# List of people with surname Roberts

Roberts is a surname of British origin. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this surname.
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## 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 (footballer) (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
* Crystal-Donna Roberts (1984–2025), South African actress, presenter, and writer
* 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
* Elijah Roberts (born 2001), American football player
* 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 Roberts (disambiguation), several people named Frank Roberts
* Frederick Roberts (disambiguation), several people named Fred or Frederick Roberts, including:
** 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
** Fred S. Roberts, professor of mathematics at Rutgers University
** Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, British field marshal
** Frederick Roberts (British Army officer, born 1872), British Army officer, son of Earl Roberts
** Frederick Roberts (cricketer, born 1848), English cricketer for Surrey
** Frederick Roberts (politician), British Labour Party Member of Parliament
** Frederick Roberts (Somerset cricketer), English cricketer for Somerset
** Frederick G. Roberts, English cricketer for Gloucestershire
** Frederick Madison Roberts, American politician

## 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
* Gertrud Roberts, American composer and harpsichodist
* 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
* Loula E. Roberts, American suffragist
* Luckey Roberts, (1887–1968), American musician
* Luke Roberts (cyclist) (born 1977), Australian cyclist
* Luke Roberts (actor) (born 1977), English actor
* 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
* Meirion Roberts (1934–2025), Welsh international rugby union player
* 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

* Nancy Roberts (disambiguation), several people
* Nash Roberts, American meteorologist
* Neil Roberts (disambiguation), several people
* Nesta Roberts, Welsh journalist
* Nia Roberts (actress) (born 1972), Welsh actress
* Nia Roberts (presenter), Welsh radio and television presenter
* Nick Roberts (politician) (born 1999–2000), American politician
* Nick Roberts (weightlifter) (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
* Rhoda Roberts (born 1960), Australian actress and director
* 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
* Sarah Roberts, Englishwoman said to be a vampire in Peru
* 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 (disambiguation), several people
* 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