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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. A *Abraham Roberts, British general, father of Earl Roberts * Ada Palmer Roberts, American poet * Adam Roberts (other), several people *Alasdair Roberts (musician), Scottish folk musician *Alasdair Roberts (academic), law professor and author * 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 (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 Margaret Thatcher *Alice Roberts, English anatomist, osteoarchaeologist and presenter *Allene Roberts, American a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Roberts
General Sir Abraham Roberts (11 April 1784 – 28 December 1873) was a British East India Company Army general who served nearly 50 years in India. Roberts had two sons, who both obtained the highest ranks in the British Army. One son and a grandson would win the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for bravery in the face of the enemy in the British Army. Early life Abraham Roberts was a member of a famous Waterford family. He was the son of Anne (Sandys) and The Reverend John Roberts, a magistrate in County Waterford and a rector of Passage East. Career General Sir Abraham Roberts gained the rank of colonel in the service of the Honourable East India Company and was the commander of the 1st Bengal European Regiment and the Lahore Division. He fought in the First Afghan War. Roberts was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). He left India in 1853 to live in Ireland with his second wife, who outlived him. He also had a home in Bristol Bristo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amabel Scharff Roberts
Amabel Scharff Roberts (1891-1918) was an American nurse who was the first nurse from the U.S. to die in France during World War I. Roberts was born in Madison, New Jersey. She graduated from Vassar College in 1913. Roberts then went on to work and study at Columbia University's Presbyterian Hospital, completing her coursework there in 1916. In 1917, Roberts traveled to Europe to join the war efforts as a reserve nurse under George Emerson Brewer's medical team from Presbyterian, along with 64 other nurses and 22 doctors. This position was, officially, part of the American Red Cross. Roberts was stationed at the American Base Hospital Number 2 at Étretat, on the coast of Normandy, working as head of one of the wards for wounded soldiers. The hospital was responsible for caring for American and British casualties of the war. Roberts died in Étretat on January 17, 1918, from blood poisoning contracted in the course of her work on the surgery ward. Roberts died just one day befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Spencer Roberts
Arthur Spencer Roberts (8 January 1920 – October 1997) was a British painter interested mainly in animal and wildlife subjects, but who also produced portraits and paintings of military scenes. His largest work was a mural for the Manor House at Port Lympne Zoo. Early life Roberts' father, Arthur Meyrick Roberts, was an army officer serving in World War I and later Ireland, where he married and Spencer was born in Cork. He rose to bandmaster in the Kings own Yorkshire Light Infantry, but eventually left the army and became a trombone player for the Scottish Orchestra in Glasgow (1923–27). The family moved to Hastings on medical advice that a southern climate would improve Arthur's tuberculosis. Swimming was advised to help his condition, following the example of Johnny Weissmuller, who has also suffered from tuberculosis. Arthur became a proficient swimmer to the point of being selected in 1939 for the 1940 Olympic team for 100 m freestyle, but the onset of war ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Roberts (physicist)
Arthur Roberts (July 6, 1912 – April 22, 2004) was an American physicist and composer. He is remembered for several humoristic and satirical songs on scientific subjects, which he sang to piano accompaniment. Songs His best-known songs are preserved in a 78rpm vinyl record made in 1947. The songs are performed by faculty and students of the "State University of Iowa" (now the University of Iowa). His song ''Take away your billion dollars'' (1948) inveighs against ''Berkelitis'', the mega-project mania inspired by the huge growth of the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory in the 1930s and later by the Manhattan project that took over physics research after World War II; and he calls for a return to brains-before-dollars science: :''It seems that I'm a failure, just a piddling dilettante,Within six months a mere ten thousand bucks is all I've spentWith love and string and sealing wax was physics kept aliveLet not the wealth of Midas hide the goal for which we strive.''Robert L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Roberts (film Editor)
Arthur Roberts (July 17, 1890 – February 5, 1961), also known as Arthur E. Roberts, was an American film editor who edited over 100 films during his almost 30 year career. Life and career Arthur Roberts began editing towards the end of the silent era of the film industry, his first film being 1927's ''The College Hero'', directed by Walter Lang. His last film was Republic's ''Lay That Rifle Down'' in 1955, after which he spent a brief period as the editor for the television series, ''Lassie'', before retiring in 1956. During his career he would work with many famous directors, including Frank Capra (on several films, including ''The Donovan Affair''), Lowell Sherman (on ''The Royal Bed''), William Seiter (on several films, including '' Way Back Home''), Edward F. Cline (on '' Cracked Nuts''), George Cukor (on '' A Bill of Divorcement''), Dorothy Arzner (the first female member of the DGA, on ''Christopher Strong''), Anthony Mann (''Strangers in the Night''), George Archainba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Roberts (comedian)
Arthur Roberts (21 September 1852 – 27 February 1933) was an English comedian, music hall entertainer and actor. He was famous for portraying the pantomime dames and later for his comic characters and "gagging" in farces, burlesques and musical comedies. He is credited with coining the word "spoof". Biography Early life and career Roberts was born in Kentish Town, London,Baker, p. 49 the son of a Savile Row tailor who attended to Edward, Prince of Wales. His father's death when Roberts was 12 left the family in "a grim struggle for existence".Roberts, p. 4 Roberts walked three miles a day to work in a seed shop in Covent Garden. He joined a choral society and sang at the Crystal Palace. Roberts began performing professionally in 1871 after being persuaded to sing by an impresario from Norfolk who was busking near Roberts' home in Bayswater. He performed "The Mad Butcher", which he was later paid £1 a week to sing on the beach at Great Yarmouth. The following summer, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Roberts
