List of people with surname Roberts

Roberts is a surname of British origin. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this surname.

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Mrs A. V. Roberts (died 1969), Australian feminist activist
Abraham Roberts, British general, father of Earl Roberts
Ada Palmer Roberts, American poet
Adam Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Alan Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Alasdair Roberts (musician), Scottish folk musician
Alasdair Roberts (academic), law professor and author
Albert Roberts (disambiguation), several people

Albert H. Roberts, American politician

Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer
Alf Roberts, fictional character from Coronation Street
Alf Roberts (trade unionist) (1910–1971), British engineering industry trade unionist
Alfred Roberts (disambiguation), several people

Alfred Roberts (trade unionist) (1897–1963), British cotton industry trade unionist
Alfred Jabez Roberts (1863–1939), South Australian stockbroker and sportsman
Alfred "Uganda" Roberts (1943–2020), American percussionist
Alfred Roberts, politician, father of Margaret Thatcher

Alice Roberts, English anatomist, osteoarchaeologist and presenter
Allene Roberts, American actress
Alphonso Theodore Roberts, cricketer and activist from Trinidad and Tobago
Alton Wayne Roberts, Ku Klux Klan member
Amabel Scharff Roberts (1891–1918), American nurse
Amos Roberts, Australian rugby league player
Andrew Roberts (disambiguation), several people

Andrew Roberts (historian), English historian
Andy Roberts (cricketer), Antiguan cricketer
Andy Roberts (musician), English musician

Anita Roberts, American molecular biologist
Ann Roberts (disambiguation), several people

Anna Roberts, Canadian politician
Anne Roberts, Canadian politician

Anthony Roberts (disambiguation), several people

Anthony Ellmaker Roberts, American politician

Arthur Roberts (disambiguation), several people

Arthur Roberts (comedian), English music hall entertainer
Arthur Roberts (film editor), American film editor
Arthur Roberts (physicist), American physicist and composer
Arthur Spencer Roberts, English painter

Ashley Roberts, American burlesque dancer
Audrey Roberts, fictional character from Coronation Street TV series
Austin Roberts (disambiguation), several people

Austin Roberts (zoologist), South African zoologist
Austin Roberts (American football), American football player

B

Barbara Roberts, American politician
Barbara Millicent Roberts, fictional name of doll Barbie
Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate Black Bart
Ben Roberts (poker player), British poker player
Ben Roberts (actor), television actor
Benjamin Titus Roberts, American Methodist minister
Bernadette Roberts, Catholic contemplative
Bernard Roberts, English pianist
Betty Roberts, American politician
Bill Roberts (athlete), British sprinter
Billy Roberts, American songwriter (Hey Joe)
Bip Roberts, American baseball player
Bob Roberts, American recording artist
Brad Roberts, Canadian musician
Brian Roberts (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Brian Roberts (baseball), American baseball player
Brian L. Roberts, American CEO
Brigham Henry Roberts, American Latter Day Saints leader and historian
Buddy Roberts, American wrestler
Byron Roberts (producer), American motion picture producer
Byron Roberts, English heavy metal musician

