Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw may refer to:

Academia and science

• Robert Shaw (physicist) (born 1946), American physicist
• Robert S. Shaw (1871–1953), president of the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, 1928–1941

Acting, television and film

• Bob Shaw (American actor) (1915–2005), American actor
• Bob Shaw (screenwriter) (20th century), co-writer for Seinfeld, A Bugs Life and others
• Robert Shaw (British actor) (1927–1978), English actor
• Rob Shaw (filmmaker), American animator, and director of music videos, commercials, and short films
• Robert Shaw (theatre director) (born 1956), English theatre director
• Robert J. Shaw (1917–1996), American television writer

Business

• Robert Gould Shaw II (1872–1930), wealthy Massachusetts landowner
• Robert Gould Shaw III (1898—1970), son of Robert Gould Shaw II
• Robert Shaw (business writer) (born 1950), business author and consultant on the field of marketing

Civil service

• Robert Shaw (judge) (1907–1972), United States federal judge
• Robert Fletcher Shaw (1910–2001), Canadian businessman, academic, and civil servant

Literature

• Bob Shaw (1931–1996), Irish science fiction writer
• Robert Shaw (poet), (born 1933), British poet, jazz musician, and pioneer of poetry-and-jazz fusion

Military

• Robert Gould Shaw (1837–1863), Union Army Colonel during the American Civil War
• Robert Shaw (Royal Navy officer) (1900–1995), English Royal Navy officer and cricketer
• Robert W. Shaw, Former commander of the New Hampshire Wing of the Civil Air Patrol

Music

• Robert Shaw (conductor) (1916–1999), American conductor
• Robert Shaw (singer), singer with 1980s British band Swans Way
• Robert Shaw (blues musician) (1908–1985), American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
• Robert Shaw (poet); see "Literature" above

Politics

• Robert Shaw (Canadian politician) (1845–1882), politician from Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Robert Shaw (labour leader) (d. 1869), English trade unionist and member of General Council of the International Workingmen's Association from 1864 to 1869
• Robert Shaw (Ohio politician) (1904–1985), Ohio State senator, 1967–1972
• Robert L. Shaw, politician from Alberta, Canada
• Sir Robert Shaw, 1st Baronet (1774–1849), Member of Parliament

Religion

• Robert Shaw (bishop) (died 1527), Scottish monk and prelate

Sport

• Bob Shaw (American football) (1921–2011), American NFL football player for Chicago Cardinals
• Bob Shaw (baseball) (1933–2010), American baseball player
• Bob Shaw (golfer) (born 1944), Australian golfer
• Robert Shaw (American football) (born 1956), American NFL football player for Dallas Cowboys
• Robert Shaw (footballer) (born 1955), Australian rules footballer
• Robert Wilson Shaw (1913–1979), Scottish rugby union player

Other

• Robert Barkley Shaw (1839-1879), British explorer