Arts and entertainment
Robert Taylor (actor) (1911–1969), American actor
Robert J.G. Taylor (Rugby) (1977- ), Scottish Rugby Player, Cricketer, Performer, NPC Men's Physique
Robert Taylor (animator) (1944–2014), directed The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, TaleSpin and Heidi's Song
Robert Taylor (artist) (born 1951), self-taught Oklahoma Native artist
Robert Taylor (Australian actor) (born 1963), Australian actor, best known as Agent Jones in The Matrix
Detective Bob Taylor, the "Chief" investigator and semi-host of British TV series The Murder Game
Robert R. Taylor (Canadian photographer) (1940–2013), Canadian wildlife photographer
Robert Lewis Taylor (1912–1998), American writer, 1959 Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Sir Robert Taylor (architect) (1714–1788), English architect
Robert Robinson Taylor (1868–1942), first African-American architect in the United States
Robert J. Taylor, American architect, principal at Taylor & Burns Architects
Bob Taylor (GC) (c. 1921–1950), British recipient of the George Cross
Robert Taylor (British Army officer) (1760–1839), British general
Robert P. Taylor (1909–1997), American military officer and chaplain
Robert B. Taylor (Virginian) (1774–1834), militia Brigadier General and politician in Virginia
Bob Taylor (luthier), American maker of acoustic guitars, principal of Taylor Guitars
Robert N. Taylor, U.S. musician, artist, Germanic Neopagan, writer and political activist
Bob Taylor (DJ, producer), Romanian disc jockey
Bobby Taylor, leader of the Canadian Motown soul band Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
Robert Taylor (congressman) (1763–1845), U.S. Representative from Virginia
Robert Taylor (Labour politician) (1881–1954), British Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1935–1954
Robert Taylor (Conservative politician) (1932–1981), Conservative MP for Croydon North West, South London, 1970–1981
Robert Taylor (Wisconsin), Wisconsin politician
Robert Love Taylor (1850–1912), U.S. politician from Tennessee
Robert Love Taylor (judge) (1899–1987), U.S. federal judge from Tennessee
R. Fenwick Taylor (1849–1926), Florida Chief Justice
Robert Paris Taylor, Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1768–1774
Robert Arthur Taylor, Member of Parliament for Lincoln, 1924–1931
Robert Hobbs Taylor (1893–1947), physician and politician in Ontario, Canada
Bob Taylor (Ontario politician), mayor of Brantford, 1988–1991
Rob Taylor (politician), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Robert Taylor (Radical) (1784–1844), English clergyman turned freethinker
Robert V. Taylor (born c. 1958), first openly gay Episcopal dean in the United States
Robert P. Taylor (1909–1997), American military officer and chaplain
Robert Selby Taylor (1909–1995), Anglican bishop
Robert Taylor (Archdeacon of Lewes) (fl. 1558–1559)
Robert Taylor (Provost of Cumbrae) (1873–1944)
Rob Taylor (American football) (born 1960), American football player
Bobby Taylor (American football) (born 1973), American football player
Bobby Taylor (Canadian football) (born 1941), Canadian football player
Bob Taylor (footballer) (born 1967), English footballer
Rob Taylor (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
Robert Taylor (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer
Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994), Finnish footballer
Bob Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 1931), Australian rules footballer with Essendon
Rob Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer for Footscray
Bob Taylor (cricketer) (born 1941), English cricketer
Robert Taylor (cricketer) (1873–?), English cricketer
Robert Taylor (cricketer, born 1989), Scottish cricketer
Bob Taylor (ice hockey) (1904–1993), American professional ice hockey player
Bobby Taylor (ice hockey) (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster
Bob Taylor (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1920s, and 1930s
Bob Taylor (rugby union, born 1942), English rugby union international
Robert Taylor (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1950s, and 1960s
Bob Taylor (rugby union, born 1924), Scottish rugby union international
Robert Taylor (sprinter, born 1948) (1948–2007), American athlete, 1972 Summer Olympics gold medal winner in the 4 × 100 m relay
Robert Taylor (sprinter, born 1953), American athlete, 1975 Pan American Games gold medal winner in the 4 × 400 m relay
Bob Taylor (baseball) (born 1944), American baseball outfielder
Bob Taylor (darts player) (born 1960), Scottish darts player
Robert Taylor (computer scientist) (1932–2017), American computer scientist
Sir Robert Taylor (mining engineer) (1855–1921), British mining engineer in India
Robert Taylor (Australian businessman) (1792–1850), Englishman transported to New South Wales and early Australian businessman
Robert E. L. Taylor (1913–2009), publisher of the Philadelphia Bulletin
Robert A. Taylor, founder of the Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, a facility featured in the Animal Planet series Emergency Vets and E-Vet Interns
Robert Saxton Taylor (1918–2009), influential librarian and information scientist
Robert L. Taylor (aviator) (born 1924), founder and president of the Antique Airplane Association Inc
Robert R. Taylor (1935–2013), entrepreneur and inventor of Softsoap
Robert H. Taylor (c. 1900–1985), bibliophile
Robert Taylor Homes, a housing project in the South Side of Chicago
Robert Taylor incident, a 1979 UFO sighting and potential alien abduction in West Lothian, Scotland
Robert Walker Tayler (1852–1910), Congressman and federal judge