Brigadier General Robert Nelson Getty (January 17, 1855 – April 15, 1941) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He served in the Sanitary Corps and received a Silver Star for his efforts there.

After serving in the Philippines from 1900 to 1911, Getty commanded the Recruit Depot at Fort Logan from 1914 to 1917.

[1][3] Getty was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on August 5, 1917, shortly after the American entry into World War I, and he commanded the 175th Infantry Brigade at Camp Dodge.

From November 27, 1917, to February 19, 1918, and again from March 15 to May 24, 1918, Getty commanded the 88th Division, which did not go into combat.