# John Roberts (disambiguation)

John Roberts (born 1955) is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States.
John Roberts may also refer to:
* John Roberts (journalist) (born 1956), Fox News national correspondent, former CNN and CBS News television journalist and former Canadian music television host
* John Roberts (actor) (born 1971), American actor and comedian

## Politicians and government officials

* General John Roberts (fl. 1604), MP for Chippenham
* John Roberts (Denbigh MP) (after 1672–1731), Member of Parliament for Denbigh, 1710–1713 & 1715–1722
* John S. Roberts, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
* John Roberts (Flint MP) (1835–1894), Welsh member of parliament
* John Roberts, 1st Baron Clwyd (1863–1955), Welsh Liberal politician, son of the above
* John Roberts (Canadian politician) (1933–2007), Canadian politician
* John Roberts (mayor) (1845–1934), mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, 1889–90
* John Bryn Roberts (1843–1931), Welsh lawyer, judge and Liberal politician
* John Mackintosh Roberts (1840–1928), New Zealand soldier, resident magistrate and administrator

## Academics

* John Milton Roberts (1916–1990), American anthropologist
* John D. Roberts (1918–2016), professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology
* J. M. Roberts (1928–2003), Oxford historian and author
* Donald John Roberts (born 1945), or John Roberts, professor of economics at the Business School of Stanford University
* John Cole Roberts (1935–2016), Welsh geologist, senior lecturer at University of Ulster
* John Keith Roberts (1897–1944), Australian physicist

## Businessmen

* John Roberts (Australian businessman) (1934–2006), founder of Australian construction firm Multiplex
* John Roberts (British businessman) (born 1973), founder of AO World
* John P. Roberts (1945–2001), producer who bankrolled the Woodstock Festival
* John S. Roberts, president of F. W. Woolworth Company

## Military

* Bartholomew Roberts (1682–1722), born John Roberts, Welsh pirate
* John Walter Roberts (1792–1845), Royal Navy captain
* John Hamilton Roberts (1881–1962), Canadian Army two-star general
* John Q. Roberts (1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
* John W. Roberts (1921–1999), United States Air Force four-star general
* John Roberts (Royal Navy officer) (born 1924), British admiral

## Television personalities

* John Roberts (sportscaster) (born 1965), American television host specializing in motorsports

## Music

* John Roberts (electronic musician), American electronic musician
* John Roberts (musician) (1944–2025), English performer of English and North Atlantic folk music and dance
* John Roberts (born 1952), former drummer for the Shadows of Knight
* John Roberts, music educator for International Association for Jazz Education
* John Storm Roberts (1936–2009), British-born, U.S.-based ethnomusicologist, writer and record producer

## Sportsmen
### Association football (soccer)

* John Roberts (footballer, born 1857) (1857–?), Welsh international footballer
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1858) (1858–?), Welsh international footballer
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1885) (1885–19??), English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1887) (1887–19??), English-born footballer active in Italy for Milan and Modena
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1891) (1891–19??), Scottish footballer
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1944), Australian international soccer player who played in The Football League in the 1960s and 70s
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1946) (1946–2016), Welsh international footballer who played for Wrexham and Arsenal

### Cricket

* John Roberts (Lancashire cricketer) (1933–2019), English cricketer
* John Roberts (Shropshire cricketer) (born 1948), English cricketer
* John Roberts (Somerset cricketer) (born 1949), English cricketer

### Other sports

* John Roberts Jr. (billiards player) (1847–1919), professional player of English billiards
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1956), Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne
* John Roberts (hurler) (1895–1987), Irish hurler
* John Roberts (rugby union) (1906–1965), Welsh rugby player
* John Roberts (American football) (1920–2012), American football, wrestling and track coach
* John Roberts (rower) (born 1953), British Olympic rower
* John Roberts (footballer, born 1956), Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne/Sydney Swans and in South Australia

## Clergymen

* Saint John Roberts (martyr) (c. 1576–1610), Welsh Benedictine monk
* John Roberts (Vicar of Tremeirchion) (1775–1829), Welsh Anglican priest and writer
* Saint John Roberts (missionary) (1853–1949), Welsh Anglican priest, writer and missionary in Wyoming, USA
* John Roberts (Presbyterian) (1880–1959), Welsh Presbyterian Church of Wales minister and historian
* John Roberts, bardic name Ieuan Gwyllt (1822–1877), Welsh musician and Calvinistic Methodist minister

## Others

* John Roberts (poet) (1712–1772), British politician and poet
* John Roberts (architect) (1712–1796), Irish architect
* John Roberts (urban planner) (1929–1992), British transportation planner
* John Maddox Roberts (1947–2024), American author
* John Roberts (writer) (born 1947), English journalist and author
* John Roberts, British film director of War of the Buttons
* John D. Roberts (1918–2016), chemist
* John Martyn Roberts (1806–1878), British inventor
* John Marshall Roberts, American public speaker and communication strategist
* John Bingham Roberts (1852–1924), American doctor giving his name to Roberts syndrome
* John Roberts (engineer) (fl. 1969–2006), British structural engineer
* John Roberts, co-founder of Edapt and Oak National Academy