Ashley Allyn Roberts (born September 14, 1981) is an American singer, dancer, and media personality. She is a member of the pop/ R&B girl group and dance ensemble The Pussycat Dolls. Roberts released her debut solo studio album, ''Butterfly Effect'', in 2014. She has appeared in various British television shows, including '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2012), '' Dancing on Ice'' (2013–2014), ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (2013–2016), '' The Jump'' (2015), ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2018), and ''Blankety Blank'' (2022). Roberts is currently a presenter on Global's Heart 00s. She is also a showbiz reporter for Heart FM's Breakfast show with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden. Life and career 1981–2002: Early life and career beginnings Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Shadow Mountain High School. She began dancing at the age of three and singing at eight. Roberts' father was a drummer for the Mamas & the Papas, later becoming an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts (October 29, 1803 – January 23, 1885), was an American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859, an abolitionist and close associate of Thaddeus Stevens. Early life Anthony Ellmaker Roberts was born near Barneston Station in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Roberts and Mary Ellmaker. His family moved to Lancaster County in 1804. Growing up, Roberts received the limited education available from the local common school. In 1816, at the age of thirteen, Roberts began working for his uncle Isaac Ellmaker as a clerk in Isaac's country store in New Holland; at the age of twenty, Anthony received a share in the ownership of the store, and continued in the business until 1839. Early political career On October 8, 1839, Roberts was elected on the Democratic Antimasonic ticket as Sheriff of Lancaster County. He then moved to Lancaster City, where he served his three-year term as sheriff fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Roberts
Anne Roberts is a retired journalism instructor and former Vancouver city councillor. She was elected as a member of the winning majority of Coalition of Progressive Electors The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia. It has traditionally been associated with tenants, environmentalists, and the labour movement. COPE is generally gu ... in 2002. Before serving on the city council, Roberts was active in education issues as chair of her children's parent advisory committees and as chair of the District Parent Representatives at the Vancouver School Board, on which she was an elected trustee. In council, Roberts was among the five left-wing councillors dubbed "COPE Classic" by Charlie Smith at The Georgia Straight to distinguish them from "COPE Lite"—the three COPE councillors and Mayor Larry Campbell who split the party to form the centrist Vision Vancouver party. Chair of the Planning a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Roberts
Anita Bauer Roberts (April 3, 1942 – May 26, 2006) was an American molecular biologist who made pioneering observations of a protein, TGF-β, that is critical in healing wounds and bone fractures and that has a dual role in blocking or stimulating cancers. She is ranked as one of the top 50 most cited biological scientists in the world. Life Roberts was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she grew up. In 1964, she graduated with her bachelor's degree in chemistry at Oberlin College. She earned her PhD in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1968, working under Hector DeLuca on retinoid metabolism. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, a staff chemist at Aerospace Research Applications Center, and an instructor in chemistry at Indiana University Bloomington. Roberts joined the National Cancer Institute in 1976. From 1995 to 2004, she served as Chief of the institute's Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis, and continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Roberts (wrestler)
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Andy Roberts may refer to: * Andy Roberts (cricketer) (born 1951), West Indian former cricketer * Andy Roberts (musician) (born 1946), English musician *Andy Roberts (footballer) (born 1974), retired English footballer *Andy Roberts (racquetball), played in US Open Racquetball Championships See also *Andrew Roberts (other) *Roberts (surname) Roberts is a surname of English and Welsh origin, deriving from the given name Robert, meaning "bright renown" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning renown and "beraht" meaning bright. The surname, meaning "son of Robert", is common in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Roberts (musician)
Andy Roberts (born Andrew Jonathan Roberts, 12 June 1946, in Hatch End near Harrow, Middlesex, England) is an English musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter, perhaps best known for his 37-year partnership with singer Iain Matthews in the English folk rock band, Plainsong. When he was nine years old, Roberts took up learning to play the violin and gained a violin scholarship to Felsted School in Essex. At the same time he also developed a talent for playing guitar, and became a member of various school bands. In 1965 he went to Liverpool University to study Law, and whilst there teamed up with poet Roger McGough, becoming the lone guitarist accompanying The Scaffold, and then joining The Liverpool Scene, with McGough and fellow Liverpool poet Adrian Henri. He has also played with Roy Harper, Chris Spedding, Hank Wangford, Kevin Ayers, Vivian Stanshall and Grimms, and has played on many sessions for artists such as Richard Thompson, Cat Stevens, Paul Korda and Maddy Prior. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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