I. Rob‧in‧son, Anne /ˈrɒbənsən, ˈrɒbɪnsən $ ˈrɑː-/
(1944–) a British television presenter, known especially for the popular quiz show The Weakest Link. She is known for severely criticizing people when they answer a question wrongly. At the end of each round, she says to the loser: ‘You are the weakest link. Goodbye.’

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II. Robinson, David
(1965–) a US basketball player who was a famous center for the San Antonio Spurs team. He was called ‘the Admiral’ because he was in the Navy before he started playing basketball professionally. He won the MVP (=most valuable player) prize in 1995 and stopped playing in 2003.

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III. Robinson, Edward G.
(1893–1973) a US film actor known especially for appearing as a gangster (=member of a group of violent criminals) in films such as Little Caesar (1930) and Key Largo (1948)

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IV. Robinson, Gene /dʒiːn/
(1947–) an American man who became the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church when he was chosen to be the Bishop of of New Hampshire in 2003. The decision to give Robinson this job caused a lot of disagreement among Anglicans about whether it was right to allow a gay man to become a bishop. Some bishops were worried that it might cause a split in the Anglican Church.

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V. Robinson, Jack‧ie /ˈdʒæki/
(1919–72) a US baseball player who was the first African American to be allowed to play in the Major Leagues

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VI. Robinson, Mary
(1944–) an Irish politician and lawyer, who was the first woman President of the Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 1997. She was known as a supporter of women's rights, and she supported attempts to make Ireland's laws on divorce less strict. She was also the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002.

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VII. Robinson, Smok‧ey /ˈsməʊki/
(1940–) a US soul singer, and record producer for the record company Motown, of which he later became a director. He started working with his group The Miracles in 1957 and their songs include The Tracks of My Tears and I Second That Emotion.

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VIII. Robinson, Sugar Ray
(1921–89) a very successful US boxer who was world champion in the 1940s and 1950s, first as a welterweight (=boxer weighing between 63.5 and 66.5 kilos), and then as a middleweight (=boxer weighing between 70 and 72.5 kilos)

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