Famous People Named Bob

Name these people famously known as Bob or Bobby.

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Life	Hint	Person
1903–2003	Oscars host, "Thanks for the Memory", USO tours	Bob Hope
1923–2023	The Price is Right	Bob Barker
1925–1968	Probable Democrat presidential nominee; assassinated	Bobby Kennedy
1929–2024	Starred in sitcoms named after him; was Papa Elf in Elf	Bob Newhart
1936–1973	"Splish Splash", "Dream Lover", "Mack the Knife"	Bobby Darin
1940–2023	"The General" who coached the Hoosiers (1971–2000)	Bob Knight
1941–	Folk musician who won the 2016 Nobel for Literature	Bob Dylan
1942–1995	The Joy of Painting, "happy little trees"	Bob Ross
1943–2008	American chess grandmaster (11th World Champion)	Bobby Fischer
1945–1981	"No Woman, No Cry", "I Shot the Sheriff", Rastafarianism	Bob Marley
1945–	"Like a Rock", "Old Time Rock and Roll", "Night Moves"	Bob Seger
1948–	One of the greatest hockey players	Bobby Orr
1951–	CEO of Disney and former president of ABC	Bob Iger
1951–	Organized Band Aid and Live Aid; was Pink in The Wall	Bob Geldof
1952–	Sportscaster with long tenure at NBC (1980–2019)	Bob Costas
1955–	Sling Blade actor who was married to Angelina Jolie	Billy Bob Thornton
1956–2022	Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos	Bob Saget
1962–	Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul	Bob Odenkirk
1969–	New Edition, new jack swing, Whitney Houston	Bobby Brown
2004–	Eleven in Stranger Things	Millie Bobby Brown

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Level 94

Jan 9, 2026

Bob Newhart died in 2024.

Level 90

Jan 9, 2026

Appreciate the info. I needed to update Bob Barker and Bob Knight too.

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