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Roberts

American  
[rob-erts] / ˈrɒb ərts /

noun

  1. Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.

  2. Elizabeth Madox 1886–1941, U.S. poet and novelist.

  3. Frederick Sleigh Earl Bobs Bahadur, 1832–1914, British field marshal.

  4. Glenn Fireball, 1929–64, U.S. racing-car driver.

  5. John Glover, born 1955, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2005.

  6. Kenneth (Lewis), 1885–1957, U.S. novelist and essayist.

  7. Oral, 1918–2009, U.S. evangelist.

  8. Owen Josephus 1875–1955, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1930–45.

  9. Richard John, born 1943, U.S. molecular biologist, born in England: Nobel Prize 1993.


Roberts British  
/ ˈrɒbəts /

noun

  1. Frederick Sleigh , 1st Earl. 1832–1914, British field marshal. He was awarded the Victoria Cross (1858) for his service during the Indian Mutiny and was commander in chief (1899–1900) in the second Boer War

  2. Julia. born 1967, US film actress; her films include Pretty Woman (1990), Notting Hill (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), which earned her an Academy Award, and Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

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“I appreciate everyone who believed in me, my family and my friends. I’m out and I’m innocent. The Lord know I’m innocent,” said Don Roberts in the video clip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Catherine, Princess of Wales, and celebrities like Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey also wear the brand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Edgerton’s mayor, Donald Roberts, has been a proponent of the industrial complex on the outskirts of town where the data center would be built.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Ralph Roberts, chairman of McGill's, told BBC Scotland's Sunday Show that the Easdales had invested in local services.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“German youth is Hitler Youth,” noted Kenneth Roberts.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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