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.

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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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Roberts came away from the conversation excited by how earnestly Heyward embraced that message.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The latter featured an ensemble cast including Julia Roberts and Sally Field alongside Sylvester Stallone.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“It is unprecedented in a modern sense,” Andrew Roberts, a British historian and royal biographer, said of Harry’s return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Raised in Aledo, near Fort Worth, Barton studied religious education at Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma and became a principal at a K-12 school run by his parents’ church.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Before Frank could say anything, they all heard Mr. Roberts calling for attention again.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon