# Robertson (surname)

Robertson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Robert". It originated in Scotland and northern England. Notable people and companies with the surname include:

## A

* Rev. A. E. Robertson (1870–1958), first person to "bag" Scotlands 283 peaks
* Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. Senator from Virginia, father of Pat Robertson
* Adam Robertson, musician with the Australian rock band Magic Dirt
* Adam Robertson (Canadian politician) (died 1882), foundry owner and politician in Ontario, Canada
* Alan Robertson (footballer), Scottish footballer and coach
* Alan Robertson (geneticist) (1920–1989), English population geneticist
* Alan Robertson (swimmer), New Zealand swimmer
* Alan S. Robertson (born 1941), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* Alan W. Robertson (1906–1978), British philatelist
* Albert Robertson (1864–1952), Canadian politician
* Alec Robertson (bowls), lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand
* Alec Robertson (music critic) (1892–1982), British writer, broadcaster and music critic
* Alec Robertson (rugby union) (1877–1941), Scottish rugby union player
* Alex Robertson (Australian rules footballer) (1887–1915), Australian rules footballer for University
* Alex Robertson (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1902–1903), Scottish footballer
* Alexander Black Robertson (1847–?), politician from Ontario, Canada
* Alexander Cunningham Robertson (1816–1884), British general and amateur poet
* Alexander D. Robertson (1849–1921), politician from Prince Edward Island, Canada
* Alexander George Morison Robertson (1867–1947), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
* Alexander Provan Robertson (1925–1995), Scottish mathematician
* Alexander Robertson & Sons, British boat building company
* Alexander Robertson (artist) (1772–1841), Scottish-American artist and co-founder of Columbian Academy of Painting
* Alexander Robertson (Canadian politician) (1838–1888), lawyer and politician from Ontario, Canada
* Sir Alexander Robertson (police officer) (died 1970), British police officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, 1958–1961
* Alexander Robertson (MP) (1779–1856), British Member of Parliament for Grampound
* Alexander Robertson (New York politician) (1825–1902), American businessman and politician
* Alexander Robertson (chemist) (1896–1970), British chemist
* Alexander Robertson (rugby union) (1848–1913), Scottish rugby union player
* Alexander Robertson, the name of several chiefs of Clan Donnachaidh
* Sir Alexander Robertson (veterinarian) (1908–1990) Scottish veterinarian
* Alexander Rocke Robertson (1841–1881), Canadian politician
* Alfred J. Robertson (1891–1948), American sportsman, coach, and college athletics administrator
* Alfred M. Robertson (1911–1975), horse racing jockey in American Thoroughbred
* Alice Mary Robertson, (1854–1931), second woman to be elected U.S. Representative (1921–1923)
* Alison Robertson (born 1958), New Zealand writer and journalist
* Allan Robertson (1815–1859), Scottish golfer
* Allison Robertson (born 1979), American musician
* Alvin Robertson (born 1962), professional basketball player

### AM

* Amik Robertson (born 1998), American football player
* Andrew N. Robertson (born 1974), British actor
* Andrew Robertson (born 1994), Scottish professional footballer
* Andrew Robertson (actor) (born 1941), British actor
* Andrew Robertson (doctor), Australian public health doctor
* Andrew Robertson (sprinter) (born 1990), British sprinter
* Andrew Robertson (businessman) (1827–1890), Canadian businessman and chairman of the Montreal Harbour Commission
* Andrew Robertson (engineer) (1883–1977), British mechanical engineer
* Andrew Robertson (lawyer) (1815–1880), Canadian lawyer, author of legal works
* Andrew Robertson (miniaturist) (1777–1845), Scottish miniaturist portrait painter
* Andrew Robertson (politician) (1865–1934), Australian politician
* Andy W. Robertson, editor of William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands
* Angus Roberston (born 1969), Scottish politician and Deputy Leader of SNP
* Anne Isabella Robertson (c1830 – 1910), writer and suffragist
* Anne Robertson, Australian reality-TV participant
* Anne Strachan Robertson (1910–1997), Scottish archaeologist, numismatist and writer
* Archibald Robertson (painter) (1765–1835), Scottish born painter who operated the Columbian Academy of Painting in New York with his brother Alexander
* Archibald Robertson (physician) (1789–1864), Scottish physician; grandfather of the bishop
* Archibald Robertson (bishop) (1853–1931), Principal of King's College London and Bishop of Exeter
* Archibald Robertson (atheist) (1886–1961), British atheist, son of the bishop
* Archibald Thomas Robertson (1863–1934), American theologian
* Archie Robertson (trade unionist) (1886–1961), English trade unionist
* Archie Robertson (footballer) (1929–1978), Scottish footballer
* Archie Robertson (shinty player) (born 1950), ex-shinty player
* Arkim Robertson (born 1994), Grenadian basketball player
* Arthur G. Robertson (1879–?), British water polo player
* Arthur Robertson (athlete) (1879–1957), Scottish distance runner
* Arthur Robertson (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
* Arthur Scott Robertson (1911–2000), fiddle player from Shetland
* Austin Robertson Jr. (born 1943), Australian rules footballer, son of Austin Sr.
* Austin Robertson Sr. (1907–1988), Australian rules footballer, father of Austin Jr.

