Roberts (surname)

## Roberts

### Caption

John Roberts, the 17th Chief Justice of the United States of America, the 4th highest ranking leader of the country

## Origin

### Region of Origin

England, Wales

**Roberts** is a surname of English and Welsh origin, deriving from the given name **Robert**, meaning "fame bright" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning fame and "beraht" meaning bright. The surname, meaning "son / daughter of Robert", is common in North Wales and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. It may also be an Anglicization of the French surname Robert, commonly adopted by Quebec emigrants.

## People

### A

* Sir Abraham Roberts, British East India Company Army general who served nearly 50 years in India
* Ada Palmer Roberts, American poet
* Adam Roberts (disambiguation), several people
* Alasdair Roberts (musician), Scottish folk musician
* Alasdair Roberts (academic), law professor and author
* Albert H. Roberts, American politician, educator, and jurist who served as the 33rd governor of Tennessee from 1919 to 1921
* Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer
* Alf Roberts, fictional character from *Coronation Street*
* Alf Roberts (trade unionist) (1910–1971), British engineering industry trade unionist
* Alf 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 and father of the UK Prime Minister 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, Extremnist and Ku Klux Klan member
* Amabel Scharff Roberts (1891–1918), American nurse
* Amos Roberts, Australian rugby league player
* Andrew Roberts (historian), English historian
* Andy Roberts (cricketer), Antiguan cricketer
* Andy Roberts (musician), English musician
* Anita Roberts, American molecular biologist
* Anne Roberts, Canadian politician
* Anthony Ellmaker Roberts, American politician
* Ashley Roberts, American burlesque dancer
* 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
* Audrey Roberts, fictional character from *Coronation Street* TV series
* Austin Roberts (zoologist), South African zoologist
* Austin Roberts (American football), American football player

### B

* Barbara Roberts, American politician
* Barbara Millicent Roberts, fictional name of the doll Barbie
* Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate kmown as 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 of Comcast Corporation
* 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
* 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, American milk truck driver who murdered five girls before killing himself in an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
	+ 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, action sports movie star, radio and television personality, 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, programmer, film producer, 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 (born 1979), Welsh footballer
* Christian Roberts (actor) (born 1944), 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
* 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
* Curt Roberts (1929–1969), Major League baseball second baseman

### 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
* 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
* Eliza Roberts, British nurse of the Crimean War
* Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Kentucky-born author
* Emma Roberts, American actress
	+ Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard, born Emma Roberts, British aristocrat
* Eric Roberts, American actor, brother of Julia Roberts
* Eugene Roberts (neuroscientist) (1920–2016), American neuroscientist
* Evan Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
	+ Evan Roberts (radio personality), American radio personality
	+ Evan Roberts (minister) (fl. 1900s), British (Wales)

### F

* Floyd Roberts, American racing driver
* Frank Crowther Roberts, British general
* Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, British field marshal
* Frederick Roberts (British Army officer), British Army officer, son of Earl Roberts
* Frederick Madison Roberts, American politician
* Frederick Roberts (politician), British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1918–1931 and 1935–1941
* 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, played for Birmingham and Luton Town in the 1930s
* Fred Roberts (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union footballer who played for The Original All Blacks
* Frederick G. Roberts, English cricketer for Gloucestershire
* Frederick Roberts (Somerset cricketer), English cricketer for Somerset
* Frederick Roberts (cricketer, born 1848), English cricketer for Surrey
* Fred S. Roberts, professor of mathematics at Rutgers University

### G

* Gareth Roberts (writer), British television writer
* Gareth Roberts (footballer), Welsh (soccer) footballer
* Gary Roberts (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
* Garry Roberts (born 1954), 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
* Gilroy Roberts, engraver for the United States Mint
* 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
* Harold C. Roberts, highly decorated US marine corps colonel
* 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, American beauty pageant titleholder
* Hannah Roberts (cellist), English cellist
* 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
* Jake Roberts (born 1955), Jake "The Snake" Roberts, American professional wrestler
* James J. Roberts (born 1947), newsman and poet
* 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 Herbert Roberts, 1st Baron Clwyd (1863–1955), Welsh Liberal politician
	+ John Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd (1900–1987), Welsh politician
	+ John G. Roberts, John G. Roberts, Jr., 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 (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*

### 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.
* 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
* Luckey Roberts, (1887–1968), American musician
* Luke Roberts, Australian cyclist
* 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, maiden name of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
* 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
* Matty Roberts (disambiguation), several people
* 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

* Nash Roberts, American meteorologist
* Neil Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
	+ Neil Roberts (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
	+ Dr. Neil Roberts, fictional character from *The O. C.*
* Nesta Roberts, Welsh journalist
* Nia Roberts (disambiguation), two people:

* Nia Roberts (actress) (born 1972), Welsh actress
* Nia Roberts (presenter), Welsh radio and television presenter

* Nicola Roberts, English pop singer, member of Girls Aloud
* Nicole Roberts, American women's soccer player
* Nickla Roberts, American wrestling valet
* 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
* Sir Ouvry Lindfield Roberts, senior officer of the British Army and the British Indian Army during the First and Second World Wars, one of the principal commanders of Anglo-Iraqi War
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Robin Roberts (disambiguation), several people including
	+ Robin Roberts (baseball), baseball player
	+ Robin Roberts (sportscaster), ABC *Good Morning America* anchor and former ESPN anchor
* Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno, British 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, Russ Abbot, British comedian
* Ryan Roberts (baseball), Major League Baseball infielder

### 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
* Sebastian Roberts, British Army general and educator
* Sheldon Roberts, American semiconductor pioneer
* Shevyn Roberts, American pop singer
* Siobhan Roberts, Canadian science journalist
* 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, Australian politician
* 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

### Z

* Zizi Roberts, Liberian (soccer) football player

### See also

* Lord Roberts
* Baron Robartes (Roberts), (first creation) and Earl of Radnor (Robartes/Roberts family), English peerages created 1679
* Baron Robartes (Roberts), (second creation) and Viscount Clifden (Agar-Robartes family), English peerage created 1869
* Earl Roberts, United Kingdom peerage created in 1901
* Baron Clwyd (Roberts family), United Kingdom peerage created in 1919
* Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy (1930–2013), Welsh Conservative peer
* Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno (born 1935), Welsh Liberal Democrat peer
* Goronwy Roberts, Baron Goronwy-Roberts (1913–1981), Welsh Labour MP and peer

## Fictional characters

* Alf Roberts, Audrey Roberts and Renee Roberts, from British soap opera *Coronation Street*
* Barbara Millicent Roberts, doll known as Barbie
* Dread Pirate Roberts, a character in *The Princess Bride*
* Irene Roberts, from Australian soap opera *Home and Away*
* Skipper Roberts, doll known as Skipper
* Summer Roberts, from American television series *The O.C.*
* Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls known as Tutti and Todd
* Renée Roberts, English dubbed name for Zakuro Fujiwara in *Tokyo Mew Mew*

## References

https://www.behindthename.com/name/robert