Roberta

**Roberta** [ r*uh*-**bur**-t*uh* ] is a female given name. It is the female variant of the name Robert. Its roots go back to the Germanic Hrodebert, meaning "shining renown". 

Roberta boasts a fascinating past and has been linked to various prominent individuals across different eras. It is the feminine form of the male name **Robert**. This female name has been given to several celebrities, including Roberta Flack and Roberta Peters. It was also used for the title of a Broadway musical in the 1930s. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).

## People 
*Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950), American attorney
*Roberta Alaimo, Italian politician
*Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician
*Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano
*Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist
*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 (born 1944), 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 (born 1937), 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 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 Langtry (1916–2005), Canadian elementary school teacher and philanthropist
*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
*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, 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 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
*Roberta Stewart, New Zealand water polo player
*Roberta Cowell, British racing driver and fighter pilot

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