# Roberta

Roberta is a feminine version of the given names Robert and Roberto. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light".

## People with the name

* Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950), American attorney
* Roberta Alaimo (born 1979), Italian politician
* Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician
* Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano
* Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist
* Roberta Amadeo (born 1970), Italian para-cyclist
* Roberta Anastase (born 1976), Romanian politician
* Roberta Joan Anderson (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell
* Roberta Angelilli (born 1965), Italian politician
* Roberta Annan (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist
* Roberta Arnold (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress
* Roberta A. Ballard, American pediatrician
* Roberta Baskin, American journalist and non-profit director
* Roberta Bayley, American photographer
* Roberta Bianconi (born 1989), Italian water polo player
* Roberta Bitgood (1908–2007), American organist, choir director and classical composer
* Roberta Bonanomi (born 1966), Italian road racing cyclist
* Roberta Bondar (born 1945), Canadian astronaut
* Roberta Brunet (born 1965), Italian athlete
* Roberta Bruni (born 1994), Italian pole vaulter
* Roberta Byrd Barr (1919–1993), American civil rights activist, educator and librarian
* Roberta Capua (born 1968), Italian television host, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
* Roberta Close (born 1964), Brazilian fashion model
* Roberta Colindrez, Mexican–American actress and playwright
* Roberta Collins (1944–2008), American actress
* Roberta F. Colman (1938–2019), American biochemist
* Roberta Cordano (born 1963), American lawyer
* Roberta Cowing (1860–1924), American artist and scientific illustrator
* Roberta Crenshaw (1914–2005), American civic leader and philanthropist
* Roberta Dapunt (born 1970), Italian poet
* Roberta Del Core (born 1964), Italian rower
* Roberta Degnore (born 1946), American author, filmmaker and psychologist
* Roberta Dodd Crawford (1897–1954), American lyric soprano
* Roberta Donnay (born 1966), American jazz singer
* Roberta Dunbar, American clubwoman and peace activist
* Roberta Eike, American oceanographer and marine geologist
* Roberta Einer, Estonian fashion designer
* Roberta Faccani (born 1968), Italian singer and actress
* Roberta Faccin (born 1957), Italian basketball player
* Roberta Farinelli (born 1975), Italian swimmer
* Roberta Farrell, American–New Zealand biotechnologist
* Roberta M. Feldman, American architect and professor
* Roberta Felotti (born 1964), Italian swimmer
* Roberta Fernández, Tejana novelist
* Roberta Fiandino (born 1985), Italian biathlete
* Roberta Findlay (born 1948), American filmmaker
* Roberta Flack (1937–2025), American jazz and folk singer
* Roberta Foster, Barbadian dressage rider
* Roberta Fox (1943–2009), American attorney and politician
* Roberta Fulbright (1874–1953), American businesswoman
* Roberta Freeman, American singer
* Roberta Gale (1914–2008), American actress
* Roberta Gambarini, Italian jazz singer
* Roberta Geddes-Harvey (1849–1930), Canadian choirmaster, composer and organist
* Roberta Gellis (1927–2016), American writer
* Roberta Gemma (born 1980), Italian pornographic actress
* Roberta Gentini (born 1973), Italian equestrian
* Roberta Geremicca (born 1984), Italian actress
* Roberta Gilchrist (born 1965), Canadian archaeologist
* Roberta González, French painter
* Roberta Gottlieb, American academic and oncologist
* Roberta Gregory (born 1953), American comic book writer and artist
* Roberta Groner (born 1978), American long-distance runner
* Roberta Gropper (1897–1993), German political activist
* Roberta Grossman (born 1959), American filmmaker
* Roberta Guaspari (born 1947), American violinist and music educator
* Roberta Guerrina, English political scientist
* Roberta Hamme, Canadian chemical oceanographer
* Roberta Hanley, American actress and director
* Roberta Haynes (1927–2019), American actress
* Roberta L. Hazard (1934–2017), American Navy officer
* Roberta Helmer (1950–2018), American romance author
* Roberta Hill Whiteman (born 1947), Oneida poet
* Roberta Hodes (1927–2021), American film producer and script supervisor
* Roberta Hoskie, American real estate broker
* Roberta Howett (born 1981), Irish singer
* Roberta Hubley (born 1941), Canadian politician
* Roberta M. Humphreys (born 1944), American observational stellar astrophysicist
* Roberta Hyson, American actress and dancer
* Roberta Invernizzi (born 1966), Italian soprano and music teacher
* Roberta Jamieson, Canadian First Nations activist and lawyer
* Roberta Frances Johnson (1902–1988), American mathematician
* Roberta Jull (1872–1961), Scottish–Australian medical doctor
* Roberta Kalechofsky (1931–2022), American feminist, writer and animal rights activist
* Roberta Kaplan (born 1966), American lawyer and co-founder of Time's Up Legal Defense Fund
* Roberta Karmel (born 1937), American attorney
* Roberta Kelly (born 1942), American gospel singer
* Roberta Kerr (born 1952), English actress
* Roberta Kevelson (1931–1998), American academic and semiotician
* Roberta Klatzky (born 1947), American psychology professor
* Roberta Knie (1938–2017), American dramatic soprano
* Roberta Lange (born 1957), American politician
* Roberta Lannes (born 1948), American horror writer
* Roberta Lanzarotti (born 1968), Italian swimmer
