Bob (given name)

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.

Bob
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Name daySeptember 17
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
MeaningFame bright
Other names
Variant form(s)Robert, Bobby, Bobb
Related namesRobert, Roberta, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobette, Boris, Robbie, Rob, Robin, Rupert, Bert, Rahbert, Roberts, Hob, Dob, Nob, Bobo, numerous other variations

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]

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

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Politicians and businessmen

A-B

С
  • 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 (born 1945), Mayor of Carson City, Nevada

D-F
  • 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 (born 1923), 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
  • 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 (born 1935), former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
  • Bob Gullo (born 1965), American businessman
  • 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 Hensgens (born 1955), Louisiana State Senator
  • Bob Herron (born 1951), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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T-Z

Musicians

A-M

Q-Z

Artists, journalists, writers, editors, and publishers

A-M

Q-Z

In film, stage, television, and radio

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H-S

V-Z
  • 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 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

Baseball

Basketball

Football

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.

Golf

Ice hockey

Motorsports

Swimming

Tennis

Track and field

Announcers and sportscasters

Other

Professional wrestlers
  • 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

In science, medicine and technology

Soldiers
  • 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
  • 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 (born 1935), 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
  • B.O.B., the name shared by the gelatinous, brainless side protagonist from Monsters vs Aliens and Ashe's robotic companion from Overwatch
  • 'Lil Big' Bob, the otaku-wizard-rapper man from the SMG4 internet series
  • Bob Belcher, the title character of the 2011 animated sitcom Bob's Burgers
  • Bob Johnson, a human character on Sesame Street
  • Bob Johnson, in the 1994 American animated series Squirrel Boy
  • Bob Kelso, on the American television series Scrubs
  • Bob Parr (The Incredibles), Mr. Incredible
  • 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 (First Comics), a "watchlizard" from the First Comics series GrimJack
  • 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 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, 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

See also

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