Robert Lamson Crowell (November 28, 1945 – September 12, 2020) was an American attorney and politician. He was elected mayor of Carson City, Nevada, in 2008, and served from January 5, 2009 until his death. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Crowell earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1967 and a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law in 1973. He served in the Vietnam War before retiring from the U.S. Navy as a captain. Crowell died at a VA hospital in Reno, Nevada, on September 12, 2020, at age 74.