Robert Dowling may refer to:

Robert Hawker Dowling (1827–1886), Australian artist Robert Wagner Dowling (1924–2019), Alberta MLA 1971–1979 Robert W. Dowling (1895–1973), benefactor to Dowling College Sir Robert Dowling (teacher), Birmingham educator Robert Dowling (publisher) (1939–2022), American magazine publisher Robert E. Dowling, founding director of National Reserve Bank of the City of New York in 1909