackles (1938–2008), Canadian football administrator
Bob Anderson (American football) (born 1938), American football halfback
Bob Anderson (footballer) (1924–1994), British goalkeeper
Bob Bellinger (1913–1955), American football player
Bob Beattie (American football) (1902–1983), American football tackle
Bob Beattie (footballer) (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
Bob Beatty (born 1955), American football coach.
Bob Bergeron (born 1961), American football player, a placekicker
Bob Bird (footballer) (1875–1946), Australian rules footballer
Bob Bjorklund (1918–1994), American football player
Bob Blackman (American football) (1918–2000), American football player and coach
Bob Books (American football) (1903–1954), American football player
Bob Bostad (born 1966), American football coach
Bob Bosustow (1934–1997), Australian rules footballer
Bob Bowlsby (born 1952), American football administrator
Bob Boyle (footballer) (1876–1927), Australian rules footballer
Bob Brown (Canadian football) (born 1944), Canadian football player
Bob Brown (defensive lineman) (1940-1998), American football player
Bob Brown (footballer, born 1869) (1869–after 1901), British footballer
Bob Brown (footballer, born 1870) (1870–after 1901), British footballer
Bob Brown (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1980), British footballer
Bob Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1941), American football player
Bob Brown (rugby league) (c. 1905–after 1940), British rugby league player
Bob Brown (rugby union) (born 1953), Australian rugby union player
Bob Carroll (footballer) (born 1941), Australian rules footballer
Bob Casey (rugby union) (born 1978), Irish rugby union player
Bob Chandler (1949–1995), American football wide receiver
Bob Collins (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2018), Australian rules footballer
Bob Collins (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2018), Australian rules footballer
Bob Coverdale (1928–?), English rugby league player
Bob Crampsey (1930–2008), Scottish soccer reporter
Bob Damewood (1940–2009), American football coach
Bob Davie (American football) (born 1954), American football coach
Bob DeBesse (born 1959), American football coach
Bob Dee (1933–1979), American football defensive end
Bob Dees (1929–1997), American football defensive tackle
Bob Delanty (born 1940), Australian rules footballer from Tasmania
Bob deLauer (1920–2002), American football player
Bob Delgado (born 1949), Welsh footballer
Bob Denton (1934-2014), American football defensive end and tackle
Bob Diaco (born 1973), American football coach
Bob Dixon (footballer) (1904–1980), English goalkeeper
Bob Duff (rugby union) (1925–2006), New Zealand rugby union player and coach
Bob Dyce, Canadian football coach
Robert Forbes (American football) (1886–1947), known as Bob Forbes, American football coach
Bob Gibson (American football) (1927–2015), American football coach
Bob Gibson (footballer) (1927–1989), English soccer player
Bob Goodridge (born 1946), American football player
Bob Gould (rugby player) (1863–1931), Welsh rugby union player
Bob Green (footballer) (1911–1949), Australian rules footballer
Bob Griese (born 1945), American football quarterback
Bob Gude (1918–1998), American football center
Bob Guelker (1923–1986), American soccer coach
Bob Hainlen (born 1926), American football player
Bob Hantla (born 1931), American football player
Bob Hayes (1942–2002), American Olympic sprinter and football wide receiver
Bob Hempel (born 1936), Australian rules footballer
Bob Humphreys (American football) (born 1940), American football player
Bob Hoffman (American football) (1917–2005), American football player
Bob Horn (American football) (born 1954), American linebacker
Bob Jackson (American football) (born 1940), American running back
Bob Jackson (footballer, born 1934) (born 1934), English footballer
Bob Jackson (football manager) (died after 1952), English association football manager
Bob Jenkins (American football) (1923–2001), American football halfback
Bob Johnson (Australian footballer, born 1902) (1902–1981), Australian rules football player
Bob Johnson (Australian footballer, born 1935) (1935–2001), Australian rules football player
Bob Johnson (American football) (born 1946), American football player
Bob Johnson (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1987), British soccer player
Bob Johnson (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1982), British soccer defender
Bob Jones (Australian footballer) (born 1961), Australian rules footballer for St. Kilda
Bob Jones (rugby union) (1875–1944), Welsh rugby union forward
Bob Joswick (born 1946), American football player
Bob Jury (born 1955), American football defensive list
Bob Holburn, Canadian football player
Bob Kalsu (1945–1970), American football player
Bob Kiddle (1869–1918), British footballer
Bob Kilcullen (1935–2019), American football player, a defensive end
Bob Kimoff (1932–2003), Canadian football player
Bob Kingston (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
Bob Latchford (born 1951), British footballer
Bob Lee (quarterback) (born 1946), American quarterback
Bob Lee (Australian footballer) (1927–2001), Australian rules footballer
Bob Lee (footballer, born 1953) (born 1953), British forward
Bob Lenarduzzi (born 1955), Canadian soccer player
Bob Livingstone (1922–2013), American football player
Bob Lutz (American football), American high school football coach
Bob MacLeod (1917–2002), American football halfback
Bob McChesney (American football, born 1912) (1912–1986), American football player
Bob McChesney (American football, born 1926) (1926–2002), American football player
Bob McLean (Australian footballer) (1914–1989), Australian rules footballer
Bob McLean (rugby union) (born 1949), Australian rugby union player
Bob McLean (Scottish footballer) (1902–1970), Scottish soccer player
Bob McLellan (1916–2007), Australian rules footballer
Bob McLeod (American football) (born 1938), American tight end
Bob Moore (American football) (born 1949), American football tight end
Bob Moore (Australian footballer) (1872–1938), Australian rules footballer
Bob Moore (Irish footballer) (died after 1887), Irish footballer
Bob Newland (1948–2021), American football wide receiver
Bob Nicholson (rugby league) (died after 1950), British rugby league player
Bob Nicholson (sports executive) (born 1955), Canadian football and baseball administrator
Bob Nielson (born 1959), American football coach
Bob O'Billovich (born 1940), Canadian football player
Bob O'Connor (American football) (1904–1998), American football player
Bob O'Dea (1930–1986), New Zealand rugby union player
Bob Odell (American football) (1922–2012), American football player in the College Football Hall of Fame
Bob O'Leary (1951-1993), American soccer player
Bob Olson (born 1949), American football player
Bob O'Neill (1905–1978), Australian rules footballer
Bob O'Reilly (born 1949), Australian rugby league player
Bob Parker (footballer) (born 1935), English defender
Bob Petrich (born 1941), American football defensive end
Bob Petrie (1874–1947), Scottish halfback
Bob Peyton (born 1954), English halfback
Bob Quickenden (born c. 1928), New Zealand soccer player
Bob Quinn (American football) (born 1976), American football scout
Bob Quinn (Australian footballer) (1915–2008), Australian rules footballer
Bob Roberts (Australian footballer) (born 1930), Australian rules footballer
Bob Roberts (footballer, born 1859) (1859–1929), English goalkeeper
Bob Roberts (footballer, born 1863) (1863–1950), Welsh full back
Robert Roberts (footballer, born 1864) (1864–1932), known as Bob Roberts, Welsh midfielder
Bob Robson (footballer) (1957–1988), American goalkeeper
Bob Rose (footballer) (1928–2003), Australian rules footballer and coach
Bob Ross (Australian footballer) (1908–1988), Australian rules footballer
Bob Ryan (rugby league) (died 2009), British rugby league forward
Bob Sanders (born 1981), American football safety
Bob Schmidt (American football) (born 1936), American football player
Bob Shiring (1870–1957), American football coach
Bob Stoops (born 1960), American football coach
Bob Sweiger (1919–1975), American football player
Bob Van Doren (1929–2012), American defensive end
Bob Van Duyne (born 1952), American football guard
Bob Voigts (1916–2000), American football coach
Bob Vogel (born 1941), American offensive lineman
Bob Waterfield (1920–1983), American quarterback
Bob Waters (1938–1989), American quarterback
Bob Westfall (1919–1980), American football player
Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941), Scottish goalkeeper and broadcaster
Bob Yates (1938–2013), American football player
Bob Young (American football) (1942–1995), American offensive guard
Bob Young (American football coach), American football coach
Bob Young (footballer, born 1886) (1886-after 1920), Scottish right back
Bob Young (footballer, born 1894) (1894-1960), English footballer and manager
Bob Zeman (1937–2019), American football defensive back
Bob Zimny (1921–2011), American football tackle

Golf[edit]

Bob Byman (born 1955), American golfer
Bob Dickson (born 1944), American golfer
Bob Kirk (1845–1886), Scottish golfer
Bob Toski (born 1926), American golfer

Ice hockey[edit]

Bob Bergloff (born 1958), American hockey player
Bob Blackburn (ice hockey) (1938–2016), Canadian hockey player
Bob Brown (ice hockey) (born 1950), Canadian hockey player
Bob Courcy (born 1936), Canadian hockey player
Bob Dickson (ice hockey) (born 1947), Canadian hockey player
Bob Dill (1920–1991), American hockey player
Bob Dillabough (1941–1997), Canadian hockey player
Bob DiLuca (born 1946), Canadian Olympic hockey player
Bob Gainey (born 1953), Canadian Hall-of-Fame hockey player, coach and general manager in the NHL
Bob Johnson (ice hockey, born 1931) (1931–1991), American hockey coach
Bob Johnson (ice hockey, born 1948) (born 1948), American hockey goalkeeper
Bob Jones (ice hockey) (born 1945), Canadian professional hockey player
Bob Kirkpatrick (1915–1988), Canadian hockey player
Bob Nicholson (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian hockey administrator
Bob Nystrom (born 1952), Swedish-born Canadian hockey player
Bob MacMillan (born 1952), Canadian hockey player
Bob Probert (1965–2010), Canadian hockey player
Bob Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1927), Canadian hockey player

