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John Robertson served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He became a local government officer at the Glasgow Corporation from 1959 until retiring in 1977. In the 1960s he attended evening classes on industrial and social history of Scotland at the University of Strathclyde and developed good relationships with the history department staff including, John Butt, John Hume and Tom Devine. He was known for having an encyclopaedic knowledge of Glasgow's local history with a particular emphasis on industrial archaeology.

William Francis Robertson, known as Frank, was the grandson of William Robertson, the founder of William Robertson, shipowners. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge but left to join the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. In 1939, on the death of his father, William Francis Robertson, who was then running the business, Frank was released from the Navy so that he could join the business, which was then considered of national importance. In November 1940, he became a partner.

He retired as chairman of Robertson Research Group in 1982, but continued as a member of the board in the position of honorary president.

Frank Robertson also served on committees of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, on the boards of David MacBrayne Ltd, the British Linen Bank and the Bank of Scotland. He was also the first chairman of Court of the University of Strathclyde, steering the University through its formative years. He died in 2005.

William Robertson was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1832 and was educated at the Old Burgh and Blysthwood Testimonial Schools in Renfrew. He left school to work as an office boy at Henderson Brothers, iron founders. By 1851, however, he had established a carrying business bringing coal and pig iron to Renfrew, with an office at Bowling on the Clyde. His first venture as a ship owner was the purchase of the scow or barge, Ellen, in about 1852, which plied on the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Clyde Estuary. This was followed by the lighter, Gem, in 1854, the Ruby in 1855 and the Pearl in 1859. He expanded his fleet rapidly, and by 1914, owned 49 ships. In addition to running his own ships, Robertson also acted as an agent.

Robertson also held a number of public offices. From 1892 to 1917, he was a member, and one time chairman, of the Clyde Navigation Trust. In 1907, he was made an honorary burgess of the Royal Burgh of Renfrew and, in 1900, he was deacon of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow. He died in March 1919.

Frederick Eaton Robinson was an Associate in Electrical Engineering at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, 1901.

Peter Robson was Professor of Social Welfare Law at the University of Strathclyde since 1970. He also taught Jurisprudence. Professor Robson became the chairman of Shelter in 1984.

Rocque, John (1704?–1762), land surveyor and cartographer, was born in France. Between 1734 and 1740 Rocque established his name as a 'dessinateur des jardins', publishing elaborate plans of gardens, generally including views of the aristocratic houses to which they belonged and drawings of other garden features. These estates were mostly around London and included the royal parks and gardens at Richmond (1734), Kensington (1736), and Windsor (1738). Rocque's survey of London was planned with George Vertue, surveyed from 1738, engraved by John Pine, and published in twenty-four sheets in 1746. It was the outstanding plan of the capital in the eighteenth century. From 1754-1760 he worked in Dublin. From 1751 Rocque styled himself chorographer or topographer to the prince of Wales and from 1760 to the king. He died on 27 January 1762.

German draughtsman and steel engraver.

Professor of Politics, 1966–2005, Professor of Public Policy, since 2012, and Director of Centre for the Study of Public Policy, since 1976, University of Strathclyde.