* Roberta Latow (1931–2003), American erotic author, gallery owner and interior designer
* Roberta Lawson (1878–1940), Lenape activist, musician and community organizer
* Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), English author, composer and television producer
* Roberta Lepper (born 1978), Fijian sailor
* Roberta Lima (born 1974), Brazilian–Austrian video and performance artist
* Roberta Linn (born 1931), American singer
* Roberta Lobeira Alanís (born 1979), Mexican painter and visual artist
* Roberta Lombardi (born 1973), Italian politician
* Roberta Lucca (born 1978), Brazilian–English entrepreneur and co-founder of Bossa Studios
* Roberta MacAdams (1880–1959), Canadian politician and military dietician
* Roberta MacGlashan, American politician
* Roberta Mancino (born 1980), Italian skydiver and wingsuit flyer
* Roberta Marques (born 1968), Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter
* Roberta Marquez, Brazilian ballet dancer
* Roberta Marrero (born 1972), Spanish actress and singer
* Roberta Marinelli, American oceanographer
* Roberta Martin (1907–1969), American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger, and choral organizer
* Roberta Marzani (born 1996), Italian fencer
* Roberta Materi (born 1975), Canadian curler
* Roberta Maxwell (born 1941), Canadian actress
* Roberta McCain (1912–2020), American socialite and oil heiress
* Roberta McCallum (born 1958), American tennis player
* Roberta McRae (born 1948), Italian–Australian politician
* Roberta Metsola (born 1979), Maltese politician and President of the European Union Parliament
* Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, American academic and author
* Roberta Millstein, American philosophy professor
* Roberta Miranda (born 1956), Brazilian singer
* Roberta Monaldini, Sammarinese road cyclist
* Roberta Moretti Avery (born 1985), Brazilian cricketer
* Roberta Morris Purdee, American documentarian and film producer
* Roberta Naas (born 1958), American author and journalist
* Roberta J. Nichols (1931–2005), American engineer
* Roberta O'Brien, Irish Navy officer
* Roberta Panara (born 1984), Italian swimmer
* Roberta Pedranzini (born 1971), Italian ski mountaineer
* Roberta Pelosi (born 1960), Italian sport shooter
* Roberta Peters (1930–2017), American coloratura soprano
* Roberta Piket (born 1965), American jazz pianist, organist, arranger and composer
* Roberta Pinotti (born 1961), Italian politician
* Roberta Rabellotti, Italian economics professor
* Roberta Ratzke (born 1990), Brazilian volleyball player
* Roberta L. Raymond (1938–2019), American actress and sociologist
* Roberta Rees (born 1954), Canadian poet and writer
* Roberta Richman (born 1941), American painter, printmaker and corrections administrator
* Roberta Rodeghiero (born 1990), Italian figure skater
* Roberta Rodrigues (born 1982), Brazilian actress and singer
* Roberta Rogow (born 1942), American fanfiction writer
* Roberta Romano, American law professor
* Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, American law professor
* Roberta Rudnick (born 1958), American geologist and professor
* Roberta Sá, also known as Roberta de Sá, a Brazilian singer
* Roberta Seelinger Trites (born 1962), American English Literature professor
* Roberta Serra (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
* Roberta Sessoli (born 1963), Italian chemistry professor
* Roberta Semple Salter (1910–2007), American evangelist, daughter of Aimee Semple McPherson
* Roberta I. Shaffer (born 1953), American attorney and librarian
* Roberta Sheffield (born 1980), British-Canadian Para-equestrian
* Roberta Shepherd (born 1934), Australian physiotherapist
* Roberta Sheridan (1864–1918), American teacher
* Roberta Sherwood (1913–1999), American singer
* Roberta Shore (born 1943), American actress
* Roberta Sigel (1916–2008), American political scientist
* Roberta Silva (born 1971), Trinidadian artist
* Roberta Sinatra, Italian professor and scientist
* Roberta Sklar, American activist and theater director
* Roberta Smith (born 1948), American art critic
* Roberta Tamondong (born 2002), Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
* Roberta Taylor (1948–2024), English actress and author
* Roberta Teale Swartz (1903–1993), American academic, poet and co-founder of the Kenyon Review
* Roberta Temes, American author and psychotherapist
* Roberta Thornley (born 1985), New Zealand photographer
* Roberta Tomber (1954–2022), English archaeologist
* Roberta Torre (born 1962), Italian director and screenwriter
* Roberta Tovey (born 1953), English actress
* Roberta Valderrama (born 1977), Peruvian actress
* Roberta Vinci (born 1983), Italian tennis player
* Roberta Voss (born 1965), American politician
* Roberta Washington, American architect
* Roberta Weiss (born 1961), Canadian actress
* Roberta Williams (born 1953), American video game designer and writer
* Roberta Wilson (1896–1977), American silent film actress
* Roberta Whyte (1897–1979), English Royal Air Force nursing administrator
* Roberta Wohlstetter (1912–2007), American military historian
* Roberta Woodgate (born 1956), Canadian nurse
* Roberta Zambrano (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician

## Fictional characters

* Roberta "Bobby" Bruna, from the fantasy novel book series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Steadman
* Rosarita "Roberta" Cisneros, from the anime and manga series Black Lagoon
* Roberta Tubbs, from the animated series The Cleveland Show