## B

* BA Robertson (Brian Alexander Robertson, born 1956), Scottish musician and songwriter
* Ben Robertson (journalist) (1903–1943), American author, journalist and World War II war correspondent
* Ben Robertson (footballer) (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
* Ben Robertson (actor) on Executive Stress
* Ben Robertson, co-author of autobiography of Domenico Cacciola
* Beverly Robertson, cavalry officer in the United States Army on the Western frontier and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders of Battle of White Hall
* Bill Robertson (English footballer) (1923–2003), English football goalkeeper for Chelsea, Birmingham City and Stoke City
* Bill Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1928–1973), Scottish football goalkeeper for Chelsea and Leyton Orient
* Bill Robertson (Australian footballer) (1879–1957), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
* Bill Robertson (director), Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter
* Bill Robertson (Australian intelligence officer) (1917–2011), Australian Army officer and director of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
* Bob Robertson, Major League Baseball first baseman.
* Bob Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1927), Canadian hockey player
* Bob Robertson (comedian), Canadian comedian
* Bob Robertson (announcer) (1929–2020), retired sports announcer for Washington State University
* Bob Robertson, alias name of Sergio Leone, Italian film director
* Bob Robertson (bowls) (1926–2019), England international lawn bowler
* Brian Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge (1896–1974), British World War II general, later Chairman of the British Transport Commission
* Brian James (guitarist) (Brian Robertson, born 1950), English punk rock guitarist with The Damned and The Lords of the New Church
* Brian Robertson (guitarist) (born 1956), Scottish guitarist
* Brian Robertson (rugby union) (born 1959), Scottish rugby union player and coach
* Brian Robertson (born 1979), American trombonist with the band Suburban Legends
* Britt Robertson (born 1990), American actress
* Bruce Robertson (judge) (born 1944), New Zealand judge
* Bruce Robertson (swimmer) (born 1953), Canadian Olympic Games swimmer
* Bruce Robertson (rugby) (born 1952), All Blacks New Zealand rugby player
* Bruce Robertson (rower) (born 1962), Canadian rower
* Bruce Robertson, anti-hero of the novel Filth by Irvine Welsh
* Bruce Robertson, creator of the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year
* Bryan Robertson (1925–2002), English curator and arts manager

## C

* Chad Robertson, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
* Channing Robertson, American chemical engineer
* Charles Graham Robertson (1879–1954), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Charles Grant Robertson (1869–1948), British academic historian
* Charles Franklin Robertson (1835–1886), bishop of Missouri in the Episcopal Church
* Charles John Robertson (1798–1830), English botanical illustrator
* Charles Martin Robertson (1911–2004), British classical scholar and poet
* Charles R. Robertson (1889–1951), U.S. Republican politician
* Charles Robertson (Green Wing)
* Charles Robertson (Norwegian politician) (1875–1958), Norwegian Minister of Trade, 1926–1928
* Charles Robertson (UK politician) (1874–1968), Chair of London County Council
* Charles Robertson (priest) (1873–1946), Anglican priest
* Charles Robertson (entomologist) (1858–1935), American entomologist
* Charles Robertson (painter) (1844–1891), English painter and engraver
* Charles T. Robertson Jr. (born 1946), U.S. Air Force general
* Charles Victor Robertson (1882–1951), New Zealand – Australian businessman, politician and educator
* Charlie Robertson (mayor) (1934–2017), American politician and mayor of York, Pennsylvania
* Charlie Robertson (1896–1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Charlie Robertson (footballer) (1873–1940), Australian rules footballer
* Chris Robertson (squash player), squash player from Australia
* Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1995), English football defender (Grimsby Town)
* Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1957), Scottish football striker (Rangers, Heart of Midlothian)
* Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1986), Scottish football defender (Port Vale, Ross County)
* Chris Robertson (American football), American football coach
* Christina Robertson (1796–1854), Scottish painter
* Christopher T. Robertson (born 1975), legal academic (University of Arizona)
* Chuck Robertson, lead singer of the ska punk band Mad Caddies
* Cliff Robertson (1923–2011), American actor
* Clive Robertson (actor) (born 1965), British actor
* Clive Robertson (artist) (born 1946), British-born Canadian artist
* Clive Robertson (broadcaster) (1945–2024), Australian journalist
* Colin McLeod Robertson (1870–1951), British sailor
* Colin Robertson (fur trader) (1783–1842), Canadian fur trader and political figure
* Colin Robertson (cricketer) (born 1963), Zimbabwean cricketer
* Colin Robertson (diplomat) (born 1954), Canadian diplomat
* Colin Robertson (footballer) (born 1957), Australian rules footballer
* Colin Robertson (political activist) (born 1983), Scottish far-right polemicist and public speaker
* Connor Robertson (born 1981), American baseball player
* Craig Robertson (footballer) (born 1963), Scottish football player and coach
* Craig Robertson (American football) (born 1988), American football linebacker
* Craig Robertson (writer), see Bouchercon XLVII

## D

* Daniel Robertson (outfielder) (born 1985), baseball outfielder
* Daniel Robertson (shortstop) (born 1994), baseball shortstop
* Daniel Robertson (architect) (died 1849), architect
* Daniel Robertson (colonial administrator) (1813–1892), British colonial administrator
* Daniel Robertson (British Army officer) (1730s–1819), British soldier
* Dave Robertson (Massachusetts politician), state representative
* David Allan Robertson (1880–1961), American academic and college administrator
* David B. Robertson, Michigan state senator
* David C. Robertson (born 1960), American computer scientist and organizational theorist
* David Robertson (Canadian politician) (1841–1912), MPP
* David Robertson (British politician) (1890–1970), British politician; conservative MP for Streatham and Caithness and Sutherland
* David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks (1797–1873), Scottish stockbroker and politician
* David Robertson (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1985), Scottish-American association footballer for Kilmarnock, Queen of the South, Brooklyn Wanderers, Bethlehem Steel & U.S. national team
* David Robertson (footballer, born 1906) (1906–?), Scottish footballer with York City
* David Robertson (footballer, born 1968), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen, Rangers and Scotland national team
* David Robertson (footballer, born 1986), Scottish footballer with Dundee United, St Johnstone and Cowdenbeath
* David Robertson (Australian footballer) (born 1962), Collingwood and Essendon player
* David Robertson (golfer) (1869–1937), Scottish bronze medallist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
* David Robertson (cricketer) (born 1959), Australian cricketer
* David Robertson (cyclist) (1883–1963), British Olympic cyclist
* David Robertson (baseball) (born 1985), Major League Baseball player
* Dave Robertson (baseball) (1889–1970), baseball player
* Dave Robertson (football manager) (born 1973), football manager and coach
* David Robertson (naturalist) (1806–1896), founder of Millport Marine Biological Station
* David Robertson (architect) (1834–1925), Scottish architect
* David Robertson (broadcaster) (born 1965), British journalist and newsreader for BBC Scotland
* David Robertson (conductor) (born 1958), American conductor; music director of the St. Louis Symphony and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
* David Robertson (minister) (born 1962), Scottish minister and author
* David Robertson (writer) (born 1977), Canadian graphic novelist and writer
* David Robertson (engineer) (1875–1941), professor of electrical engineering
* Denise Robertson (1932–2016), British writer and television broadcaster
* Dennis Robertson (economist) (1890–1963), English economist
* Dennis Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
* Dennis Robertson (politician) (born 1956), SNP MSP for Aberdeenshire West
* Derek Robertson (artist) (born 1967), Scottish artist
* Derek Robertson (politician), Australian politician
* Derek Robertson (footballer) (1949–2015), Scottish footballer

