Robert Burton (disambiguation)

Robert Burton (1577–1640) was an English writer and fellow of Oxford University, best known for his encyclopedic book The Anatomy of Melancholy.

Robert Burton may also refer to:

Sports

• Robert Burton (athlete) (1885–1950), British track and field athlete
• Bob Burton (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball coach
• Claude Burton (1891–1971), cricketer, full name Robert Claude Burton
• Robert Burton (cricketer, born 1943), Trinidadian-born former English cricketer
• Robbie Burton (footballer) (born 1999)

Politicians

• Robert Burton (MP), member of parliament for Great Grimsby 1380–1397
• Robert Burton (American politician) (1747–1825), North Carolina politician and American Revolution officer
• Robert Burton-Chadwick (1869–1951), English shipping magnate and politician
• Rob Burton, Canadian mayor

Others

• Robert Burton (academic), master of University College, Oxford, England (1420–1423/4)
• Bob Burton Jr. (born 1985), American speedcuber
• Robert Burton (actor) (1895–1962), American film and television actor
• Robert A. Burton, American physician, novelist, nonfiction author and columnist
• Robert T. Burton (1821–1907), Canadian religious leader
• Robert Burton, pseudonym of Nathaniel Crouch (c. 1640–1725?), English writer
• Robbie Burton (publisher)

See also

• Burton (name)

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