Robert Anderson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Robert Anderson (editor and biographer) (1750–1830), Scottish literary scholar and editor Robert Anderson (poet) (1770–1833), English poet Robert Rowand Anderson (1834–1921), Scottish architect Robert Anderson (actor, born 1890) (1890–1963), Danish-born American actor Robert Alexander Anderson (composer) (1894–1995), American composer Robert Anderson (filmmaker) (1913–1997), Canadian filmmaker Robert Anderson (playwright) (1917–2009), American playwright and screenwriter Robert Anderson (singer) (1919–1995), African-American gospel singer and composer Robert Anderson (actor, born 1920) (1920–1996), American actor Robert Theodore Anderson (1934–2009), American organist, composer, and pedagogue Robert G. W. Anderson (born 1944), historian, former director of the British Museum Robert Anderson (artist) (born 1946), American portrait artist Robert Mailer Anderson (born 1968), American novelist Robert T. Anderson (poet) (1880–1960), Canadian poet Rob Anderson, American internet personality and comedian
Law and politics Robert Anderson (mayor) (fl. 1810s–1820s), mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia Robert Stirling Hore Anderson (1821–1883), Irish-born Australian colonial politician Robert M. Anderson (politician) (1824–1878), lieutenant governor of California Robert H. Anderson (politician) (c. 1831–1879), American politician in New York Sir Robert Anderson, 1st Baronet (1837–1921), Irish businessman and Lord Mayor of Belfast Robert Anderson (Scotland Yard official) (1841–1918), lawyer, British intelligence officer and London CID chief, in charge during the Jack the Ripper murders Robert Alexander Anderson (politician) (1858–1916), Canadian politician in British Columbia Robert King Anderson (1861–1950), Canadian politician, physician and teacher Robert Newton Anderson (1871–1948), MP in the Northern Ireland Parliament for Londonderry Robert P. Anderson (1906–1978), United States judge in Connecticut Robert B. Anderson (1910–1989), businessman, politician, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson (South Carolina politician), member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Robert Banneka Anderson Sr., member of the South Carolina General Assembly Robert Anderson (diplomat) (1922–1996), United States ambassador to Morocco Robert A. Anderson (1932–2006), American politician and businessman Robert Anderson (New Zealand politician) (1936–1996), New Zealand politician Robert T. Anderson (politician) (born 1945), American politician, lieutenant governor of Iowa Robert Anderson (Australian Aboriginal elder) (born 1929), Australian Aboriginal elder and union official Rob Anderson (politician) (Robert Harmen Anderson, born 1977), Canadian politician
Military Robert Anderson (Revolutionary War) (1741–1813), Revolutionary War general and lieutenant governor of South Carolina Robert Anderson (Union officer) (1805–1871), Union commander at Fort Sumter at the start of the American Civil War Robert H. Anderson (Confederate officer) (1835–1888), Confederate officer (brigadier general) in the American Civil War Robert Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1843–1900), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient Robert Anderson (Australian general) (1865–1940), Australian World War I brigadier general
Sports Robert Anderson (MCC cricketer) (1811–1891), English cricketer, played for Hertfordshire 1835–36 and MCC 1837–41 Robert Anderson (New Zealand cricketer) (1948–2025), New Zealand cricketer, played nine Tests and two One Day Internationals for New Zealand Robert Anderson (rugby union) (c. 1900 – c. 1979), Australian rugby player Robert Anderson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer Robbie Anderson (American football) (born 1993), American football wide receiver Robbie Anderson (footballer) (1936–1996), English footballer
Other Robert Anderson (mathematician) (fl. 1668–1696), English mathematician and silk-weaver Robert Anderson (inventor) (fl. 1830s), Scottish inventor Robert Anderson (banker) (1912–1998), banker and community leader in Hollywood, Florida Robert Anderson (New Zealand philanthropist), New Zealand businessman and philanthropist (knighted 1934) Robert Orville Anderson (1917–2007), American businessman and philanthropist Robert Marshall Anderson (1933–2011), Episcopal bishop of Minnesota Robert Leroy Anderson (1969–2003), American murderer and self-proclaimed serial killer Robert Anderson (murderer) (1966–2006), American murderer executed for killing a 5-year-old girl in Texas Robert M. Anderson (mathematician) (born 1951), professor of economics and of mathematics Robert Henry Anderson (1899–1969), Australian botanist Robert P. Anderson (zoologist), American zoologist Robert Wherry Anderson (1864–1937), British journalist Robert S. Anderson (born 1952), American geomorphologist Robert J. Anderson (public health administrator) (1914–1999), director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Anderson (sex offender) (1928–2008), American sex offender Robert Ball Anderson (1843–1930), African-American homesteader and landowner in Nebraska Robert Anderson Middle School, school in Anderson, South Carolina.
See also Bob Anderson (disambiguation) Bobby Anderson (disambiguation) Robert Andersson (disambiguation) Robert Kiplagat Andersen (born 1972), Kenyan runner Joni Mitchell, born Roberta Anderson