With breaking news that actor comedian Robin Williams has passed away, it comes as a surprise that fans of singer Robbie Williams are also mourning. It turns out that there are quite a few individuals who mistakenly thought it was their music idol who passed away.

Due to the almost similar sounds of the names, false news that Robbie Williams is dead trended online, according to Independent UK.

Even his pop group "Take That" also went trending due to the mistaken news.

Despite various reports online clearly stating that the veteran actor Robin Williams died due to suspected suicide, some still got confused - even sending out their condolences to other members of Robbie's group.

There were tweets that appeared naïve about the truth while there were others who were obviously trolling, stated Mirror.

Below are some of the tweets mistaking Robbie Williams for Robin Williams, whether done intentionally or not.

Can't believe it, what will Take that be now, RIP - @JoshBlake96

RIP Robbie Williams, I can honestly say I loved Take That. - @SomeEvertonFan

Very sad to hear about the death of Robbie Williams from Take That. Nice lad, big Fall fan. -@Markesmith

RIP Robbie Williams, you're loving Angels instead now, genuinely gutted. -@leweeyy14

RIP @robbiewilliams YOU ARE NOW WITH THE ANGELS YOU SANG ABOUT :'X -@Beijingcasuals

RIP ROBBIE WILLIAMS TAKE THAT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU I'm done with this planet - @LaurieAFC

Terrible news about Robbie Williams, what is Take That going to do now? I preferred him as Mrs Doubtfire - @EtonOldBoys

A lot of people making Robbie Williams/Take that jokes. You're all idiots. A person died. - @rob_b112

If you're feeling down about the Robin Williams news, simply type, "Robbie Williams" in the twitter search box. It's what he'd have wanted. - @pafster

Can't believe Robbie Williams is dead... Music have lost a entertainer -@DeanHorseman

Daily Mail added that even Sergio Ramos of the Real Madrid sort of made the same trending mistake.

With all these, as hashtags #RobinWilliams and #RIPRobinWilliams trended, the hashtag #RobbieWilliams also continued to soar high on social media.

Numerous Hollywood icons and celebrities paid tribute to Robin Williams' recent passing such as Kevin Spacey, Ben Stiller, Matt Damon, Steven Spielberg and even US President Barack Obama among many others.

Robin Williams was 63 when he was discovered dead inside his home.