Motorsports[edit]

Bob Akin (1936–2002), American race car driver
Bob Anderson (racing driver) (1931–1967), British motorcycle race driver
Bob Brown (motorcyclist) (1930–1960), Australian motorcyclist
Bob Burman (1884–1916), American racing driver and open-wheel racing pioneer
Bob Cortner (1927–1959), American racing driver
Bob Flock (1918–1964), NASCAR driver
Bob Holden (racing driver) (born 1932), Australian racing driver
Bob Jane (1929–2018), Australian race car driver
Bob Kilby (1944–2009), British motorcyclist
Bob Kubica (born 1984), Polish racing driver
Bob McLean (racing driver) (1933–1966), Canadian racing driver

Swimming[edit]

Bob Jackson (swimmer) (born 1957), American swimmer
Robert J. H. Kiphuth (1890–1967), known as Bob Kiphuth, American swim coach at Yale University
Bob Windle (born 1944), Australian swimmer

Tennis[edit]

Bob Bryan (born 1978), American tennis player
Bob Green (tennis) (born 1960), American tennis player
Bob Hewitt (born 1940), Australian-South African tennis player convicted in 2015 of sex crimes
Bob Lutz (tennis) (born 1947), American tennis player

Track and field[edit]

Bob Anderson (runner) (born 1947), American runner and photographer
Bob Beamon (born 1946), American long jumper
Bob Gutowski (1935–1960), American pole vaulter
Bob Humphreys (athlete) (born 1936), American discus thrower and shot putter
Bob Kiesel (1911–1993), American Olympic sprinter
Bob Richards (born 1926), American pole vaulter and politician

Wrestling[edit]

Bob Armstrong (born 1939), American professional wrestler
Bob Backlund (born 1949), American professional wrestler
Bob Brown (wrestler) (1938–1997), Canadian professional wrestler
Bob Orton (1929–2006), American professional wrestler
Bob Orton, Jr. (born 1950), American professional wrestler, son of the above

Announcers and sportscasters[edit]

Bob Blackburn (announcer) (1924–2000), American basketball announcer
Bob Carpenter (sportscaster) (born 1953), American sportscaster
Bob Costas (born 1952), American sportscaster
Bob DeLaney (sportscaster) (1924–2008), American sportscaster
Bob Dillner (born 1969), American motorsports journalist and sportscaster
Bob Jenkins (1947–2021), American sportscaster
Bob Ley (born 1955), American sports anchor
Bob Papa (born 1964), American sportscaster
Bob Rodgers (born 1928), American sportscaster
Bob Tallman (born 1947), American rodeo announcer

Other[edit]

Bob Anderson (darts player) (born 1947), British world darts champion
Bob Anderson (fencer) (1922–2012), British fencer
Bob Anderson (wrestler) (born 1944), American wrestler
Bob Baffert (born 1935), American Hall-of-Fame horse owner and trainer
Bob Beattie (skiing) (1933–2018), American skiing coach
Bob Blum (born 1928), American Olympic fencer
Bob Burnquist (born 1976), Brazilian-American skateboarder
Bob Chow (1907–2003), American shooter
Bob Cottam (born 1944), English cricketer
Bob Cottingham (born 1966), American fencer
Bob Diry (c. 1890–after 1913), German boxer
Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), British boxer
Bob Foster (1938–2015), American boxer
Bob Hoffman (sports promoter) (1898–1985), American sports promoter
Bob Jungels (born 1992), Luxembourgish cyclist
Bob McLeod (cricketer) (1868–1907), Australian cricketer
Bob McLeod (cyclist) (1913–1958), Canadian cyclist
Bob O'Keeffe (1881–1949), Irish hurler
Bob Parker (rower) (1934–2009), New Zealand rower
Bob Pereyra, American street luger
Bob Schrijber (born 1965), Dutch mixed martial artist
Bob Shillinglaw (born 1953), American lacrosse coach
Bob Shirlaw (born 1943), Australian rower
Bob Willis (1949–2019) English cricketer

In science, medicine and technology[edit]

Bob Bemer (1920–2004), American computer scientist
Bob Berner (1935–2015), American geologist
Bob Berry (1916–2018), American dendrologist
Bob Carr (born 1947), Australian archaeologist
Bob Green (1925–2013), Australian naturalist and photographer
Bob Greene (born 1958), American doctor and fitness writer
Bob Irwin (born 1939), Australian naturalist, conservationist, and herpetologist
Bob Johnson, British psychiatrist
Bob O'Rear (born 1940), former employee of Microsoft
Bob Paine (1933–2016), American zoologist
Bob Park (born 1931), American scientist
Bob Ryan (meteorologist), American meteorologist
Bob Scott (ornithologist) (1938–2009), British ornithologist
Bob Smith (doctor) (1879–1950), American doctor
Bob Van Dillen (born 1972), American meteorologist
Bob van Luijt (born 1985), Dutch technology entrepreneur
Bob Waterston (born 1943), American biologist