### DI

* Dick Robertson (songwriter) (1903–1979), American big band singer of the 1920s
* Dick Robertson (baseball) (1891–1944), American baseball pitcher
* Dick Robertson (footballer) (1877–1936), Australian rules footballer
* Digger Robertson (1861–1938), Australian batsman, played for Victoria and in California
* Don Robertson (author) (1929–1999), American novelist
* Don Robertson (baseball) (1930–2014), Major League Baseball player
* Don Robertson (composer) (born 1942), American composer
* Don Robertson (golfer) See Northern Texas PGA Championship
* Don Robertson (songwriter) (1922–2015), American songwriter and pianist
* Don Robertson (referee) (born 1987), Association football referee
* Don Robertson (television announcer) (1928–2021), American television sports announcer
* Donald Robertson (New Zealand) (1860–1942), Public Service Commissioner in New Zealand
* Donald Robertson (athlete) (1905–1949), Scottish athlete
* Donald Robertson (producer) (born 1973), hip-hop producer and entrepreneur
* Donald Struan Robertson (1885–1961), classical scholar at the University of Cambridge
* Donald Robertson (politician), Canadian politician
* Donald Robertson (artist) (born 1962), artist/illustrator and creative director for Esteé Lauder Companies
* Donald Robertson (referee) (born 1987), Scottish football referee
* Donald Robertson (writer) (1930–1995), wrote for Thunderbirds
* Donna Robertson (born 1969), Scottish judoka and wrester
* Dorothy Robertson (died 1979), New Zealand artist
* Doug Robertson (footballer) (fl. 1959–1966), Scottish footballer for Dumbarton
* Dougal Robertson (1924–1991), Scottish author and sailor; survived 38 days stranded at sea with his family
* Dougie Robertson (born 1963), Scottish footballer for Greenock Morton
* Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), Scottish ophthalmologist

## E

* Eben William Robertson (1815–1874), British historian
* Eck Robertson (1887–1975), American fiddle player
* Ed Robertson (born 1970), Canadian lead singer of Barenaked Ladies
* Eddie Robertson (1935–1981), Scottish footballer; known as "Dagger"
* Edith Alice Robertson (1884-1974), Arizona pioneer, postmaster, and undercover FBI agent
* Edith Anne Robertson (1883–1973), Scottish poet who wrote in both English and Scots
* Edmund F. Robertson (born 1943), Scottish mathematician
* Edmund Robertson, 1st Baron Lochee (1845–1911), Scottish barrister, academic and politician
* Edward Albert Robertson (1929–1991), Australian politician; best known as Ted Robertson
* Edward C. Robertson (died 1903), American football player and coach
* Edward D. Robertson Jr. (born 1952), chief justice of Missouri Supreme Court
* Edward Robertson (Semitic scholar) (1879–1964), Scottish academic
* Edward V. Robertson (1881–1963), United States Senator from Wyoming
* Edward White Robertson (1823–1887), United States Representative from Louisiana
* Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), early settler in Texas, signed the Texas Order of Secession in 1861
* Eric Robertson (literary critic), professor at Royal Holloway, University of London
* Eric Robertson (athlete) (1892–1975), British athlete
* Eric Robertson (composer) (born 1948), Scottish composer, organist, pianist, and record producer
* Eric Sutherland Robertson (1857–1926), Scottish man of letters, academic in India, and clergyman
* Erik Robertson (born 1984), American football guard

## F

* Fanny Robertson (1765–1855), born Frances Mary Ross, actress (stage name Mrs. T. Robertson), theatre manager and playwright.
* Fiona Robertson (born 1969), Scottish judoka and wrester
* Fred Robertson (1911–1997), ice hockey player
* Frederick Robertson (judge) (1854–1918), judge and academic administrator
* Frederick Robertson (cricketer) (1843–1920), English cricketer
* Frederick Robertson (politician) (1909–2002), member of the Canadian House of Commons
* Frederick William Robertson (1816–1853), English divine

## G

* G. Robertson, codename for Robert Hanssen (born 1944), FBI agent and Soviet/Russian spy
* Gary Robertson (author), Scottish poet and author
* Gary Robertson (cricketer) (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer
* Gary Robertson (rower) (born 1950), New Zealand rower
* Gavin Robertson (born 1966), Australian cricketer
* Geoffrey Robertson (born 1946), Australian-born lawyer, author, and broadcaster
* George André Robertson (1929–2007), British educator and cricketer
* George Croom Robertson (1842–1892), Scottish philosopher
* George G. Robertson (active since 1972), American information visualization expert
* George Morison Robertson (1821–1867), Hawaiian politician
* George R. Robertson (1933–2023), American actor
* George Robertson (congressman) (1790–1874), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
* George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (born 1946), UK Defence Secretary, NATO Secretary-General
* George Robertson (bobsleigh) (born 1958), British Olympic bobsledder
* George Robertson (cricketer) (1842–1895), Australian cricketer
* George Robertson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–?), Scottish footballer, played for Clyde, Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham
* George Robertson (painter) (c. 1748 – 1788), English landscape painter
* George Robertson (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
* George Robertson (writer) (c. 1750 – 1832), Scottish topographical, agricultural and genealogical writer
* George Robertson (bookseller) (1825–1898), Scottish-Australian bookseller
* George Robertson (publisher) (1860–1933), Scottish-Australian publisher; founder of Angus & Robertson
* George Robertson (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1937), Scottish footballer, played for Motherwell, Sheffield Wednesday, East Fife and Scotland
* George Robertson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–2006), Scottish footballer, played for Kilmarnock and Scotland
* George Robertson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2003), Scottish footballer, played for Plymouth Argyle
* George Robertson (ice hockey) (1927–2021), hockey player
* George Robertson (racing driver) (1884–1955), American racing driver
* George Robertson (rugby union) (1859–1920), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* George Robertson (swimmer) (active in 1920), British swimmer
* George S. Robertson (1872–1967), British athlete
* George Scott Robertson (1852–1916), British soldier, author, and administrator
* George W. Robertson (1838–1906), New York politician
* George Wilson Robertson (1889–1963), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
* Gordon P. Robertson (born 1958), co-host on The 700 Club
* Gordon Robertson (cricketer) (1909–1983), New Zealand cricketer
* Gordon Robertson (ice hockey) (1926–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
* Graeme Robertson (Australian footballer) (born 1952), Australian rules footballer
* Graeme Robertson (RAF officer) (born 1945), RAF commander
* Graeme Robertson (Scottish footballer) (born 1962), Scottish footballer
* Graham Robertson (filmmaker) (born 1973), American filmmaker
* Graham Robertson (bowls), Scottish international indoor and lawn bowler
* Gregor Robertson (footballer) (born 1984), Scottish footballer
* Gregor Robertson (politician) (born 1964), Canadian politician

