Bob is a common nickname for the given name Robert.
Bob may also refer to:
Science and technology
Bob (physics), the weight at the end of a pendulumHurricane Bob, first major hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane seasonAlice and Bob, placeholder characters in cryptography and physics problemsBreakout box, a piece of electronics equipment used to split components or individual leads in a connector
Music
B.o.B, Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., American rapper, guitarist and singer-songwriterBOB (band), a UK indie pop band"Bob" (song), a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from the album Poodle Hat"B.O.B." (song), a song by OutKast"Bob", a song by the Drive-By Truckers from the album Brighter Than Creation's Dark"Bob", a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album One Hot Minute"Bob", a song by NOFX from the album White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean"Bob", a song by Primus from the album Pork Soda
Companies and organizations
Building Opportunities with Business, a community economic development non-profit based in Vancouver, CanadaBank of Baroda, in IndiaBank of Botswana, the central bank of BotswanaBoys of Bangladesh, a network of gay men in Bangladesh
Video games and computers
B.O.B. (video game), a side-scrolling shooter by Electronic ArtsBob (Tekken), a character in the video game series TekkenBob, the Jagex cat in RuneScapeEvil Bob, a random event in RuneScapeBob, a character in Bubble BobbleBob, a character in the video game Animal CrossingMicrosoft Bob, a software productB.O.B. (Big-O-Blaster), a machine in the video game Banjo-TooieBlitter object, a graphics constructBorn on Board, the humans in the Marathon Trilogy computer gamesBob Page, a character from the video game Deus Ex
Comics
Bob the Tomato, one of the principal characters in the VeggieTales video seriesBob (First Comics), a "watchlizard" from the First Comics series GrimJackBob, a character in Weebl and BobBob, an eponymous main character of the sprite comic Bob and GeorgeBob, Agent of HYDRA, a Marvel Comics characterBob (comics), a name for several comics
Television
Killer BOB, a villain from the television series Twin PeaksBob (Blackadder character), two characters in the television comedy BlackadderBob (The Dresden Files), a character featured in the novels and TV show The Dresden FilesBob, one of the main characters in ReBootBob the BuilderBob the Killer Goldfish, a character in the Earthworm Jim universeSmilin' Bob, a character in commercials for EnzyteBob, a character in The Suite Life of Zack & CodySideshow Bob, a character in the television show The SimpsonsBand of Brothers (TV miniseries)Bob (TV series), a television comedy starring Bob Newhart
Film
Silent Bob, a character in several Kevin Smith films, including Dogma and Chasing AmyB.O.B. (Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate), gelatinous creature in the film Monsters vs AliensBob, title character in the movie What About Bob?Planet Bob, also known as New Earth, in the film Titan A.E.
Books
Almighty Bob, a fictional deity in Mostly Harmless by Douglas AdamsBob, one of the human characters on Sesame Street
People
Brendan O'Brien, Irish journalistJ. R. "Bob" Dobbs, figurehead of the satirical Church of the SubGeniusBob Olin, American world champion light heavyweight boxerIoan Bob, Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 1783 to 1830
Military
The Battle of BritainBerlin Operating Base, the CIA station in Berlin during the Cold War
Other uses
Bob cut, a hairstyleBob, a slang term in Great Britain for the shillingBob campaign, a campaign promoting designated drivingRob (disambiguation)BOB (psychedelic), a psychedelic drugBaby on BoardBank One Ballpark, now Chase FieldBasketball Owl Band, pep band unit of the Rice University Marching Owl BandBattle of bands, a competition between multiple bandsBayerische Oberlandbahn, a private German railwayBeast of burden (disambiguation)Beijing Olympic BroadcastingBend Over Boyfriend, slang term for a sexual practiceBerner Oberland Bahn, a mountain railway in SwitzerlandBest of Biotech, an international life science business plan competition organized by Austria WirtschaftsserviceBest of Breed, an award in dog shows and other settingsBig Orange Ball, military slang for the SunBody Opponent Bag, a punching bag shaped like a human head and torsoBOB, ISO 4217 currency code for the Bolivian boliviano currencyBOB, IATA code for Bora Bora AirportBug-out bag, an emergency kitBuy on board
