Robert Shaw
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist

Robert Shaw

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American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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9 August 1908
Death:
18 May 1985
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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 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

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) (born 1933); 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 (1865–1930), politician from Alberta, Canada
  • Sir Robert Shaw, 1st Baronet (1774–1849), Member of Parliament

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