## H

* Hamza Robertson (born 1982), English singer
* Harry J. Robertson (1896–1962), American football player and coach
* Harry Robertson (folk singer) (1923–1995), Australian folk-singer/songwriter, poet and activist
* Harry Robertson (musician) (1932–1996), Scottish musician
* Harry Robertson (painter) (born 1943)
* Hezekiah D. Robertson (1826–1870), New York politician
* Horace Robertson (1894–1960), Australian Lieutenant General
* Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961), American mathematician
* Howard Robertson (architect) (1888–1963), architect of the Shell Centre
* Howard W. Robertson (1947–2021), American poet
* Hugh A. Robertson (1932–1988), American film director and editor
* Hugh C. Robertson (1845–1908), American studio potter
* Hugh Robertson (basketball) (born 1989), American basketball player
* Hugh Robertson (instrument maker) (1730–1822), Scottish instrument maker
* Hugh Robertson (1890s footballer), Scottish footballer for Burnley, Lincoln City, Leicester Fosse
* Hugh Robertson (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2010), Scottish footballer
* Hugh Robertson (footballer, born 1975), Scottish footballer
* Hugh Robertson (politician) (born 1962), British politician

## I

* Ian Duncan Robertson, British engineer
* Ian Robertson (rugby union, born 1945), Scottish rugby union player and commentator
* Ian Robertson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1946), football commentator and former player
* Ian Robertson (rugby union, born 1951), Australian rugby union player
* Ian Robertson (rugby union, born 1950) (1950–2015), South African rugby union player
* Ian Robertson (footballer, born 1966), Scottish football player
* Ian Robertson (Gaelic footballer) (fl. 1993–2004), Irish Gaelic football player
* Ian Robertson (Queen's Park footballer) (fl. 1964–1973), Scottish footballer
* Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson (1912–2005), Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland
* Ian Robertson (British Army officer) (1913–2010), British general
* Ian Robertson (Royal Navy officer) (1922–2012), British admiral
* Ian Robertson Porteous (1930–2011), Scottish mathematician
* Ian Robertson (businessman) (born 1958), automotive executive working for the BMW Group
* Ian Robertson (psychologist) (born 1951), professor of psychology at Trinity College, Dublin
* Iain Robertson (born 1981), Scottish actor

## J

* J. G. Robertson (1859–1940), British singer and actor
* J. M. Robertson (1856–1933), British journalist and Liberal MP for Tyneside 1906–1918
* J. R. Robertson (1867–1928), educator and Freemason in South Australia
* Jack Robertson (disambiguation), several people, including:
** Jack Robertson (English cricketer) (1917–1996), English cricketer
** Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1975), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne, 1909 to 1913
** Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1972), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne, 1923 to 1924
** Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1939), Australian rules footballer
** Jack Robertson (politician) (1928–1971), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
** Jack Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1875–1923)
** Jack Robertson (South African cricketer) (1906–1985), South African test cricketer
* Jackie Robertson (1928–2014), Scottish professional footballer
* Jake Robertson (born 1989), New Zealand distance runner
* James Alexander Robertson (1873–1939), American academic historian, archivist, translator and bibliographer
* James B. A. Robertson (1871–1938), American lawyer and governor of Oklahoma
* James Burton Robertson (1800–1877), historian
* James Craigie Robertson (1813–1882), Scottish Anglican churchman and historian
* James Edwin Robertson (1840–1915), Canadian physician and politician
* James D. Robertson (1931–2010), Scottish painter and senior lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art
* James Duncan Robertson (1912–1993), Scottish professor of zoology
* James I. Robertson Jr. (1930–2019), scholar on the American Civil War and professor at Virginia Tech
* James Logie Robertson (1846–1922), literary scholar, editor and author
* James Madison Robertson (died 1891), artillery officer in the United States Army
* James N. Robertson (1913–1990), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
* James Napier Robertson (born 1982), New Zealand writer, film director and producer
* James Peter Robertson (1883–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* James Robertson (photographer) (1813–1888), English photographer and gem and coin engraver
* James Robertson (conductor) (1912–1991), English conductor and musical director of Sadler's Wells Opera
* James Robertson (novelist) (born 1958), Scottish novelist and poet
* James Robertson (orientalist) (1714–1795), Scottish minister, professor
* James Robertson (British Army officer) (1717–1788), civil governor of the Province of New York, 1779–1783
* James Robertson (Australian Army officer) (1878–1951), Australian Army officer
* James Robertson, Baron Robertson (1845–1909), Scottish judge and Conservative politician
* James Robertson (judge) (1938–2019), United States federal judge
* James Robertson (Jamaican politician) (born 1966), Minister of Mining and Energy 2009 -May 2011
* James Robertson (Trotskyist) (1928–2019), National Chairman of the Spartacist League of the United States
* James Robertson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–?), footballer (place of birth unknown)
* James Robertson (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2015), Scottish footballer who played as a winger
* James Robertson (soccer) (1891–1948), U.S. soccer full back
* James Robertson (rugby union, born 1883) (1883–?), Scottish international rugby union player
* James Robertson (rugby union, born 1854) (1854–1900), Scottish rugby union player
* James Robertson (cricketer, born 1850) (1850–1927), Scottish cricketer
* James Robertson (cricketer, born 1844) (1844–1877), English cricketer
* James Robertson (activist) (born 1928), British-born political and economic thinker and activist
* James Robertson (explorer) (1742–1814), explorer and pioneer in what is now the State of Tennessee
* James Robertson (grocer) (c. 1831 – 1914), founder of Robertson's, a UK brand of marmalades and jams
* James Robertson (monk) (1758–1820), Scottish Benedictine monk and British Napoleonic War intelligence agent
* James Robertson (psychoanalyst) (1911–1988), psychiatric social worker and psychoanalyst
* James Robertson (surveyor) (1753–1829), Scottish mapmaker in Jamaica
* James Robertson (moderator) (1803–1860), Scottish minister and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
* James Robertson Automobiles manufactured the Robertson in Manchester in 1914
* James William Robertson (1826–1876), first mayor of Queenstown, New Zealand
* James Wilson Robertson (educator) (1857–1930), Canada's first Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying
* James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983), last British Head of Nigeria
* Jamie Robertson (born 1981), film score composer from England
* Jaquelin T. Robertson (1933–2020), American architect
* Jason Robertson (activist) (1980–2003), American AIDS activist
* Jason Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1999), American ice hockey player
* Jason Robertson (rugby union) (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player

