Military
- Robert Anderson (Revolutionary War) (1741–1813), Revolutionary general and Lt. Governor of South Carolina
- Robert Anderson (Civil War) (1805–1871), Union commander at Fort Sumter at the start of the American Civil War
- Robert Houston Anderson (1835–1888), Confederate officer (brigadier general) in the American Civil War
- Robert Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1843–1900), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert Anderson (general) (1865–1940), Australian World War I brigadier general
- Robert Anderson (World War II) (1918–1993), Navy Cross recipient
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“My faith is the grand drama of my life. I’m a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colours for those who see none.”
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)