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C. R. Roberts (born 1936), American football player
Carl Glennis Roberts (1886–1950), American surgeon, civil rights activist
Cecil Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Cecil Roberts (1892–1976), English novelist
- Cecil Roberts (labor unionist) (born 1946), president of the United Mine Workers of America
- Cecil Roberts (politician) (1877–1961), Australian politician
Charles Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Charles Boyle Roberts (1842–1899), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
- Charles Carl Roberts IV, perpetrator of the West Nickel Mines School shooting
- Charles S. Roberts (1930–2010), American boardgame creator, founder of Avalon Hill
- Charles Roberts (Canadian football) (born 1979), Canadian football player
- Charles G. D. Roberts (1860–1943), Canadian poet and author
Charlie Roberts (1883–1939), English footballer
Charlotte Roberts (born 1957), British bioarchaeologist and palaeopathologist
Chris Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Chris Roberts (skateboarder), American skateboarder, founder of The Nine Club.
- Chris Roberts (baseball) (born 1971), American baseball player and coach
- Chris Roberts (chairman), ex-chairman of Torquay United Football Club
- Chris Roberts (video game developer) (born 1968), American video game designer and director
- Chris Roberts (pilot) (born 1945), British former test pilot, and Red Arrows pilot
- Chris Roberts (singer) (1944–2017), German singer and actor
- Chris Ioan Roberts (born 1985), Australian actor
Christian Roberts (born 1979), Welsh footballer
Christian Roberts (actor) (1944–2022), English actor
Christopher Trevor-Roberts (died 2005), British teacher
Clarence J. Roberts (1873–1931), Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
Clifford Roberts (1894–1977), Augusta National chairman
Clint Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Clint Roberts (politician) (1935–2017), South Dakota politician
- Clint Roberts (broadcaster) (born 1987), New Zealand radio host
Cokie Roberts (1943–2019), American broadcast journalist
Connor Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Connor Roberts (footballer, born 1995), Welsh footballer
- Connor Roberts (footballer, born 1992), Welsh footballer
Cord Roberts, fictional character from the soap opera One Life to Live
Craig Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Craig Roberts (born 1991), Welsh actor and director
- Craig Roberts (wrestler) (1968–2006), Canadian wrestler
- Craig G. Roberts (1930–2009), American horse trainer
Curt Roberts (1929–1969), Major League baseball second baseman
Curtis Roberts (born 1975), West Indian cricketer

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Dale Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
Dan Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
Daniel Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
Danny Roberts (Australian actor)
Danny Roberts (The Real World), American best known for appearing on The Real World: New Orleans
Darrell Roberts, American guitarist
Dave Roberts (outfielder), American baseball outfielder
Dave Roberts (pitcher), American major league baseball pitcher
David Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- David Roberts (mayor), the 36th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey
- David Roberts (painter), Scottish painter
- David Roberts (swimmer), Welsh swimmer
- David Thomas Roberts, American ragtime composer
Dean Roberts (musician), New Zealand musician
Deborah Roberts, American broadcaster
Desmond Roberts English actor
Dick Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Doris Roberts, American actress
Douglas Roberts, Australian painter and art critic
Douglas B. Roberts, American politician
Dread Pirate Roberts, fictional character from The Princess Bride
Denys Tudor Emil Roberts, British administrator in Hong Kong

E

Ed Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- Ed Roberts (activist), in disability rights
- Ed Roberts (computer engineer), American engineer & entrepreneur
- Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr., race driver Fireball Roberts
- Edward B. Roberts, American technology writer, academic and investor
- Edward D. Roberts, American politician
- Edward Roberts (Canadian politician), Canadian politician
Eigra Lewis Roberts (born 1939), Welsh author
Eirlys Roberts, British consumer advocate and campaigner
Eleazar Roberts, Welsh musician and translator
Eliza Roberts (British nurse), British nurse of the Crimean War
Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Kentucky-born author
Emais Roberts, Palauan politician and physician
Emma Roberts, American actress
- Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard, born Emma Roberts, British aristocrat
Eric Roberts, American actor, brother of Julia Roberts
Ethan Roberts, American baseball player
Eugene Roberts (neuroscientist) (1920–2016), American neuroscientist
Evan Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Evan Roberts (radio personality), American radio personality
- Evan Roberts (minister) (1878–1951), Welsh evangelist

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Floyd Roberts, American racing driver
Frank Crowther Roberts, British general
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, British field marshal
Frederick Roberts (British Army officer), British Army officer, son of Earl Roberts
Frederick Madison Roberts, American politician
Frederick Roberts (politician), British Labour Party Member of Parliament
Fred Roberts, American basketball player
Fred Roberts (American football coach), coach of the Oklahoma Sooners in 1901
Fred Roberts (Royal Air Force officer), Welsh RAF officer and cricketer
Fred Roberts (footballer, born 1905), Irish footballer
Fred Roberts (footballer, born 1909), English football forward, with Birmingham and Luton Town
Fred Roberts (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union footballer who played for The Original All Blacks
Frederick G. Roberts, English cricketer for Gloucestershire
Frederick Roberts (Somerset cricketer), English cricketer for Somerset
Frederick Roberts (cricketer, born 1848), English cricketer for Surrey
Fred S. Roberts, professor of mathematics at Rutgers University

