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Bobbin
Bobbin, also called pirn or quill, is a cylindrical or tapered spool holding yarn or thread in spinning, weaving, and sewing. Covers industrial types and materials, shuttle use, bobbin batteries, winders, and 1-2 year service life.
Bobblehead
Bobblehead: a figurine with a spring-mounted oversized head that bobs when tapped, also called a nodder or wobbler. Chinese nodding figures date to the 1760s; baseball giveaways since 1960 and the 1999 Willie Mays promotion made it a collectible.
Bobbsey Twins
The Bobbsey Twins, by the house pseudonym Laura Lee Hope, are two sets of fraternal twins in a Stratemeyer Syndicate children's series running 1904–1979 (72 books) with later 1980s reboots.
Bobby (1973 film)
Bobby (बॉबी) is a 1973 Hindi musical romance directed and produced by Raj Kapoor, starring Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia as teenage lovers from different classes; a record-breaking hit that revived R.K. Films and set the template for Hindi teenage romance.
Bobby (2006 film)
Bobby is a 2006 American ensemble drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez, following 22 fictional characters at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel on the day of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination; Kennedy appears only in archival footage.
Bobby (rapper)
Bobby (바비), born Kim Ji-won in Seoul in 1995, is the main rapper of iKON and winner of Show Me the Money 3; first YG young artist with a solo album, later with 143 Entertainment.
Bobby Au-yeung (欧阳震华)
Bobby Au-yeung (歐陽震華, born 1960, Hong Kong; birth name Au-yeung Yiu-chuen) is a TVB drama leading man nicknamed the ratings lucky star, Emmy-nominated for 賭場風雲, who signed with Emperor in 2024 to play film villains.
Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story (बॉबी और ऋषि की लव स्टोरी)
Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story (बॉबी और ऋषि की लव स्टोरी), aka Our Love Story, is a 2025 Hindi rom-com directed by Kunal Kohli, starring Vardhaan Puri and debutant Kaveri Kapur; it streamed on Disney+ Hotstar from 11 February 2025 and was panned by critics.
Bobby Ball
Bobby Ball (Robert Harper, 1944–2020), English comedian and half of Cannon and Ball with Tommy Cannon; ITV show 1979–1988, catchphrase "Rock on, Tommy!", later Frank in Not Going Out.
Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare (born 1935, Ironton, Ohio) is an American country singer, Grammy winner, and 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee known for "Detroit City," Shel Silverstein collaborations, and Outlaw-era self-production; distinct from his son Bobby Bare Jr.
Bobby Beale (EastEnders)
Bobby Beale (Robert "Bobby" Beale) is a fictional EastEnders character, first appearing 24 July 2003, son of Ian and Laura Beale. Known for the Who Killed Lucy Beale? reveal (19 February 2015) and OCD and PTSD storylines.
Bobby Berk
Bobby Berk is an American interior designer, author, and TV host, best known as the design expert on eight seasons of Netflix's Queer Eye and now fronting HGTV's Junk or Jackpot?, with a book Right at Home and his own design firm.
Bobby Bland
Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Brooks, 1930-2013) was an American blues and soul singer from Rosemark, Tennessee, known for his hoarse crying vocal style, Duke Records hits like "Farther Up the Road" and "I Pity the Fool," and work with B.B. King.
Bobby Brazier
Bobby Jack Brazier (born 2003, Westminster, London) is an English actor and model, eldest son of Jade Goody and Jeff Brazier. He played Freddie Slater in EastEnders 2022–2025, won the 2023 Rising Star NTA, and was Strictly Come Dancing 2023 runner-up with Dianne Buswell.
Bobby Briggs
Robert "Bobby" Briggs, Twin Peaks character created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, played by Dana Ashbrook; Laura Palmer's boyfriend and murder suspect turned sheriff's deputy in the 2017 revival.
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown (Robert Barisford Brown, born 1969, Boston) is an American R&B singer, New Edition member and new jack swing star whose 1988 album Don't Be Cruel sold seven million copies; ex-husband of Whitney Houston.
Bobby Buntrock
Bobby Buntrock (Robert Willard Buntrock, 1952-1974), American child actor who played Harold "Sport" Baxter on the sitcom Hazel (1961-1966); retired 1967, died at 21 in a 1974 bridge accident in Keystone, South Dakota.
Bobby Burgess
Bobby Burgess (Robert Wilkie Burgess, born 1941) is an American dancer and original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer (1955-1959) who danced on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1961 to 1982 with three partners, later teaching cotillion dance in Southern California.
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd (Bobby Howard Byrd, 1934–2007), Toccoa, Georgia soul singer, pianist and songwriter who founded the Famous Flames, launched James Brown, co-wrote "Sex Machine", and recorded the much-sampled "I Know You Got Soul"; distinct from Bobby Day.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell (Robert Hunter Caldwell, 1951-2023), American blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter of "What You Won't Do for Love" (1978, No. 9 Hot 100); white singer mistaken for Black; heavily sampled by 2Pac, Biggie, Common; huge in Japan.
Bobby Caldwell discography
The Bobby Caldwell discography spans 1978 to 2019, anchored by his 1978 debut album and the hit single "What You Won't Do for Love," which reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bobby Campo
Bobby Campo (Robert Joseph Camposecco, born 1983), American actor from Wheeling, West Virginia. Known for Nick O'Bannon in The Final Destination (2009) and Seth Branson in Scream: The TV Series, plus Hallmark holiday movies.
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale, American actor born 1970 in Union City, New Jersey; two-time Emmy winner (Will & Grace, Boardwalk Empire's Gyp Rosetti), Tony-nominated Broadway actor, partner of Rose Byrne, father of Jake Cannavale.
Bobby Capo
Bobby Capó, born Félix Manuel Rodríguez Capó, was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of boleros and tropical music, best known for "Piel canela" and "Soñando con Puerto Rico".
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin, born Walden Robert Cassotto (1936-1973), American singer, songwriter, and actor; hits "Splish Splash," "Mack the Knife," "Beyond the Sea"; two 1959 Grammys, Oscar nomination, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990.
Bobby Darling (पाखी शर्मा)
Bobby Darling (Pakhi Sharma, पाखी शर्मा), born Pankaj Sharma in 1974, is an Indian trans actress of Hindi films and TV, debut Taal 1999, Limca record of 18 gay roles, Bigg Boss 1 contestant, SRS 2015.
Bobby Davro
Bobby Davro (Robert Christopher Nankeville), English comedian, impressionist, and actor born 1958 or 1959, star of 1980s ITV shows Bobby Davro on The Box and TV Weekly, later EastEnders' Vinnie Monks and a prostate cancer awareness advocate.
Bobby DeBarge
Bobby DeBarge (Robert DeBarge Jr., 1956-1995), American falsetto singer, keyboardist, and producer; lead singer of Motown funk band Switch ("There'll Never Be") and older brother/mentor behind the family group DeBarge.
Bobby Deen
Bobby Deen, younger son of Paula Deen and brother of Jamie Deen, is an American TV cook and author. Known for Road Tasted, Not My Mama's Meals, and Holiday Baking Championship; remade Southern comfort food lighter.
Bobby Deol (बॉबी देओल)
Bobby Deol (बॉबी देओल), born Vijay Singh Deol, son of Dharmendra and brother of Sunny Deol, is a Hindi film actor whose 1990s stardom (Barsaat, Gupt, Soldier) collapsed into years without work before a streaming-era and Animal-driven comeback as Bollywood's leading antagonist.