### JE

* Jean Forbes-Robertson (1905–1962), British actress
* Jean Robertson Burnet (1920–2009), Canadian academic's maiden name
* Jean Robertson-Holley (née Jean Robertson), a fictional character from Unclaimed
* Jean McKenzie (Jean Robertson McKenzie, 1901–1964), New Zealand diplomat
* Jean Robertson, a character and teratology of novels from Jane Duncan
* Jeannie Robertson (1908–1975), Scottish folk singer
* Jennie Smillie Robertson (1878–1981), Canadian physician
* Jennifer Ellen Robertson on List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2011
* Jennifer Kathleen Margaret Robertson, heir to Quadriga cryptocurrency fund
* Jennifer Robertson, Canadian actress, also known as Jenn
* Jennifer Robertson (athlete) in 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
* Jennifer Robertson, character in A Smile Like Yours
* Jennifer Robertson, character in The Seán Cullen Show
* Jenny Robertson, character in Jenny Robertson, Your Friend is not Coming, story in Free Love and Other Stories
* Jenny Robertson, character in Attack of the Herbals
* Jerome B. Robertson (1815–1890), doctor, Indian fighter, Texas politician and general
* Jerry Robertson (baseball) (1943–1996), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Jerry Robertson (racing driver) (born 1962), NASCAR driver
* Jim Robertson (baseball) (1928–2015), Major League Baseball catcher
* Jim Robertson (American football), American football player at Dartmouth College (1919–1921), coach at Oglethorpe University
* Jim Robertson (British Army officer) (1910–2004), British Army officer who commanded the 17th Gurkha Division
* Jim Robertson (footballer) (1903–1985), Australian footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL
* Jim Robertson (politician) (born 1945), Australian politician in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
* Jimmy Robertson (snooker player) (born 1986), English snooker player
* Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1944), Scottish footballer who played for Scotland
* Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1955), Scottish footballer who played as a left winger
* Jimmy Robertson (American football) (1901–1974), American football player, coach at Geneva College (1933)
* Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–?), Scottish footballer who played as an inside right
* Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1968), Scottish football forward (Blackburn Rovers, Falkirk)
* Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1979), Scottish footballer who played for Scotland
* Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1913) (1913–?), for Bradford City

