William, Will or Bill Roberts may refer to:

Entertainment

William Roberts (biographer) William Roberts (1767 – 21 May 1849) was an English barrister and legal writer, an evangelical journal editor and the first biographer of Hannah More. Life William Roberts was born in Newington Butts. He was educated at Eton College, Eton, St Pa ...

(1767–1849), English barrister and legal writer *

William Harris Lloyd Roberts William Harris Lloyd Roberts (31 October 1884 – 28 June 1966) was a Canadian writer, poet, and playwright. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the son of noted Canadian poet Charles George Douglas Roberts and Mary Isabel Fenety. After a ...

(1884–1955), Canadian writer, poet, and playwright * William Roberts (painter) (1895–1980), British painter and war artist *

Will Roberts Will Roberts (21 December 1907 – 11 March 2000) was a Welsh expressionist painter. Biography Roberts was born in Ruabon, Denbighshire, the son of a railwayman of the Great Western Railway. The family moved to Neath in Glamorgan in 1918. ...

(1907–2000), British painter *

William Roberts (screenwriter) William S. Roberts (September 4, 1913 – March 5, 1997) was a screenwriter. His screenplays include: '' The Mating Game'' (1959), ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), ''The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm'' (1962), ''Ride the High Country' ...

(1913–1997), American screenwriter *

Billy Roberts William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe" (of which the best-known version is the hit by The Jimi Hendrix Experience). B ...

(1936–2017), American songwriter and musician *

William Owen Roberts Wiliam Owen Roberts (born 1960) is a Welsh language novelist and writer of plays for radio, television and theatre. He was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, and studied Welsh Literature and Theatre Studies at the University of Wales from 1978 to 1981. Hi ...

(born 1960), Welsh language novelist and playwright *

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...

(born 1976), American rapper, born William Leonard Roberts II * Will Roberts (fiction), fictional character in the TV soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''

Politics

* William Roberts (Parliamentarian) (1605–1662), British MP and father of Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet * William Roberts (Australian politician) (1821–1900), New South Wales politician * William R. Roberts (1830–1897), U.S. Representative from New York *

W. F. Roberts William Francis Roberts (December 18, 1869 – February 10, 1938) was a medical doctor, public health pioneer, women's voting rights advocate, and New Brunswick politician. Born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a s ...

(William Francis Roberts, 1869–1938), Canadian politician and Minister of Health, New Brunswick *

William Roberts (Alberta politician) William Roberts (born July 22, 1954) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. Political career Roberts ran for office as a New Democrat candida ...

(born 1954), Canadian politician, Alberta, 1986–1993 * William Y. Roberts, state representative in Pennsylvania

Religion

William Roberts (bishop of Bangor) William Roberts (1585–1665) was a Welsh bishop of Bangor. A royalist, he suffered deprivation of his benefices after the First English Civil War. Life According to local tradition he was born at Plas Bennett, in the parish of Llandyrnog, Denb ...

(1585–1665), Anglican bishop * William Page Roberts (1836–1928), Church of England clergyman, Dean of Salisbury, 1907–1919 *

William Henry Roberts William Henry Roberts (25 October 1847 – 24 December 1919) was a Baptist minister from the United States who worked for many years as a missionary in Burma. Biography Roberts was born on 25 October 1847, in Botetourt Springs, Virginia. He stud ...

(1847–1919), American Baptist missionary in Burma *

William P. Roberts (bishop) William Payne Roberts () was an American missionary to China. Roberts was consecrated in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai on November 30, 1937, as "Bishop with jurisdiction in the Diocese of Kiangsu of the Chinese Holy Catholic Church (Missionary ...

(fl. 1909–1950), American Episcopal bishop of Shanghai *

William A. Roberts Commissioner William A. Roberts (born 26 February 1946) is a retired American Salvation Army officer who served as the Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from October 2013 to November 2015 under General Andre Cox. Commissioned as an offic ...

(born 1946), 25th Chief of the Staff of the Salvation Army *

William Roberts (priest) William Roberts was a Welsh priest in the 16th Century. Newcombe was born in Castellmarch and educated at the University of Oxford. He held incumbencies at Shrivenham, Ruthin and Llandudno. He held Livings at Caerwys, Llanfachraeth, Festin ...

, Welsh priest

Sports

Cricket

* William Roberts (MCC cricketer) (1795–1843), English cricketer * William Roberts (Australian cricketer), Australian cricketer, played in the 1880s *

William Roberts (Lancashire cricketer) William Braithwaite Roberts (27 September 1914 – 23 August 1951) played first-class cricket for Lancashire as a lower-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler between 1939 and 1949. While serving in the Army during the Second World War Roberts ...

