Robert Edward "Judy" Gans (July 16, 1886 - February 13, 1949) was a Negro leagues outfielder, pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He attended Washington and Jefferson College in his hometown of Washington, Pennsylvania. Gans served in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I; he was mustered out of service as a Sergeant of Company M, 803 U. S. Pioneer Infantry on May 19, 1919 with an Honorable Discharge. He is buried at the Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey.