Robert Lenard Bogle (January 16, 1934 – June 14, 2009) was an American musician who was a founding member of the instrumental rock band the Ventures.
In 2008, Bogle and other members of the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Performer category.
A self-taught guitar player, Bogle met Don Wilson in Seattle in 1958, where they worked together on various construction sites.
Bogle's lead guitar on the band's 1960 cover of "Walk, Don't Run" helped to influence the next generation of guitarists including John Fogerty, Steve Miller, Joe Walsh and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The Ventures' song "Wild Child" was sampled by the Wiseguys on "Start the Commotion", giving Bogle his only hit writing credit on the British charts, reaching number 47 and spending 2 weeks on the chart.