(1914–1951), English cricketer

Football and rugby

William Roberts (footballer, born 1859) William Roberts (born 1859) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the 1870s and 1880s and made six appearances for Wales, scoring twice. Football career Roberts was born in Llangollen in north-east Wales and started his football care ...

(1859–?), Llangollen F.C., Berwyn Rangers F.C. and Wales international footballer *

William Roberts (footballer, born 1863) William Roberts (born 1863) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the 1880s and made one appearance for Wales. Football career Roberts was born in Rhyl in north-east Wales and started his football career at his local club. At Rhyl, h ...

(1863–?), Rhyl F.C. and Wales international footballer * William Roberts (footballer, born 1907) (1907–?), Cardiff City F.C. footballer *

Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1859) William Roberts (18 March 1859 – 12 June 1945) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Wrexham, Wrexham Olympic and Rhostyllen Victoria in the 1880s and made four appearances for Wales, scoring once. He was the brother of Bob Rober ...

(1859–1945), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer * Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1960), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne *

Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1908) William Samuel Roberts (12 July 1908 – 22 February 1976) was a Welsh footballer who played as a right back. He made over 170 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War. Career Bill Roberts was born in Bargoed and be ...

(1908–1976), Welsh footballer *

Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1910) William Henry Roberts (22 July 1910 – 8 December 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Charles George Roberts (1881–1961), and Ellen Louisa Roberts (1884 ...

(1910–1973), Australian rules footballer for Essendon *

Billy Roberts (footballer, born 1880) William Henry Roberts (born 1880 in Bromley, deceased) was an English professional footballer who made two appearances in the Football League for Preston North End. He also played for Southern League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Grays United, Bri ...

(1880–?), English footballer *

Billy Roberts (Australian footballer) William Charles Roberts (4 December 1908 – 16 May 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ...

(1908–1998), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Bill Roberts (American football) (1929–2007), American football player * William Roberts (rugby union) (1871–1937), New Zealand rugby union player *

Bill Roberts (rugby union) William Roberts (20 February 1909 – 7 December 1969) was a Welsh international forward who played club rugby for Oxford University, London Welsh RFC and Cardiff RFC. He won a single cap for Wales in the 1929 Five Nations Championship. Person ...

(1906–1965), Welsh rugby international * William Roberts (American football) (born 1962), former NFL offensive lineman * Will Roberts (footballer) (born 1994), Welsh footballer

Other sports

Bill Roberts (athlete) William Roberts (5 April 1912 – 5 December 2001) was an English sprinter and winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Salford, Lancashire, William Roberts won the British AAA championships ...

(1912–2001), British runner, gold medal winner in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1936 Olympics *

Bill Roberts (basketball) William Joseph Roberts (March 13, 1925 – January 23, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was awarded a varsity letter to play college basketball for the Wyoming Coyboys for the 1945–4 ...

(1925–2016), American basketball player * William Roberts (cyclist) (born 1998), British and Welsh cyclist

Other

* Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet (1638–1688), British landowner * William Hayward Roberts (baptised 1734–died 1791), English schoolmaster and poet *

William Prowting Roberts W. P. Roberts (1806–1871) was a noted Chartist who became known as the ''"attorney-general"'' of the coal miners in the 1840s. Family William Prowting Roberts was born in Chelmsford, Essex to Revd Thomas Roberts, who was head of the local gr ...

(1806–1871), Chartist who became known as "attorney-general" of the coal miners in the 1840s * William Milnor Roberts (1810–1881), American civil engineer * William Roberts (physician) (1830–1899), British scientist * William Paul Roberts (1841–1910), brigadier general in the Confederate Army * Bill Roberts (businessman) (1898–1962), British founder of the JET brand of petrol * William Roberts (veteran) (1900–2006), British veteran of the First World War *

William C. Roberts William Clifford Roberts (September 11, 1932 – June 15, 2023) was an American physician specializing in cardiac pathology. He was a Master of the American College of Cardiology, a leading cardiovascular pathologist, and the former editor of ...

(born 1932), cardiovascular physician and pathologist *

William Clare Roberts The Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize is an annual prize given in honour of historian Isaac Deutscher and his wife Tamara Deutscher for a new book published in English "which exemplifies the best and most innovative new writing in or abo ...

, Canadian political theorist *

William Roberts & Co of Nelson William Roberts and Company (later William Roberts and Sons) of Phoenix Foundry in Nelson, Lancashire, England, produced many of the steam engines that powered cotton weaving and spinning mills of Pendle and neighbouring districts. Industrial hi ...

, English steam engine manufacturer