Soldiers[edit]

Bob Doe (1920–2010), British Second World War pilot
Bob Hoover (1922–2016), aerobatic pilot and United States Air Force test pilot and fighter pilot
Bob Johnson (pilot) (1917–2014), Canadian Second World War pilot
Bob Judson, British Royal Air Force commodore
Bob Vickman (1921–1948), United States Army Air Forces and Israeli Air Force pilot
Bob Yule (1920–1953), New Zealand Second World War Royal Air Force fighter pilot

Other professions[edit]

Bob Black (born 1951), American anarchist and author
Bob Dalton (outlaw) (1869–1892), American Old West outlaw, leader of the Dalton Gang
Bob Greene (Makah) (1918–2010), Native American elder from the Makah tribe
Bob Jackson (priest) (born 1949), British priest
Bob Johnson (butcher) (1940–2001), British butcher
Bob Jones, Sr. (1883–1968), American evangelist and first president of Bob Jones University
Bob Jones, Jr. (1911–1997), son of Bob Jones, Sr. and second president of the university
Bob Jones III (born 1939), son of Bob Jones, Jr. and third president of the university
Bob Kramer (born 1957/58), American bladesmith
Bob McLean (winemaker) (1947–2015), Australian wine maker
Bob Moses (1935–2021), American civil rights activist
Bob Quick (police officer) (born 1952), British police officer
Robert Satiacum (1929–1991), Native American activist
Bob Shoudt (born 1968), American competitive eater
Haralabos Voulgaris (born 1975), known as Bob Voulgaris, Canadian gambler
Bob Younger (1853–1889), American Old West outlaw, member of the James-Younger Gang

Fictional characters[edit]

Bob the Builder, the title character in the animated series of the same name
B.O.B., the name shared by the gelatinous, brainless side protagonist from Monsters vs. Aliens and Ashe's robotic companion from Overwatch
Bob Belcher, the title character of the 2011 animated sitcom Bob's Burgers
Bob Cutlass, a character in the 2006 Disney/Pixar animated film Cars
Bob Fish, a dentist and the main character in Bob and Margaret
Bob Johnson, a human character on Sesame Street
Bob Johnson, in the 2005 American animated series Squirrel Boy
Bob Kelso, on the American television series Scrubs
Bob Parr, also known as Mr. Incredible in the The Incredibles franchise
Bob Pataki, in the 1996 American animated series Hey Arnold
Bob Wilson (Fatal Fury), in the 1995 video game Fatal Fury 3
Bob (Blackadder character), a pseudonym used by two characters
Bob (Tekken), a video game character
Bob (The Dresden Files), a novel and television series character
Bob, one of the eponymous main characters of the sprite comic Bob and George
Bob, in Adventures of God
Bob, in Bubble Bobble
Bob, in the Canadian animated television series ReBoot
Bob, a character in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Bob, in Weebl and Bob
Bob, in It's a Big Big World
Bob, the title character of the film What About Bob?
Bob, Agent of HYDRA, a Marvel Comics villain
Almighty Bob, a deity in the novel Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
Handsome Bob, in the film RocknRolla
Killer BOB, a villain from the American television series Twin Peaks
Planet Bob, also known as New Earth, in the film Titan A.E.
Sideshow Bob, a recurring character on The Simpsons
Silent Bob, in several Kevin Smith films
Smilin' Bob, in commercials for Enzyte
Bob the Killer Goldfish, in the Earthworm Jim universe
Bob the Tomato, a main character from VeggieTales
Bob, in the animated series Oggy and the Cockroaches
Bob "Lil' Big Bob" Bobowski, a Garo from the SMG4 series of online videos
SpongeBob SquarePants, main character of the show of the same name
Bob, from the spinoff of Despicable Me known as Minions, as well as its sequel

References[edit]

^ Hiskey, Daven. "How Dick Came to be Short for Richard". Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ "Nickname history". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
^ "Meaning of the name Bob". Retrieved November 6, 2015.

External links[edit]

The Bob Club

Is Bob a popular name?

Name to Analyze : There were less than five (possibly none) males and less than five (possibly none) females named Bob born in 2021.

What nationality is the name Bob?

The seemingly unassuming yet undeniably popular name Bob is a boy's name of British origin. Bob comes from the Germanic name Robert and means “bright” and “fame.” During the Middle Ages, shortening and rhyming names was the trend, with names like Rob, Dob, and Hob also stemming from Robert.