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Gareth Roberts (writer), British television writer
Gareth Roberts (footballer), Welsh (soccer) footballer
Gary Roberts (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
Garry Roberts (1950–2022), Irish rock guitarist, formerly with the Boomtown Rats
Gene Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Gene Roberts, name used by actress Meg Randall, before 1949
- Gene Roberts (American football), NFL football player
George Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- George Roberts (trombonist), American musician
- George Henry Roberts, British Labour MP, Minister of Labour
- George Philip Bradley Roberts, British World War II general
- George R. Roberts, American financier
- George W. Roberts, American soldier
Gilbert Roberts (1899–1978), British civil engineer
Gilbert Roberts (Royal Navy officer) (1900–1986), strategist in WWII
Gilroy Roberts, engraver for the United States Mint
Glenn D. Roberts, Wisconsin politician and lawyer
Gordon Ray Roberts, American soldier
Graham Roberts, English footballer
Grant Roberts, American baseball player
Greg Roberts (Designer), American Game Designer
Gregory David Roberts, Australian criminal and writer
Gwilym Roberts, British politician

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Hank Roberts, jazz cellist
Harry Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Harry Roberts (inventor), Swedish inventor
- Harry Roberts (murderer), British murderer
Herbie Roberts, English (soccer) footballer
Holly Roberts, American artist
Howard Roberts, American jazz guitarist
Howard Roberts (sculptor), American sculptor
Howard Radclyffe Roberts, American entomologist and museum administrator
Hugh Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Hannah Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Haydon Roberts, English footballer
Hubert Roberts (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player

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Ian Roberts (painter), Iain Roberts, Australian painter
Iain Roberts, New Zealand skeleton racer
Ian Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Isaac Roberts, British astronomer
Issachar Jacox Roberts, American Baptist missionary
Ivor Roberts (actor), English actor and television presenter
Ivor Roberts (ambassador), British ambassador to Italy
Iwan Roberts, Welsh international footballer

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J. O. M. Roberts (1916–1997), Himalayan mountaineer-explorer
Jaeden Roberts (born 2002), American football player
Jake Roberts (born 1955), Jake "The Snake" Roberts, American professional wrestler
James Reynolds Roberts (1826–1859), British soldier
Jamie Roberts (born 1986), Welsh Rugby player
Jane Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Jane Roberts (1929–1984), American psychic
- Jane Roberts (first lady) (c. 1819–1914), First Lady of Liberia
- Jane Roberts, Lady Roberts (1949–2021), British Royal librarian
Jason Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Jason Roberts (author), American author
- Jason Roberts (footballer) (born 1978), Grenadian football player
- Jason Roberts (weightlifter), Australian weightlifter
Jeremy Dale Roberts (1934–2017), English composer
Jeron Roberts (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player
Jimmy Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Jimmy Roberts, NBC sports broadcaster
- Jimmy Roberts (singer), featured performer on the Lawrence Welk Show
- Jimmy T. Roberts, cult leader
Joan Roberts, American actress
John Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- John Roberts, 1st Baron Clwyd (1863–1955), Welsh Liberal politician
- Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd (1900–1987), Welsh politician
- John G. Roberts Jr (born 1955), 17th Chief Justice of the United States
- John Roberts (television reporter), aka "J.D. Roberts", television journalist with CBS News, CTV, CNN
- John Roberts (Canadian politician), member of the Parliament of Canada
- John Roberts (historian), Oxford historian and author
- John Roberts (Speed Channel host), television host on the Speed Channel
- John Roberts (Australian businessman), John C. Roberts, founder of Multiplex, an Australian construction firm
- John Roberts (martyr), Saint John Roberts, one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- John Roberts (urban planner), founder of TEST Transport & Environment Studies consultancy
- John Maddox Roberts, American science fiction writer
- John Milton Roberts, anthropologist
- John Q. Roberts, United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
- John Roberts (mayor), New Zealand businessman and politician
Jonathan Roberts (politician), American farmer, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania
Jonathan Roberts (writer), (fl. 1990s), American author, screenwriter, and TV producer
Jonathan M. Roberts, writer
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, first President of Liberia
Julia Roberts, American actress
Julia Roberts (QVC presenter)
Julian Roberts, English librarian and bibliographer
Julian Roberts (businessman), Chief Executive of Old Mutual plc
Julie Roberts, American country singer
Julie Roberts (artist), Welsh painter
Juliet Roberts, British singer
Justine Roberts, British cofounder of Mumsnet
J'Wan Roberts (born 2001), American basketball player

