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Bob is a male nickname or occasionally a given name, most common in English speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. It most likely originated from the nickname Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so Richard became Rick, Hick, or Dick, William became Will or Bill, and Robert became Rob, Hob, Dob, Nob, or Bob.[1][2]

While it is impossible to count the popularity of Bob as a nickname, in 1960 nearly 3,000 babies in the United States were given the name Bob compared to fewer than 50 in 2000.[3]

Politicians and businessmen[edit]
Bob Anderson (politician) (born 1939), former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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Representative from Colorado
Robert Bergland (born 1928), better known as Bob Bergland, former United States Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Bob Bergren, member of the Montana House of Representatives
Bob Bird (politician) (born 1951), politician in Alaska
Bob Blackman (politician) (born 1956), British MP from Harrow East
Bob Bose (born 1932), former mayor of Surrey, British Columbia
Bob Brown (born 1944), Australian Senator from Tasmania
Bob Brown (Australian Labor politician) (born 1933), Australian MP from Hunter, New South Wales
Bob Brown (Montana politician) (born 1947), former Montana Secretary of State
Bob Carr (born 1947), former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Milton Robert Carr (born 1943), known as Bob Carr, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Bob Carr (Florida politician) (1899-1967), mayor of Orlando, Florida
Bob Carruthers (politician), former member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Robert P. Casey, also known as Bob Casey, Sr. (1932-2000), former Governor of Pennsylvania
Robert P. Casey (teacher), with no relation to above, Pennsylvania politician
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Bob Hawke (born 1929), former Prime Minister of Australia
Bob Huff (born 1953), current California State Senator
Bob Johnson (Arkansas state representative), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Bob Johnson (politician) (born 1962), member of the Arkansas General Assembly
Bob Jones (businessman) (born 1939), New Zealand businessman and politician
Bob Jones (police commissioner) (1955-2014), British politician
Bob Jones (Texas businessman), American businessman and convicted criminal
Bob Katter (born 1945), Australian politician
Bob Kerrey (born 1943), American former governor and senator
Bob Kilger (born 1944), former Canadian MP from Ontario
Bob Kiley (born 1935), American-born London transit commissioner
Bob Kirkwood (born 1939), American environmentalist and businessman who is a member of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Bob Kiss (born 1947), former Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
Bob Latta (born 1956), US Representative from Ohio
Bob Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart (born 1936), former British MP for Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross
Bob McDonnell (born 1954), American former governor
Bob McEwen (born 1950), former member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio
Bob McLeod (politician) (born 1952), Premier of the Northwest

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