### JO

* Jocky Robertson (1926–2004), Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark and Berwick Rangers
* Joe Robertson (footballer) (born 1977), Scottish footballer
* Joe Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian hockey player
* John A. Robertson (1943–2017), American writer and lecturer on law and bioethics
* John Alexander Robertson (1913–1965), Canadian Senator
* John Argyll Robertson (1800–1855), Scottish surgeon
* John Brownlee Robertson (1809–1892), politician from Connecticut
* John C. Robertson (1848–1913), English-American contractor and builder
* John Charles Robertson (army officer) (1894–1942), Australian Army officer
* John Dill Robertson (1871–1931), medical professional and politician
* John Duff Robertson (1873–1939), politician in Saskatchewan
* John F. Robertson (1841–1905), merchant, ship broker and political figure on Prince Edward Island
* John George Robertson (1867–1933), Scottish-born professor of German language and literature
* John H. Robertson (1870s), circus owner
* John Harry Robertson (1923–2003), crystallographer
* John Hartley Robertson, Special Forces Green Beret Master Sgt. and subject of the 2013 Canadian documentary film Unclaimed
* John Holland Robertson (died 1909), of Robertson brothers, pioneers of South Australia
* John Home Robertson (born 1948), MP and MSP
* John Monteath Robertson (1900–1989), Scottish chemist and crystallographer
* John Murray Robertson (1844–1901), Scottish architect
* John Parish Robertson (1792–1843), Scottish merchant and author
* John Rae Robertson (1893–1956), Rae Robertson, of the classical musical duo Bartlett and Robertson
* John Robertson (American football) (born 1993), American football quarterback
* John Robertson (Australian footballer) (1940–2001), Australian footballer, who played for Hawthorn
* John Robertson (Bothwell MP) (1867–1926), MP for Bothwell, Lanarkshire 1919–1926
* John Robertson (Berwick MP) (1898–1955), Labour Party MP 1945–1951 for Berwick and Haddington, then Berwick and East Lothian
* John Reid (British Army officer) (aka John Robertson, 1721–1807), British army general and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh
* John Robertson (Canadian politician) (1799–1876), Scottish born member of the Canadian Senate from 1867
* John Robertson (comedian) (born 1985), comedian and host of Videogame Nation
* John Robertson (composer) (born 1943), New Zealand born Canadian composer
* John Robertson (congressman) (1787–1873), politician and lawyer from Virginia
* John Robertson (cricketer) (1809–1873), English cricketer
* John Robertson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1937), Scottish footballer, who played for Bolton Wanderers, Rangers and Southampton
* John Robertson (footballer, born 1953), Scottish footballer, who played for Nottingham Forest and Scotland
* John Robertson (footballer, born 1964), Scottish footballer, who played for and managed Heart of Midlothian
* John Robertson (footballer, born 1974), English footballer, who played for Wigan Athletic and Lincoln City
* John Robertson (footballer, born 1976), Scottish footballer, who played for Ayr United
* John Robertson (footballer, born 2001), Scottish footballer, who plays for St Johnstone
* John Robertson (Glasgow MP) (born 1952), Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West
* John Robertson (Irish minister) (1868–1931), Irish Methodist
* John Robertson (journalist) (1934–2014), hosted the interview portion of CBWT's 24Hours program in the late 1970s
* John Robertson (mathematician) (1712–1776), English mathematician
* John Robertson (Scottish minister) (1768–1843), Minister of Cambuslang, Scotland
* John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1875) (1875–1952), New Zealand Social Democratic & Labour politician
* John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1951), mayor of Papakura District, New Zealand
* John Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1784–1872), MP in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
* John Robertson (Olympic sailor) (1929–2020), Canadian sailor
* Sir John Robertson (ombudsman) (1925–2001), New Zealand Chief Ombudsman, 1986–1994
* John Robertson (Paisley MP) (1913–1987), Labour Party MP 1961–1979, co-founder of the Scottish Labour Party
* John Robertson (Paralympic sailor) (born 1972), British Paralympic sailor
* John Robertson (pastoralist) (1808–1880), Scottish-born pastoralist in Australia
* John Robertson (physicist) (born 1950), English physicist
* John Robertson (politician, born 1962), Labor leader in New South Wales and opposition leader
* John Robertson (premier) (1816–1891), fifth Premier of New South Wales
* Private John Robertson (born c. 1780), U.S. soldier, participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
* John Ross Robertson (1841–1918), Canadian newspaper publisher, politician, and philanthropist in Toronto, Ontario
* John S. Robertson (1878–1964), Canadian film director
* John Tait Robertson (1877–1935), Scottish footballer, who played for Everton, Southampton and Rangers, and managed Chelsea
* John W. Robertson (1912–1914), Australian rules football player
* John Wylie Robertson (known as Wylie Watson; 1889–1966), British actor
* Jon Robertson (born 1989), Scottish footballer
* Jonathan Robertson (born 1991), Dutch soccer player
* Joseph Clinton Robertson (c. 1787 – 1852), pseudonym Sholto Percy, Scottish patent agent and periodical editor
* Joseph Gibb Robertson (1820–1899), Scottish-born merchant, farmer and political figure in Quebec
* Joseph Robertson (historian) (1810–1866), Scottish scholar
* Joseph Robertson (OHSU), president of Oregon Health & Science University
* Joseph Robertson (pastor) (1849–1921), Australian Congregationalist minister
* Joseph Robertson (priest) (1726–1802), English clergyman and writer
* Julian Robertson (1932–2022), American investor and philanthropist
* Julian Robertson (badminton) (born 1969), English badminton player

## K

* Kaine Robertson (born 1980), Italian rugby player
* Kathleen Robertson (born 1973), Canadian actress
* Keith Robertson (writer) (1914–1991), American writer of children's books and murder mysteries
* Keith Robertson (Scottish rugby union) (born 1954), Scottish rugby union player
* Keith Robertson (Australian footballer) (1938–2020), Australian rules footballer
* Keith Robertson (New Zealand rugby union), rugby player
* Kenny Robertson (basketball), American basketball player
* Kim Robertson (athlete) (born 1957), New Zealand sprinter
* Kim Robertson (musician), American harpist
* Kramer Robertson (born 1994), American baseball player

## L

* Lance Robertson, American musician, singer, DJ and actor
* Leroy Robertson (1896–1971), American composer and music educator
* Lloyd Robertson (born 1934), Canadian journalist

## M

* Margaret Hills (1882–1967), née Robertson, British teacher, suffragist organiser, feminist and socialist
* Margaret Murray Robertson (1823–1897), Canadian teacher and writer
* Margaret Shafto Robertson; (1848–1935) aka Madge Kendal was an English actress.
* Margi Robertson (born 1953), New Zealand fashion designer
* Marion Thomson (1911–2007, née Robertson), New Zealand lawyer
* Mark Robertson (soccer) (born 1977), Australian soccer player
* Mark Robertson (bassist), American musician and record producer
* Mark Robertson (rugby union) (born 1984), Scottish rugby union player
* Matthew Robertson (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
* Max Robertson (1915–2009), English sports commentator
* Michael Robertson (tennis) (born 1963), South African, later American tennis player
* Michael Robertson (discus thrower) (born 1983), American discus thrower
* Michael Robertson (rugby league) (born 1983), Australian rugby league footballer
* Michael Robertson (baseball), American college baseball coach
* Michael Robertson (skier) (born 1982), Australian Olympic skier
* Michael Robertson (businessman) (born 1967), founder of MP3.com and Lindows.com
* Michael Robertson (filmmaker), Australian film director and producer
* Mick Robertson (born 1946), British children's TV presenter
* Mike Robertson (baseball) (born 1970), Major League Baseball utility player
* Mike Robertson (snowboarder) (born 1985), Canadian snowboarder
* Mira Robertson, Australian writer and script editor

## N

* Nancy Robertson (actress) (born 1971), Canadian actress
* Nancy Robertson (diver) (born 1949), Canadian Olympic diver
* Nancy Robertson (WRNS officer) (1909–2000), British Royal Navy officer
* Nate Robertson (born 1977), Major League Baseball player
* Neil Robertson (born 1982), Australian professional snooker player
* Neil Robertson (mathematician) (born 1938), distinguished professor at Ohio State University
* Nic Robertson (born 1962), CNN war reporter
* Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey) (born 2001), American ice hockey player
* Nick Robertson (businessman) (born 1967), British businessman, co-founder of ASOS.com
* Nick Robertson (footballer) (born 1995), Australian rules footballer

