Robert McLaughlin may refer to:
Bobby McLaughlin (1925–2003), Northern Irish footballer who played for Wrexham, Cardiff City and Southampton, Robert McLaughlin (industrialist) (1836–1921), Canadian industrialist and businessman Robert McLaughlin (RAF officer) (1896–?), British World War I flying ace Robert E. McLaughlin (1908–1973), American journalist and author Robert Enoch McLaughlin (1907–1978), Washington, DC politician Robert H. McLaughlin (1877–1939), American novelist, playwright and theater manager Rob McLaughlin, Canadian journalist and digital media producer