Robert Benjamin ("R.B." or "Bob") Babington (August 24, 1869 – November 28, 1935) was a businessman, telecommunications pioneer, banker, alderman of Gastonia, North Carolina, President of the defunct Armington Hotel Co., founder of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital, and high-ranking Freemason.
His fame led to his inclusion in Leonard Wilson's 1916 book series "Makers of America: Biographies of Leading Men of Thought and Action".