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Kane Roberts, American guitarist
Kate Roberts (author), Welsh novelist
Katherine Roberts, English writer
Katherine Roberts (TV personality)
Kathryn Roberts, English folk musician
Keith Roberts, British science fiction writer
Kelso Roberts, Canadian politician
Ken Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- Ken Roberts (announcer), American radio and television announcer
- Ken Roberts (author), Canadian children's writer
- Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1936), English football coach
Kennedy Roberts Grenadian Entrepreneur
Kenneth Roberts (author), American historical novelist
Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer
Kevin Roberts (disambiguation)

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Lawrence Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Lawrence Roberts (basketball), American basketball player
- Lawrence Roberts (scientist), Larry Roberts, American Internet developer
Lemuel Roberts, American Revolutionary War soldier and author
Leon Roberts, American baseball player
Leona Vidal Roberts, Falkland Islands politician.
Leonard Roberts, American actor
Les Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Les Roberts (mystery novel writer), American mystery novel writer
- Les Roberts (epidemiologist), American epidemiologist
Leslie Roberts Canadian television journalist
Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Australian rules footballer
Lincoln Roberts, cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago
Lisa Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Loren Roberts, American golfer
Loula E. Roberts, American suffragist
Luckey Roberts, (1887–1968), American musician
Luke Roberts, Australian cyclist
Lynette Roberts, British poet
Lynn Roberts, American big band singer
Lynne Roberts, American actress
Lynne Roberts (basketball), American basketball coach

M

Marcus Roberts, American jazz pianist
Margaret Roberts, several people
Marietta Roberts, Canadian politician
Mark Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- Mark Roberts (streaker), English streaker
- Mark Roberts (singer), British singer and guitarist
- Mark Roberts (Australian footballer), Australian Football League player
Mary Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Mary Roberts (bodybuilder), professional female bodybuilder
- Mary Fanton Roberts, American journalist
Matana Roberts, American jazz saxophonist
Matt Roberts, British sports presenter
Matthew Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer
Michael Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- Michael Roberts (writer), English poet, writer, critic and broadcaster
- Michael Roberts (historian), English historian
- Michael Roberts (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Michael Roberts (American football), American football player
Michelle Roberts, Australian politician
Mike Roberts (sports broadcaster), American sports broadcaster
Monty Roberts, horse trainer
Morganna Roberts, American baseball personality Morganna

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Nash Roberts, American meteorologist
Neil Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Neil Roberts (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Dr. Neil Roberts, fictional character from The O. C.
Nesta Roberts, Welsh journalist
Nia Roberts (disambiguation), two people:

Nia Roberts (actress) (born 1972), Welsh actress
Nia Roberts (presenter), Welsh radio and television presenter

Nick Roberts (born 1999–2000), American politician
Nick Roberts (born 1984), Canadian weightlifter
Nickla Roberts, American wrestling valet
Nicola Roberts, English pop singer, member of Girls Aloud
Nicole Roberts, American women's soccer player
Nina Roberts, stage name of a French pornographic actress
Niniwa Roberts, New Zealand field hockey player
Nora Roberts, American romantic novelist

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Ollie P. Roberts, who claimed to be Billy the Kid
Oral Roberts, American evangelist
Oran M. Roberts, (1879–1883), governor of Texas
Owen Josephus Roberts, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

