# Rob (given name) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_(given_name) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_(given_name).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_(given_name) > Source revision: 1348192625 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Rob** is a masculine given name. It is often short for [Robert](/source/Robert) or [Robin](/source/Robin_(name)). It may refer to: This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2020) - [Rob Adams (architect)](/source/Rob_Adams_(architect)) (born 1948), Australian architect and urban designer - [Rob Bailey (cricketer)](/source/Rob_Bailey_(cricketer)) (born 1963), English cricketer - [Rob Bailey (director)](/source/Rob_Bailey_(director)), English television director - [Rob Bailey (musician)](/source/Rob_Bailey_(musician)), Australian musician - [Rob Beckett](/source/Rob_Beckett) (born 1986), English stand-up comedian and presenter - [Rob Brown (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Brown_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Brydon](/source/Rob_Brydon) (born 1965), Welsh comedian, actor, radio and host of *[Would I Lie To You?](/source/Would_I_Lie_to_You%3F_(British_game_show))*, singer and impressionist - [Rob Burch (footballer)](/source/Rob_Burch_(footballer)) (born 1983), English retired football goalkeeper - [Rob Burch (politician)](/source/Rob_Burch_(politician)) (born 1946), American politician - [Rob Cantor](/source/Rob_Cantor) (born 1983), American singer-songwriter - [Rob Davies (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Davies_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Davis (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Davis_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Deer](/source/Rob_Deer) (born 1960), American baseball player - [Rob Dibble](/source/Rob_Dibble), former MLB pitcher and announcer - [Rob Dyrdek](/source/Rob_Dyrdek), American entrepreneur, actor, producer, reality TV personality, and former professional skateboarder. - [Robert Edwards (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Edwards_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Elliott](/source/Rob_Elliott), host of *[Wheel of Fortune Australia](/source/Wheel_of_Fortune_(Australian_game_show))* (1997–2003) - [Rob Gronkowski](/source/Rob_Gronkowski), American football player - [Rob Halford](/source/Rob_Halford), heavy metal vocalist, lead singer for [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest) - [Rob Harley](/source/Rob_Harley) (born 1990), Scottish rugby union player - [Rob Havenstein](/source/Rob_Havenstein), NFL player - [Rob Hopkins](/source/Rob_Hopkins) (born 1968), English activist and writer, founder of the [Transition Towns](/source/Transition_Towns) movement - [Rob Houwer](/source/Rob_Houwer) (1937–2025), Dutch film producer - [Rob Jacobs](/source/Rob_Jacobs) (born 1943), Dutch association football former player and manager - [Rob James (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_James_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Jetten](/source/Rob_Jetten) (born 1987), Dutch politician - [Rob Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Johnson_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Kaminsky](/source/Rob_Kaminsky) (born 1994), American major league baseball pitcher - [Rob Kardashian](/source/Rob_Kardashian), American reality television star - [Rob Knox](/source/Rob_Knox) (1989–2008), British actor - [Rob Krimmel](/source/Rob_Krimmel) (born 1977), American basketball coach, current head coach for the [Saint Francis University Red Flash](/source/Saint_Francis_Red_Flash_men's_basketball) - [Rob Lowe](/source/Rob_Lowe) (born 1964), American actor - [Rob Manfred](/source/Rob_Manfred) (born 1958), American businessman, lawyer, sports executive, and current commissioner of Major League Baseball - [Rob Mariano](/source/Rob_Mariano) (born 1975), American reality television competitor, winner of *Survivor: Redemption Island* - [Rob McCord](/source/Rob_McCord) (born 1959), American politician - [Rob McElhenney](/source/Rob_McElhenney) (born 1977), American actor, producer and screenwriter - [Rob Moore (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Moore_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Morris (American football)](/source/Rob_Morris_(American_football)) (born 1975), American former National Football League player - [Rob Morris (Freemason)](/source/Rob_Morris_(Freemason)) (1818–1888), American poet and Freemason - [Rob Nelson](/source/Rob_Nelson_(biologist)) (born 1979), American biologist and documentary filmmaker - [Rob Nosse](/source/Rob_Nosse), American politician - [Rob Oppenheim](/source/Rob_Oppenheim) (born 1980), American professional golfer - [Rob Palmer (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Palmer_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Parker (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Parker_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Paulsen](/source/Rob_Paulsen) (born 1956), American voice actor - [Rob Pitts](/source/Rob_Pitts) (1979–2024), American businessman - [Rob Portman](/source/Rob_Portman), United States Senator - [Rob Refsnyder](/source/Rob_Refsnyder) (born 1991), Korean-American baseball player - [Rob Reiner](/source/Rob_Reiner) (1947–2025), American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor - [Rob Riggle](/source/Rob_Riggle), American actor, comedian, and host - [Rob Ryan](/source/Rob_Ryan), NFL coach - [Rob Scheller](/source/Rob_Scheller) (born 1927), Dutch art historian - [Rob Schneider](/source/Rob_Schneider) (born 1963), American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director - [Rob Senderoff](/source/Rob_Senderoff) (born 1973), American college basketball coach - [Rob Stewart (actor)](/source/Rob_Stewart_(actor)) (born 1961), Canadian actor - [Rob Stewart (filmmaker)](/source/Rob_Stewart_(filmmaker)) (born 1979), Canadian filmmaker - [Rob Swearingen](/source/Rob_Swearingen) (born 1963), American politician - [Rob Thomas](/source/Rob_Thomas_(musician)), American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for being the lead singer of the rock band Matchbox Twenty - [Rob Valentino](/source/Rob_Valentino) (born 1985), American soccer player - [Rob Vickers](/source/Rob_Vickers) (born 1981), English rugby union player - [Rob Walker (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Walker_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Warner (footballer)](/source/Rob_Warner_(footballer)) (born 1977), English retired footballer - [Rob Warner (mountain biker)](/source/Rob_Warner_(mountain_biker)) (born 1970), English mountain biker, motocross rider and TV presenter - [Rob Watson (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Watson_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Wilson (disambiguation)](/source/Rob_Wilson_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Rob Zombie](/source/Rob_Zombie) (born 1965), American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer Name list This page or section lists people that share the same [given name](/source/Given_name). 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