Robert Bloomfield | |
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| Born | 3 December 1766 Honington, Suffolk |
| Died | 19 August 1823 (aged 56) Shefford, Bedfordshire |
| Burial place | Campton |
| Occupation | Shoemaker, bookseller |
| Genre | Rustic descriptive verse |
| Notable works | The Farmer's Boy (1800) Rural Tales, Ballads and Songs (1802) |
Robert Bloomfield (3 December 1766 – 19 August 1823) was an English labouring-class poet, whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers, such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare.