Robert Howard Explained

Robert Howard may refer to:

Entertainment

• Robert Howard (playwright) (1626–1698), English playwright and politician
• Robert Boardman Howard (1896–1983), American muralist and sculptor
• Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), fantasy writer, creator of Conan the Barbarian
• Bob Howard (singer) (1906–1986), American jazz pianist and vocalist
• Robert Howard ("Dr. Robert", born 1961), British pop star and member of the Blow Monkeys

Politics

• Robert Howard (Royalist) (1585–1653), Royalist commander and M.P.
• Robert Danvers (1624–1674), aka Robert Howard, English politician
• Robert Howard, 2nd Earl of Wicklow (1757–1815), Anglo-Irish politician and peer
• Robert Howard (unionist) (1845 - 1902), British-born American labor union leader and politician
• Robert Mowbray Howard (1854–1928), English official
• Rob Howard (politician) (fl. 2009), Canadian politician

Religion

• Robert Howard (bishop) (1670–1740), Anglican prelate in the Church of Ireland
• Robert Wilmot Howard (1887–1960), British Anglican priest and academic

Sports

• Robert Howard (martial artist) (born 1938), Irish taekwondo master
• Robert Howard (Irish swimmer) (born 1956), Irish Olympic swimmer
• Robert Howard (American swimmer) (born 1996), American freestyle swimmer
• Robert Howard (triple jumper) (1975–2004), American triple jumper
• Bob Howard (American football) (1944–2008), American football defensive back
• Bobby Howard (running back) (born 1964), American football running back
• Bob Howard (born 1963), American professional wrestler best known as Hardcore Holly
• Robert Howard (wrestler, born 2002)
• Rob Howard (footballer), English footballer

Other

• Robert Howard (knight) (1385–1436), father of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
• Bob Howard (political scientist) (born 1936), Australian professor of international relations
• Robert F. Howard (1883–1963), Texan farmer and agriculture professor
• Robert L. Howard (1939–2009), Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War
• Robert Howard (1944–2015), responsible for the murder of Hannah Williams in England, and maybe others
• Robert Rice Howard (known as 'Nosey Bob' Howard) (1832–1906), Australian executioner, active from 1875 to 1904
• Robert Souper Howard (1818–1881), Chilean soldier
• Robert Howard Hodgkin, British historian