## O

* Oscar Robertson (born 1938), professional basketball player
* Oswald Hope Robertson (1886–1966), British-American medical scientist

## P

* P. L. Robertson (1879–1951), Canadian inventor of the Robertson screwdriver and screw
* Pat Robertson (1930–2023), American media mogul, Southern Baptist minister, and college administrator
* Pat Robertson (footballer) (1895–1947), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
* Patrick Robertson, Lord Robertson (1794–1855), Scottish judge
* Patrick Robertson (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player
* Patrick Robertson (musician) (born 1977), Australian musician and songwriter
* Patrick Francis Robertson (1807–1885), British Member of Parliament for Hastings
* Patrick Robertson (set designer) (1922–2009), British theatre designer
* Paul J. Robertson (born 1946), Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives
* Paul Robertson (animator) (born 1979), Australian animator
* Paul W. Robertson (1954–2014), Canadian businessperson, president of Shaw Media
* Pauline Robertson (born 1968), Scottish field hockey player
* Percy Robertson (1868–1934), English watercolour landscape painter and etcher
* Persis Robertson (1896–1992), American artist
* Pete Robertson (born 1992), American football linebacker
* Peter Robertson (triathlete) (born 1976), Olympic triathlete from Australia
* Peter Robertson (politician), Canadian politician
* Peter Robertson (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1929), Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back
* Peter Robertson (golfer) (c. 1883–?), Scottish professional golfer
* Peter Robertson (Jamaica), planter and slave-owner in Jamaica
* Phil Robertson (born 1946), founder of Duck Commander and co-star of Duck Dynasty
* Philadelphia Nina Robertson (1866–1951), Australian Red Cross administrator
* Philip Robertson (British Army officer) (1866–1936), British Army general
* Philip Robertson (chemist) (1884–1969), New Zealand chemist, university professor, and writer
* Priscilla Robertson (1910–1989), American historian, author, and editor

## R

* R. H. Robertson (1849–1919), American architect
* R. Paul Robertson, American endocrinologist
* Rachael Robertson (television presenter), British television continuity announcer and presenter
* Rachael Robertson (writer) (born 1969), Australian author, expedition leader, and speaker
* Rachel Robertson (born 1976), New Zealand field hockey player
* Rae Robertson (1893–1956), British pianist of classical duo Bartlett and Robertson
* Ralph Robertson (Australian footballer) (1881–1917), Australian rules footballer
* Ralph Robertson (soccer), American soccer player
* Ray Robertson, Canadian writer
* Ray Robertson (athlete) (1901–1937), American Olympic sprinter
* Raymond Robertson (politician) (born 1959), Scottish Conservative Party politician
* Rich Robertson (left-handed pitcher) (born 1968), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Rich Robertson (right-handed pitcher) (born 1944), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Robbie Robertson (1943–2023), Canadian musician
* Robbie Robertson (comics), fictional character
* Robbie Robertson (visual effects artist) (1931–2019), American screenwriter and visual effects artist
* Robert Alexander Robertson (1873–1935), Scottish botanist
* Robert Chisholm Robertson (1861–1930), Scottish political activist
* Robert Gordon Robertson (1917–2013), Canadian politician
* Robert H. S. Robertson (1911–1999), Scottish chemist and mineralogist
* Robert Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1817–1901), Canadian politician
* Robert Robertson (Australian politician) (1887–1960)
* Robert Robertson (chemist) (1869–1949), Scottish chemist
* Robert Robertson (physician) (1742–1829), British physician, Fellow of the Royal Society
* Robert Robertson (field hockey) (born 1938), Rhodesian Olympic hockey player
* Robert Robertson (footballer) (fl. 1900s), Scottish footballer (St Mirren)
* Robert Robertson (actor) (1930–2001), Scottish actor and director
* Robert Robertson (Home and Away), a fictional character from Home and Away
* Robert S. Robertson (1839–1906), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
* Robertson brothers (pastoralists): John (died 1909), William (died 1914), Robert (1846–1928); cattle, horse and sheep breeders of South Australia
* Roland Robertson (1938–2022), British sociologist and theorist of globalisation
* Ronald Foote Robertson (1920–1991), British physician
* Ronald Robertson (figure skater) (1937–2000), American figure skater
* Ronald Robertson (politician) (1920–1998), politician in Manitoba, Canada

## S

* Sam Robertson (American football), American football coach with Southwestern Louisiana, 1980–1985
* Sam Robertson (skier), Australian alpine ski racer
* Samuel Matthews Robertson (1852–1911), American politician
* Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1860), Scottish football player for Preston North End
* Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1878)
* Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1971), Scottish football player for Rangers
* Sawnie Robertson (1850–1892), Texas Supreme Court justice
* Scott Robertson (rugby union) (born 1974), New Zealand rugby coach
* Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1985), Scottish football player (Dundee United, Hibernian)
* Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1987), Scottish football player (Queen of the South, Partick Thistle, Stranraer)
* Scott Robertson (footballer, born 2001), Scottish football player (Celtic)
* Scott Robertson (diver) (born 1987), Australian diver
* Scotty Robertson (1930–2011), American basketball coach
* Sherman Robertson (1948–2021), American blues guitarist and singer
* Stanley Robertson, physicist who proposed the concept of magnetospheric eternally collapsing objects
* Stanley Robertson (folk singer) (1940–2009), Scottish folk singer and storyteller
* Stephen Robertson (computer scientist), British computer scientist
* Stephen Robertson (footballer) (born 1977), Scottish football goalkeeper
* Stephen Robertson (politician) (born 1962), Australian politician
* Sterling C. Robertson (1785–1842), Empresario under Mexican Texas, settled Robertson's Colony
* Steve Robertson (actor), of Scotland the What? fame
* Steve Robertson (racing driver) (born 1964), English racing driver
* Stewart Robertson (born 1948), Scottish composer
* Steven Robertson (born 1977), Scottish actor
* Stokes Robertson Jr. (1913–2006), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
* Stuart A. Robertson (1918–2005), co-founder of Milliman, Inc., an actuarial and business consulting firm
* Stuart Robertson (gardener) (1944–2009), professional gardener from Montreal, Quebec
* Stuart Robertson (footballer born 1946), English footballer who played centre half
* Stuart Robertson (cricketer) (born 1947), Zimbabwean first-class cricketer
* Stuart Robertson (footballer, born 1959) (born 1959), Scottish footballer

