Politics
- Robert Young (Canadian politician) (1834–1904), Canadian politician and businessman
- Sir Robert Young (trade unionist) (1872–1957), British Member of Parliament for Newton
- Robert Young (London politician) (1891–1985), British Member of Parliament for Islington North
- Robert A. Young (1923–2007), member of the US House of Representatives
- Bob Young (mayor) (born 1947), former mayor of Augusta, Georgia, former senior executive in cabinet of President George W. Bush, former television news anchor
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