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Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer (Robert James Fischer, 1943–2008), American grandmaster and 11th World Chess Champion (1972–1975), who beat Spassky in Reykjavik 1972, peaked at Elo 2785, forfeited the title in 1975, and invented Chess960.
Bobby Fish
Bobby Fish (Robert Anthony Fish, born 1976, Albany, NY) is an American professional wrestler; Pro Wrestling NOAH and NJPW veteran, reDRagon tag champion, and founding member of WWE NXT's Undisputed Era.
Bobby George
Bobby George (Robert George, born 1945), English darts player nicknamed King of Bling; twice BDO World Championship runner-up (1980, 1994), News of the World and Butlins Grand Masters winner, BBC pundit 1998-2017.
Bobby Grich
Bobby Grich, born Robert Anthony Grich in 1949, is an American former baseball second baseman who played 17 seasons with the Orioles and Angels, from 1970 to 1986.
Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett (Robert William Hackett Jr., born 1959, Yonkers, NY) is an American swimmer, not the Australian Grant Hackett: 1976 Olympic 1500m freestyle silver medalist at 16, former 800m freestyle world record holder, Harvard standout, Emory coach.
Bobby Heenan
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Raymond Louis Heenan, 1944-2017), American pro wrestling manager and color commentator for AWA, WWF, and WCW; led the Heenan Family including Andre the Giant and Mr. Perfect; 2004 WWE Hall of Famer.
Bobby Hull
Bobby Hull, "The Golden Jet" (1939-2023), Canadian NHL left wing for the Chicago Black Hawks and WHA Winnipeg Jets; 610 NHL goals, 1961 Stanley Cup, two Harts, three Art Ross trophies, Hall of Fame 1983.
Bobby Hurley
Bobby Hurley (born 1971, Jersey City) is a former Duke point guard, NCAA career assists record holder (1,076), two-time national champion, five-season NBA player, and head coach at Buffalo and Arizona State until March 2026.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Bobby Phills
Bobby Phills (Bobby R. Phills, II), NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets, 1991 second-round pick out of Southern University; killed in a 2000 racing crash; Hornets retired his No. 13.
Bobby Portis
Bobby Portis Jr. (born 1995, Little Rock, Arkansas), nicknamed Bobby Buckets and The Mayor of Milwaukee, is an NBA forward, 2015 first-round pick, 2021 champion with Milwaukee, traded to the Miami Heat in June 2026.
Bobby Prince
Bobby Prince (Robert Caskin Prince III, 1945-2026) was an American video game composer and former lawyer who created the MIDI metal soundtracks of Doom, Doom II, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D for id Software and Apogee.
Bobby Rahal
Bobby Rahal (Robert Woodward Rahal, born 1953), American racer: 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner, three-time CART champion (1986, 1987, 1992), two 1978 F1 starts for Wolf, and co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with David Letterman and Mike Lanigan.
Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (レイ・パークスジュニア), born 1993, Filipino-American 6'4" shooting guard, son of PBA import legend Bobby Parks; NU UAAP star, 2016 D-League pick, Blackwater PBA no. 2 pick, B.League Nagoya/Osaka/Ibaraki, Gilas Pilipinas veteran.
Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs (1918-1995), American tennis champion, world No. 1 in 1939 after sweeping Wimbledon's three titles; lost the 1973 Battle of the Sexes to Billie Jean King after beating Margaret Court.
Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby Robson (1933-2009), English footballer and manager; Ipswich FA Cup 1978 and UEFA Cup 1981, England manager to 1990 World Cup semi-final, trophies with PSV, Porto, Barcelona, and Newcastle United.