## T

* T. A. Robertson (1909–1994), Scottish MI5 intelligence officer
* Ted Z. Robertson (1921–2017), Texas Supreme Court justice
* Thomas A. Robertson (1848–1892), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
* Thomas Alexander Robertson (1909–1973), better known by his pen name of "Vagaland", Shetland poet
* Thomas Atholl Robertson (1874–1955), Scottish politician, Liberal MP for Finchley 1923–24
* Thomas B. Robertson (1779–1828), U.S. Representative from Louisiana
* Thomas Bolling Robertson (born 1950), American diplomat, ambassador to Slovenia 2004–2008
* Thomas Campbell Robertson (1789–1863), British civil servant in India
* Thomas Chalmers Robertson (1907–1989), author, ecologist and conservationist from South Africa
* Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson (1881–1944), Scottish advocate
* Thomas Herbert Robertson (1849–1916), British politician, Conservative MP for Hackney South
* Thomas J. Robertson (1823–1897), U.S. Senator from South Carolina
* Thomas Dolby (Thomas Morgan Robertson, born 1958), musician
* Thomas Robertson (minister) (died 1799), co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
* Thomas Robertson (priest) (1532–1559), Anglican Archdeacon of Leicester and Dean of Durham
* Thomas Robertson (Australian politician) (1830–1891), New South Wales politician
* Thomas Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1852–1902), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament from Nova Scotia
* Thomas Robertson (Ontario politician) (1827–1905), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament from Ontario
* Thomas Robertson (footballer, born 1864) (1864–1924), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park FC and Scotland)
* Thomas Robertson (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1923), Scottish footballer who played for Stoke, Liverpool and Southampton
* Thomas S. Robertson, Scottish-born American professor of marketing
* Thomas William Robertson (1829–1871), English dramatist and stage director
* Tom Robertson (Australian footballer) (1876–1942), Australian rules footballer
* Tom Robertson (rugby union) (born 1994), Australian rugby union football player
* Tom Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1908–1962), Scottish footballer (Ayr United, Dundee, Clyde)
* Tommy Robertson (1876–1941), Scottish international footballer

## V

* Vernon Robertson (1890–1971), British civil engineer

## W

* Dr W. G. Aitchison Robertson (c. 1865 – 1946), British expert on medical jurisprudence
* Walter M. Robertson (1888–1954), United States Army officer
* Walter S. Robertson, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs 1953–1959
* Walter W. Robertson (1845–1907), 19th-century Scottish architect
* William A. Robertson (1837–1889), American state legislator in Louisiana
* William Albert Robertson (1885–1942), Scottish rugby union international, doctor and soldier
* William Archibald Robertson (1832–1926), prospector and Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia
* William B. Robertson (1893–1943), American aviator and aviation executive
* William Bruce Robertson (1820–1886), Scottish Secession/United Presbyterian Church minister
* William Charles Fleming Robertson (1867–1937), British Governor of Barbados
* William E. Robertson, American baseball commissioner
* William H. Robertson (1823–1898), American lawyer and politician from New York
* William Henry Roberston (1810–1897), English physician
* William J. Robertson (1817–1898), American jurist from Virginia
* William Robertson (Western Quebec and Upper Canada) (c. 1760 – 1806), Scottish-born entrepreneur and colonial-era political figure
* William Robertson (Nova Scotia), Scottish-descended merchant and political figure in Canadian colonies
* William Robertson, Lord Robertson (1753–1853), Scottish lawyer
* William Robertson (Australian politician) (1839–1892), barrister and politician in colonial Victoria, Australia
* William Robertson (footballer, born 1874) (1874 – after 1904), Scottish inside forward or wing half
* William Robertson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1980), Scottish full back with Stoke City, Manchester United and Reading
* William Robertson (1880s footballer) (fl. 1887), Scottish footballer
* William Robertson (Canterbury cricketer) (1864–1912), New Zealand cricketer, played for Canterbury 1894–1901
* Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet (1860–1933), British Army officer
* William Robertson (VC recipient) (1865–1949), Scottish sergeant-major and Victoria Cross recipient
* William Robertson (died 1914), of Robertson brothers (pastoralists), pioneers of South Australia
* William Robertson (historian) (1721–1793), Scottish writer and academic
* William Robertson (Irish architect) (1770–1850), Irish architect with Scottish roots
* William Robertson (Scottish architect) (1786–1841), Scottish architect
* William Robertson (Irish priest) (1705–1783), Irish clergyman, theological writer and schoolmaster
* William Robertson (antiquary) (1740–1803), Scottish historian and antiquary
* William Robertson (statistician) (1818–1882), Scottish physician, statistician and amateur photographer
* William Robertson (Australian settler) (1798–1874), Scottish-born pioneer in Tasmania and Victoria
* William Robertson (Hebraist) (fl. 1650–1680), Scottish Hebraist
* William Robertson (Otago cricketer) (born 1940), New Zealand cricketer, played for Otago 1960–61
* William Robertson (MCC cricketer) (William Parish Robertson, 1879–1950), English cricketer, played for Middlesex County Cricket Club (MCC) 1900–19
* William Robertson (Jersey cricketer) (born 1998), English cricketer who plays for Jersey
* William Robertson (Ontario) (1897–1948), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
* William "Rip" Robertson (1920–1970), American covert agent
* William Russell Robertson (1853–1930), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
* William Tindal Robertson (1825–1889), English Member of Parliament for Brighton, 1886–1889
* William W. Robertson (1941–2008), American lawyer, U.S. Attorney for District of New Jersey
* Willie Robertson (born 1972), American TV personality and outdoorsman, known for the reality TV series Duck Dynasty
* Willie Robertson (footballer) (born 1993), Scottish footballer
* Wyndham Robertson (1803–1888), Governor of Virginia