Robert Reid
Abbot of Kinloss, commendator-prior of Beauly, and bishop of Orkney

Robert Reid

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Abbot of Kinloss, commendator-prior of Beauly, and bishop of Orkney
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Robert Reid may refer to:

Born before 1800

  • Robert Reid (bishop) (died 1558), Scottish abbot and bishop, founder of the University of Edinburgh
  • Robert Reid (antiquarian) (1773–1865), Scottish businessman and topographer
  • Robert Reid (architect) (1774–1856), Scottish architect
  • Robert Reid (mason), 18th century Scottish builder, designer and engineer from Haddington, East Lothian
  • Robert Reid (pipemaker) (1784–1837), Northumbrian smallpipes creator
  • Robert R. Reid (1789–1841), U.S. Representative, territorial governor of Florida

Born 1800–1900

  • Robert Reid (Kirkcaldy Burghs MP), British Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs, 1874–1875
  • Robert Dyce Reid (1829–1900), Australian pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council
  • Robert Reid (New Zealand politician) (1839–1897), New Zealand politician
  • Robert Reid (Australian politician) (1842–1904), merchant and member of the Victorian Legislative Council and Australian Senate
  • Robert Reid (Medal of Honor) (1842–1929), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Robert Gillespie Reid (1842–1908), Scottish railway contractor
  • Robert Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn (1846–1923), British Liberal politician, Lord Chancellor
  • Robert Reid (painter) (1862–1929), American impressionist painter
  • Bob Reid (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1998), Scottish footballer who played for Burnley, Huddersfield Town and Southend United

Born after 1900

  • Robert Reid (engineer) (1924–2006), American chemical engineer in thermodynamics
  • Robert Reid (footballer) (born 1914), English footballer who played for Southampton
  • Sir Robert Reid (railwayman) (1921–1993), chairman of British Rail
  • Bob Reid (Australian footballer) (born 1924), Australian footballer
  • Robert Reid (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball player
  • Robert Reid (playwright), Australian theatre maker and co-founder of Melbourne independent theatre company Theatre in Decay
  • Robert Reid-Pharr, American author and professor
  • Robert Reid (author) (born 1966), American author of Architects of the Web, entrepreneur and founder of Listen.com Inc.
  • Robert Reid (co-driver) (born 1966), Scottish world champion rally co-driver
  • Bob Reid (executive) (born 1934), Chairman of the British Railways Board