Robert Francis Dunn (born June 15, 1928) is a vice admiral in the United States Navy.

As a vice admiral, Dunn also served as Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet from 1983 to 1986, and as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare from 1987 to his retirement in 1989.

Born in Chicago on June 15, 1928,[2] Dunn is a 1951 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

After retiring from the military, Dunn served a stint as president of the Naval Historical Foundation.

He was married to Claire Snyder Leaver of Paterson, New Jersey, who had two sons, from 1987 until her death in 2022.