P

Paddy Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Pat Roberts, American politician
Patricia Roberts Harris, American politician
Patrice Roberts, Female soca singer of Trinidad and Tobago
Paul Craig Roberts, American journalist
Paul William Roberts, Canadian writer
Pennant Roberts, British television director and producer
Pernell Roberts, American actor
Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts, British Army officer
Phillip Waipuldanya Roberts, Australian Aboriginal doctor
Phyllis Roberts, British artist

R

Rachel Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Rachel Roberts (actress)
- Rachel Roberts (model)
Ralph Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Ralph J. Roberts, co-founder of Comcast Communications
- Ralph J. Roberts (geologist), American geologist
- Ralph Roberts (automotive designer) a car designer who worked for the Chrysler Corporation
- Ralph R. Roberts (politician), 20th century US politician
Rhoda Roberts (born 1960), Australian actress and director
Rhydian Roberts, Welsh singer
Richard Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- Richard Roberts (engineer), British engineer
- Richard J. Roberts, British biochemist
- Richard Roberts (evangelist), American
Rick Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Rick Roberts (hockey player), Canadian field hockey player
- Rick Roberts (actor), Canadian actor
- Rick Roberts (musician), American rock musician
Robert Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- Robert Richford Roberts, American Methodist bishop
Robin Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Robin Roberts (baseball), baseball player
- Robin Roberts (sportscaster), ABC Good Morning America anchor and former ESPN anchor
Rod Roberts, Director of the Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals and former state legislator
Rev. Lord Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno, British Liberal Democrat Peer
Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno, British politician
Rollan Roberts, American politician
Roy Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
- Roy Roberts, American character actor
- Roy 'Hog' Roberts, controversial inmate executed in Missouri
- Roy Roberts (blues artist), North Carolina blues artist
Russell Roberts, British comedian known as Russ Abbot
Ryan Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people

S

Sailor Roberts, American poker player
Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter), Canadian rock musician
Samuel Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
Sandy Roberts, Australian sports broadcaster
Sara Weeks Roberts, American social reformer and activist
Sebastian Roberts, British Army general and educator
Sheldon Roberts, American semiconductor pioneer
Shevyn Roberts, American pop singer
Siobhan Roberts, Canadian science journalist
Sophie Roberts, New Zealand theatre director
Stan Roberts, Canadian politician
Stephen Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Steven Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Stuart Roberts (disambiguation), several people

T

Tanya Roberts, American actress
Tecumsay Roberts, Liberian musician
Terrell Roberts, American football player
Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine
Terry Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Thomas Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- Thomas Roberts (footballer), English footballer who played for Bristol Rovers
- Thomas Roberts (news anchor), American news anchor
- Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts, fictional character, companion of Doc Savage
Tiffany Roberts-Lovell, American politician
Tom Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Tommy Roberts (disambiguation), several people
Tony Roberts (actor)
Tony Roberts (footballer), Welsh (soccer) footballer
Tracey Roberts (disambiguation), two people:
Tracey Roberts (actress), American film and TV supporting performer
Tracey Roberts (politician), Western Australian City of Wanneroo mayor
Troy Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
Tyson R. Roberts, American ichthyologist

V

Veronica Roberts, British actress
Virgil Roberts, American politician

W

Wayne Roberts (disambiguation)
Wilfrid Roberts, British politician
Will Roberts, Welsh painter
William Roberts (disambiguation), several people including:
- William Roberts (painter), vorticist painter of the early 20th century
- William Roberts (physician), the first to discover, in 1874 that certain molds prevented bacterial growth
- William Roberts (screenwriter)
- William Roberts (veteran), British veteran of the First World War
- William Roberts (Alberta politician), Alberta (Canada) Politician, NDP MLA
- William R. Roberts, American politician
- Rick Ross, American rapper, born William Leonard Roberts II
Winifred Roberts, former name of British painter Winifred Nicholson

X

Xavier Roberts, American creator of Cabbage Patch Dolls

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Yvonne Roberts, English journalist

Z

Zizi Roberts, Liberian (soccer) football player

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