Robert Bennett
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Robert Bennett or Bob Bennett may refer to:
- Robert Bennett (Melbourne mayor)Robert Bennett (Melbourne mayor)Robert Bennett was Mayor of Melbourne, Australia between 1861 and 1862. Bennett was born in Ireland and died in Melbourne in 1891....
(1822–1881), mayor of Melbourne, 1861–1862 - Robert Russell BennettRobert Russell BennettRobert Russell Bennett was an American composer and arranger, best known for his orchestration of many well-known Broadway and Hollywood musicals by other composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers. In 1957 and 2008, Bennett received Tony Awards...
(1894–1981), composer - Robert Bennett (athlete), 1948 Olympic bronze medalist in hammer throw
- Robert Bennett (swimmer)Robert Bennett (swimmer)Robert Bennett was an American swimmer and two-time Bronze medal winning Olympian.Bennett attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American swimmer for three years ; he graduated in 1965....
, 1960 and 1964 Olympic bronze medalist in swimming - Robert Frederick BennettRobert Frederick BennettRobert Frederick Bennett was an American lawyer and the 39th Governor of Kansas from 1975 to 1979.Bennett was born May 23, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri. He married Joan Gregory, whom he met at Shawnee Mission Rural High School while participating in debate. They had four children: Robert F. ,...
(1927–2000), Governor of Kansas, 1975–1979 - Bob Bennett (politician) (born 1933), U.S. Senator from Utah, 1993–2011
- Robert A. BennettRobert A. BennettRobert A. Bennett is an American banking and finance journalist who worked, most notably, for The New York Times and U.S. Banker . Bennett wrote well over 700 articles for The New York Times between 1977–1989, most in his official capacity as the newspaper's Banking Correspondent...
(born 1941}, business journalist - Robert S. BennettRobert S. BennettRobert S. Bennett is an American attorney best known for representing President Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal. Bennett is also famous for representing Judith Miller in the Valerie Plame CIA leak grand jury investigation case, Caspar Weinberger, the U.S...
(born 1939), President Bill Clinton's attorney - Robert T. BennettRobert T. BennettRobert T. Bennett was the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, having served in that post from 1988-2009.He managed Robert Taft, Jr.'s successful U.S. Senate campaign in 1970, in which he defeated Howard Metzenbaum to replace retiring Senator Stephen M. Young. The next year he managed the...
(born 1939), chairman of the Ohio Republican Party - Robert R. BennettRobert R. BennettRobert R. Bennett is an American businessman who was the president and director of the Discovery Holding Company from 2005 to 2008 and president and CEO of Liberty Media from 1997 to 2005.-Early life:...
(born 1958), American businessman - Bob Bennett, drummer for The SonicsThe SonicsThe Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, originating from the early and mid-1960s. Among The Sonics' contemporaries were The Kingsmen, The Wailers, The Dynamics, The Regents, and Paul Revere & the Raiders...
- Robert Bennett (legal scholar) and former dean of Northwestern University School of LawNorthwestern University School of LawThe Northwestern University School of Law is a private American law school in Chicago, Illinois. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in...
- Bob Bennett (bishop) (born 1949), Anglican bishop in Canada
- Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)Bob Bennett is an American Christian singer, guitarist and songwriter from Downey, California. Bennett is known for his distinctive baritone voice, Christian lyrics and folk-inspired guitar playing.-Career:...
(born 1955), vocalist and acoustic guitarist - Bob Bennett (news reporter), former assignment reporter for WDIV-TVWDIV-TVWDIV-TV, virtual channel 4, is an NBC-affiliated television station based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned by Post-Newsweek Stations and is the flagship station and home base of the group with the offices of the group located alongside WDIV's studios; the "Local" branding now...
- Bobby Bennett, Jr. (born 1986), contestant on American Idol (season 5)American Idol (season 5)The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest returned to host. It is the most successful season to date ratings-wise and also with 18 contestants getting record deals -...
- Robert L. Bennett (1912-2002), Native American lawyer and official with the Bureau of Indian AffairsBureau of Indian AffairsThe Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the administration and management of of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American...
- Robert Jackson Bennett, American author
See also
- Robert BennetRobert BennetRobert Bennet was an English bishop.He was born in Baldock, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1567, and becoming a Fellow. As a young man he was noted as a tennis player...
(died 1617), English bishop - Robert Ames BennetRobert Ames BennetRobert Ames Bennet was an American western and science fiction writer. Several of his novels were made into films.-Works:partial list* Thyra: A Romance of the Polar Pit * For The White Christ...
(1870–1954), American western and science fiction writer - Robert BenetRobert BenetRobert Benet was a 16th century Mayor of Windsor in the English county of Berkshire.Benet was a zealous Protestant who fell foul of William Simonds, an equally zealous Catholic in Windsor, who had a powerful friend in Bishop Gardiner's agent, Dr John London. Benet was arrested in 1543, along with...
, English Protestant martyr