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Bobby Stewart
Bobby Stewart, American former pro boxer and counselor at Tryon School for Boys, discovered young Mike Tyson, taught him boxing basics, and introduced him to trainer Cus D'Amato in Catskill, N.Y., launching Tyson's championship career.
Bobby Tarantino
Bobby Tarantino is the fifth mixtape by Maryland rapper Logic, a surprise release on July 1, 2016 via Def Jam and Visionary Music Group; 11 tracks, 32:21, produced by Logic and 6ix, featuring Pusha T on "Wrist".
Bobby Thomson
Bobby Thomson (1923–2010), the Flying Scot, was a Glasgow-born MLB outfielder for the New York Giants who hit the 1951 "Shot Heard 'Round the World" off Ralph Branca; 264 career home runs, not a Hall of Famer.
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup (Robert William Troup Jr., 1918-1999), American jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, and actor; composer of "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (1946), host of Stars of Jazz, and Dr. Joe Early on Emergency!.
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser (1934-2021), American racing driver, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner (1968, 1975, 1981), two-time USAC champion, and dominant Pikes Peak Hill Climb figure; brother of four-time winner Al Unser.
Bobby V
Bobby V (Bobby Marcel Wilson, born 1980, Jackson, Mississippi), formerly Bobby Valentino, is an Atlanta-based R&B singer from the group Mista whose 2005 hit "Slow Down" topped US R&B charts; albums include Special Occasion and The Rebirth.
Bobby Valentine
Bobby Valentine (Bobby V), born 1950 in Stamford, Connecticut, is a former MLB player and manager of the Rangers, Mets, Red Sox, and Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines; 2000 NL pennant, 2005 Japan Series title, 1999 dugout disguise.
Bobby Van
Bobby Van (Robert Jack Stein, 1928-1980), American song-and-dance man of MGM musicals Small Town Girl and Kiss Me Kate, Broadway's No, No, Nanette (Tony nominee), and 1970s game show host.
Bobby Vee
Bobby Vee (Robert Thomas Velline, 1943-2016), American pop singer and early-1960s teen idol from Fargo, North Dakota. Rose to fame filling in for Buddy Holly after the 1959 crash; Liberty Records hits include Take Good Care of My Baby, Run to Him, Rubber Ball.
Bobby Vinton
Bobby Vinton, born Stanley Robert Vinton Jr. (1935), the "Polish Prince," is an American pop crooner whose 1962–64 number ones "Roses Are Red (My Love)," "Blue Velvet," "There! I've Said It Again," and "Mr. Lonely" distinguish him from other Vintons.
Bobby Wagner
Bobby Wagner, born 1990, is an NFL linebacker from Utah State drafted 47th overall in 2012 by Seattle; Super Bowl XLVIII champion, 11-time All-Pro, Seahawks all-time tackles leader (1,564), third player ever with 2,000 career tackles, and 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
Bobby Weaver
Bobby Weaver (Robert Brooks Weaver, born 1958), American freestyle wrestler, 1984 Olympic gold medalist at 48 kg, Lehigh University's only Olympic champion, 1979 World silver medalist, National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member.
Bobby Whitlock
Bobby Whitlock (Robert Stanley Whitlock, 1948-2025), American singer-keyboardist, first white artist signed to Stax's HIP imprint, co-founder of Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton, co-writer on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and All Things Must Pass session player.
Bobby Willis
Bobby Willis (Robert Willis, 1942-1999) was an English songwriter and show business manager, husband and manager of singer and TV presenter Cilla Black; he wrote "Shy of Love" and ran her career after Brian Epstein's death.
Bobby Wilson (mathematician)
Bobby Wilson is an American mathematician at the University of Washington who works in geometric measure theory, dispersive PDE, and harmonic analysis, and received a 2025 PECASE award.
Bobby Witt Jr.
Bobby Witt Jr. (Robert Andrew Witt Jr., born 2000) is the Kansas City Royals' star shortstop, drafted 2nd overall in 2019, a 3x All-Star with a 2024 batting title, 30/30 seasons, and an 11-year, $288.7M extension.
Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack (Robert Dwayne Womack, 1944–2014), American soul singer-songwriter and guitarist from Cleveland, Valentinos member, writer of "It's All Over Now" and "Across 110th Street," Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2009.
Bobby Zamora
Bobby Zamora, English centre-forward; clubs Brighton, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, QPR; 28 goals in 194 Premier League games, two England caps, 2005 play-off final winner, 2010 Europa League finalist.
Bobby's World
Bobby's World is an American animated children's series following 4-year-old Bobby Generic, whose everyday family life sparks vivid flights of fancy; Howie Mandel co-created and voiced it.
Bobcat
Bobcat (Lynx rufus, red lynx), a medium-sized North American wild cat with a bobbed tail, ranging from southern Canada to Oaxaca, Mexico; IUCN Least Concern with a stable US population of roughly 2.3 to 3.6 million.
Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat Goldthwait (Robert Francis Goldthwait, born 1962, Syracuse, New York) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and film director known for his screeching 1980s persona, Zed in Police Academy, and directing Shakes the Clown and World's Greatest Dad.
Bobcaygeon Formation
The Bobcaygeon Formation is a Middle Ordovician limestone formation in southern Ontario, defined by B.A. Liberty in 1969 and named after the town of Bobcaygeon.
Bobcaygeon-Verulam Formation
Bobcaygeon Formation (with overlying Verulam Formation), Ordovician limestone unit of the Simcoe Group in southern Ontario; defined by Liberty 1969, 9–91 m thick, fossiliferous, spans Sandbian–Katian boundary.
Bobi (dog)
Bobi (11 May 1992 – October 2023) was a Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo certified by Guinness World Records in 2023 as the oldest dog ever at 30 years 266 days; the title was revoked in February 2024 after his birth date could not be verified.
Bobi New Energy (保碧新能源)
Bobi New Energy (保碧新能源), registered as Hangzhou Bi Cheng Energy Development Co., is a Chinese distributed solar and energy management company founded in 2022 by the venture arms of Poly Capital and Country Garden Ventures.
Bobi Wine
Bobi Wine, stage name of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (born 1982), is a Ugandan musician-turned-politician, National Unity Platform leader, and People Power founder who ran against Museveni in 2021 (35.1%) and 2026 (24.72%), then fled into exile.
Böbingen
Böbingen (Böbingen an der Rems), a municipality in Baden-Württemberg's Ostalbkreis on the Limes, site of Kastell Unterböbingen, a 2 ha Roman cohort fort under Antoninus Pius, occupied to about 260 CE, now a UNESCO World Heritage stop on the Deutsche Limes-Straße.
Bobingsa
Bobingsa (보빙사) was the 1883 diplomatic mission Joseon Korea sent to the United States, the first Korean delegation to any Western country, led by Min Yeong-ik.
Bobino
Bobino is a historic Paris music hall on rue de la Gaîté in Montparnasse, the main Left Bank stage of French chanson from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Bobo Brazil
Bobo Brazil, ring name of Houston Harris (1924-1998), American professional wrestler from Benton Harbor, Michigan; WWE Hall of Fame 1994, 1962 NWA World title win over Buddy Rogers, Coco Butt finisher, pioneer for Black wrestlers.