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Rob⋅in⋅son

[rob-in-suhn]
–noun
1. Bill (“Bojangles”), 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
2. Board⋅man [bawrd-muhn, bohrd-] , 1876–1952, U.S. painter and illustrator, born in Nova Scotia.
3. Brooks Calbert, born 1937, U.S. baseball player.
4. Edward G. (Emanuel Goldenberg), 1893–1973, U.S. actor, born in Romania.
5. Edwin Arlington, 1869–1935, U.S. poet.
6. Frank, born 1935, U.S. baseball player: first black manager in Major Leagues, 1975.
7. Frederick John, Viscount Gode⋅rich [gohd-rich] , 1st Earl of Ripon, 1782–1859, British statesman: prime minister 1827–28.
8. Jack Roosevelt (Jackie), 1919–72, U.S. baseball player.
9. James Harvey, 1863–1936, U.S. historian.
10. Mary, born 1944, Irish lawyer and politician: first woman president 1990–97.
11. Ray (Walker Smith; “Sugar Ray”), 1921–1989, U.S. boxer.
12. Sir Robert, 1886–1975, English chemist: Nobel prize 1947.
13. a male given name.
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Robinson, Jack Roosevelt Known as "Jackie." 1919-1972.  
American baseball player. The first African-American player in the major leagues in the 20th century, he was a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956), had a lifetime batting average of .311, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
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