Robertson (surname)
Robertson is a patronymic surname, originating in northern England and Scotland.[1] It means "son of Robert". Notable people with the surname include:
Disambiguation pages
- Andrew Robertson (disambiguation)
- Archibald Robertson (disambiguation)
- Bruce Robertson (disambiguation)
- Charles Robertson (disambiguation)
- David Robertson (disambiguation)
- Dennis Robertson (disambiguation)
- George Robertson (disambiguation)
- Gordon Robertson (disambiguation)
- Gregor Robertson (disambiguation)
- Harry Robertson (disambiguation)
- Hugh Robertson (disambiguation)
- James Robertson (disambiguation)
- Jerry Robertson (disambiguation)
- John Robertson (disambiguation)
- Neil Robertson (disambiguation)
- Stuart Robertson (disambiguation)
- Thomas Robertson (disambiguation)
- William Robertson (disambiguation)
Arts
- Arthur Scott Robertson, Scottish fiddler
- B. A. Robertson (born 1956), Scottish musician songwriter
- Brian Robertson (born 1956), British rock guitarist
- Britt Robertson (born 1990), American actress
- Cliff Robertson (1923–2011), American actor
- Denise Robertson (1932–2016), British writer and television broadcaster
- Dorothy Robertson, New Zealand artist
- Ed Robertson (born 1970), lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies
- Kathleen Robertson (born 1973), Canadian actress
- Leroy Robertson (1896–1971), American composer and music educator
- Margarita Robertson (born 1953), New Zealand fashion designer
- Nancy Robertson, Canadian actress (Corner Gas)
- Percy Robertson (1868–1934), English watercolour landscape painter and etcher
- Robbie Robertson (born 1943), Canadian musician and songwriter, former member of The Band
- Steven Robertson, British actor
Politics and law
- A. Willis Robertson (1887-1971), former U.S. Senator from Virginia, father of Pat Robertson
- Angus Roberston (born 1969) Scottish politician and Deputy Leader of SNP
- Geoffrey Robertson (born 1946), Australian-born lawyer, author, and broadcaster
- Hezekiah D. Robertson (1826–1870), New York politician
- Horace Robertson (1894–1960), Australian Lieutenant General
- Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson (1912–2005), High Court of Justiciary judge who contributed greatly to Scottish law
- James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983), former Governor-General of Nigeria
- Robert Gordon Robertson (born 1917), Canadian politician
- Ted Z. Robertson (1921-2017), Texas Supreme Court justice
- Wyndham Robertson (1803–1888), Governor of Virginia
Sciences
- Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), Scottish ophthalmologist
- R. G. Hamish Robertson (born 1943), Canadian physicist
- Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961), mathematical physicist
- Ian Duncan Robertson, British engineer
- P. L. Robertson (1879–1951), inventor of the Robertson screwdriver and screw
- Vernon Robertson (1890–1971), British civil engineer
Sports
- Alec Robertson, New Zealand lawn bowler
- Alfred J. Robertson, American college sports coach
- Alvin Robertson (born 1962), former professional basketball player
- Bob Robertson (born 1946), former Major League Baseball player
- Bobby Robertson, American football player
- Gavin Robertson (born 1966), Australian cricketer
- George S. Robertson (1872–1967), British athlete
- Jackie Robertson (1928–2014), Scottish professional footballer
- Kaine Robertson (born 1980), Italian rugby player
- Max Robertson (1915-2009), English sports commentator
- Michael Robertson (discus thrower) (born 1983), American discus thrower
- Nate Robertson (born 1977), Major League Baseball player
- Nick Robertson (footballer) (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- Oscar Robertson (born 1938), former professional basketball player
- Pauline Robertson (born 1968), Scottish field hockey player
- Tommy Robertson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1939), Scottish international footballer
Writers
- Dougal Robertson, Scottish author and sailor; survived 38 days stranded at sea with his family
- Edith Anne Robertson (1883–1973), Scottish poet who wrote in both English and Scots
- J. M. Robertson (1856–1933), British journalist, secularist and Liberal MP
- Lloyd Robertson (born 1934), Canadian journalist
- Margaret Murray Robertson (1823–1897), Canadian teacher and writer
- Nic Robertson (born 1962), CNN war reporter
- Priscilla Robertson (1910-1989), American historian, author, and editor
- Thomas William Robertson (1829–1871), Victorian playwright
Other
- Anne Strachan Robertson (1910-1997), British archaeologist and numismatist
- Brian Hubert Robertson (1896–1974), British Army General and politician
- Donald Struan Robertson (1885–1961) English professor of classics
- Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson, early settler in Texas, signed the Texas Order of Secession in 1861
- J. R. Robertson (1867–1928), educator and Freemason in South Australia
- Julian Robertson (born 1932), American investor and philanthropist
- Phil Robertson, founder of Duck Commander and co-star of Duck Dynasty
- Pat Robertson (born 1930), American Christian televangelist
- Roland Robertson, British sociologist and theorist of globalization
- Sterling C. Robertson Empresario under Mexican Texas, settled Robertson's Colony
- Robertson brothers (pastoralists) John Holland Robertson (died 1909), William Robertson (died 1914) and Robert Robertson (1846–1928), cattle, horse and sheep breeders of South Australia
- Dr W. G. Aitchison Robertson FRSE (d.1946) British expert on medical jurisprudence
See also
- Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan
- Robertson (disambiguation)
- Robinson (name)
References
This page lists people with the surname Robertson.
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