List of people with surname Roberts

For information on the surname "Roberts" itself, and fictional characters, see Roberts (surname).

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

A

• 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

C

• 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

D

• 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

F

• 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

G

• 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

H

• 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

I

• 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

J

• 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

K

• 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)

L

• 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
• 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

N

• 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

O

• 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
• 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, Australian politician
• 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

Y

• Yvonne Roberts, English journalist

Z

• Zizi Roberts, Liberian (soccer) football player

See also

• Lord Roberts (disambiguation)
• Baron Robartes (Roberts), (first creation) and Earl of Radnor (Robartes/Roberts family), English peerages created 1679
• Baron Robartes (Roberts), (second creation) and Viscount Clifden (Agar-Robartes family), English peerage created 1869
• Earl Roberts, United Kingdom peerage created in 1901
• Baron Clwyd (Roberts family), United Kingdom peerage created in 1919
• Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy (1930–2013), Welsh Conservative peer
• Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno (born 1935), Welsh Liberal Democrat peer
• Goronwy Roberts, Baron Goronwy-Roberts (1913–1981), Welsh Labour MP and peer
• Roberts family (Liberia)