Robert Henry English (January 16, 1888 - January 21, 1943) was a United States Navy Commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific Ocean early in World War II. English was born in Warrenton, Georgia, and was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1911. Early in his naval career he became a submariner. In 1917, while commanding submarine USS O-4 (SS-65), he won the Navy Cross for his great heroism in rescuing an officer trapped in submarine USS O-5 (SS-66) after an explosion.