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Bobby J. Brown
Bobby J. Brown (1963-2026) was an American character actor and former professional boxer, known as Officer Bobby Brown on HBO's The Wire, Ira Weiner in The Corner, and Thomas Allers in We Own This City.
Bobby Jackson
Bobby Jackson, NBA point guard (1997-2009), 1997 draft 23rd pick, Sixth Man of the Year 2002-03 with Sacramento Kings; later Stockton Kings head coach and NBA assistant.
Bobby Jain
Bobby Jain (Robert Jain) is a hedge fund manager who founded the New York firm Jain Global in 2023 with $5.3 billion, after serving as co-CIO of Millennium Management.
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal (Piyush Jindal, born 1971) is an American Republican politician, U.S. representative from Louisiana 2005-2008 and the first Indian American state governor, serving as Louisiana's 55th governor 2008-2016 before a failed 2016 presidential bid.
Bobby Joe Champion
Bobby Joe Champion is an American politician and attorney serving as President of the Minnesota Senate since 2023, the first Black person to hold the office.
Bobby Joe Hill
Bobby Joe Hill (Tyrone Bobby Joe Hill), Detroit-born guard who led Texas Western to the 1966 NCAA basketball title over Kentucky with 20 points and two famous first-half steals; later an El Paso Natural Gas executive.
Bobby Joe Long
Bobby Joe Long (Robert Joe Long), the 'Classified Ad Rapist,' murdered at least 10 women in the Tampa Bay area in 1984, was caught after kidnapping Lisa McVey, pleaded guilty to eight murders, and was executed in Florida in 2019.
Bobby Joe Morrow
Bobby Joe Morrow (1935-2020), American sprinter, won 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay gold at Melbourne 1956, set 14 world records, and was Sports Illustrated's 1956 Sportsman of the Year.
Bobby Jones (golfer)
Bobby Jones (Robert Tyre Jones Jr., 1902–1971), American amateur golfer from Atlanta; won 13 majors 1923–1930 and the only Grand Slam (1930); retired at 28, co-founded Augusta National and the Masters.
Bobby Kaufmann
Bobby Kaufmann (born 1985) is an American Republican politician in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2012, elected House Majority Leader in 2025 after chairing Oversight and Ways and Means.
Bobby Kennedy (American football)
Bobby Kennedy (American football): college football coach, Montana Grizzlies head coach since February 2026; former Texas wide receivers coach on the 2005 national championship staff; distinct from the Manchester City footballer and RFK.
Bobby Kerr
Bobby Kerr (Robert Kerr, 1882-1963), Irish-born Canadian sprinter nicknamed The Wentworth Flash; won 1908 Olympic 200m gold in 22.6 and 100m bronze, the first Canadian sprinter to take Olympic gold; later coached and organized the 1930 British Empire Games.
Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys (Robert Henry Keys, 1943-2014) was a Texas-born rock saxophonist, longtime Rolling Stones sideman and soloist on "Brown Sugar" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", who also recorded with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton; distinct from a Kansas City media producer of the same name.
Bobby Kimball
Bobby Kimball (Robert Troy Kimball, born 1947, Orange, Texas) is an American rock singer, original lead vocalist of Toto on "Hold the Line," "Rosanna," and "Africa," winner of six Grammys with Toto IV, later a solo artist in Germany, Toto frontman again 1998–2008.
Bobby Knutt
Bobby Knutt (Robert Andrew Wass, 1945-2017) was an English comedian and actor from Sheffield, known for The Comedians, Albert Dingle in Emmerdale, Ron Sykes in Coronation Street, and Eddie Dawson in Benidorm.
Bobby Kotick
Bobby Kotick (Robert Kotick), American executive, CEO of Activision from 1991 and Activision Blizzard from 2008 to December 29, 2023; led the Vivendi merger and the $69 billion Microsoft sale, founded the Call of Duty Endowment.
Bobby Kurian
Bobby Kurian (ബോബി കുര്യന്), Malayalam film actor and former UK businessman; breakthrough as Warrant Davi in Pani (2024); not Mohanlal, who is his mentor; Thudakkam villain role.
Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas-born NASCAR driver; 2000 Cup Series champion (265 points over Dale Earnhardt) and 1991 Xfinity/Grand National champion; 21 Cup wins, all with Joe Gibbs Racing; 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and 75 Greatest Drivers honoree.
Bobby Lane
Bobby Lane (Robert George Lane, 1882-1940), Canadian amateur footballer from Galt, Ontario; half back for Galt FC, which won the men's football gold at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, Canada's first Olympic team gold.
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley, "The All Mighty" or "The Dominator", American pro wrestler and MMA fighter; three-time NAIA champion, eight-time world champion, WWE Champion 2021, TNA World Champion, 15-2 MMA record, now AEW's Hurt Syndicate.
Bobby Layne
Bobby Layne (Robert Lawrence Layne, 1926-1986), Hall of Fame quarterback for the Lions and Steelers, won NFL titles in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and retired as the NFL's career leader in completions, passing yards, and touchdown passes.
Bobby Leach
Bobby Leach (1858-1926), English Barnum & Bailey stuntman, first man and second person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a steel barrel, July 25, 1911; died in Auckland after slipping on an orange peel.
Bobby Lee
Bobby Lee (Robert Lee Jr., born 1971, San Diego) is an American comedian, actor, and podcaster, a MADtv cast member 2001-2009 and co-host of TigerBelly and Bad Friends, who released his first Hulu special and first headline tour in 2026.
Bobby Liebling
Bobby Liebling (Robert Harold Liebling), American singer born 1953, founding frontman of doom metal band Pentagram since 1971; subject of Last Days Here (2011), convicted in 2017 of assaulting his mother, went viral in 2025, and also sings in The Limit.
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin (Robert Keith McFerrin Jr.) is an American vocalist, conductor, and composer born in 1950 in New York, known for four-octave a cappella improvisation, the 1988 chart-topper Don't Worry, Be Happy, ten Grammys, and his 2020 NEA Jazz Master honor.
Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore (Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore, 1941–1993), English central defender who captained West Ham United and England to the 1966 World Cup; 108 caps, 544 West Ham appearances, later Fulham and Seattle Sounders.
Bobby Moynihan
Bobby Moynihan (Robert Michael Moynihan Jr., born 1977) is an American actor and comedian, an SNL cast member 2008–2017 known for Drunk Uncle and Anthony Crispino, and a prolific voice actor in DuckTales, The Secret Life of Pets, and Hoppers.
Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr (Robert Gordon Orr, born 1948, Parry Sound, Ontario), Canadian NHL defenseman for Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks; record eight straight Norris Trophies, only defenseman to win the Art Ross, +124 season record, 1970 and 1972 Stanley Cups.
Bobby Pearce
Bobby Pearce (Henry Robert Pearce, 1905–1976) was an Australian sculler who won the Olympic single sculls at Amsterdam 1928 and Los Angeles 1932, the first man to defend the title.
Bobby Petrino
Bobby Petrino (born 1961) is an American football coach, head coach at Louisville, Atlanta Falcons, Arkansas, Western Kentucky, and Missouri State; fired by Arkansas in 2012 after a motorcycle crash exposed an affair with a hired staffer, later Arkansas OC and interim coach, now UNC offensive coordinator.