List of Famous people named Bob

Name Bob is among the most common names in USA, Canada, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Robert. Similar names: Robert, Bobby, Bobbie, Bobbi, Bobo, Booboo, Boby. Here are some famous Bobs:

Bob Jane

Robert Frederick Jane
First Name Bob
Last Name Jane
Born on December 18, 1929
Died on September 28, 2018 (aged 88)

Robert Frederick Jane was an Australian race car driver and prominent entrepreneur and business tycoon. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane was well known for his chain of tyre retailers, Bob Jane T-Marts. Jane was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2000.

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Bob Gibbs

First Name Bob
Last Name Gibbs
Born on June 14, 1954 (age 71)

Robert Brian Gibbs is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Bob Foster

First Name Bob
Last Name Foster
Born on April 27, 1938
Died on November 21, 2015 (aged 77)
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Robert Wayne "Bob" Foster was an American professional boxer who fought as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. Known as "The Deputy Sheriff", Foster was one of the greatest light heavyweight champions in boxing history. He won the world light heavyweight title from Dick Tiger in 1968 via fourth-round knockout, and went on to defend his crown fourteen times against thirteen different fighters in total from 1968 to 1974. Foster challenged Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali during his career, but was knocked out by both.

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Bob Bennett

First Name Bob
Last Name Bennett
Born on September 18, 1933
Died on May 4, 2016 (aged 82)

Robert Foster Bennett was an American politician and businessman. He was a United States Senator from Utah as a member of the Republican Party. Bennett held chairmanships and senior positions on a number of key Senate committees, including the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee; Appropriations Committee; Rules and Administration Committee; Energy and Natural Resources Committee; and Joint Economic Committee.

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Bob Hite

First Name Bob
Last Name Hite
Born on February 26, 1943
Died on April 6, 1981 (aged 38)

Robert Ernest Hite was the co-lead vocalist of the American blues-rock band Canned Heat, from 1965 to his death in 1981. His nickname was "The Bear", and was recognized by his booming gritty voice.

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Bob Keeshan

First Name Bob
Last Name Keeshan
Born on June 27, 1927
Died on January 23, 2004 (aged 76)

Robert James Keeshan was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. Keeshan also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.

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Bob Stefanowski

First Name Bob
Last Name Stefanowski
Born on May 21, 1962 (age 63)

Robert Vincent Stefanowski is an American business executive who was the Republican Party nominee for Governor of Connecticut in 2018 with the cross-endorsement of the Independent Party. He was on a ticket with Joe Markley, who had won a Republican primary for lieutenant governor. Their ticket lost to the ticket of Democratic Party candidate Ned Lamont and running mate Susan Bysiewicz, cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party, on November 7, 2018.

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Bob Parker

Robert Parker
First Name Bob
Last Name Parker
Born on January 13, 1953 (age 73)

Sir Robert John Parker is a former New Zealand broadcaster and politician. He served as Mayor of Christchurch from 2007 to 2013.

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Bob Wolff

First Name Bob
Last Name Wolff
Born on November 29, 1920
Died on July 15, 2017 (aged 96)

Robert Alfred Wolff was an American radio and television sportscaster.

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Bob Katter

First Name Bob
Last Name Katter
Born on May 22, 1945 (age 80)

Robert Bellarmine Carl Katter is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1993. He was previously active in Queensland state politics from 1974 to 1992. Katter was a member of the National Party until 2001, when he left to sit as an independent. He formed his own party, Katter's Australian Party, in 2011.

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